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Negunim (melodies) are an amazing thing. The Bal Shem Tov teaches us that a nigun (melody) can bring us from where we are to where we want to be. One such nigun (melody) is מעין עולם הבא - "A Tast of the world to come" sung at the Shabbat table.
The words are very beautiful
מעין עולם הבא
A taste of the world to come
יום שבת מנוחה
The Sabbath day of rest
כל המתענגים בה יזכו לרוב שמחה
All who celebrate Shabbat merit great joy.
When my Zayda (grandfather) would sing that nigun (melody) he would relax your mind and reach your soul. Zayda's voice would distract from all of your worries and bring the spirit of Shabbat into your heart and mind.
If I ever came close toמעין עולם הבא A taste of the world to come it was at his Shabbat table. I wish I could take all of you back in time to his Shabbat table in North Bergen, NJ to experience the Shabbat of my youth.
I am going to ask you to venture into the realm of my memory. Close your eyes and listen to the words my Zayda sung every Shabbat.
Did you feel it? מעין עולם הבא A hint a taste of the world to come? Did you for a moment feel the inner peace of the world to come in your heart and in your mind? If not I apologize that I am only a hint of what my Zayda was.
There is another way you can experience מעין עולם הבא A hint a taste of the world to come. A hint of what it will be like when God's will permeates the world. When Ahavat Chinam (altruistic love) among humanity replaces Sinat Chinam (unwarented hatred). A hint of what it will be like when all of God's children come together to seek human excellence undivided by cultural, ethnic, religious or national barriers.
I am speaking about the Olympics. Athletes from diverse nations come together ignoring the barriers that traditionally separate them. For seventeen days they set everything and dedicate themselves -- to excellence, to fair competition on a basis of human equality. The Olympics are מעין עולם הבא A hint, a taste of the world to come . A world of honor, pride, and Shalom for all humanity.
40 years ago the beautiful model of the Olympic Games was marred by an act of terrorism. Eleven Israeli athletes were murdered in an act of brutal terrorism. A small group of terrorists known as Black September broke into the Olympic Village with a message of death and destruction.
Ankie Spitzer is the widow of Israel's Olympic fencing coach murdered in the attack. Ankie spearheaded a petition to the International Olympic Committee for a moment of silence at the opening ceremony "for the memory of the eleven Israeli athletes, coaches and referees murdered at the 1972 summer Olympics in Munich... and to promote peace." Over 100,000 people have signed the petition. President Obama, Governor Mitt Romney, and the U.S. Senate have all called upon the Olympic Committee to dedicate a moment of silence.
The Olympic Committee has refused. They argue that the request for a moment of silence is a political statement with no place in the Olympics, taking sides in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
My dear friends, God does not check passports. If the athletes murdered at the 72 Olympics were Palestinian I would similarly support a moment of silence. Because we are all children of God, created in God's divine image. The attack in Munich was not simply an attack on Israelis, who we relate to as Jews. It was an attack on one of the finest manifestations of our humanity, the Olympic spirit of solidarity and peace.
I pray for the day when all of the Children of Abraham will come together in the Olympic spirit of solidarity and peace. On that day we will truly demonstrate our love and respect to our common God. In the words of the prophet Zachariah (14:9) "On that day, the Lord shall be one; and God's name, One."


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BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA is a challenging and idiosyncratic book that describes its subject from a great, absurd, and comic distance. It's closer to the kind of associative resonance of poetry than what you would expect of a book called BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA, released just weeks before [the real] Obama's attempt at a second term in office. It has very little to do with actual reality, and weirdly seems more real than it has any right to be.
In their original online iteration, these strips seemed like funny, weird non sequiturs, beginning not long after Obama's election in 2009. Presented here, all together in untouched, "at-size" scans from the sketchbook Weissman drew them in, they seem less humorous and more like the slow aggregation of a large portrait, maybe not of the man, but of the time the man is living in. Or maybe closer to the truth—because let's face it, I don't know—is that it's a portrait of what a person like Obama "means," the intensity of the history and anger and hope and cynicism surrounding one man and his band of plucky lieutenants. Many of the strips repeat his name, "BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA," either as a title or as punctuation. As the story gets weirder and weirder, that metronome clicks along: BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA.
Is BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA meant to be a metaphor for the first—maybe only?—term of a president who, pinned with the hopes and enmities of an entire nation, is in fact a regular human who can crumble under pressure? Or a metaphor for the time that man lives in, a gross time, a time where nothing means anything that can't be stripped away and spun over and over into any direction needed? Because the Obama of BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA is a man who seems increasingly sad, confused; not only bowing under pressure but sinking. A man who talks to ghosts, who becomes a giant parakeet and flies with his two hip children to a desert island, where he regresses to egg state.
