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To help doctors give their patients the best possible care, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) developed evidence-based recommendations on the treatment of stage IV non-small cell lung cancer. This guide for patients contains several recommendations, one of which was updated in September 2011.
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- Chemotherapy for stage IV non-small cell lung cancer may lengthen a patient's life and improve his or her quality of life.
- This patient guide discusses which drugs, and which combination of drugs, are best for patients with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer based on results from clinical trials. These recommendations depend on the patient and the type of treatment he or she has already received.
- Talk with your doctor about your health and the treatment options that are best for you. Treatment of the symptoms and side effects from the cancer and cancer treatments is also an important part of your care.
Lung cancer begins when normal cells in the lungs change and grow uncontrollably, forming a mass called a tumor. There are two major types of lung cancer: non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common type. NSCLC and small cell lung cancer are treated in different ways. This guide covers chemotherapy treatment options for people with stage IV NSCLC.
Stage is a way to describe a cancer, such as how much it has grown and whether it has spread to other parts of the body. Lung cancer may spread to the lymph nodes, the tiny, bean-shaped organs that help fight infection, and other parts of the body, specifically the brain, bones, liver, and/or adrenal glands. Stage IV NSCLC has spread to more than one part of the lung or other distant parts of the body. Learn more about lung cancer staging or treatment options for other stages of lung cancer.
Chemotherapy for NSCLC
People with stage IV NSCLC usually receive chemotherapy, which is the use of drugs to kill cancer cells. This is the only treatment that will go everywhere in the body and destroy cancer cells wherever they may be located. Chemotherapy has been shown to improve both length of life and quality of life for patients with NSCLC. However, chemotherapy will not get rid of the cancer completely or cure it. The goal of chemotherapy for stage IV NSCLC is to control the disease so that it will stop growing and spreading. Patients must be prepared to take chemotherapy, on and off, for the rest of their lives to maintain control of the disease. Most chemotherapy used for lung cancer is injected into a vein (called intravenous, or IV injection). Other drugs are pills that can be taken by mouth. There are many different drugs, and drug combinations, from which the doctor and patient can choose. The first drug or combination of drugs a patient takes is called "first-line" treatment, which may be followed by "second-line" and "third-line" treatment. People with stage IV NSCLC may also consider a clinical trial or supportive or palliative care (see below).
The side effects of chemotherapy for NSCLC vary widely, depending on the drug or drug combinations and should be discussed with the doctor before starting treatment. Side effects may include fatigue, low blood cell counts, risk of infection, hair loss, rash, mouth sores, nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, diarrhea, hearing problems, numbness or tingling in the hands and feet, or swelling in the ankles. Learn about managing side effects of cancer treatments.
Most types of chemotherapy kill cancer cells by destroying rapidly growing cells, which is why these drugs also affect blood cells and hair cells. Other types of drugs, called targeted therapies, target the cancer's specific genes, proteins, or the tissue environment that contributes to cancer growth and survival. These drugs include bevacizumab (Avastin), cetuximab (Erbitux), and erlotinib (Tarceva), and gefitinib (Iressa; not available in the United States). This type of treatment blocks the growth and spread of cancer cells while limiting damage to normal cells; however, they may cause side effects, such as high blood pressure or bleeding (bevacizumab), rash (cetuximab, erlotinib, gefitinib), and diarrhea (erlotinib, gefitinib).
No specific treatment or combination of treatments works for every patient. If the first-line treatment causes unpleasant or dangerous side effects, does not appear to be working, or stops working, the doctor may recommend a change in treatment.
Performance Status
When making treatment decisions with patients, doctors evaluate a patient's ability to carry out daily activities using an index (zero [0] through four [4]) called performance status. A performance status rating of 0 or 1 means that a person is able to move around easily, be out of bed for more than half the day, and take care of oneself relatively easily. A person who is strong enough to go about his or her daily activities without assistance, including working outside the home, can typically receive chemotherapy and targeted therapy. A performance status rating of 2 means a person cannot do any work, but can still take care of himself or herself and is out of bed for more than half of the day. A patient's performance status is an important factor in helping the doctor and patient decide on treatment options. For example, doctors may recommend targeted therapy, and rarely chemotherapy, for a person with a performance status of 2. Other illnesses, such as heart disease, emphysema, and diabetes may affect a patient's performance status.
Supportive Care
In addition to treatment to slow or stop the cancer (also called disease-directed treatment), an important part of cancer care is relieving a person's symptoms and side effects. It includes supporting the patient with his or her physical, emotional, and social needs, an approach called palliative or supportive care. People often receive disease-directed therapy and treatment to ease symptoms at the same time. Supportive care is always an option for a person with stage IV NSCLC.
ASCO's recommendations for chemotherapy for stage IV NSCLC depend on the patient's performance status and whether a patient is receiving a first-line, second-line, or third-line treatment. ASCO recommends the following for all patients:
- Any patient with good performance status (performance status 0, 1, and possibly 2) should be able to receive chemotherapy. Older patients should not be prevented from receiving chemotherapy based on age alone. Performance status and the patient's overall health are more important factors than age in considering chemotherapy as a treatment option.
ASCO recommends the following for patients receiving first-line treatment:
- The most effective chemotherapy for most patients with performance status 0 and 1 is a combination of two drugs in which one is either carboplatin (Paraplat, Paraplatin) or cisplatin (Platinol). Cisplatin is slightly more effective, but has more side effects than carboplatin, so either is acceptable, depending on the doctor's and the patient's preferences. Types of chemotherapy that may be combined with cisplatin or carboplatin include docetaxel (Taxotere), gemcitabine (Gemzar), irinotecan (Camptosar), paclitaxel (Taxol), pemetrexed (Alimta), and vinorelbine (Navelbine).
- Patients with a performance status of 2 may receive only one drug because there is not enough evidence to recommend taking more than one drug at a time. When a patient takes only one drug, it is typically not carboplatin or cisplatin, but rather one of the drugs commonly paired with carboplatin or cisplatin.
- For patients with a performance status of 3 (in bed or a chair more than half the day), chemotherapy has not been shown to improve quality or length of life and may cause harmful side effects that could worsen a patient's quality of life. In this situation, patients should concentrate on supportive care to improve symptoms and take chemotherapy only with special caution.
- Once a patient starts chemotherapy, treatment should be changed if it causes dangerous or difficult side effects. Chemotherapy should be stopped if the cancer grows, or if after four cycles, the cancer is stable but treatment is not causing the tumor to shrink. Two drug combinations should be given for no more than six cycles (up to five months). For patients with stable disease or cancer that is responding to treatment after four cycles, the doctor may consider immediately starting treatment with another drug, such as pemetrexed (patients with non-squamous cell carcinoma), docetaxel, or erlotinib. Or, the doctor might wait to start second-line chemotherapy until the cancer starts to grow again.
- Most patients should not receive the drugs gefitinib or erlotinib as part of their first-line treatment.
- However, some patients may receive either of these drugs and other targeted treatments as part of their first-line chemotherapy.
- Erlotinib (or gefitinib for patients outside the United States) alone may be recommended for patients with tumors that have a mutation (change) in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene, which can be detected by testing the piece of lung cancer removed during a biopsy (removal of a small amount of tissue for examination under a microscope).
