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High Blood Pressure can start at any age - whether you are 31 or in your 20's. The fact that you are worrying about your high blood pressure will cause it spike up and you certainly don't want that since it is already high. Your numbers are quite alarming, however, with lifestyle changes, you can control your numbers. Losing weight is very much the key towards better numbers. I lost 20 lbs about a year ago and my numbers came down after losing the first 5 lbs. I was even able to get off my meds and have been off them for a year, but it has been alot of hard work. Cutting down my drinking to once a week and watching what I eat are two important things that i have to watch every single day, probably for the rest of my life. I too have to watch my weight as well as i have gained 10 lbs back over the winter months, so the BP numbers have risen a little bit but nothing to be alarmed about. I too, have been afraid of even getting my blood pressure taken because i hate to see the high numbers, so i have told myself to not take it so often and to relax. I know that's easier said than done, but relaxing is the key to good numbers, as well. Hang in there and as long as you know that you have the high numbers, it's up to you to make the changes necessary to bring them down. Keep us posted!!
I was diagnose with HBP at 27!!! 5 weeks after my last baby was born. I went to the hospital because My head felt weird,and I coughed up blood. I got worried and went. turns out I had bronchitis and my blood pressure was 170/100. I now at the age of 31 is on Lisinopril 20mg. I did manage to lose some weight,not by exercising,but by eating right. It makes a whole lot difference. fruits and veggies help also. I love eating cantelope,strawberries,banana especially, is good for HBP. worrying is just going to make it worst. Just know there are doctors that will help you through this.
That's terrifying!
But you can't jump into a major lifestyle change, it's stressful and really hard. The first step I took was going to the doctor and getting on meds. That right there made me feel A MILLION times better. Just knowing that a little pill can help me get started.
I know how you feel... you don't want to go to the doc, because they all will have the same thing to say. Same for me.... I go to the doctor and they ALWAYS say, "Oh my! But you are so young!!" I've just come to accept that, and I simply say, 'Yes, I am and I want to take the steps I need to in order to work on getting it under control.'
Take this one step at a time, but don't do nothing or the fear will never leave you. You're not alone with this. And remember this too... you're not as young as I was when I developed high blood pressure. People have hbp and they don't know why. You're not alone.
The previous posters have offered a lot of good advice, but the first thing you need to do is see your doctor. Your doctor can work with you to help create a plan to tackle your hypertension. The possible consequences of untreated hypertension are a lot scarier than a doctor visit!
I have a couple of articles to get you started: Hypertension FAQ which may answer many basic questions you have, and Understanding High Blood Pressure. Finally, here?s a link to our Hypertensions/Blood Pressure Center, where you can find articles, research, information about medications and diet, a newsletter, and other helpful things to help you keep your blood pressure under control.
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Please listen to what Byroney said about there being a lot scarier things than seeing a doctor for your high blood pressure. My husband has had HBP for many years which he tried to control with diet & exercise, no meds. His B/P was in the range of 230/90-100. He quit smoking about 15 years ago & that helped some but not near enough. Finally, about 2-1/2 years ago he developed a really bad nosebleed that landed him in urgent care - had to have his nose packed to stop it. The docs insisted he be seen by a cardiac doc before he could be released to go back to work. Nosebleed was on Wednesday, cardiac appt. was scheduled for following Monday. On Monday morning, he walked 3 blocks round trip to get a newspaper & had some agina on the way home. Went to the cardiac doc that afternoon & had some agina walking into the building. When the cardiac doc heard about agina, she ordered a short strip electrocardiogram(EKG) & when she saw the results of that, she admitted him to the hospital where they did a complete EKG followed by a bunch of other tests. They ended up doing an angioplasty to open up four(4) blockages in one six(6) inch section of one of his coronary arteries. He's on several meds now & will be for the rest of his life BUT his B/P is back in a normal range. He works a 40 hour week & feels great. I feel better now, too, knowing that he's healthier. We really watch the sodium & fat content in frozen foods we buy & I cook a lot differently than I used to, but that's better for me, too! I never thought I'd be grateful for a nosebleed, but I am because that nosebleed made him see the doc & get treated with meds to bring B/P under control. He would NOT be with me now if not for the doctors! Good Luck!
I too suffer from HP and I was in denial for many years. I did not want to take medication as I thought that it would be admitting that I was really ill. Well, I now take my BP meds everyday after days of HP headaches and feeling awful from my pressure being above 150/100. Yours is at a point where you should be really afraid. Please if you want to feel better, go back to the doctor and have them monitor your pressure so they can give you a prognosis.... Good luck and take care of yourself
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It all started in a suburban New Jersey basement with some puppets, a tricycle and a double album by the Who. When Dinklage was six or seven, he and his older brother (now a successful violinist) would put on shows in their parents' basement for "neighborhood elderly people. We'd do a puppet Quadrophenia," Dinklage recalls, "set up little drum kits with tuna-fish cans and do a whole show and sell tickets for a bottle cap or whatever. We'd put the stereo speakers facedown on the floor upstairs, so it would come through the ceiling. We were basically the Little Rascals of New Jersey."
Dinklage would also do a routine to "Send in the Clowns": "I was in some sort of wig, but not dressed as a clown – I knew from an early age not to humiliate myself," he says. "I was on a tricycle, and we played the entire song, and my whole part of the revue was to ride the tricycle and fall over, ride the tricycle and fall over, while these old people were sitting there. It's really a sad visual now that I think about it, a six-year-old little guy who keeps falling over on a tricycle. But if you ask any actor, they have those stories, they turn to that stuff. I don't know if Robert De Niro was doing puppet shows in his basement, but he was doing something."
As a young child, Dinklage underwent painful bone-shaving operations, "a common procedure" to prevent complications from achondroplasia, the genetic condition that causes his dwarfism. "Not everyone who's a dwarf has this operation, but it can come back and fuck you up if you don't. It can lead to scoliosis and really bowed legs and difficulty walking." His father, a salesman, and his mother, a music teacher, never talked much about his height: "If it was a movie of our lives, there would be a conversation every scene. But no, never. That's not the way life is. No one talks about anything! I think it would have stood out and I would have remembered it, or I would have gone, 'Eww, you're being weird, go away from me.'"
