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With the new food buying system our family uses, we save, on average, one-third to one-half off of our grocery bill every week. These seven cautions are part of how we do this. If you are serious about saving money on food and groceries: give them a try.
1) Don't be brand loyal: use different brands. You don't have to buy generic either. We almost exclusively buy brand names. Buying a particular brand on one or two items is OK. To save the most, get the best deal on the majority of the items bought.
2) Be sure sales are sales. Store frequently place certain items on sale during set times of the year. Two for one sales are popular. However, a 2 for 1 sale doesn't save money if the store increased its price while placing it "on sale". Be aware of stores who constantly have insufficient stock. The hope is the shopper will buy what is on the shelve. Ask for rain checks. Some of our best buys are when we combine doubled coupons with 2 for 1 sales.
3) Check expiration dates. Some sale items have dates soon to expire. It isn't a good deal if the date goes out before it can be used.
4) Don't buy something you don't normally use just because you have a coupon. Using coupons wisely saves money. If you can't or won't use the item, it's not a deal no matter what the price. Some coupons are for new food items. You won't know the "normal or sale" price on these items because they are new.
5) Be careful about sale conditions and limits. Do you have to buy $25.00 worth of groceries to get the sale price? Is there a limit to the quantity? Is the sale only for Friday - Sunday? It's not a deal if you have to buy more than you need to get one item.
6) Match your weekly menu to reflect what's in season and what's in your pantry. If you have to go back to the grocery to get one more item, you'll more likely to buy at a higher price. If it's out of season it will cost more.
7) Don't buy convenience foods unnecessarily. Convenience costs more. I would never suggest to forgo use of convenience foods. However buying fewer or buying only on sale will save a lot of money. Consider learning how to create your own convenience foods. Many sites have recipes for such food items. Saving money is possible. Prices on items change week to week. Be aware. You save a lot when you know your options.
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.S. Air Force says a F-16 fighter jet crashed in central South Korea but its pilot ejected safely.
The 51st Fighter Wing said in a statement that the crash took place around noon Wednesday. Officials were investigating the cause.
The Air Force would not say whether the crashed plane had been flying as part of training under way in the area.
South Korean local government officials said the plane crashed into a paddy field.
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It was homecoming at Campo Verde Friday night and there was a bit of an upset. It was not on the field – it was at halftime, as quarterback Luke Pineda lost out on homecoming king to senior kicker Alex Wells.
It was the about only blemish for Pineda, who played flawlessly in Campo Verde's 42-7 victory over Poston Butte in front of a standing-room only crowd in Gilbert.
Pineda was 24-30 for 280 yards and four touchdowns, adding a rushing touchdown and keeping plays alive with his feet all night.
"My line just did a great job blocking for me and my receivers were getting open when I was scrabbling," said Pineda. "They were just finding seams and I was finding whoever was open."
The senior signal caller completed passes to six different receivers on the night. Pineda's favorite target was senior wide receiver Jordan Fickas, who caught eight passes for 79 yards. Senior Jordan Sims caught six passes for 81 yards and two touchdowns.
"He is the cog that turns the wheel," Campo Verde coach Max Ragsdale said of Pineda. "He is a fantastic young man and I am happy he was able to win on senior night."
The game was scoreless after the first quarter, as the two teams traded punts and Campo Verde missed a 47-yard field goal early in the game. In the second quarter, the Coyote defense stopped Poston Butte on a fourth and goal from the Coyote 4 yard-line.
Campo Verde (8-1) took over and marched 96 yards for their first score of the game when Pineda found senior Erick Belcher for a 3-yard touchdown pass. Belcher caught seven passes for 82 yards and returned a punt for a touchdown in the second half.
The Coyote defense dominated the line of scrimmage, holding Poston Butte to just 28 rushing yards and sacking quarterback Russell Corriveau four times.
"They have played fantastic all year," said Ragsdale about his defense. "They're our calling card, coach (Ryan) Freeman has them flying around like crazy."
Up 21-0 in the third quarter, Campo Verde junior Erik Hildebrandt blocked a Poston Butte punt, setting the Coyotes up on the Broncos' 14 yard-line. Pineda capped the drive off with a 24-yard touchdown pass to Sims to put the Coyotes up 28-0. Poston Butte (3-6) got on the board in the third quarter with a 7-yard touchdown pass from Corriveau to junior Keyshawn Boyd to pull within 21, but the game was never in doubt.
The Coyotes have now four games in a row since a loss to Highland in late September; they finish the regular season next week on the road against Mesquite.
"It's nice to finish with two tough teams," said Ragsdale. "Next week is going to be a dogfight, there isn't much time to enjoy this one."
Campo Verde 42, Poston Butte 7
First Downs: CV 18, PB 13
Rushing: CV 24-35, PB 27-28
Passing: CV 26-32-298-4-0, PB 13-24-260-1-0
Fumbles-Lost: CV 1-1, PB 1-0
Penalties-yards: CV 8-72, PB 14-157
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Poston Butte 0 0 7 0 - 7
CV: Belcher 3 yards from Pineda (Wells kick)
CV: Pineda 11 run (Wells kick)
CV: Madrid 11 yards from Pineda (Brandon Harvey kick)
CV: Sims 24 yards from Pineda (Harvey kick)
PB: Smith 7 yards from Corriveau (PAT)
CV: Sims 2 yards from Pineda (Wells kick)
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The Delhi-based JSW (Jindal Steel Works) Group and Himachal EMTA Power Ltd. may soon lose the Gournagdih ABC coal block in West Bengal that was allotted to them in 2009, as the inter ministerial group (IMG) has recommended de-allocation of the block.
The IMG recommended de-allocation of the Gournagdih ABC coal block after its review meeting on Friday. A member of the IMG said, "We are forwarding our recommendations to the coal ministry to de-allocate the Gourangdih ABC block."
The block will get de-allocated only after the recommendation gets approved by coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal.
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Earlier on Thursday, Mr. Jaiswal announced the cancellation of four coal blocks, viz. Field Mining & Ispat of Maharashtra, Domco Smokeless Fuels of Jharkhand, and Castron Mining of West Bengal, after the IMG recommended the cancellations.
The IMG last week asked coal block allottees to explain why they didn't develop the coal blocks allotted to them and started production within the prescribed timeframe.
Allocation of coal blocks came under scrutiny after the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India estimated that arbitrary allocation of 57 coal blocks to 25 private companies robbed the exchequer of around Rs. 1.86 lakh crore.
