text: Remember, you gotta lie in it.Mar 23, 2002 (Updated May 29, 2002) The Bottom Line Not all mattress salesfolk are sleazeballs. This essay is a story of Mattress shopping. Is there anything worse to shop for? I am new to this site and will probably delete and re-establish my account with my full name, Clinton Slayton. I did not realize that the account name defaulted to the author's name, and if you bother to read my opinions, I believe you have the right to know who I am. (There are several registered trademarks mentioned below. I have tried to make these clear in the context without the fussy little symbols.) Reading the opinions and evaluations of various submitters, the pattern emerges that there are mysteries in the world of mattress-buying that have not changed since I first put thought to this about thirty years ago when I got my own place. Then came marriage and buying for the two of us and bunk beds for the kids. Am I an expert in such matters? Well, who is? If living beyond 50 years of age and being a victim of sleep problems for many of these does not make me an expert, what does? How many mattresses have you bought? If more than five, you too may be an expert. My evaluations are not based on the fact that you are always in bed to sleep. My doctor once told me sternly, "Sleep Hygienists all agree that the bed is not a library. You should do your reading elsewhere." I had great respect for this doctor, but felt that Sleep Hygienists could K*M*R*I*A (James Joyce's Ulysses, page 145, 1946 Random House edition, "Aeolus" episode). I have been going to bed with books ever since I could read (well, comics to begin with). So we must start with the idea that a mattress is also a sort-of-couch, sort-of-temporary storage shelf, and since I have a "gaming" desktop computer near the foot of my bed, it is also my command center for fighting alien fiends. So I am very frequently head-to-foot on the bed, so to speak. I am sure that mattress salesfolk would tut-tut this and say "Mattress Specialists agree that for the life of the mattress, you should use it only for sleep." Yeah, right. My bedclothes consist of one fitted sheet, one plain sheet, two standard pillows and a down-filled duvet, which I find to be remarkably light and comfortable year-round, (I keep my thermostat at 72 degrees). I have never used bedskirts, but more about this later. On the day of this writing, I had to go out and shop for a sleeping rig, since my twin set is hopelessly "sprung" and "dished." A full-grown man on a twin mattress? When you go through a divorce and one of the kids' bunk beds comes your way, you take what you can get. I have a bedroom-office and this small bed worked out well for me. It cuts down on coyness if someone wants to get in bed with me; intimacy is pretty much guaranteed. I eschew the headboard-footboard, so the small footprint of a twin bed and frame does not consume much floor space in my office. I have a frame because I fished one out of the apartment dumpster and found that it had a slightly bent foot and a mangled shaft on a locking-wheel roller. I was going to buy one anyway, but with a locking plier I straightened the foot and found that the slightly bent wheel shaft would still insert and do well enough, since I keep them locked anyway. This is all in the interest of letting you know that I am not made out of money, but a regular Joe who does not pay $7.00 for a cup of, well, regular joe. I ventured to five stores in the Birmingham AL area. I had flyers from several others, and I narrowed my search to these five. Alabama has mattress fabricators in Birmingham and Cullman, so this is probably not too different from looking for a casket in Batesville. However, I learned many years ago about the power of big buyers: the labels and names of mattresses can say anything as long as they are not the registered trademark names. Just as the big electronics stores can get the manufacturers to "customize" the features and model numbers of electronics components to make finding a review of the exact product difficult to impossible, large buyers of mattresses (many of them department stores) can have any name they want put on the label, and can tell you, "This is the same (or superior) to a [trademark], it comes from the same factory." Who knows, it could be true. But do you want to take the word of a salesperson on this? What if it is, say, your girlfriend's father owns the store, or your brother-in-law that is trying to sell you the mattress? This is what makes mattress shopping the hell that it is. I looked (in vain) for evaluations of mattresses online. The technical notes on some of the reviews here are the best (and only) I have seen, about "coils and turns." Consumer magazines at completely at sea in this area; they cannot review products that are designated in so slippery a manner that trying to find them in a store is virtually impossible. Pieces in Wall Street Journal and Slate: Elizabeth in WSJ and Seth in Slate both mention the bewildering nomenclature of the various brands, and these are attributed to a desire of the seller to confuse the buyer. This is certainly the effect, but this should also be considered: when one has a bad experience with a mattress, say in a hotel or furnished apartment, one usually pulls up the covers, examines the label, and says "Well, we will never buy a [fill in mattress company name] Golden Soporific Arms of Morpheus mattress!." Of course, the chances are good that 1) you will never see the GSAM in any store, and 2) you may in fact buy this EXACT SAME MATTRESS under another label name without knowing it. As the two journalists point out, there is no way to get straight information about the construction of a mattress by referring to its label name. I am not referring here to the REGISTERED TRADEMARK versions everyone knows: BeautyRest, Perfect Sleeper, PosturPedic, Medic-Coil, etc. Buying one of these costs more but, in my opinion, gives the buyer more leverage if the mattress is unsatisfactory in any way. I don't care if the warranties only cover defects in workmanship. If the mattress turns out to be a dud and I paid for what some salesperson assures me is superior to something else in the store, then by God, he/she will be reminded of those words. I know a woman who can get a salesperson to take back anything that is unsatisfactory, but that is another story. The good news would seem to be that the non-trademarked mattresses by these same manufacturers may be just as good, but remember, mattresses are made to the specs of institutional buyers for furnished apartments, hospitality industry, rest homes, and hospitals. These can be guaranteed to be not nearly as good as the "trademarked" mattresses. So the bad news is that while you may be hoping for the good news scenario, there is absolutely no way you can tell if you are still standing up. Fortunately, your body can usually tell if is resting on a "contractor's grade" mattress in short order, so ignore what the salesperson is saying if it starts out, "They don't want me to tell you this, but this is the same as the [much more expensive] model, they just do not want to give you the same warranty..." This is usually hokum. They are not saving you from spending more. They have sized you up and will make a good markup off of the junk they are trying to sell you rather than to waste time getting you to buy a more expensive mattress. Signs of a good mattress salesperson: extremely laid-back (no pun intended), quick to let you know what you probably should not buy from his/her store, and has only one sales gambit: tries to get you to try out the more expensive mattresses. I can only respect this sales technique, since all the whizbang features and pamphlets with recommendations from "famous orthopedic institutions" you never heard of, will never make the thing more comfortable for you (or the two of you). I simply told the salesman, who tried to get me onto a $700 twin set, "It's out of my price range, so I do not want to know how comfortable it is," especially since its main feature was "Do not Disturb Comfort Zones" that have