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The Panthers have announced they've made a move at defensive tackle, signing free agent Dwan Edwards and waiving last year's third-round draft pick Terrell McClain.||||||| Sunday's announcement to waive McClain comes as a surprise. He started 12 games last season as rookie after being selected 65th overall by the Panthers. He's the latest third-round draft pick to fail with the Panthers, joining former defensive tackles Corvey Irvin and Atiyyah Ellison and running back Eric Shelton as busts.
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Like most my bad climbing habits, I picked up using the double bowline tie in at a climbing gym about a year ago. Since, it's been my go-to tie in and I've trusted my life it countless times... However.... as I was stumbling around the interwebz, trying to brush up on some safety knowledge, I came across a resource showing how to correctly tie in on a double bowline. Unfortunately, this is pretty much the opposite of how I tie in with a bowline. At step 1... Instead of having the loose end come out on top of the coil, my loose end is on the bottom. At step 2... Instead of coming 'Out of the rabbit hole', I go 'into the rabbit hole'. This continues and eventually results in a double bowline that is flipped. Is my knot equivalent? or am I lucky to be alive... The easier answer is probably just to switch and tie the knot correctly, but I'm so comfortable doing it the way I have been, I prefer not to mix myself up. BTW: this is not another bowline vs figure-8 thread. I am educated on the disadvantages of the bowline so please leave that out of this discussion.
Would you be so kind as to take and post a picture of the knot you use? That would be most helpful.
When I use a bowline tie in I use this one www.videojug.com/film/how-to-tie-a-bowline-knot The back-up knot goes on the tie in loop (which is what I think you are saying). I opted against using a double bowline. I don't think it adds any real world safety, uses more rope, and makes it harder for me to recognize the classic bowline shape. To each their own!
The bowline has more variations than I can count. About half the folks I climb with use a bowline, myself included, and none of them look the same. Photos of what you're doing would help a lot.
With no pictures I can't tell for certain (so double check and be safe) BUT it just sounds like you're tying it FACING the other way. I do the exact same thing you're describing and have for 15 years. I find tying it this way is slightly easier (rope tends to "sit" where I need it as it's being tied) The Bowline is perfectly safe (with proper backup knot). I DON'T like the "Yosemite Finish" and simply tie my finishing knot inside the loop. It's cleaner and has less issues IMO. Here's my sequence:
As an another layer of protection with the bowline, you should really feed the end back up through the 'around the tree' and then put in your stopper in above the knot rather then on the loop. It's probably just personal pref but doubling it back only adds more protection and allows you to tie a smaller loop around your harness.
....or just tie a figure 8t
everybody and their doggay has their own personal bowline finish and everyone and their doggay swears its "safe" and as the bowline threads show, MPers argue about the different bowlines for pages on ends ;)
Played around a little.. Seems the yos finish to the double bowline makes it easier to untie after cinching/weighting the knot rather than making it any safer.. Easy to thumb the loop similar to releasing a kleimheist.
MPers argue about the different bowlines for pages on ends No one is arguing. Jesus.
On the issue of strength, all knots (any std climbing knot)are essentially equal as far as the climber is concerned since even a fall factor 2 is not going to generate enough force to break a decent rope (one that you should be climbing on) at the tie-in point....if the rope is going to break, it'll part on an edge or at the pro, not your harness....so all flavors of bowline or figure 8 for that matter are 6 in one half, 1/2 dozen in the other....so pull tests be damned. The salient point here is knot stability, the likelihood of coming untied. I use the following finish to my bowline....never comes untied and also keeps figure8-o-philes from second-guessing my knot
What I do...
No one should EVER tie in while mountaineering/climbing using a bowline the only safe knot for tying in is a retraced figure eight. Bowline: Instrument of death.


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Robert Zemeckis has spent the past few years, since 2004's uncanny valley-crossing "The Polar Express," trying to convince the movie-going public of the validity of his brand of motion capture animation. For the most part, audiences have resisted, but he still keeps plugging away. And even a new deal with Disney to distribute his animated wonders wasn't enough to guarantee its success; it was quietly shuttered this year.
The last motion capture movie to be released by Zemeckis' company (through Disney, at least) is this week's "Mars Needs Moms," co-written and directed by Simon Wells and based on a slender children's book by Berkeley Breathed. And the movie, a slapdash sci-fi flick for the kiddies, is so artistically and dramatically inert that you won't miss the studio at all. At the very least you'll just be thankful that you won't have to look at the dead-eyed automatons that largely dominate these productions.
The story might have made sense in a 30-page illustrated book, but on the big screen it makes very little: Mars, it seems, is lousy at raising babies. It needs to program its "nanny-bots" with real world experience, so every 25 years or so, they scoop up a mother from planet earth. They have a complex mechanism that drains the abducted mother's memories and mannerisms, a process that ends with the earth-mother being killed. The aliens have targeted the mother (Joan Cusack) of Milo ("performed" by Seth Green, voiced by Seth Robert Dusky), and in the process, end up bringing Milo with her to the red planet.
So far, so snooze, right? Well, things become downright manic once they reach the planet, as a mad dash for mom begins. Tangentially, it involves a fat-ass earthling named Gribble (Dan Fogler), whose mother was abducted 25 years before, a revolt by the Martians, and a senior official (Elisabeth Harnois) who moonlights as a Banksy-esque graffiti artist (yes, seriously). The movie's story feels both incredibly busy and surprisingly flat.
Part of this is because mom is whisked away almost immediately after we meet her; there's no legwork done in establishing her relationship with her son, and as such we don't care all that much about what happens to her, or whether or not Milo can retrieve her from the memory-draining, mom-evaporating machine. To us, she's just a collection of pixels.
And the pixels aren't all that interesting or engaging, either. Wells, who made "The Prince of Egypt," a movie with considerably more scope with considerably less technology, is too enraptured with the motion capture technology to bother telling much of a story. If "How to Train Your Dragon" was concerned with using the immersive power of 3D to simulate flight, "Mars Needs Moms" is mostly hung up synthesizing the sensation of falling or weightlessness. And, really, it's a bore; it feels like you're careening through a water park slide for 90 minutes. (It should be noted, however, that John Powell's score, a nifty Theremin-enriched affair that wouldn't be out of place at Tomorrowland, is totally brilliant.)
From a design point of view, too, "Mars Needs Moms" severely suffers. The alien creatures themselves are totally disappointing – a combination of the bent-knee creatures from that Charlie Sheen movie "The Arrival," paired with the nasty abductors from the underrated true story "Fire in the Sky." The male aliens, who are forced to live in the planet's vast garbage dump, look like gangly hippies, with dreadlocks and beards (no, this isn't a joke). Apparently, Mars has Burning Man too. The character designs look even worse compared to "Rango," an animated film that positively overflows with wonderfully conceived creatures (and one that isn't bogged down by the robotic quality of motion capture).
