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Ford Freestar Transmission Problems
oilandwater Posts: 49This was the old design before they changed over to the Freestar/Monterey design, however, one person was killed when the axle broke, family called it stealth recall.
The recall impacts nearly 575,000 Ford Windstar models for model years 1998 through 2003 and produced from September 1997 through February 2003. Ford said the recall is for Windstars currently registered or originally sold in Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Ford told the government that corrosion over time can weaken the axle and, when combined with stress, can lead to the axle breaking. A Ford spokesman said the company had received a small number of reports of fractures that "affected vehicle handling."
"Corrosion and stress can lead to cracks, which if undetected can propagate and result in a complete fracture of the axle. Consequence: a fractured axle can affect vehicle handling and increase the risk of a crash," said the recall. The states were chosen because they are ones where corrosion is quite common, said the Ford spokesman.
Ford also warned, "A completely fractured rear axle may lead to loss of vehicle control. There may be little or no warning to the operator before a cracked rear axle completely fractures."
bnkg04 Posts: 1i also have a 05 freestar the transmission went out at 85000 still to low of mileage for this to happen. i had no warning or anything. it left me and my daughter stranded on the side of the road until the tow truck came and then i had to call a friend to come and get me, thank god for cell phones. i would like to know how to get in on this lawsuit that everyone is talking about if anyone could help me i would appreciate it.
remo2 Posts: 1my 2004 Freestar has 127000 km .i drove it in to my yard,no trouble.Next day i went to move it nothing just rev up as if not in gear.I had it towed to ford garage he informed me would cost 3500.00 $ to replace trans.& ford would do nothing to help.I have had many fords in my lifetime but i think our relationship may come to a end.
trevline Posts: 1I am joining the club, my 2004 Freestar transmission died Sunday after Christmas while I was on my way to my mom's house with my daughter, my brother and his wife, and 4 dogs. It was about 15 degrees out. Called my brother and step dad to bring two vehicles to pick us up.
So, we got it towed to the Ford dealership where we bought it from a year ago. The van has 74,000 miles and when we bought it last August it had 54,000 miles, that gave me a whole 20,000 miles with the van. Ford looked at the van, diagnoses: bad transmission; for a new transmission it would cost $3,500 to fix if there are not additional complications while they're replacing it. They gave two other options; a transmission with 60,000 miles on it or a transmission with 120,000 miles. Though why would I trust a transmission that has close to the same or more miles than what mine has.
At this point we felt it may be a good idea to work a deal with the dealer. There best offer was to give us $2,500 trade-in on the van that we paid $9,500 for a year ago, and no deal on a new car, this was today on new year's eve when I thought they had year end sales. In other words they did not attempt to help us with anything so were having the van towed to Aamco to have the transmission rebuilt hoping it will be less than the quote ford gave me. And to get our van out of there they tried to charge us $200 for the diagnoses, until my wife threw the credit card on the table and complained about the price. The cashier asked if we would like to speak to the manager, she came back and our bill changed to $94.
So, I would like to be part of the law suit. I filled out a form at the website of Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller & Shah, LLP Is this the place to go?
After reading ALL these posts I feel a bit better, but am now becoming angry.
Our 2005 Freestar has been towed three times. The first time in it was a TCM issue--yes water!
The dealership: " We found water in the connector--the module is OK."
The next time (about a month later), my wife pulled in to pick up our two daughters at day care and after a restart no movement. Engine ran fine but absolutely no transmission engagement. Torque converter failure--replaced under warranty--barely!
Third time: symptoms like all the rest--sputtering, failure to shift smooth, stall, wild tachometer....
Dealership: Failed TCM--water again. "We siliconed the housing to keep water out." Me: "Why is the water getting in?"
Today, after about 6 months of normal operation, the van stalled on highway with no warning. All the same symptoms are back--stalling, engine and trans lights on, sluggish shifting, wild tachometer.......
It is now out of warranty and I'm not sure what to expect. I'm faced with either limping in to the dealership AGAIN or towing it--probably will take both efforts! I'm VERY interested in a class action suit or anything I can do to get Ford to recall. Please advise.
shocked1 Posts: 85Well, good luck along with the other hundreds of lemon owners. :lemon: I submitted my complaint 2 yrs ago....and NOTHING. Replaced 1 trans. 2 yrs ago... and will happen again soon , was told it would. F O R D sucks!!!!! W ILL NEVER EVEN CONSIDER A FORD NEXT YEAR WHEN WE PLAN ON A NEW TRUCK OR CAR!!!!!!!!!! FORD ====== :lemon: & :sick:
tyecherry Posts: 1I totally understand where you are coming from!
My 3 kids and I were driving home to Ky from Ga when our 2006 Freestar gave out in Spartanburg SC. As with everyone else no forwarning!
Luckily I was able to get off the interstate and coast into a gas station parking lot! My kids were terrified (they're 12, 10 and 8)! We had to wait 4 hours for my brother and dad to get to us; by then I finally got a local wrecker/service company to get the van out of the parking lot!
Just spoke to mechanic: $1800 for rebuilt trans or $2100 for used!!!
