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Hyundai Azera Maintenance and Repair
Since the owners manual doest talk about oil changes, does anybody have details on how the filter drains, where the drain plug is?? I hate to have to buy a service manual just to do minor maintenance.
I have not changed the break-in oil yet as the Azera only has 1500 miles on the odometer. I understand the panel that fits over the top of the engine, held on by 6 connectors, needs to be removed to access the oil filter. The factory oil filter is a cartridge, and comes with two gaskets. I would guess one is used for the cover of the oil filter housing; the other might (not sure) be used on the drain plug for the engine. (I have a Honda that requires a new washer every change.)
As to the drain plug: I have not looked specifically, I will expect it to be on the back side of the oil pan. Won't know til I get there. Sorry couldn't be more help0
Basically what you said, except the two gaskets which come with the new filter cartridge are nitrile or silicone "o-rings". The larger one seals the cartridge housing lid to the housing. The smaller one goes over a nipple on the replacement cardridge prior to installation to prevent unfiltered oil from "cheating" back into the sump. As far as the drain plug is concerned - S.O.P. (standard operating procedure). The hex-head plug is on the back of the sump bottom extension, centered near its bottom. (Unless Hyundai's uncharacteristically changed the size of the engine oil drain plug, a 17mm wrench should be fine for removal and replacement. In a pinch, you should be able to get away with an 11/16" open end wrench, or 6 pt. socket or closed end wrench without danger of rounding off the head. I wouldn't chance a 12 pt. inch-system wrench, though - that's just begging for a rounded-off drain plug head. It would also be uncharacteristic for Hyundai not to provide explicit instructions and diagrams in their owner's manual detailing the oil change procedure. Check the "D0-IT-YOURSELF MAINTENANCE" section.)0
Was at the dealers on Saturday. The service guy told me the filter wrench is a special one that the auto parts stores dont have. Thats a "gottcha"! The wrench is not listed in the parts fish. Any idea where to get one? So has anybody out there changed their own oil yet? This filter wrench seems to be a big issue just to change your own oil.0
You have two options:
1) Gingerly remove the oil filter cap using a LARGE set of ChannelLok pliers along with a rag inserted between its jaws and the cap to prevent marring it. But, you run the risk of rounding off the points on the cap with this kludge.
2) Bite the bullet and buy the genuine, handy-dandy Hyundai oil filter cap wrench, part #: 09263-3C100. (I located the part number in the online Hyundai Azera shop manual's special tool subsection of the "General" section. The accompanying online diagram indicates it slips over the flats of the oil filter cap and has what appears to be a 3/8" square hole to accept a 3/8" drive shank to loosen or tighten.)0
Great! Thats what I needed. Now my problem is conveying this with the "Dip" in the parts department. He does not seem to know about "Special Tools". At least the service guys are being helpful at the dealership.0
If one reads the newly posted article on AOL they will see the definite advantages in using full synthetic oil. They recommend using 5-30 weight in most conditions, due to the fact that modern engines are built to high and tight specifications which do not require thick oil to fill improperly engineered gaps. The synthetic oil should provide longer service and provide increased gas milage.0
AOL, eh? Now there's a paragon for up-to-date technical expertise and information... I don't have any fundemental objections to 5W-20, but I won't use that viscosity range in anything I own, either, given my climate that varies from warm (rarely down to +40 deg. F.) to HOT. Hot climate, high compression engine - not a combination I care to entrust my engine to light viscosity motor oils. I'll leave doing that to others. The move to lighter viscosity range oils in the U.S. is purely EPA driven. Failure to achieve mandated EPA fuel economy targets results in stiff financial penalties against the "errant" automaker. Outside the U.S., automakers, both U.S. and foreign, continue to suggest 5W-30 and 10W-30 - and the precisely machined bearing clearances are identical to those for engines produced for U.S. sale. To those who implicitly trust the U.S. owner's manual's recommendation to use 5W-20, good luck and I hope your long term experiences prove my reservations wrong.
(But, in the meantime, they'll have to tear my 10W-30 motor oil out of my cold, dead fingers... :P)0
Ray, I agree, I have repeatedly questioned dealer "advisors" about the 5W-20 recommendation in the heat of the Arizona deserts. I think they feel better since 5W-20 is less common and justifies them charging more....less chance of going to the auto parts store to buy your own.
That's why I change my own oil in my cars. I can make sure get the Mobil 1 or Syntec that I paid for.0
cbrturbo Posts: 16Band wrench works great. On the Sonotas I have changed i have actually taken the filter off by hand on the first oil changes. (Sonota V6 uses the same filter and setup)
(I run an oil change shop)0
)) "(I run an oil change shop)" ((
You would be a good person to share with us your opinions of who formulates the better motor oils.0
Not sure how much of a thickness difference there is between 5W-20 & 5W-30, but in the DC/MD region...they are using the 5W-30. Temps can go up to 100 (summer) down to -15 (winter). With all the hot days we had this past summer, the 5W-30 didn't seem to have any problems and my change intervals were between 3500 - 4000 miles.
If I recall correctly, the owner's manual does say that you can use 10W-30 or 10W-40 as well.
I too change my own oil and I've been using the 5W-30 Syntec.0
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)) "Not sure how much of a thickness difference there is between 5W-20 & 5W-30, but in the DC/MD region...they are using the 5W-30." ((
You're not hurting a thing running 5W-30. Both 5W-20 and 5W-30 are very close from about +30 deg F. down to -30 deg F., so cold "flowability" isn't an issue. At fully warmed engine temps in hot climates, 5W-30 exhibits somewhat more "body" with less of a tendency to wash off moving parts, but at the expense of slightly reduced fuel economy - in the range of a half mile per gallon reduction. I still run 10W-30 in my '03 Sonata V6 and yet manage 30+ mpg at 70 mph with the A/C roaring. I recently had a congenial discussion with an enthusiastic 5W-20 aficionado and asked him how many tri-initial ultimate driving machine owners he thought run that mouse-milk viscosity in their weekend club day events. He turned a little red and walked off without answering. (Golly - could it have been something I said?)0
Ray_h1...so do you think I should go ahead and switch over to a 10W-30 for the summer months? Does it hurt an engine of you bounce back and forth between viscosities???0
Here in inland southern California we see summer temps over 106 deg. F. for a month and a half. Not Phoenix or Houston hot, but, still hot. (only hit 95 yesterday - a real cold snap...) 10W-30 in the D.C. area during summer wouldn't hurt a thing, but I don't want you to get the idea that it's an imperative. Would I use 10W-30 in your summer climate? Yep. If D.C.'s as humid as I suspect in the summer, your underhood temperatures could well be as hot as the desert southwest since you undoubtedly depend on the A/C - and at that with one setting: full arctic blizzard.0
Yeah...the humidity here is nothing to laugh at! I mean...as soon as you walk out your front door you've got a bead of perspiration forming on your forehead. At least out in Cali, you get to walk around before you start sweating!
I'll keep that tidbit of info in mind. From now on...from about May thru the end of August...I'll put 10W-30 in and the rest of the months I'll go with the 5W-30.0
Allmet, I'll add my experience to the discussion. Back when I lived in cold-cold Minnesota, 5W oil was a mandatory, as the engine turned over easier after sub-freezing temps. There was a noticeable difference in 5W vs. 10W based oils.
I have been lead to believe that 5W base oil is best no matter what climate, as it will flow faster and cover those parts not well lubricated at start up.