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HoopsHype Patrick Patterson rumors
But these days Patterson, while still a deadly scorer, is getting as much praise for his defence as he is for his offence. "Patrick has been a godsend defensively, especially among our bigs," Raptors head coach Dwane Casey said Thursday following practice at St. Ignatius High School in San Francisco, one-time home to San Diego Chargers great Dan Fouts. Toronto Sun
Josh Lewenberg: Patterson said he was "very tempted" to sign in Orlando this summer. Magic showed interest, tried selling him on starting. He wanted to win Twitter @JLew1050
Josh Lewenberg: So, Orlando went after Patterson during the summer. Opted for Frye when he re-signed with Raps. Frye has hit his first 4 shots, incl 3 treys Twitter @JLew1050
You've said it was an easy decision to re-sign with Toronto. What made it so easy? Patrick Patterson: Overall, being comfortable with the situation and the role I was in. Being around a great group of guys, tremendous organization and coaching staff and fans. Needless to say, we were winning, so making it to the playoffs also helped. That's somewhere I always wanted to go that I'd never been before. So just weighing all those into the decision and coming to a right price on what I feel like I'm worth at this point in my career with the work that I've put in, it made my decision a lot easier once we talked about everything and the offer was on the table. CBSSports.com
The Toronto Raptors announced Saturday they have re-signed restricted free-agent forward Patrick Patterson. Per team policy, financial details were not disclosed. NBA.com
Jeff Goodman: Patrick Patterson has signed a 3-year, $18 million deal with the Toronto Raptors, source told ESPN. Twitter @GoodmanESPN
Look for the Magic to sign an older player to give a bit more balance to the roster. Also, it's possible the team will attempt to add another power forward. The team reportedly has given consideration to pursuing Toronto Raptors restricted free agent Patrick Patterson. Orlando Sentinel
It's why, according to league sources, the Raptors have already had preliminary conversations with their own restricted free agent, Patrick Patterson, and are willing to wait for the market to calm before looking for the defensive-minded physical wing presence they need. Toronto Star
Ryan Wolstat: Re: Hawes Suns visit: Suns like Patterson too but wouldn't need both. Also could just bring back Frye. Twitter @WolstatSun
David Baumann: Magic not the only team interested in Raptors RFA Patrick Patterson. Suns are as well. PHX "is after him," source said. Twitter @DavidBaumannCBS
David Baumann: Source: The @Orlando Magic courting RFA Patrick Patterson as a potential starting PF. He's in ORL now. Twitter @DavidBaumannCBS
The Suns also have made contact with or been contacted by at least 12 other free agents. That includes unrestricted free agents Pau Gasol, Trevor Ariza, Luol Deng, Spencer Hawes, Danny Granger, Ed Davis, Marvin Williams and Josh McRoberts and restricted free agents Gordon Hayward, Chandler Parsons, Isaiah Thomas and Patrick Patterson. That does not necessarily mean the Suns are interested in all of them. Arizona Republic
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quote: As opposed to a selection committee? Give me the Conference Champ everytime.
quote:Use the BCS system to get the top 4 teams, seems fairly simple to me.
quote:hypothetically, UT could lose one game to UF in the East, but still go 11-1, and get passed on for LSU who wins the West and the SECCG, despite never playing one another. As the conferences sit today, I do not think it is feasible
quote:The Harris poll and the Coaches' poll are both committees.
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If you have a persimmon tree (or if you don't have a tree but you know), when do the persimmons get ripe? |
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Which type do you have? My asian persimmon is just beginning to color a bit- but mine tends to be a week or 2 behind my neighbor's, which isn't the same variety but is also an asian. The native ones can't be used until after they get soft- usually takes a frost to do that. They are astringent until then. Even some of the asian ones have the same trait (but mine doesn't- i can eat it while crunchy). I should be able to pick mine to eat in 3 or 4 weeks. |
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I don't have one but I've been offered the fruit from someone else's. I have no idea what variety it is but it looks like the old fashioned native (?) kind that I remember from my childhood. I looked at the tree yesterday and the fruit is turning and a few had ripened enough to drop off. I had heard the frost requirement, too, but these looked like they might be ready in a couple of weeks (although I really don't know how long they can stay on the tree with color before they totally ripen). |
roberta, They will fall off the tree when they are ripe. Some folks put plastic on the ground beneath the tree so they fall on it and there is less washing. make sure they are very soft because some times hard ones fall also, and they are not to be used. Some will split open and look dark, they can be used! Be careful and look out for the yellow jackets that may be on them. |
- Posted by myrmecodia 7 NC (My Page) on Mon, Sep 21, 09 at 22:42
Last week, I ate one off a wild tree in RTP. It was delicious. I don't think the frost requirement is really true. Perhaps up north the fruit ripens round about the same time as the first frost, but the wild trees I see around here are almost bare by the time we get our first frost. Just make sure it is soft. |
- Posted by farmsteward North Carolina 7 (My Page) on Tue, Sep 29, 09 at 1:13
Roberta, I've been freezing pulp since the 18th and am about an hour southwest of you. |
- Posted by roberta_nc Zone 7 NC (My Page) on Thu, Oct 1, 09 at 21:41
Thanks for all the tips, especially the one about watching out for bees! |
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Baylor Defensive End Shawn Oakman Is An Enormous Man
While watching yesterday's Cotton Bowl, many of us learned that Baylor defensive end Shawn Oakman is a gigantic person who does not look real. This screengrab might benefit Oakman a bit, but he is still listed at 6-foot-9, 280 pounds. He is a big dude.
You'll See This Car Crash Coming And It's Still Intense As Hell
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Mario Balotelli's Supposed New House Is Cool And Good
This may not be news to you, but Italian soccer star Mario Balotelli, who is the funnest, is back in England after being bought by Premier League side Liverpool from AC Milan. Since he'll ostensibly be sticking around for a little while, at least, he needs somewhere to live. This is the house he's rumored to have…
Middle School Football Players Injured In Lightning Strike At Practice
Five students and one coach were injured in a lightning strike at Picacho Middle School in Las Cruces, New Mexico. One of the students, aged between 11 and 14 years old, was critically injured and rushed to the hospital.
Man Hit In Head With Golf Ball, Has Golf-Ball-Sized Welt To Prove It
This Swedish man was hit in the head with a golf ball so hard that it looks like the actual ball broke through his skin, embedded itself in his skull, and the wound healed around it. Put another way: the size of that welt is fucking outrageous.
Yasiel Puig Snapped His Bat On A Check Swing
Yasiel Puig can make even a check swing interesting. Puig was initially going to take a hack at Zach Duke's 2-1 pitch in the seventh inning last night, but thought better of it and stopped his hands right in front of him. The portion of the bat not in his hands, however, just kept going and snapped because Puig's…
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I just placed an order for the Simplicity SE-3 embroidery Machine and am very excited! I wanted a machine to use for embroidered quilt squares as quilting is my real passion. I read that this was good starter machine and I didn't want to put too much money into something that I haven't tried before. I want to be ready when it comes...so I was wondering what should I buy to be able to use it as soon as it arrives. I know that it comes with hoops but what kind of thread, bobbins, needles etc. do I need? Also where is a good place to purchase supplies online? Thank you so much, I am so excited to begin this journey,
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I would suggest that you try to find a good book all about stabilisers etc as it's a complicated world! Don't be put off, however, as it's also a lot of fun. You will need a variety of stabilisers and other things. |
- Posted by stitchntime9 (My Page) on Fri, May 5, 06 at 8:05
You will also need machine embroidery thread...a few spools in various colors and a spool of bobbin thread (can't use regular sewing thread) to start practicing with is a good option to use while you are practiceng learning the machine using the manual page by painful page. Don't skip the reading as there is valuable information in the manual that will pay off later and not leave you frustrated. The manual will read like mud the first time through, better the second time, and start practicing the third time. Tearaway stabiilizer is good to start with and walmart has that at less than a dollar a yard. The pre-packaged is expensive way to purchase. Embroidery machine needles...schmetz, organ, and singer are good options, size 11 and 14. Have a few spares to start with. Later down the line you may want a reader-writer box to download free and purchased designs on line...works like an external floppy disk drive to transfer the design to the machine so the machine can sew the design out. Your machine requires a box and pre-programmed card or purchased cards which can get expensive. |
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Aloha, I am trying to embroider some small hand towels. When I lock the fabric into the frame, there is too much between the frame and lock to allow it to lock the frame onto the machine. How do I make this work? Mahalo, margaret |
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(07-19-2011 09:43 PM)slufan83 Wrote: Sounds like a pretty sweet haul! I'd be glad to take all your Mark Martin cards off your hands
(07-19-2011 09:58 PM)spazmatastic Wrote: Awww. No way you jumped me on that. I'd be happy to trade for any that slufan doesn't get. I'd also be interested in the Gordon uncut sheet as well as any other JG's you got that I don't have.