little meaning on a twin bed. I plan to disturb anyone I happen to find in my little bed. At one store, the saleslady said "Since you are not lying down on any of them I assume that you are coming back?" Since the only decent-looking set she showed me was $649, the answer to this was "No." Going back to my qualifications for rendering an opinion, I have experienced waterbeds (for over twenty years; I still sleep on it when my sons are visiting), mattresses directly on the floor, mattresses on foundations and on box springs, and the standard mattress on box springs on a bedframe. As a victim of insomnia for many years, I have found access to couches and alternate beds was a necessary aid. The insomnia is something that age and metabolism seem to have taken care of. I cannot, however, speak with any knowledge of futons, which seem sensible enough in the abstract, but I just have not put the time in. Unscientific though they may be, the opinions I am about to register will run counter to the "get the cheapest thing that is comfortable" advice found at one of the pieces mentioned above, and also questions the "why buy box springs?" concept. I can say with certainty that some mattresses, if laid directly on the floor, will get very quickly "sprung" after the non-sleeping activities many of us like to do in bed. I suppose very expensive mattresses may hold up to this, I wouldn't know, having never bought in the over-$800 range for any mattress. So-called foundations just raise the bed, but good box springs do, in my opinion, give a line of defense against either you or the mattress getting something knocked out of kilter. Having the mattress or mattress-and-whatever on the floor is certainly cheap, but at my age (51), I find getting up from this to be painful for me and noisy for the downstairs tenant (who happens to be the Resident Manager). When your butt is lower than your knees, standing up is going to involve the arms and back more than otherwise. And any noises are going to be transferred through the floor. A slightly "sprung" mattress or box set will make a distinctive "clunk" that may bring back some good memories for you but will not do so for any party/parties downstairs. Since putting my rig on a bedframe, I no longer hear counter-thumping from downstairs every time I have to take a whiz or check the locks and lights. My dumpster discovery was a timely find. My findings, field work vs (paucity of) published literature: I had had a very good experience (about 20 years) with a Queen-size Therapedic Medi-Coil (reg trademark) and have, in about five years, worn out a Sealy that gave good service considering it was bought for a little kid to begin with, probably more than ten years ago. At the stores, only two were selling at the marked prices. The other stores had a Sale sign in front, and a couple turned out to be owned by the same outfit, and the salesmen had to consult (or pretend to consult) a price list that seemed to show remarkable consistency: everything a hundred dollars off, which would seem a simple thing to remember without having to look up. One gets the distinct feeling that if you just walk in and don't talk to the salesperson and walk out, you will never know the "real price." They are certainly glad to take your money if you offer the marked price, but curiously, those that bragged about "no haggle" were also the most expensive, and they offered store brands that were total mysteries to me. The very first store had a label that indicated that the mattress was made in Birmingham, and that it was that same as Serta but not so marked. It was priced significantly lower than Serta's trademarked mattress. This may have deserved more effort on my part, but I did not even try it out, figuring that I would come back if necessary (all of these stores were within a fifteen-to-twenty mile radius, which in Birmingham geography, is "nearby.") There is a consensus that "Pillow top" is a waste of money, and I agree. You can get the same effect much more cheaply by buying a pad. If the mattress is well-designed, why would you ever need this anyway? Pillow-tops also add a little pocket to collect the kind of indescribable crap you find wedged into the couch cushions and any other superfluous upholstery details you may have. Firm, extra-firm, metamorphic/sedimentary and other descriptors are not very meaningful for a twin mattress, so in this area I am letting you down. I am buying a twin, and it is very difficult for such a small mattress not to be firm, if it is well made. I can remember that our ca 1980 TheraPedic MediCoil (Queen Size) started out Extra Firm and pretty much stayed that way for a long time. However, there should be no question about the frame should a twin fail; they have no requirement for an extra support on the frame, the absence of which would otherwise void the warranty. The whole "Coil Number" controversy was confusing, but at least one salesman (the one I ended up buying from) said," A large number of coils means they are smaller. If they are designed well, they will be good. If not, then a smaller number of large coils will wear just as well. It is how they are mounted, how they are turned, whether they are steel or aluminum, and the gauge of the metal that counts." This seemed to make sense to me and also allowed me to shake my head and pretend to understand all about metal gauges, as all men do. I then got to play with the models of all the spring/coil mechanisms, as all men do. There have been many attempts to con buyers with "comfort zones" in the springing or foam that seem to make sense while the salesperson is explaining them, but fly in the face of commonsense. With the variety of body types and sleeping habits, how can anything but a very expensive apparatus perform this for everyone? And many of these "comfort zones" are accomplished by a piece of foam exactly like the much cheaper version you can but at any department store. After an afternoon of laying down, my short list: TheraPedic Medi-Coil Posture Control 1000 ($300), Therapedic Medi-Coil Something or other that was $100 more, with Pillow Top ($400), Sealy PosturPedic Mulberry (Cushion Firm) ($378), Simmons BeautyRest Ventressa (sp?) "No Flip" ($400). I simply could not find a comfortable set for less than $300. Most of the "$299 marked down to $199" models were horrible in every way. All models below $300 had "contractor" or "all right for a under 150lb kid, maybe" written all over them. The idea of buying just the mattress caused such horror among the salesfolk, like buying a car without that fabulous underspray and dealer enhancement, that I felt perverse enough to force the issue, but my life experiences have lead me to the mattress-on-box-springs-on -frame, as mentioned above. The Sealy PosturPedic was in the middle range of price and was very comfortable. Covering fabric met my criteria of being so nondescript that I cannot remember it. However, I found the "Flip if you want 2" label so mealy-mouthed as to be offensive. Stand up and be a man! If mattress life is extended by flipping head-to-foot and over, then say so! Otherwise why would I ever WANT to flip a mattress? (Assuming there was no one else on it.) Sitting on the edge of it was fairly reassuring, and this is a major test for a mattress that is going to be in combination office/bedroom, since the bed is also a sort of couch, admittedly not what it is designed for, but I mentioned this at the top, didn't I? I also liked the fact that the exact same mattress could be bought with firm cushion top or a plush cushion, without the hokey "Pillow Top." These considerations put it on the short list. The "No Flip" variety does have the disadvantage of leaving no recourse for nasty stains, but I must comment that the Simmon BeautyRest "no-flip" model was very comfortable. Flipping a twin bed is not onerous enough to spend an extra hundred to avoid, but it was on my very short list, and is still in the "maybe I shoulda bought that" area of my brain. The fabric was brown. I remember no flowers or Islamic-looking abstractions. Sitting on the edge was especially