So....I will run 5w-30 Year round in our Phoenix heat. No problems with oil circulation, but the 30 should be better for high temps protection.
Good luck0
elmoderod Posts: 1cap wrench, part #: 09263-3C100 Did you now the price.0
No idea, but someone else posted on one of the Azera discussions recently that a common rubber "strap" wrench works just dandy on these new Hyundai V6 engine cartridge oil filter caps. These strap wrenches usually run about $3.00 plus or minus at most any auto parts store. Word to the wise, these caps seal with an interference-fit O-ring instead of a pressure-loaded conventional gasket. They don't have to be (and shouldn't be) screwed on with the force of a sumo wrestler pumped up on anabolic steroids - just snug enough not to be hand-removable will be sufficient.0
Actually...if you just snug it down by hand, the cap isn't seated completely (I found out the hard way on my first oil change). Tightening it by hand doesn't get the seal to seat properly and oil can leak out. The wrench will tighten it just nicely, but listen or feel for a little pop, that means the gasket is seated. If you can take the oil filter cap off by hand...it's not on right.0
My experience has been that over tightening causes more problems than under tightening. I have found that snug hand tightening, without wrench, has always worked,without leaks.
I have never heard the "pop" that you refer to.0
Really? Well, I did the hand tightening and it didn't go all the way down, I used an oil filter wrench (slowly and carefully) until the gap bewtween the top of the cannister and the lip of the lid came together and that's when I felt a click/pop. When I did it by hand...as tight as I could...I had some minimal leakage. I guess you gotta see what works for you on an individual basis.0
christy7 Posts: 21Our dealer told us to come back for the first oil change at 3700. The owners' manual says that 7500 miles is the interval to use, unless you drive under "severe" conditions, which we don't.
So, if I go by my manual, there shouldn't be any problems with the warranty down the rode should there? Does anyone get their Azera's oil changed that often?
I've read a lot about oil, and what type to use. But, I just wanted to ask what is the best oil to use? I don't know anything about thickness, etc. I just know that the full sythetic is better for the engine.
So, guys, can you coach a girl though all this?
What type of oil do I ask for at the service station, and what thickness, or brand, etc.? And how often should I go in?
I know they want to make money, but I don't want to give them any more than I have to!
Any help is appreciated!
)) "The owners' manual says that 7500 miles is the interval to use, unless you drive under "severe" conditions, which we don't." ((
Did you fully peruse the various conditions listed in the maintenance section of your owner's manual that constitute "severe service"? It would be unusual NOT to have several in play at the height of summer or winter in many parts of the country. However, if you're comfortable with 7,500 mile oil change intervals, then I'm sure synthetic motor oil will have the best chance of surviving that duration. As to the proper motor oil viscosity ("thickness"), it's listed in your owner's manual as well as on your engine's oil fill cap.0
remove the top engine cover. To the right of center is a cyliner, this is where your oil filter is.
Regarding draining old oil from the engine, do this before removing the filter housing lid. Facing the front of the car the drain plug is near the passenger side wheel.
How do I get a question onto the form? Can't find a friggin place to ask one.
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I purchased a 2006 Hyundai Azera. The factory window stick says average mileage rating of 19 city/28 Hwy. In your dreams. Am I the only person getting barely 20 MPG at freeway speeds?
12,000 miles. According to dash computer, I get about 16-17 mpg city and 23-24 highway. My average usage indicates about 17.5-18.5 mpg. Florida driving, no hills or mountains.0
cableguy06 Posts: 299I just changed my oil at 3000 miles to get rid of the old oil and any initial engine contaminants. I always have the oil changed in a brand new vehicle at 3K miles.
I then religiously use Mobil 1 Fully Synthetic 5W30 and go 5,000 mile intervals for the life of the vehicle. Synthetic is far superior and the dealer stated that it makes total sense to go 5K based on the use of synthetic. I don't think I would ever go more than 6K...7500 miles seems way to much even though they state it's acceptable.
I always use the dealership so that the service records are in their national computer database but supply my own oil.
I average about $20 for the change and $25 for the Mobil 1.0
donvick Posts: 38I just changed oil, first time,in our Azera @ 7500 miles. Wix filter #57061 for $10 from my local auto parts guy. It wasn't listed in his book so he called the Wix distributor and they had it in stock. Got it the next day.
Bought the Mobil 1 10W-30 synth from Costco for $29.72 for 6 quarts. My owners manual indicates using 10W30 when temps do not fall below -18.
Didn't use a strap wrench, just unscrewed by hand. Its a snug fit and moves slowly as you overcome the O ring friction. There are 2 little white alignment lines on the cap and filter housing on the drivers side. Don't tip the cap as you take it out of the housing as oil will drip all over and mostly where you can't reach it to cleanup. Have a receptacle handy.
Removing the oil plug was uneventful, same ole oil plug on everything else. Yes a 17mm wrench or socket works well, use a 6 point rather than a 12 point, the plug seems to be not so accurate a size. The cover over the engine is a 10mm size socket for 6 fasteners (4 capnuts, 2 bolts).
I installed the new cartridge on the cap, make sure you gently push cartridge all the way down into the cap stem as this is where the internal filter O ring is seated. I think this is the "pop" someone else is talking about when seating the cap in the housing.
I like this setup because the oil drains from the filter housing allowing the easy removal of the filter without splashing oil all over (if you are careful) like the screw on type filters.
Screw the cap down and align the little white alignment lines and its done.
Then reinstall oil plug and pour in new oil. You'll want to have an oil funnel as the oil can spout does not go into the fill hole very deep and will most likely drip or splash out and dribble down on the exhaust.
So for $40 I changed oil @ 7500 miles. On the Grand Am I changed it anywhere from 1500 to 2000 miles using non Synthetic oil for a cost of about $8.95.
Thats about 5 times as often (7500/1500=5)for cost of $44.75. Difference in using Synth vs Dino is negligible financially.
The oil I removed from the Azera was still plenty slippery and not sticky at all and no grittiness. Though it had a used color to to it, slightly orange/brown/tan, I wouldn't be concerned with it going a few thousand miles further if I had to.
The oil drained from the Grand Am would be sorta sticky or not so slippery. The engine would tell us it needed an oil change by the sounds it made, less lubrication going on.
Real easy process changing oil on the Azera. First timers can do it easy. It also gives the finicky a chance to clean the dust off the engine cover shroud.
