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by Bethany M. Dunbar
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives has rejected the five-year farm bill, 234 to 195.
Congressman Peter Welch of Vermont was among the no votes.
Mr. Welch supported the bill as it was passed by the House Agriculture Committee, but in a telephone interview Tuesday he said he was among the Democrats who voted against the bill on the floor on Thursday, June 20.
An amendment supported by House Speaker John Boehner was just too drastic, he said. The speaker encouraged several changes, including stripping out a dairy insurance and supply management plan for farmers. Also, cuts to nutrition programs to help low-income families were severe, Mr. Welch said.
He said some Republicans wanted to drastically cut nutrition spending, and people who received help with food costs would be required to take drug tests and go into a work program.
"You had to go into a work program that didn't exist," Mr. Welch said.
States would also get financial benefits for getting people off the programs. In other words, the provisions were designed to get rid of nutrition programs, Mr. Welch said. He said he just couldn't vote yes in good conscience. He hopes a new version of the bill will be developed.
"I'm more disappointed about the farm bill going down than just about anything I've done in Congress," he said.
The House Agriculture Committee bill had bipartisan support, he said, and would have included cuts to food programs that were more severe than the Senate's version. But Mr. Welch said he supported the committee bill because he was confident it could be repaired in a conference committee.
Asked what now, Congressman Welch said, "It's really Mr. Boehner's decision." He added, "America needs a farm bill. It's outrageous, basically, to give rural America the back of our hand."
A letter Mr. Boehner wrote to his colleagues asks them to support an amendment called the Goodlatte/Scott amendment to cut dairy programs and get rid of supply management.
"Taxpayers have shelled out $5.44-billion for dairy programs since the 2002 Farm Bill (which I voted against)," says the letter.
Mr. Welch said the dairy program in the committee bill was a good plan, spearheaded by Vermont farmers. It would have gotten rid of subsidies, replacing them with a margin insurance plan and supply management.
The Senate version of the bill, as outlined by Senator Pat Leahy last year, reduced spending by more than $23-billion. Dairy farmers would have the option to buy margin insurance to protect their prices when the federal milk price drops below the cost of production. The supply management provision would discourage overproduction of milk by paying less if a farmer increases production at times when the price is down. The insurance would be available at a lower price for the first four million pounds of milk, about the annual production of 200 to 250 cows.
The U.S. Senate has passed a farm bill twice. After the no vote on Thursday, Senator Patrick Leahy issued a press release saying the House Republican leaders "trumped practicality with ideology, at the expense of farmers and consumers and millions of families who constantly struggle to keep hunger and malnutrition at bay."
The farm bill covers dairy policy and nutrition programs. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is an $80-billion program. The House version of the farm bill would have cut it by $20-billion while the Senate version would have cut it by $4-billion.
In the past, the farm bill has also helped create jobs in rural areas through a program called the REAP zone. It has funded environmental protection programs. The Senate version of the bill included these provisions and others to help farmers get organic certification and to expand farmers markets.
Some of Mr. Welch's priorities for the farm bill are disaster insurance for vegetable growers, promoting local fruits and vegetables in school lunches, and helping pay for efficiency improvements for maple sugarmakers, grants for maple research, and opening state lands to maple sugaring.
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Though its luster is dulled slightly by less-than-sharp handling and unwieldy third-row seats, the 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe still shines as a top pick for a full-size SUV, thanks to its attractive cabin and unstoppable towing ability.
Though hybrids and small cars are media darlings right now, there are still plenty of Americans who need a vehicle with large passenger-hauling and trailer-towing capabilities. In cases like this, only a traditional full-size SUV will do. And for the past few years, Chevrolet's Tahoe has been a very popular choice to fill this role.
Of course, with gas at around $4 a gallon, there's a reason everyone's fretting about fuel economy these days. Yet there are some large SUVs that tread more lightly than others when it comes to fuel mileage. The Tahoe fares decently in this regard, especially for 2009. A new six-speed automatic transmission is fitted to just about every Tahoe, making it slightly more fuel-efficient on the highway by lowering rpm.
There are a few other notable changes this year as well. For the first time since the current-generation Tahoe debuted for 2007, a larger engine is available. It's a 6.2-liter V8 and very similar to the one you'll find in the Tahoe's upscale siblings, the Cadillac Escalade and GMC Yukon Denali. In the Chevy, it makes 395 horsepower and boosts both acceleration and towing capacity.
The Tahoe's brawny truck-based underpinnings give it the sort of ruggedness that's a natural fit for recreational use. Yet it would be remiss to review the Tahoe without mentioning the Ford Expedition and Toyota Sequoia, its two most worthy rivals in the full-size-SUV dust-up. The Tahoe trailed the Expedition in our most recent comparison test. Each offers unique strengths; the Chevy's cabin is more inviting, but the Expedition's fold-flat third-row seat gives it the edge when it comes to convenience. The Sequoia is equally impressive due to its refined nature. In the end, though, all three vehicles are quite competent and worthy of a recommendation.
However, before parking a Tahoe in your garage, it's worth asking yourself if you really need a full-size SUV to begin with. If your main interest is passenger and cargo space, there are large crossover SUVs -- such as the GMC Acadia, Saturn Outlook and Mazda CX-9 -- that will get the job done in a more fuel-efficient manner. However, if you need an SUV that can tow huge loads and barrel confidently off the paved path, the 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe shines as an excellent choice.
The 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe is a full-size SUV that's available in four trim levels -- base LS, midlevel LT1 and LT2 and upscale LTZ. The LS should please most folks, as it comes with 17-inch alloy wheels, a 40/20/40-split bench front seat with built-in storage compartments, OnStar telematics, Bluetooth connectivity, satellite radio, full power accessories, steering-wheel-mounted audio controls, dual-zone climate control, an MP3-capable CD player with an auxiliary audio input, a 50/50-split bench third-row seat and a trip computer.