But as problematic as the technical and narrative aspects of "Mars Needs Moms" are, the movie's gender politics are even worse. It's almost too much to get into, but the way the movie defines gender is backwards and potentially harmful. When describing his mother to the Martians, Milo says that she's the one who "makes the food" and "vacuums the house" (yes, really). The Martian society is split down gender lines, with the women being hardened taskmasters who run the show while the men, obsessed with hugging, remain underground with the trash. Oh, and the reason the aliens choose Milo's mom? Because she forces him to take out the trash. That's right: the whole movie's plot is put into motion because they recognized that she's a bitch.
When the movie ends, you want to rip off your 3D glasses and never have to suffer through another one of these rigidly animated, emotion-free snore-fests. Except that there's more stuff over the closing credits, including a side-by-side look at the stuff they "filmed" in live action and how it was translated to animation. It's almost like the filmmakers are saying "Look at how much work this took!" Which is all well and good if that work translated to something in the least bit interesting. Instead, people will look back at the motion capture antics of Robert Zemeckis and ask: Why did he waste his time? [D]
p | March 16, 2011 11:05 AM
Audiences hate motion-capture technology, and this spells trouble for Tintin
Starway2001 | March 10, 2011 11:08 AM
This site hates everything.
Chloe | March 10, 2011 4:42 AM
Disagree with you on almost every point. My kids was a pre-screening of Mars this week and also saw Rango and they enjoyed mars significantly more. They thought Rango was "just okay" and are going back to see Mars with all their friends on opening day.
Ringo | March 10, 2011 4:40 AM
Let me guess, Pixar hired you to write this interview? I read several interviews where Berkeley Brethed said that HE signed off on the character design and is thrilled with the look and the writing of the film. To take joy in the fact that the artists who made this film were all put out of work because of the closing of their company is simply heartless.
dryer | March 10, 2011 4:11 AM
I dont know who would sign off on the character designs, why wouldn't you use the wonderful Breathed designs in the original book ? On a plus side, this distances Berkely from the entire production. Thank goodness we're no longer subject to this shit.


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In article <4ca60a3b$0$20150$607ed4bc at (no spam) cv.net>, tommadura at (no spam) optonline.net
On 9/30/2010 2:25 AM, Sidney Lambe wrote:
Actually - the fossil record clearly and convincingly establishes that
creationism is NOT true
IF ALL animals were created "in the beginning' in a period of 6 days -
then there would be examples of ALL animals in every layer of earth.
Yet - there is NO example of human life in the age of the Dinosaur layers.
There are also no dogs there either.
There are an estimated 400 million dogs on the planet today - but NONE
in the ages of the dinosaurs.
WHY - because - dogs are actually forms of domesticated wolves - and
until humans came to be - there was no other form of domestication.
The fact is - the fossil record clearly shows that some life existed
LONG before other forms - the idea that they were ALL created in a six
day period is Comical.
WHen theist claim that there are no intermediate fossils in the record -
they make a stupid claim. Evolution happened over thousands of
generations - not in one quick act. Most life is MOBILE - and they would
not magically go back to where an ancestor died - to sit next to them
in death - that is a stupid presumption of theists.
THe other problem with that nonsense is life DECAYS. IT takes special
conditions for fossils to be formed and remain - over millions of years.
THat we even have ANY is amazing. Today - the majority of life forms of
the past are part of the oil and gas you put in your car - or the
biomass that plants and animals grow from.
However - creationism - which is defined as the process where a god
verbally commanded ALL things to appear in a six day period - Simply
cannot be true. WE already know that the earth was NOT habitable by
what we call life for billions of years after is first formed.
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Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 8:17 pm
On alt.religion.christian, Thommadura <tommadura at (no spam) optonline.net> wrote:
PASTOR DAVE LIES outright
Says someone who regularly posts his wishful thinking about the
evidence supporting the Theory of Darwinian Evolution as facts,
Mr. Thommadura, you are a tedious religious fanatic.
Yes, fool, all religious fantatics think their beliefs are facts.
You can't prove anything. All you can do is tell us that people
smarter and more learned than we are in far away places and/or
times have already proven it.
That is LAME.
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In article <slrnib4sg2.fad.sidneylambe at (no spam) 3f8s2dcr5.net>,
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On alt.religion.christian, Thommadura <tommadura at (no spam) optonline.net> wrote:
PASTOR DAVE LIES outright
Says someone who regularly posts his wishful thinking about the
evidence supporting the Theory of Darwinian Evolution as facts,
There is no wishful thinking about evolution. It is a proven fact.
Anyone who wishes to can retrace each and every step of the process that
brought about our understanding of evolution. Thousands of scientists
have done exactly that. All of them independent from each other. You
can read their work in countless libraries and Universities around the
world. All the creationists have on their side is whatever lie they've
currently dreamed up.
Mr. Thommadura, you are a tedious religious fanatic.
"Sid", you are a deluded religious fanatic, the best you can do is dream
up more and more new lies.
Yes, fool, all religious fantatics think their beliefs are facts.
There's no "belief" in evolution, only proven evidence that has been
examined over and over again. Anyone who calls evolution a "belief"
simply hasn't done a lick of research.
You can't prove anything. All you can do is tell us that people
smarter and more learned than we are in far away places and/or
times have already proven it.
Yes, we can easily prove it, and have over and over. They're not that
far away in distance or time. Go to any major University in America and
you can probably see the evidence in person. Go to the Natural History
Museum in Washington, D.C. and see thousands of exhibits tracing
evolution from the beginning. But you won't do that, you're not the
type. All you know is what some uneducated preacher dreamed up and
spoke from the pulpit. All you have is dreamed up lies that amount to
That is LAME.
Why are people like "Sid" so upset about evolution being a proven fact?
Because it conflicts with the dreamed up versions in the bible. It
knocks "God" off of his thrown. And if the bible is a lie, what else
about religion is a lie? Nothing "Sid" and other evolution deniers can
say or dream up can change the fact of evolution, as much as they wish
they could. All they can do is scream and cry, but evolution remains
the same, a proven truth and fact. They want to think that evolution
was just made up, like their stupid creationism was, but that's not the
case. They know in their heart that evolution is truth and their
creationism is a total lie, and always will be, and there's nothing that
can be done about it. There's no problem with the fossil record, no
problem with the research, no matter how much they strain, nothing
changes, evolution is the truth, creationism and intelligent design are
lies. "Sid" and friends think if they lie enough, dream up enough
disinformation, people will at least doubt evolution. But, anyone that
actually studies evolution quickly learns there's no doubt or
uncertainty. Evolution is the truth, the bible is lying, it never
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"There were still dead spots on the field this spring from where he was kicking last fall," Sumiton Christian coach Zach Holmes said. "He was out there kicking every single day."