(07-20-2011 07:43 PM)slufan83 Wrote: Martin has been the only driver that I've ever been a big fan of. There are others that I like, but Martin has always been my favorite since I was a little kid. I was just being sarcastic though, I don't have anything to trade at the moment. Feel free to get whichever ones you need
(07-19-2011 10:11 PM)bott2711 Wrote: Sounds good, I added a lot of there cards already. I also have a box of Earnhardt Sr cards that i will be adding to my MIXED NASCAR folder soon. I have a buyer coming to look at some of the sheets tomorrow. I will let you know what is left.


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Attempting to bar an expert on Osama bin Laden's terror network from the airwaves is not exactly a feather in AAAN's cap. Yet Obama continued his relationship with AAAN. Abunimah himself introduced Obama at a major fundraiser for a West Bank Palestinian community center a short time later in 1999. And that, says Abunimah, was "just one example of how Barack Obama used to be very comfortable speaking up for and being associated with Palestinian rights and opposing the Israeli occupation."
As Abunimah continued to downplay the threat from bin Laden, his ties to Obama deepened. In 2000, AAAN founder Rashid Khalidi held a fundraiser for Obama's ultimately unsuccessful congressional campaign. Abunimah remembers that Obama "came with his wife. That's where I had a chance to really talk to him. It was an intimate setting. He convinced me he was very aware of the issues [and] critical of U.S. bias toward Israel and lack of sensitivity to Arabs. . . . He was very supportive of U.S. pressure on Israel." Obama's numerous statements over the years criticizing American policy for leaning too much toward Israel were vivid in Abunimah's memory, he says, because "these were the kind of statements I'd never heard from a U.S. politician who seemed like he was going somewhere rather than at the end of his career." Obama's criticism of America's Middle East policy was sufficient to inspire Abunimah to pull out his checkbook and, for the first time, contribute to an American political campaign.
Within a year, Obama did Khalidi and Abunimah a good turn as well. From his position on the board of Chicago's Woods Fund, Obama, along with Ayers and the other five members of the board, began to channel funds to AAAN, totaling $75,000 in grants during 2001 and 2002. Now Obama and Ayers were effectively supporting the pro-Palestinian activism of AAAN's vice-president, Abunimah, and funding an organization founded by their mutual friends, the Khalidis, in the process.
In the first year of the Woods Fund grant, Abunimah was the focus of a critical Chicago Tribune op-ed by Gidon Remba, a former translator in the Israeli prime minister's office. Pointing to Abunimah, among others, Remba decried attempts by "Yasser Arafat's Arab-American cheerleaders" to "vindicate the resurgence of attacks on Israeli civilians by Palestinian gunmen and Islamic suicide bombers." Yet Obama and Ayers re-upped AAAN's money in 2002.
An August 2002 profile of Abunimah in the Chicago Tribune quotes a supporter of Israel noting that, while he has heard Abunimah deplore terrorism, he has never heard Abunimah affirm that he "supports the continued right of Israel to exist alongside a future Palestine." That is because Abunimah does not appear to recognize such a right. Instead, Abunimah favors a "one-state solution," in which Israel's identity as a Jewish state would be drowned out by an influx of Palestinian immigrants seeking the "right of return." Abunimah's book, One Country, which spells out his one-state solution, features an extended comparison between Israel and South African apartheid.


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adamjrc Posts: 1We purchased a used 95 Caravan two years ago and have always kept it in good shape. On Christmas day while delivering presents our van broke two rods. At least thats what I have been told by the dealer were we purchased it. I was told the price to fix it would be around $4,000. Is this a normal thing, or just bad luck? Would anyone suggest fixing it or just junking it? Thanks. Please post or email me at email@example.com
indydriver Posts: 620If you're talking connecting rods, it would be very unusual for two to break at the same time. I haven't priced a rebuilt engine, but $4K seems like a lot. I recently had a trans replaced with a rebuilt at a Chrysler dealer for $2K. If I was faced with spending $4,000 to get my engine running again, I'd look around for a Mopar performance shop to investigate a high performance, aftermarket rebuild. Either way, major down time. Sorry to hear about your problem. I have an all Chryco garage, two minivans and a 300M and I like to keep them for a long time. Hate to hear about major reliability issues like C-rods.
mfahey1 Posts: 419To actually break them would be a one in a million or more occurence. It sounds more like it wiped two rod bearings, indicating a major oiling problem which would require a total rebuild or replacement. For an 8 year old vehicle, I would seriously look at having a used engine installed, one that you have some idea what its history has been. At the very least, $4000 is ridiculous.
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uga91 Metro AtlantaPosts: 1,065My 2001 Voyager started performing its own little light show for me last night. The lights would be their normal brightness then get real bright, then back to normal. Sometimes it would go back and forth a few times, sometimes they would not change for a few minutes. Anyone else had this?
uga91 Metro AtlantaPosts: 1,065One other thing. My Voyager (3.3l V6) also has started making a "humming" sound when at a stop. The slight hum seems to come from the bottom of the center section of the dash (down around where the coin holder is). It does not hum when in motion; and, you can not hear the hum from outside the van. I wonder what is causing that?
strokeoluck Posts: 99Guys,
I just changed my air filter on my '96 Plymouth Grand Voyager and noticed a tiny (TINY!) amount of oil. It was around the fairly rigid tube that leads from the hard plastic piece (above the air filter) into the ?valve cover? (where the "3.3 Liter" emblem is). I'm guessing this is the PVC tube? But why would oil be collecting around the valve cover/pvc tube? It's just a minor amount, hardly enough to produce a drip...but wondering if there's something I should do to stop this?
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1) Steve buddy, what's up w/Edmunds new look? I don't mind it until you try and find this board - it's fairly confusing whereas the previous format was very intuitive. You could always find what you were looking for whether you'd been here two days ago or two years ago.
2) Why did Chrysler have to make it SO difficult to get at the air filter in this '96 G.V.??? In my Ford I can change the air filter in about 30 seconds. In the Plymouth it takes about 15 minutes!
3) Why is it 45 degrees in Michigan on 12/30/02???
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stever Viva Las CrucesPosts: 42,443I'm not sure which look you mean :-). It's now easier to search the discussions by model if you don't use the subscriptions, but there's also a new look coming that's now in beta. The navigation won't change but the visuals will.
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strokeoluck Posts: 991) Steve, I feel like I'm in the twilight zone! Last night when I posted my message I SWEAR there was a whole new look/format to Edmunds.com. Now this morning it's back to "normal". Perhaps I was in there when they had the Beta version up? Anyway, I know I'm not imagining things (I think!...my alcohol-induced hallucinating days are over). So if the edmunds folks are moving ahead with a muted blue/grey format (and the buttons and everything HAD changed) tell them you've already heard one 'no' vote.
2) To "scottandkimr", I don't think you have many major things to look forward to if you're at 58,000 miles. At about that mileage - with our '96 - we had a few minor electrical problems and a head gasket. Total cost of both was maybe $1200. On top of that expect the little stuff: sway bar links, tune-up, brakes, tires, etc. Some on this board will convince you that your transmission is about to tank (this IS the "problem" board after all) but if it's running well at 58k and hasn't given you any problems you'll probably be ok. Our van just hit 97k and our only trans. problem is a minor leak that I'm having looked at this Friday...think it's just a bad pan gasket as the trans. still runs fine. Are there some lemons out there? Yes. But given the vast number of Chrysler minivans on the road I'd say if you're treating it right and it's not giving you any bad signs you should ride it into the sunset.
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arnej Posts: 9i'm not an expert with mechanical problems, so any help is appreciated.
our '94 GC with 3.8 engine emits a high-pitched whine. I don't really hear it when driving, but when it's parked it I can hear it outside the vehicle. it doesn't really sound like it's coming from the engine compartment-it sounds more like it's coming from the middle or rear of the vehicle. it doesn't seem that serious because it's been doing it for awhile, but it just bugs me!