- For patients receiving cisplatin and vinorelbine, cetuximab may be added.
- Bevacizumab may be added to carboplatin and paclitaxel, except for patients who have a specific type of NSCLC called squamous cell carcinoma, or who have a history of coughing up blood, or have had a recent heart attack, blood clot, stroke, or bleeding, or brain metastases.
ASCO recommends the following for second-line treatment for patients with stage IV NSCLC:
- Patients can receive one of the following drugs: docetaxel, erlotinib, gefitinib, or pemetrexed, when the first treatment is no longer effective. There is no evidence that combining treatments is effective or safe for second-line treatment, nor is there enough data to recommend how long a patient should receive a drug.
For patients receiving a third-line treatment, ASCO recommends the following:
- For patients with a performance status of 0 to 3, erlotinib is recommended, as long as they have not previously received this drug or gefitinib. There is not enough evidence to make a recommendation for or against other types of chemotherapy for third-line treatment.
Lastly, ASCO recognizes that most patients with NSCLC may not have any special molecular tests, such as one to detect an EGFR mutation, performed on their tumor. These molecular tests remain investigational, and selecting treatment based on molecular tests has not been shown to improve a patient's overall length of life. Therefore, ASCO does not recommend using any routine molecular analysis of tumor tissue to guide treatment decisions at this time. For patients with an EGFR mutation, erlotinib or gefitinib may be the best first-line therapy, but may also work well as a second or third-line treatment.
To aid future research, ASCO recommends that doctors obtain a larger tissue sample when performing a biopsy so that the samples can be tested, which may be required for patients to participate in some types of clinical trials.
What This Means for Patients
Chemotherapy for stage IV lung cancer may help lengthen and improve the quality of life for many patients with stage IV NSCLC. ASCO recommends different drug combinations based on a patient's performance status, overall health, and previous treatments. A patient's age should never be used as the only reason for deciding which treatment is best. It's important that patients and their families talk with the doctor about the benefits and risks of chemotherapy to help them choose the care that will help maintain or improve their quality of life. Many of these drugs cause different side effects and discussing the possible side effects of these treatments, both as single drugs and in combinations, and how to effectively manage or prevent any side effects can help patients make informed decisions about their care.
If disease-directed treatment is not successful, treatment may then focus on palliative or supportive care. This diagnosis is stressful, and it may be difficult to discuss. However, it is important to have open and honest conversations with your doctor and health care team to express your feelings, preferences, and concerns. The health care team is there to help, and many team members have special skills, experience, and knowledge to support patients and their families. Learn more about advanced cancer care planning.
Questions to Ask the Doctor
To learn more about your treatment options for stage IV NSCLC, consider asking your doctor the following questions:
- What type of lung cancer do I have?
- What is the stage of the cancer? What does this mean?
- What is my performance status? What does this mean?
- What are my treatment options?
- What clinical trials are open to me?
- Which treatment option do you recommend? Why?
- What are the benefits of this treatment?
- How will this treatment affect my daily life? Will I be able to work, exercise, and perform my usual activities?
- What are the names of the drugs, and how are they given?
- What are the side effects of each drug?
- What can be done to lessen these side effects?
- Will some of the side effects end when the treatment ends? Will some last longer?
- Can you or your team help me cope with the side effects of cancer if I decide not to receive chemotherapy, or when chemotherapy is no longer effective?
- How often will I need to visit the doctor to receive treatment, and how long will each visit take?
- Will I be able to go to and return from this treatment on my own, or should I arrange to have assistance?
- If I'm worried about managing the costs related to my cancer care, who can help me with these concerns?
- What support services are available to me? To my family?
- Are there any other concerns or issues I should address at this time?
To help patients talk with their doctor about chemotherapy for stage IV lung cancer, ASCO has created several decision aids. These tools provide information on the risks and benefits of chemotherapy, help for thinking through the decision, and other issues for patients to consider. Use one of these decision aids to begin a discussion with your doctor.
First-Line Chemotherapy Decision Aid
Second-Line Chemotherapy Decision Aid
Second-Line or Third-Line Chemotherapy with Erlotinib Decision Aid
Third-Line or Fourth-Line Chemotherapy Decision Aid
Helpful Links
Read the entire clinical practice guideline at www.asco.org/guidelines/ncslc.
About ASCO's Guidelines
To help doctors give their patients the best possible care, ASCO asks its medical experts to develop evidence-based recommendations for specific areas of cancer care, called clinical practice guidelines. Due to the rapid flow of scientific information in oncology, new evidence may have emerged since the time a guideline or assessment was submitted for publication. As a result, guidelines and guideline summaries, like this one, may not reflect the most recent evidence. Because the treatment options for every patient are different, guidelines are voluntary and are not meant to replace your physician's independent judgment. The decisions you and your doctor make will be based on your individual circumstances. These recommendations may not apply in the context of clinical trials.
The information in this patient guide is not intended as medical or legal advice, or as a substitute for consultation with a physician or other licensed health care provider. Patients with health-related questions should call or see their physician or other health care provider promptly and should not disregard professional medical advice, or delay seeking it, because of information encountered in this guide. The mention of any product, service, or treatment in this guide should not be construed as an ASCO endorsement. ASCO is not responsible for any injury or damage to persons or property arising out of or related to any use of this patient guide, or to any errors or omissions.
The best cancer care starts with the best cancer information. Well-informed patients are their own best advocates, and invaluable partners for physicians. Cancer.Net (www.cancer.net) brings the expertise and resources of ASCO, the voice of the world's cancer physicians, to people living with cancer and those who care for and care about them. ASCO is composed of nearly 35,000 members who are the leaders in advancing cancer care. All the information and content on Cancer.Net was developed and approved by the cancer doctors who are members of ASCO, making Cancer.Net an up-to-date and trusted resource for cancer information on the Internet. Visit Cancer.Net to find guides on more than 120 types of cancer and cancer-related syndromes, clinical trials information, coping resources, information on managing side effects, medical illustrations, cancer information in Spanish, videos, podcasts, the latest cancer news, and much more. For more information about ASCO's patient information resources, call toll free 888-651-3038.


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In today's Adventurer's Vault 2 preview, we look at the powers and story behind two new implements -- one a rod of starlight, the other a rod of rain.
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Warlocks, invokers, and artificers channel their power through rods. Some rods identify their intended users clearly by referencing specific class features or powers. Others have a broader appeal.
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When a drow city was beset by hordes of undead, even the most powerful dark pact warlocks found their spells ineffective. Willing to go to any lengths to stop the invasion, these warlocks sent false diplomats to find star pact warlocks from whom they could steal power. With their newfound knowledge, they created the first rods of stolen starlight, which were powerful weapons in the battle against undead.
Scions of the Stars: Sometimes, the remains of dedicated star pact warlocks develop cysts that swell until creatures of the Far Realm burst forth. Rumors abound of places where this has happened and aberrant creatures are attacking the local populace. Heroes who follow these rumors and defeat those creatures might find a rod of stolen starlight.