That persistence paid off for Collins, who recently signed with Huntingdon College in Montgomery. He will be part of the Hawks' football team this fall.
Collins has been looking forward to playing at the collegiate level since he started kicking on the varsity squad as a sophomore.
"I always loved playing football and I started to focus on kicking because I thought I could get a scholarship to kick somewhere. (Three) weeks ago, on a Sunday, my mom called and told me I got accepted. I got tears in my eyes. It's indescribable how excited I was."
Collins, known as "Jazzy" at Sumiton Christian, joins former teammate Andrew Rhodes at Huntingdon. Rhodes, a quarterback, signed with the school last year.
Holmes, who also played at Huntingdon, feels Collins will be a perfect fit for the Hawks.
"It's a struggle to get kickers in Division III. A quality kicker, especially at that level, is worth a lot," Holmes said. "It's rare that you find a kid who will put a lot of time and dedication into something as monotonous as kicking and not get burned out. He's been to a lot of camps and is kicking better than he ever has right now. If the rest of our guys worked as hard at their positions as he has, we'd have no problems across the board.
"I know the coaches at Huntingdon are pumped that he's coming down there. The work ethic he has is rare."
Collins' longest kick in a game is 39 yards. He has hit from 55 yards during practice.
"I think I can compete for the starting job as soon as I get there," Collins said. "I think I can help them out."
Former Sumiton Christian head coach Greg Patterson fondly recalls Collins nailing a 32-yard game-winning kick in his sophomore season in 2010.
"There were about 50 seconds left and he came in and kicked it through to give us the (31-29) win," Patterson said.
"I always knew if we could get the ball to the 25-yard line, we had three points. When you don't have to get to the red zone to score points, that takes a load off of you as a coach. He was crucial for us. When it comes to extra points and field goals — he's money."
During his high school career, Collins played offensive and defensive line up until his senior season. He would also help out on the scout team when needed during practice.
"He's a true team player, all the way around. He was really committed to his kicking. When he makes up his mind to do something, he's as committed an individual as you will find," Patterson added.
Collins said he wouldn't trade a moment of his time at Sumiton Christian."I've been blessed to go to a great school. I really love it here. I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world," he said.


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Bethel Police stopped Marcelo Delima, 19, of James St., Danbury, at about 1:26 a.m. Wednesday for a traffic stop, when they realized Delima was wanted for first-degree failure to appear on Bethel charges, and second-degree failure to appear on Ridgefield charges.
Delima was held on a $20,000 bond on the Bethel charge and $10,000 on the Ridgefield charge. He was arraigned in Danbury Superior court Wednesday.
In a separate case, Matthew Rogers, 20, of Hospital Avenue, Danbury, was charged with possession of alcohol by a minor and failure to have tail lamps. Rogers was stopped by Bethel Police at about 12:45 a.m. Wednesday.


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reviews for: listing #82139 - South Padre Island, Texas Condo rental
- bedrooms 1
- pool yes
- type Condo
- baths 1
- hot tub no
- community Tiki Condos
- sleeps 4
- pets allowed yes
rates (USD)
Great condo for a wonderful vacation
Review submitted: September 4, 2013 Date of arrival: August 17, 2013
Love, Love , Love this place! Extremely spacious for a one bedroom. The newly remodled space is wonderful. Kitchen had everything we needed, bathroom was beautiful and the bed is very comfortable. Definitely worth the money.... and let me just say THE VIEW! Wow - it's true that it is the closest to the beach. If we weren't parasailing, horsebackriding, turtle rescue visiting, at the pool, crab hunting, shopping or hanging on the beach, we were definitely on the balcony! We even saw a water spout!! same day as the turtle release - I felt like it was Discovery Channel Saturday at the Tiki! I am ready to book for next year : )
Recommended for: adventure seekers, families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway, pet-friendly, sight seeing, romantic getaway
Owners response: Thanks for your review and we are glad you enjoyed your stay. We look forward to your next visit.
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Helpful votes: 5 / 6
Great stay at this condo!
Review submitted: May 31, 2013 Date of arrival: May 11, 2013
We were thoroughly impressed with this condo. Upon arrival we found it squeaky clean and it felt like a home away from home immediately. The remodeled kitchen is gorgeous, and stocked with all the cookware/ dining ware you could want. The bathroom was beautiful as well. The king size bed was extremely comfortable, and the ocean view in both the living and bedroom cannot be beat! It was very special to be right on the beach. We've stayed on S. Padre several other times, but this was the best accomodation so far. The pool was clean and heated- like bath water! Which was nice as the ocean was freezing and my 4 yr old daughter wanted to swim, of course! Favorite highlights included a sunset dolphin watching cruise, Dirty Al's for seafood, Yummies for breakfast, and Gabriella's for pizza. We had a wonderful stay, and would recommend this condo to anyone.....
Recommended for: adventure seekers, families with young children
Owners response: Thanks for your review. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay at our condo as well as many of the same things we enjoy when we are on the island.
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Helpful votes: 3 / 4
Great honeymoon getaway!
Review submitted: March 12, 2013 Date of arrival: March 2, 2013
My wife and I stayed here for a week for our honeymoon and were completely blown away by this condo. It is incredibly charming, updated and has fantastic views. The bedroom is a large space, it almost makes the king bed seem small. The living room, dining room and kitchen all flow nicely together. Their kitchen is modern and full of utensils/cookware to make nearly anything. The bathroom is greatly done, and the toilet/shower area can be closed off from the vanity area. The outdoor balcony stretches the length of the condo and is accessible from the living room or bedroom.
The Tiki property is literally right off the beach, and was very clean. There is a decent pool and a some good outdoor grilling areas. It is also pet-friendly as we took our dog and saw several others. We enjoyed the Sea Turtle Rescue Center and the Birding and Wildlife Center, which are both walking distance from the condo.
There are tons of great restaurants throughout the island, but if one night you are looking for non-seafood, we recommend La Hacienda and their fajitas. Everything is made in-house and it definitely shows.
The owners of this condo are awesome. You can see their passion in all aspects of the place. They were very communicable and friendly. Their condo is better than advertised. My wife and I will be back for sure.
Recommended for: age 55+, families with young children, pet-friendly, sight seeing, tourists without a car, romantic getaway
Owners response: Thanks for the review and island favorites. All the things you mention are why we love to go there when we can. We look forward to your return.
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Helpful votes: 5 / 6
God Bless Texas & The Tiki!!!!!!