It could be all these things and more: the pages are an amalgam of Weissman's gestural, affably abstracted cartooning style and layers and layers of Zip-A-Tone, the old adhesive tone used by mid-century illustrators and cartoonists to simulate tones and gradations. Weissman definitely doesn't hide the lines either—you can see the artist's hand all over the book, tucking bits of meaning everywhere, whether it's tone, adhesive tape to block out the "panels", colored lettering, or swashes of marker on top of everything. Everything is layered with potential multiple meanings. Even the cover blurbs are absurd and meta, consisting of out-of-context quotes from Hulk Hogan, George W. Bush, and this one from Fox News: "[Barack Hussein] Obama is okay…"
Nothing is real, nothing is straight ahead in this book. What Obama's presidency "meant" at the beginning of his term is much different than whatever it is now; much more complex, much more "real," and also very very surreal. BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA manages to double this weird descent from giddy hopefulness to present-day miasma. I loved reading it; I love Steve Weissman and his work, but more importantly I loved how challenging it was, both during the reading of it, and especially now, trying to describe it. I hope the reader leafing through it in that bookstore will find it as pleasantly challenging.
(a longer, more image heavy version of this review is on my site)
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This article discusses four Ajax plugins that can make your WordPress-based Web site more dynamic, friendly and fun for visitors. The only prerequisite is that you have an already-working WordPress installation (we used version 2.1) and, of course, a complete backup of it just in case something goes wrong.
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When visitors click on these modified links, their browsers launch the scripts embedded in the AjaxWp code. These scripts then request the new page, all by themselves, in the background. In the meantime, the visitors' browsers will not go blank; the header, footer, sidebars—basically every part of your Web site that is common both to the current page and the one just requested—remain fully readable where they are.
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Awesome. I am just trying out AjaxWP
I am really liking the lets talk plugin, I am away to use it now for a site of mine.
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Im a wordpress user and the chat ones looks like nice for me, but I think that there are better plugins based on ajax for wodpress out there.
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Good torque cam for "mostly stock" lq4?
Hello everyone! Due to my mis-fotune, or good fortune depending on how you look at it, the heads from my stock lq4 are going to pay a visit to my local machine shop. The previous owner broke of some exhaust manifold bolts inside the heads when he changed the clutch.. The engine is my 2003 2500hd with the NV manual tranny. While the heads are off I'd like to see about upgrading my cam and getting more torque and power from the truck. I am also going to do an electric fan conversion on it, and a kn filter. The truck has a dual 3" exhaust from the cats back using dual flowmaster 40's. It does not have a H-pipe. A future upgrade will be long tubes and a H-pipe for thr exhaust, I will be leaving the stock cats in place.
I am looking for suggestions on a good cam to use. I am toying with the idea of having some port and valve work done to the heads and possbily having them milled to bump the compression ratio a bit. Depending on cam specs and price I may leave the milling portion alone. I know that if the heads are milled a lot more work and parts (push rods) are involved with the cam.
So what are your suggestions and do you have any power numbers to back them up?"A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week."
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Well I don't have any recommendations (sorry) but try emailing Comp Cams. Answer their questionnaire and they will contact you and give great customer support. I emailed them letting them know I was interest in their cams and what I wanted out of it and they contacted me giving me great options and kits that were well priced instead of recommending their highest priced units.Objects in mirror are losing
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Forget the long tubes. Install the H pipe, or convert to a single 3" system, maybe with dual outlets in the back. If you want low end torque, the true duals aren't helping, as you're losing back pressure across the banks. Long tubes will also not help with low end torque, as they are better for higher end. If you want headers, get some shorties. The Banks Power shorties are pretty good (but also expensive).
I don't recall which cam is in the LQ4 stock, exactly. The stock cams tend to be geared more toward low end torque than aftermarket options are, as aftermarket cams are generally ground to bump power across the range as best they can. Since GM have to try and meet certain MPG standards for their fleet, and one of the best ways to improve MPG ratings, is low end torque, the stock cams tend to try to do that pretty well in the engines they're in. Would have to find the numbers for the LQ4 cam, but another OEM cam might be better than an aftermarket for what you want there. There are a few "MPG" cams on the market though, so just look at them, and compare the numbers. Most of them aren't going to give a particularly large bump in low end torque though.
Electric fan will help a tiny bit, so I'd do that, but it will only be a very tiny bit.
As for the K&N filter, don't bother. If you've still got the stock intake tube, get the Airaid MIT, to improve flow into the engine, and stick with stock replacement filters. I installed the tube on my Avalanche, and while no major improvements, it does sound a little better, and it picked up a tiny bit of MPG (so a tiny amount of low end torque).