The Demon Prince's Drow: Some drow take up the worship of Orcus, which displeases the powers of darkness. Followers of those entities might give a rod of stolen starlight to a group of heroes to help them destroy these Orcus-worshiping drow and their undead followers.
Every fifty years, a supernatural rain falls across the Feywild. It coats the land in silver, causing feelings of great celebration among the goodly fey, who see it as an auspicious sign, and feelings of dread among the wicked, malicious dark fey, who hate the silver rain.
At one point, an eladrin warlock named Suzasha decided to collect the rain and transform it into a rod, using it as a tool to both celebrate the land and fight against the fomorians and other dark fey. The rod created a silver cloud that burned the minds of Suzasha's foes and aided her allies. Not surprisingly, the evil fey crafted a plan to remove the threat of the rod.
The fomorians dispatched their lackeys to steal the rod from Suzasha under cover of night. The thieves were successful and returned the rod to their dark stronghold, where the fomorians unsuccessfully attempted to disenchant the item. Pained by its proximity, they cast it into the Shadowfell. Lesser copies have been created, but the eladrin have been searching for the original ever since.
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The OpenOffice project has celebrated the 100,000,000 download of its free office suite since the release of version 3.0.
As reported by the project, this statistic only includes downloads from their official website. Users who obtained the software from the repository, a Linux distro or a CD from a magazine are not included in the count.
The announcement of the proud download number comes just before the international OpenOffice community meet for their yearly conference in Orvieto in Italy. (November 4. to 6.), where, according to an OpenOffice press release, the champagne is already being chilled.
Issue 166/2014
Tag Cloud
Password Management Services Vulnerable to Attack
Should you trust an online service to store your online passwords?
New Raspberry Pi Adds Two USB Ports
New B+ board lets you build cool things without the complication of a powered USB hub.
Microsoft Grabs No-IP.com Domains
Redmond rushes in to root out alleged malware haven.
Firefox Steps into 3D
New initiative will bring futuristic virtual reality effects to the web surfing experience.
New Trojan Targets Online Banking
Dyreza malware launches a man-in-the-middle attack that compromises SSL.
HP Rolls Out Massive Cloud Network
New cloud combines worldwide access with local attention to data security.
New Attack Targets Wireless Logins
A first cousin of the recent Heartbleed attack affects EAP-based wireless and peer-to-peer authentication.
Geeks Petition for Free Lenovo BIOS
FOSS community acts to protect freedom of choice for laptop devices.
Firefox Says Yes to DRM
Quintessential open source browser shores up its market share with a step toward the proprietary dark side.
Webcam Hijackers Busted
Authorities in 16 countries take action against users of the imfamous BlackShades malware tool.


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By JEFF MEYERS
---- — PLATTSBURGH — Officials have postponed this year's opening lamprey-treatment session by two weeks due to low water in Putnam Creek in Crown Point.
However, treatment scheduled for Sept. 18 on the Saranac River is expected to begin without delay.
The Putnam Creek operation was originally slated for today but has been moved to Sept. 24.
"The water level is way too low for treatment at this time," said Bradley Young of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which conducts lamprey treatment of rivers, streams and deltas in the Lake Champlain basin each year.
"We're hoping the water flow will come up by some means before that date."
Significant rainfall before the rescheduled treatment date would be ideal for officials, but Young noted that streams often rise later in September when surrounding trees stop removing water from the soil as they prepare for their winter dormancy.
"It's a phenomenon we see every September," he said of the forests' ability to affect stream flows.
Officials are not as concerned about the low water levels in the Saranac River, he added. As a much larger river, the Saranac will disperse lampricide chemicals more readily during treatment.
Since Putnam Creek is very small, officials are fearful of a slow dispersal during treatment.
Working with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife, Young's agency treats the lake's tributaries to reduce the number of lamprey larvae living in sediment along the river bottom.
Concentrations of lampricide are chosen and monitored to ensure effective elimination of the larvae while protecting non-target species living in the treated areas.
When larvae transform into adult lampreys, they enter the open lake and feed off the bodily fluids of such species as lake trout and Atlantic salmon.
Treatment, which has been occurring on a regular basis for well over a decade, has proven to reduce the number of lamprey attacks on the lake's fish populations.
In 2007, for instance, an average of 99 out 100 lake trout had lamprey wounds, but only 40 out of 100 had wounds by 2012.
Salmon wounds also dropped from 70 per 100 in 2003 to 21 per 100 in 2012.
Treatments are held on specific body waters every four years to respond to the four-year life cycle that lamprey larvae spend developing in river sediment.
However, the Saranac River has not been treated during the past several cycles because of low larvae levels there.
"The rivers are routinely checked (for larvae), and we had not really seen anything (in the Saranac)," Young said.
But recent tests on the Saranac have revealed a large population has returned to the river, he added.
Treatments will begin just below Imperial Dam.
Officials will also treat Stone Bridge Brook and the Lamoille River in Vermont during this cycle.
The process will be modified next year as officials look to fine-tune their treatment plans. Rather than continue with the four-year cycle that saw streams and deltas in New York and Vermont treated during the same year, officials will tackle larvae according to geographic location.
"Next year, we will treat everything in New York from the Great Chazy River south to the Boquet River (except for the Saranac River)," he said.
"We're trying to coordinate water deliveries (for residents of affected areas), posting signs and water advisories."
In 2015, treatments will be concentrated in New York and Vermont rivers along the southern edge of the lake, while northern Vermont will be the focus in 2016.
None will be performed in 2017, but treatment will return to northern New York in 2018, when the Saranac River will be included in the schedule.
This year, water-use advisories will be in effect for each treatment area. Officials recommend that treated water not be used for drinking, swimming, fishing, irrigation or livestock while precautions are in effect.
Local television and radio stations will broadcast the dates when advisories begin and expire.
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For more information on the lamprey-treatment schedule, progress report, updates on treatments and water-use advisories, call (888) 596-0611.


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Gene Marks, Contributor
I cover technologies helping companies be quicker, better, wiser.
Yesterday I wasted four and a half hours of my time.
Three of those hours were spent watching the Eagles lose to the New York Giants. The remaining hour and a half was spent food shopping with my wife at our local supermarket. There will be enough people writing about the football game today. So let's focus on the food shopping.
Which my wife and I hate with a passion. We have three teenage kids. We spend hundreds of dollars every Sunday purchasing chips, cereal, pizza bagels, frozen pretzels and the occasional banana and a roast chicken, all of which gets consumed no later than Wednesday. Which is when the complaints of "there's never any food in this house" begin. To which one of us responds: "Then just order a pizza and leave me alone." And before we know it, it's Sunday again and the whole cycle begins once more.
Food shopping is one of the last remaining exercises in un-productivity left in this civilized world. You walk around the store, putting things in your cart. When you're done putting things in your cart you then stand in line at the check out counter. Then you take everything out of your cart and put them on a conveyer belt so someone can run the items through a scanner. Then another person takes those items and puts them back into your cart, this time in bags (I often do the bagging myself, but for some reason my local Acme employs people who frequently battle with me for this opportunity). After you pay, you then wheel the cart to your 2004 Honda Odyssey with 105,988 miles on it (please God let it last two more years) and put the bags in your car. Then you drive home. Then you carry the bags into the house. Then you yell at your teenage kids to help you put the stuff away. Which they do. Grudgingly. And then you empty all the bags and put the stuff you bought on your shelves or in your fridge.