Review submitted: January 30, 2013 Date of arrival: January 4, 2013
Love<3Love<3Love!!!We have been here the whole month of January and have February left to stay.All we can say is WOW!Every time we walk in and see the breath taking view of the ocean I have to pinch myself to make sure it is for real.We had a chance to meet Brent and Bev during our stay they are wonderful hard working people and you can see this in every thing about this condo.Great owners. It is so quiet and private,but full of wonderful friendly people all around.There's really nothing you need to bring,they have everything ready to go.The Condo is spotless and for our long stay it is fun to clean myself.Love the tile floors,fantastic kitchen and the new bathroom if it wasn't for the ocean view you could just stay in there for hours.The new bed is so comfortable I don't even miss mine from home and makes a big difference.The internet works for us.They have new grill area that looksgreat.All I can say is this condo is absolutely wonderful,cute &cozy.The people in the office are so nice and helpful.We fill very safe here.We start the day reading on the deck watching the sun come up followed by endless miles of walking on the beautiful beach meeting many smiles from all the happy beach lovers.We have found Paradise right here in this condo.We have been overtaken by witnessing many parachuter's right next door,awesome to see while sitting on the deck,front row view.So many things to see and do."The Wave" is the Public Transportation that goes all over the Island and across the Causeway from 7am-9pm and you could stay with out your own transportation. I have to count my blessing every morning when I wake up and find myself on Tiki time.Thanking you owners for making this a wonderful stay.On for one more wonderful month.
Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway, pet-friendly, sight seeing, tourists without a car, romantic getaway
Owners response: We are so glad you are enjoying your stay and enjoying the same things we do when we are down there. We don't get to meet our guests too often so it was nice to meet you also. We look forward to your return visit next year.
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Helpful votes: 3 / 4
Condo Review
Review submitted: December 1, 2012 Date of arrival: November 17, 2012
We were fortunate to be able to spend Thanksgiving week in the condo. The weather was spectacular and each day we literally had a front row view of the ocean. The condo itself was as advertised and more. The bed was so comfortable. A great bathroom! Fantastic kitchen! We didn't watch tv much but also two flatscreens! The condo feels private whether you are inside or on the balcony. It is so cool to be able to walk right on to the beach. My wife spent hours just reading and listening to the ocean knowing that a drink or a snack was just footsteps away. This is an ideal place for a couple to getaway for awhile and that is just what we did. Brent was fantastic through the whole process making sure that everything went well. We are already looking at our work schedules and the availability calendar so we can return. We only went out to eat once so we are anxious to explore the dining options in South Padre but Thanksgiving dinner on a balcony overlooking the ocean is a memory I will never forget.
Recommended for: age 55+, romantic getaway
Owners response: Thanks for your review. We're glad everything worked out for you. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
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Helpful votes: 3 / 4
Absolutely beautiful !
Review submitted: May 18, 2012 Date of arrival: May 5, 2012
My husband and I spent a week here and it was absolutely wonderful. The condo has a view of the ocean and beach that is behind description. We spent many hours sitting on the balcony enjoying the view. The kitchen in the condo is really nice, everything is beautifully furnished and clean. There are some really good restaurants on the island (Dirty Al's, Gabriella's, Daddy's). Went skydiving over the ocean landing on the beach right near the condo, it was awesome. I would highly recommend this condo and I hope to return soon.
Recommended for: age 55+, families with young children, girls getaway, pet-friendly, romantic getaway
Owners response: Thanks for your review. It sounds like you enjoy all the same things we do except for the skydiving. We hope to hear from you soon.
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Helpful votes: 8 / 9
GREAT Condo!
Review submitted: April 26, 2012 Date of arrival: March 31, 2012
Well, I will admit that at first I was nervous about using VRBO to book a condo since I'd only just heard of the website. After review all that was available I thought I'd give it a try.
Brent really closed the deal for me with his answers to my questions and was very accommodating of a newbie. Needless to say we are VRBO users now...
This condo was great. The description and the pictures were spot on. You really can toss a rock, or ice cube, to the gulf from their 3rd floor balcony! Awesome views, great sea breeze, nice relaxing sound of the waves, and awesome weather for us (except for the one morning of dense fog).
The kitchen was very nicely remodeled. Excellent taste and modern appliances and decorations. Love the counter tops. The living room was nice as well. Could watch TV or just stare out at the gulf. Bedroom was spacious and looked updated as well as the bathroom.
Hop down the stairs to the beach and you could walk/jog/run in either direction for what seemed like miles. Just north there is a large beach bar where you can hang out and get beverages, listen to music, watch beach volleyball, or pop in for a bite to eat. We thought it would be an issue being so close but honestly you can't hear the place at night.
The pool was great too. We had the ocean and then the pool. Perfect!
We would definitely return and stay in this condo again. Very nice.
Recommended for: adventure seekers, sight seeing, romantic getaway
Owners response: Thanks for the review and we are glad you enjoyed the condo and your stay. We hope to hear from you again soon.
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Helpful votes: 7 / 9
Our wise choice
Review submitted: March 6, 2012 Date of arrival: March 1, 2012
Just coming to the end of the first week of a four week stay in the condo. A one word description............INCREDIBLE. This is, without question, the finest condo in the Tiki complex (we've looked at several others while here, and have made many friends already). The owners have done a spectacular job in the rehab effort, and as we are staying for a month, this is really appreciated - especially the new kitchen. We are cooking, and loving it.
A suggestion for those that like to grill out. Go to Wal Mart and pick up a mini grill for the ground level grill area. They haven't replaced the grills here yet, and they are pretty beat up. Restaurants so far have been great for seafood lovers. The beach bar next door is beginning to rock out late at night with spring breakers, but if you keep the sliders closed, you can barely hear it. Personally, we like the excitement so no problem for us.
Comments from others......couldn't find internet? Internet is easy to find, with an ssid of "tiki guest" and the connection is super fast. Dishwasher works like a charm. Dishes are bright and shiny. Hey Owners!.....you forgot to tell us......a parachute excursion company uses the Tiki beach - right in front of our noses - 3 times a day, everyday! It is awesome to watch them float down right in front of us.
I will pop in with a comment weekly until time to come home. Right now, just superb.
Recommended for: age 55+, pet-friendly, romantic getaway
Owners response: We are glad you are enjoying your stay and thanks for the kind comments. Good idea about the grill. Parachuters??? I'll add them to the list with Dolphins swimming, Kiteboarders jumping 15-20' in the air and Sand Castles during Sand Castle Days.