reassuring, if not numbing. This is the one I had to keep going back to. The Pillow Top TheraPedic Medi-Coil was covered in a girly fabric that I would have to hide every inch of. It was very comfortable but not $100 more comfortable than the PC 1000 Medi-Coil, which had the much-more-manly "damask gold" fabric that looks o.k. to me on its own. The Pillow Top and PC 1000 were in Queen Size on this showroom, and the edge-sitting experience was compromised by lack of space. In the process of flipping it to test the handles (the best that I have used, since they are designed differently from every other mattress that I have seen, going perpendicular to the edges and not parallel; they feel rock solid. You notice this stuff if you have ever moved your household by yourself a couple of times) I was able to slip the mattress down to the floor and sit on it edgewise. No problems. The PC 1000 had fewer coils than the Pillow Top model, but was comparable to the Simmons and Serta, and happened to be the least expensive of the lot. With my experience with the trademarked brand (albeit 20 years ago) I went with the PC 1000. Added to these comments on March 29, this paragraph - The PC 1000 does not pass the "weight" test mentioned by another submitter. It is extremely "lofty" (tall) and very lightweight. I am told that the springs are steel, but I don't know.... But since this mattress has to be flipped, heavy weight did not seem attractive to me. Was money the only consideration? I made several trips back to the Simmons and very nearly made a return trip to the store after writing the check for the TheraPedic, and then my "Watch out for obsessive worrying about decisions you have made" brain chemistry kicked in, and I went out looking for bed skirts, which was a much greater cause for worrying. I have a table near the head of my bed, which is made of particle board and is clearly supposed to be covered with a cloth, but I have left it uncovered in its natural ugliness lo these many years. In seeking a tablecloth for a 36-inch round table that is only a foot off of the ground, I realized that I had no mental tools for the task. Is it a tablecoth I need? Is there a foreign word for this that I am unaware of and cannot pronounce anyway, so I cannot even ask for what I need? In the process of overcoming this and learning that, yes, tablecloths are made for little round tables, I became emboldened to go the next step and hide the otherwise exposed frame and box springs of my new bed set. I called my ladyfriend and told her that I had bought two bedskirts and when I got them home, decided that the colors did not work, and she said "You are turning into a woman." Be that as it may, I asked her what she remembered her mattress-buying experience was like: she loved the one she found, and considered herself very lucky to have found it on sale. What did she pay? She couldn�t remember. What was the brand? She couldn't remember. No, I have not turned into a woman yet. The idea that you should buy the very cheapest thing that is comfortable for you has some merit, as long as your comfort includes not second-guessing yourself on something that you are going to spend one-third of your living time on (for the life of you or the mattress, whichever ends first.) And a 15-year warranty on defects is no small consideration, which the more-expensive TheraPedic had. The less-expensive mattresses will not have such a grand warranty, but as long as they are not pro-rated, there is the fact that identical products are offered all the time at different prices, the only difference being the warranty offered. I would say that I bought the least expensive mattress I could find that was comfortable for both my mind and body. Someday I will review the mattress set for the "specific" mattress section. |


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Makeover Host Shares Secrets to Better Vision and More Youthful Appearance
NEW YORK, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Fashion expert Finola Hughes will see the latest fashion trends in high definition this year at New York's Fashion Week, thanks to Varilux(R) and Crizal(R) lenses, her new progressive lenses by Essilor. Hughes, the host of the popular Style Network television show "How Do I Look?," is spending Fashion Week viewing the latest fall styles in clothing and accessories and using the opportunity to show all women how they can take their style to the next level, encouraging them to update their looks with apparel and accessory choices that are both fashionable and functional.
Since Fashion Week is the place where style statements are made for the upcoming season, but also tend to show clothes that aren't readily available to all women, Hughes will translate the latest trends from the runway to the everyday and show women everywhere how simple it is to update their existing looks by adding fashion-forward accessories, including eyewear.
"The best fashion tip anyone can receive is to wear what both looks good and feels good on you, which certainly also applies to one's eyewear," said Hughes. "Bifocal lines and lens glares will really mess up a great look -- and squinting can't be good for your vision; women would be wise to update their eyewear along with their wardrobes this fall so they can really see and be seen."
As a master of the total wardrobe makeover, Finola knows that updating
one's look is often as simple as investing in the details. In addition to
eyewear that looks and feels great, Finola recommends that women:
-- Add colorful, bold enamel bangle bracelets, which are both chic and
inexpensive, and can be worn through the seasons;
-- Follow the trend and "go green" with your clothing. Buy at least one
eco-friendly piece for your wardrobe such as a tee made from recycled
fabric or
SOURCE Essilor USA Copyright©2008 PR Newswire. All rights reserved |

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Compiling Quickbasic
Guys, sorry to bring back old stuff, but....
I had a QB 7.1 program running fine. Then I added a data base with 1200-term array each term with 40 characters (list of cities and their geographical coordinates). From then on, I can't compile it any longer, I get a "segment size exceeds 64K" message.
The end result must be a single exe file (I can't use a second file, a dat type or whatever).
I get the same error even if I compile and link in the dos command line. The problem comes up in the link phase. Then I reduced the array to 600-term (they are read twice in order to get the same 1200 cities exhibited in the screen) and split it in subs that are smaller than 16 k. No use. I tried to use near instead of far, and got into a stack problem.
I'm using dos inside windows 98. I don't know if that has to do with expanded memory and how to create it from inside windows, and even if this will resolve it.
There is no doubt that the problem lies in the array, not in its use.
Does anyone still remember what I shoul do?
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This most likely isn't the answer you want but, I believe that it is time for you to step up to a more powerful language! Technically it'd be stepping down though I guess but whatever you like ..
BASIC has it's limits, if you hit them you need to ditch it!
Omnis mico antequam dominus Spookster!
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I understand a better language would make it easier (would it really?)
The problem is that I am overloaded with other kind of work (not a programming job) and don't have time to study programming. Also, I've been trying to use modules I wrote years ago and just adapt them. These modules are very complex structures.
So I would have to learn a new language and start a complex programming job! Well, have mercy!
A master of QB could quickly identify what I am doing wrong. After all, if I stick to a 600 term array, it compiles fine! The second group does not go in, even through an overlay! Am I defining it wrongly? Did I create the problem by having those subs static instead of dynamic?
The problem really is how do I reach a QB master? Am I in the wrong forum?