Don, thanks for the oil change notes. I'm about to do the Azera for the first time this weekend, have to admit I haven't changed a cartridge type filter since working in a gas station and working on 283 Chevy V-8 engines. It was always "special" to have that hot oil drip down your arm as you loosened the housing; glad Hyundai has a more modern approach.0
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The Rides of Paul Revere and William Dawes (4/18)
The Battles of
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The Second Continental Congress (met in
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Continental fleet captures
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The British evacuate
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Von Steuben arrives at
Valley Forge
George Rogers Clark captured Kaskaskia, a French village near
(7/4) Detroit
French and American forces besiege
(8/8) Newport, RI
British occupy
(12/29) Savannah, GA
Militia beat Tories at
(2/14) Kettle Creek, NC
American George Rogers Clark captures
Vincennes on the Wabash in the Western campaign (2/25)
American "Mad" Anthony Wayne captures
(7/15-16) Stony Point, NY
"Light Horse" Harry Lee attacks
(8/19) Paulus Hook, NJ
John Paul Jones, aboard the Bonhomme Richard, captures British man-of-war Serapis near English coast (9/23)
The Tappan Massacre ("No Flint" Grey kills 30 Americans by bayonet) (9/28)
American attempt to recapture
fails (10/9) Savannah, GA
Coldest Winter of the war,
Washington at Morristown, NJ
British capture
(5/12) Charleston, SC
British crush Americans at
(5/29) Waxhaw Creek, SC
Patriots rout Tories at Ramseur's Mill, NC (6/20)
French troops arrive at
, to aid the American cause (7/11) Newport, RI
Patriots defeat Tories at Hanging Rock, SC (8/6)v British rout Americans at
(8/16) Camden, SC
Benedict Arnold's plans to cede
West Point to the British discovered (9/25)
King's Mountain, SC: battle lasted 65 minutes. American troops led by Isaac Shelby and John Sevier defeated Maj. Patrick Ferguson and one-third of General Cornwallis' army. (10/7)
Mutiny of unpaid
soldiers (1/1) Pennsylvania
Patriot Morgan overwhelming defeated British Col. Tarleton at
(1/17) Cowpens, SC
Articles of Confederation adopted (3/2)
British win costly victory at Guilford Courthouse, NC (3/15)vGreene defeated at Hobkirk's Hill, SC (4/25)
Cornwallis clashed with Greene at Guilford Courthouse, NC (5/15)
Americans recapture
(6/6) Augusta, GA
British hold off Americans at Ninety Six, SC (6/18)
"Mad" Anthony Wayne repulsed at Green Springs Farm, VA (7/6)
Greene defeated at
(9/8) Eutaw Springs, SC
French fleet drove British naval force from
Chesapeake Bay (9/15)
Cornwallis surrounded on land and sea by Americans and French and surrenders at
(10/19) Yorktown, VA
1782 and Beyond
Lord North resigned as British Prime Minister (3/20/82)
British evacuated
(7/11/82) Savannah, GA
British sign Articles of Peace (11/30/82)
British leave
(12/14/82) Charleston, SC
Congress ratifies preliminary peace treaty (4/19/83)
Treaty of
(9/3/83) Paris
British troops leave
(11/25/83) New York
U.S. Constitution ratified (9/17/87)
1733 Molasses Act
1754-1763 French and Indian War
1763 Proclamation of 1763
1764 Law passed which forbid the colonies from printing or using their won money
1765 Stamp Act
1767 Townsend Act
March 5, 1770 Soldiers kill five colonists in the Boston Massacre
December 16, 1773 The
Tea Party Boston
September 5 - October 26, 1774 First Continental Congress Met in
April 19, 1775 Battles of
Concord and Lexington
May 10, 1775 Second Continental Congress Met in
May 10, 1775 Capture by Colonists of forts and arsenals at
May 11, 1775
Battle of Crown Point - Green Mountain Boys & Ethan Allen attacked the British Fort Ticonderoga near Lake Champlain and won
June 15, 1775 Congress names George Washington as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army
June 17, 1775 Battle of
Bunker Hill
December 31, 1775 American army invaded
Canada and tried to take but failed Quebec
January 1776 Thomas Paine published Common Sense
March 1776 Battle of
Dorchester Heights
July 4, 1776 Declaration of
August 1776 Arrival of 30,000 British troops in
harbor New York
August 27, 1776
Battle of Long Island - Americans defeated
September 16, 1776
Battle of Harlem Heights - Americans defeated
October 28, 1776
Battle of - Americans defeated White Plains
December 25 -January 3, 1776-77 Crossing of the Delaware & Battles of
Trenton and - Americans win Princeton, NJ
1777 Winter Quarters at
July 5, 1777
Ticonderoga captured by the British
September 19-October 7, 1777 Battle of Saratoga, NY - Americans win
October 17, 1777 Burgoyne surrenders at
September 11, 1777
Battle of Brandywine - Americans defeated
October 4, 1777 Battle of
- Americans retreat Germantown
December 19, 1777 Encampment at Valley Forge for the Winter.
February 6, 1778 Ben Franklin encourages
France to sign an alliance with the United States
June 19, 1778 Evacuation of Valley Forge Winter Quarters.
June 28, 1778 Battle of Monmouth
December 29, 1778
taken by the British Savannah
Lafayette goes to to plead for help France
September 1779 John Paul Jones's Bonhomme Richard captures the British Serapis
Charles Towne, S.C.
May 12, 1780
taken by the British Charlestown, SC
August 16, 1780 Gates defeated by Cornwallis near
. Camden, South Carolina
September 23, 1780 Benedict Arnold's plot to surrender
West Point frustrated.
October 7, 1780 King's Mountain - British defeated
1780 Rochambeau arrives in
with 5,500 men. America
1781 Powerful French fleet under deGrasse arrives - Block British naval force in
Chesapeake Bay
January 17, 1781 Cowpens - British defeated
March 15,
House - Americans defeated
1781 Guilford Court
1781 Guilford Court
1781 Greene clears interior of
South Carolina and of the enemy Georgia
October 19, 1781 Cornwallis surrenders at
November 30, 1782 Provisional Peace
September 3, 1783 Treaty of Peace of
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An inspirational Revolutionary War romantic suspense
A gem of a historical!
By Laura Frantz (
) Port Angeles, WA
This review is from: The Chamomile (Paperback)
I rarely write reviews and am not yet finished with the novel but am so delighted by this book I couldn't wait to share here. Rich with historical detail about the 18th century in general and
in particular, this novel offers a pleasing mix of romance and suspense that keeps you turning pages. I was smitten from the first paragraph. An ambitious plot, well drawn characters, a strong yet elegant voice and much more takes you back in time so thoroughly you won't want the book to end. Destined for your keeper shelf, surely, as well as mine. I only hope the author has more historicals in the works. I'm a fan and I don't say that lightly! Highly recommended! South Carolina
A Treasure Trove and Must Read!!!
By C. "Carrie Fancett Pagels, Ph.D." (
) – Yorktown, VA, United States
This review is from: The Chamomile (Kindle Edition)
The Chamomile by Susan Craft
I am going to gush. I just finished reading Susan Craft's book. It is not a CBA book, but this is an amazing inspirational book. It is a historical with strong romantic elements, not a historical romance. Susan has a command of
history that is remarkable and it shows on every page. This book is like a treasure trove of American Revolution and colonial history relevant to South Carolina and unlike anything I have ever read. The closest thing might be The Frontiersman's Daughter, Laura Frantz's labor of love which is set in Kentucke. Laura spent years researching The Frontiersman's Daughter as did Susan in her research for The Chamomile. You simply must read it and if you have not read The Frontiersman's Daughter you need to read that, too. South Carolina
I was thinking that Susan might be the Liz Curtis Higgs of SC historical (American Revolution) fiction - she gives that much attention to detail. Just a treasure trove of information along with a tight story and excellent charactertization. Loved it and did not want to finish this book.
Bravo Susan!!!
Tenacity Rules
By Jim Duggins, Ph.D
This review is from: The Chamomile (Paperback)
It is the intriguing and engaging plot that saves the day in Susan F. Croft's novel, "The Chamomile". Set in the period of
"The Chamomile," tells the story of Lilyan, a young woman, a talented artist and designer in
Next, introduce Elizabeth, a Cherokee woman, best-friend, companion, maid to Lilyan. In a series of scuffles with the enemy, Elizabeth and Lilyan are alternately ill, injured and care for one another until
"The Chamomile," the title and icon of this particular sect of partisan patriots is a great summer read of the beach book variety. I found the plot engaging and believable albeit a trifle ambitious for a relatively short historical novel. Deeper character development would have relieved the often expected cardboard role playing of the protagonists. Still, "The Chamomile" was a good read with insights into aspects of our early history that are not often uncovered.