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budinger Posts: 1Help me out here. Bought used '99 Caravan. Love it so far. However, when it is raining, or I take it to a car wash, the overwhelming smell of musty mildew overcomes me. Is there some product I can buy to fix this, or is there some sort of interior air filter I don't know about? This happens with the heat or vents on. Any suggestions?
ramarquardt2 Posts: 15I also have a '96 Voyager van and also have observed the rusting and cracking around the front suspension towers. I have no rust anywhere on the van except in this area under the hood. I have not seen any replies to your posting by anyone else. My opinion is that over time (how long, I can't tell) that the front strut in my van will come through the housing. It could take 2 more years or it may never happen....
indydriver Posts: 620I have noticed over the years that my wife's vehicles always had this mildewy smell from the A/C that mine never had. I finally figured out that she set the A/C on max (recirc) in late spring and never took it off that setting until it got cold in the fall. The vent (fresh air) was never opened. One summer and her car would develop this odor regardless of make or model. If you study owner's manuals like I do, you'll find most of them instruct the operator to use recirc only for short periods of time to overcome a very hot or cold interior, then return to the fresh air setting. I was pleasantly surprised to find that Chrysler programmed this into my 2000 Dodge GCS. When started, the air handling system always defaults to fresh air no matter where it was left when previously driven. Wal-ah, no mildew smell.
strokeoluck Posts: 99I believe this has been addressed in a past post. Does anyone know why the lock on the sliding side door would not lock? And, more importantly, can an "average Joe" correct it? This happened to us once before (@ 40,000 miles?) and the dealership fixed it. Now we're at 97,000 miles and it's deja-vu all over again.
In case anyone is following my minor transmission leak problem...it's been repaired. And you won't believe this. A small local shop fixed this problem (they had to tighten some bolts on the pan and did something with a trans./radiator hose) AND recharged the a/c...the total charge?...$87. When the Chrysler mechanic just glances at our van I think he charges us $87!!!
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leo27 Posts: 1When I put my car in reverse the backup light does not come on. If I (carefully) adjust the shift lever slightly toward neutral the light will come on. I pulled the switch out and it appears that in the "normal" reverse position, the gear or whatever that is inside the case is not centered in the hole, which means that it does not contact the switch properly. Only by adjusting the position of the shift lever does the inside portion come into the correct position. The car is due for inspection and I'm not sure if I can convince the inspector to play around with the shift lever. My question is, can the linkage cable be adjusted to correct this problem, or is there any other adjustment that can be made without tearing into the transaxle?
tccmn1 Posts: 278I have a DC Shorty with 170K miles on it. 3.3 engine and it has been a descent vehicle; heck with that many miles I can't complain.
Well, lately our weather finally turned cold and now it seems to kill at stop signs and run rough sporadically. Other times it runs smooth...? It cruises fine, but when I come to stop signs it MAY kill at times. I've checked the pcv, air cleaner, spark plug wires, etc. Any ideas? Is this a computer or electronic switch deal? I plan on selling the old buggy in a month or so. So money IS an object. It has a newer tranny in it and I've had new axel shafts put in to eliminate vibration I was having.
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royallen Posts: 224I second Robert's(pluto5) recommendation. Other possibilities are discussed at http://www.allpar.com/fix/stall.html Also look under the hood at sundown or dark for plug wire arcing and/or put a timing light on each wire to see if any are misfiring. Roy


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I think our ace of hearts redbud died over the winter and I want to replace it, I saw this redbud looks nice and is supposed to be more winter hardy, read at a nursery site though it burns easily and needs shade and can be hard to get established- anyone have experience with them? the area I would put it in would have full sun in the morning then would probably be shaded by the house after about 1 or 2 pm would that be enough? |
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- Posted by ken_adrian MI z5 (My Page) on Thu, May 1, 14 at 10:06
all white tissue is a net drain on the plant... it doesnt photosynthesize ... and not being green.. it has no sun block.. for lack of a better word .. and if the tree transpires.. sweats... thru its leaves... white losses more water ... so to protect it from a blistering sunburn.. in the heat of summer ... you would try to site it.. so it is out of direct sun .. in the high heat of the day ... while still getting the maximum sunlight possible a tree as such needs ... redbud in general.. is shade tolerant.. the green ones do just fine in full sun ... but tolerate a shade canopy ... presuming its not cave like ... they dont grow as fast in the shade .. but nothing dies in shade.. due to the shade only ... this white edged one... with lets say.. half the leaves white.. needs as much useful light as possible due to having half the chlorophyll of a regular tree ... but not so much sun/light.. that the white tissue crisps and browns in late summer... and it will until it is fully established ... and do keep in mind.. every plant has a season .. the redbud in spring with its early flowers... and with this one.. in early summer.. until it starts looking ratty ... but i say.. so what... by early fall.. i wouldnt care if it was a bit crispy ... i enjoyed it in its proper season ... just like my tri color beech ... your siting.. as much as words can explain shade.. seems about right .. BTW ... though i have many regular redbuds... i have lost both the foo foo versions i have tried.. I THINK ... the edged varieties are very borderline z5 ... depending where you are ... z5 really doesnt tell us much.. as it covers about half the US ... it might be an issue of night temps... when a plant can recover from the onslaught of the day ... that might make the difference ... hope i didnt bore you with a little learning .... good luck ken |
- Posted by hairmetal4ever Z7 MD (My Page) on Thu, May 1, 14 at 13:42
Eastern Redbud seems to have a lot of variability in hardiness - more northern seed sources (OH, PA, etc) being hardier than more southern. So, a seedgrown species redbud, if grown from seed from the northern part of the range, should be z5 hardy. Most of the selected cultivars, however, seem to be from more southern seed provenance, probably due to most of the research and selection of new cultivars seeming to come from more southerly areas. In my area most do OK, but in my old Ohio garden, which was zone 5/6 depending who you'd ask, 'Forest Pansy' would winterkill entirely, yet the species trees not only survived, but bloomed after harsh winters. |
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Worker Bee Field Trip: MovNat One-Day Fundamentals Workshop
Posted By Worker Bee On August 25, 2011 @ 8:41 am In Health,Reviews | 52 Comments
Ever since Mark linked [7] to that Men's Health feature [8] by Christopher McDougall on Erwan Le Corre and his MovNat [9] system a few years ago, I've been interested in it. I saw the videos [10] of a barefoot, shirtless Erwan lithely moving from rock to rock, climbing cliffs, leaping from high places, sprinting, diving, and moving fallen trees. His interview [11] describing the plight of the "zoo human" and what to do about it really resonated with me, so I began trying to work MovNat-esque training into my life. It seemed like a good fit. Outdoorsy [12] stuff has always been my thing, and I've never been one to avoid dirt. I didn't make natural movement a huge priority, instead focusing more on weights, but I always kept it in my thoughts and played around with it whenever the opportunity arose.
When the opportunity to attend a one-day workshop arose, I jumped on it. It was sold out by the time I landed, but I emailed the instructor, hoping he could squeeze me in. He could. It just so happened that Mark and Erwan had just had a little post-AHS [13] pow-wow in Malibu (I believe frisbees [14] and shirtlessness were involved), unbeknownst to me, so we all decided I'd do a write-up on my experience and post it to MDA. (Side note: Mark is so impressed with the MovNat method that he has invited Erwan to be a featured presenter at PrimalCon [15] 2012. It looks like tickets will go on sale next month. Stay tuned!)
This past Sunday, MovNat instructor Clifton Harski [16] showed up at a park in Palo Alto, CA, driving a sweet cherry red ride (KIA, a rental) and bearing such gifts as 40 pound rocks, 80 pound sandbags, and a seemingly endless cache of snack bars from Whole Foods (that he didn't share). His mission? To impart that which had been lost: the ways of natural human movement. That same Sunday morning, eighteen individuals in various states of shoelessness [17] arrived at the same Palo Alto park to reclaim what had apparently been lost. It was a bit overcast and sorta cold. A tai-chi class was going on across the grass – elderly Asian folks, lots of windbreakers, and five dollar flip flops. At the playground, kids were playing and adults were watching.