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Bobby Flay Gears up for the NYC Wine & Food Festival
From October 17 through 20, celebrity chefs and more food world talents from around the country will convene for the sixth annual New York City Wine & Food Festival to benefit the Food Bank for NYC and Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry® campaign. Food & Wine is presenting the event, and to celebrate, superstars like contributing editor Andrew Zimmern, Rocco DiSpirito and Bobby Flay will flood F&W's Instagram feed with photos taken at the best tastings and parties. (Follow along all weekend using the hashtag #NYCWFF.) There are still tickets left for headlining events like Rachael Ray's Burger Bash, F&W's Best New Chefs 25th Anniversary Party and Bobby Flay's Tacos & Tequila. As a teaser, the returning mega-chef shared this behind-the-scenes photo (left) from his recipe testing for the event. "The perfect taco has just the right amount of texture when you bite into it," says Flay. In the shot, he preps a secret ingredient, which adds nice crunch. Can you guess what it is?
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F&W Exclusive: Tickets for Le Fooding's Time Mach'Inn
Le Grand Fooding 2013: Time Mach'Inn. Image © Art Work Love.
The mad geniuses behind the funky French food festival Le Grand Fooding are bringing their special brand of awesome back to New York this September with my favorite theme yet: Time Mach'Inn. On September 27 and 28, 100 diners will travel back in time over 30 years of food and drink history with New York chefs Frank Falcinelli and Frank Castronovo, Parisian chef Yves Camdeborde and New Zealand chef Peter Gordon as their culinary tour guides. The chefs have created a four-course menu focusing on three periods: the Fusion Cuisine Years (1991-1999), the Bistronomy Years (1998-2007) and the Farm-to-Table Years (2008-2013). A crew of superstar mixologists, including the inimitable Tristan Willey of Booker and Dax, is set to pair Jameson whiskey cocktails with the dishes, and best of all, 10 percent of ticket sales will benefit the food-rescue hero City Harvest. I can't think of a more delicious way to time travel.
When: September 27-28, at 7 p.m.
Where: 372 Columbia Street, Brooklyn, NY
Price: $100, including four courses, three cocktails, Stumptown coffee and surprises.
Tickets go on sale to the public in September, but Food & Wine is offering an exclusive pre-sale for the event here.
read moreMichael Voltaggio: L.A.'s Best Host
Chef David Nayfeld. Photo courtesy Urban + Allen.
Here's why we love ink. chef Michael Voltaggio: Not just because he's a brand-new F&W Best New Chef (yay, Michael!), but also for his good manners. On June 4, he plays the consummate host by welcoming chef David Nayfeld (at left) to his city with a six-course dinner that they're cooking together at ink. READ MORE>
read moreWhy One Last Evening at Lutèce is Priceless
Lutèce; courtesy of chef André Soltner (wearing toque).
The legendary New York City French restaurant Lutèce closed in 2004, but it will be reborn for one night only, on April 16, to benefit University Settlement. Alsace native André Soltner—now the dean of classic studies at the International Culinary Center—opened Lutèce in 1961, just as America's obsession with food and cooking was beginning. "When we opened 50 years ago, there were restaurants that served canned or frozen food. We were very focused on the best ingredients you can get," remembers the pioneering chef. During his 35 years behind the stove, Soltner's celebrity and flawless classic French cuisine attracted New York's glitterati and the country's most respected food lovers, including Julia Child.
Soltner will bring back the spirit of Lutèce by orchestrating an extravagant French wine dinner of iconic dishes such as seafood en croûte and tournedos Rossini: filet mignon with foie gras and Madeira sauce. The cost for entry to this once-in-a-lifetime reboot (with dessert from Jacques Torres) starts at $3,000, which will aid the University Settlement's many programs aimed at uplifting low-income families and immigrants through education, decent housing, and improving physical and emotional well being. Tickets here.
For those whose interest in the French classics is piqued, we asked Soltner to describe some of the incredibly complex dishes that wowed guests during his restaurant's prime. "People nowadays think classic French cuisine was heavy, but when it was done the right way then it was not. It was very tasty," he says. Click through the slideshow to see the Endangered French Classics.
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What Will the Food World Look Like in 2013?
Chef Dan Barber. // © Andrew Hetherington
While the Euro may still exist, and kitchen refrigerators aren't posting online status updates just yet, other predictions made during The World in 2012 Festival hosted last year by The Economist proved to be on point—like the euro-zone crisis and Facebook's first public offering. With global hunger issues on the rise, and today's chefs garnering as much attention as rock stars, the future of food will be a hot topic at this year's The World in 2013 Festival, held December 6 and 8 in NYC. Chef-activist and writer Dan Barber of Blue Hill at Stone Barns will discuss the current global food crisis, focusing on issues of worldwide obesity, agricultural sustainability and soaring food prices.
Facebook co-founder Sean Parker and Daniel Ek, founder of social music platform Spotify, are slated to kick off the two-day event with a technology and society panel at Thursday's gala dinner. A roster of notable figures in politics, business, science and the arts—including chef Barber—round out the line-up on Saturday, leading discussions and debates on topics ranging from human nature to issues in energy, health care and the world's emerging economies.
The Economist is selling full package tickets for both Thursday night's dinner and Saturday's speaker panels for $550. Separate tickets are $495 and $75, respectively. A schedule of the festival's events, speakers and topics is available here.
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NYC's Vendy Superstars Name the Best Food Trucks
Ceviche at Pestle & Mortar // © Jasmin Sun
"Especially in NYC, you don't always have time to eat at a restaurant—sometimes you just need to grab something and go," says Will Edwards of Peruvian-inspired Pestle & Mortar, which was among the finalists for best market vendor at the eighth annual Vendy Awards on Saturday.
In an act of meta proportions, F&W asked some of the amazing street food specialists attending the awards event for food truck recommendations of their own. They're not part of any foodie craze, they're not Plan B-career types. They're auténtico, and they're super delicious. »
The Next Generation of New Orleans Chefs
Chef John Besh presents Syrena Johnson with her chef jacket. / Courtesy Besh Restaurant Group
Here at F&W we're crazy about the amazing food that our chef heroes make every single day, but we're even more excited when they're passionate about passing the torch on to the next generation of culinary leaders. Legendary chef John Besh has set out on a new mission: diversifying the chef community of New Orleans, enlisting native sons and daughters to preserve the city's venerable culinary traditions.
read moreF&W Exclusive: Tickets for Le Fooding's Epic Brooklyn Brunch
No matter how hard I try, I can't think of anything cooler than Le Fooding's Brooklyn Fling, taking place from September 19 to 23. We'll have Charleston superstar Sean Brock cooking with the Frankies Spuntino team! Swedish superstar Magnus Nilsson hosting a back-in-time picnic at the Brooklyn Flea! The incredible Young Turks from London (cooking duo Isaac Mchale and James Lowe) along with Mission Chinese Food hero Danny Bowien at something called the Campfire Session!