Additional standard equipment on the LT1 includes foglamps, front bucket seats and a turn-by-turn navigation feature for the OnStar system. The LT2 trim adds a six-disc CD changer, power-adjustable pedals, remote vehicle start, tri-zone automatic climate control and rear park assist. Stepping up to the LTZ trim adds premium leather upholstery, heated and cooled front seats (with eight-way driver adjustment) and a Bose audio system. The top-dog LTZ trim also features 20-inch alloy wheels, heated second-row seats, a locking rear differential, a power liftgate, rain-sensing wipers, second-row bucket seats and GM's Autoride air suspension.
Major stand-alone options for the Chevrolet Tahoe include a navigation system with real-time traffic updates, a rearview camera and a rear-seat DVD entertainment system. LTZ Tahoes offer an optional Side Blind Zone Alert system that uses radar to detect vehicles in the SUV's blind spot. This year's tow package also includes a trailer brake controller.
For buyers who plan to drive their Tahoe off-road on a regular basis, Chevrolet offers an off-road suspension package with differently tuned springs and shock absorbers, 18-inch all-terrain tires, a heavy-duty locking rear differential, a high-capacity air cleaner and front tow hooks.
A trio of V8s sees duty in the Tahoe, and two transmissions are offered. One may also choose between two-wheel drive (2WD), which sends power to the rear wheels, and four-wheel drive (4WD). The 2WD Tahoe LS comes standard with a 4.8-liter V8 with 295 hp and 305 pound-feet of torque; a 5.3-liter V8 good for 320 hp and 340 lb-ft of torque is optional. All other Chevy Tahoes come standard with the 5.3-liter V8. A 6.2-liter V8 that boasts 395 hp and 417 lb-ft of torque is optional on LTZ models. The 4.8-liter V8 is paired with a four-speed automatic transmission, while the other two engines are mated to a six-speed automatic.
Fitted with the 5.3, a 4WD Tahoe posts EPA fuel economy estimates of 14 mpg city/20 mpg highway and 16 combined, figures that are above average for the traditional full-size SUV segment. Properly equipped, a 4WD Tahoe can tow up to 8,200 pounds.
Standard safety features for all Tahoes include full-length side curtain airbags, antilock disc brakes and stability control. In government crash testing, the 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe garnered a perfect five stars in both frontal- and side-impact evaluations.
For a 5,500-pound SUV, the Tahoe does pretty well when it comes to acceleration. Even 4WD models with the 5.3-liter V8 are able to get from zero to 60 mph in an impressive 8.6 seconds. Load it up with passengers and cargo, though, and the Tahoe's pudgy curb weight becomes more of a liability. Braking is about average for this porcine segment.
Those who favor a soft, forgiving ride will appreciate the 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe, but the downside of that cushy comfort is steering and handling that feels somewhat rubbery. The Tahoe may feel less than agile around corners, but its tight turning circle -- measuring just 39 feet -- makes it relatively easy to pilot in the city.
Thankfully, the current Tahoe raises the disappointingly low bar set by past Chevy SUVs when it comes to interior aesthetics. Slide inside the cabin and you'll find attractive materials and outstanding build quality. The Tahoe's controls are intuitively laid out, and even the navigation system is a snap to operate. It's also able to transport up to nine passengers, so it's at the top of its class when it comes to seating capacity.
The Tahoe offers 109 cubic feet of maximum cargo capacity, besting that of rivals like the Dodge Durango and more or less equaling that of the Ford Expedition. One notable shortcoming concerns the Tahoe's standard third-row seats. These seats must be removed manually, and their hefty weight makes the process laborious.
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Wednesday, 9 June 2010
Inside/outside living. But mostly inside
One of the results of losing all perspective in John Lewis while doing my wedding gift list the other day, is that now I have two of everything; one slightly less nice than the other one. But still, I have got two of most things - some things which you don't even really need one of. And yet, I haven't got a kettle, because it broke two days ago and I've been having too much fun boiling water in an egg pan for tea to go and get a new one.
Not really. Just too lazy. They don't sell kettles in Waitrose; at least, not in my Waitrose.
We've managed to only end up with one barbeque though and it's sitting outside, pristine and unused because by the time I've got home from the shops with barbequing supplies, it's raining so hard that the neighbours' cats are sailing little boats across the patio.
And so it was on Saturday. I bought a large rack of spare ribs by chance from the Farmer's Market in the hope that at some point this week we would have a sunny evening and barbeque them up. But no. So last night I decided to do them in the oven instead, to at least try out an easy-looking barbeque sauce I found in The River Cottage Meat Book.
It was brilliant and went like this:
2-3 large garlic cloves
1 level teaspoon salt
1 tbsp English mustard
2 tbsp soft brown sugar
2 tbsp tomato ketchup
1 tbsp soy sauce
ground pepper
2-3 tbsp of vinegar
1 Combine everything except the vinegar in a bowl. I was unable to do this without making a giant mess but you might be able to be tidier. Add the vinegar last, stirring in between 2 and 3 tablespoons of it until you get an emulsified sauce
2 Spread over your rack of spare ribs. Leave to marinate for as long as you can, turning and re-spreading if you're in that kind of mood. An hour's fine - all day is even better
3 Cook on the barbeque for 10-15 minutes or in the oven for 20 minutes at 210C
To go with it, I made some sweet potato wedges with a lime and lemongrass creme fraiche dipping sauce, a recipe from Plenty, Ottolenghi's new book (brilliant but entirely vegetarian... I mean, not that that's a problem or anything!!!!! You probably already knew that - but I didn't because Ottlenghi: The Cookbook, wasn't.)
For the wedges
Cut your sweet potatoes into 8 segments (people eat about 1/2 a sweet potato each as a side) and lay on a lightly greased baking sheet. Sprinkle over salt and dab with more oil of your choice (either olive or ground nut) and bake at 210C for 25 mins
For the dipping sauce
Combine a few tablespoons of creme fraiche with the juice and rind of 1 lime, a pinch of salt and 1 very finely-chopped small stick of lemongrass. Although this was nice, it was a bit pudding-y and next time I'm going to do it with yoghurt
I ALSO, because I was a bit hyperactive yesterday, made a rice salad, out of Ottolenghi: The Cookbook.