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Helpful votes: 5 / 6
Great Winter Getaway
Review submitted: January 7, 2012 Date of arrival: December 19, 2011
My wife and I, after marrying December 18, chose to drive seven or so hours to South Padre to spend our honeymoon in this condo. Though the weather wasn't exactly perfect for beachgoing, the stay was wonderful. The beach was very close and the view of the ocean, especially in the morning, was phenominal. The condo was clean and up to date. There were a few movies present to keep us entertained. The area was quiet and pleasant. The description was exactly as listed. We are thinking of heading back during the warmer months to enjoy the beach. Excellent support and friendly people. This was awesome.
Recommended for: age 55+, families with young children, girls getaway, romantic getaway
Owners response: Thanks for your feedback. It's a great place for a honeymoon stay. Sorry to hear about the weather as it is hit or miss during the winter months. We stayed 2 weeks later and had mostly sunny days in the mid and low 70's. We look forward to hearing from you again soon.
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Helpful votes: 2 / 4
Cute Condo on the Coast
Review submitted: December 3, 2011 Date of arrival: November 19, 2011
We enjoyed our stay at this cute Tiki Condo on the coast. We walked to the nature birding center and the sea turtle rescue habitat several times. On a day when the sea was fairly smooth, we watched a group of dolphins feeding and jumping in the ocean from the condo balcony!! We were able to walk on the beach daily and found it to be one of the best walking beaches we have visited. We visited the little beach bar right next door once for shrimp, and enjoyed that as well. We really enjoyed watching the sun rises in the morning from the balcony, then in the evening, we watched many activities on the beach over the weekend. We went to the pool a couple of times and found it clean and warm. We enjoyed our time in South Padre Island.
Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, girls getaway, sight seeing, romantic getaway
Owners response: Thanks for your review. We were entertained by the dolphins earlier this year also. From the pictures, it is hard to comprehend how close the condo is from the gulf and the incredible views we have from the deck and from every room within the condo. Come back again!!!
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Helpful votes: 2 / 3
Review submitted: November 11, 2011 Date of arrival: October 15, 2011
Absolutely what we were looking for! A true beach front condo that we can't wait to go back to!
Awesome - deck...views...decor...owners! Dennis & Sherry
Recommended for: age 55+, sight seeing, romantic getaway
Owners response: Thanks for your kind comments. It's nice to have great renters like you. We look forward to seeing you again soon!!!
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Helpful votes: 1 / 2
Mi Casa Es Su Casa
Review submitted: November 4, 2011 Date of arrival: September 11, 2011
The minute we walked in the Condo, we were overtaken by the best fragrance, it was very clean and the sign over the sink "Mi Casa Es Su Casa" just made us feel more welcome. The view from the balcony is breathtaking. We watered the huge Aloe Vera plant on the patio, would be nice if future guests would water these pretty plants, a shame to let them die. The owners were great to work with. The 2 pools were very clean and relaxing. There is a laundry facility on site that we utilized also very clean. We love Padre and will be back soon and stay here again. The kitchen and livingroom have great decor, the table was a perfect place to set up a laptop and work while looking out the patio doors and seeing the ocean. Guy and Diane
Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, sight seeing, tourists without a car, romantic getaway
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Helpful votes: 3 / 4
Review submitted: October 4, 2011 Date of arrival: September 25, 2011
My boyfriend and I rented this place for a week. Took 12 hours to get down there and were welcomed by a very comfortable king sized bed. The condo was clean, but it was apparent that previous renters had a dog as there was some hair in the condo still and the doors had the paint scratched off the bottom of the doors. The kitchen was beautiful, everything worked fine except the dishwasher didn't really clean the dishes too well, and it took over an hour to wash. The view was absolutely breath-taking. From the 3rd story balcony you could see the Gulf and it was a 100 ft walk to the beach. The water was very clear and blue, the beach was clean an un-crowded. However the new bar/grill built next door made some noise at night, but you could only hear it if the sliding doors were open. The people there were very friendly and helpful as on of the locking mechanisms on the door broke when we went to lock the door. They quickly had maintenance up and climbing over the balcony to come help us as we were locked in. It's a quick walk to a lot of really good seafood restaurants. All in all it was a very amazing experience and I would recommend. The only warning is that there is no internet that we could manage to find. Highly suggest you stop and rent this place. The owners are very nice and will help you and answer any questions. Thank you guys so much! Also check out Island Adventures, its about 2 minutes from Tiki, and they do horse rides on the beach (which we did, so beautiful!), and ATV rentals.
Recommended for: adventure seekers, pet-friendly, sight seeing, romantic getaway
Owners response: Thanks for your comments and your 5 star rating!!! As far as the dishwasher, the new high efficiency dishwashers do take awhile to wash. They use less soap and energy and that's supposed to be better??? There is wireless internet at the Tiki. I'm not sure why you couldn't connect. We have heard that the new restaurant/bar plays music on the weekends and we are looking into that with the city. We enjoy those short walks to the beach also. We are told they wont let buildings be built as close as the one we are in anymore due to building codes. You can't get any closer and we love it!!! (I just measured our building on Google Earth to the beach and it's only 60' - Yes our deck/building is only 60' away from the beach).
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Helpful votes: 1 / 2
Wonderful Beach view 24 X 7
Review submitted: September 30, 2011 Date of arrival: September 6, 2011
Our family stayed just after Labor Day 2011...... we loved it and will be back !!!!
Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers, sight seeing, romantic getaway
Owners response: We are glad you choose our condo for your stay and we look forward to your return stay.
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Helpful votes: 1 / 2
Fabulous Place!!!
Review submitted: August 24, 2011 Date of arrival: August 6, 2011
This was an absolutely FABULOUS property to stay at. Not only was the condo stocked with everything you need and right on the beach, but the entire property was well maintained and always being cared for. Beach House Condos is a smaller property which makes it less active than other condos which we loved. With two pools, direct access to the beach, and a quick distance from retail and restaurants, we couldn't think of a better place to stay. The owners are absolutely wonderful to work with and take top notch care of the condo. We will definitely be going back again, and specifically to this property!
Recommended for: age 55+, families with young children, people with disabilities, families with teenagers
Owners response: Thanks for your comments and we look forward to your next stay.
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Helpful votes: 0 / 1
Great Vacation We Will Be Back
Review submitted: July 6, 2011 Date of arrival: June 11, 2011
Overall great experience, the owner was easy to deal with and the property was better than what we expected.....the condo facility was really nice, outstanding amenities on site and the condo was very clean and well supplied with all of the things you will need for a wonderful vacation... Geoff
Recommended for: families with young children
Owners response: Thanks for your response. We've only been renting the unit since April and the response from all those that have rented our condo has been extremely positive. We have worked hard to update/furnish the condo and provide the "little things" to make everyones stay enjoyable. We also feel our cleaning service is 2nd to none! We are so glad you enjoyed your stay.