Did they explain his condition early on? He shakes his head. "What do you need to explain? There's nothing you need to explain. It's like explaining your hands. You grew up with it, it's part of who you are, it's not like overnight something happens, like an illness. An illness, you need to explain, a disease, a sudden injury or anything like that, but when it's part of your physiognomy?" He pauses. "But I do remember seeing myself in a school play on tape," he continues, "at the dawn of VHS, and thinking, 'Wow, I am much shorter than the rest of the kids.' That was a little heartbreaking."
At his all-boys Catholic high school, he continued doing plays – they were a refuge at a school where he didn't fit in: "I was a sullen kid who smoked cigarettes and wore black every day, and I went to a school that was lacrosse players and Izods." He doesn't have to say much about his teenage years to make it clear that they were not, for the most part, fun: He mentions being terrified of certain jocks, and that being "not very popular" left some slow-healing psychic wounds. "Now I'm so depressed," he half-jokes after discussing it for all of two minutes. "Can't we talk about Singin' in the Rain or something?"
In his junior year, a teacher who recognized his talent decided to showcase it in an Irish play called Sharon's Grave. "It was the first time I played a part written for somebody my size," he recalls. "He was just this wretched guy who was carried around on the back of his older, dim-witted brother, sort of an Of Mice and Men relationship. It was like, 'Oh, wow, there are these things out there, it's not just Gilbert and Sullivan, there are these parts out there.' It was only later that I ran away from roles that were specific to people my size."
Dinklage went off to Bennington College, where he majored in drama. He was happier there, but started experiencing panic attacks. He had too much pride to seek any help for them, and they eventually went away. "I should have seen a shrink," he says. He filled his college years well, however: "I smoked too much pot, stayed up too late, did a lot of plays, listened to a lot of Pixies and Dinosaur Jr."
This year, he'll deliver the commencement address at his old school: "Bennington produces some of the great contemporary novelists," he says, grinning. "But I'm on a TV show! So they asked me instead."
Dinklage is behind the wheel of his Volvo, cruising through tree-lined roads just outside New Paltz. His impressively stocked iPod – hooked up to the stereo, on permanent shuffle – lands on one of the lush synth-pop tunes from the soundtrack of last year's excellent noir film Drive, in which Ryan Gosling wore cool driving gloves, steered getaway cars and murdered people. Dinklage smiles. "Sometimes I play this soundtrack and I pretend I'm Ryan Gosling in that movie," he says. "But instead of L.A., it's upstate, so it doesn't work as well."
He glances at his car's interior – the baby seat in the back, the bulky New York atlas jammed in between the front seats (he doesn't believe in GPS: "I don't want the Man to know where I'm going"). "This is just like Drive," he says. "Except not at all." It's early afternoon, and a yellow bus in front of us pauses to drop off some kids. "Fucking school bus slowing me down when I'm listening to my Drive soundtrack!" Dinklage says in a mock roar.
He's on his way to a Lowe's, where he's planning to buy a chain saw to cut down some unruly branches on his property. "Is it creepy if I buy a chain saw? Would you be scared? You know what, Ryan Gosling's character in Drive wouldn't have asked that. We would just go and buy a chain saw like it was nothing, like it was a daily thing I do."
With his heavy-browed good looks, Dinklage has his own reputation as a heartthrob, a subject he first had to address years ago – when he was promoting his breakthrough film, 2003's quirky indie The Station Agent, this theme came up a lot. "I was behaving as my friends behaved: You go out, you have some beers, you talk to girls, you have a nice night. I have friends who were doing that and getting laid all the time. I wasn't one of them, but for some reason in the public eye, I was 'Mister guy about town,' and I think it was just because of my size and stuff. It was a funny reverse spin on it. I was like, 'What am I, an orgy guy?'"
In fact, he confesses, "I was socially a little bit of a mess, in terms of confidence with the other half." When did that change? "You get a little older, you get comfortable. Women respond to comfort, and a sense of humor. I was always able to make them laugh, so that helps a lot. Women on the whole are often not as shallow as men are. They can be, but they cut through things a little more easily than men do in terms of that superficial stuff."
On the other hand, he may be double-reverse-spinning the whole thing himself: "Pete is superflirtatious, the most successful flirt I've ever met," says Headey. "We literally walk down the street and people are like, 'Oh, hi, Pete!' And I'm like, 'When did you meet them? What have you been doing?'" And Game of Thrones co-creator David Benioff recalls meeting Dinklage at a dinner party years back: "I looked around the table and realized that every woman there, including my wife, was hanging on his every word, enthralled."
Dinklage's own wife, needless to say, is well aware of his appeal. "Lately, girls have been, like, licking his face," says Schmidt. "But what's frustrating about it is that Pete is an incredibly handsome, charming, funny guy, but when he does a magazine or something it's like, 'Isn't it amazing he's four foot five inches tall and he's sexy?' You know, that's just who Pete is. And the rest of the world has to catch up."
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Hi all! I'm sure this question has come up, but I can't find it on this board recently. I've got a non stick grill pan that has a serious build up of vegetable oil that will not wash off. It's sort of congealed. I'm not sure how it got so bad. What is the best way to get rid of it short of throwing away the pan?
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You might try baking soda first; dust it over the grease, then wipe it up. It will probably require a few attempts before you can get all the grease off.
You might also try wiping as much of the grease off first with a paper towel moistened with hot water and detergent.
These methods work for me.
I've got a layer of baking soda on it. I'm letting it sit for a little bit, then will try wiping & washing. I'll let you know how it works. Thanks for the suggestion & have a groovy day!
Also, I'm going to pour the baking soda into the sink & add vinegar! That's probably going to be the most exciting thing that happens today! Yeah, I lead a sad, boring life.This message has been edited. Last edited by: fuzzypeach,
"Your work is only as good as your concentra...hey look! A cloud shaped like Snoopy!"
I'd have started with an orange cleaner, myself.
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Swschrad, are you referring to a commercial orange cleaner or just a regular old orange squeezed of its juice?
Your comment reminds me that citrus fruits are degreasers, so lemon juice might work as well.
Straight sudsy ammonia works wonders on greasy grill grates and pans. Just use it undiluted to cover the build up, seal it in a black plastic trash bag and set it in the hot sun. Allow it to sit and work overnight also and it will clean off easily the next morning.
Conrad, doesn't that concentrate the ammonia and create an overwhelmingly powerful odor when you eventually open the bag?
It certainly can be a strong odor inside the bag, so that is why I have always done this outdoors on the driveway or patio. But strong is good, when dealing with the greasy mess.