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Chrysler Sebring Problems and Solutions
ingrammc Posts: 6We recently had a similar problem with a 97 as the cars are different it may not be this. our electric fan had stopped working properly. it runs at two speeds and automaticaly kicks on when the A/C is on. here is a way to check if it is working let the engine idle until it gets hot. Make sure the A/C is off if the fan doesn't come on it should be replaced. it will work while the A/C is on but while the A/C is on it will not run at a fast enough speed to cool the engine. It needs the extra juice from the temperature sensor to run faster. It's weird and can be deceiving since you think the fan is working but it isn't working properly. Also just general knowledge when you are driving over 45 miles an hour their is enough air flow over the radiator to keep any engine cool. if it began to overheat traveling at high speeds pray it's your thermostat because if your water pump goes it is going to cost you big $$ to fix. Also dont rule out that your temperature sensor might be bad and is not sending the electrical juice to the fan you can use a trouble light to figure it out. once your engine begins to run hot you can unplug the fan and check to see if any power at all is being sent to the fan. if no power is getting to the fan it's probably the sensor. sensors are cheaper than fan motors. I would suggest a junk yard to buy the whole fan motor and shrowed it will make the replacement easier. We found a brand new complete one at a junk yard for $120 vice the $300 we would have paid for just the motor at the dealership. Don't waste your time going to part stores they'll say they have a motor that will work but trust me it wont.
ingrammc Posts: 6Jed I hope this gets to you before you do any costly repair I just posted a message to another problem the mesage is #413 like one of the other replys I think it is your fan even though it is running it may not be running fast enough. this same problem stumped me for a long time. I hope that Janet from message #317 also sees this before she takes it to a garage and possibly spends alot for repairs I've read over alot of this forum tonight. and I think I have seen every one of the problems on my wifes 97. Also I am not a mechanic so I could be very wrong but most cars these days run with a sealed cooling system. Any trapped air shouldn't stay trapped for long it will soon be pusshed out by the coolant and evntually escape through the overflow. wich may be where the leak was coming from for janet in message #317 Her vehicle may just have been spewing hot coolent from her overflow, its what that little nosile hole at the top is for.
antoniog01 Posts: 2I have a 98 Sebring that one morning suddenly would not start. I have replaced the fuel filter and gas seems to be getting to the engine, we have replaced the distributor, coil, rotor and plug wires. We took one plug wire and plug out, cranked the car holding the plug/wire close to a ground, "No spark or arch". Their is current coming out of the coil but the car just cranks, it won't fire up.
Any ideas,
drywindshield Posts: 4
kmn Posts: 3I have a 2001 limited and have owned it since day 1. I live in Boston and have never had a problem w/ the snow on the top. It is vert easy to clean off. I turn my car on in the morning and let it warm up w/ the snow still on the roof, then when it is warm I use a brrom and push the snow off. That should work.
kmn Posts: 3I have had my rear view defroster repaied 9 times at the dealership. As I write this it is being repaired for the 10th, yes 10th time. The dealership accused my of doing 2 things
#1 using the space that the top fold into as storage space (which by the way I don't)
#2 pulling the wires off the window on purpose because I like having my car in the shop.....
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bigdog10 Posts: 3Hi Oldengineer,
I saw the reply you made to "raymo1" about chaanging the lightbulb in his 2001 Sebring, but I have to disagree,
unless I mis-understood something here ?
I have the same problem, and must replace the "drivers" side lightbulb. This side is different from the passenger side, as it has absolutely no space behind the headlight to insert your hand. At least the passenger side is accessible.
The only way to remove is as you stated, is to remove the two screws holding the headlight assembly. After doing this however, I could not slide the headlight assembly forward. Doesn't seems to want to slide out or budge.
Is there another screw which must be removed ? Or does a piece of the front cowling have to be removed ?
I'm frustrated and confused. The dealership offers no help.
Again, this is a 2001 Sering convertible.
Any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated!
You can email me also at "firstname.lastname@example.com".
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bigdog10 Posts: 3Hello,
I to have a 01 Sebring convertible. Cannot seem to remove the headlight assembly (on driver's side).
There is absoultely "no room" to get your hand behind to pop-out the bulb. I tried what response you receive from "oldengineer". Basically to remove the two bolts holding the headlight assembly. Even after doing this,
I could not slide the assembly forward or out of the car.
Wouldn't budge !
Is there soemthing else I should know ? Called dealership,
but they're useless !
If you were successful in removing the headlight assembly and replacing the bulb, could you please share this information with me. Will be greatly appreciated!
FYI... Wait until you have to change the battery, good luck! You have to remove the driver's front wheel, and then the outer wheel-well cover. A real trip!
Those "high-paid" engineers at Chrysler, should be whipped, for some of the designs of this car.
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ssecrest Posts: 1PLEASE HELP. I have a 2000 conv jxi and the seat belts will not work. Everything else in the car is OK, but the belts ( drivers and Pass both ) will not release from the headrest. Is there a quick fix to this problem so that I can pull the belts out. Here in the state of SC it is a hefty fine for not wearing the seat belts. I think the problem is in the control module located under the center console, but until I can get that replaced IS there any way to manually release the belts from the headrest or a way to bypass the locking system so the belts can be used
eisoj Posts: 3This happened to me shortly after I purchased my sebring back in 99 (it's a 2000 jxi limited). I thought the car had become possessed! Took it to the dealership, where I had just had it serviced. Turns out that somebody clipped a wire or something (I'm not a mechanic), and the air intake valve sucked it in and got stuck. The mechanic was very embarrassed, and took a good deal of ribbing from his colleagues. Maybe there's something in your intake valve?
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skitz Posts: 2I have a '97 LXi. The front right caliper seems to grip a LOT harder than the left, and is thus wearing very fast. It wears down within around 30k miles and at this point is now starting to grind. I'm going to replace the rotors, but the calipers are new. Any thoughts? Could there be a kink in the left line, or maybe the bleed valve be open a little? Anyone ever have this happen?
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sebring7 Posts: 2I just purchased a '01 sebring convert with the same problem, ie. blows cold air at idle but desired hot air at 1500rpm and above; I was about to change the thermostat, thinking it was stuck open; when I decided to top off the coolant recovery tank. I added about one quart of anti-freeze and lo and behold the heat started coming out at idle. try it an let us know!