Except for a few repeat MovNatters (including a ringer named Nick who wore official shorts and basically showed everyone up), most of us didn't know what to expect. I was curious, but pretty confident that I'd do really well. I mean, this was natural human movement. I'm a human, have seen the videos, I go barefoot all the time, eat lots of animals and plants, squat and lift weird objects, hike, climb trees, do Grok crawls and other things in public that embarrass my wife… I know what I'm doing, right?
The first lesson was in pole climbing. "I've done this," I thought. Back when I lived in LA, there were flag poles with ads for realtors all over my neighborhood. I used to climb them regularly, using basically all upper body to muscle my way up. It was a killer workout for the arms and lats. Totally MovNat, right? Wrong. Instead of muscling your way up, you keep your arms straight and relaxed and initiate upward movement with your feet, either by pinning the pole in between them or walking right up. Your hands and arms just anchor you to the pole, or so he said. My feet kept slipping, and I couldn't get myself to relax and let my grip and feet hold me. I kept wanting to engage my arms. Once I learned to relax, I found the MovNat way to be far more sustainable. You could climb a pole my way once, maybe twice, but using the MovNat technique, Cliff said, you could climb it almost indefinitely. First lesson: learned.
We then swung across overhead beams using the sway of our hips. I was tempted to again muscle my way across a la Ninja Warrior, but Cliff gave some great pointers. On the backswing, you advance the back hand and on the return swing, you advance the front hand. I tried it a couple times in both directions, and picked up the technique pretty quickly. It was really easy and felt fluid. Graceful, almost. Okay, I was wrong. Again.
Next, we moved to the swing sets to learn how to get ourselves up on top of the horizontal beam. You've probably seen videos or read blogs describing this; it's the classic MovNat drill. Clifton showed us a half dozen different ways to get on top of the bar. Some methods required more strength than others, but once they got their elbows on top of the bar, just about everyone was able to make it all the way up. Again, Clifton provided really simple, incredibly helpful cues. Simple cues like "keep your leg straight when you swing it" or "stay on your elbows, not your armpits" made all the difference in the world. I saw a young musclebound dude struggle to make it, while an older guy, whose Fran [18] time probably wasn't nearly as impressive, got it right away simply by focusing on technique.
Balancing was next. Using a four inch wide concrete curb as our "walkway", we walked forward, backward, and sideways. We squatted and climbed over and under imaginary barriers. We bear crawled on all fours. It was only about half an inch off the ground, so there was no danger from falling (except for the hot lava dragons with cockroaches in their mouths, of course), and yet doing all these things while staying on the curb was incredibly challenging. Especially the crawling, which I highly recommend (don't let your knees touch and stay on the curb). The risk of falling varied depending on your sense of balance, while the danger from falling was low regardless. Clifton consistently emphasized the risk:danger ratio throughout the day, noting that as beginners it was important to learn the movements via progressions with a low risk:danger ratio.
The kids were beginning to swarm the playground, so we moved across the park to a picnic area to practice jumping. Or maybe I should say "landing," cause that was the main focus. After all, anyone can dip their hips, bend their knees, and lift off. You might not get high, but you get somewhere that isn't the ground. Nobody gets hurt jumping. They get hurt landing. We learned to stick all sorts of landings – from vertical jumps, broad jumps, jumps onto tables, spinning jumps onto tables, jumps onto curbs, spinning jumps onto curbs. Cliff, who played ball in junior college, was like a young Charles Barkley (before his back went and he got fat) demonstrating the various jumps. The dude is big, bulky, and extremely strong, but he could really get up. And most importantly, he could land softly, quiet as a cat. Very impressive. I'd hate to face him on the court.
Lunch provided a much-needed rest. We lazed around in the grass and introduced ourselves. NomNom Paleo [19] was in attendance, with hubby FitBomb [20]. Both were incredibly friendly and (unsurprisingly) stocked an impressive lunch pail (thanks for the jicama!). Chad Hydro [21], founder of the Norcal Paleo [22] Meetup group (join it, Bay Area people!) and owner of the greatest porn name ever, shared some pineapple in return for one of my yams. A Stanford Ph.D. student (the aforementioned MovNat ringer) named Nick ate a few bites of sweet potato with his entire stick of Kerrygold butter. A buff ex-Crossfitter-turned-adaptogen-alchemist mixed royal jelly, bee pollen, pine pollen, and a foul black powder that turned out to be rare nutrient-dense soil from the Himalayas with water and slurped it down. It was an eclectic group, but I felt right at home.
After lunch, we worked on crawls [23]. We crawled uphill, downhill, backwards uphill, and on flat ground. Crawling the MovNat way isn't a mad dash, nor is it running with your butt in the air and your hands grazing the ground. It's smooth contra-lateral fornication with the ground.
The best was yet to come: a simulated walk through an imaginary tunnel fraught with danger and various obstacles. As picnickers, soccer teams, Ultimate Frisbee players, and dog walkers looked on, Cliff led us on a simulated walk through an imaginary tunnel, over and around various obstacles. As the tunnel shrank, we were forced to duck walk. As it wound around, we had to walk laterally and squeeze around tight corners. And then, after reaching the "end," we had to return the way we came, backwards. We laughed, joked around, and generally looked ridiculous, but that was kinda the point. It wasn't until we finished that I realized my legs were on fire. I'd just gotten an incredible workout and subjected my entire body to a day's worth of contortions and exertions while laughing my head off. Funny how a little visualization [24] can work, eh?
The rest of the day brought more awesomeness. My personal favorite was learning several new ways to do something I've never really thought about: standing up from a sitting position on the ground. This is simple stuff, you'd think, but Cliff showed us three or four really smooth, graceful ways to stand up. We also did some barefoot running, practiced forward and backward rolls, played tag, lifted stones, carried sandbags, and learned a couple ways to carry a fellow human being. With every drill, we made fast improvements thanks to simple cues from Clifton. Things like "Shoot your right arm through the gap between your left arm and leg" made rolling effortless, and "Superhero chest, flat back" really helped with lifting. I guess these movements really are intuitive, deep down. We just had to be reminded.
The day ended with Cliff explaining how to implement MovNat into our training. I'm not sure if Erwan does anything but MovNat, but Cliff still works out with kettlebells and barbells at least once a week, since he "honestly enjoys that stuff." It was reassuring to hear that the two could coexist, because while I plan on incorporating MovNat into my schedule, I also like lifting symmetrically weighted objects.
Three of the pillars of MovNat that Cliff continually stressed were efficiency and functionality, and not the ridiculous "single arm cable curl with one leg on a bosu ball and your other leg using the elliptical while you do one-armed kipping pullups with the offhand" functional fitness type of stuff you see in gyms. MovNat is true functional fitness, because you are literally performing the actual functions, rather than approximating them or breaking them up into isolated movements. And it's efficient fitness, because making the movement easier is the end goal, not engaging more type II muscle fibers or optimizing metabolic conditioning by contriving to make the movement harder. Some schools of thought assume a workout must physically break you down to be effective. MovNat suggests that this isn't the case at all, and that the opposite is probably true.
Overall, I really got the sense that MovNat is a practical, utilitarian, extremely Primal approach to fitness. It's not mystical or romantic. It's much more than "running through a forest." Even though we're trying to get away from "zoo human" mentality, we're still stuck with the zoo and we have to make this modern world work for us. You can't head out to the mountains every time you want to work out. You can totally do MovNat in the gym, the park, or your backyard. As Cliff says, the zoo is now our "natural" environment. It's what we know and we can still flourish in it. We have to. Even when we've got robot maids, teleportation, and Facebook embedded in our brains, we still need to know how to walk on all fours, run barefoot, and get on top of horizontal bars, because that might be the only way to stay grounded in the fact that we are human animals.