I actually will use the garden hose to wash out the first residue, then take it indoors and do the final clean in the sink.
I would try using T.S.P. which is a degreaser. however , I don't know what would happen to the non-stick surface if you used a too strong solution.
As an aside. another use for ammonia if you have critters getting into your garbage, is to sprinkle a little in with the garbage, the critters will stay away. Been using this for many years and have not had a raid on our garbage since
Ammonia does not damage teflon or other non stick surfaces, even when used straight as I have done many times on grill pans/surfaces.
But TSP can be a great surface degreaser too, I have just found ammonia to work well for this sort of issue in the past.
They are both in my personal cleaning arsenal.
I coated the bottom of the pan with baking soda & let it set for a little while. Then I used one of those handy dandy square scrapy things to scrape the grease build up areas. It worked a lot better than just scraping it. I got most of it off but right in the center is a ring that it almost like it's burned on. I'll try the ammonia trick. I think I have come here.
Also I'll try sprinkling some on the ground at the side of my house. There is an area where armadillos dig for some reason. I don't mind them & in fact I think they are interesting animals but they get awful close to digging a hole between at the corner of the house & the fence. I don't want my little dog to escape through it.
"Your work is only as good as your concentra...hey look! A cloud shaped like Snoopy!"
The ammonia I had is the regular kind, not the fun sudsy type. I'm trying it anyway.
"Your work is only as good as your concentra...hey look! A cloud shaped like Snoopy!"
Yep, should work the same as a degreaser.
orange cleaner has a concentrate of the orange peel oil as one of the active ingredients. in some cases, the only ingredient. it cuts crud well. warning, danger, fattening, etc... this has some acidity, do not mix with ammonia.
first got introduced to the stuff in the hospital, when we changed out the chlorinated petrochemical in the cleaning barrel with a material called CitroSolv, which was orange oil in stoddard solvent. that cut the crud off nasty old motor windings and stators like magic. when orange oil cleaners got on the market, they were too strong for household cleaning straight. there are now sprays that are good for typical household stuff, and concentrated bottles for heavier use.This message has been edited. Last edited by: swschrad,
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I have that in the garage too. Orange cleaner is a good product, I agree. Like the smell too, also Orange oil for furniture.
On the citrus line, Citra-strip really sort of s-ucked however as a paint stripper. That was found unworthy and tossed.
Cheapskate that I am, I'm going to try just the peels from an orange to see how it works.
heh, eat the orange, drop the peels. been there, done that. took forever to kill the ants.
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Okay, next step is to consider is distillation of the essential oils. Actually, oranges are more expensive now that they're going out of season so maybe that's a project to put off until oranges are cheaper again.
oranges in general are going to get more expensive as a bacterial citrus canker is chewing up the groves. no cure. if you think of one, you're the next multi-billionnaire success story, call the Florida Citrus Commission, collect.
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Ammonia works great for any cooked on grease. I use it on my stove (hubby is a great cook, but very messy!). I soak paper towels with ammonia and then cover with a large trash bag. Leave it for a few hours and the grease wipes right off.
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Okay, which of these girls would like a paddlin' first?
They are known for being models, in particular for appearing in their swimsuits for Sports Illustrated. And showing they can do the 'sporty' part of the job Genevieve Morton and Jarah Mariano had some fun playing ping pong.
Taking to the table dressed in sexy athletic ensembles, the girls batted balls in celebration of the New York City BNP Paribas Showdown at SPiN New York, Susan Sarandon's ping-pong social club.
During the game the blonde seemed to get a little scared as Jarah hit balls at her…
And with that sentence, I will open the floor to sarcastic comments.


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Susannah Waite
Tara Dillard with Amy Downes and Molly Blanton
9:30 p.m. Saturday
Picasso Cafe
3009 Paseo
ACM@UCO is really working hard to put young musicians into the Oklahoma City scene. The school has just secured two residencies of sorts for its bands at Nonna's Purple Bar and The Blue Note.
Nonna's, 124 E Sheridan, will feature two ACM@UCO bands from 7-10 p.m. every Thursday. The Blue Note, 2408 N. Robinson, will host student bands from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. on the first Thursday of every month.
This week (Jan. 27), Nonna's will feature Elspeth Brown and the jazz/pop of Wunderjazz.
On Feb, 3, Molly Blanton and Taylor Gary will play folky sets at Nonna's, while Ghostlight Army, Of the Tower and Between the Devil will kick it a bit more loudly at Blue Note.
Support these musicians, Oklahoma City. If we're lucky, they'll stick around, and the scene will grow. And more musicians means more music, which means nothing but good things. Not that you shouldn't be supporting other bands, 'cause you should. But if Oklahoma City is a good place to be for young musicians, it's a good place to be for music listeners like you and me.


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Size Matters
The larger the net you can throw, the more effective you become at gathering bait. Net dimensions are usually expressed in terms of the radius or the distance from the horn, at the top, to the lead line at the bottom. A 6-foot net has a diameter of 12 feet and covers a surface area of 113 square feet. For each 2 feet a net gains in radius, the surface area it covers increases by nearly 50 percent. I like to think of it another way: Open a 14-foot net, and you'll catch everything from where you're standing to about 28 feet away from your boat.
That's not to say big nets loom as the be-all, end-all answer to your bait-catching needs. If you're targeting menhaden along the mid-Atlantic coast and you throw a 12-foot net, you might not be able to lift it into the boat when full. More diminutive nets also get the nod for throwing around barnacle-encrusted mangrove roots for finger mullet. In these situations, an accurately thrown, smaller net that opens to the maximum can be more effective than a larger one. If you can only afford one net, an 8-footer makes a good compromise. But if you're the Imelda Marcos of cast nets (like me), carry four or five different nets in the boat to cover any situation you could conceivably encounter.
Skirt Nets vs. Panel Nets
Manufacturers employ two types of construction patterns - skirt and panel - when making modern cast nets. Seen from above, an opened skirt net looks like it's made from a series of hoops, or skirts, sewn together. This type of construction is usually found in less-expensive nets. They feel bulkier in the hand when loaded to throw, and they also tend to bunch up when thrown, failing to open entirely flat.
Panel construction, on the other hand, is generally associated with higher-end production and custom-made cast nets. Viewed from above, the net resembles a pie constructed of five or six wedges or triangular panels. Such nets are less bulky, open easier and lay out on the water completely flat. Though more expensive, they are worth the extra money. There's no substitute for good tools in the hands of a professional, so don't scrimp on nets.