New Revolutionary War Heroine Emerges in a Can't Put It Down Read
By John Ford (
) – Franklin, TN, United States
This review is from: The Chamomile (Paperback)
Ms. Craft has produced a powerful story of love -- love of country, love of God, love of friends, and love between a noble man and a strong woman. Fair warning: expect to find yourself teary-eyed as the story unfolds.
Her cleverly crafted characters gain wholeness as the exciting and inciting plot propels the reader toward the next conflict -- all occurring in an epic period of American history when being a Patriot took great courage. The heroine, Lilyan, spies on the British, plans the rescue of her brother, plots the death of an English officer, saves the life of another, hides from bounty hunters, and finds true love with the man of her dreams.
Ms. Craft's suspenseful novel displays her engaging writing style, vivid imagination, precise word choice, realistic dialogue, attention to meaningful detail and description, ideal setting, deft handling of the pace and plot of the story and the obvious diligent research. These attributes are all individual flavors of Ms. Craft's creation. Each flavor is a delicious snack separately; collectively, they intermingle, drawing strength and subtlety from each other, yielding a scrumptious, inspiring, and heart-melting literary meal!
Read this story; then, as do I, you will eagerly await the sequel!
A Truly GREAT Historical Fiction,
By Elaine Marie Cooper
This review is from: The Chamomile (Paperback)
Where do I begin? I loved The Chamomile so much that it will likely be on my favorite list for all of my 2012 novel reading.
From the first chapter, I was totally caught up in the characters and their precarious situation as Patriots in British-occupied
Throughout the novel is a strong theme of trusting God in the midst of terrible circumstances. The maturing of faith in the characters is inspiring. And each character, whether major or minor, was so well portrayed that I felt I knew them.
Not only was this novel well written but the historical detail was enlightening and enriching. It was obvious that Ms. Craft spent years on her skillful research. She painted a picture of Colonial America that is still playing like a movie in my mind.
Even if you usually don't read historical fiction, I would still highly recommend this read. You will truly not want to put it down. I can only pray that Ms. Craft has a sequel in the works.
By Carol A. Brown
This review is from: The Chamomile (Paperback)
I finished the book Chamomile over a week ago and have not written a review because life took one of those turns, you know, life happens! However, during that hiatus the characters kept popping into my mind and drawing me back to the time and places of the American Revolution--to Lilyan Cameron and Captain Nicholas Xanthakos and the Creeks and Cherokees who befriended them. Susan Craft has done a masterful job of taking us along with Lilyan and Nicholas as they were swept along with the current of the events of that revolution and deposited far from where they started.
Lilyan, the daughter of a patriot who was killed in action, sold her father's business and invested in a wallpaper business of her own. She made a living and supported a younger brother and Elizabeth, a young Cherokee woman Lilyan's father brought into the home to help raise his small children after his wife died. A strong and independent spirit, Lilyan too became a patriot, passing on vital information she picked up while doing business with the wives of officers.
A commission to do a mural on a plantation, miles from home, brought Lilyan, and crew to another pivotal time in life. A lecherous British officer attempted to rape
Woven through the life and death situations is the growing love bond between Lilyan and Nicholas; finally, in the swamp the happy couple wed. The entire band worked to make the event special and to protect the place provided for a honeymoon. But all good things come to an end...sadly, the war intruded and Captain Xanthakos was called away; bounty hunters took
Through all the trials, their faith carries the main characters through. The story portrays the integral place that faith played in the early colonies. They are so like us, like me, with questions, fears and doubts. I like how Craft has woven faith throughout the story without ever lapsing into preaching. She has portrayed seamy characters without using offensive language--bravo!
A very well crafted book (pardon the pun), well paced; characters have depth of character; it was well researched and accurately portrayed that men of character were on both sides. I would heartily recommend this book to anyone, but especially history buffs, lovers of romance and those who enjoy action. This is not just a "chic" book! The romance does not overpower the action, adventure, or history--it is just an excellent, well balanced book!
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The Chamomile, a Revolutionary War historical romantic suspense
Author Susan F. Craft, takes her readers on a thrilling journey from Charleston, SC, through the South Carolina backcountry, to the North Carolina mountains in her latest Revolutionary War romantic suspense, THE CHAMOMILE (Ingalls Publishing Group, released November 2011; $15.95; ISBN 978-1-932158-94-6.
Lilyan Cameron joins Patriot spies in British-occupied
, to rescue her brother from a notorious prison ship. She'll lie, steal, kill or be killed she promises Nicholas Xanthakos, a scout with Francis Marion's partisans, who leads the mission. In Nicholas' arms she discovers enduring love…a home. But that home is a long time coming. Her journey requires she save the life of one British officer and kill another to protect her Cherokee friend, Elizabeth. In escaping bounty hunters, she treks 200 miles of wilderness and very nearly loses everything before finally reuniting with her true love. Charlestown, SC
Delicious and difficult to put down...Craft's style respects the eighteenth-century speech flavors and rhythms without confusing her readers with relentless "period" jargon.
... characters are memorable, and her story brims with romance, danger and hairsbreadth escapes.
—schuyler kaufman, Carolina Mountain Life
"Craft takes her charming heroine through a richly detailed journey to courage, love, and strength. Filled with intriguing characters and all the drama of war, this is one of those books that help us remember history is anything but dull," says Allie Pleiter, best-selling author of Masked by Moonlight and Mission of Hope, Harlequin Steeple Hill Love Inspired Historicals
"Ranging from
Charlestown to the Cherokee Country, the story involves the many characters that made up the mosaic in 1780. From African-American slaves, English soldiers, Catawba, as well as Loyalists, and Patriot militia that populated the state in 1780-1781, Susan Craft has created a great story and adventure," says Marion Chandler, retired Archivist with the SC Department of Archives and History and author of 1973 South Carolina Archives. South Carolina
"In this age of equestrian literary amnesia, Susan Craft led an international team of authors, researchers, scientists, cavalrymen and Long Riders who created the Equestrian Writer's Guide. Armed with this treasure trove of vital mounted wisdom, Craft has now penned THE CHAMOMILE. Though it is a fictional novel, set during the American Revolutionary War, Craft's tale of intrepid equestrian travelers rings true, thanks to the horse history and lore she helped preserve for future generations," says CuChullaine O'Reilly, who is the founder of the Long Riders' Guild, the world's international association of equestrian explorers, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the Explorers' Club, and author of Khyber Knights.
Craft, who has lived in
, since she was five, has a degree in Broadcast Journalism from USC. Her 40-year career includes working for SC Educational Television, the SC Department of Mental Health, the SC College of Pharmacy, and currently for the SC Senate. This is the fourth book she has authored. The first two were S.C. State Library award-winning professional works in the field of mental health, and the third, published in 2006, was A Perfect Tempest, a historical fiction set in Columbia, SC during the Civil War. Columbia
She is a member of Romance Writers of America, the American Christian Fiction Writers, The Historical Novel Society, the S.C. Writers Workshop, the SC Historical Society, the Robert Burns Society, the Colonial American Christian Writers, and the Inkplots, a writers' critique group. Her short stories have been published in four of the group's collections.
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A situation probably familiar to many of you:
- Corporate conglomerate needs update from country business units
- Analyst creates PPT template with just headings: "key successes", "key issues", etc.