What a waste of time. What a waste of manpower. Google, can you once again come to our rescue with some type of groundbreaking technology that will change all of this? Oh, you have? And it's called Google Wallet? And you just launched it last week? And it will not only save me (the tired consumer) time, but it will help me (the tired small business owner) eliminate lots of unproductive jobs too? Perfect!
The above chart shows how productive American businesses have become since the last recession. They are getting more done, and generating more profits, with less people. Google Wallet will make this even more pronounced. It will change the way small businesses and retailers do business. It will make them more profitable. It will eliminate many, many jobs.
People view it as a payment tool. Which, of course, it is. Instead of whipping out a credit card, users of Google Wallet will launch the little app on their mobile device, enter in a password and then tap the device against a reader-type machine. The machine, using Near Field Communications (NFC) technology (or something like that in the future) will transact the payment with your device, communicating with your credit card company (Visa, Mastercard, Citi…they've all signed on), approving the payment and e-mailing receipts and documentation to all parties involved.
Gizmodo's Matt Buchanan admits that for now, Google Wallet is a novelty. "But not for long. Wallet will fix a lot of things, perhaps sooner than you'd expect, even given how slow as the financial industry moves. But eventually it's going to wash over everything like a wave. It'll be on lots of phones. It'll work with lots of cards and lots of banks. It'll be in lots of stores. And then it'll be just as natural as pulling out a card and swiping. Maybe more, since I have my phone out all the time anyway. Besides, it's obvious this is just the beginning for Google. Google doesn't just want to replace your credit cards—there's a reason they're calling it Google Wallet, not Google Money or Google Cards."
Some think Google Wallet will be attractive to small business owners and retailers because they can offer special discounts and coupons, redeemable only through the use of Google Wallet. And that they can better track sales and customer activities. And that they can offer loyalty and other programs to keep their customers coming back to their shops. And that fraudulent transactions can be more easily discovered.
Uhmm… should we blame Google for hurricanes too:)
Checkout jobs WILL NEVER go away ever especially in a bad economy. If $10 check out jobs disappear, there will be more loss than gain.
Independent retail studies have estimated that shoplifting from retail stores cost the American public an average of 33.21 billion dollars per year.
There is no reason to be so pessimistic. There are reasons to be optimistic in that all my receipts will in the cloud. Millions of new phones will be sold and broadband expansion will create new jobs.
Anyway, I currently have four large boxes of receipts from last 15 years (yeah, need time to sort it and get rid of it). If you I could replace that with cloud, I would love it.
FInally, Google just happened to be there first one, in line are so many others, PayPal, Isis, Apple, etc.
I have spent thousands to buy products (air filters, sprinkler system parts, window parts) from Small businesses both local & far away because I can find them on the Google.
Some supermarkets offer a scanner you carry with you through the store. Scan each item as you put it in your cart. Then at checkout you just check-in the scanner and pay. This is much better than what you claim will be so great about google wallet. The scanner is optimized to work in this environment. Your phone is not.
I find the time we live in exciting, where opportunities abound.
You have companies like Google which stand for quality and innovation. They are current leaders in our technological society.
The ground work is shifting and starting to settle to where this innovation is integrating into all aspects of business. Yet some seem determined to be dragged into this era, rather than shifting with the times.
Our economy and these times require use of our brains backed with the will we all have been granted.
Which will you choose?
Only the human is silly enough to further remove themselves from the process of food acquisition. This is an important instinct, relegated to the symbolic exchange of worthless paper. Humans are stupid.
….right….the animals that spend their days sniffing each others' rear-ends while sitting in the rain have it SO much better.
I'm sure there are other examples around the world, but self-checkout via barcode scanners have been in use in Sweden for years. The ICA chain lets you grab a handheld scanner unit on your way in and automates payment when you turn the device in. You have to set it up once, but it's as easy as signing up for a US chain's discount card. Extenda is one company selling the devices, though I don't know if it's the exact ones ICA uses.
Of course, shoplifting isn't as big of a concern in Scandinavia. People there tend to empathize with their neighbors and wouldn't want to steal from them. It's a quaint notion us Americans should consider revisiting.
pssst…. its called socialism and no I rather not have that….
Some people in the US empathize with their neighbors and don't use self checkout so that at least there will be some kind of job opening for someone. It is our little way of creating jobs.
And why not just totally give into people (business, government) collecting any and all information on your life?
Interesting – but I think Google wallet is going to have trouble winning people over from a credit card which can provide points to take that family vacation, give cash back and in some instances provide insurance if an item breaks. Is shopping really more fun if I have to do more of the work?
There isn't anything preventing Google from offering you cash back, airline points and other nifty perks we are accustomed to. So I don't think that is going to be an issue. If nothing else, Google might be even able to offer better incentives.


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Florida transfer Bobby Haines scored three times and Brad Graham added a pair of scores as the Silver Creek football team opened the season with a 46-30 victory at Springs Valley on Friday.
It is the first season-opening win for the Dragons since they re-established their program four years ago.
Austin Hasting added a sixth touchdown for Creek.
The Dragons led 7-0 at the end of the first quarter. After falling behind 8-7, Haines ran for a 60-yard touchdown.
Springs Valley then took a 20-14 advantage, but a 15-yard TD pass from Brooks Howell to Hasting gave Silver Creek the lead for good.
Haines' third touchdown later made it 33-14 in the third quarter, and Graham gave the Dragons a 46-20 lead on a 15-yard scoring run in the fourth.
The Dragons will host Salem in next Friday's Mid-Southern Conference opener. The Lions dropped a 29-20 decision to Paoli in their first game of the season on Friday.
• Musketeers lose to county rival: Eastern's Nick Jenkins caught a 70-yard touchdown pass from Austin Roberts to open the scoring Friday against visiting West Washington.
However, the Senators then scored 48 straight points to post a 48-8 triumph in Pekin.
Roberts completed 7-of-19 passes for 95 yards and Jordan Eberle had 44 combined yards (30 rushing, 14 receiving) for the Musketeers.
NEXT: Eastern (0-1) at Clarksville (0-1), next Friday.
• Highlanders win at Forest Park: Hanok Jones scored a goal early in the first half and another early in the second as Floyd Central opened its season with a 2-1 win at Forest Park on Thursday.
Jones' heroics helped give first-year coach Tim Rice his first victory as the Highlanders' head coach.
NEXT: Floyd Central (1-0) at East Central, today.
• Providence has no trouble with Lady Cats: Brooklin Grantz shot a 43 and was one of four Providence golfers in the 40s as the Pioneers beat North Harrison 183-238 on Thursday at New Salisbury Golf Course.
The Pioneers' Colleen Geldermann and Mary Ann Fitzpatrick each shot a 46, Nicole Kruer a 48 and Alexa Wilson shot a 50 — two shots better than North Harrison's top golfer.
NEXT: Providence at Jasper Wildcat Invitational, today.