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av1977 Posts: 3Did the car stop stalling after the distributor was replaced? During the past month, my car has died while driving several times. The first time I was at the top of a bridge, and the car lost all power and died. IT would not restart, and they replaced two belts and the thermostat. Three days later it died again while going 60 mph, but started right back up after being restarted. I took it to the dealership, and after two days of driving it and testing it they could not find anything wrong with it. They said that it was bad gas, and suggested adding heat to the car. Over the next two weeks, it would die while driving and start back up. I took it to two other mechanics, and no one could figure it out. The dealership said that if it died and did not restart to have it towed in. Well, yesterday it died and would not restart at all. It was towed into the dealership, and sat overnight. Apparently it started right up again this morning so they dont know what is the problem. My car has been in and out of the dealership since I purchased it. It is a beautiful car and runs great, but is in the shop all the time. I have had numerous mechanical issues ( engine and transmission replaced, door panels have fallen off, sunroof leaked, passenger door handle broke, several belts, tires, water pump, windshield resevour replaced, speed sensor, and several other things). It is a 1999, and it has 168,000 miles on it. The problems started at 20,000 miles, and it rums great most of the time.... but I cant drive a car that randomly dies while driving down the interstate. IF ANYONE HAS ANY IDEA HOW TO FIX IT PLEASE LET ME KNOW!!!
bozbostic1 Posts: 2you are low on coolant and you have air in the system. put coolant in it when cool then leave coolant resavor cap off and start car let it warm up it will bubble air out of system when car is warm check level and put cap back on. it will work then but you still have a leak somewhere. my 02 v-6 did the same thing
bartman011 Posts: 2Hello,
I own a 2000 Sebring JXI conv.
I was wondering if anyone else has had to replace either the tumbler system in the cars ignition or the whole module that wraps around the steering column. My key won't turn in the ignition ( when the car is cold ) but will turn easily after a fair amount of jiggling. Any help would be appreciated.
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he11bent Posts: 24There is a recall that pertins to this. You may want to see if your car has had this done.I have pasted it below (from Carfax):
NHTSA campaign number 02V186000: On certain passenger vehicles equipped with 2.5L V6 engines, the throttle control cable can fray causing the throttle to bind or stick. This could potentially result in a loss of throttle control, increasing the risk of a crash. Dealers will replace the throttle cable assembly. Owner notification began August 5, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact DaimlerChrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
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Couldn't wait to build this when I saw the post go up- I bought supplies right away! Got this chair done throughout one Saturday. The sewing part took the longest (I've only used sewing machines maybe 4 times in my life! I got one for Christmas 2 years ago.. thought maybe it was time to break it in!!) Got the fabric on sale at Joann's for $8 and spent about $8 on cedar 1x2's. Did the entire project with very little help- I am quite proud of myself! I am pretty excited that I was able to make the fabric sling portion!
My 2 year old was SUPER excited about this chair... he got so upset waiting for me to get the sling put in and was crying until it was ready for him to sit in! We had a movie night in the backyard and set up this chair under our tent canopy. He loved it!
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This looks so great! Good job.
Where did you get the cedar? I have actually had a hard time finding any cedar :(
We found the cedar at Lowe's. I was originally just going to use pine, but they had ZERO pieces that weren't warped or poor quality. The cedar ended up being the next economical, surprisingly. Hope you can find some- it's nice because you don't have to paint or stain!
Cute fabric! I really need to
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My fingers constantly break out with paper cut type openings and the skin is all hard and dry around them.
It starts with an itching sensation then the skin starts to split. As soon as one starts to heal another one starts to form.
I have been suffering from chronic hives/welts that itchy and when I scratch them it spreads and gets scaly. It is usually concentrated on knees, elbows, behind my ears and lower back.
It started a few months after I had my second child, first I used over the counter anti-itch cream and that stopped working so I visited a dermatologist who suggested it was ezcema and prescribed mild steroid (I was still nursing at the time) to control itching. At first the steroid cream worked and after few months it got worse, I went to a different dermatologist and she prescribed stronger steroid cream and suggested I switch out all clothes detergent, shampoo, lotion, etc. to allergy free products.
My skin got better but once again, after a few weeks it was a lot worse. I went to an allergist who administered "prick" test for food and environmental allergies. The test showed a few minor allergies (ragweed, pine pollen, etc.) but nothing unusual. I was also tested for Celiac disease (through blood work) and it came back negative.
I visited my internist who tested for unusual levels in my blood to check for autoimmune disease and everything came back normal. She suggested I visit another dermatologist who is very good and finding answers for difficult skin conditions.
The third dermatologist I visited asked a lot of questions about my lifestyle (stress level, eating habit, excercise, etc.) and thought my condition maybe driven by my hormone levels during pregnancy, nursing and chronic physical stress from insomnia and taking care of an infant. He gave me a non-steroid cream (since at this point my skin thinned due to prolonged use of topical steroids), gave me a prescription for Allegra (to control hives and itching) and performed a biopsy. The biopsy indicated that they are hives. The dermatologist said I should continue the allergy tablets for at least a month and stop taking them to see if the hives return, he also suggested I take extra vitamin C and increase my intake of iron. He speculated that once I stop nursing it will take around 6 months for my hormones to regulate and hopefully my problem will go away.
It's been 3 months since I stopped nursing (I nursed until my second child was 15 months old) and 3 months since I've taken daily allgery medicine (generic Zyrtec) and I still get itchy welts and hives. They are definitely better when I take my allergy medicine but it's still not completely gone. I don't want to increase my daily medication and am wondering if an holistic allergist can figure out what's causing my chronic hives that itchy. This has been going on for 15 months or so. I am very aware of environmental toxins and consume and use only all natural/organic products/food.
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I've been getting re-occuring folliculitus for numerous years now. It occurs mainly on my thighs and buttock region. I received treatment from my doctor but it hasn't resolved the problem. I tried changing my diet but it still occurs. I am 25 and medium build. Can you please help as it is very embarassing.
I have looked up the symptoms of this disease and it seems I have all most every one. Due to having one Dr for each problem no one put all the symptoms together. This happened after I was diagnosed with a lump in my left breast, which I had before as Cancer in 2000-and Radiation. Then a black spot was found in my left lung which is getting worse and they do not know what it is. The skin rash concerns me the most. I have has the MRI, for spine, EMG for nerves, Cat Scan for lung, Mamogram for breast. So is the blood test the final conclusion to this diagnosis?
I spent six months in a trailer that has black mold and I got so sick all I could do was lay in bed and my dog got just as sick. I cannot get it off my body despite using Clorox, peroxide, vinegar while I shower. Please help me and it is in my bedroom and builds up on the walls and everywhere especially if I shut the fan off that blows out the window. Can you advise me on what to do about the black mold on me?