This is how I did it, which is not faithful to the exact recipe, but it was really nice:
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40g quinoa
40g camarge or red rice
A handful of shelled pistachios
1 small onion, chopped
zest and juice of half a large orange
salt and pepper
about five dried apricots, chopped
2 tsp lemon juice
1 Put the grains on to boil for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, toast your pistachios on a baking sheet in the oven at 200C for 8 minutes. I know this sounds like a stupid hassle but it's worth doing as they don't taste of much otherwise. Fry the chopped onion very gently for about 10 minutes.
2 Once the grains, nuts and onions are cooked, combine everything a bowl and serve; you may find you need to add quite a lot of salt. You're supposed to wait until this gets down to room temperature but mine was sort of warm. It was still nice.
I've only just now realised, looking at the photos, that I made an entirely brown and orange supper. Christ... there's always something.
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- Anonymous9 June 2010 at 10:03
the ribs look fantastic! Love your blog.ReplyDelete
They WERE - they worked first time, which I always think is the mark of a great recipe.ReplyDelete
Thanks for coming! See you again xxx
my ruby red risotto turned out orange last night... maybe there was a colour embargo on food last night?ReplyDelete
your post is making me so hungry... is wrong to eat ribs for breakfast?
Nice! Nothing wrong with brown and orange, so long as it tastes good. We had a barbecue (outside) on Saturday evening. My wife made some delicious scallops, inspired by the memory of the heavenly scallops with ponzu she and I ate straight off Roka's huge and impressively theatrical railway sleeper robata grill at Taste of London a few years ago. She left them loose on their half shell and sprinkled some lime juice, chopped fresh coriander (direct from the allotment – get me), chilli flakes, salt and pepper on them to marinate for a while beforehand. Then we put them straight on the barbie, still on their shells (which get very hot – health & safety warning), and cooked them just till the white and coral clouded over. Bit more lime juice and ... bliss! I want them again NOW!ReplyDelete
Snap! I did exactly the same recipe for ribs this weekend - and it is very very good. Last summer I did ribs but boiled them first with star anise, peppercorns and other stuff ( I cant find the bloody recipe now which is very annoying) and THEN used the all day marinade and BBQ-ed them. This made the meat flake away properly like the ribs at the Chicago Rib Shack ( RIP - the old one) used to. If anyone knows of such a recipe please do let me know. Great stuff.ReplyDelete
Sorry, did my comment above break your recent 'don't garnish ...' Top Tip? You decide and delete as appropriate.ReplyDelete
Ha! No don't be silly. I never mind when people do it to ME, which is mostly why I do it to other people all the time. And anyway, this is a place for sharing. I mean, not too much, but sharing nonethelessReplyDelete
- Ellie9 June 2010 at 18:30
Definitely a winner with yogurt! Have put some paprika on my wedges to give them a bit of a kick!ReplyDelete
Great idea!! I'm doing that next time xReplyDelete
- Anonymous10 June 2010 at 15:26
If you've got two ice cream machines then I know someone who'll take one off your hands...ReplyDelete


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There's an interesting story over at The Brainy Gamer that discusses the techniques of voice acting and how it rarely applies to voice acting in games, mostly because of time and money constraints.
Michael Abbott talked to a voice actor who explains how the typical tools of an actor aren't just disused, they're a hindrance for many game developers.
The problem, it seems, is that to deliver a believable performance an actor has to be able to understand the character they are voicing. They need to know the story and how their character fits into it. But time is money, and most studios, according at least to the actor interviewed, value first-take, final take actors over actors who want to develop a little more depth for their characters.
The actor Abbott interviewed said they almost never receive the script prior to showing up.
When you arrive for the session you're handed a side [a script with one character's lines and lead-in cues]. You have some time to look it over, and the Voice Director and maybe a producer are there to discuss it with you. But basically, you get the script, you set some levels, and off you go.
Q: So you don't know the story or anything?
A: They'll explain the basic gist of it, but mostly you're concentrating on short snippets of dialogue. I like to know as much as I can, obviously, but you have to remember the clock is ticking, and every minute you're not recording costs money. And, no surprise, they like actors who work efficiently. If you're cooperative and you've got some flexibility, and if they get the sense that you're a first-take / best-take kind of guy, you're going to work with them again.
Q: How do you create a character with so little information?
A: You throw out all your training for one thing. (Laughs) If they know your work they might say they're looking for something similar to what you did on another gig, but maybe a little gruffer or more aggressive or whatever. It's very simple stuff. Inflections and modulation mostly. I'm not sure I would call it characterization.
As a solution, Abbott recommends that developers bring voice actors into the process much early, allowing them to help evolve the script and the characters. Also, allow them to rehearse, play the game and talk to the animators.
Wait, actors working with developers to create a more cohesive product? That's crazy talk.
Reading through the article, I couldn't agree more with Abbott. It sounds like the way some video games are created is more similar to mass producing cars than creating movies. It's no wonder that the results can be so all over the place.
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Sgt. Al Powell, from the movie �Die Hard,� understood the role the Twinkie plays in our society.
Sgt. Al Powell, from the movie �Die Hard,� understood the role the Twinkie plays in our society.
It is the culinary equivalent of your favorite blanket.
Every single Twinkie is the same � and that comfort is what makes it such a reliable snack.
Oh, sure, Twinkies have virtually no redeeming health value. In fact, one time, somebody broke down the 37 ingredients and took a picture � not exactly �made from scratch.�
Yet, like many unhealthy snacks, Twinkies are a slice of Americana, which is why the news that Hostess shutting down is a punch in the nation�s cream-filled gut.
A union strike is the demise of the Twinkie and other Hostess products.
Union types evidently think that $0 an hour is a preferable wage to whatever it was they were making. Hostess asked union workers to take an 8 percent pay cut as part of a restructuring aimed at saving the company.