Clifton was a great coach whose talents extended far beyond the physical. He's funny, practical, and extremely down-to-earth, but with a real reverence for human movement. It shines through in his work and you can tell he's doing what he's meant to do. And so I suggest that all Homo sapiens sapiens check out a MovNat clinic [25] ASAP. One-day, two-day, five-day, or a full seven-day clinic… just get to one. You may think you know what you're doing – I certainly thought so – but I guarantee you'll learn a new way to refine your movements.
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CNET TechTracker
Full user review
"Very nice utility"
Fast checking of installed software.
No option to install in different location.
Creates unnecessary Download folder under My Documents.
For some reason my installation of Macrium Reflect Free is always misidentified as needing updating (I've verified that it is up to date).Summary
Along with Secunia, CNET TechTracker is a very good program for keeping installed software up to date. I wish it would do the same for drivers.


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Gary Oldman is Exactly What the 'Robocop' Remake Needs
Casting Couch By Scott Beggs on May 24, 2012 | Be the First To CommentIf you think about it, the Robocop remake actually has a lot going for it. Other than the baggage of being a remake. Director Jose Padilha has a successful action franchise in Elite Squad under his belt; co-writer James Vanderbilt wrote The Rundown, Zodiac and The Losers. co-writer Nick Schenk wrote Gran Torino; star Joel Kinnaman was fantastic in Snabba Cash/Easy Money and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. It's got some great names involved. Rising talent. But, you know, who needs a remake of Robocop? According to The Hollywood Reporter, an actor just made it even more interesting. Gary Oldman is joining the movie as the scientist who wrestles with his own sense of ethics when he finds himself in the middle of a big corporation's needs and a former human's humanity. There's no denying the gravitas and intensity that Oldman brings to the project. It was already interesting, but it just got interesting.
Mick Garris Promises 'Outer Limits' + 'Mad Men' For New Sci-Fi Flick 'Invasion'
In Development By Scott Beggs on May 23, 2012 | Comments (2)Moving away from horror (specifically Stephen King's horror), writer/director Mick Garris is prepping a science fiction film called Invasion that combines elements of The Outer Limits and Mad Men, studio math-style. Most likely, that's just because it's set in the past and involves science fiction. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the script from A.J. Ferrara will focus on a female reporter trying to break into the male-dominated, 1960s world of newscasting, and in an attempt to be taken seriously, she stumbles upon a government secret about aliens. So maybe toss in some Anchorman and Men In Black as well. So this is what Garris is doing while no one is calling him for the Stand adaptation. Jokes aimed at a more-than-competent director aside, the title sounds pretty generic, and the premise is mildly interesting, but the most interesting aspect here is Garris returning to the big screen for only the fourth time. And, this outting, without King's work as his blueprint.
3 Changes 'Videodrome' Predicted About the Future of Media
Criterion Files By Landon Palmer on May 23, 2012 | Comments (2)David Cronenberg's Videodrome is the Network of participatory media. Where Sidney Lumet and Paddy Chayefsky's celebrated 1976 masterpiece rather accurately predicted televised sensationalism and infotainment, Videodrome's ideas about media's dissemination and our relationship with it continues to reveal its incredible foresight nearly thirty years after its initial release. Just as Network is now hardly satire, Videodrome seems less and less a work of science fiction. Sure, digital technology has brought many of Videodrome's ideas into stark realization more so than the analog technology depicted throughout the film (a disconnect literalized by Criterion's clever faux-Beta DVD packaging of the film), but the film's many astute (and foreboding) observations about our evolving relationship to media technology is nothing short of profound.
Prepare for 'Prometheus' by Enjoying This 'Alien' Drinking Game
Drinking Games By Kevin Carr on May 22, 2012 | Be the First To CommentMore than thirty years ago, Ridley Scott directed the groundbreaking sci-fi/horror film Alien. Now, this summer, he's prepping the release of the sister film Prometheus. As is the case when any sequel, prequel or remake comes out, fans will want to revisit the original film. Whether you're planning on watching the entire Alien series (including the odious Alien Resurrection and the batshit crazy Alien vs. Predator: Requiem) or just the first – and possibly best – of the run, here's where you'll start. And what better way to enjoy this classic monster movie in space film than with a frosty drink in hand?
Watch: Discover the Secret of 'Lovely Monster'
Features By Scott Beggs on May 18, 2012 | Comments (2)Why Watch? Staring straight into the camera, a pretty young woman tells us she's 21 years old, and she's a monster. Throughout the rest of Francesco Calabrese's short film, she explains the problems she faces, and the filmmaker talks to her neighbors, her mother and a scorned friend who all have a different take on this seemingly benign human being. Shot engagingly, every element comes together to hold the mystery. Then she shows her true nature. What will it cost? Only 5 minutes. Skip Work. You've Got Time For More Short Films Thanks to Thane E. for the tip.
'Extraterrestrial' Trailer Shoves a Space Ship Into Your One Night Stand
Movie News By Scott Beggs on May 16, 2012 | Be the First To CommentNacho Vigalondo's Timecrimes was a different kind of time travel movie, and his second feature, Extraterrestrial, is definitely a different kind of alien invasion. The new trailer has a creepy sort of vibe, both from the miles-wide ship that lands and from the young man who wakes up in a gorgeous woman's apartment. Apparently he's got incredible beer goggles and a desire to video tape her while she sleeps. It's a great trailer for a great movie, but it's not telling the whole story. Check it out for yourself:
'Prometheus' Threatens Civilization With Fantastic New Trailer
Movie News By Scott Beggs on April 30, 2012 | Be the First To CommentAvoiding Prometheus trailers, images and information was just too taxing. They're just putting out too much great stuff. Ridley Scott and his team should be proud of what they've shown so far, and that June 8th release date just cannot come quickly enough. A new international trailer has debuted thanks to the UK's Channel 4 (via Film Stage). It brags a lot of Charlize Theron, a screaming Noomi Rapace and three full minutes of crazy sci-fi action. Check it out for yourself:
Robert Rodriguez Readies Panel Van-Inspired Feature 'Fire and Ice'
In Development By Nathan Adams on April 25, 2012 | Be the First To CommentBack last summer when Robert Rodriguez was talking about the projects he was cooking up for the future, most of the focus was on his prospective Sin City and Machete sequels. And, since then, both Machete Kills and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For have been officially announced as his next two projects. Those weren't the only movies he was expressing an interest in making back then, however; he was also into the idea of remaking the animated 1983 film Fire and Ice, which was directed by Ralph Bakshi and inspired by the artwork of Frank Frazetta, who also served as co-writer on the film. If you don't know who Frank Frazetta is, he's a science fiction and fantasy illustrator whose work you've undoubtedly seen at some point in your life. He's done all sorts of book covers, comics, paintings, and whatnot, and usually his work involves alien landscapes, muscle-bound warriors, scantily clad women, and some sort of stabbing weapon. You know, it's the sort of stuff that you'd get airbrushed on the side of an awesome panel van.