Basic Terminology
The hand line connects you to your investment, attached with a swivel to the brails, or purse strings. Hand lines are made from either braided polyrope (often bright yellow or green) or 1/8-inch twisted nylon. The latter seems to last longer, sheds water better and is easier on the hands during repeated pulling. Regardless of the material, hand lines usually have a small, braided loop in the end that allows the thrower to secure the rope around his wrist - not a very good idea.
A number of years ago, one of my father's friends lost a teenage son in Florida's Sebastian Inlet. He was throwing a cast net from the bow of their boat when it got hung on a rock. The tide dragged the boat out, and the young angler, unable to release the hand line, got pulled over the side. It took several tides before authorities could recover his body. Over the years, I've heard other stories of unsuspecting anglers ending up in the drink because their nets inadvertently landed on manatees (they aren't so slow-moving after all), porpoises or large sharks.
In the days before rampant product-liability lawsuits, my father devised a solution. A surfer, he came up with the idea to use a Velcro tether similar to the kind on the end of a surfboard leash. Thrown the net over something large and powerful that's bent on leaving the scene rapidly? No worries. Rip open the Velcro cuff, and you're free. Today, several manufacturers offer such cuffs on the ends of their hand lines; if your net doesn't have one, it's a good investment.
The horn, the plastic ring through which the brails and hand line run, acts as the main controlling point for the net when loading it to throw, pursing and releasing it to empty baits into the livewell. Generally, the larger the horn, the better. A large horn helps you work the net more effectively, avoiding tangles in the brail lines when loading, pursing and unloading.


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Every store the St. Johns County enforcement team visited that day displayed a sign: We ID. Responsibility Matters.
Authorities say the responsibility doesn't end with whoever pulls the alcohol out of the cooler or off the shelf. It also goes to whoever behind the counter.
Before the evening we over, Channel 4 saw two more businesses sell to the 17-year-old. While four of 14 stores visited sold alcohol without asking for ID, that mean 10 followed the law.
It was a painful and embarrassing process for the clerks who sold the alcohol.
"You don't want to see anybody lose their job this day and age, but we're hoping we can get some education out of it," Strausbaugh said.
He appreciates the efforts of his teenage volunteer.
"She wanted to be part of the solution, so kudos to her," Strausbaugh said. "I'm glad we have children out there that want to step up and take a positive option -- try to make a difference.'
Following this "alcohol compliance detail in December," the Sheriff's Office ran another operation in January. During that sting, three of of 16 stores visited sold to a different teenage undercover volunteer.
So why is this important?
In 2009 across the United States, 123 homicides, more than 81,000 non-fatal violent crimes like rape and robbery, and nearly 140,000 property crimes like burglary and car theft attributed to underage drinking.
How does a concerned citizen get involved?
The state needs you to report any underage sales that you observe. There's even an anonymous reporting telephone line:
Teens and adults can become part of the Prevention Coalition of St. Johns County. Clay, Duval and Nassau counties all have an organization similar to PACT that want teens and parents to get involved and make a difference in their neighborhoods.
- St. Johns County: pactprevention.org
- Nassau County: nacdac.org
- Clay County: clayactioncoalition.org
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"I'm gonna make a little bit of a leap here." Yeah, no kidding. By the time you hear an unseen speaker say those words, you're well down the rabbit hole that is Room 237 (MPI DVD, Blu-ray, and streaming), a new documentary from Rodney Ascher, and conventional notions of narrative and sense are receding far behind you. Ascher's conceit is suitably meta: a film about the theories about the true meaning of Stanley Kubrick's 1980 film The Shining. He delivers a fascinating and maddening treatise on visual intelligence and the human capacity to construct significance out of almost anything.
Using only footage taken from The Shining itself, plus a few archival, non-narrative images and some well-done motion graphics, Ascher whisks you away to the hermetic individual worlds of ostensibly ordinary filmgoers who invariably describe some epiphanic moment when Kubrick's true intentions with his eerie, enigmatic adaptation of Steven King's horror novel revealed themselves. One theorist says he suspected that Kubrick might have made the film to secretly confess his role in helping fake the footage of the Apollo 11 moon landing, but he wasn't sure until the character of Danny appears onscreen wearing a sweater emblazoned with an Apollo 11 design. Other theorists present their curry-combed evidence for Kubrick's secret theme as the Holocaust, or the genocide of the American Indian.
It is utterly fascinating to watch, with Ascher's help, as obsessive after obsessive points out some random detail, some incongruity, some coincidence (or not)—maybe just a continuity error—that you never noticed before and conflates it into a clue to a secret hiding in plain sight. Of course, that means you watch as one theorist elaborates on how a ski poster on the wall in the background of one minor scene is in fact, an image of a minotaur, while the camera zooms in on it as she speaks … and you see a ski poster. But even as some of the theorists (who are only heard, never seen onscreen) stretch the thinnest tissue of credulity, Room 237 nonetheless serves as a rich exploration of movie as palimpsest, and of the ways in which the dream-like reality of the screen (especially in the hands of a master like Kubrick) can serve as a jungle gym for the human facility—the need—to find sense and order.
It is perhaps not entirely coincidental that another documentary about belief released earlier this year made its way to the top of the "to watch" pile around the same time as Room 237's release. The Source Family (Drag City DVD and streaming) also has a lot to say about the power of belief, and the border it shares with delusion.
Working in a more conventional documentary style, directors Maria Demopoulos and Jodi Wille tell the story of Jim Baker, a World War II veteran whose postwar years found him both making a success as a Los Angeles restaurateur and killing two men with his bare hands. As the counter-cultural revolution of the mid-'60s dawned, Baker opened the first health-food restaurant in the United States and ditched the straight life for bales of weed and a cocktail of Eastern religions and mystical practices. He gained a new name (Father Yod—it rhymes with "toad") and a flock of young hippie followers who worked in his restaurant, played in his far-out rock band, and considered him a sort of demigod.
The Source Family follows a somewhat predictable arc (Father Yod meets his fate in perhaps the most '70s way imaginable) but Demopoulos and Wille aren't out to scold. Baker's clay feet are made plain, but ultimately his influence on most of his followers appears to have been benign at worst, life-shaping at best. After all, a guru doesn't get far without someone needing to believe.