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Helpful votes: 3 / 4
Great stay
Review submitted: June 17, 2011 Date of arrival: June 4, 2011
Wow, what a nice place. The views are awesome, nice grounds and the condo was just perfect. Cannot wait to go again!
Owners response: Thanks for your comments. We were last there 2 months ago and like you, can not wait to go back. Pictures can not discribe the view. We are glad you enjoyed your stay and look forward to your return.
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Helpful votes: 4 / 5
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Ruth Neoma Robison, 80, died on July 8, 2011, in Deer Park. She was born on Dec. 1, 1930 to Ethel (Lowery) and Earnest Miller in Minco, Okla. She met and married the love of her life, Bill Robison, in Campbell, Calif.
Ruth was predeceased by her husband, Bill; her mother, Ethel; two siblings, Jay Miller and Helen Joyce Miller; and her granddaughter, Tara Lynn Foster.
She leaves her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren with their wonderful memories of her: Patricia Robison, Tonya (Robison) and Gary Santonocito, Billy B. Foster, Russell and Natalia (Epler) Santonocito, Jillian Wenger, Nicolas and Candi (Detling) Santonocito, Travis Santonocito, Cody Foster, Brianna Arena, Triston Foster, Jayden Wenger, Niko, Jace and Jaxson Santonocito, Alexa and Aleya Santonocito and Sisto Arena.
Ruth was employed as a Quality Assurance Inspector at FMC in San Jose, Calif., when she retired in 1989. She moved to Deer Park a short time later.
She will be buried at Woodland Cemetery in Deer Park. There will be a private family service at a later date.
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The natural gas base rate will be reduced $5 million in 2015 and maintained at that level through 2016.
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Alliant Energy's electric base rates have remained stable and natural gas base rates have decreased since 2010.
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Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences / Master of Business Administration
The Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, Biomedical Sciences Program, and the School of Business Administration of Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College offer cooperative programs leading to the degrees of doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) to be granted by the Hershey College of Medicine, and the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) to be granted by the Capital College. This concurrent degree opportunity facilitates the completion of both a doctorate in biomedical sciences and a professional master's degree in business administration. The program is designed primarily for students interested in pursuing a career involving high-quality independent research and positions of management responsibility within the biomedical sciences community.
Degrees Conferred:
Ph.D. (Penn State Hershey College of Medicine)
M.B.A. (Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College)
Admission Requirements:
The concurrent programs require that the student first be admitted to The Biomedical Sciences graduate degree program. Subsequently, the student is recommended for and applies for admission to the Graduate School for the Penn State Harrisburg M.B.A. program.
The following are required for applicants:
Biomedical Sciences Program: Completed application; Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score; a bachelor's degree reflecting a reasonable background in zoology or biology, mathematics and chemistry; a minimum junior/senior grade point average of 3.00 and with appropriate course backgrounds; two letters of recommendation; a curriculum vitae; a description of career goals. Reading knowledge of one or two foreign languages is recommended.
M.B.A. Program: Completed Graduate School application; Graduate Management Admission test (GMAT) or Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score; letter of recommendation from the department chair of the Biomedical Sciences Program; evidence of proficiency in analytic skills through college-level calculus and statistics demonstrated either by completion of course or successful completion of a mathematics proficiency examination approved by the program; evidence of proficiency in microcomputer applications skills; proficiency in writing evidenced by a score of "4" or higher on the Writing Assessment portion of the GMAT or GRE; evidence of proficiency in the academic disciplines of accounting, finance, economics, marketing, management and information sciences equivalent to that provided by completion of an integrated four-year business program, or completion of additional course work at the graduate level. Each course must have been completed with a grade of B or higher within seven years prior to admission to the M.B.A. program. The School of Business Administration will review the applicant's transcripts for acceptability of the courses.
No courses from the M.B.A. program may count toward the Ph.D. until the student is admitted to the Biomedical Sciences program. However, graduate-level courses taken in the M.B.A. program at Penn State Harrisburg, or at another graduate-level institution, may be applied to the M.B.A. in accordance with the transfer policies of Graduate Council.
Transfer of Credits
Nine credits of course work in biomedical sciences may be transferred toward the M.B.A., subject to program approval. Students must obtain a grade satisfactory to the M.B.A. program in order for the credits to be transferable. Nine credits of M.B.A. coursework may be transferred for credit toward the Ph.D. degree, subject to the approval of the Biomedical Sciences program.
Advising of Students
All students in the concurrent program have two advisers, one in the School of Business Administration, and one from the faculty in the Biomedical Sciences program. Because the concurrent program is designed to be taken in synchrony with the objective that both degrees will be earned simultaneously, students who do not demonstrate progress toward completion of both degrees may be denied continuation in the concurrent program. Such a decision will rest jointly with the faculties of the M.B.A. and the Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. programs.
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For more information and the latest updates on the concurrent programs, call the Biomedical Sciences program at 717-531-1045 or visit the Web sites at:
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1. The year of Twitter
Obviously, Facebook will not be going away. It is a massive force with about 1.2 billion users. However, it has certainly reached a plateau of complete saturation among the social media market. This is where Twitter steps in.
Twitter, although being 7 years old, will be fully stepping into the limelight now that they are a public company. This means that many bystanders will want to see what it is "all about" and give it a go by joining the ever expanding Twitter-verse. Numerous studies have come out recently that are showing that more and more teenagers are jumping ship from Facebook to Twitter and Instagram. The proof is in the pudding, so expect a large boost in the Twitter market in 2014.
2. Snapchat Marketing
The founders turned down billions of dollars. They have 5 million users and counting. There is something in the works for marketing, I can guarantee it. In fact, a few companies have already started using it:
- Grubhub
- Tacobell
- The New Orleans Saints
3. Google+ to finally emerge into the big leagues
Google+ laid claim to having over 540 million active users, which makes it number 2 in the rankings behind Facebook. Nobody has really given Google+ enough credit, but with the Facebook and its clustered and hectic nature, Google+ is going to see a huge spike in 2014. This means HUGE marketing opportunities for businesses. Thanks to Google's Hummingbird algorithm, SEO and SM will be going hand-in-hand even more in 2014…especially with Google+.
4. Videos are in
I am not talking Youtube. I am talking video snipets like Vine and Instagram videos. Pictures are so 2013! Videos are the hot new thing, so expect some big traction in this area for 2014.
5. Investment into social media for your business will be a necessity, if it isn't already.
Unless you have been around for 20 years and your customers are going to be there nomatter what happens, you need social media. People expect it, just like they expect you to accept debit and credit cards. So don't be ignorant, and invest in a quality approach.
6. Foursquare is dead.
Don't waste time and money on your Foursquare efforts. Let it die. It can't raise money, it's traffic and experience is stale, and every other social media platform has location-based features.