Like everyone else I owe more than what it's worth! I have filed with Nhtsa
any other suggestions?
herb1957ca Posts: 1Ditto for my 2005 Freestar with 100k miles. It was running fine and after pulling away from a stoplight; transmission just started slipping ( 100% slip ) and from there the story is the same. Haven't spent the $3500 yet - will probably scrap the car. My 2000 Windstar did similar at 30k+ miles. So I bought a new 2011 Sienna. I'm a Toyota man now.
scott210 Posts: 1Ditto for my 2005 Freestar. I was driving down a road in January, and it just went. I had to coast to the nearest place, and had to walk over a mile to get to somewhere with a phone. Only had 54K on it, called the dealership where we got it, and he told me "lady, I have a 2008 Taurus in here with 35K with it's transmission shot, so what are you whining about?" Called Ford customer service and they told me they couldn't help either due to the mileage. So it sat for over a year because we couldn't afford to get it fixed since I wasn't working. Finally got it up and running again, but now it's starting to have other problems.
NEVER again will I buy a Found On Road Dead. I'm a die hard GM customer from now on!! :confuse:
It is doing the same thing. It stalls when I am driving with no warning--I am a single mom, and I had four kids in my van!!! I took it to a local shop who could not find anything wrong with it. I got it back, and it started to do the same thing again except for it had major slippage. My transaxle light would come on and blink and then just turn off. The tachometer would surge if I put it in drive and my foot was NOT on the gas. It was very strange. I do have a used car warranty that I purchased when I got this van (8/28/10)--yep, only had this van for a short time. So it should be covered--Aamco has already filed a claim for it. I am printing out these posts to show that others are having similar issues--I don't want them to blame me for this going wrong. Ugh.
Does anyone have a link to the complaint/suit that they can post in a more recent posting?
It would be greatly appreciated.
Tamara :lemon:
My wife and I own a 2005 Ford Freestar (78,000 miles). This morning (1/20/2011) on her way to work the car lost power without warning. What she explained to me over the phone I suspected it was a problem with the transmission. We had it towed to the local Ford Dealership in Vernon, CT. Mechanic inspected the vehicle and said the 'torque converter' was shot and would cost $1,700 to replace. The other option would to replace the entire transmission at a charge of $3,700. I explained to him that while doing research about that this seemed to be a common issue with this specific model year Freestar and he claimed this was the 1st Freestar he has ever had with a failed converter...YEAH RIGHT!!! I'm not sure if I want to repair the vehicle or get rid of it all together. also there is a class-action suit currently filed with this same issue.
My wife and I own a 2005 Ford Freestar (78,000 miles). This morning (1/20/2011) on her way to work the car lost power without warning. What she explained to me over the phone I suspected it was a problem with the transmission. We had it towed to the local Ford Dealership in Vernon, CT. Mechanic inspected the vehicle and said the 'torque converter' was shot and would cost $1,700 to replace. The other option would to replace the entire transmission at a charge of $3,700. I explained to him that while doing research about that this seemed to be a common issue with this specific model year Freestar and he claimed this was the 1st Freestar he has ever had with a failed converter. I not sure if I want to repair the vehicle or get rid of it all together. Honestly, it's been nothing but issues with this car. Brakes changes 4-times.....tires bald unevenly (been through 3 sets)...had axles replaced with 17K on vehicle. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD AGAIN!!!!!
Well I'm sure the service writer has no conscience. We traded our Freestar in 2 days after my post. We now own a Chrysler Town and Country. Although I understand your comment I will still buy Ford vehicles. I have owned many great cars, trucks, and vans all made by Ford--I LOVE MY MUSTANG! However, the winstar/freestar experiment was not a good one. Perhaps that is why they do not make a minivan anymore!? FoMoCo I hope you are reading this--you KNOW that van has transmission problems-MAN UP!!!!
goodbelle Posts: 1I, too, have a similar story to all of you. I was driving home from work and without warning lost all ability to move. The van was still running but there were no gears working. Needless to say had the vehicle towed and mechanic states the pump in the transmission went out. Transmission needs replaced. It will cost over $2500.00 (plus labor) to fix. That is almost as much as I owe! I have also had to replace the passenger rear rotors and breaks each year. This is the worst investment my family has ever made. Needless to say it was 12 degrees out and I had my young son when we were stranded along the side of the road.
My van is currently in the shop for the hydraulic pump going out on my 2004 Freestar. I purchased a warranty though when I bought it in August last year, so it is covering all of the repairs ($2500) except for my $50 deductible and a $25 charge for a filter that was not covered by the warranty. I tell you what--if I did not have that warranty, that van would be sitting in my driveway for a VERY LONG time. I don't understand why Ford makes such crappy vehicles. Is it that they want to make sure people have job repairing the crappy transmissions????? I am a single mom of five kids, and we were all in the van when the van stalled and I could barely get it pulled over. Very scary--it was also raining and at night.
Does anyone know of a lawsuit pending for the transmission on a 2004 Freestar?
companyman01 Posts: 3Happened to us two years ago...needed a new tranny. Dealer gave us the same story - 'never seen it before'. I wrote to Ford letting them know I had been buying Ford for company vehicles for 15 years and had two in my garage now, but they couldn't care less. Going Honda next time...
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I appreciated Publisher Robin L. Quillon's column, "Our strength lies within families," on Aug. 18. I, too, have wondered what our world would be like if husbands and wives truly loved each other, treated each other with respect and were willing to trust and forgive.
Sadly, there is someone to blame for the dismal current state of marriage. It's all of us who let the romance and joy of marriage slip away.
Our kids and grandkids have been watching how we treat each other. They do care, though they may be the world's best at pretending that they don't. Some of them have decided that marriage is a throw away once the glitter wears off, and some of them have decided that marriage isn't worth it at all. The shame is, our kids and grandkids may have learned that from some of us.
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War on Drugs is not solely a black issue
Leonard Pitts opinion column on Aug. 19 once again treated us to the same disenfranchised African-American drivel that the race hustlers continually force-feed us in the media. With the War on Drugs being the subject of interest, he predictably stated that U.S. drug laws unfairly target African-American communities.