As for head work, porting might help a little, but I wouldn't go as far as mirror polishing them. For low end torque, a little porting work, mostly with doing port matching to the intake/exhaust. If you want to mill the heads, I wouldn't go very far with them. Maybe 0.015" taken off, at most, or maybe just use a thinner head gasket. Take off too much, and you might have to switch to higher octane gas. If you want to do that it's fine, but if not, you don't want to bump the CR up too high. If you keep the milling under 0.015" though, you should be able to use the stock length pushrods, and not have to worry about getting higher octane gas, though. I'd stick with a port match, removing of restrictions if possible, and a good valve job, on the stock heads. There are some odd bits in the ports that can't be removed on that generation head though. Another option would be to swap the heads with a different set, if you want to spend the money to do so. The Gen IV heads flow better with less restriction, but you'll need a Gen IV intake as well, since the port shape changed. Which also means a Gen IV throttle body (or an adapter plate for the smaller Gen III version. I don't recall if that year was still cable driven or electric, but if it's cable, you'd want to go with the adapter plate, or find an aftermarket throttle body for the Gen IV intake that can be cable driven.
A lot of info there, I know, but hopefully it's helpful.
212/218 low lift or even a tr 220 cam on a 114 lsa are great cams for DD trucks. i have the 220 in mine and a 3000 stall and the truck pulls great even with 33" tires and 3.73 gears.2004 gmc sierra ext z71 5.3
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Congratulations to Michael Kontos, who is the Benjamin Rush Middle School champion for this year's National Geographic Bee.
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After winning the school level contest for two consecutive years, Kontos took a written test and qualified for the state finals of the competition for the second time in a row.
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DURHAM — Duke womens soccer coach Robbie Church released the Blue Devils 2013 schedule on Thursday, which includes matches against 13 squads who advanced to the NCAA tournament last season and eight games against teams who ended the 2012 season ranked in the top-20 of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll.
The Blue Devils return seven starters from last season and 23 letterwinners from a 2012 team that recorded a 15-6-2 overall record and advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight for the fourth time in the past six years.
Duke kicks off the 2013 slate at Texas A&M on Aug. 23, closely followed by a trip to Columbia, S.C., to face South Carolina Aug. 25. The Blue Devils will then compete in the UNC Nike Classic in Chapel Hill on Aug. 30Sept. 1 against Kennesaw State and New Mexico.
Following the four-match road trip, the squad will return to Koskinen Stadium to host the Duke Nike Classic on Sept. 6-8. Joining the Blue Devils in the event will be reigning national champion North Carolina, UCLA and West Virginia. The classic is shaping up to be one of, if not the most challenging tournaments of the season. Duke will face West Virginia on Sept. 6 at 7:30 p.m., before playing UCLA, who ended last season No. 6 in the NSCAA poll, Sept. 8 at 2:30 p.m.
The team will then open ACC action Sept. 12 as it plays host to Miami before facing Florida State on Sept. 15. Also seeing action at home in Koskinen Stadium will be Virginia, Virginia Tech, N.C. State and Pittsburgh, while the Blue Devils will travel to play Wake Forest, Syracuse, Boston College, Maryland, Clemson and Notre Dame.
Duke will conclude the regular season Oct. 31, when it travels to Chapel Hill to take on North Carolina at 7 p.m.
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Shaw 9-9, Fayetteville St. 0-0: Shaw finished its CIAA season undefeated, sweeping Fayetteville State in a tennis doubleheader at Biltmore Hills Park. The Lady Bears won both games 9-0.
With the two wins, Shaw finishes the season 18-2 overall and 16-0 in the CIAA. They will enter next weeks CIAA tournament as the No. 1 seed.
In the first contest, the Bears won every match and allowed the Broncos to win just game. Top-seeded singles player Claudia Silva defeated Samantha Ledbetter 8-0. No. 2 seed Jessica Medina lost the only game of the matchup, but still cruised to an easy 8-1 win over FSUs Brittney Williams.
Shaws Michelle Hart, Gislaine Farias and Menel Ben-Cheikh each defeated their opponents by a score of 8-0. Desiree Bell won her match at the No. 6 spot by default.
Shaws duo of Medina and Hart defeated Ledbetter and Williams 8-0 in doubles action. Silva teamed with Farias and the two defeated FSUs Taylor Norris and Octavia Wynn 8-0. Bell and Ben-Cheikh won their doubles match by default, helping Shaw pick up the 9-0 victory.
In the second match of the afternoon, the Bears didnt lose a single set as they swept the Broncos. Silva picked up another 8-0 victory over Ledbetter. Medina was able to sweep Williams the second time around, winning her match 8-0. Hart, Farias and Bell all picked up more 8-0 victories for Shaw. Ben-Cheikh picked up the victory by default at the sixth spot.
In doubles action, Medina and Hart defeated Ledbetter and Williams 8-0. Silva and Farias shut out Wynn and Norris 8-0, while Bell and Ben-Cheikh won their doubles match by default.
The Lady Bears will now rest up before competing in the CIAA spring championships on April 18 in Petersburg, Va.