The late Levon Helm was a very different kind of believer. As captured in Jacob Hatley's documentary Levon Helm: Ain't in It for My Health (Kino Lorber DVD and streaming), the former drummer of Americana progenitor the Band led a life rich in adventure and music and friends, but rarely so remunerative in cold cash or the credit he felt he deserved (and probably did) for the music the Band made. Yet, as Hatley's camera reveals, the sixtysomething Helm kept going—playing shows at his house to pay his mortgage, hosting post-gig parties and keeping up with the rowdy guests, and working on new music, even as the lingering effects of a long battle against cancer rob him of his vitality and his voice.
What else was he going to do? While Ain't in It for My Health avoids much of the standard bio-doc backstory base-hitting, Hatley's footage makes clear that Helm embraced music in large part as his ticket out of the hard life of an Arkansas dirt farmer. That he never stopped, even as doctors stick tubes up his nose like the waning old man that he was, is both a testament to his spirit and his love of music as well as a caution about the life he ultimately chose and how it worked out.
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Ted R. Newell, Jr. 77, longtime Wainwright, Oklahoma resident departed this world on Thursday, October 11, 2012 surrounded by his loved ones. Ted was born September 28, 1935, in Wainwright to Ted R. Newell, Sr. and Neva C. (Actkinson) Newell.
Ted grew up in Wainwright and was educated there, graduating with the class of 1953. Soon after high school, Ted met Wanda Morgan of the Boynton area and the two were married on December 5, 1955. They lived in Sand Springs for about six months where Ted worked as a spot welder. In late 1956, Ted and Wanda moved to her family farm and Ted took a position with Oklahoma Natural Gas in Okmulgee. He was a leakage survey supervisor and worked with ONG for 8 1/2 years.
Mr. Newell was a man of great faith and in 1964, he was called into the ministry. Ted, a lifelong devoted Methodist served churches in Maude and Bowlegs, Oklahoma and St. Louis, OK. In 1965, he moved his family to California where they resided outside of Los Angeles in Maywood. Ted took a position with an aerospace parts company and was a crush grind operator and later made specialty artillery parts for military aircraft.
In 1970, the Newell's returned to Oklahoma and purchased Ted's grandfather's farm in the Wainwright area. He started ranching at that time and also took a job with Oklahoma Gas and
Electric. He worked two years with O. G. & E. before going to work for Moorman's Feed Co. He continued working there through 1979 and finally moved into ranching full-time. Ted was a custom hay bailer and he operated in northeastern Oklahoma until his retirement in 2003.
Mr. Newell was devoted to his church and he was a longtime member of the Methodist Church. He and Wanda were members at Butler Memorial Methodist near Okmulgee when they were married. When they returned to Oklahoma they renewed their membership at Oktaha United Methodist and continued there from 1970 until 1997. In 1997, they transferred their membership to St. Paul United Methodist Church, and together he and Wanda are currently attending Boynton Assembly of God Church.
Mr. Newell was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Janice Rae Vincent, brother in-law Bill Vincent and brother in-law David Parker. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Wanda of the home; two sons, Ted R. Newell, III of Muskogee, Edward Wayne Newell and wife Alice of Muskogee; two daughters, Penny Sue Kampf and husband Elliott of Muskogee and Phyllis Ann Coplan and husband Ron of Oktaha; eight grandchildren, Teddy Newell and wife Tammy of Wainwright, Justin Newell and wife Tiffany of Muskogee, Josh Kampf and wife Tasha of Tulsa, Lacey Conley and husband Danny of Muskogee, Alyssa Wood and husband Matt of Tulsa, Zachary Kampf of Muskogee, Emma Coplan of Oktaha and Will Coplan of Oktaha; three great-grandchildren, Madison Newell of Wainwright and Miles and Eleanor Ruby Kampf of Tulsa; one sister, Patricia Parker-Lynde of Pittsburgh, PA; one brother, Charles David Newell and wife Becky of Durant and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Monday October 15, 2012 at First Baptist Church of Wainwright. Interment will follow in Middleton Chapel Cemetery in Oktaha. Pallbearers will be Ted R. Newell IV, Josh Kampf, Justin Newell, Zachary Kampf, Will Coplan and Matt Wood.
The family wishes to extend a special thank you to the nurses and staff at Muskogee Regional Medical Center and the Third floor Same Day Surgery.
Funeral service arrangements are under the direction of Foster-Petering Funeral Home. Condolences to the family may be made at www.foster-petering.com
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Ted R. Newell, Jr. 77, longtime Wainwright, Oklahoma resident departed this world on Thursday, October 11, 2012 surrounded by his loved ones. Ted was born September 28, 1935, in Wainwright to Ted R. Newell, Sr. and Neva C. (Actkinson) Newell.


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In Defense of the IRS
The tax agency actually makes life better, not worse, for ordinary Americans.
Go ahead. Bash the Internal Revenue Service. It's a tax day ritual and a presumed birthright of every American.
But while you're at it, take a moment to appreciate the benefits that a stable tax system and tough enforcement of tax rules provide to ordinary people.
[READ: What Does the IRS Know About You?]
There have been a few standout examples recently of what happens to nations with lax tax systems and spotty enforcement. Greece, for one, suffers from an epidemic of tax cheating that has helped send the nation to the brink of bankruptcy while causing a full-blown depression. In case anybody thought Greece was an anomaly, Cyprus proved recently that an economy built on tax loopholes loses control of its destiny when it needs to raise money but can't.
For all of its problems, one standout feature of the United States is the government's ability to raise taxes when necessary, and even to shake down its citizens for trillions of dollars if necessary. Obviously we all hope that never happens, but the fact that Washington has the power and the ability to do it is what keeps interest rates low and money flowing to consumers in the first place.
The U.S. Treasury has been borrowing money at interest rates of less than 2 percent for a 10-year loan. That benefits ordinary Americans in many ways: It keeps government spending higher than it would otherwise be, for one thing, which funnels money to many businesses and helps the economy grow. Low rates on government securities also keep rates low on consumer loans, which makes homes, cars and other things more affordable.
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If there were doubt about Washington's ability to collect taxes when needed, the U.S. credit rating would be much lower and interest rates would be much higher. It's frankly remarkable that Americans can borrow as easily as they can, given how much debt Washington is on the hook for. A relatively air-tight tax system is one big reason why.