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- Analysts cuts and pastes an overview document together (Friday 3AM) and sends it up the hierarchy as a status update.
If your goals is to provide a 20 minute update on the status in the business units the analyst might as well write the slideument herself. The writing of the slides will not take the time, it's getting the information, and internalizing it. An alternative scenario:
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I was just talking to my brother and realized I should share good internet sources for edible landscaping plants. He has a lot to do with his 10 acres and is able to explore some areas of farming that I can't so it's interesting to bounce ideas off one another. He expressed a concern to me that he wants to plant 50 fruit trees in bioswales and the cost is prohibitive at $20 per plant. There are many good sources of edible trees and shrubs out there online some with considerably better prices than that. I recommended Sandusky Valley for what he is planning to do at $3-5 per plant it would be a much more reasonable endeavor.
This is my main standby. Basically you get a rooted cutting from these people, but they are healthy and good plants. You have to be patient though. With plants this small it will be a few years at least until you see fruit or nuts. The cost can't be beat though. If I were to open a retail location for edibles, I would probably order my stock here to pot up for the nursery. One of the main advantages of this site is they occasionally have the super dwarf cherries and they have hazelnuts in two varieties. Both of these plants are good choices for limited space. The hazelnuts do take up some space, but if you want nuts in a limited space, they are the way to go. Most nuts are giant trees. Other neat plants I've picked up here and are doing well in my yard are guomi, aronia berry, prinsepia berry, and lycopene berry.
If you are looking to increase the output of your yard, edible landscaping is the way to go. One of my favorite and most attractive hedges is made up of black currant bushes. They are very attractive. Many others can provide an aesthetically appealing look for your yard as well. There are some Korean sour cherries that only get about three feet high and yield heavily. Vines can provide kiwi, grapes, hops, chocolate fruit, and any number of other things. The possibilities are limitless. With the prices that Sandusky Valley offers, it doesn't cost much at all to experiment. You can start with just a few plants put in here and there for around $20.
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New York Sports Clubs is a chain of gyms that operate around the country. We were tasked with giving the established brand well deserved tune-up. We worked on everything from the rebrand and in-gym design to redesigning their website from the ground up, we did it all – and I was there every step of the way.
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This project was particularly challenging because New York Sports Clubs is a well-established brand, and we wanted to create a brand that felt familiar and ready for the 21st century. My role in this project was to help lead the team in creating treatments & design systems that could be applied across all the different verticals.
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As product design lead, it was my responsibility to oversee and design in both the UX and UI phases. I worked closely with UX designers and programmers to redesign the NYSC website from the ground up. Our goal was to create a usable product in which prospective members could get a clear idea of everything NYSC has to offer and sign up, while also providing an excellent tool for existing members to book classes and purchase services such as training or baby sitting.
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The brand we developed relied heavily on photography and we wanted that to shine through on the website. We used photography to tell the story of the new NYSC. To do that, we had to carefully map out our photography to make sure the photos we captured would pair well with the design & typography of the site – and have a shoot. The tools we designed to find clubs and classes are robust, the challenge here was to make sure they felt modern, usable and not overwhelming. Throughout the site there are micro interactions designed to give the website some energy.
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In a nutshell
Gauge: 2'
Length: Approx 1 mile
Opened: Originally - 1880s (closed 1940s)
Museum railway - 2010
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Date of visit: 27 July 2013
Key Facts
- The quarry in which the railway is situated was first opened in 1870s to provide granite chippings for railway construction
- It was extended in 1892 by the addition of a paving slab manufacturing company
- In 1936 company was amalgamated with the Cumberland Granite Company to form the Keswick Granite Co.. Threlkeld Quarry was closed in 1937, but was re-opened in 1949 after modernisation.
- Originally the granite was blasted from the quarry with black powder and the rock transferred to the crushing plant on wagons by gravity. When further quarry workings were opened along the valley, the railway was extended and operated by steam locomotives. However, after the second world war the railway was dismantled and transportation of the rock was replaced by motor vehicles.
- The quarry finally closed in 1982 and much of the hardware sold off.
- It became the site of the Lakeland Mines and Quarries Trust museum in 1992 and in 2004 became the home of the Vintage Excavator Trust.
- The museum now includes exhibits on mining and quarrying and walking tours of the mine workings are provided to visitors
- My visit coincided with the annual steam gala and included visiting locomotives from Amerton, Statfold Barn, Leighton Buzzard and the West Lancs Light Railway.
My ImpressionsHaving stayed overnight in Keswick, I was able to watch preparations for the day's steaming before the museum officially opened for visitors. There was considerable activity going-on at the main shed.
Kerr Stuart Wren class 0-4-0 loco, Peter Pan, which is privately owned but often runs on the Leighton Buzzard Railway was receiving some last minute attention .......
...... as was Kerr Stuart 0-6-2 Joffre from West Lancs and Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0 Lautoka Mill No 19 from Statfold Barn.
Quarry Hunslet 0-4-0, Sybil Mary, also from Statfold Barn was also steaming quietly on the main line ....
..... while vertical boilered, Paddy, often seen on the Amerton Railway, as being prepared on the shed road.
And of course, not forgetting Threlkeld's own 0-4-0 Bagnall locomotive, Sir Tom,
...... which is housed in the line's main engine shed beside the lower station.
The day's proceedings were kicked-off by the quarry Hunslet, Sybil Mary, putting in a spirited performance as she stormed up the gradient towards the upper station with her throttle wide open.
The rest of the day ensued with an extremely busy programme of trains making their way up and down the line from the lower station yard....
..... where there is a platform and various buildings housing the loco and some of the rolling stock. The passenger carriages have a distinct utilitarian feel about them, ideally suited to the museum's location.
Facilities at the upper station are fairly limited, with evidence that construction is still very much work-in-progress.
But its location in the heart of the quarry makes it ideal as a setting for the former industrial locos such as the vertical-boilered De Winton inspired, Paddy.......
....... and the quarry Hunslet, Sybil Mary.
The stiff climb up the quarry provided an excellent opportunity for the locos to demonstrate their prowess. Here we see Sybil Mary breasting the summit of the climb ......
..... and similarly Peter Pan with a light load.
At each of the stations, there was some shunting in evidence as trains were run-round and new trains were assembled.
Peter Pan about to descend to the lower station........
...... pursued later by Joffre.
The lower station is perched on the hillside above the community of Threlkeld; the valley providing an excellent backdrop to the museum and its railway.
Statfold Barn's Husdwell Clarke 0-6-0 Lautoka Mill No 19 was clearly enjoying the challenge which the stiff gradients provided..........
.... as was her sister engine, Sybil Mary.
The museum's own loco, Sir Tom was not left out of the proceedings and did sterling work on passenger duties in between the non-stop freight workings.
I can thoroughly recommend a visit to Threlkeld. Although, I did not take the opportunity to participate in a mine tour, I did spend some time browsing through the museum exhibits which are very well laid-out and comprehensively explained. Clearly, the steam gala is a particular attraction for those interested in industrial railways. I spent the majority of the day there and still felt I could have stayed longer.
The catering facilities at the museum are fairly basic at the moment, but it is early days and I would imagine that once the major works have been completed thoughts will turn to enhancing this aspect of the museum's offerings - which for those interested in this aspect of our industrial heritage are already impressive, particularly the collection of excavators and associated machinery.
There is even an opportunity for budding prospectors to pan for gold!
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In this chapter, Foer visits Paradise Locker Meats, a smalltime slaughterhouse doing things in a more "traditional" way than most of the bigger houses these days. Even so, he has a difficult experience.