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Duke: Womens lacrosse sophomore Kerrin Maurer has been added to the 2013 Tewaaraton Award Watch List, joining teammates Maddy Morrissey and Taylor Virden among this years Tewaaraton Award hopefuls.
Duke: Duke Athletics stands in 15th place in the latest winter Learfield Sports Directors Cup Standings, released by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics on Thursday.
Overall, Duke has 516.60 points and ranks third among private institutions behind Stanford (1st) and Notre Dame (4th). Five current Atlantic Coast Conference schools are ranked among the top 26 North Carolina (5th), Florida State (7th), Duke (15th), Virginia Tech (25th) and Virginia (26th). The Blue Devils ended up with a 16th-place finish in 2011-12.
Duke, which improved 10 spots in the rankings from a week ago, added 146 points from its previous point total based on Elite Eight NCAA Tournament appearances by its mens and womens basketball programs.
Duke: The Duke varsity eight was named the ACC Crew of the Week after reaching the Grand Final of the Jessop-Whittier Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic last weekend.
Dukes V8 crew of Caroline Kiritsy (cox), Grace Cassidy, Claire Vannelli, Emily Theys, Katie Dukovich, Tara Dalton, Laura Sciarrino, Alex Stonehill and Hannah Hewitt set the boats two fastest times of the season and advanced to the Grand Final of the Jessop-Whittier Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic.


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Jordy Smith, Tyler Wright Win in Rio; Smith No. 2 on WCT, Wright Leads Women's Rankings
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Dan Hale has been a teacher in Fairfax County Public Schools for 20 years, but he's never felt or seen his colleagues as overwhelmed as they are today.
He used to know his students as readers and as writers, he says; now he only knows them as bits of data or ECART scores; pacing points and percentages.
And after spending far more than eight hours at school, he leaves (with work in tow) thinking 'What am I doing tomorrow?' — planning time in the context of the school day, he says, is nearly nonexistent.
The story was one of many shared by a few hundred teachers Monday night at a town hall sponsored by one of the county's largest teachers unions, an effort to better connect school board members with teachers and workload issues that have persisted for at least half a decade, the union says.
For years, both the Fairfax County Federation of Teachers, which sponsored Monday's event, and the Fairfax Education Association have asked school board members for help in reducing some of their requirements and responsibilities and the shrinking amount of time in which they have to do it.
This year, teachers said Monday, has been the worst year yet.
And morale is low.
"I used to get up in the morning and go, 'I love my job,'" one longtime teacher told school board members Monday. "That's not the case anymore and that's sad."
School Board member Elizabeth Schultz (Springfield), one of 10 members who fielded teacher concerns in a ballroom at the Fairview Park Marriot in Falls Church, said it was time for a solution.
"This has been brewing for quite some time," Schultz said after the event. "We need to fix it."
The board is planning on a work session on the issue in April.
Growing Responsibilities, but No Extra Time
Along with keeping pace with the state of Virginia's Standards of Learning tests and a new teacher evaluation system, teachers are also dealing with new elementary school report cards that make grading take three times as long as it used to, assessment tools that require more data and analysis and the rollout of online textbooks, among other technology tools.
As enrollment swells, so too have class sizes, and with each additional student comes even more hours to prep, coach, test and assess them.
Yet no responsibilities have been taken away, nor has more time been given to accommodate them, teachers say. Pay also been more or less "stagnant for years," they say
One teacher said he once had two and a half hours of planning time each week; now, it's about an hour and 20 minutes.
Tasks have "been piling up like one rock after another on our chest while [we're] being told 'you better do well or else,'" one teacher said.
Since the beginning of this school year, Lynn Schmauder, a math teacher who has 130 students this year at Woodson High School, has spent at least 36 hours giving after-school help, nearly 20 in parent-teacher conferences, 37 hours replying to parent emails — and what amounts to 41 days, on top of her day to day responsibilities, grading papers.
The number of weekends she's been able to put the work away: 0.
Schmauder, who is in her third year of teaching after 15 years with the Department of Defense, said she either needs more help or less students. Neither is an option about which she is optimistic, given the system's budget forecast.
"What I know is that I can't sustain this," said Schmauder, who said she feels like she is missing out on her children's lives.
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The system's proposed budget includes a 1 percent market rate adjustment for all teachers — but
Administrators have also said
Teachers called on administrators — from the superintendent to the leadership team to the leaders of each of the system's clusters — to spend more time in schools, shadowing teachers to get a better understanding of what their day is like.
When teachers do give leadership feedback about best practices or pilots, it's often not reflected in what is handed back to them, teachers said Monday, pointing to the recent widely-criticized rollout of an online math textbook program.
Megan McLaughlin (Braddock) said Monday it seemed "the feedback that comes from the front lines doesn't always come back effectively at the top."