What, did the unions think this was a bluff?
Bluff called.
This is the danger of being a union member � whatever benefit is gained by being in the organization is more than made up for, in a negative sense, by the loss of freedom. How many Hostess workers would have liked to have had the option to stay on the company for the reduced wage? This is yet another example of the dangers of relying on the whims of democracy. Perhaps a majority of these union workers would have voted to turn down the offer. But what about the 20, 30 or 40 percent who would have voted to accept the offer � now they are thrown overboard with everyone else!
Also, we can�t help but wonder (no pun intended) if the nation�s increasingly liberal unemployment benefit scheme is emboldening union leaders to call the bluffs of management. After all, when people know they are going to be paid for month upon month, why not gamble?
Finally, we are also concerned that the demonization of corporate America is partly to blame. It used to be that workers had pride in their company. But the more people hear malarkey about the evils of capitalism and so-called greed, the more likely they are to go to the mat, even if it means the demise of their company.
The good news: the Twinkie brand is probably too strong to fail. Someone will buy it up during bankruptcy and the nation will breathe a collective (if not slightly wheezy) sigh of relief.
So, rest easy, Sgt. Powell, the unions just squashed your current stash of Twinkies, but the free market will ensure that more are on the way.


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I noticed the swirling in the side shot too. However, it really looks like he waxed the car and didn't buff it off very well. I'll bet some QD or a washing would remove those "swirls" pretty easily. The swirls don't seem to show up in the 3/4 shot. Also, I would think you'd have to wash the car with sandpaper for the swirls to be that obvious from that far away (4+ parking spaces away). If you are in a poorly lit garage waxing your car, the sides are the hardest place to tell if you've buffed properly. Once you roll the car outside, though, you can see all the product you missed. That's really what it looks like to me.
(P.S. you misspelled Truly and Schedule on your main page of your website. . Also, what did you use on that LSS? It looks awesome! Great depth, especially for a silver car!)0
Too bad your not near the Chicagoland Area, you seem to do a great job on those cars.0
"Also, I would think you'd have to wash the car with sandpaper for the swirls to be that obvious from that far away (4+ parking spaces away)."
Actually, not at all. First of all, the car is pure black, so it shows EVERYTHING. You wouldn't have to wash with sandpaper to get marks that visible, just normal washing done improperly and the sun shining right on that side. That's why you see the marks. Overall, they aren't that bad, and could be taken care of easily.
Thanks for finding the misspelled words! I've gone over each page with a fine-tooth comb many times, but haven't looked at it in a while. I'll fix them soon!
Oh, and about the LSS. First, I must say that I never knew how nice of a car they are! The one I had to do was very, very nice, and the interior was huge and luxurious! The owner had kept it in quite good condition, so it wasn't that hard to do. As far as the paint, I did one coat of Klasse All-in-One polish followed by a coat of Platinum Ultimate Paint Protection. The Platinum is some great stuff and I've been using it on our black Avalanche, but will be switching to Zaino soon. Platinum is a Polymer sealant like Zaino and Klasse, but gives a deeper, wetter, carnuba like look.0
I noticed you use that on your website. I've been thinking about getting some Blackfire. I understand they are pretty similar products. I like that the BF has a polish and a protectant, whereas the Platinum seems to just have the protectant (as far as I could tell). After trying some #26 I have really come to like the carnauba look. So BF or Platinum is appealing because they have a similar look in an easier-to-apply, longer-lasting product. That LSS really does look good.
I never really understood having the LSS, the Aurora, and the Intrigue all in the same lineup (plus, the regular 88). The LSS and Intrigue both had the same 3800 engine, and the LSS could be equipped with an Aurora-challenging 3800 S/C V6. I mean, what the hell was Olds thinking? They are all pretty close in size too. It isn't like the 88/LSS was as big as a Park Avenue or the 98. The 88/LSS was on the same platform as the LeSabre/Bonneville, so it was a good-sized family sedan. Isn't that what the Aurora was too? Plus, the cost of the 88 was more around the Intrigue. Talk about a confusing line-up. It's a good thing that even by 1999 computers and the web weren't so huge (you could still get by selling vehicles without a website). Could you imagine if they had to put together one of those "which vehicle is for me" things? "Yes, I'd like a nice-sized family sedan with decent power and comfortable yet sporty handling." What the heck car would they recommend? Even if you factored in price it wouldn't thin the Olds field much (unless you demanded to spend close to $40,000). They sold the 88/LSS right up through the 1999 MY. I imagine this seriously hampered Aurora/Intrigue sales. It takes time to bring new customers in to the fold, and the long-standing Olds customers probably prefered the LSS's lower price and plain appearance. You could probably speculate the the Intrigue and Aurora brought in most of the new buyers, but since they didn't also have all the old buyers, their sales numbers were sort of low. Olds didn't really get its lineup straight until 2000, at which point they had about 1 year in which to woo new customers before they got the axe...0
For the 1999 MY. These are from Intellichoice.com, and are base prices.
Intrigue GX: $21,180; GL: $22,580; GLS: $24,950
88: $23,560; LS: $25,110; 50th Ann: $27,350
LSS: $29,110; with S/C: $30,170
Aurora: $36,230
It seems like the Aurora would be the biggest loser in this model lineup since it is quite a bit more expensive, and on paper doesn't have much more power than the LSS S/C (+10hp, -20lb/ft). Plus, on the brief test-drive, the Aurora's more solid chasis might not be that apparent.0
Yes, Blackfire is also a very nice product. But, Platinum does over a first step polish, in the form of a special pre-cleaner. So far, all we've found is that a Blackfire finish dulls slightly after a little while and starts to attract dust like a magnet. Serves as a great base for many carnubas, just like many other polymers.0
Can you send me a link of a place that has the Platinum polish? I've never seen it. Would you choose Platinum over BF for a dark car? Mine is a dark red. Thanks Beach.0
In actuality, I've never really used Blackfire myself, but am just going on fellow detailing results and opinions. But, I did make the choice to buy Platinum myself for a reason. So, in my personal opinion, on dark red, I'd go for the Platinum. It'll give you an amazingly 3D gloss, with great depth, lusterous and wet shine, terrific slickness and great durability. I put 6 coats of the UPP on our Avalanche over top of 6 coats of Klasse, and with a weekly washing with the Platinum wash and then spray and wipe of the Platinum gloss enhancer, it looks great and like new. I've tried other washes with the Platinum alond with Quick Detail sprays, and had less than stellar results. So, as a general rule of thumb, when a polish or wax manufacturer also makes a complimentary wash and gloss enhancer, they usually work the best. I particularly recommend the QD spray, as it is what brings back the original slickness and gloss after a wash.