Advocating a reform of sentencing guidelines and withdrawal of police powers to assist in stemming illicit drug use and sale, it becomes obvious that Pitts wants to turn his eyes away from a virulent parasite that is destroying our society and communities.
Heroin, cocaine, bath salts, crystal meth, etc., fill the pages of our smallest local newspapers to the largest national publications.
We all know that this issue is not solely tied to African-Americans, nor can it be pinned to a specific location or demographic. It is so wide-reaching that every one of us likely knows someone whose life has been altered, even to the point of being completely destroyed, by dealing with these substances.
It is also painfully obvious these problems are not regressing. Simply turning a blind eye, as Pitts suggests, to be fair to minorities is liberal ideological folly.
In many cases, the penalties should be much stiffer, to the point that it is a meaningful deterrent for even considering participation in the drug trade. Selling these substances to an individual nearly equates to a murder, given how it devastates his or her life, family and community. Let's treat it as such.
Christopher Farabaugh
What lowlife would steal from graves?
To the thieves who stole the solar lights from our mother's and grandparents' graves at Forest Lawn Cemetery, shame on you.
We hope your thieving fingers fall off.
You are lower than low.
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Vote responsibly, take back America
I am rapidly losing confidence in our federal government, where the president acts like a dictator, the Democrats like socialists and the Republicans like Democrats.
Many of our politicians lack common sense, disregarding the Bible and the Constitution. I can't see how these so-called leaders keep getting elected. We're doing our jobs, they should be doing theirs.
I am sick of lifetime, do-nothing politicians. These guys are begging for term limits. When they ignore the Constitution, they void their governing authority over us. Free men and women need not tolerate government tyranny, and they can't buy our cooperation with entitlements.
I'm sure that there are a few good politicians in Washington, but you cannot spend more than you take in. When this unsustainable benefits system collapses on itself, those who really need help will not get it. We can't just keep printing money, because this makes the money we have worth less every day.
Morals and the work ethic seem to be lacking today. If that is true, then shame on us. If the voters have changed and would rather have free stuff than freedom, then we are doomed. We get the leadership we deserve.
I don't believe that is the case for most of us. I would rather serve God than man, and we can each do that in our own way. We must take our responsibility to vote seriously. We need to take America back.
Our future and the future of our children depend on it.
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---- — The Community Music and Arts Network's Early Childhood Arts Enrichment program received $5,000 in a matching fund grant Monday.
The Community Arts Network of Oneonta, which sponsored the Community Music and Arts Network, announced the grant from the A. Lindsay and Olive B. O'Connor Foundation to help subsidize program costs and bring area teaching artists to work with the children.
"We are so grateful for the continued support of the O'Connor Foundation," said Director Pamela West-Finkle. Without their help and generous assistance, we would not be able to provide these types of programs."
The O'Connor Foundation gave the Community Music and Arts Network its start-up grant in 2007 and has also funded several of the summer rock camps for teens and family music festivals that the Network has held.
The Community Music and Arts Network also has a crowd-funding campaign on Indiegogo.com to help raise funds for its 501c3 non-profit application to hire and train more teachers, and to raise additional funding to expand its outreach and intergenerational programming.
The organization provides after-school and summer rock camps, lessons and workshops, family music festivals, community music classes for disabled adults, intergenerational classes and early-childhood classes for families and preschools in the area.
This fall, the Early Childhood Arts Enrichment Preschool program began at the Hobart Activity Center — the location of the Network's Center for Music and Creative Development and a building that has a long history of educating young children.
The program is run by founder/director West-Finkle and teachers Zulema DeGregory of Stamford and Suzanne DelValle of Oneonta and is based in Waldorf and Montessori philosophies. The program takes a "whole child" approach, utilizing music, art, dance, theater, storytelling and imaginative play to teach life skills and fundamental concepts. It's offered on a sliding fee scale depending on the number of days the child is enrolled.
Since October 2012, the residents at the Robynwood Assisted Living Center in Oneonta have had a weekly intergenerational class. The class has become a model that West-Finkle hopes to expand to other nursing homes and assisted living centers in the area in 2014. Some of the targeted locations for future programming include Stamford, Grand Gorge, Roxbury, Margaretville and Delhi, according to a news release.
The crowd-funding campaign ends Oct. 28. For more information on the Community Music and Arts Network, contact West-Finkle at 607-652-2330 or 607-441-8448, or by email at email@example.com. The website is www.communitymusicnetwork.com.


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The families of Erin Roxanne Tharp of Edmond, Okla. and Thad Davis Merrill of Mustang, Okla. are pleased to announce the couple's engagement and upcoming wedding.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of Teresa Diana Tharp of Edmond. A 2007 graduate of Edmond North High School, Erin received an accounting degree from the University of Central Oklahoma. She will begin employment at Eide Bailly in January.
The groom-to-be is the son of Frances Davis Merrill and Dennis Lee Merrill of Mustang, Okla. A 2003 graduate of Mustang High School, Thad earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice and a Masters degree in Criminal Justice Management from the University of Central Oklahoma. He is an OU lease analyst at Chesapeake Energy.
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SEATTLE – Throughout the night, Aziz N'Diaye was a monolith in the middle for Washington.
Wide shouldered and 7 feet tall, N'Diaye was 4 inches taller than the most stretched-out starter for Loyola (Md.), Sunday's opponent. He snatched rebound after rebound, reaching over and around the smaller players who were buzzing in his vicinity.