What's more, teachers said, students are suffering, too. There's no time left to host colonial days, or work math into a lesson on cooking — the kind of hands-on activities that bring concepts full circle and keep school experiences from being a string of "factoids," teachers said.
Schultz said the board is in a better position than in years past to act on some of the issues outlined because "the tenor of the board has changed," she said.
There are more people willing to ask difficult questions and have "actual engagement," she said.
"The reason we ask difficult questions is because our decisions have consequences, and this is the bad side of those consequences," she said. "We need to have actual engagement. We need to listen to the public."
FCFT President Steve Greenburg and school board members said Monday was not the end of the dialogue — it was the beginning of a path that would hopefully lead at last to some solutions.
"We all want our kids to succeed," board member Patty Reed (Providence) said, offering her support to a better classroom environment. "Let's not forget that."
See also:
Teacher Pay a Heavy Topic at Schools Hearing
Teachers To School Board: 'Our Members Will Be Heard One Way Or Another'
Teachers Say They're Overworked
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Tonawanda News — In advance of a busier summer travel season, Erie County will offer a national initiative catered to residents looking to obtain passports.
Erie County Clerk Chris Jacobs said his office will join "passport acceptance facilities" and regional passport agencies across the United States to celebrate "Passport Day in the USA". The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 9 at the Northtown Auto Bureau, located in the Northtown Plaza, 3095 Sheridan Drive in Amherst.
County employees from the clerk's office will be on hand to accept and process passport applications during the event termed by Jacobs as "passports on the move" outreach and information regarding U.S. citizens interested a passport.
"I encourage anyone planning their spring or summer vacation or college students planning a semester abroad, to come to our passport outreach and apply for their passport," Jacobs said.
Applicants will be able to apply for a passport card, passport book or both. For an additional fee, an expedited service is offered, which Jacobs said reduces the processing time from several weeks down to days. Payment must be in the form of check or money order and made payable to the Erie County Clerk. No cash will be accepted.
"It can be difficult for people to take off work and come downtown, so we wanted to take this opportunity to better serve our constituents," Jacobs said, as the motivation for the event.
Applicants will need to bring an original or certified copy of their birth certificate, proof of identity such as a current New York state driver's license or non-driver identification, and one 2-by-2 photo. A passport photo can also be taken on-site for a $10 fee.
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There's been a lot of griping lately about Ford Motor's new hybrids not living up to their promised fuel economy, so I was anxious to spend some time behind the wheel of the new 2013 Ford C-Max utility and test its performance for myself.
The C-Max is Ford's first dedicated hybrid, aimed squarely at the Toyota Prius V, and the carmaker has been getting a lot of advertising mileage out of its "47/47/47″ miles per gallon ratings in city/highway/combined driving.
The problem is nobody who drives the car seems to be able to achieve those eye-popping numbers. Consumer Reports tried, running the C-Max (as well as the new "47-mpg" Ford Fusion hybrid) through its real-world tests. But CR didn't get anywhere close to 47 mpg. It got 37 mpg overall in the C-Max, with 35 in the city and 38 on the highway. The Fusion hybrid delivered 39 mpg overall — the best of any family sedan Consumer Reports tests — but still well short of the 47 mpg rating. Other reviewers, like the Wall Street Journal's Dan Neil, found similar results. Now Ford is facing a federal class action lawsuit in California, claiming its marketing campaign is "false and misleading" and that Ford used "misrepresentations and omissions" to promote the cars. (UPDATE: Ford says plenty of people are hitting the EPA number. C-Max owners are sharing their real-world mileage at this online forum. It's worth checking out.)
Even Raj Nair, Ford's group vice president of global product development, conceded "the way I drive" the C-Max falls short of the 47-mpg rating by 12 miles per gallon, or 25 percent.
But Nair says such variability is to be expected in a hybrid, where factors such as speed, temperature and even the age of the vehicle can dramatically impact one's fuel economy. You can get 47 miles per gallon — and Nair says he has consistently done so — by driving in EcoCruise mode, at 60 miles per hour, and using all the coaching tools Ford provides on the instrument panel to perfect your braking and acceleration behavior. The reward is a big cluster of green leaves that appears on the dashboard screen.
If you are really gentle with the accelerator, you can supposedly get up to highway speed (62 miles per hour) on pure electricity, without the gas engine ever kicking on. That'll boost your fuel economy, for sure. It might be doable on a dynamometer in a testing lab. But it's hard to drive that way in the real world, partly because the C-Max is just so much fun to drive.
I tried during a 104-mile round trip between Detroit and Ann Arbor, Mich., the other day. Ford had loaned me a C-Max Energi from its fleet of press review cars. The C-Max Energi is a plug-in derivative of the C-Max, which is supposed to be even more efficient because it can run longer in electric-only mode. Ford says the C-Max Energi delivers 100 MPGe in combined city/highway driving, but given the hubbub over its 47 mpg claims, I'm inclined to take that with a grain of salt.