About the only small difference I can see between the Blackfire and Platinum is that while Blackfire has instant cure times, with Platinum, it's best to let it cure 15-30 minutes. I usually give 15 minutes, and it wipes off easier and to a better gloss than anything I've ever used. It's not all that much time, and you could be working on some other area for the 15 or so minutes anyway.
Here's a great site specifically for the Platinum by the people who produce it:
The owner is also a great person to talk to and can answer just about any question you'd have when it comes to car care. Good luck!0
Hey folks -- just wanted to remind you this isn't exactly a car detailing thread. ;-)
There are some of those over in M&R, though, if any of you want to continue this.
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Here are some links to the pics of Platinum on our black Avalanche:
These are when it was first applied. #7-18 are with 5 coats, #24-27 are with 6:
Here are some pics I took about a month later:
Sorry, that last post will be the LAST I make!0
But you can see how we arrived at this discussion. I guess we should have moved it into the care forum, but it does relate to Aurora's (mine!) It always seems awkward to have a discussion jump between forums. Will do next time, though!0
I understand - no problem. As I said, let's just keep in mind the subject that it says up there at the top of the page.0
Javi - car looks good. You've got that wet look going.0
roc88ket88 Posts: 5Anyone know what the "componentster" is? The manual says to lubricate it every 2,500 miles. I've been meaning to buy the shop manual but haven't yet.
Also, I have 12,000 miles on the car. Any comments on switching to Mobil 1 on the next oil change? Any comments on a good oil filter now that the AC high quality filter has been discontinued?0
roc88ket88 - I use M1 oil. It's superior to regular stuff. Check out this web site. http://www.f-body.org/oldfaq/html/tech/sect2.html#chooseoil
If you will keep it a long time and want to maintain perfect performance I'd use it. Otherwise regularly scheduled changes with regular oil are fine. M1 is going to cost you big with the 8 quart change. I do it myself and that has to save me at least $30 each time. The biggest difference is probably the flowability in the cold. It gives protection much quicker on cold start-ups. Also note that all synthetics are not created equal.
Filter - the M1 filter is really good but again costly at about $12. I had my oil sampled and analyzed at the lab with almost 3000 miles using an M1 filter. The dirt level was very low. I just sent another in with about 3000 miles but used the Delco filter. I'll let everyone know what the results were and if there are any differences.0
There is no "chasis componentster" to lube. It was a carryover from the classic's maintenance schedule. The owner's manual makes no reference, the Service Manuals make no reference, and most importantly I've pulled the wheels off and there is nothing on there to lube. Like much of the Aurora website, it is wrong.
I was able to buy a few ACDelco Ultraguard filters from my local Olds dealer. Call them and they might be able to find a few for you. I've always thought the regular Duraguards were pretty good, but I've no evidence to support it (I'm eagerly awaiting Garnes' findings). I agree that Mobil 1 is great. I went 1/2 and 1/2 Mobil 1 and Mobil regular for my first two changes (the first one at 800 miles) I guess because I didn't want anything to happen to the break-in (even though that is probably a wives-tale since many cars come from the factory with Mobil 1). In the future I'll be using straight Mobil 1. Actually, I'm pissed that I stocked up and now they have a new formula with "SuperSyn" which they tout as an anti-wear molecule...0
My service advisor told me basically the same thing about the componster applying to the Classic cars but he said you should spray the rubber mounts for the body with a light wt.lube or silicone spray to prevent squeaks.
I use Mobil 1 oil and filter and use the "Oil Life Computer" for changes since it is set up on regular oil life, I feel I cannot go wrong.
What's the average Oil Life from the Computer?
aurora5000 - I'd say you can't go wrong with that approach.
RJS - I bought some of the "old" M1 just before the new stuff came out. I also had a few quarts from an earlier purchase. While changing oil (and using a white plastic funnel) I noticed some of the M1 oil was very dark looking against the white plastic. Other quarts produced lighter looking oil. Yes all were labeled 10-30. I wondered if they did not start putting the new stuff in the left over bottles with the old label. I called M1 and they said the new stuff is darker. Sure enough when I got the new stuff it's dark.
So, maybe you have the supersynth in there. I really think they used the last of the old labels for awhile.0
The black pain on my Classic wiper blade arms is fading. is it possible to remove these so I can paint them? Anybody know how to do it?0
I've had good success in bring the black back on those with some Meguiar's Medallion Premium Paint Cleaner followed by some #7. The cleaner makes the biggest difference. I wax the black trim on my car to protect it because it's paint too. It is susceptible to fade and oxidation just like the body paint. I've noticed the #26 brings out a nice deep look to the black trim between the windows and behind the rear side windows. I use it on the wiper arms too. I haven't applied it to the sunroof trim on purpose, but it gets there whenever I wax the car...
Garnes, that's interesting that the oil is darker. I wonder if it's the chemicals or if they are just responding to feedback that their oil is hard to see on the dipstick. It bothers me a little, but not enough to not use the old stuff. It is still good oil. Really, I doubt the new stuff is some gigantic improvement over the old stuff.