It's natural to grimace when we hear about some of the tough treatment the IRS metes out to tax avoiders. But think for a moment about whose side you're really on: the sneaks who try to avoid paying what they owe, or the honest citizens who carry their weight. If you're an honest taxpayer, you probably think everybody should pay what they owe. If you're dishonest, well, why don't you move to Greece, where tax cheats get the economy they deserve.
Nearly everybody complains about paying too much in taxes, but in reality, the federal tax burden is historically low. The typical household pays less than 18 percent of its income to the feds in the form of taxes, which is about 20 percent lower than the tax burden was in 1979. That decline has occurred largely because Washington spends more than it collects in tax revenue and borrows to make up the difference. Still, out-of-pocket tax expenses for most people don't bite as hard as they used to.
[ALSO: Obama Tax Returns Show Declining Income]
One reason people object to paying taxes is they perceive the government to be wasteful and unresponsive. Fair enough, but don't blame the IRS for that. The IRS, in fact, may be a model agency. It processes refunds promptly, jumps on problems in a jiffy, and has a modern electronic filing system. You could probably get a live IRS agent on the phone faster than you could get answers from your insurance company or your cellular provider.
Finally, don't fault the IRS for the convoluted tax code. Congress creates the tax laws. The IRS only enforces them. If you or I had to police everybody trying to cut corners on their taxes, we'd be surly too—and probably dread tax day even more.
Rick Newman's latest book is Rebounders: How Winners Pivot From Setback To Success. Follow him on Twitter: @rickjnewman.


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Sometimes grace appears at unlikely times and in unlikely places.
Take for example the period just before the biblical flood of Genesis, chapters six and seven. It was a terrible time of rampant iniquity and ubiquitous corruption. The Bible describes it from God's perspective: "And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the Earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually." (Genesis 6:5)
Not only were the sinful perversions pervasive, but there also seems to have been a presumption that those sins would go unpunished. "Everything is going to continue in the future the way it's always been in the past," the philosophers and scientists of the day assured the more than willingly-persuadable populace (see 2 Peter 3). Sin was easy, vice prevalent, and to all appearances even those who wildly flaunted their ethical and moral abuses seemed to be eluding the just desserts of their deeds.
The way the Bible recounts this story, it almost seems that such an overwhelming majority of Earth's citizens were thus "prospering" in profligacy that only one came to God's attention as living a morally upright life. It's recounted so simply and matter of fact — yet it's an astounding and beautiful rehearsal of truth: "But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord." (Genesis 6:8)
It would be easy for us to discount the magnitude of this statement. Could it really have been that bad back then? Could Noah really have been such a standout? We might even (subconsciously) figure that if we had been there, alive in the days of Noah, we too would have been added to this short list.
But would we? Let's face it: We're born as fallen individuals in a fallen world where the way we naturally think is quite different from the way God thinks (Isaiah 55:9). In fact, Jesus put it very succinctly: "That which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God." (Luke 16:15) The world we're a part of, like Noah's, glorifies and glamorizes sin, while heaven condemns it. Many today (dare I say it, even Christians?) love sin and hate sinners, while the God of heaven loves sinners but hates sin.
Inbred within us in this upside down world in which we're born is a desire to please those around us, to "fit in," and to be liked. If we could distill the differences between Noah and his antediluvian neighbors into one overarching concept, it would be this: Noah cared more about what God thought than about what his neighbors thought. He chose to learn to think like God, rather than be swept along with the confused and muddled morals of the day. The Bible sometimes describes this as the "fear of God," a positive concept not incongruous with a God of love. (More on this next month.)
That Noah found grace or favor in the eyes of God is indeed surprising, considering his surroundings. But it is also encouraging! For if, as Jesus predicted, the last days of this Earth's history are to be similar in many ways to Noah's time (Matthew 24:37), we too will need to find grace as well.
One cannot help but note the way Noah is described in the New Testament. "By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith." (Hebrews 11:7) Yes! Noah, an Old Testament man who found favor in God's eyes, lived by faith. Obeyed God in faith. And experienced righteousness by faith!
Every false religion is rooted in salvation by works. But Noah's experience was not based on personal works but rooted in grace and lived by faith. Faith led him, moved by the grace of God, to build an ark. Grace and faith kept him pure even in an evil and perverted age.
And what about the days we're living in? Could these be the times predicted by Jesus, when moral conditions would be similar to Noah's day? Perhaps we need, more than ever before, to understand — and experience — grace and faith. "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God." (Ephesians 2:8)
Sometimes grace appears at unlikely times and in unlikely places. Let's pray for greater grace and faith here and now.
Chester Clark III is pastor at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Dalton.


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July 2014
Pickleball Open Gym
Come try out the latest Quincy sports craze!
7/30/2014 at 9:00 am
9:00am to 12:00pm in the Kroc Center Gymnasium. Open to members and day pass users. Wondering what the pickleball craze is all about? Come try it out at the Kroc Center! Learn More »
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Libraries: Where we grow up
By José L. Lage
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
ASME Fellow
Faculty Senate President
José L. Lage
I would not be surprised if reading is found to be one of today's top human activities. The Internet has made reading extremely easy. The drive to be well informed, to be the first to know and then spread the news, seems viral. Although the sweeping information access produced by the Internet is seen as a blessing by many, it can be considered a curse as well.
The virtual environment created by the Internet often shields individuals from the social challenges presented by physical human interaction. Children used to develop conflict resolution skills organically as they learned to deal with disagreements during play in neighborhood parks and friends' backyards. Now the Internet often serves as a playground. A quick scan of Facebook pages, especially those of youngsters, shows a make-believe world in which inhabitants are always happy and all are friends. In the event someone posts a statement that is slightly adversarial, or even controversial, the Internet allows for the perpetrator to be summarily blocked from continuing his or her virtual social interactions.
Anyone growing up in such an environment is likely to have difficulty enduring discord in the physical world. It can be surmised that as adults, these individuals may develop an excessive aversion to adversity, be it a simple opposing opinion, a difficult question or a derogatory comment.
A library is an ideal place for breeding emotional maturity. No longer somber spaces, modern libraries can and must provide the type of social environment where young people can converse and exchange ideas – and in the process, learn to disagree maturely and productively. That is why I am so enthusiastic about the Central University Libraries' renovation plans for Fondren Library Center, which will make it an even more congenial place to read, study and socialize. The proposed café and browsing area are particularly exciting concepts. Perhaps the urgent need for this type of update to Fondren has already been hinted at by Starbucks – is the company's explosive success really just about the coffee?