This Fall 'Branded' Will Use Marketing To Take Over Your Mind
Movie News By Scott Beggs on April 23, 2012 | Comments (1)According to Anne Thompson, Roadside Attractions picked up Jamie Bradshaw's sci-fi thriller Branded. The film is set in a future where corporate entities have created brands which make the entire population complacent, and one man fights against them to expose the truth. Hopefully the product placement will be as hilarious as it is ironic. "The most powerful weapon on earth today is not a gun or a disease, nor is it even visible to many," says Bradshaw. "It is Marketing. Marketing is the power to control your desires and change your mind, and if you look closer there is something about it that is not of this earth." It stars Ed Stoppard (Brideshead Revisited), Leelee Sobieski and Jeffrey Tambor. It sounds like a fantastic, timely concept, and for the life of me I can't figure it out, but I really want to eat a Doritos-shell Taco Bell taco right now. Maybe this finally make people realize what a sharp, satirical masterwork Josie and the Pussycats really was. Pink is the new cross-platform pass-along rate. Or something. Also, it's important to note that this project has nothing to with the television show Branded (which was featured in The Big Lebowski). Regardless of all that nonsense, the movie should be headed to theaters this September.
24 Things We Learned From the 'Total Recall' Commentary
Commentary Commentary By Jeremy Kirk on April 19, 2012 | Comments (1)It's taken 33 Commentary Commentaries, 33 different movies we've heard all kinds of people from directors to actors to whatever was going on with Cannibal: The Musical, but we've finally gotten to AH-NOLD. That's right. This week we're looking into Total Recall, that mind-melting actioner from 1990 wherein Arnold Schwarzenegger uses a completely innocent bystander as a human shield, loses his memory, and saves just about every mutant living on Mars. He doesn't save the girl with three breasts, though. That probably deserves a spoiler alert. But it's time to hear what Schwarzenegger and director Paul Verhoeven have to say about the whole experience. With the remake headed our way this Summer, we felt it was time to find out everything we could about this modern classic. Maybe this time next year we'll have a Total Recall 2012 commentary from Colin Farrell and Len Wiseman. Wiseman has already offered a commentary for his film's trailer, but there's no way in the world it's going to be as entertaining as listening to Verhoeven and Schwarzenegger. No way. Let's get our asses to Mars, shall we?
Charlize Theron Rises For Rupert Wyatt's 'Agent 13′
In Development By Scott Beggs on April 19, 2012 | Be the First To CommentAfter working with hairy primates, director Rupert Wyatt is using the success of Rise of the Planet of the Apes to move up the food chain. According to Variety, he's cast Charlize Theron in his latest sci-fi flick, Agent 13. There are no details about the story, written by T.S. Nolan, but it's unlikely that it will be made any time soon. Wyatt is attached to more than a handful of projects, but more Apes are on the way with him locked in for at least one more go. Plus, this particular movie is more like a script with two well known players stapled to it. It still needs to find a home. At the very least, the spy thriller nature of the title and the promise of science fiction with Theron in the lead and Wyatt calling the shots is not a bad idea. Not a bad idea at all. As long as the title isn't the codename for Aeon Flux 2.
New 'Prometheus' Viral Video Wants You To Meet Michael Fassbender's David
Movie News By Scott Beggs on April 17, 2012 | Comments (2)Some of you are avoiding Prometheus advertising like it's the black plague or Cabin in the Woods spoilers or that bookie you owe money to. That's fine. It's understandable for a movie this gigantic, promising and appropriately mysterious. But you'll want to go back after seeing it this summer to check out all the cool stuff you're missing. Guy Pearce's TED Talk was a hell of a way to introduce the world to Ridley Scott's newest sci-fi epic, but now they want to introduce you to someone else: Michael Fassbender's David. Tell him Happy Birthday, find out what he can do, and check out the video yourself:
Ridley Scott: The 'Prometheus' You See In Theaters Will Be the Director's Cut
Movie News By Scott Beggs on April 16, 2012 | Comments (2)"The cut that you're gonna see in cinemas…it's always the director's cut, really." That's Ridley Scott speaking to the press at a Prometheus event in Paris. Fortunately it's in English, although it only has the appearance of plain speak. Scott has taken advantage of home entertainment by releasing director's cuts in the past (the most famous/biggest improvement being Kingdom of Heaven), so it's not exactly obvious how theater cuts are always the director's cut. However, it's great news to see that Scott will be delivering his vision onto the big screen since he hasn't always been able to. Plus, he's confirming that the cut is around the 2 hour mark. That might be arbitrary, but it's a welcome change in a world where big blockbusters are becoming more and more bloated (and yet, way too often, without substance to back up the hours). [Prometheus Forum]
SFOTD: The Difficult, Shape-Shifting Sci-Fi Drama of 'Chameleon'
Features By Scott Beggs on April 12, 2012 | Be the First To CommentWhy Watch? A woman is asked to interrogate her husband to see if he's who he claims to be, or if he's a dangerous shape-shifter in this swift, starkly-crafted science fiction gem. With verbal dexterity, it keeps up the mystery even with death on the line. What will it cost? Only 5 minutes. Skip Work. You've Got Time For More Short Films.
Trailer for the 'Looper' Trailer Features Rian Johnson and Joseph Gordon-Levitt Bragging on Action
Movie News By Scott Beggs on April 9, 2012 | Be the First To CommentWhen did this trailer for the trailer thing become the norm? Was I napping or something? We're now advertising for advertisements? Maybe that's what happens when you give iTunes the exclusive – they demand that you make another video. Already got the trailer you worked real hard on? Great. Now make another trailer so we can make people want to see the trailer you made. Infinite regression is our worst enemy here. But, then again, that's the kind of thing Rian Johnson probably wouldn't mind tackling because he's got a mind to take the Gordian knot of time travel and toy around with it like a rubber Rubik's cube. Here he is alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt talking about the action and the mind-exercising premise of Looper to get people excited. The cheeky line, "I think you guys are gonna like it a lot," is where things get sold on the market floor:
Poster for Rian Johnson's 'Looper': Right Side Up and Upside Down
Movie News By Scott Beggs on April 6, 2012 | Comments (2)In September, Bruce Willis will be hunting Joseph Gordon-Levitt (unless it's the other way around? Or the other, other way around?) for Rian Johnson's Looper. You know this because Tyler knows this. And because you've probably had your calendar marked for this one since a year and a half ago. The fine folks at /film have debuted the first poster for the Sony flick, and it looks beautiful, mirrored, and like it will continue the People Evaporating theme that's hit everyone from Source Code to Total Recall lately. Check it out for yourself:
'Total Recall' Trailer Exceeds Expectations With Mind-Blowing Visuals
Movie News By Nathan Adams on April 2, 2012 | Comments (15)When it first got announced that they were going to remake Paul Verhoeven's action/sci-fi classic Total Recall, the collective groans of film fans could be heard the world over. If there was ever an action movie full of iconic imagery and quotable lines that didn't need to be sullied, it was that Arnold Schwarzenegger-starring original. This remake was going to star a pipsqueak like Colin Farrell instead of a mountain of muscle like Arnie, nobody was going to be getting their asses to Mars, and there wasn't even any confirmation that it would include a three-boobed hooker. Who needed it? Well, after watching the first full-length trailer, I'd say that anybody who's ever been a fan of adrenaline pumping action, jaw dropping special effects, sprawling future cities, the feminine wiles of Kate Beckinsale or Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston acting grizzled, guns, explosions, or Stormtroopers needs this movie. Check out the trailer and be blown away:
The New Cinematic Dystopia of 'The Hunger Games'
Culture Warrior By Landon Palmer on March 28, 2012 | Comments (1)Most dystopian science-fiction narratives feature stories in which a protagonist experiences a process of 'waking up,' transitioning from a state of blind ignorance to one of newfound enlightenment. The protagonists of The Matrix (1999), Brazil (1985), and the ur-text for dystopian futures, George Orwell's 1984 (and its numerous film adaptations), all feature primary characters who transition from a state of passivity and complicity in an oppressive and manufactured society and transition to a newly critical, empowered state of being in which they are able to see beyond the veil of ignorance and witness the world for what it 'really' is for the first time. These protagonists are made capable of seeing beyond the structures of propaganda and carefully constructed illusion that they previously accepted to be objective reality and develop a political impetus in direct reaction to their previous state of complicity and ignorance. As someone previously uninitiated to the world of Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games (I hadn't read any of the books prior to seeing the film), what struck me most about Gary Ross's adaptation is the spin it puts on the typical ignorance-to-enlightenment narrative of dystopian science-fiction.