The C-Max Energi can go up to 620 miles on a single tank of gas and a fully charged battery, according to Ford, which is 80 miles farther than Toyota's new Prius plug-in. And Ford says you can also drive up to 21 miles in electric mode only; the Prius plug-in goes just six miles on pure electricity. The top speed in EV mode is 85 miles per hour, which is 25 mph better than the Prius plug-in. As far as I'm concerned, all this seems purely hypothetical.
The C-Max Energi has an EV mode button on the center stack that lets the driver choose between three modes: electric-only driving, normal hybrid mode (which blends electric and gasoline engine power as appropriate) or EV-later mode, which reserves the battery pack power for later use. There's even a feature called EV+ that allows the vehicle to stay in electric-only mode for longer durations once it learns your frequent destinations.
Unfortunately, for reasons that are still unclear to me, the EV mode was "unavailable" when I was driving, so I was limited to automatic hybrid mode anyway. Even if I couldn't get the Energi's full 100 mpg-equivalent, I figured I ought to get close to the C-Max's 47 mpg. I was willing to cut a little slack because the C-Max Energi comes with a 7.6 kWh lithium-ion battery that is five times larger than the battery in the regular C-Max, adding 252 pounds to the car's overall weight (and by the way, dramatically cutting down on cargo space).
For the first leg of my trip, I tiptoed on the accelerator and brake pedal, gliding whenever possible, until I got to the freeway, where I set the cruise control at 62 mph and didn't touch the accelerator or the brake again until I exited the freeway 45 minutes later. The road was almost completely flat, the weather cooperated (for January in Michigan) and so did traffic.
When I stopped for lunch, the car's computer said I had gone 51 miles, and averaged 35.5 mpg. Hmm. For the trip back to Detroit, I decided to drive the way I normally do, slightly over the speed limit, at around 75 miles an hour. Back home, the car said I'd gone 49.6 miles, and averaged 36.7 mpg. That was a surprise! I didn't expect to do better driving more aggressively. Overall, during my 104.2-mile trip, I averaged 35.6 mpg, well short of the promised 47 mpg.
I don't know why I'm complaining. Our family minivan, a 2007 Chrysler Town & Country with a 3.8-liter V6, purportedly gets 16 mpg city/23 hwy. I think we were lucky to get 21 on a long road trip. To me, 36 miles per gallon is heaven!
But the federal government demands that carmakers achieve the equivalent of 35.5 mpg, on average, across their entire lineup by the 2016 model year. The bar is raised even higher by 2025, when vehicle fleets must average 54.5 mpg. With big trucks and SUVs in the mix, automakers need small cars like the C-Max to overachieve.
The consequences are huge, not just because the cost of fuel-saving technologies can be onerous. There's the marketing advantage, of course, for whichever company can claim best-in-class mileage. And those that don't hit the mark must pay a gas-guzzler tax. And let's not forget the potentially devastating brand damage that could result when a company fails to live up to customers' expectations. Hyundai Motor got caught overstating mileage numbers on a third of its cars — it blames a mistake in testing procedures in Korea — and is now trying to make good by reimbursing customers with gas debit cards.
Ford is not accused of cooking its fuel economy numbers. The company says it followed the Environmental Protection Agency's testing procedures to the T and the C-Max earned its EPA-certified 47 mpg rating. Ford executives also say, however, that they're working with the EPA to see if any changes are needed in its certification testing.
As Forbes contributor Jim Gorzelany explained recently, EPA mileage ratings are an elegant fiction. In fact, the EPA doesn't do the testing at all. Instead, automakers measure a vehicle's fuel economy under rigidly controlled circumstances in a laboratory using a standardized test that's mandated by federal law. Then they submit the results to the EPA, which reviews the data and spot-checks about 15 percent of the ratings.
It seems to me the testing procedures, last revised in 2007, are ripe for review again, especially because it's gotten tougher to predict fuel-economy for so many emerging technologies, like hybrids, electric cars and natural gas vehicles. An EPA spokeswoman could not say whether the fuel economy protocols would be reviewed.
The funny thing is, I really, really like the C-Max and would strongly consider buying one. It's good-looking, has room for five and flexible cargo space. At a starting price of about $25,000, it's a great value. Add some nice features like Ford's unique hands-free liftgate and a premium audio and navigation system, and you'll probably pay $30,000.
The best thing is, it's zippy and responsive, and truly a hoot to drive. And at 36 mpg, what's there to complain about?
Wow, very impressive cut and paste job from wikipedia on fuzzy logic. I like how you couldn't even correct the formatting problems.
That makes you look very intelligent. You must have a very solid and well thought out position on the whole CMax MPG issue….
Great article Joann,
Real-world fuel economy has never stacked up to EPA regulations, and that spread is getting greater with each new technology.