7. ROI will be proven
Up until this point, it has been tough to determine ROI on social media. Everyone is complaining about this. I guarantee that the social media geniuses at Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc. are hearing those screams. I fully expect to see some big tweaks to social media platforms to allow for direct tracking of revenue and sales from social media.
8. Blog it up baby
Blogging is, and will remain, the #1 way to generate new business. Content is king, and blogs are the brains behind generating digital leads. Embrace it, and if your business doesn't have a blog, now would be a great time to start.


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Monday wasn't technically a national holiday, but it may as well have been in Harford County, and a lot of other places in the region, as plenty of local Baltimore Ravens fans ran out first thing in the morning to stock up on Super Bowl championship gear, with some taking a day off from work to do it.
And although there was plenty of celebrating during and after the game, local police from Bel Air, Aberdeen, Havre de Grace and the Sheriff's Office did not report any incidents or any drunk driving incidents, including in the downtown Bel Air bar district, where there was a heavy police presence throughout the evening Sunday.
People were lined up outside Poor Boys in Abingdon for official (and non-refundable) Ravens and Super Bowl gear when the store reopened at 8 a.m. on Monday, after closing at midnight after the big game, employee Taylor Flanary said.
Veronica Jones of Edgewood was one of those in the store by 8:30 a.m., "because I am a die-hard Ravens fan."
Jones was getting a Ravens hat, after she watched Super Bowl XLVII at home Sunday night.
"It was crazy. My grandson and another guy just ran around the neighborhood, yelling and screaming," she said about the Ravens win.
The store was staying busy with a steady stream of people, but Chris Moskis, whose wife runs the store, said the post-AFC Championship rush was busier because the day after was the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
He expected business to pick up later in the evening, when people got off work.
Jeff Brenchick, of Conowingo, said he thought the store would be busier when he came in that morning.
"I thought [the game] was really close and I got the day off," Brenchick said, explaining that made it his job to stop by Poor Boys to stock up on Ravens' shirts and hats.
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Hundreds of area residents now also qualify to get a Ravens-related discount on their brand-new furniture.
Gardiners Furniture, which includes a store in Bel Air's Campus Hills, offered free furniture to anyone who bought items between Thursday and Sunday, if the Ravens returned their opening kick-off for a touchdown in the Super Bowl.
When Jacoby Jones did, in fact, make that happen, "I was shocked," advertising manager Kasee Lehrl said. "It happened once ever, in 47 Super Bowls. We really weren't expecting it, but we insured [the furniture] in case."
She said 445 people throughout the Baltimore region now qualify to get their furniture refunded, for a total of $600,000, she said.
Lehrl said Monday afternoon that only a handful of people have stepped up to get their refund so far, and the store is asking for patience as it determines how the process should work.
Nevertheless, she said the store's Facebook page Sunday night had people saying, "I want my furniture."
Although the store has had a similar promotion in the past, it seemed more likely to become a reality this year, Lehrl said.
"About halfway through the season, I thought, 'If we ran this, this could happen this year,'" she said. "The stars kind of aligned this year and we were really pumped when Baltimore made it to the Super Bowl."
As for the man who made it possible, Jacoby Jones was in Bel Air on Sunday afternoon the week before the big game, signing autographs at the Dark Horse Saloon.


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Traffic data provider Inrix adapts smartphone app to project info in front of the driver using Google device instead of a windshield.
Head-up displays are nothing new in cars and have been around for a quarter-century. But the technology has always been pricey, and as such, it has never become mainstream.
But what if HUDs could be available to any driver and even retrofitted to existing vehicles? That's the basic concept that traffic data provider Inrix has proposed. Instead of projecting information in front of a driver using a windshield, Inrix is using Google Glass.
The company recently unveiled a concept that adapts features from its Inrix Traffic smartphone application to Google Glass so that drivers get automatic notifications of congestion and incidents displayed right before their eyes. And when drivers hit a traffic snag, they can use voice commands to tell Google Glass to select an alternative route around the congestion.
"We've actually found it to not only be much less distracting that looking down to your smartphone while driving, but even less distracting at the in-dash display that exists in cars today," Jim Bak, Inrix's senior marketing manager, told MSN Autos.
Proprietary streaming music service in the CLA 250 provides a cool soundtrack of curated music, but with lots of lag.
Streaming audio has become a must-have infotainment feature, with the popular service Pandora Radio becoming a standard in many vehicles. A 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 I recently tested uses TuneIn instead of Pandora as part of an optional apps package for the subscription-based mbrace Plus telematics system.
It also features Mercedes-Benz Radio, a music channel that provides "a hand-picked selection of music, all day long, every day of the week, commercial‑free." The music "is based on the curated style and genres of Mercedes‑Benz Mixed Tape" assembled by the Mercedes-Benz online magazine mb!, and it's also available as a music stream on a computer or via a mobile device.
I really liked the music provided by Mercedes-Benz radio, and that someone was playing deejay for me. Mercedes-Benz Radio also had a cool feature I haven't seen in other cars, but was frustratingly slow to respond.
Rapid advances in passive and active safety systems are leading to fewer crashes.
Deaths from car crashes reached record lows in 2009, thanks to safer cars, and since then the number of highway fatalities has held steady at around 30,000 annually. Now imagine what it would take to get that number to zero.
While this may seem like an unobtainable objective, experts think that many highway fatalities can be avoided due to recent improvements in passive auto safety such as airbags, and that car crashes could even be eliminated through active safety technologies like driver assistance systems that prevent accidents before they happen.
"It's a tall order," Russ Rader, a spokesman for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, told CNBC. "But the goal is definitely feasible. We're already seeing this happen."
As proof, IIHS plans to release a new study next month that reveals no deaths occurred in a record number of vehicles from 2009 to 2012.
Study finds connecting devices to cars via Bluetooth is second biggest complaint among consumers.
As automakers add more connected features to their cars, using Bluetooth for making hands-free phone calls is by now a basic technology, and the connection for more advanced functions.
But according to a new study by J.D. Power and Associates, the second biggest complaint consumers have about the technology in their cars is simply getting their phones to connect with a car via Bluetooth.
Similar to J.D. Power's much-watched Initial Quality Study, the 2014 Multimedia Quality and Satisfaction Study queried more than 85,000 new-vehicle buyers after their first 90 days of ownership on the quality, design and features of their audio, communication and navigation systems. Issues with Bluetooth followed only voice recognition as the most reported problem.
While owners reported fewer problems overall with Bluetooth compared with last year — 5.7 problems per 100 vehicles in 2014, down from 6.3 in 2013 — Mike VanNieuwkuyk, J.D. Power's executive director, global automotive, told Automotive News that this still a "very high level problem." Especially given the prevalence of Bluetooth in cars and that even the most basic feature, phone pairing, is giving consumers fits.