His career-high 16 rebounds in conjunction with three blocked shots made one thing clear during Washington's 85-63 dissection of Loyola to start the season: He needs some help.
The Huskies opened the year Sunday against a savvy opponent from the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference that played in the NCAA tournament last season and is picked to win its conference title this season. After playing a disjointed first half during which they allowed nine offensive rebounds to the scurrying Greyhounds, the Huskies moved efficiently through a second-half dissection of Loyola's press on their way to 52 points in those 20 minutes.
But, it's clear N'Diaye will have to play at that dominating level, avoiding injury and foul trouble throughout the season, for Washington to compete on the glass.
"We just have to make sure we box out," guard Abdul Gaddy said. "We're counting on him to get a lot of rebounds We're feeding off Aziz. We're counting on him to get at least 12."
He'll be counting on his teammates to continue what was a balanced scoring effort in the opener. The Huskies had four players score in double figures, led by C.J. Wilcox's 22 points. Gaddy had 17, Scott Suggs 15 and N'Diaye 10. Redshirt freshman Andrew Andrews scored nine in his debut.
Washington scored 85 points, well above its season average of 76 from a year ago. Over a 4:48 span in the second half, the Huskies bloated their lead from seven points to 21 by easily breaking Loyola's press and providing Suggs and Wilcox open looks from behind the 3-point line. Washington shot 62.5 percent in the second half.
"I would say tonight it was a quiet 85 points," Washington coach Lorenzo Romar said. "It was a low-possession game in a lot of cases. I thought we got great shots."
That is significant progress for a team installing the high-post offense this season, shirking the motion offense the Huskies had run the previous decade under Romar. Washington still pushed the pace; the Huskies outscored the Greyhounds 20-2 in fastbreak points but were also often crisp in the new offense, at least for a night.
"I think the main things is we just need to keep getting better at timing in our offense," Gaddy said.
The first half was a bumpy ride for UW. It committed 11 turnovers, helping keep the scrappy Greyhounds in the game, on the way to a 33-31 halftime lead.
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N'Diaye showed his importance throughout the first half, battling for 10 rebounds. Jernard Jarreau started at power forward next to N'Diaye but played just seven minutes in the first half and got just one rebound. He found out Friday he would start in a position that likely would have been held by Shawn Kemp Jr., who is out six to eight weeks with a knee injury. Romar cited Jarreau's length and the energy he feels Desmond Simmons brings off the bench as the factors for the decision.
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In deciding what data you need, it is important to consider a number of aspects of your project's needs and your intended audience. While your program, park or base may be located in a single city, county or state, you may want to consider your impacts on other neighboring regions. If your departments activities have strong inter-linkages with another region, you may want consider IMPLAN's Multi-regional Analysis functions to see how changes or contributions made by your department may affect surrounding areas. In IMPLAN terms, the region you decide upon is called the Study Area.
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IMPLAN will require you to have specific inputs to drive the economic impacts. When looking at the impacts of your government's operations, programs and services, we recommend knowing your total annual operational costs, your total employment, and your total payments to labor. IMPLAN includes a variety of additional spending patterns to assist you in showing your programs impacts to the economy.
Interested in modeling tourism and recreational spending? You will need a detailed list of what the tourists purchase in your area and how much they spend on each of these items.
If you are assessing local businesses impacts on a region, or the impacts of a potential or current businesses on tax revenues, you will need to know at least one of the following pieces of information: Industry Sales, Employment, Employee Compensation or Proprietor Income. However, it is important to keep in mind that IMPLAN's accuracy increases when the user specifies as much of the industry's information as possible.
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Depending on the type of analysis you are interested in, a variety of analysis methods and modalities may be available to you.
Which method you chose may depend on whether you are looking at private businesses or your departments operations, as well as, the level of detail available to you. When examining new businesses or future economic development, and advancing technologies, whether or not the industry you are interested in is currently present in your region, or is an available Sector in IMPLAN, may also affect how you frame your impact analysis. Since institutions don't behave like industries in IMPLAN a few extra steps may be required to look at institutional operations.
Additionally, IMPLAN includes built in modalities to assist you with your analysis. These include deflators, Margins, regional availability of commodity purchases and net commuting estimates. IMPLAN also includes a complete set of social accounts.
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All the extracurricular activities in the world can't make up for inexperience.
With recent college graduates pouring into a tight job market -- and only 19 percent finding work so far-- it's an unnerving time to be looking for a first job.
Students still in school should be thinking about building their resumes now, so that when they graduate and need a job, they aren't starting from nothing. I receive all too many resumes from recent grads who have literally no work experience: nothing, not internships, not temp jobs, nothing at all. And since they're competing against candidates who do have experience, they're at an enormous disadvantage.
The most useful thing students can do to prepare for the job market is to work. Work before you actually have to work. It's the single best thing you can do to make yourself marketable.
No amount of fancy resume writing will disguise a lack of work experience. Your great extracurriculars and relevant coursework and summer abroad, while surely engrossing to you, do not give hiring managers any confidence that you know how to work in an office. Because here's the thing: There's a learning curve when you enter the working world. It doesn't matter how much you studied or how fantastic your thesis was--you don't yet know how the work world works, and you only learn by joining it. Anyone who has spent time working has a leg up on you in that regard.
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Do something so you can provide evidence that you've spent time in a work environment, because that means that you're going to be further along the learning curve than those of your peers who haven't. And that means that I'll get to spend less time explaining office basics to you and you'll spend more time being productive.
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Granted, Jesus was a great man of history. That is a fact. But, He is different from all the other great men of history. How many great men of history rose from the dead, calmed a sea, walked on water, raised others from the dead, healed sickness, and forgave sins? There aren't any others that I know of. Do you know of any? These things make Him more than great. They make Him special and unique.