Aurora5000, I trust the oil-life monitor too. It sounds like a good device. I see no reason that oil can't last longer than 3,000 miles. It definitely makes sense that it depends on the type of driving as much as it does the length of driving. I haven't actually let the monitor run down yet, but I got about 6,500 miles out of it the last time (I was going on a trip and didn't want to change it on the trip so I changed it early). At that point it had 28% remaining. So I would guess around 7000+ will be my norm. That's less than half as often as I changed the Corvette; so really the Mobil 1 isn't such a huge investment, even at 8 quarts a change.0
I was told the oil-life monitor doesn't actually measure the viscosity of the oil, only driving habits. That means it doesn't matter what kind of oil you use. At least not to the guage.
Incidentally, does the transmission fluid-life monitor ever go down? I have 60,000 miles on my Classic and it's still at 100%0
On long trips I get about 70 or so miles for each percent change in the oil life. In summer driving - city cycle - I get about 4000 miles between changes. In winter driving I get about 3000 miles between changes - depending on how long it is real cold. I recently had the winter (5w-30) changed out for summer oil (10w-30) even though the oil monitor had not indicated it was time.
The transmission monitor does not work. My owners manual says to change the oil at 50,000 mile intervals (unless you only do highway driving).0
Henry Posts: 1,106I remember one of the high milage guys saying that it will eventually move off of 100%. I just don't remember when he said that would happen.
I did my change at about 60,100 miles instead of 50,000 miles. The dealer did not think the 10,00 mile delay significant.
I usually change mine around the 10-15K range. Maybe overkill but I have not had any Tranny problems using this method. I look at it as cheap insurance.0
My service manager said that they like to do it at 30,000 mile intervals. my car slipped through, but the book says every 50,000. I also have a whine/moan of some sort. Need to have that looked into. I looked at a grey market caddy and they drove my car and said the whine wasn't good. (the caddy dts was brought in from canada)0
evilgreco Posts: 40Hey all, just wanted to drop a line saying that I have an extra Aurora Brookfield Model up for auction on Ebay for anyone that may be interested.
Thanks! Mike
Aurora5000! 10-15K miles? Man, you sure aren't taking risks. Do you change the filter every time too? Taking the pan off is such a pain. I can't imagine doing that so frequently. How many quarts does it take from just a drain & refill? I assume you don't flush it if you do it that frequently?0
larryfl Posts: 214I'm a big believer in transmission flushes as opposed to simply a drain and fill.
I have the trans flushed every 35K miles (71000 this last time on my 95 classic. Previous owner had the trans "serviced" at 22000 miles and flushed at 42000 miles).
I run regular premium 10w-30 oil in Florida, changing it every 3000 miles. Typically, that's almost twice for every time the DIC tells me to. Actually, on the 2nd 3000 mile interval it might start "reminding" me to change it for about 200 miles or so before I finally do it and reset it.
BTW, I did have my trans fluid Life monitor actually fall off the 100% at around 65000 miles, to a big 99%. Optimistically, I reset it when I had the trans flushed 6K miles later.


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So I've been looking at my blog as of late and I hate it. It no longer represents who I am or what my family is about. Do I completely scrap it and start for scratch or do I try to remodel and build onto my broken blog? What do you gals think?
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I have to agree with both Pepper & Kate. I just recently started to blog again after being so overwhelmed with life. Starting back up, I decided to just give my blog a make-over, I got rid of posts that were not relevant and am still slowly going through the old posts, though it's difficult: I quit blogging right when I started getting a good amount of comments for my posts. Anyway, I didn't have the heart to totally toss out my blog since it had a lot of sentimental value to me (I talk about my son's baby years there). One thing to keep in mind though is that I haven't changed my format as far as what I write about. I'm still writing about my life, about my family, my opinions, etc. So, unless you're doing a 180 degree turn around in content, I wonder if what I did wouldn't help you a bit?
HTH and good luck!
Thank you to everyone for your advice. I would love to do it like a huge reveal (Extreme Makeover: Blog Edition).
However, I did end up having to scrap it quick. Not how I would have liked to do it, but there were some not so nice things happening that caused me to change it. (i.e. One of my students decided to hack my blog and put up some nasty pictures of himself in Jordan.) He is now going to have some legal trouble when he gets back because of the pictures. Not that I wish him the worst, but I hope he learns something from this up-coming experience.
If you all are interested here is the new blog http://carts3bears.blogspot.com
Sara, just went over to your new blog and left a comment! It looks great! :-)
So sorry to hear about your student doing that to your blog - that actually freaks me out! But like you, I hope he learns something when he gets back...
Anyway, good luck to you! I hope all your old subscribers come by and re-follow! :-)
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Civil War Battle Summaries by Campaign
Battle names appearing in blue denote a Union victory; butternut denotes a Confederate victory; green denotes an indecisive action.