I have suffered for many years with very itchy skin particularly on the hands and feet, the condition becomes more intense when we have damp wet weather, the skin becomes inflamed and any cream thatIuse to try and soothe itjust seems to irritate it further. I have taken many courses of steroids prescribed by the GP's over the years to try and control it, but the relief is short lived and often the condition comes back with greater vengeance.
Is there any alternative therapy that I could try that may give me some relief or even repair? When the condition is at is most uncomfortable ness I can hardly concentrate to do anything and unfortunately resort to scratching the skin which gives short term comfort but alas the pain is then greater often tearing the skin to ill repair. I would be grateful to anyone who may be able to help me.
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I wanted to use this to hold potpourri, but this technique is great for lining bowls and baskets to serve biscuits and rolls.
Start by grabbing a seasonally colored napkin. (It would help to iron it first, but if you tinker on laziness and develop a rash when you see an iron like I do, just tell yourself that the wrinkles will add to the whole earthiness of the look :)
Then, simply tie the four corners. Use a simple single knot. You want to tie near the end but leave a little tail. Confession time... to get my knots nice and tight, I hang on to the tail with my teeth and pull to tighten the knot. (Don't tell me dentist. I'm sure he'd frown on that practice!)...Read more
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I sat down tonight to try to make one. Sure enough, in a matter of minutes, I made a tree. Out popped the camera, and easy peasy... a tutorial. I love it when things are this easy, although it would be a lot easier if all of you were sitting around my dining room table. We'd have a forest in a matter of...Read more
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Cuddle Buddies 101
Have people in a no strings attached relationship ended up falling for each other and taking it to the next step? Sure. Is it wise to come to this conclusion through such means? Probably not--it's too risky. If you've got real feelings for the person that wants to be cuddle buddies with you, save yourself future grief and turn down the offer.
Even if you think you'll be okay just having a physical connection with that person, your real feelings will resurface and you'll get hurt pretty badly if the other person doesn't feel the same way.
Rule #4: Don't Do Relationship Things Together
You're not in an actual relationship, remember? That means no texting "I miss you," "thinking of you" and definitely nothing with the "L word." No holding hands or cupcaking while in public, either.
That's where the "friends" in "friends with benefits" comes into play.
Rule #5: If Feelings Get Involved, End It ASAP
It sounds harsh but once feelings get thrown into the equation, it is nearly impossible to continue a purely no strings attached relationship. This rule should be one of the first ones discussed and agreed upon from the start. The minute you feel yourself starting to fall for the other person, not only do you need to let them know, the arrangement must come to an end.
The only exception is if the other person feels the same way. In this instance, it's time to start talking about the possibility of becoming an actual couple.
Think a friends with benefits relationship sounds pretty tough? That's because it is--which is why not everyone is cut out for it. And anyone that thinks they are needs to be 100% sure and committed to taking the steps necessary for the arrangement to work out successfully. Having a no strings attached situation isn't mandatory for anyone and each person has his/her own reasons for entering into one.
If you've never entertained the idea or felt the need to be a part of the cuddle buddies movement, more power to you. But if this seems like something worth looking into further, be warned that while friends with benefits can be a blast in the beginning, failing to follow the rules could lead to messy results and the possibility of losing that friend.


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Hundreds of villagers under the banner of Himachal Kisan Sabha on Tuesday staged a 24 hour dharna-demonstration outside the office of Principal Chief Conservator of Forest demanding the timber distribution rights.
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The Kisan Sabha has demanded from top forest officials that why they are being deprived of their genuine claims and their forest based need demands are not met with. The State government officials are still not clear about how the timber would be distributed now to the villagers and where from the extra staff would be deployed in the new TD policy, said the farmers' union.
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1 Forsooth Abraham wedded another wife, Keturah by name, | 1 Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah. |
2 which childed to him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. | 2 She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah. |
3 Also Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. Forsooth the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim. | 3 Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan; the descendants of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites and the Leummites. |
4 And soothly of Midian was born Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaah; all these were the sons of Keturah. | 4 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah. |
5 And Abraham gave all (the) things which he had in possession to Isaac; | 5 Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac. |
6 soothly he gave gifts to the sons of [the] concubines, that is, (his) secondary wives; and Abraham, while he lived yet, separated them from Isaac, his son, to the east coast (but Abraham, while yet he lived, separated them from his son Isaac, and sent them away to the east parts). | 6 But while he was still living, he gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them away from his son Isaac to the land of the east. |
7 Forsooth the days of the life of Abraham were an hundred and threescore and fifteen years; | 7 Altogether, Abraham lived a hundred and seventy-five years. |
8 and (then) he failed, and died in [a] good eld (age), and of (a) great age, and full of days, and he was gathered to his people (and he joined his ancestors). | 8 Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man and full of years; and he was gathered to his people. |
9 And Isaac and Ishmael, his sons, buried him in the double den, which is set in the field of Ephron, son of Zohar (the) Hittite, even against Mamre, (And his sons Isaac and Ishmael, buried him in the cave at Machpelah, which is set in the field of Ephron, the son of Zohar the Hittite, east of Mamre,) | 9 His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite, |
10 which den he bought of the sons of Heth; and he was buried there, and Sarah his wife. (which cave he bought from the Hittites; and he was buried there, with his wife Sarah.) | 10 the field Abraham had bought from the Hittites. There Abraham was buried with his wife Sarah. |
11 And after the death of Abraham, God blessed Isaac his son, which dwelled beside the well by name of him that liveth and seeth. (And after Abraham's death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived beside The Well of Lahairoi, or Beerlahairoi.) | 11 After Abraham's death, God blessed his son Isaac, who then lived near Beer Lahai Roi. |
12 These be the generations of Ishmael, the son of Abraham, whom Hagar (the) Egyptian, handmaid of Sarah, childed to Abraham; (These be the descendants of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's slave-girl, bare for Abraham;) | 12 This is the account of Abraham's son Ishmael, whom Sarah's maidservant, Hagar the Egyptian, bore to Abraham. |
13 and these be the names of the sons of Ishmael, in their names and generations. The first begotten of Ishmael was Nebajoth, afterward Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, (and these be the names of Ishmael's sons, by their names, and in their birth order. Ishmael's first-born was Nebajoth, and then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,) | 13 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, listed in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, |