You are right, Jesus was a great man. But let me ask you. If He were great, would He lie? Of course not. If He were great, would He be insane? No. You see, Jesus said He was God (John 1:1,14; 10:30-33; 20:28; Col. 2:9; Phil. 2:5-8; Heb. 1:8). If He were lying, we shouldn't listen to Him; and we couldn't call Him great. If He were insane, then we shouldn't listen to Him; and again, we couldn't call Him great. If He is great, then He must be telling the truth. And He was great, right?
John 1:1 says, "In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God." Verse 14 says, "and the Word became flesh . . . " The Word is Jesus. This means that Jesus is God in flesh. If this is so, then He cannot be merely "a great man of history." He would be far more than that.
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For those new to Magic: The Gathering, the tutorial does a great job of walking through the basics of game play without overwhelming the player with all of the possibilities. The four opponents fought during the tutorial phase are easy to beat, but allow the new player to execute strategies from different decks, which is where the true fun begins in Magic: The Gathering.
The game has ten decks in total, each building upon a special theme. The decks are well-balanced and offer a great deal of variety. Unfortunately, Duels of the Planeswalkers doesn't allow for custom deck building, which is really at the heart of the Magic: The Gathering experience.
Duels of the Planeswalkers is easily the best digital version of the trading card game, making Magic: The Gathering Online look like a reject from the dark ages of gaming. And best of all, the iPad version of the game is fully-featured with plenty of options.
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The campaign is divided into four different game modes: Campaign, Revenge, Planechase and Challenges. These game modes offer a great range of variety, and because the difficulty level of the computer-controlled opponents can be toggled between Mage, Archmage and Planeswalker, players new to the game can play back through the campaign modes and engage in new challenges.
The campaign game mode guides you through different planes, each of which has a series of Planeswalkers for your to challenge and defeat. The first world, Shandalar, is essentially a mini-tutorial that will guide players through the user interface. It's also a great refresher for players who have been away from the game for a while but don't need a full tutorial. After Shandalar, the real campaign begins.
The revenge game mode is similar to campaign modes, but your opponent will be using an optimized deck. This creates a greater level of challenge, and if you get an unlucky draw, you will have to use your cards to the best of your ability to emerge victorious from the duel.
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Planechase is a truly fun twist to your traditional Magic: The Gathering game. Instead of going up against a single opponent, it is a four-player free-for-all. As an added twist, players jump from plane to plane, each producing a different effect on players. For example, one plane forced the players to sacrifice a creature card at the beginning of each turn, while another had us putting multiple cards into our graveyard and then picking a single card out to put in play. Planes are jumped through a roll of a six-sided dice, and each plane has an instant effect that can also be accessed through the roll of the dice.
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The measure would increase the state sales tax by 0.25 percentage points and raise the income tax by 1 to 3 percentage points on individuals earning more than $250,000 (and couples earning more than $500,000), generating about $6 billion a year. The money would go into a special fund for public schools and community colleges. At the same time, it would allow the Legislature to take about $3 billion from the General Fund that would have been spent on education and redirect it to other priorities.


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STEPHENVILLE, Texas -- Tarleton State University says a threat that forced the school to move its graduation ceremonies has turned out to be a false alarm.
University spokeswoman Janice Horak on Saturday wouldn't elaborate on the nature of the threat made in regards to the campus gym. The school moved some graduation ceremonies to the football field before authorities gave the all-clear by the afternoon.
Nearly 600 students were set to graduate Saturday.
Tarleton State is part of the Texas A&M University System. The school's enrollment eclipsed a record 10,000 students this fall.
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Winchester residents are invited to hear the next steps in the Winchester High School Feasibility Study tonight from 7 to 9 in the .
PFA Co-Presidents Jody Collins Skinner and Audrey Loria said as town leaders move forward on the high school design discussions, continued community engagement and input is vital. They request residents to submit their ideas on the project website.
"We are very excited about the feasibility study moving forward," Skinner and Loria said.
Since last fall, the has been working with the Massachusetts School Building Authority on a feasibility study of the existing Winchester High School.
This has included .
After reviewing , the Educational Facilities Planning and Building Committee voted in July to focus exclusively on the Skillings site, including both the fields and current high school location, as the location for a new or renovated high school.
Cindy Bohne, member of the EFPBC and School Committee, said in a news release this study could result in a school facility that could serve a wide spectrum of community needs.
Bob Deering, chairman of the EFPBC, said the goals of the project are to create an asset that is representative of the community. The committee has been gathering feedback from residents and will continue to do so in the upcoming months.
"We are in the idea generation phase of the community use conversation," Bohne said, "but very quickly, October at the latest, we will need to have a better idea of which ideas are financially feasible and how additional community use space might fit on an already constrained footprint."
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The state's got the money and the Cinnaminson School District wants it.
According to Superintendent Salvatore Illuzzi, the state has about $500 million in construction funding that has yet to be released to districts. Illuzzi and the school board want that funding for "much-needed" repairs and updates to the high school and other district schools, a project passed by resolution this time last year.
To see a copy of the 2011 presentation, click on the PDF to the right.
Regardless whether the district waits for these funds to be released, a public referendum vote is necessary to raise the money. But the state funds would cut the amount needed from taxpayers by nearly 35 percent.
"That's a lot of money the district and the community would get from the state," Illuzzi said.