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Tasty Eats At Home turns 1 year old today! I cannot believe how much my blog has changed in the past year. When I decided to start this blog in 2008, it was a rather impulsive decision. I was rapidly becoming passionate about food and cooking at the time, reading anything and everything "food-related" that I could. I recently had become aware of Elise's blog at Simply Recipes (the only food blog I was aware of at the time), and was impressed by her vast collection of recipes, mostly from her family. I thought to myself "What a great idea. I could share my recipes with my family and friends!" And with that, Tasty Eats At Home was born. Little did I know of the vast food blogging community that existed!
Since Tasty Eats At Home's birth, I have created 84 posts (this will be #85). But more than mere numbers, these posts represent a lot of things to me. I debated a few weeks ago on whether or not to keep all of my posts. Some of the earliest recipes I am no longer terribly fond of, and some are without photos. Of those early posts that do have photos, they are not exceptional by any stretch. But after some consideration, (and some tweeting about it on Twitter!) I have decided to keep them all. Each post represents a moment in my life, and together, they represent the growth in my cooking abilities, my photography, and most of all, my writing. As frustrated as I can be at times when the photography just won't work for me, or the right words just won't come, I can look back and realize that Tasty Eats At Home is in a continual state of growth, and for that, I am proud.
Of course, Tasty Eats At Home would not be what it is, if it weren't for the amazing support I have received. My husband constantly brags about Tasty Eats At Home to everyone he encounters, and that warms my heart. He is also my #1 critic of the dishes I prepare, helping me to grow and stay focused. My family is more than happy to help eat the dishes whenever they can as well, and critique accordingly! And to all of my fellow food bloggers – I can't thank you enough for all the advice, recipes, and ideas we've shared!
But lest you all think I've gotten a big head, I wanted to share with you a recipe that in my mind and heart, brings everything back down to earth and close to home. Ladies and gentlemen, I give to you: Surprise #7.
What is Surprise #7?
From what I can recall, there was a time when I was a child when we didn't have much. My parents had to figure out how to feed three kids on a very limited budget. In addition, there were times my Mom was unavailable to make dinner, so the responsibility fell to my Dad. Dad was trying out various creations, only to have several of them fail to impress the kids. Determined, he created yet another budget-friendly dish: a concoction of rice, beans, ground beef, tomatoes and spices. This dish unanimously passed the "kid approval" test. We pondered what to call it…and after settling on "Surprise #7″, it was written down, and appeared on the menu on a regular basis. (Why Surprise #7? I don't really know. I don't recall Surprises #1-6…maybe they were the bad ones?)
Last night, I re-created this dish for our family. It is a very adaptable recipe. My version added frozen corn, and I used tomato puree rather than Dad's choice of chopped tomatoes (I have some picky eaters in my household that will not eat tomato chunks). I also substituted brown rice for Dad's white rice. It's a tasty, no-frills, comforting dish that is quite kid-friendly, and with a few pantry staples on hand, can be thrown together in very little time. Perfect for feeding a hungry family on a budget – no wonder Dad created it!
Sometimes, re-visiting a dish from your childhood can invoke a lot of thoughts and feelings. Surprise #7 caused me to really think about Tasty Eats At Home and what cooking and food means to me, and so many of us. Cooking is an art, an expression, if you will. We all need food to nourish our bodies, but cooking allows food to become more than just a requirement – it morphs into an enjoyable, pleasureable experience. So we share the joy of cooking with others, with our friends, with our families, and it becomes a form of togetherness, and a way of connecting with one another. Creating Tasty Eats At Home has given me a way to more deeply connect with the joy that cooking brings to me and my family.
Surprise #7 (adapted from my Dad)
1 T olive oil
1 medium onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 lb lean ground beef
14-oz can tomato puree (I used El Pato Tomato Sauce – it's a tomato sauce with chiles, garlic and onion)
2 T chili powder
1 15-oz can kidney beans, drained
1 c frozen corn
2 T pickle juice
3 c steamed brown rice
Salt and pepper to taste
Heat a large, heavy skillet to medium-high heat and add olive oil. When oil is hot, add onions, and saute for 3-4 minutes or until soft. Add garlic and saute for another minute. Add ground beef, breaking into small crumbles with your spoon or spatula, and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned. Add tomato sauce and chili powder, and stir. Simmer for 3-4 minutes, and add beans and corn. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, for 3-4 minutes more or until everything is hot and your corn is cooked through. Add pickle juice and rice, and stir to incorporate. Salt and pepper to your liking. Optional: serve with cheddar cheese sprinkled on top.
Serves 5-6, or maybe only 4 if you have hungry teenage boys.
This post has been linked to The W.H.O.L.E. Gang's "Hamburger Helper" recipes.
20 Responses to "My First Blogiversary and Surprise #7"
Happy Blogiversary!!!! I love the name of the dish. Looks tasty.
Happy Blogiversary! So glad to connect!! I'm still such a newbie and was also quite surprised and excited to find this huge community of food bloggers! So much fun!! Nice to meet you and looking forward to your future posts!
Happy Blogiversary!
The dish looks pretty and delish!
Happy Blogiversary! I definitely know what you mean about not liking some of your first posts – I'm mortified by most of mine (particularly the pictures!). Surprise #7 looks delicious, and I will definitely give it a try soon. After stocking up on gluten-free flours, I could use a budget-friendly meal! I never would have thought to put pickle juice in a dish like this, but I bet it works great.
Love your blog and I know we will love this dish! I'm thinking we may just wrap it up in a tortilla.
Your blog has grown and so have you as an artist of food, whether as the writer, photographer or chef. I love seeing and reading your new posts – and most certainly love fix and eat the items in your blog.
Thanks for always putting a smile on my face when I get a new post!
Happy 1 year anniversary on your lovely blog!
Cinde ~ Gluten Free Taste of Home
Ahhh… comfort food at its finest!
Congratulation on your first Blogiversary n keep it coming…
Happy Blogiversary!
I think you made a great decision to keep your old posts. Just like this post, where you reminisce about an experience growing up, those old posts can someday be a story, too!
Congratulations! I hope you're having fun, meeting new people, inspired more than ever before and cooking the best food ever!