Elaborate eco meter lets you know which car features are affecting fuel economy.
While some sort of "eco meter" is now found on many vehicles, which allows drivers to instantaneously check how their driving style affects their fuel economy (and pocketbook), some of the displays are getting even more granular.
For example, a 2015 Audi A3 I recently tested had an "efficiency program" display as part of the driver information system in the instrument panel that, of course, shows current fuel economy. But it also displays how certain car features — such as air conditioning — influence mpg.
It uses distance traveled and consumption data from the trip computer to estimate fuel consumption from these auxiliary features and can be reset at any time. The display shows up to three items that could be affecting fuel economy. The feature using the most fuel is listed first.
Since I tested the A3 this summer, the air conditioning was listed first. And there was no reason to use the other two listed: rear window heater and right seat heating.
State would determine a household income threshold for current $2,500 rebate.
The California legislature wants to phase out state tax incentives that go to wealthy electric vehicle owners -- particularly those who purchase the expensive and popular Tesla Model S.
A recent bill directs the state's Air Resources Board to determine a household income threshold at which the current clean-vehicle rebate of $2,500 for an electric car would be eliminated.
The bill, SB 1275, sponsored by Sen. Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles), is headed back to the California Senate to approve changes made by the Assembly before going to Gov. Jerry Brown, who has until the end of September to sign it into law. According to environmental groups backing the bill, it would make EVs more affordable to working families and help improve California's air quality.
For the first time, the Mustang will be exported globally.
Those of you waiting for a 2015 Ford Mustang are one step closer today as production begins at the Flat Rock, Mich., assembly plant. The new ponycar goes on sale this fall.
For the first time, the Mustang will be exported globally to more than 120 countries. A right-hand drive version will be sold in the U.K., Australia and South Africa. Ford has sold 9.2 million Mustangs in the model's 50-year history.
The Flat Rock Plant underwent a $555-million investment in the last year, part of which went toward tooling up for the new car. It added a flexible body shop that allows multiple models to be produced on the same line, as well as new paint, dirt detection and laser brazing technologies.
Survey finds buyers are less satisfied with cars than with soft drinks, TVs.
While automakers have been selling more vehicles in the past few years, they're not making more buyers happy, according to the results of a recent survey. The American Customer Satisfaction Index score for cars and light trucks has dropped for the second straight year.
The overall ACSI score for the industry is now 82 out of 100, a dip of one point from 2013. ACSI scores decreased for the majority (16 out of the 21) of auto brands included in the survey. Only two U.S. nameplates improved their scores: Chevrolet went up 4 percent with the largest gain and Buick increased by a modest 1 percent. The ACSI attempts to "quantify" opinions with a proprietary formula developed by the University of Michigan. As with any nonscientific poll, the ACSI is simply a relative measure of satisfaction (and since ACSI doesn't divulge how it arrives at such numbers, that's all it can be).
Cadillac plunged 6 percent, while Acura landed at the bottom of the list and had the most drastic decline at 7 percent. But Cadillac and Acura weren't the lone laggards in the luxury category. The ACSI scores for BMW and Lexus also fell. And although Mercedes-Benz topped the ACSI list with the highest score of any automaker (86), the brand experienced a 2 percent drop from last year.
"That didn't used to be the case, and it suggests that consumers now expect more for their money when they pay a premium price," Claes Fornell, ACSI chairman and founder, said in a statement.
Future vehicle-to-vehicle network that might prevent crashes is expected to cost $60 million per year.
As reported last week, the federal government is taking the first steps toward mandating vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication in all new passenger vehicles. The technology uses radio signals to automatically transmit a car's location, direction of travel and other information 10 times per second, while the same information is received from other vehicles in the vicinity so that drivers can receive audible and visual warnings on potential hazards.
While the government estimates the technology would add $100 to $200 to the cost of each new vehicle for the onboard equipment, the larger question is who pays for setting up and maintaining the V2V network that allows cars to talk to one another. The Department of Transportation wants to move ahead with implementing V2V technology to help reduce accidents, but it hasn't yet committed resources to building or running the massive system.
"Due to the current fiscal environment, it does not seem plausible," the National Highway Safety Administration wrote in a report on V2V technology released last week along with a proposal to move ahead on mandating the technology. While the federal project has relied on the technical backing of automakers and others, it's unclear where the financial backing to manage the system will come from, which is estimated to cost about $60 million per year.
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Sanders, senators: Postal Service can't stop Saturday mailBy ERIC BLAISDELL
Staff Writer | February 17,2013Sen. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt., has joined 23 other senators in challenging the postmaster generals authority to stop Saturday mail service without congressional approval.
On Feb. 6, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe announced the U.S. Postal Service will no longer deliver regular mail Saturdays starting in August, saving about $2 billion per year. Packages, express mail and medications would continue to be delivered, and local post offices would remain open Saturdays.
The Postal Service has seen its revenues fall dramatically largely because more and more people are corresponding by email.
Sanders and the other senators sent a letter to Donahoe on Friday saying they knew the Postal Service was in dire financial straits, but urged him to work with Congress to fix the problem.
The letter read, in part: It appears that as recently as last year, the Postal Service did not believe it had the authority to end six-day delivery without legislative action by Congress. ... We request that you provide a detailed legal justification for this proposed change.
In a recent appearance on Vermont Public Radios Vermont Edition to talk about the Postal Service and other issues facing Vermont, Sanders said: What most people dont know is that 80 percent of the financial problem of the Postal Service has to do with the fact that they were asked by Congress in 2006, in a very, very bad provision, to pay $5.5 billion every single year for future retirees health care. No other entity in the government, no other entity in the private sector has been asked to come anywhere near close to that kind of financial commitment.
Last week, Sanders and Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., introduced Senate and House legislation that would allow the Postal Service to generate new revenues by providing additional services including the issuing of hunting and fishing licenses, notary public services and shipments of wine and beer.
The bill would also repeal the 2006 health care provision for future retirees.
The legislation would also help postal customers take advantage of email and Internet services, according to Sanders, although details were not disclosed.
His statement said the bill would preserve Saturday delivery and put in place safeguards to protect rural post offices from being shut down.
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FIREFIGHTERS were called to a flat in Rydene Place, Basildon, at 5.45pm yesterday.
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In this July 28, 2012, file photo, Chicago White Sox third baseman Kevin Youkilis (20) makes a play on the ball during a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas. A person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press Tuesday, Dec. 11, that free agent Youkilis and the New York Yankees have reached agreement on a $12 million, one-year deal. (AP Photo/Matt Strasen, File)
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