The background
Architect Robert Garrison Jr. of Garrison Architects presented to the school board in October 2011 outlining deficiencies the high school faces—inadequate parking, insufficient lighting, problems with the gymnasium, outdated boiler systems and more.
Other proposed improvements include new canopies and vestibules for New Albany Elementary School, Eleanor Rush Intermediate School and the middle school.
"The project itself really took in the needs of the district both right now and well into the foreseeable future," said Illuzzi.
Some upgrades qualify for state reimbursement and some do not.
"The board obviously wanted to build a project that will receive as much state reimbursement as possible," Illuzzi said. "So, that's what we did."
The money
Last year, Illuzzi said the board had high hopes the money would be released. But a year later, it hasn't been.
A few months ago, it became even more apparent, the superintendent said, that the high school needed some repairs. Illuzzi told Garrison this and asked him to give his best guess on the state's plans as far as releasing funds.
"He said it's not a question of if the money will be released, it's a question of when," Illuzzi said.
The problem facing Illuzzi and the board recently is how long they should wait and see if the money is in fact released.
"How long can we wait if we have to do something to the building?" Illuzzi said of the high school.
So, Garrison was called back in to revise the initial plans for upgrades to each district building in case state money doesn't come through; Illuzzi and the school board didn't want to ask the public for the full amount.
"The board will look at the cost as compared to the [initial] project to see if it's better to wait and see if the governor releases the money," Illuzzi said.
Next year is an election year for Gov. Chris Christie—who just announced his bid to run for a second term.
"I think it's a good bet [the state] will release the money," Illuzzi said.
What now?
In the downsized plan Garrison is working on, Illuzzi said, upgrades to the high school, including the new gymnasium and a connection of the second floor, would not be done.
"All that would be done is to replace the boilers to make sure the building would be secure," he said.
If the money were released soon, the district would most likely ask for the cost of the full project, including a new gym. Much of that cost would be offset by state funds.
For example, if the money were released by February 2013, the referendum vote would be in September 2013. Work would begin in March 2014 and be completed in June 2015.
"We're looking at our options at this point," Illuzzi said. "The biggest concern is the boiler and what I call the 'guts' of the building—the infrastructure, the electric, the plumbing and the heating ventilation system. They are all original to the building."
The high school was built in 1964 and the "guts" are way past their 40-year lifetime expectancies. The second floor of the building was put on two years later.
The school board's facilities/transportation committee is meeting with Garrison Dec. 13 to discuss options. Those options will be brought back to the full board in an upcoming meeting.
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Roganic is a two year pop-up by Simon Rogan who is also the man behind the esteemed L'Enclume restaurant in Cumbria. Two years isn't exactly pop-up in my book but they are nearing the end of this tenure and as a result it has been pushed higher up my bucket list of restaurants to try. I was really excited by the food he cooked on The Great British Menu (where he won the dessert round), so I was really looking forward to our lunch there. Incidentally, they have secured a permanent site in London and will take up residence in June, all going well.
There is strong focus on seasonality and foraging and so there is only a choice of 3, 6 or 10 courses meat or vegetarian. My fellow Tweeters/Twitterers/Twits (Whatever you call people who tweet?) recommended that I go for the 10 course menu, but that was too much, yet the 3 course menu didn't seem quite enough. So we opted for the 6 course menu at £55 per head.
We started with an amuse bouché. Unfortunately the waiter rattled these off too quickly for me to remember exactly what it was, so forgive me for being vague! One was a chickpea crisp with cream cheese and the other was a squid ink crisp with liver parfait. Both delicious, but the chickpea crisp was the favourite. I was looking forward to the meal if more like this was to follow.
Leek custard with dill broth, salsify and mustard. The leek custard was to die for, the consistency was creamy and smooth and the broth really light. The dill a really strong flavour in the broth, but not overpowering. The mustard seeds added a nice bite to it.
Artichoke dumplings with truffle, Ragstone and perilla. TBH was a little concerned about this course, being a vegetable dodger, but he needn't have worried. As he went on to say later on in the meal "nothing is as it seems on the menu!"
Pink fir in chicken fat, crab, horseradish and chicken skin. It was at this point that I started getting worried. Pink fir is a variety of potato and the way it was cooked in the chicken fat was sublime. It was soft and the chicken fat was so good that I wanted to dab up the sauce with the wonderful bread they'd left for us (which included a pumpernickel bread and an onion bread. All made in house). The crab was a great addition to the dish, adding a nice saltiness. BUT there was only 1 tiny new potato! We were half way through our menu and I was still quite hungry!
Brill, chervil roots, clams and wood blewits. For both of us, this was our favourite course and that is saying something as TBH doesn't really like fish! The fish was perfectly cooked and the creamy chervil root gave the dish a slight sweetness, almost like parsnips. The crisp added a great texture to the dish.
Reg's guinea hen, parsley root, salt-baked turnip, offal and yarrow. Another very good dish. The guinea fowl was moist and tender and the turnip was sharp and cut through the rich iron taste of the offal. The biggest surprise on the dish for me was the parsley root - I had to ask the waiter what it was because it was cream in colour and tasted almost woody. I did not expect that. It was really, really tasty.
Pears, chestnuts and crispy cake. As I've said before, I'm not a huge dessert eater, so the sharpness of the pear purée was a good end to the meal for me. The crispy cake reminded me of a sea sponge in looks, but had a great nutty flavour and wasn't overly sweet.
Douglas Fir milkshake. This was served instead of petit fours, which I would've preferred. You cannot beat a bitter dark chocolate truffle in my opinion. I just did not like this at all. Again, it reminded me of something weird - one of those pine air fresheners that you hang from your car rearview mirror. Not pleasant at all for me.