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Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865
Main Western Theater (omitting Gulf Approach) 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865
Trans-Mississippi Theater 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865
Pacific Coast Theater 1863
Blockade of the Chesapeake Bay [May-June 1861]
Operations in Western Virginia [June-December 1861]
Manassas Campaign [July 1861]
Blockade of the Carolina Coast [August 1861]
McClellan's Operations in Northern Virginia [October-December 1861]
Blockade of the Potomac River [October 1861-January 1862]
Jackson's Operations Against the B&O Railroad [January 1862]
Burnside's North Carolina Expedition [February-June 1862]
Jackson's Valley Campaign [March-June 1862]
Peninsula Campaign [March-July 1862]
Northern Virginia Campaign [August 1862]
Maryland Campaign [September 1862]
Fredericksburg Campaign [November-December 1862]
Goldsboro Expedition [December 1862]
Longstreet's Tidewater Operations [March-April 1863]
Cavalry Operations along the Rappahannock [March 1863]
Chancellorsville Campaign [April-May 1863]
Gettysburg Campaign [June-July 1863]
Bristoe Campaign [October-November 1863]
Averell's Raid on the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad [November 1863]
Mine Run Campaign [November-December 1863]
Demonstration on the Rapidan River [February 1864]
Kilpatrick-Dahlgren Raid [March 1864]
Operations Against Plymouth [April-May 1864]
Crook-Averell Raid on the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad [May 1864]
Bermuda Hundred Campaign [May 1864]
Grant's Overland Campaign [May-June 1864]
Lynchburg Campaign [May-June 1864]
Early's Raid and Operations Against the B&O Railroad [June-August 1864]
Richmond-Petersburg Campaign [June-December 1864]
Sheridan's Valley Campaign [August-October 1864]
Expedition Against Fort Fisher [December 1864]
Operations Against Fort Fisher and Wilmington [January-February 1865]
Richmond-Petersburg Campaign continued [January-March 1865]
Sheridan's Expedition to Petersburg [March 1865]
Appomattox Campaign [March-April 1865]
Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach
Operations in Charleston Harbor [April 1861]
Operations of the Gulf Blockading Squadron [October 1861]
Operations Against Fort Pulaski [April 1862]
Expedition to, and Capture of, New Orleans [April-May 1862]
Operations Against Charleston [June 1862]
Operations Against Tampa [June-July 1862]
Operations Against Baton Rouge [July-August 1862]
Expedition to St. John's Bluff [September-October 1862]
Operations in LaFourche District [October 1862]
Naval Attacks on Fort McAllister [March 1863]
Operations in West Louisiana [April 1863]
Operations Against the Defenses of Charleston [April-September 1863]
Siege of Port Hudson [May-July 1863]
Taylor's Operations in West Louisiana [June-September 1863]
Expedition to Hillsboro River [October 1863]
Florida Expedition [February 1864]
Operations near Saint Mark's [March 1865]
Main Western Theater (omitting Gulf Approach)
Operations in Eastern Kentucky [September-December 1861]
Operations at the Ohio and Mississippi River Confluence [November 1861]
Offensive in Eastern Kentucky [January 1862]
Federal Penetration up the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers [February-June 1862]
Joint Operations Against New Madrid, Island No. 10, and Memphis [February-June 1862]
Confederate Heartland Offensive [June-October 1862]
Iuka and Corinth Operations [September-October 1862]
Stones River Campaign [December 1862-January 1863]
Forrest's Expedition into West Tennessee [December 1862-January 1863]
Operations Against Vicksburg [December 1862-January 1863]
Grant's Operations Against Vicksburg [March-July 1863]
Middle Tennessee Operations [February-April 1863]
Streight's Raid in Alabama and Georgia [April 1863]
Tullahoma or Middle Tennessee Campaign [June 1863]
Morgan's Raid in Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio [July 1863]
Chickamauga Campaign [August-September 1863]
East Tennessee Campaign [September-October 1863]
Reopening the Tennessee River [October 1863]
Operations on the Memphis & Charleston Railroad [November 1863]
Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign [November 1863]
Longstreet's Knoxville Campaign [November-December 1863]
Operations about Dandridge [December 1863-January 1864]
Operations in North Alabama [January 1864]
Meridian and Yazoo River Expeditions [February 1864]
Demonstration on Dalton [February 1864]
Forrest's Expedition into West Tennessee and Kentucky [March-April 1864]
Atlanta Campaign [May-September 1864]
Gilgal Church
Lost Mountain
Mcaffee's Cross Road
Mud Creek
Neal Dow Station
Noonday Creek
Pine Hill
Pine Mountain
Rottenwood Creek
Ruff's Mill
Morgan's Raid into Kentucky [June 1864]
Forrest's Defense of Mississippi [June-August 1864]
Operations in Mobile Bay [August 1864]
Franklin-Nashville Campaign [September-December 1864]
Burbridge's Raid into Southwest Virginia [October 1864]
Breckenridge's Advance into East Tennessee [November 1864]
Savannah Campaign [November-December 1864]
Stoneman's Raid into Southwest Virginia [December 1864]
Carolinas Campaign [February-March 1865]
Mobile Campaign [March-April 1865]
Wilson's Raid in Alabama and Georgia [April 1865]
Trans-Mississippi Theater
Operations to Control Missouri [June-October 1861]
Operations in the Indian Territory [November-December 1861]
Operations in Northeast Missouri [December 1861]
Sibley's New Mexico Campaign [February-March 1862]
Pea Ridge Campaign [March 1862]
Operations on the White River [June 1862]
Operations Near Cache River, Arkansas [July 1862]
Operations North of Boston Mountains [August-November 1862]
Operations to Suppress the Sioux Uprising [August-September 1862]
Operations to Blockade the Texas Coast [September 1862-January 1863]
Prairie Grove Campaign [November 1862]
Operations Against Galveston [December 1862-January 1863]
Marmaduke's First Expedition into Missouri [January 1863]
Marmaduke's Second Expedition into Missouri [April-May 1863]
Operations to Control Indian Territory [June-September 1863]
Operations Against the Sioux in North Dakota [July 1863]
Quantrill's Raid into Kansas [August 1863]
Operations to Blockade the Texas Coast [September 1863)
Advance on Little Rock [September-October 1863]
Occupation of Indian Territory North of the Arkansas River [October 1863]
Red River Campaign [March-April 1864]
Camden Expedition [April 1864]
Expedition to Lake Village [June 1864]
Sully's Expedition Against the Sioux in Dakota Territory [July 1864]
Price's Missouri Expedition [September-October 1864]
Sand Creek Campaign [November 1864]
Expedition from Brazos Santiago [May 1865]
Pacific Coast Theater
Expedition from Camp Douglas, Utah, to Cache Valley, Idaho [January 1863]
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So now what makes a small block different than a big block these days? I thought it used to be dictated by CID size (with the 400 CID small block aside). Mike
I just checked out the specs for the new LS7 (427) and older 400 CID motor. I see the new LS7 is stroked compared to the older 400. Between the two blocks If the bores (4.125") are the same as well as the centerlines to call it a small block does the LS7 have Siamese cylinders?Thanks,Mike


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An up-to-date examination of what used to be called the mind-body problem.