"It's not just because I'm a city boy that I find this repulsive. Mario and his workers admitted to having difficulty with some of the more gory aspects of slaughter, and I heard that sentiment echoed wherever I could have frank conversations with slaughterhouse workers."This discomfort is heightened all the more for Foer by the fact that the animals being slaughtered on the day of his visit are hogs - pigs, with their intelligence and particularly gutwrenching squeal (or scream, if you prefer). The visit comes to a head when, upon leaving, the abattoir staff are just dying to share with Foer the end product of their hard labors: a slice of glistening pink ham. Foer wriggles from this predicament by playing the Kosher card (he isn't, but he sure could play one on TV). Awkwardness ensues.
If you're going to discuss pig eating, or to put it nicely "pork", there's no way to avoid the name Smithfield, leading pork producer in the U.S. Run a Google search for "Smithfield Farms pork", and among the first entries (sometimes the very first) you'll find a Rolling Stone article entitled Boss Hog: Pork's Dirty Secret. As have many others, Foer has found this article to be particularly illuminating regarding the manure "lagoons" that go hand in hand with pig factories.
As Foer points out, the pits are filled not only with animal feces but also with "whatever will fit through the slatted floors of the factory farm buildings. This includes but is not limited to: stillborn piglets, afterbirths, dead piglets, vomit, blood, urine, antibiotic syringes, broken bottles of insecticide, hair, pus"... et cetera. No wonder, then, that neighbors get upset when an industrial pig "farm" gets built nearby? The presence of these lagoons shifts from nauseating to enraging when one understands that accidents do happen, and sometimes these cess pools "spill" into nearby lakes and rivers.
Foer goes on to discuss another major concern in the raising of commercial pigs: the gestation crate. This is a contraption which confines a sow, and is generally justified by the excuse that the mother pig may crush her babies if she is allowed to move.
What defenders of such practices don't point out is that at [non-industrial farms], the problem doesn't arise in the first place. Not surprisingly, when farmers select for "motherability" when breeding, and a mother pig's sense of smell is not overpowered by the stench of her own liquefied feces beneath her, and her hearing is not impaired by the clanging of metal cages, and she is given space to investigate where her piglets are and exercise her legs so that she can lie down slowly, she finds it easy enough to avoid crushing her young.The chapter is concluded with a brief revisitation of the plight of fish. Fish do seem to be different to most everyone - we've all met the "vegetarian" who still eats fish. Perhaps it is the land/water divide that so separates us? Philosophical quandaries aside, there are no numbers kept for how many hundreds of thousands, or millions, or maybe even billions of fish and other sea creatures are caught and consumed each year. They count for so little that we literally don't even count them.
I've always known about that thing called "bycatch" - I'm old enough to remember the craze of dolphin-safe tuna, after all - but this section held a piece of information that actually shocked me. According to Foer and his fact checkers, 80 to 90 percent of the sea creatures caught by industrial fishing operations, even those businesses considered efficient, are thrown back as bycatch! Well, I had to check that out. While I couldn't find a reliable source to mirror those numbers (other than maybe Greenpeace, but I think they're biased?) I did find an FAO report on shrimp trawling that finds an average of 85% . Ouch.
I'm unsure why this section on industrial fishing was tacked to the back of chapter 6; nevertheless, it is most certainly good information to have.


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Gmail continues to gain more advanced administrative controls as Google pushes its way onto Microsoft and IBM turf. Many users and administrators know how to set up a Forward in Gmail's Settings, but you can also do this in the Google Apps Control Panel.
Access Gmail settings. You'll see an option for 'Default routing', which can also be accessed from 'Advanced settings'.
In the 'Default routing' options we'll select 'Add setting'. Then we'll add the recipient email address we to apply our action to, in this case the email address we want to forward from. We'll also want to make sure we select the radio button that applies the rule to non-recognized and recognized addresses.
Once configured, mail sent to the first recipient will be delivered to both. Leveraging the 'Default routing' settings to achieve this saves the Administrator from having to access the user's Gmail settings, especially helpful if the user is unavailable and the Administrator is not comfortable with a command line tool like Google Apps Manager (GAM).
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Happy Friday Babes!
I hope you all had a great week! I spent mine getting things ready for some events I am hosting and just hanging with my besties. I am so ready to share the final hotel from my stay in Houston with you guys! So lets just jump into it!
For the last part of my week in Houston I was hosted by the amazing Hotel Alessandra, and let me tell you guys it is literally one of my favourite hotels now!
First off lets start with my room because it was gorgeous! Everything in there was totally chic and modern. I loved the vibe SO much, it was one of the most aesthetic rooms ever. Another cool feature was the tablet that let you order room service and read about all the amenities that the hotel had to offer!
Hotel Alessandra has an awesome gym that you have to check out if you stay with them. They have the newest, nicest equipment and I loved the refreshment area that they had stocked with cold water and towels. They even offered bottle Fiji water for you to take with you while you're actually working out which I loved!
Of course they have an AMAZING pool because how could they not!? There are tons of spots where you can just lay out and work on your tan or there are even loungers in the shallow end that you can relax in if you don't feel like diving right in.
If you are in Houston I HIGHLY recommend staying at Hotel Alessandra. The location of the hotel is absolutely stellar. You are right downtown H-Town and are also only blocks away from Minute Maid Park, the Toyota Centre, and the House of Blues. You couldn't ask for a better location!
As always if you have any questions or comments please leave them down below or find me on any of my socials and slide into my DMs ;)
I hope you guys have a great weekend!


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getrusage − get resource usage
#include <sys/time.h>
#include <sys/resource.h>
int getrusage(int who, struct rusage *usage);
getrusage() returns current resource usages, for a who of either RUSAGE_SELF or RUSAGE_CHILDREN. The former asks for resources used by the current process, the latter for resources used by those of its children that have terminated and have been waited for.
struct rusage {
struct timeval ru_utime; /* user time used */
struct timeval ru_stime; /* system time used */
long ru_maxrss; /* maximum resident set size */
long ru_ixrss; /* integral shared memory size */
long ru_idrss; /* integral unshared data size */
long ru_isrss; /* integral unshared stack size */
long ru_minflt; /* page reclaims */
long ru_majflt; /* page faults */
long ru_nswap; /* swaps */
long ru_inblock; /* block input operations */
long ru_oublock; /* block output operations */
long ru_msgsnd; /* messages sent */
long ru_msgrcv; /* messages received */
long ru_nsignals; /* signals received */
long ru_nvcsw; /* voluntary context switches */
long ru_nivcsw; /* involuntary context switches */
On success, zero is returned. On error, −1 is returned, and errno is set appropriately.
usage points outside the accessible address space.
who is invalid.
SVr4, 4.3BSD. POSIX.1-2001 specifies getrusage(), but only specifies the fields ru_utime and ru_stime.
Including <sys/time.h> is not required these days, but increases portability. (Indeed, struct timeval is defined in <sys/time.h>.)
In Linux kernel versions before 2.6.9, if the disposition of SIGCHLD is set to SIG_IGN then the resource usages of child processes are automatically included in the value returned by RUSAGE_CHILDREN, although POSIX.1-2001 explicitly prohibits this. This non-conformance is rectified in Linux 2.6.9 and later.
The above struct was taken from 4.3BSD Reno. Not all fields are meaningful under Linux. In linux 2.4 only the fields ru_utime, ru_stime, ru_minflt, and ru_majflt are maintained. Since Linux 2.6, ru_nvcsw and ru_nivcsw are also maintained.