14 and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa, | 14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, |
15 and Hadar, and Tema, and Jetur, and Naphish, and Kedemah. | 15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah. |
16 These were the sons of Ishmael, and these were the names by castles, and towns of them, (named after) [the] twelve princes of their lineages. (These were Ishmael's sons, and they were also the names of their fortresses, and towns, named after the twelve princes of their tribes.) | 16 These were the sons of Ishmael, and these are the names of the twelve tribal rulers according to their settlements and camps. |
17 And the years of [the] life of Ishmael were made an hundred and seven and thirty (years), and (then) he failed, and died, and was put to his people (and joined his ancestors). | 17 Altogether, Ishmael lived a hundred and thirty-seven years. He breathed his last and died, and he was gathered to his people. |
18 Forsooth he inhabited from Havilah till to Shur, that beholdeth Egypt, as men entereth into [the] Assyrians; (and) he died before all his brethren. (And Ishmael's people dwelled from Havilah unto Shur, which is east of Egypt, on the way to Assyria; and he died in the presence of all his kinsmen.) | 18 His descendants settled in the area from Havilah to Shur, near the border of Egypt, as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers. |
19 Also these be the generations of Isaac, the son of Abraham. Abraham begat Isaac, (And these be the descendants of Isaac, Abraham's son. Abraham begat Isaac,) | 19 This is the account of Abraham's son Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac, |
20 and when Isaac was of forty years, he wedded a wife, Rebecca, the daughter of Bethuel, of Syria, of Mesopotamia, the sister of Laban. (and when Isaac was forty years old, he wedded a wife, Rebecca, the daughter of Bethuel, the Syrian from Paddan-aram, and the sister of Laban.) | 20 and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram and sister of Laban the Aramean. |
21 And Isaac besought the Lord for his wife, for she was barren; and the Lord heard him, and gave conceiving to Rebecca. | 21 Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. The LORD answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant. |
22 But the little children were hurtled together in her womb; and she said, If it was so to coming to me, what need was it to conceive? (and she said, If such was to come to me, what meaneth it?) And she went to ask (the) counsel of the Lord, | 22 The babies jostled each other within her, and she said, "Why is this happening to me?" So she went to inquire of the LORD. |
23 which answered, and said, Two folks be in thy womb, and two peoples shall be separated from thy womb, and one people shall overturn a people, and the more shall serve the less. (who answered, and said, Two nations be in thy womb, and two peoples shall be taken from thy womb, and one nation shall be stronger than the other nation, and the older shall serve the younger.) | 23 The LORD said to her, "Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger." |
24 Then the time of child-bearing came, and lo! two children were found in her womb. | 24 When the time came for her to give birth, there were twin boys in her womb. |
25 He that went out first was red, and all rough in the manner of a skin; and his name was called Esau. | 25 The first to come out was red, and his whole body was like a hairy garment; so they named him Esau. |
26 Anon the other went out (And at once the other went out), and held with his hand the heel of his brother; and therefore he called him Jacob . (And) Isaac was sixty years eld, when the little children were born. | 26 After this, his brother came out, with his hand grasping Esau's heel; so he was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when Rebekah gave birth to them. |
27 And when they were waxen, Esau was a man knowing of hunting, and a man (who was) an earth-tiller; forsooth Jacob was a simple man, and dwelled in tabernacles. (And when they were fully grown, Esau was a man knowledgeable about hunting, and who worked the soil, or was a farmer; and Jacob was a simple man, who stayed at home in the tents.) | 27 The boys grew up, and Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the open country, while Jacob was a quiet man, staying among the tents. |
28 Isaac loved Esau, for he ate of the hunting of Esau; and Rebecca loved Jacob. | 28 Isaac, who had a taste for wild game, loved Esau, but Rebekah loved Jacob. |
29 Soothly Jacob seethed pottage (And one day Jacob boiled some stew); and when Esau came (in) weary from the field, | 29 Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished. |
30 he said to Jacob, Give thou to me of this red seething, for I am full weary; for which cause his name was called Edom (and for this reason he was called Edom, or Red). | 30 He said to Jacob, "Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I'm famished!" (That is why he was also called Edom. ) |
31 And Jacob said to him, Sell to me the right(s) of the first begotten child. (And Jacob said to him, First sell me thy birthright/First sell me the rights of the first-born child.) | 31 Jacob replied, "First sell me your birthright." |
32 Esau answered, Lo! I die, what shall the first begotten things profit to me? (And Esau answered, Lo! I am starving right now, and what good is my birthright to me!) | 32 "Look, I am about to die," Esau said. "What good is the birthright to me?" |
33 Jacob said, Therefore swear thou to me. Therefore Esau swore, and sold the first engendered things. (And Jacob said, And so swear thou to me. And so Esau swore to Jacob, and sold him his birthright.) | 33 But Jacob said, "Swear to me first." So he swore an oath to him, selling his birthright to Jacob. |
34 And so when he had taken bread and pottage, Esau ate and drank, and went forth, and charged little that he had sold the right(s) of the first begotten child (and cared little that he had sold his birthright as the first-born son). | 34 Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and some lentil stew. He ate and drank, and then got up and left. So Esau despised his birthright. |
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Marissa Mayer is finally set to get a cash infusion from Yahoo! Inc.'s nine-year investment in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. -- along with the pressure of putting the money to work.
AOL Inc. shareholder Starboard Value LP urged the board to reduce tax liability by hiring a financial adviser on any possible sale or breakup of business assets or units.
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Facebook Inc., the biggest social- networking service, made an offer for AOL Inc.'s patent portfolio before losing out to Microsoft Corp.'s $1.06 billion bid, two people with knowledge of the matter said.
Rush Limbaugh fired back on the air at critics today after apologizing a second time for calling a Georgetown University law student a "slut" over her testimony about birth control before Congress.
Yahoo! Inc., AOL Inc. and other companies dependent on Internet ad revenue are fighting Web- browser makers, including Microsoft Corp., over how to let consumers avoid being tracked online.
AOL Inc. is on the hunt for a person to run its music business, helping Chief Executive Officer Tim Armstrong reverse sales declines at the Internet company spun off from Time Warner Inc. last year.
AOL Inc. Chief Operating Officer Arthur Minson will depart the business after a transition period as Susan Lyne, a board member, takes over responsibility for brands such as MapQuest, TechCrunch and Moviefone.
"We have monitored the unfolding events and have determined that Mr. Limbaugh's comments are not in line with our values."
- Caroline Campbell on Mar 05, 2012


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8 "When he comes, he'll expose the error of the godless world's view of sin, righteousness, and judgment: | 8 When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: |
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Douay-Rheims (RHE) | New International Version (NIV) |
18 Behold I will cause it to rain to morrow at this same hour, an exceeding great hail; such as hath not been in Egypt from the day that it was founded, until this present time. | 18 Therefore, at this time tomorrow I will send the worst hailstorm that has ever fallen on Egypt, from the day it was founded till now. |
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