• Scottsburg blanks Eastern: Scottsburg earned a 4-0 Mid-Southern Conference win over Eastern in Pekin on Thursday.
NEXT: Eastern (0-1) hosts four-way vs. Henryville, New Washington and Southwestern, today.


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By John Shinn
CNHI News Service
As Oklahoma prepares for a big home game against No. 18 Kansas State on Saturday, no one is more excited than senior forward Romero Osby.
The reason: he won't have to contend by a 7-foot center against the Wildcats. In the previous two games, he had to battle Kansas' 7-foot center Jeff Withey and Baylor's Isaiah Austin.
"Goodness gracious, where are they coming from? These guys are growing like weeds," Osby said. "But, hey, playing against guys like that's part of it. If you're gonna play professionally, you're gonna see 7-footers walking around like regular people. It's something you have to get adjusted to. I just have to be able to compete against that type of length and use my legs and low center of gravity to keep those guys off the boards and then attack through their chests and get to the foul line."
Osby, who is averaging a team-leading 14.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, was held slightly below his average in the last two games (11.5 points) and little above in rebounding (7.0).
"It's hard to simulate in practice, but it's part of it," Osby said. "If you want to win Big 12 games, you have to play against some big, talented guys."


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Authors Guild v. HathiTrust
The Authors Guild v. HathiTrust case centers on a copyright infringement case filed by the Authors Guild (also notable as a plaintiff in the Google Books case) against HathiTrust, a not-for-profit library organization dedicated to making a limited number of uses of digitized books.
The District Court issued a strong opinion in October, dismissing the case in favor of HathiTrust. The Court characterized HathiTrust's activities -- indexing books for search, making backups available for libraries that own copies of particular books, and providing access to people with print disabilities -- as an "invaluable contribution to the progress of science and cultivation of the arts that at the same time effectuates the ideals espoused by the ADA."
The Authors Guild has appealed the decision to the Second Circuit.
Learn more:
- Authors Guild sues HathiTrust
- HathiTrust website on the case
- Amicus Brief from Digital Humanities and Legal Scholars (available at SSRN)
- Amicus Brief from EFF and Library Associations
- Oct. 10, 2012 - Case dismissed; very favorable decision for libraries.
- Decision available at scribd.
- Analysis from UMass Scholarly Communication Office.
- ARL's comments (available at the ARL Public Policy blog).
- The Library Copyright Alliance press release on the decision.
- ARL webcast video on the decision.
- Nov. 8, 2012 - Authors Guild announced they are appealing the decision.
News : Case Dismissed in Favorable Decision for Libraries.
Memo, Oct. 10, 2012
Libraries received great news on the HathiTrust case, which was dismissed by the court. The final line of the judgment read: "The Clerk of the Court is instructed to ... close the case, and remove it from my docket."
Here is a very quick analysis from a first reading. More to come in the next few days from a lot of sources, I'm sure!
Judge Baer was completely dismissive of plaintiffs' arguments that Section 108 precludes library reliance of Section 107. Nobody, I think, was seriously worried about that claim, but it was nice to have it so summarily dismissed.
On fair use, the court found that at least two of the HathiTrust uses are transformative (full-text searching; disability access), which was great and important for the rest of the analysis. On the fourth factor, the court was not persuaded by plaintiffs' arguments: Copyright holders cannot preempt a transformative market. The Court was persuaded by defendants' arguments that the prohibitive cost of acquiring licenses for all the works would prevent the formation of the (preservation, indexing, accessible) market to begin with.
Looking at the totality of the fair use factors, the court found that the underlying purposes of copyright law to promote the Progress of Science would be best served by allowing the uses:
"Although I recognize that the facts here may on some levels be without precedent, I am convinced that they fall safely within the protection of fair use such that there is no genuine issue of material fact. I cannot imagine a definition of fair use that would not encompass the transformative uses made by Defendants' MDP and would require that I terminate this invaluable contribution to the progress of science and cultivation of the arts that at the same time effectuates the ideals espoused by the ADA."
This is strong language, and a clear win for libraries and their supporters.
One final note. The Court was very influenced by the amicus briefs filed by library organizations and the digital humanities researchers; they were cited multiple times. It is gratifying to see the advocacy of the library community paying off so handsomely.
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The Latest News
New in May: Jupiter Rescue
March 16, 2014 - This May Twilight Creations will release Jupiter Rescue, a cooperative strategy game by Mark and Christina Major. You play a crack team of rescue robots, launched into space to help the humans at the Jupiter Deep colony escape imminent death at the hands of a shapeshifting menace from beyond the stars.
Between 2 and 7 players work together to evacuate colonists before they're converted into alien creeps. Players take 5 actions to move, drive back the creeps, and use powerful programming cards. The board and dice rolls determine creep advancement, and double-sided tiles allow for hundreds of station variations.
Jupiter Rescue takes 30 to 60 minutes to play, and contains 20 double-sided module tiles, 1 evacuation pod tile, 4 reference cards, 36 rescue cards, 1 six-sided die, and 127 plastic figures (7 player robots, 50 colonists, 60 creeps, and 10 super creeps).
Cthulhu!!! Hastur La Vista, Baby! Rules Uploaded
March 15, 2014 - Cthulhu!!! Hastur La Vista, Baby arrives in stores this month! Revel in bashing, slashing, and gutting cultists and mythos critters in this great twist on the classic Zombies!!! board game.
Wondering how the game plays? Wonder no longer! You can view or download the rules right here!
We've also noticed a small omission in the printed rules that went in the box - there's nothing about the Automatic cards, so we've started up the official FAQ, which you can view here.
We hope you enjoy this brand new addition to the Twilight Creations catalog.
New in May: Zombies!!! Deadtime Stories
February 20, 2014 - This May Twilight Creations introduces a brand new way to play Zombies!!! Now you can take on roles, build characters, and undertake narrative missions in the realm of the undead! Get ready for some Deadtime Stories!
Deadtime Stories is a story-driven expansion for the award-winning Zombies!!! board game. For the first time, players can take on roles, achieve a variety of goals, and gain experience over multiple games. The box also contains variant rules, zombie types for a different flavor every time a new fig hits the table, and new ways to combine sets and even merge Zombies!!! with Humans!!! and Martians!!!
This product contains a softbound scenario book with two full campaigns and several single missions created by fans of the game, along with rules for combining sets and games and tons of extras to make your Zombies!!! experience better than ever. Also included are 10 character cards, 24 experience cards, 30 scenario cards, and zombie stat reference cards.
Cthulhu!!! Hastur La Vista, Baby! Coming in March
February 11, 2014 - Due to a shipping issue, Cthulhu!!! Hastur La Vista, Baby! will be shipping in March, rather than February as originally expected. We apologize to everyone who's eagerly awaiting this title, but please know that we're doing everything we can to get it out as soon as possible.
Website outage
February 7, 2014 - We were facing some issues with our webhost but everything should be fixed by now. We apologize for any inconvenience that might have caused.
New in March: Cthulhu!!! Hastur La Vista, Baby!
February 6, 2014 - Next month Twilight Creations brings you a whole new game in a whole new universe, powered by the same great Zombies!!! system you all know and love: Cthulhu!!! Hastur La Vista, Baby!