Review: 'The Corridor' Takes Male Bonding To The Outer Limits
Fantastic Fest By Scott Beggs on March 28, 2012 | Be the First To CommentEditor's Note: This review previously ran as part of our Fantastic Fest coverage but with The Corridor hitting limited theaters this weekend, it makes sense to publish it once again. A sharp twist to the concept of getting together for a boys' weekend (and the ultimate bizarre response to the influx of Dude Bro movies), The Corridor opts for rounded, deeply complicated characters who have the kind of shared history that is as likely to cause an outbreak of hugs as it is a burst of heated words and violent threats. The whole messy pile then gets an eyebrow-raising element right out of The Outer Limits dropped on top, and it's off to the races. The film opens with a frantic confrontation where Tyler (Stephen Chambers) hides in a closet while his mother (Mary-Colin Chisholm) lies dead on the ground ostensibly by her own handful of pills. A brick wall named Bobcat (Matthew Amyotte), pretty boy named Lee (Nigel Bennett), and Brad Cooper look-a-like named Everett (James Gilbert) bust into the house only to be confronted by a maniacal Tyler who takes a swipe at Everett's face and stabs Lee in the hand. Months later, they find themselves at a funeral/reunion at Tyler's mom's house in the woods with another childhood friend (Glen Matthews) in tow, trying to reconcile their relationship and deal with a supernatural force that threatens their existence.
'Prometheus' is an 'Alien' Prequel That Will Rock, But Don't Watch the Trailer
Boiling Point By Robert Fure on March 19, 2012 | Comments (11)The full length trailer for Ridley Scott's Prometheus recently hit the … broadband? I don't know how the internet works, but regardless if you would so choose, you could join the legions that have hit play on the new trailer or you could be like me and decide not to watch it. What is the purpose of a trailer, really? I think it's a fairly straightforward deal – to entice people to see a movie. Once you're already enticed, do you really need to see more? There are some movies that I would never have even known about if it weren't for a trailer. Equilibrium comes to mind. Never had any clue about this movie until I saw a trailer online and it looked awesome. I was lucky enough to then catch the movie in theaters. Sometimes it takes several trailers to wear you down. At first glance, you might not care about Wrath of the Titans because the first one was so mediocre. After watching a few other television spots, they won me over. Now, here's the thing about Prometheus….
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How to Make the Best of Your Desk
Poll: More Americans Stashing Cash for Emergencies
A survey conducted by American Express has found nearly one third of Americans keep at least some of their savings in bill and coins, something that financial planners say is a risky idea, according to CNBC. Younger people are more likely to keep their savings in cash, according to the poll--67 percent of millennials saying they keep cash savings outside a bank account.
Tax Holiday Proposal Gaining Steam in Senate
A proposal to lower the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 6.5 percent for five years so multinational companies will be more inclined to bring overseas profits home has been steadily gaining support in the Senate, according to CNBC. The measure has bi-partisan support, with the effort being led by Democrat Barbara Boxer and Republican Rand Paul.
AICPA Asks Congress to Extend 9100 Relief
The AICPA has sent a letter to the finance leaders of both the House and Senate asking for legislation that would extend relief to taxpayers who may have been late in taking a tax election. Specifically, the AICPA would like Congress to pass legislation that would extend section 9100, which grants extentions to certain late elections, to all tax elections.
SEC Interpretation Explains Do's and Don'ts of Multimedia in Filings
Everyone loves charts and graphs, but recent interpretive guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission warned filers not to love them too much, according to Compliance Week.
FASB Draws Nearer to Deciding Whether to Delay Rev. Rec. Standard
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) expects to make a decision on whether or not to delay the implementation of the new revenue recognition standard sometime within the early second quarter, according to CFO.com. While the current implementation date is Jan. 1, 2017, stakeholders have asked the board to consider pushing back that date due to the large scale of the changes that the new standard would bring to current practices.
No Such Thing as an Ex-Employee?
Most managers are familiar with the etiquette involved in hiring and interviewing new employees, but few pay much attention to employees who are leaving. However, according to Fortune, there is value in getting the leaving process right. A former employee, it said, can become an envoy for your firm, a customer or might even come back to work for you someday.
The Pros and Cons of Psychopathic, Narcissistic, Sadistic, Machiavellian Bosses
What if your company is run by a psychopath? Or a sadist? Or someone nacrissistic or Machiavellian? And not in the hyperbolic, steam-blowing-off way that employees might characterize a supervisor with whom they don't get along. Like, someone who literally has these psychological traits, someone who would be positively diagnosed with these things if they were evaluated by a medical professional?
What to Consider When You Lose a Client
Not every relationship works out, and that includes the ones that professionals can have with clients. Like other relationships, sometimes it's clearly one breaking up with another, and sometimes it's more of a mutual decision. Sometimes it's a "not you, it's me" situation, and other times there is an "it's absolutely you" situation. Either way, when losing an important client, what are some things to consider when looking at where exactly things went wrong--or if they even went "wrong" to begin with.


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Share your garage sale finds
This weekend The Frugalista realized something. I had forgotten to pack enough clothes for my 4-year-old's visit to her Grammy and Grampy in Wisconsin. No worries! The next morning was Saturday and Kenosha, Wis., is like a rummage sailer's paradise.
My husband and I left the girls to play with Grammy and Grampy and took the toddler out to hit the sales. We were not disappointed. In fact, rummaging went so well that when we drove up to Wauwatosa a few hours later to visit the kids' other grandparents, we continued our rummaging.
All told, we spent about $25. Our biggest steal is pictured above: a Cuisinart coffeemaker that's higher-end and newer than the one we own, for just $3. It was labled $5, but when I told the seller that I really only needed a carafe because mine broke, he lowered the price.
Here's the same coffee maker, selling for $80.
With that $25, we also purchased at least a dozen items of clothing for the 4-year-old, a few nice winter items for the soon-to-be-2-year-old, a few things for the 7-year-old, an Elmo Chicken Dance toy (left at Grammy's house of course!), a book about trucks that kept the toddler busy while we drove around to sales (10 cents), an oscillating sprinkler, a copy of Van Gogh's Sunflowers painting (for the 7-year-old), a Fisher-Price car garage, and a toy phone. What really made me chuckle is that later that day, I stopped into a children's resale store and found the Elmo I'd purchased for $2 selling for $8, and the toy phone (the one from Toy Story III) that I'd purchased for 50 cents selling for $4.50. Of course, stores have overhead and they need to sell things for more, but I liked the rummage sale prices!
I would have paid even less had I realized that 25 cents an item is the going rate for kids clothes up in Kenosha. At the first sale, since I wasn't sure if we'd see any more 4T girls' clothes and we really needed some, I paid $1 an item for seven OK items. At most of the other sales, I paid a quarter each.
While we're on the topic of rummage sales, here's a Money Saving Mom guest post that made me think. It's about bargaining at rummage sales, and the reader comments show I'm not the only one who doesn't mind a little light bargaining but doesn't like to get all aggressive on some neighbors who are just trying to recoup a buck for every $10 they spent on the stuff they're selling.
Have you gotten any rummage sale steals this summer? If you have, please share them in the comments!
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Forest Legacy program reaches 2-million acre milestone in protecting threatened private forests
The USDA Forest Service recently reached a milestone of protecting more than 2 million acres of private forests threatened by development. The Forest Service's Northeastern Area helped the agency reach the milestone when the state of Ohio purchased a 15,000-acre property as the new Vinton Furnace State Experimental Forest approximately 90 miles south of Columbus. Read more »