Service was good and the waiters all knew their product really well. We asked a lot of questions and they were engaging and happy to talk us through the plans for the restaurant. I was impressed that they all get to spend time at their flagship restaurant in Cumbria, at the farm and in the kitchen where the recipes are developed.
I was expecting to be blown away by all the different flavours, but I have to say that there wasn't one stand-out dish for me. The cooking was good and there were some clever ideas, but nothing really wowed me. Perhaps the secret lies in the 10 course menu, but I don't think I'll be rushing back to find out as my bucket list of restaurants to try keeps getting longer!
Our bill came to £190.69 for 6 courses which included service, 2 glasses of (a very nice) English sparkling wine, 3 glasses of (another very nice) English wine and 2 beers.
Until we eat again!
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Clean out the thugs and super-villains from NYC in The Amazing Spider-Man from Gameloft
Since the launch of the BlackBerry Z10, Gameloft has been busy adding BlackBerry 10 compatibility to their BlackBerry World offerings in addition to adding new titles to the mix. While we're still waiting for The Dark Kinight Rises to appear, they felt some love for The Amazing Spider-Man was due and as such, that title is now available for BlackBerry 10.
If you've not played The Amazing Spider-Man, then you're in for a treat. With over 25 missions to play through, cutting edge-graphics and a pretty decent fighting system, gameplay on The Amazing Spider-Man is pretty epic. Want in on the action? If so, you'll have to set down $4.99 for the download. You can check out the trailer below, if you need to see it in action before laying down the cash.
r0v3rT3N Apr 10, 2013 at 9:01 pm
LOL, Bla1ze deleted it.
TheUnknownUser Apr 10, 2013 at 9:03 pm
Deleted what?
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PapiPabs Apr 10, 2013 at 9:28 pm
Thank you, and well played sir.
David Hoang Apr 10, 2013 at 11:30 pm
Blaze can i tranlate this into Vietnamese and post it on bb Vietnam site?
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skrewball Apr 10, 2013 at 9:04 pm
I believe this one is different than the one on pb...
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diegonei Apr 10, 2013 at 9:23 pm
You bet it is.
TheUnknownUser Apr 10, 2013 at 9:06 pm
Always nice to see more games and apps come out.
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BlackQnX Apr 10, 2013 at 9:08 pm
Just downloaded it. You should too
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ErinnM Apr 10, 2013 at 9:10 pm
I'm going to wait for the reviews. I like Spidey!
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skrewball Apr 10, 2013 at 10:04 pm
I wouldn't wait too long, Gameloft tends to jack the price up after a day or so, plus it's 6.99 on droid.
I played for about 30 mins so far, lots of fun and runs great :)
ErinnM Apr 11, 2013 at 12:21 am
Thanks for the info!
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nhanken Apr 10, 2013 at 9:18 pm
Erinn is the new Mary Jane? ;)
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DocDRM Apr 10, 2013 at 11:15 pm
not sure about that, but she IS the new CB crush . . . <embarrassed emoticon here>
Signed, Creepy Older Dude, well not creepy until I posted this . . .
lwaysluking Apr 10, 2013 at 11:23 pm
LOL- good catch.
Erinn, I'd love your autograph!!
ErinnM Apr 11, 2013 at 12:18 am
You all are funny!
And no one is creepy until they take a photo of me with the shutter sound off.
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tangyorangesour Apr 11, 2013 at 12:20 am
She has the bluest of eyes :)
Shadberry Bold Apr 10, 2013 at 9:23 pm
Nice to get more apps!
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playbookster Apr 10, 2013 at 9:27 pm
I'll give it a go
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PapiPabs Apr 10, 2013 at 9:31 pm
This game looks pretty sweet. Might have to give it a go.
Shequbel Apr 10, 2013 at 9:40 pm
Nice... i lake it
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Mohd Rizman Apr 10, 2013 at 9:41 pm
Keep busy BlackBerry, head's up for you guys
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magsasaka Apr 10, 2013 at 9:58 pm
The dark knight rises please
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hashman82 Apr 11, 2013 at 5:01 pm
That would be bad ass
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lexsteryo Apr 10, 2013 at 10:15 pm
The PB one wasn't bad at all. I didn't play it a bunch, so that makes me not wanna get it for the Z10. But you never know, I always seem to get a game.
bambinoitaliano Apr 10, 2013 at 10:17 pm
I need bigger screen to play this kind of game. I'm going to hold off all nice graphic games until BB10 comes to Playbook.
DocDRM Apr 10, 2013 at 11:15 pm
Uhhhhh - HDMI out?
Creaulx Apr 11, 2013 at 9:43 am
I sure hope it does come to the PlayBook - maybe I'll fire off an email to GameLoft. The Total Mayhem version had horrific sound problems that were never fixed.
BB_Bmore Apr 10, 2013 at 10:25 pm
This would be perfect to play on a tablet ;)
Jince Apr 10, 2013 at 10:51 pm
Couldn't agree more. I think I'll wait for it to become available on Playbook. The bigger real estate would be welcomed.
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birdman_36 Apr 10, 2013 at 10:25 pm
I noticed this in the World earlier today. Nice :)
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T Blizz Apr 10, 2013 at 10:30 pm
Looks soo good. Wish I could find a reason to actually spend money on it though. Ahah.
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Ryan Simmons Apr 10, 2013 at 11:07 pm
I'm definitely purchasing. I have bought a ton off games and apps just to support BlackBerry development
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birdman_36 Apr 12, 2013 at 10:17 am
You get it. Hopefully all the cheap azz users out there will someday understand as well
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bojo90 Apr 10, 2013 at 11:30 pm
Didn't play it enough on the PlayBook to justify buying it again for the z10. It does look great on the PB and if my 12 year old wants it enough I'll buy it.