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Claudia and Cheryl IM all things Etherworld…
Oh my god, Cheryl. Etherworld is FINALLY here and out in the world! How are you feeling right now? Relieved, excited, freaked? What's going through that head of yours?
I feel AWESOME, excited and just a bit sad that it's over.
Totally get where you're coming from. Saying good-bye to characters you've come to know and love isn't easy.
They've been a part of our lives for so long that I feel like they're real. I even feel like some of the devices are real. I still refer to phones as tabs. And sometimes I tell my kids to put away their Equips...
LOL! They must look at you like, "What the heck, Mom. Get your realities straight."
They're more like - YOU'RE CRAZY.
Ha! So is there a particular character you're going to miss the most? Or a part of the Elusion universe?
JOSH. Ever since we kinda/sorta cast him as Dave Franco in our minds, he's been my secret crush. What about you?
Josh is pretty dreamy! Don't think I'm weird or anything but I'm going to miss Avery. She was so IN YOUR FACE and fun to write. Maybe she needs her own spin off, kind of like Saul from Breaking Bad?
Avery definitely needs her own spinoff. Not to get all weepy, but you know what else I'm going to miss? That jig you would do when we were outlining and came up with a good idea.
You mean this?
That's the one! ☺ Let's get back to Etherworld. Do you think readers will forgive us for the cliffhanger in the first book?
Hmmmm...good question! I think once they dive into Book 2, they'll understand why we left off where we did in Book 1 and see that there was just so much more story to be told. Cliffhangers are tough, but I think Etherworld is such a satisfying conclusion that people will have all their lingering questions answered plus another intriguing mystery and adventure to experience.
AGREED! I have to admit, I loved working on Etherworld because it felt like we had done a lot of the hard work in Elusion. We could really delve into some of those relationships and explore them on a more intense level. Impressed by how deep and intellectual I am?
As always!
Did you think it was more challenging to write Elusion or Etherworld?
I think they were both challenging but for different reasons. Creating a unique futuristic world and distinctive characters with personal motives and missions all from scratch is huge undertaking, and in Etherworld, we had the luxury of leaning on everything we created in Book 1. However, we hadn't really arced out the rest of the story when we completed Elusion, and once we figured out what we wanted to happen, we had written ourselves into some corners that we had to work our way out of, if you recall. ;-)
Ha! Oh yes, I remember that very well! It kind of felt like we working on a Rubik's Cube at times. But it was SO thrilling when it all started to come together. Then I was doing your jig, too. I felt like I was on the ExSet setting.
Yes, it was exciting when we started solving the puzzle, piece by piece! I kind of sympathized with Regan at the end. HOW DID SHE KEEP HER COOL WHEN THERE WAS SO MANY CLUES TO FIGURE OUT!
And wasn't it totally surreal when Facebook announced they had bought Oculus, and we discovered the creator of Oculus is just a few years older than Patrick? I was kind of like: What have we done? Life seemed to be imitating art.
Oh yes, the Oculus thing blew my mind. For a while there, I was wondering if everything we wrote would suddenly happen in real life, kind of like that movie Stranger Than Fiction?
I LOVE that movie. Seriously. I own it and have seen it a million times. Emma Thompson's character writes like me--I visualize everything. I just hope we haven't killed off any real people. Do you visualize things like that?
Yes, completely. I think a lot of writers sit and plan out a whole scene in their mind, including dialogue, before they sit down and put it all on paper.
One of them is ME! Think of all the trees I've saved.
You are a true environmentalist!
All kidding aside, I'm kind of glad that we tackled a lot of environmental issues in Elusion and Etherworld. I think it's important to think about the future of our natural resources and what might happen to us if we're not careful about conservation.
It's true—and I think exploring how technology could play a role in trying to rectify our mistakes, only to become another problem we might not be able to control, is one of the things that makes the story—
A modern-day allegory?
You love that phrase!
I know. I try to use it in a sentence almost every day.
That doesn't surprise me at all ☺


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The Indian troops have foiled two attempts of infiltration from Pakistan in the last 18 hours and pushed back intruders in Gulmarg and Nowgam sectors after heavy exchange of fire.
"#JKOps 2 infilt attempts foiled in last 18 hrs. Alert troops push back intruders in Gulmarg & Nowgam sects after heavy exch of fire @adgpi," posted the Northern Command of the Indian Army on its official Twitter handle.
On 22 November, Indian Army jawans Grenadier Manoj Kumar Kushwah, Rifleman Prabhu Singh and Shashank Kumar Singh were killed.
Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on 23 November said that yesterday's attack on Indian soldiers along the Line of Control (LoC) in Machil sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district shows Pakistan's frustration and added that a befitting reply would be given to those responsible.
"The activities are taking place because Pakistan is frustrated. It is unfortunate, they are being replied accordingly. We will give them a befitting reply. Apt steps are being taken by the forces. The action taken is as per the need," he told the media outside Parliament.


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A beautiful view on the Potomac.
When: Saturday, April 26th, from 9:30am to 2pm
Where: The Potomac River near Ashburn, VA
What: Catfishing
Weather: Warm with a slight breeze. Sunny skies turned partly cloudy. 63 degrees warmed to 70. Wind calm to South at 14mph and gusting to 20mph.
Barometric Pressure: 29.88in fell to 29.83in
Relative Humidity: 46%Sunrise: 6:18am
Sunset: 7:58pm
Moon: Waning, 3 days before new. Underfoot 10:59am.
Water Conditions: A little high and a little muddy.
Before I started chasing muskies, my favorite thing to do was to fish for catfish South of the Mason Dixon line. Whenever I was down there, of course. In fact, that's where this blog gets it's name from.
Many years ago, I spent some some time in Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia and Kentucky, and I would often do my best to fish for blue and flathead catfish. These are two species of catfish that, aside from an invasive population in the Delaware River, are not found in New Jersey.
More recently, I would do the same on trips to West Virginia.
My success was often limited, and I only ever wound up with a bunch of big channel cats and some small flatheads.
Still, the thought of big catfish still gets me going.
So when I learned that we would not be far from the Potomac while at a wedding this past weekend, I thought I'd take a shot at catfishing there.
One of the reasons I never had great success at river fishing for catfish in the past was that it was often difficult to find a good spot to fish.
That was not the case on this day.
With a little help from Google Maps, I found the rocky outcropping in Elizabeth Mills Riverfront Park in Leesburg, Virginia.
I had stopped at the supermarket to pick up bait, and although I would have liked some smelt or herring, I settled for shrimp and chicken livers. I also tried to catch some bluegills, but didn't have any luck.
I spent over 5 hours on this rock, and although I got a couple light bites, I caught no fish. Still, it was great to be catfishing again and the view from the rock was beautiful.
I'd really like to do a little more of that this year. Let's see if I can find a reason to go down South again.


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High resolution old and contemporary photographs of Churches and other places of Worship in Coughton Court in the county of Warwickshire in England, part of the United Kingdom.
Warwickshire, Coughton Court, St Peter's Church, The Nave
Coughton Court - near Alcester - is home to two churches, St Peter's Anglican Church, which was rebuilt in the mid 15th century, and Saints Peter, Paul and Elizabeth - the Catholic Church, which was built in 1855. Both were built by the Throckmorton family.
The images of Coughton Court Church are kindly shared with us by Mr. John Fox.