Great post! Congratulations on one year of blogging and recipes. I'm looking forward to your future recipes.
I am not much of a commenter but I consistently follow this blog. Still, I could not be quite this time. I too was amazed by the blogging community when I started my blog 9 months ago. So I understand the growth and change stuff you were talking about. When I first started my blog I imagined it mostly video. But that has changed. I find it is the writing that keeps me hooked. Who would have known. I have never considered myself a writer. In fact I would say my strengths lie more in the visual arts. What I am trying to say is keep those posts. They are so important to the blog of course, but imagine years from now, you kids, or even grandkids could be reading what you had written and then they will have heart-warming Surpise #7s of their own to talk about. GREG
Thanks to everyone for the congrats and kind words! I will definitely keep the posts, stories, and future recipes coming!
Greg – You may have never fancied yourself as a writer, but I love your writing (and photos)! Very entertaining indeed.
happy birthday to your blog! I started my blog last year and I enjoy posting and sharing recipes and reviews with everyone:)
surprise #7 looks so yummy and very filling too because of the beans
Loved the story and the recipe!
Thank you for sharing.
Lovely post and lovely dish! I like your comment about keeping all posts as they represent a moment in your life! Very sweet and insightful! I like this dish! I love rice and you have an excellent combo of flavours there!
Congratulations on this milestone! Blogging takes a lot of passion and discipline! Good job. And like others have said, this dish really looks like old fashioned comfort food, and something I'd throw together out of desperation. Thank you for giving it some respect and dignity! Think I'll make some tonight!
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Congrats on your 1-yr anniversary with blogging!! What a milestone! That dish looks fabulous… I love anything with rice in it! That must be the asian in me. BTW, nice job on your Foodbuzz event!!!! Yay to us!
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Toyota Camry 2005 Facelift
there was a 3.3L V6 in the XLE you saw ??? I thought Toyota would switch to the 3.3 later in the 05 model year with the LE/XLE (as soon as they ran out of the 3.0). If we decide to purchase the V6, I want to make sure we get the 3.3L if its available on the LE/XLE.
As Alpha stated above, I don't believe climate control is a deal-breaker, but its nice to have if you can get it.
lena132 Posts: 56I saw a new Camry today and I really liked the grill. What was funny was that for some odd reason, we had the 1st, 2nd, 3rd (me), 4th, and the 5th generation ('05) all in one lane. Talk about coincidence. Even some owners took notice. Then I had my Camry next to her '05 Camry and what a difference 10 years make. I feel old now.
bernie3 Posts: 48A few weeks ago I did back to back test drives of a 2004 Camry LE & '04 Accord LX -- both automatics. The main difference, most people agree, is in the ride, with the Camry being a softer ride. I plan to buy the '05 Camry in the next couple of months. I've not driven an SE, but am told is has a sportier suspension. Is it closer to the Accord than the Camry LE in this regard?... Or perhaps firmer even than the Accord?
The suspension in the Camry SE is indeed much closer to that of the Accords, and offers greater surefootedness at the minimal cost (in my opinion) of a firmer, but not harsher, ride.
IMO, the Camry SE 4 and V6 (equipped with a few options) compare favorably to the Accord EXs.
rutger3 Posts: 361From what i can see the 05 pluses are:
- ABS standard, about time
- 5 speed auto trans.,thank you Accord
- 1 mpg better
The misses are:
- Side curtains still an option, not good, always seem to be one year behind Accord.
- think they could have increased the mileage a bit more with a little extra tuning,and gone one up on the Accord.
The unknowns:
- will SE models be more available
- will side curtains be more available
- will incentives be needed
The MPG on the automatics is up from 23/32 to 24/34, which is one better city and two highway.
Otherwise, nice assessment. There are a few other detail pluses that Im a big fan of, such as the center rear head restraint, the power lumbar support on LE grades (and up), and the new instrumentation and covered bin in center stack.
toycash Posts: 139Actually, power lumbar was added last year. The transmission on the 4-cyl is different from the 6-cyl. Steering wheel audio controls are standard across the board now, along with new steering wheel designs.
I think the availability of VSC and TRAC on the 4-cyl. is a good change also.
Do we really need another family sedan with these expensive 17" wheels and tires? I mean, how much high performance slaloming does Toyota think we are going to do in a 3,400 pound car?
That and the new tailights are the only big complaints I have about the 05. Nice-looking car overall and much improved interior with the covered console. I agree that the side curtain airbags should be standard, but standard ABS is a nice step forward along with the 5spd auto transmission on the 4s.
I've noticed that all of the salsa red Camrys in my region (Southeast) come with a fawn interior for 05, so I guess they dropped the charcoal interior option for that color.
I was expressing an opinion, just like you and everyone else. If you wish to take it as negativity, that is your perogative...If you re-read my post, you will see that overall I like the car.
In the Southeast Region, 16" wheels are options but they are an additional $600 to $900 depending upon the wheel you select. The website shows stone cloth as an interior option, but every 05 Camry in Salsa Red I've seen either in Central Florida or on the way has a fawn interior. Perhaps the stone interiors will come later...It may be different in your region.
tcamry Posts: 1Hey Guys, I purchased a new 05 Camry LE 4 cyl the other day while looking for an 04 with the $1000
rebate. The dealership only had 3 04's left, 2 silver, one white. They didn't seem to push the 04's. When I saw the new Ice Blue color, I knew that was the one for me. The salesperson and sales manager said they had just got it in that afternoon and several people had already looked at it but not driven it. I told them that I didn't need to drive it, I needed to purchase it! We negotiated a great deal. Now for a little while, I'll be the only one in town with an 05 ice blue LE. The interior is stone, a shade darker than my previous 03 lt. gray, a welcome change because it won't show dirt as bad, nor will it show lint as bad as the charcoal. So far no problems and the gas mileage is more than expected and I love those steering wheel audio controls. When my co-workers left from work the other day and saw the new Camry from afar, they thought I had purchased a Lexus ES 330.
$18,583 OTD including tax & lic. for a 2005 Camry LE, mineral green with oak/tan interior. Beautiful car! Selling my 1999 Lexus GS 300 for this one - regular fuel, better mileage and very comfortable. And who can tell a Hyundai from a Mercedes anyway without the logo? Or a Camry from an ES 300? Can jumpstart my kids college fund with the savings from skipping that leather and fake woodgrain...
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