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xxjavaxx2001 Apr 10, 2013 at 11:30 pm
Its the first time ever i got first and it got deleted haha.. its all good :)
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123berryaddicted Apr 10, 2013 at 11:47 pm
Why is game loft seem to be the only good gaming developer on BB10? Where are the other major players?
ErinnM Apr 11, 2013 at 12:22 am
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paulmike83 Apr 11, 2013 at 12:17 am
And the apps just keep coming. Sweet
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AbsoluteT23 Apr 11, 2013 at 1:13 am
It's cool that these games are being released, but I don't see the enjoyment of playing games on a phone. Although, to be honest, I haven't really tried, I guess other then angry birds. Do most of you enjoy it, as compared to a real gaming device?
omega supreme Apr 11, 2013 at 2:17 am
Well, you do have the option of plugging your phone to the tv and play it through there.
Tim Hill Apr 11, 2013 at 1:25 am
Bought it..its alright...
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MAJ009 Apr 11, 2013 at 2:08 am
Wow...am getting it for sure.
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omega supreme Apr 11, 2013 at 2:21 am
That's a link to the game not the trailer. I want to see what it looks like 1st.
R Field Apr 11, 2013 at 2:25 am
EA develops for BlackBerry too they have some top notch games if they're bringing them over to to bb10.
CB10- BlackBerry Z10
BerryWizard Apr 11, 2013 at 5:50 am
Woaaa! It's 2 $ cheaper than android?!?
I don't get it...is blackberry paying the difference or is game loft in love with us bb users?! Strange thing really...
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crohns Apr 11, 2013 at 6:41 am
Thats sweet!! I will give it a shot.
ken2ts Apr 11, 2013 at 7:32 am
Anyone else having trouble downloading the game?
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djtruffle Apr 11, 2013 at 8:23 am
Pretty good game. I've bought games before. Mostly small simple games to occupy myself while I wait for things, nice to have a little story line to come back to when I have a few spare minutes to kill
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bambinoitaliano Apr 11, 2013 at 11:25 am
I know about the Hdmi. I'm not to carry a 42 inch screen on my back to commute around town so I can play the game.
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Supa_Fly1 Apr 11, 2013 at 2:10 pm
Downloading. Great to see more apps - Games are great yet I need more productivity apps, educational apps - I want to be smarter.
I loved playing this on my PS2 with my son! Hours of fun.
netviper Apr 11, 2013 at 3:55 pm
I got it. Its kind of fun, but it does have a rather large drop in frame rate as more buildings get on the screen when you are swinging around.
MoneyMense Apr 11, 2013 at 8:56 pm
This reminds of the days I played this on my Xbox. Works great excellent graphics. And Erin is looking sexy!!! Lol
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Stress in the Serodiscordant RelationshipsOne would be safe in saying that there is stress in the serodiscordant relationship. In fact, scientific studies have proven that relationship stress increases dramatically after one partner becomes HIV positive. A study conducted at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey found that psychological distress along with drug and alcohol abuse were commonly found in serodiscordant relationships. Where does the stress in serodiscordant relationships come from?
- Transmission vs. Caregiving – In couples where both partners are HIV negative, the concern of both partners is the same: to stay HIV negative. However, in couples that have one partner negative and one partner positive, different issues are at hand. The positive partner is concerned about transmitting the virus to the negative partner. The negative partner commonly devotes his or her attention to their positive partner's health, becoming the caregiver in the relationship. This difference in perspective and direction causes emotional conflicts ultimately increasing the stress within the relationship.
- How Did That Happen? – If one partner becomes positive while in a relationship, the first burning question the other partner will have is "How did that happen?" If the new infection is the result of unprotected sex outside the relationship or a consequence of sharing needles while injecting drugs, chances are the negative partner had no idea either behavior was going on. The stress caused by the new HIV infection is compounded by feelings of anger, betrayal, and sadness as the reality of their partner's infidelity and drug use sets in.
Overly Cautious – In any serodiscordant relationship, there is concern at the prospect of spreading the HIV infection to the negative partner. Sexually, the couple may become overly cautious and at the worst, stop any sexual or intimate contact in fear of spreading the infection. While it's not the most important part a relationship, sexual intimacy is a key component of any loving relationship. Without intimacy, feelings of frustration, longing, and resentment surface and in turn, the relationship suffers.
- Survivor's Guilt – Guilt can be a powerful and destructive emotion. Most often, survivor's guilt is a product of situations such as car accidents in which one person survives while many others die. The survivor feels guilty for having lived. In a serodiscordant relationship, the negative partner can feel guilty for being negative. The guilt increases if the positive partner becomes sick due to their HIV. In extreme cases of guilt, the negative partner wishes they too were infected, feeling their infection would relieve the guilt and other stressors present in the relationship.
- The Desire to Have Children – Most loving couples will consider having a family at one time or another. In serodiscordant relationships, this decision can be a stressful one. There is the typical stress all couples feel when deciding to start a family but there are additional concerns of HIV transmission to the negative partner and the unborn child.
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A mall employee reported observing a woman concealing assorted clothing items in a plastic store bag. She and an accomplice made their way toward the store exit when they were apprehended by a store loss prevention officer. The stolen items were valued at $145.59.
— Theft by Taking
A man reported that someone stole his credit card. The man had the card canceled and wished to file a report.
— Theft by Shoplifting
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