I drive a Chevy Cruze Eco, and I far exceed the economy ratings. On my regular commute in Cleveland, I get 41-42 mpg combined for a car that's rated 29 city, 42 highway (yes, I got the manual transmission). But I get those results through extremely careful driving, minimizing any turbo use from that 1.4-liter engine. Driving that car through mountain roads in Virginia last summer, I was lucky to top 30 mpg.
Ford and Chevy are sniping at each other on this issue in pickups with Ford saying a turbocharged six-cylinder is more efficient and GM saying a V-8 that can shut off cylinders is better. I'm pretty sure that both companies are correct — different drivers will get radically different results based on how they drive, how much they tow and what duty cycles they put their vehicles through.
If I were running a car company, I'd have no idea what number to advertise.
Would be cool if they could use both a turbocharged 6 cylinder and use cylinder deactivation. Would be interesting how the turbo boost is regulated with less cylinders to feed
Thankyou Daniel Watkins,
For your desire to innovate is note worthy. Finally, an accurate air/fuel ratio and wideband o2 sensory statement that has iron.
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Cold weather seriously deteriorates the efficiency of the gasoline engine in the hybrid system. The engine burns more fuel to generate heat to warm bearings and things up, along with the transmission and emissions catalyst, and the denser air requires even more fuel to maintain the proper stoichiometric burn when warmed up. Overall Fuel efficiency can easily deteriorate 20% or more in cold winter driving.
And of course if you have the heater going, that sucks power from the battery, resulting in more fuel to be burned to keep it charged. Even the headlights and other accessories cost gas.
Chances are, fuel economy numbers will be much higher in the summer.
And then you have to start thinking about how noticeable those percent change figures are. If you're averaging 18 mpg in a pickup, and fuel efficiency falls 20 percent, you're getting 14 mpg. That's noticeable, but it's only 4 mpg. On a 47 mpg hybrid, however, a 20 percent drop brings you to 38 mpg, a 9 mpg loss. Same percentage difference but a much more noticeable number.
The colder air doesn't directly require more fuel to keep the 14.7 stoichimetric mixture. New cars are drive by wire so the throttle plate is controlled by a motor, so if the air is more dense (colder or I think also lower elevation), the throttle plate will be open less on average to compensate.
There will be a small MPG hit because of slightly more pumping losses because the throttle plate is open not as far on average.
A lot of winter MPG loss is due to increased engine warm up time, in which the engine runs richer than stoichimetric. The other thing is winter fuel mix.
An upper grille block helps get the engine hot pretty quick
I've been leasing a C-Max Energi for just over two months, and I absolutely love the vehicle. It's really a joy to drive. I have the SEL version, and the interior build quality and tech features are outstanding. Most of my driving–about 80%–is done in EV mode, as my commute to work is 13 miles each way. I charge the car at night and also at work using a standard 120V outlet.
A few observations on fuel economy:
-As T-dot explained above, the C-Max's lithium ion battery pack, which is not liquid cooled like the Ford Focus Electric's, is quite sensitive to cold temperatures. Here in Seattle, on a mild 50 degree winter day, I can get about 16 miles of EV range in varied terrain on a single charge, without the engine ever coming on. When the temperature is near or below freezing, it's more like 13 miles, and the engine must run to warm up the vehicle at various times. It doesn't use much fuel, but it runs nonetheless. If I crank the heater up, the engine will run continuously. I suspect I will begin to get much more range out of the battery pack during our pleasant summers here.
-Another major factor in the C-Max Energi's efficiency is terrain. I live at the top of a steep hill, and driving up it (about half a mile) consumes the equivalent of around 2.5 miles of EV range on flat terrain. My route to work and back is full of hills, large and small, which is one reason why I only get 16 miles out of the battery on a mild day. Going downhill, of course, does provide a good amount of power through regenerative braking, but it's not enough to overcome the power needed to climb hills.
Thus far, I'm not thrilled with the C-Max Energi's gas mileage in hybrid mode (it seems to range from around 36-41 MPG on long trips in chilly weather), but again, since most of my driving is in EV mode, it's not really an issue for me unless I'm on a road trip. I bought the car for its EV capabilities, which are serving me well.


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Now, it looks like Facebook is looking for more ways to make sure people are still creating content on the site.
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Notes: Parents are both Pentecostal pastors. Made his senior season his best at Boston College in a career in which he produced 105 tackles, 32½ tackles for losses and 12½ sacks, eight of which came as a senior against mostly against marginal competition. Was selected ninth overall by the Green Bay Packers in the 2009 NFL draft despite off-field concerns and instantly plugged into the new 3-4 defense being installed by Dom Capers, seeing more time at end than nose tackle in his first year. Was slowed by an ankle injury as a rookie, starting only one of the 14 games in which he played and notching 25 tackles and a sack. Earned the starting NT job in 2010, after NT Ryan Pickett was kicked to defensive end and started all 16 games, recording 39-6½ in the Packers' Super Bowl championship season. Nicknamed himself "The Freezer" in tribute to William "The Fridge" Perry in the 2011 playoffs after being used as a fullback. Was voted to the Pro Bowl in 2011 after recording 22-3. In eight starts in 2012 (missed two with a left ankle injury), has recorded a mere 10 tackles and zero sacks.