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As a driver concerned with the well-being of my fellow citizens on the road, I make an effort to warn oncoming traffic when I notice a cop stalking for speeders.
That is, once I'm sure that Johnny Law hasn't locked his sights on me. When I know I've made it through the speed trap unscathed, I believe it's my civic duty to warn others that a stealthy officer lies in wait around the next bend. A simple flash of the high beams usually does the job. It's like an unspoken bond between drivers; one that leaves me feeling good about saving a stranger's day and one I sure appreciate when I happen to be on the receiving end.
Who knew that, in some cases, such community goodness might be against the law?
The Orlando Sentinel reports:
Alexis Cason was on her way to school one morning when she spotted two Oviedo police officers on the side of the road. She flashed her headlights to warn other drivers about the speed trap ahead. Moments later, another cop pulled her over and wrote her a ticket, saying she'd just broken the law by flashing her lights.
The 22-year-old Cason challenged the ticket and won. Others in Florida are doing the same thing, fighting back against $100 tickets issued for flashing lights at oncoming motorists. It's happening in other states too, and, in many cases, there aren't any laws specifically barring people from warning others about speed traps.
A news report from WTSP 10 News in Florida says Eric Campbell was recently cited too. Not only does he want his $100 ticket refunded, but he's asking for $15,000 in damages. Things just got serious!
Since 2005, over 10,000 drivers have been cited for flashing their high beams in Florida, and if Campbell wins his case, the state could be facing over $1 million in ticket refunds. Or, if Campbell gets his $15,000 and sets an unlikely precedent, Florida could face over $150 million in payouts.
I fall on the side of the average citizen on this one. Heck, there's even an iPhone app designed to fill in drivers on the location of known speed traps. If flashing lights is illegal, surely that should be shut down, right?
Do you warn others of speed traps or let them suffer whatever consequences await them?


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Ten Years Down the Road
The Story of Dave DeVoss
Ten years ago, Dave DeVoss's story of change at Peoria Rescue Ministries was featured in The Hope newsletter. Today he reminds us of his story and shares an update on what God has been doing in his life these past ten years.
"Where to?" asked the driver of a Peoria Yellow Cab as Dave slid into the back seat on a cold February night of 2004. Earlier, he had taken his last 20 dollars into a south end tavern to mull over his current situation and to try to think of a way out. Sitting at the bar, he never would have imagined the turn of events that was coming his way.
Dave had enlisted in the Army National Guard at 19, where he served for three years. He had spent most of his life afterwards working at various jobs but never truly settling down at any one for long. He had become a "functioning" alcoholic and regular marijuana smoker. At age 37, his alcohol and drug-filled life took a dangerous turn when an acquaintance gave him marijuana laced with crack cocaine. "That high was like nothing else and I would chase it from that moment on," he shares.
Almost four years later, he was unemployed, terribly unhealthy, and homeless. The crack dealer who he had been living with had thrown all his belongings out into the snow-covered yard when he could no longer work due to his addiction. "I sat there that night knowing that I had hit bottom," says Dave. "I had alienated my family and had nowhere to go."
Sitting at a bar after being thrown out, he asked the bartender to call a cab for him as he finished his drink.
"I felt hopeless as I got into that cab and knew that I couldn't live like this. When the driver asked where I wanted to go, I said 'just take me downtown to the nearest bridge.' The cab driver started driving for a short bit but then realized what I had just said and slammed on the brakes. He locked me into the car from his controls up front and said, 'Oh, not on my watch!' He called ahead to Methodist hospital and drove me there where mental health staff was waiting when he pulled up with me."
Dave smiles a bit and says, "You know, I've often wondered if that cab driver was an angel. I'd love to be able to thank him for saving my life."
The weeks following would be spent in extensive day treatments for depression at Methodist and staying at the Peoria Rescue Mission at night. Dave admits that he wasn't "much of a fan" of the Mission at first, but he was grateful for the shower, meal and place to sleep. It wasn't until several weeks later that he had an experience during chapel service which he explains as a sort of "tunnel vision" that would totally change his life. "It was like the pastor was speaking just to me and there was nobody else in the room. I went up to him after service and he prayed for me as I rededicated my life back to Christ."
Dave admits that making a decision for Christ did not make his problems go away; he still fought with his addictions but was consistent with his outpatient treatment. He explains, "Eric Howard was the Assistant Director of the Mission at that time and could see that I was on the fence. He began talking to me about Victory Acres and I eventually made the decision to put my name on the waiting list." Victory Acres is a no-cost, long-term recovery program which teaches men to live a Christ-centered life. After seven weeks, Dave moved from the Mission to Victory Acres where he could fully embrace the understanding of God's love for him and to find the peace of mind and heart that he had needed for so long.
In August of 2004, Dave graduated from Victory Acres and returned to the Mission to take the cook position for the next two and a half years. "I was excited to be able to return to the Mission and encourage others as a staff member," he says, "I think it was all in God's plan because it helped me stay focused as well."
Now, thirteen years later, Dave looks back over his life since that cold February night when he felt like giving up was his only option. He left the Mission's cook position and began working for a local manufacturing company and within a few months, bought a small home with a nice-sized yard for two rescue dogs to run in.
He was able to mend relationships with his family and often vacationed with his mother and stepfather. "I'd drive and my stepdad would go on and on, sharing stories of his years working for the steel mill. It was awesome to reconnect with them, especially after all of the worry that I had caused them over the years," says Dave. He shares that his stepfather would often ask him when he was going to start dating again. "I would always tell him that God would bring me someone when it was time," says Dave. He goes on to explain that he never tried looking for someone because he knew that he had to make certain that he wasn't going to risk bringing any of his past issues into a new relationship. "I had never dated as the 'sober me' and I guess I was also worried about not finding someone who could accept my past," he explains. In December of last year, nearly thirteen years without drugs or alcohol, that would change for him in a way that he claims could have only been orchestrated by God himself.
"I had posted to my Facebook page about having an extra free pass to the Northwoods Church Christmas program and a lady from my home- town of Sheffield, an hour north, responded that she would like to be able to go. She actually had sent me a friend request earlier in the year, but we had never corresponded in any way," explains Dave. He laughs explaining that this person had mistaken him for his brother who runs a small engine repair shop in Sheffield. She had tried contacting his brother about fixing her mower but he rarely used Facebook and had never responded to her. "She asked if she could walk over and pickup the ticket and I told her that I live in Peoria," he says with a smile and a shake of his head.
The two met in Peoria the next day, a few hours before the program. "I got out of my car and she handed me a cookie that she had bought inside of the gas station as a trade. I told her to enjoy the show, she thanked me and that was it," says Dave. He knew from seeing some of her previous Facebook posts that she had been widowed the summer before and that the holidays were proving to be difficult. While he was at the church waiting for his sister and brother-in-law to arrive, he decided to invite her to sit with them and sent her a text.
"She was there alone and it seemed like the right thing to do," he says. The two struck up an instant friendship and began almost daily conversations. "The next time that we saw each other was on New Year's Day, back at Northwoods Church where they had a Christian magician come to put on a show. She reached down to hold my hand during a prayer and I was hooked," he says.
Today, Dave DeVoss is enjoying life with his girlfriend, his dogs and a new home in East Peoria. "She brought four grown children and four grandbabies to the mix and I'm loving it," he says with an honest smile. He has also recently taken a leap of faith and started an HVAC program with plans of starting his own business within the year. He spends his time on projects around the house, visiting with family and enjoying his new life to the fullest.