Cthulhu!!! thrusts you into a desperate fight against elder forces from beyond space and time. You play the stalwart private detectives and quick-thinking girl Fridays who've stumbled onto the Cult's plans, and it's your job to find and sanctify enough ritual sites to prevent the avatar's arrival. For good or ill, you're already a bit unstable from years of mythos busting, and not above using the Cult's relics yourself. You can resist the objects' siren call long enough to save the world... can't you?
Designed for 2 to 6 players, Cthulhu!!!: Hastur La Vista, Baby! features an ever-changing map of downtown Kingsport, a 1920's Lovecraft Country city besieged by deranged cultists, frightening creatures from beyond the stars, and an endless supply of mythos mayhem. Players take turns placing map tiles, fighting Hastur's minions, collecting relics of power, and striving to save the world from imminent destruction. Every game is different, and the strategy evolves with every new tile that hits the table.
Zombies!!! 13 Kickstarter Launched
UPDATE 4: The Zombies!!! 13: DEFCON Z Kickstarter campaign has come to a close, and the project was not only fully funded but also expanded in many exciting ways as a direct result of your support! From the bottoms of our rotting hearts, everyone here at Twilight Creations would like to thank each and every person who backed this campaign, commented, spread the word, and otherwise helped to start us down this path to create the most fan-driven set for Zombies!!! yet. We can't wait to see what all of you submit, and how this product comes together! Please stay tuned for additional updates about the various aspects of DEFCON Z as they come together. We'll do our best to keep all of you in the loop as much as possible. Take care, and happy hunting, you Dirty Devils!
UPDATE 3: We've also released the first chunk of the set's opening fiction, leading up to the initial step in an interactive exchange with campaign backers to help us tell the story of DEFCON Z. Again, all you have to do is pledge $1 or more to get access to this part of the game's development.
UPDATE 2: Twilight Creations has released the beta playtest rules for Zombies!!! 13: DEFCON Z to all backers of the Kickstarter campaign. Pledge $1 or more and you get access to all private updates and the ability to directly impact the development of the newest expansion for the original zombie survival board game.
UPDATE 1: Thanks to the generous support of our backers, Zombies!!! 13: DEFCON Z will now be a fully standalone expansion for the Zombies!!! board game, containing everything needed to play the set on its own. We're also closing in on a few more stretch goals that will make the set even better, so if you've been on the fence about pledging your support there's never been a better time than now.
Cold Spring, KY, USA − January 15, 2014 − Twilight Creations has launched its first Kickstarter campaign to bring players of the award-winning Zombies!!! board game deeper into the development process than ever before. The campaign focuses on Zombies!!! 13: DEFCON Z, a standalone expansion presenting the human response to the undead menace.
Along with dice, tokens, and rules, the game box will feature 30 new map tiles, 50 new event cards, 100 zombie figures with a new pose and design, and 6 original survivor figures, all conceived by backers of the campaign and realized with the help of Twilight Creations staff, illustrator Dave Aikins, and tile cartographer Kurt Miller. Backers can suggest new card effects and rules for the game, decide what appears on the tiles and in the card art, propose looks and abilities for the set's new figures, and even help develop the cover art for the game box.
Everyone involved in a development tier will receive a copy of the expansion and a set of exclusive Kickstarter-only promo cards. Basic tiers are also available for those who prefer to pledge toward the effort without getting involved in production. The lowest tier that secures a copy of the expansion is $35, and the promo cards are available in limited supply at the $40 tier.
The Zombies!!! 13 Kickstarter is now live and can be reached from the following link:
The mobilization against the zombies arrives in the form of what's left of the military, the CDC, and others, but the heroes of the day are survivors recruited into the counter-offensive: the very same survivors who've been winning games of Zombies!!! all over the world for years. As a hint about what to expect in the story, Kerry Breitenstein, CEO of Twilight Creations, offered this appropriated movie quote: "You probably heard we ain't in the zombie-takin' business... we're in the zombie-killin' business. And brother, business is a-boomin'!"
Twilight Creations is extremely excited to launch this ambitious project. Developed by the fans, for the fans, Zombies!!! 13 is the ultimate collaboration for the world's first zombie survival board game.
Twilight Creations, Inc. (TLC) is an award-winning board game publisher based in the Greater Cincinnati area. Founded in 2002 by Kerry and Todd Breitenstein, the company's best selling product line is the Zombies!!! board game, which features a number of expansions, spin-offs, and add-ons. The Zombies!!! game celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2011.
Illustrator Dave Aikins studied at the Columbus College of Art & Design and has owned and operated Let's Draw Studio since 1998. He produces work for clients in the areas of advertising, product design, and publishing, and his other clients include Nickelodeon, Simon & Schuster, Random House, Scholastic, Hasbro, and Mattel / Fisher-Price.


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I love this product and have for Years! Decades actually. This is my all-time favorite fragrance of any product I have ever tried in my life. The body butter is fantastic, I use it on my legs after shaving, very creamy & smooth, it does take a few minutes to sink in but it doesn't remain "wet" or leave a lasting greasiness on the skin. I also use this on my arms after showering and it it amazing, doesn't leave a stickiness that a lot of body butters have but it DOES leave the heavenly, sweet and pretty fragrance of the satsuma oranges on my skin for hours.
I get so many compliments on the scent of this product. I will forever purchase & use this one. Forever and always... in love with it. I took one lippie off of the price, only because at about $20 a pop it is a bit pricey. I will re-buy it regardless, however. I love it that much
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This stuff smells awesome at the beginning but now I'm so sick of the smell. I still have to go through my normal sized body butter, jumbo sized body butter, and 1.5 bottle of the jumbo sized shower gel.
I don't know if it was just mine, but halfway through using the body butter, some of the cream turned into a weird yellow/orange colour while the ring around it stayed the light pink colour. This stuff is also really greasy so I use it at night on my legs or feet since the smell is very overpowering.
Love love the smell of this! Just like the shower gel it smells so summery, fruity and juicy. Perfect for Summer! A real stable!
The only complaint I can think with this one is that it doesn't moisturize as well as the Mango or Strawberry, however though the consistency is great. and goes well after a morning shower accompanied by the Satsuma body splash :)
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Got this in the travel size for $3 CAD. The smell in the jar is fantastic so juicy and sweet. On the skin, the scent changes to something less pleasant. In the winter, this is useless in moisturizing anything. In the summer, it is now too greasy and slightly sticky! It also caused rashes on my boyfriend's hands. Won't be repurchasing.
If you love the smell, which is definitely an acquired taste, then you will love this body butter. it feels intensely moisturizing and refreshing, would recommend use of it in the morning though as the smell is very strong and you probably don't want that when you are sleeping. But the smell is great, it is very moisturizing, the package is adorable and you get a good amount of product and need to use very little.