Positives: Outstanding size and raw mass to anchor and hold his ground (even when he comes off the ball too tall). Good eyes and instincts — alert to recognize blocking schemes, feel pressure and locate the ball quickly. Very good balance for a big man — is seldom on the ground. Can push the pocket when he comes off the ball low. Has quick, active hands and is capable of walking back big blockers. Has served as a hammering runner/blocker/decoy in short-yardage and goal-line situations and can plow a pile.
Negatives: Has average arm length and does not create good extension — is too often sealed, turned and walled off. Is not initially quick and almost always the last off the ball. Limited hip flexibility and explosion. Lacks the quickness to win one-on-one battles. Plays too soft-tempered and gets stalemated by average centers. Labors to beat the double-team or create a surge behind the line of scrimmage. Tends to tire easily and gets too complacent — not a fiery competitor. Marginal backside pursuit effort — does not chase or run to the ball.
Summary: A massive-bodied, run-clogging space eater who too often coasts on his size and raw strength. Serves as a functional anchor in Dom Capers' 3-4 defense and is valued for his ability to occupy two blockers and free up A.J. Hawk and Brad Jones to clean up behind him. Broke out in his second season in the league, when he earned widespread acclaim after notching more sacks from the NT position than anyone since Minnesota's Ken Clarke posted seven in 1990. However, he has not been a model of consistency, being nagged by injuries since he entered the league, offering little in the way as a pass rusher and serving as an average run defender who needs to be spelled often. Has regressed and underperformed the past two seasons.


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The Memorial Ninth Grade Academy received a $25,000 donation Wednesday before hosting a meeting between local superintendents and the Texas Education Agency commissioner.
Michael Williams, the recently appointed TEA commissioner, met with six superintendents from Region 5 to discuss the disparity between state and federal testing requirements and possible funding cuts in the upcoming legislative session.
After the closed-door meeting ended, Williams expressed his faith in the state legislature to make the best decisions possible.
"Let's allow the legislature to do its work," he said. "The legislature has a tremendous capacity to get the right answers on the test."
One of the first thing Williams did after his appointment in August by Gov. Rick Perry was file for a waiver from federal testing standards. He said it is "truly important" to have an alignment between state and federal regulations.
"School districts ought not be put in the position where they have two sets of standards," he said. "We believe Texans know how to teach Texas kids."
Williams said he wants create more flexibility for public education by making modifications without affecting the integrity of the accountability system.
Port Arthur Superintendent Johnny Brown said the meeting was an open discussion that covered a variety of topics, including accountability measurements and funding.
"I'm hoping action is taken to recognize growth more than what occurs now, for both districts and students," he said. "We should recognize that not all students start in the same place."
Before the meeting began, the ninth grade center held a dedication ceremony to celebrate a surprise donation of $25,000 by the Texas Construction Association. The money will help fund strategic labs for the school's final exams at the end of the year.
Representing the TCA was Raymond Risk, who said the state-wide organization has an interest in making sure high school graduates have a solid foundation in math and geometry.
"We want to make sure the people coming out of school have a good understanding of the skills needed to succeed in our industry," he said. "The idea for the labs here were something we considered worthy of funding."
Risk said the donation was made possible because of the organization's relationship with State Rep. Joe Deshotel, D-Port Arthur, who is a financial partner for the ninth grade center.
The school named its library after Deshotel during the ceremony to honor all of the assistance the long-serving representative has provided.
"I help solicit funds from private industry to help supplement needs," Deshotel said. "I hope to see more of that around the state."
Deshotel, who also arraigned the superintendent's meeting with Williams, said he wants to start focusing more of his attention on public education.
"Economic development has been my focus the last twelve years," he said. "During that period of time it all came down to an educated work force. You can't have economic development without an educated citizenry."
Deshotel is trying to get on the Public Education Committee during this legislative term and said receiving recognition from the school reinforces his commitment.
"It's just giving me more incentive," he said. "I'm really fired up about going back and working on public education."
There will be a tough battle over accountability this year, Deshotel said, because some people want to keep standards attached to testing while others want teachers to have more "autonomy in the classroom."
"You have too many kids dropping out of school because they're forced into a cookie-cutter test," he said. "If they don't fit in that test, they're out. We have to change that."
He said funding will be an issue, like it is every year, and he expects education revenues to take another cut.
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