Eagleman (Neuroscience/Baylor Coll. of Medicine; Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives, 2009) makes the point that our sense of ourselves as coherent, free-standing personalities is at odds with the most basic findings about the workings of the human brain, an organ so complex that an objective description of it sounds hyperbolic. Instinct, unconscious impulses, automatic systems, emotion and a dozen other forces, most of which we aren't even aware of, affect every thought and action. The book is full of startling examples; split-brain research, for example, shows how the two halves of a mind can be completely at odds, with neither being aware of what the other experiences. Nor are those of us with "whole" brains and a complete set of senses necessarily experiencing the world "as it really is." For example, other animals experience a different part of the visual spectrum, or can detect sounds and odors we have no awareness of. A significant segment of the population—about 15 percent of women—sees colors the rest of us can't. Our brains work differently when learning a skill and after it's become second nature – it's one thing to drive to a new place, another to drive a familiar route, and our brains work much harder doing the former than the latter, when we can go on "automatic pilot." There are lessons to be learned from various mental disorders, as well. Victims of strokes affecting certain parts of the brain may claim that they are operating at full capacity when they are clearly not; one former Supreme Court justice was forced to retire after displaying these symptoms. Eagleman has a wealth of such observations, backed up with case studies, bits of pop culture, literary references and historic examples.
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JERUSALEM, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Former Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman Saturday reaffirmed Israel's plans to build settlements in eastern Jerusalem.
Lieberman's comments came after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu vowed Israel will not stop building in Jerusalem, The Jerusalem Post reported.
The former foreign minister also addressed reported criticism by U.S. President Barack Obama, who was quoted by Jeffrey Goldberg, a columnist for the Atlantic magazine, this week as having said on numerous occasions Israel "doesn't know what its own best interests are" in reference to the building of new settlements.
"Not you nor I heard Obama [make these comments], we read Jeff Goldberg. This is a journalist with a clear agenda," Lieberman said from Beersheba.


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V.S. Naipaul
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All mankind loves a lover.Ralph Waldo Emerson
Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul (born 17 August 1932) is a British writer who was born and raised in Trinidad. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001.
- Everybody is interesting for an hour, but few people can last more than two.
- One isn't born one's self. One is born with a mass of expectations, a mass of other people's ideas — and you have to work through it all.
- One always writes comedy at the moment of deepest hysteria.
- Quoted in "V.S. Naipaul in Search of Himself: A Conversation" with Mel Gussow, The New York Times, (24 April 1994)
- To this day, if you ask me how I became a writer, I cannot give you an answer. To this day, if you ask me how a book is written, I cannot answer. For long periods, if I didn't know that somehow in the past I had written a book, I would have given up.
- Quoted in "V.S. Naipaul in Search of Himself: A Conversation" with Mel Gussow, The New York Times, (24 April 1994)
- I have told people who ask for lectures that I have no lecture to give. And that is true. It might seem strange that a man who has dealt in words and emotions and ideas for nearly fifty years shouldn't have a few to spare, so to speak. But everything of value about me is in my books. Whatever extra there is in me at any given moment isn't fully formed. I am hardly aware of it; it awaits the next book. It will — with luck — come to me during the actual writing, and it will take me by surprise. That element of surprise is what I look for when I am writing.
The Enigma of Arrival (1987)
- Vintage, 1988, ISBN 0-394-75760-2
- I also bought a copy of The New York Times, the previous day's issue of which I had seen the previous day in Puerto Rico. I was interested in newspapers and knew this paper to be one of the foremost in the world. But to read a newspaper for the first time is like coming into a film that has been on for an hour. Newspapers are like serials. To understand them you have to take knowledge to them; the knowledge that serves best is the knowledge provided by the newspaper itself. It made me feel a stranger, that paper.
- "The Journey" (p. 115)
A Turn in the South (1989)
- Vintage, 1990, ISBN 0-679-72488-5
- The family feuds or the village feuds often had to do with an idea of honor. Perhaps it was a peasant idea; perhaps this idea of honor is especially important to a society without recourse to law or without confidence in law.
- Ch. 5 (p. 162)
- The frontier had ceased to exist. And the religions it had bred were beginning slowly to die. In the old days, when men, often of little education, had needed only to declare themselves ministers, people would have seen themselves reflected in the expounders of the Word. This quality of homespun would have made the religions appear creations of a community, personal and close and inviolable. Now a certain distance was needed.
- Ch. 6 (p. 244)
Half a Life (2001)
- Life doesn't have a neat beginning and a tidy end, life is always going on. You should begin in the middle and end in the middle, and it should be all there.
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Obama rejects boycott of Olympics in Russia
President Barack Obama rejected the idea of the United States boycotting the Winter Olympics in Sochi next year despite several significant disputes with Russia.
Answering questions Friday at a White House news conference, Obama said the United States was reassessing its relationship with Moscow but that U.S. athletes should not be penalized by the nations' differences.
"I do not think it's appropriate to boycott the Olympics," Obama told reporters. "We've got a bunch of Americans out there who are training hard, who are doing everything they can to succeed."
Russia's support for Syrian President Bashar Assad in the ongoing civil war and Moscow's decision to grant temporary asylum to National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden have roiled the already uneasy relationship.
Obama also said he was deeply offended by Russia's new law cracking down on gay rights activism that sports officials have said would be enforced during the Games in February. He suggested that the policy could work against Russia in its quest for Olympic gold.
"One of the things I'm really looking forward to is maybe some gay and lesbian athletes bringing home the gold or silver or bronze, which would, I think, go a long way in rejecting the kind of attitudes that we're seeing there," the president said.
"And if Russia doesn't have gay or lesbian athletes, then, it'll probably make their team weaker."
The U.S. Olympic Committee welcomed Obama's comments saying a boycott would be wrong.
"The Games bring people together. They unite the world and break down barriers. The Games demonstrate how it is possible to compete fiercely but respectfully," Scott Blackmun, chief executive officer of the USOC, said in a statement. "As the president suggested, the diverse group of athletes representing our nation next winter makes us a stronger and a better Team USA."
AP National Writer Eddie Pells in Denver contributed to this report.