I rubbed the Satsuma Body butter all over my skin this morning. The aroma is very strong so I used only a little bit on the standard black person ashy areas (knees, elbows, etc.) When I arrived at work, a male coworker told me that he hated my perfume. His bushy black eyebrows were arched in an evil manner; like an evil smiley emoticon. He told me that he would rather inhale my natural body stench if I were on a garlic and chili diet. He said that he usually enjoyed girly scents but in this case, he'd rather inhale nail polish remover while eating a bludgeoned, black spotted banana mixed with chutney. I realized, I, too was becoming dizzy from the scent so I tried to wash it off but it didn't work. Even though this butter needs to be severely diluted before applying, you'll like it if it doesn't burn off all your nostril hairs. Do NOT wear it if you're planning on being in a poorly ventilated area.... unless you have a citrusy death wish.
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The satsuma scent remains on my skin throughout the day, and it is the only body butter I've used that has not caused an allergic reaction. It's moisturizing and sinks into the skin well.
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same as the shower gel, smells great at first, but after a little while the smell changes to a weird smell like beer gone bad.......also, this isn't hydrating at all, just sits on top of your skin. I heard this happens with all TBS body butter?
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You know those orange flavored tictacs we all love so much? Or the orange Mr. Sketch markers we all loved as kids? Yeah, that is what this smells like. It's a pungent "I'm orange and I'm here, so sniff away!" Kind of smell. I love it. I smell like amazing candy and it's fresh and clean and just a happy smell. It reminds me of art class as a small child and wanting to do nothing but smell my orange scented marker, and summer car rides with my mom, who would occasionally surprise me by having these in her purse and would give me a few to suck on while we drove with the windows down and sang along with the radio. Its a nostalgic smell that brings me back to happy times, and for that reason alone I will buy it again and again. Oh! It also.moisturizes like a dream and is not greasy at all.
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I truly love the smell, and the formula for the body butter itself is amazing, but there's one thing that will keep me from repurchasing the product and that is that... it apparently smells like beer? I don't know. My dad thought so, and you know I took THAT with a grain of salt, but just the other day, I was on the bus. My hands were chapped, so I put some of this on. The smell is strong, and the bus driver actually thought the kids in the back were drinking. 0.0 I let my friends have another whiff of the body butter later on and they were like, "Yeah, it kind of smells like Blue Moon."
I would definitely wear this when I'm chilling at home, but in public? Not anymore. I'd love to try a different scent of this body butter, though, that I could wear everywhere without worrying if I smell like a tavern. ;o
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Revolutions require collective action. This simple activity, used during the week on revolutions, demonstrates the difficulty of carrying out collective action. Upon entering class, students are given the following directions:
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Ford Escape Electrical Problems
ruggie Posts: 1'04 escape XLT 4wd / battery drain
My son's Escape has the same battery drain issues that many of you are describing. It could sit for a week and start, or sit over night and not start. I don't want to just throw expensive parts and labor at this vehicle. I've done all the tests and everything points to fuse/circuit #27. I've spent 3 hrs a day for the last week on line looking for some definitive cause for a problem that probably exists on thousands of these vehicles. I've been told by three trusted mechanics in the last three days to get rid of it. 'Not an option at this time. PLEASE, someone help with some real answers/ free advice other than what I've already been told. Thanx
My 2004 Ford Escape XLT started having issues about 2 weeks with the guages jumping all the way up and down. My battery light had come on flashing and the next day it was off. I had taken to the parts store and they tested it telling me my alternator was only charging 30 amps. should be 100. I took it to the mechanic they run a power system check, (starter, battery, and alternator) Their finding was that the alternator was bad. After having the new alternator put in the guages are still "freaking Out" Any Advise????
One thing I do not consistently see in these posts is the mode/bodyl type. My Escape is a 4WD v6 XL base model. I am having the faint glowing theft light, high-pitched whine that gets worse when accelerating, stalling out, radio buzzing, dash dials pegging out to max then going to normal, battery dying, air bag light flashing (3-7 at first, now 4-6 if I remember right) then staying on, turning the car off and then trying to immediately re-start and all I get is a click-click noise, etc, ect, ect.... I have replaced the battery twice, just had a top of the line new alternator put in. The high pitch whine is now barely audible but still there. My husband and I, on two different occasions, have each gone to start the car and it turns but doesn't catch, but after you try to start it about four times it finally does catch and start. I have not driven the car in over a week after it did the "try four times to start" thing. I went to start it today and it protested a little but did start. It was running rough so I turned it off and walked away. The airbag light is still flashing (4-6 I think). No check engine light YET. I am sooooo tired of this who-ha. I don't trust the car so I won't drive it. I was told that the ROOM fuse controlled electrical stuff associated with the XLS/XLT/Limited versions (lighted visors, power seats, etc.... All that good stuff I don't have). So, that may not be my problem. As I said in the beginning, I don't consistently see model types listed, so I have a hard time figuring out if we are all really discussing the same problems. Having written my dissertation on this, has anyone gotten more info yet?? thanks.
Sorry to hear your story. MY wife's Escape is a 2004 Escape Limited V6 4x4, and it was doing all of the above that you listed minus the radio buzzing but that may be because it has an aftermarket radio. I had the alternator replaced with a factory Motorcraft unit and the whine has gone away and everything is good (knocking on wood, fingers crossed) after 4 weeks. Everything seems to be back to normal. If you still have a whine, I would put my money on the "quality" alternator you got installed, it sounds like you may have gotten a faulty alternator. Hope this helps...
jyrzygyrl Posts: 1I have the same issue right now. I too have a 2004 escape and had a new alternator and battery put in a few months ago and all of a sudden the other day my gauges jumped around and I notice that at night when I accelerate the battery light comes on faintly but goes off when I let off the gas. If you get any answers please post and good luck!
mars2618 Posts: 1I'm having the exact same problem!...Escape 2003 LTD. after replacing the alternator and the battery a few months ago, still have problems with it. I could event start the car this morning. Radio shutdown, light, ABS sensor was on, air bag always blinking 3-7 time, etc, etc... after trying for a couple time, finally the car started. When I accelarate the battery light comes on faintly and goes off when let of the gas. ELECTRICAL PROBLEM = FORD.
I hope someone out there will find THE solution!
clearh2o Posts: 1My 2003 Ford Escape XLT (2WD, v6, 112k miles) is at the dealership again - literally, as I type, for some sort of ongoing electrical issue.
My battery light came on a couple years ago. It randomly turns on and off. Only recently did I see something strange happening with the gauges. As of now I've been through at least one alternator and two batteries. It turns on an off while driving, while stopped, while devices are on (under load), and while devices are off.
Took it in, they said it was a bad alternator. Had that replaced, went on my way, and less than a day later, the light was back on. Took it in again, this time, they blamed the battery. Had that replaced. Belts and connections look good according to the mechanic. They hooked up to the device that reads error codes...nothing showing. Alternator is new factory (not reman) and is now 16 months old. Battery is now two days old, but the light still turns on and odd. Solid - not a dim glow or anything like that.
I sometimes convince myself I can affect whether the light is on or off by turning the Max AC on or off. I've often noticed that just tapping the brakes will often shut the light off...like it somehow changes the voltage or current and resets the sensor or something like that.
Dealership had to drive the car 20 miles today just to see the light turn on and off and experience what I've been trying to tell them for 2 years. Usually they've just driven it around the lot and saw no problems (duh). Hopefully they find something this time around.
I've been chasing this ghost for two years and haven't had any luck. It's been four trips to the dealer, and countless checks and double checks at stores that do the free testing of alternators and batteries for you.
I feel like at some point we'll hit dumb luck and finally see that a fuse or something isn't seated correctly and is triggering the light. (I wish!!)
I like my Escape...but it's going to cost me what's left of my hair and, if I keep buying new batteries and alternators, all of my savings!!!!!!
terrah75 Posts: 1
I am not sure if this helps at all but, my cousin put mine on a tester, and he tells me that it is the ignition switch going bad that is causing the guages to jump around and such. However that is the least of my worries, It is now sitting in a shop needing at least 2 cat's and has 2 dead cylinders for some reason.. So frustrating. Good luck to you!! I will not purchase another Ford as long as I live!
corey03escape Posts: 1I have a 2003 Ford Escape 3.0L. My mom bought it brand new from the dealership. A few years ago she was driving on the interstate about 65 mph and it just shut off completely! It cranked right back up, she took it somewhere the next day and (obviously) they said it was the battery. It did the same thing a few more times over the months. I bought it from her about a year ago. It shut off on me a few times within a week, then went months with not stalling out at all. Then it started the random stalling again, shutting off while driving every couple of weeks. Here in the past 6-8 weeks it has become a lot more frequent! It is usually at lower speeds, around 20 mph. It REALLY seems that about 70% of the time it dies while making a 90 degree turn, or literally just before the turn as I press the brakes to slow down (very crappy place to lose your power steering!) It has turned off in parking lots. It also shuts off just going straight, at low and high speeds. Every time this has happened, the lights on the dash flicker just as everything loses power. I put it into neutral and then restart it- usually I let the car slow down so I'm not shifing it into gear at a high speed. One instance about 3 weeks ago, and also one time last week, the car did its normal stall, but when I put it in D and cranked it back up, it immediately died again, and then again, and finally after the 3rd of 4th re-crank it stayed running. One of those instances was while stopped at a red light and the other was while making a right turn.
I have been reading up a lot on this and it seems the most common things people have done are: replace battery, alternator, plugs & wires, coils, PCM. I just now read some stuff in the transmission category- I hadn't thought about that yet.
Also the cruise control doesn't work. The buttons are fine and the green indicator light comes on on the instrument panel, but it does not actually stay at the speed when you set it.
Just a few weeks ago I was driving it and the gas cap light and a few others came on then dimmed out, but the fuel cap light stayed on for a few minutes and went out; the dome lights came on and off once when the other lights flickered on. I don't know if it is all related to the stalling, but I hope and think so. My brother said one of the guys he works with had an escape that did a lot of the same stuff as mine and he changed the ignition switch and it fixed it.
Is there anybody else that has had all or most of these same problems? Please Please Please let me know so I don't go through the long and expensive list of the possibilities. All information will be greatly appreciated. Besides everything I have said above, the car always starts fine from a cold crank no matter how long it sits. But one time I was using the CD player in the car for about 30 min without the engine and killed the battery! I thought that was odd. Last but not least, the car has stalled out with the AC on as well as Off. Somebody please help me pinpoint this issue!
jlt3 Posts: 1I can't believe Ford doesn't know what this is. We also have a 2004 Ford Escape XLT, V6, New battery, both the battery and the alternator test OK. In cool or cold weather, if it sits for more than 48 hours, it doesn't have enough battery power left to crank the starter and I have to hook up a charger. This is getting really old. Also from Arlington Heights Ford, and they haven't found a problem.
Also, one other thing I wonder if we have in common - the dealer installed a remote starter for us when we bought the car (new).
I had the jumping gauges and engine felt like it would miss a few times when this happened. After doing major online research to fix the problem myself, I was unable to find a solution. I decided to just change out all of the spark plugs and coil packs before taking it to ford to run diagnostics. This repair solved the missing engine and the jumping gauges jump no more. The spark plugs were purchased from autozone for 3.10 each and the coil packs from AM-Autoparts.com for 72.00 for the set of 6, way cheaper than the oem's for 100 each. The complete changeover took me about 2 1/2 hours. There are very good instructions for the complete job here http://www.ford-trucks.com/article/article.php?id=281 .
I hope that this will help others that have been having similar issues.
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demonwizard Posts: 1I had the same exact problem and it is simple to fix. What's happening is that the battery has a bad ground. The cable can be tight to the battery but can be loose some where else. Sometimes there is a smaller wire coming off the battery and is grounded to the fender well or some where thats a ground point. Get a test light or mutli meter and check your ground points.
Tips: If you have a flashing engine light that means a mis fire.
The light can sometimes come on and off. If you have an engine code and are un sure of it, let me know and I can tell you what exactly it is. Having being a Master ASE Certified Mechanic I will help you. Just email me at
prettyinink Posts: 1I have had sooo many problems as of late.
It started with the Rear Parking indicator turning off when I shifted into reverse last year. Then the ABS light would flash and stay on for days at a time. (It's since stopped) Then the brake warning light came on, and still does randomly. (It's a solid light, doesn't change when I put the EB on.) Recently it has failed to keep a charge. (I was told it was a bad cell) I replaced the battery with one from my boyfriends Ford Mustang that was working perfectly. It worked for a day in my Escape, then the battery light came on. I had AutoZone run a test - they said it was stuck in "Open Phase." (I assumed alternator) I didn't want to drive it, so we moved the battery BACK into the Mustang At startup, the check engine light came on in his vehicle, and it stalled randomly. We had to buy a new battery for that. I fear purchasing a brand new battery if the escape is just going to make it useless. I've also read several forums with people having similar issues and replaced their alternators to no avail.
There are all kinds of crazy small things have been happening since my battery problems started - all intermittent. Rough idles, dead battery, sputtering, cd player died, uneven shifting between gears. Other times it drives like a new car. It is driving me CRAZY.
hvrealcmp Posts: 9Recent problem with my daughter's Escape. I personnally experienced this last night. All gauges go to full scale right and then back to the correct position (the problem has only happened while in motion). No other issues with any other items/components. The battery was replaced less than a year ago and I haven't had an opportunity to troubleshoot but was hoping to save hours of probing with a multimeter to see if there is a ground (or some other) problem. If you have found a solution to this problem please advise. If I discover my answer, I will post it for the rest of you (obviously, no guarantee that it will be the same solution though)...
My base model Escape does that gauge full tilt right then to zero then back to normal AND it not only does it to me but to my HUBBY TOO. Now he cannot tell me I am full of crap when I tell him about this problem. He has experienced it. When my car does this it is typically between 40 and 45 mph and typically soon after I have turned the car on and the motor is bogged down (low rpms like when starting up hill before the transmission kicks down a gear and the rpms go up). The car will jerk a little as if the motor is missing. Then boom, all needles peg out high, all go to zero, and then finally back to normal and the car is fine after that. I think I just need a new set of plugs and a good tune-up. I also just bought a Ford Focus so that pain in the [non-permissible content removed] Escape won't be in my driveway much longer. I put a new alternator on the car and a new battery so I don't think there is an electrical problem. :confuse: :sick: