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By Darren Quick
April 18, 2011
Nissan has called upon its motorsport division NISMO to help give its all-electric LEAF some racing cred. The result is the new LEAF NISMO RC, and despite the fact it's unlikely to be trading paint on the racetrack in the near future, Nissan says it's been designed and constructed as a real racing machine. By cutting the weight and giving it a new aerodynamic body the NISMO RC makes 0-100 km/h (62 mph) in 6.85 seconds on its way to a top speed of 150 km/h (93 mph).
Although it shares moniker and sports the same the same lithium-ion battery powertrain as the LEAF, that's pretty much where the similarities between the two vehicles end, with the NISMO RC doing away with the rear doors, rear seat, trunk, audio system, navigation, carpeting and other creature comforts found in its mass-produced cousin.
The LEAF NISMO RC – the RC stands for Racing Competition – boasts full carbon fiber monocoque three-piece bodywork that includes removable front and rear sections, LED headlights and taillights and driver-adjustable rear wing. Compared to the production LEAF, the NISMO features a 3.9-inch (9.9 cm) shorter wheelbase, is 0.8 inches (2 cm) longer, 6.7 inches (17 cm) wider, and comes in at around 40 percent lighter at 2,068 lb (938 kg). It also sits 13.8 inches (35 cm) lower, which limits ground clearance to 2.4 inches (6 cm) compared to the production LEAF's 6.3 inches (16 cm).
The NISMO RC also sees the battery pack, electric motor and inverter shifted to a mid-ship location, and is rear-wheel drive in contrast to the production LEAF's front-wheel drive. There's a double-wishbone suspension for both the front and rear, along with driver-adjustable brake balance and 18-inch 6-spoke wheels.
The NISMO RC retains the production LEAF's 48 module lithium-ion battery battery and an 80kW AC synchronous motor, which generates 107 hp and 207 lb-ft of torque.
Endurance races probably won't be the NISMO's forté, with Nissan projecting the vehicle will have a running time of around 20 minutes under racing conditions. The battery can be charged to 80 percent of capacity in 30 minutes using the quick charging port located inside the rear cowl.
Nissan says the LEAF NISMO RC is designed to serve as a rolling laboratory to aid in the development of EV and aerodynamic systems. The company also hopes the vehicle will act as a platform for the development of a future green motorsports series to draw attention to the potential of electric vehicles.
Nissan will debut the LEAF NISMO RC at the 2011 New York International Auto Show on April 20.
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this has to be a windup?Top speed of 93mph and a racing range of 20 minutes ???Rolling laboratory or not, this has fail written all over it. No thanksrobinyatesuk2003
0-62 mph in 6.85 sec and a top speed of 93 mph? Wow, that just keeps up with a Aptera!Jerry Peavy
Nissan doesn\'t need to market a car whose entire production is sold out for more than a year, but I applaud their commitment to innovation. It sounds like the purpose of this car is to build a vehicle light enough that aerodynamics make a real difference possibly with a reasonably replaceable frame so that several models can be tested. That said, if I were putting money into aerodynamics, I would be looking at mass transit and liquid cargo vehicles and containers, where economies of scale could mean much better payoff for buyers even with minor improvements, and where the basic design hasn\'t changed much in 30 years.Charles Bosse
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This is a great accomplishment. Using the same battery pack as the LEAF means that the range should be increased by about 40%. It is just what we need. The spoiler in the back is more for looks than anything else because it will increase the drag and raise the Cd. I think that they have designed a winner. You wouldn\'t have to twist my arm to drive one. Never mind about the racing. I would want one for everyday driving.Adrian Akau
Nissan you\'ve come up with a winner. The Nissan Nismo RC looks great. Who cares if the car only does 93 mph. The world wants an electric car that doesn\'t look like a refrigerator on wheels. The regular Nissan Leaf and the Toyota Pruis are boring. Give me a sports car or a little sports sedan that looks like a race car that get phenominal milage. I\'d make the the Nismo a hybrid so I could have unlimited range. Who needs or for that matter wants a 600 hp sportscar that get 10 mpg @ $4.50 per gallon, when you could have a sexy hybrid sports car and enough money left over (saved from fuel cost) to take her out to dinner in Paris. Detroit needs to wake up. We want sexy cars that don\'t break the bank to own and drive.
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I\'m confused, doesn\'t the \"regular\" production version go 99 mph? How can you do all these modifications and LOOSE 6 M.P.H.? I\'m pretty sure that wing doesn\'t suck up that much energy and with everything else it should just simply go faster! Come on this all wrong!mrhuckfin
I am wondering if the 18\" tires are holding it back past 90mph. The normal LEAF tires are lighter.Adrian Akau
I'd like see Nissan Build the next electric car for the Z. Like the 380Z (electric). It would have more torque, horsepower and MPGe.. Build that!Gargamoth
with all the talk about the torque of electric motors etc.....why is this "sports" version so damn slow?
Poor show Nissan.
If you want to sell electric cars as a solution, you need to make them BETTER than the current product, not worse.Chris Winter

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In two of the most frustrating playoff loses you can ever have the Knicks find themselves in an almost impossible 2-0 hole. There was only so much the Knicks' lone healthy star could do as Carmelo Anthony went for 42 points, 17 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 blocks, 1 turnover and 10-11 from the line...anybody still crying for Danilo Galinari, Wilson Chandler or Timofey Mozgov? I didn't think so...
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Well you can certainly just put more gameplay into the city to achieve that. More tradeskill or politics/intrigue gameplay, just to bounce ideas around. Really anything that doesn't conflict with the pre-existing purpose to the city (for example if one of the functions of cities is to allow players to take a breather, then city gameplay cannot ever be some mandatory thing you must react to: like defending it from an attack. Otherwise the city ceases to serve its role as the player-determined whitespace of gameplay.)
Definitely would like to see more games take a stab at a Vanguard-style diplomacy feature or Shattered Galaxy-style politics (with an actual democratic election), both of which would fit perfectly as new types of city gameplay.


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Since 2005, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has required all Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to report prescribing rates of high risk medications (HRM).
To determine predictors of receipt of HRMs, as defined by the National Committee for Quality Assurance's "Drugs to Avoid in the Elderly" quality indicator, in a national sample of MA enrollees.
Retrospective analysis of Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) data for 6,204,824 enrollees, aged 65 years or older, enrolled in 415 MA plans in 2009. To identify predictors of HRM use, we fit generalized linear models and modeled outcomes on the risk-difference scale.
Receipt or non-receipt of one or two HRMs.
Approximately 21 % of MA enrollees received at least one HRM and 4.8 % received at least two. In fully adjusted models, females had a 10.6 (95 % CI: 10.0–11.2) higher percentage point rate of receipt than males, and residence in any of the Southern United States divisions was associated with a greater than 10 percentage point higher rate, as compared with the reference New England division. Higher rates were also observed among enrollees with low personal income (6.5 percentage points, 95 % CI: 5.5–7.5), relative to those without low income and those residing in areas in the lowest quintile of socioeconomic status (2.7 points, 95 % CI: 1.9–3.4) relative to persons residing in the highest quintile. Enrollees ≥ 85 years old, black enrollees, and other minority groups were less likely to receive these medications. Over 38 % of MA enrollees residing in the hospital referral region of Albany, Georgia received at least one HRM, a rate four times higher than the referral region with the lowest rate (Mason City, Iowa).
Use of HRMs among MA enrollees varies widely by geographic region. Persons living in the Southern region of the U.S., whites, women, and persons of low personal income and socioeconomic status are more likely to receive HRMs.
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- Title
- Receipt of High Risk Medications among Elderly Enrollees in Medicare Advantage Plans
- Journal
Journal of General Internal Medicine
Volume 28, Issue 4 , pp 546-553
- Cover Date
- 2013-04-01
- 10.1007/s11606-012-2244-9
- Print ISSN
- 0884-8734
- Online ISSN
- 1525-1497
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Additional Links
- Topics
- Keywords
- high risk medications
- geriatric prescribing
- potentially inappropriate medication
- quality prescribing
- disparities
- Industry Sectors
- Authors
- Danya M. Qato PharmD, MPH (1)
- Amal N. Trivedi MD, MPH (1) (2)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 121 S. Main St, Box G-S121, Providence, RI, 02912, USA
- 2. Research Enhancement Award Program, Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, RI, USA


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Computation of elementary modes: a unifying framework and the new binary approach
- Equal contributors
1 Cellzome AG, Meyerhofstr. 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
2 Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Sandtorstr. 1, D-39106 Magdeburg, Germany
BMC Bioinformatics 2004, 5:175 doi:10.1186/1471-2105-5-175Published: 4 November 2004
Metabolic pathway analysis has been recognized as a central approach to the structural analysis of metabolic networks. The concept of elementary (flux) modes provides a rigorous formalism to describe and assess pathways and has proven to be valuable for many applications. However, computing elementary modes is a hard computational task. In recent years we assisted in a multiplication of algorithms dedicated to it. We require a summarizing point of view and a continued improvement of the current methods.
We show that computing the set of elementary modes is equivalent to computing the set of extreme rays of a convex cone. This standard mathematical representation provides a unified framework that encompasses the most prominent algorithmic methods that compute elementary modes and allows a clear comparison between them. Taking lessons from this benchmark, we here introduce a new method, the binary approach, which computes the elementary modes as binary patterns of participating reactions from which the respective stoichiometric coefficients can be computed in a post-processing step. We implemented the binary approach in FluxAnalyzer 5.1, a software that is free for academics. The binary approach decreases the memory demand up to 96% without loss of speed giving the most efficient method available for computing elementary modes to date.
The equivalence between elementary modes and extreme ray computations offers opportunities for employing tools from polyhedral computation for metabolic pathway analysis. The new binary approach introduced herein was derived from this general theoretical framework and facilitates the computation of elementary modes in considerably larger networks.


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YouTube Mia Khalifa, AKA the FSU porn star, is quickly becoming a National Treasure.
YouTube Mia Khalifa, AKA the FSU porn star, is quickly becoming a National Treasure.
Porn star Mia Khalifa, a hardcore (pun intended) Florida State fan and currently Pornhub's most searched star, is making a recruiting plea to Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller.
What the hell is happening here.
His hair even underwent a stunning transformation.
Mickey Marotti is the Strength and Conditioning coach for OSU, apparently he's also a wizard.
When Urban Meyer urged regular students at Ohio State University to come out and compete in a 40-yard-dash against his well-oiled football machines he didn't account for a student by the name of Malcolm Branson and how embarrassing it would be if any of his speedsters lost in a race to a random college kid.
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University of Minnesota - M.Arch '87
What was the most important thing/skill/concept you learned at the School of Architecture?
Leadership and the ability to think critically through a problem.
Who made the most lasting impression (most influenced you) and why?
Dick Morrill, for communicating that we need to love what we do.
What is your favorite memory from your studio days
Getting late night ice cream cones from the Big Ten for the studio (they didn't melt since it was twenty below) and the China foreign study trip in '85.
Please identify one (or more) memorable design project that you worked on while a student at the School of Architecture.
The interior of a hotel lobby and my thesis, Media Arts Center on the West Bank, were memorable due to the difference that scale does, and does not, make.
What major forces (such as individual architects, design philosophies, rendering styles, research methods, etc.) do you remember influencing you significantly as a student?
From outside lecturers and the influences of inside practitioners, we were able to know that the practice is broad and design really matters.
Cite an example (be specific) that illustrates how you used the education you received at the School of Architecture to positively impact (or better) your community, city, nation or the world.
Through my roles on boards of non-profit organizations, such as the Minnesota Museum of American Art, I have been able to give back by helping and bringing my architectural expertise.


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Inhale the aromas and absorb the energy of the souk-like bazaars and wander the sloping streets of Le Panier – the oldest part of Marseille. Then take in the panoramic views over the terracotta rooftops from La Garde. The century-old docks of Vieux Port are still very much alive, as fresh-off-the-boat catches are transformed into the local speciality bouillabaisse. Beyond the city, you'll find sun-scorched beaches, hidden coves and towering cliffs, providing a fantastic contrast to the urban centre. Explore the trails of Les Calanques, stroll or cycle along the picturesque coastal path or discover idyllic sands by kayak.


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Sunspot Counting:
Special Experimental Test Runs
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David W. Rosebrugh
St. Augustine, Florida
In addition to making
regular daily sunspot countings as a Standard Observer for the AAVSO Solar
Division, the writer has made a series of experimental runs using various types
of equipment and techniques. It should be noted that these special test runs
have been made upon the writer's own initiative and not under the aegis of the
AAVSO Solar Division. The aims of the runs completed so far have been to try to
determine the optimum equipment for use in the American Sunspot Counting
Program and to try to determine the equipment and procedures required to make
countings having a high correlation with those made at Zurich. One test of the
projection method, involving 104 daily observations was made. Eight tests of
direct observation were made, using refractors equipped with Herschel Wedges
and filters. Various powers and apertures were used. These included powers of
29, 45, 60, and 90 and apertures of 60, 76, and 127 millimeters. The F-ratios
lay between 12 and 24. A polarizing eyepiece was used in some runs. In one run
of 153 daily observations, umbrae with penumbrae were given weightings similar
to the procedure followed at Zurich. These special experimental runs started on
March 14, 1970 and the latest fully completed study ended on Feb. 29, 1972.
Eight experimental runs, direct observation, have been thus far completed. Some
of these were run concurrently. These runs involved 815 daily sunspot counts.
In these runs counts made with the writer's regularly used 45x76 Cooke
refractor were used as "controls". The daily sunspot countings for
all test runs have been submitted to the Chairman of the solar Division on a
current basis. A statistical report has been prepared for each of the nine
completed test runs and copies of these reports, and of future reports, will be
placed on file at AAVSO Headquarters. Studies are still continuing, and the
tenth test run, comparing countings made in mid-morning with counting made six
hours later the same day, was completed observation-wise on April 30, 1972. 116
pairs of countings were made. The statistical report on this run is in
preparation. Further test runs are in the planning stage and it is hoped to
start these in the fall of 1972.
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An alert watchman and a taxi cleaner near Agripada proved to be the vital link in the investigation of the murder of two petrol pump attendants who were brutally killed on the wee hours of Friday. The watchman and the taxi cleaner had taken a picture of the accused just a day before the murder.
According to Nagpada police, the accused Kabir had come to Mumbai a few days back and had been living on the pavement near the Chahgan Mithha petrol pump at Agripada. On the day of the incident, Kabir was allegedly offered a temporary job of a night watchman for one night and guard the petrol pump as the night watchman had not turned up.
"As Kabir had come to Mumbai just few days back, no one knew about him apart from the fact that he did odd jobs. But the day we was asked to be the night watchman, Mohammed Sauqat who works as a day watchman felt that in case Kabir does some mischief, there must be some record of his. He hence asked the taxi cleaner Mohammed Kalam to click Kabir's picture on his cell phone", said an officer. He further added, "This proved to be a vital information for the investigation as we could use the picture and circulate it."
According to Nagpada police, Kabir was looking for money, and was paid around Rs 90 to work at the tea-stall. "The motive of the murder is surely robbery as Kabir knew that both the deceased collected money at the petrol pump post 9pm", said the officer.
On the wee hours of Friday, Mohammed Sajid Ansari, 44, and Mohammed Ayub Ansari, 36, who had been working at the Chahgan Mithha petrol pump near Maratha Mandir at Agripada were found murdered. The duo were beaten to death by a car silencer which was lying near the petrol pump.


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Fingerless glovesÂ--when worn purely for adornmentÂ--we loathe ye. You bring to mind body-builders and shopping mall punks and other awkward types. Your persistence is annoying: Madonna wore lacey versions of you in her Â"Like A VirginÂ" days and last month Jared Leto wore you for a 30 Seconds to Mars concert. MadgeÂ--youÂ're fine, it was 1985, and we all make mistakes. Jordan CatalanoÂ--not so much.
Of course thereÂ's always an exception, and in this case itÂ's Karl Lagerfeld. King Karl can do whatever he likes and wear whatever he likes. However, even though he just put fingerless gloves on his recent runway and Marc Jacobs made crocheted versions for springÂ--our revulsion is not staunched. WeÂ're calling for a Time Out: Fingerless Gloves, and hope that Hot Topic hears our call.
Like legwarmers worn outside the dance studio or wallet chains attached to designer denim, the fingerless glove tries to say, Â"Hey, IÂ'm hardcore,Â" which of course means that itÂ's not. This item is only appropriate when itÂ's worn for necessityÂ--for work situations or a costume for Oliver TwistÂ--never for looks.
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NOAA's Annual Greenhouse Gas Index Update
November 10, 2011
Fall 2011 NOAA Annual Greenhouse Gas Index update, 2010 data. NOAA's updated Annual Greenhouse Gas Index (AGGI), which measures the direct climate influence of many greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane, shows a continued steady upward trend. credit: NOAA
Topics: Environment, Greenhouse gases, Climate change, Carbon finance, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Greenhouse gas emissions by the United States, Greenhouse effect, Carbon dioxide, Climate, Greenhouse gas, Methane, Global warming


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Girl Scouts seek recreational donations for camping
May 18, 2015 9:17 PM - Are you cleaning your garage to get ready for summer? Looking for a place to donate your gently-used recreational items, like camping tents, pool noodles, and swim goggles? Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois is currently seeking donations of new and gently-used outdoor activity items from the community.


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From New York City to North Korea, world looking for 2013 to bring along better times
NEW YORK From the glittering New Year's ball dropping in Times Square to joyous fireworks in London and cheers in a once-isolated Asian country, the world did its best to ring in 2013 with hope for renewal after a year of economic uncertainty, searing violence and natural disasters.
"With all the sadness in the country, we're looking for some good changes in 2013," Laura Concannon, of Hingham, Mass., said as she and her husband joined hundreds of thousands of revelers lined up for blocks through bustling Times Square on Monday.
Revelers with New Year's hats and sunglasses boasting "2013" packed the streets in the 35-degree cold to count down the first ball drop in decades without Dick Clark, who died in April and was honored with his name printed on pieces of confetti and on one of the crystal panels on the Times Square ball.
Matias Dellanno, 37, of Buenos Aires, Argentina, stood in the middle of the square with his wife and 3-year-old son, beaming with joy as his eyes caught the multicolored lighting illuminating the square just before midnight.
"I feel a completely new hope for 2013," he said. "It can't be any worse than last year, when my business lost clients. It was a rough year for everyone. The new year has to be better!"
Security in Times Square was tight, with a mass of uniformed police and plainclothes officers assigned to blend into the crowd. With Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly proclaiming that Times Square would be the "safest place in the world on New Year's Eve," officers used barriers to prevent overcrowding and checkpoints to inspect vehicles, enforce a ban on alcohol and check handbags.
Elsewhere, lavish fireworks displays lit up skylines in Sydney, Hong Kong and Shanghai. In Pyongyang, the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his people must pursue economic improvement with the same urgency scientists put into the launch of a long-range rocket last month.
Kim said in a speech that boosting living standards is the new year's most important task. North Korea struggles to grow enough food for its 24 million people.
In the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai, multicolored fireworks danced early today up and down the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa.
In Rome, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated New Year's Eve with a vespers service in St. Peter's Basilica to give thanks for 2012 and look ahead to 2013. He said that despite all the death and injustice in the world, goodness prevails.
In Russia, spectators filled Moscow's iconic Red Square as fireworks exploded near the Kremlin. In Rio de Janeiro, revelers dressed head-to-toe in white as dictated by Brazilian new years' tradition flooded onto Copacabana beach for a concert.
Organizers said about 90,000 people gathered in a large field in Yangon, Myanmar, for their first chance to do what much of the world does every Dec. 31 — watch a countdown. The reformist government that took office in 2011 in the country, long under military rule, threw its first public New Year's celebration in decades.


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By Mike on Monday, October 24, 2011
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 180,242
Pros: "Runs smooth, good transmission,"
Cons: "turbo, EGR, head studs, radiator, intercooler, mpg"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 3
"Ok, this truck has been nothing but trouble for me. The 6.0 Powerstroke is a joke. I should've never sold my 7.3! Although the 6.0 runs smoother, when it runs, there are too many things that go wrong with it. I had the truck for 6 weeks and the transmission fluid sending unit went out, which was replaced under warranty. No problems with tranny since. At 110,000 miles the EGR went out 3 times, removed it and installed EGR delete kit. Next was the head gasket which left me stranded on the side of the road with my boat in tow. Tow cost around $700 from Nacogdoches, TX to Houston. To replace the heads, radiator, intercooler, new head gasket, ARP head bolts plus labor was around $8,000. Have replaced #6 injector twice and #7 once. Injection Control Pressure regulator replaced twice. And the fuel mileage is 12-16 at best."
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By John on Saturday, September 14, 2013
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 132,000
Pros: "Great truck, Dependable."
Cons: "MPG gets about 12 - 15 mpg city & 18 highway"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 9
"Have had NO problem with this truck! As a former diesel mechanic I do the maintenance myself. New updated oil cooler, new updated egr cooler. Oil and coolant bypass filters.
Transmission is strong, never any problem starting or running, I haul heavy loads from time to time cross country, NO problems. I corrected all the weak links as listed above including blue spring upgrade for fuel pressure. So far have not had any head gasket problems but i dont race the truck either. The 6.0L diesel is a good engine if properly maintained. I run Rotella synthetic T-6 oil (5 W 40)in engine. flush cooling system and refill with fresh ford GOLD collant every 2 years, and keep by pass filters changed every other 2nd oil change. Maintenance is the key!! These upgrades should have been paid for by International or Ford as well as the stretched head bolt problem. This is expensive to have to pay to have it done! In my case it was my time and the cost of the materials, still expensive!"
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By Chris on Thursday, February 26, 2009
"This was my second F250, my first being an '04. The truck is very strong, and tows my 34ft. 10k fifth wheel camper like it's not even there. Transmission is smooth and tight. Powerstroke engine is also smooth, although louder than it's competitors. My only complaint with the drive train is the turbo-lag; the powerstroke doesn't make much power at all until the turbo spools up. Once it does, though... look out! The truck is definitely a well-built truck. The heavy frame soaks up the bumps with no shimmy. The interior is nice looking although some pieces don't seem to fit together properly. It does take a 40 acre field to turn this baby around, much more than my new truck (Dodge 2500). The mileage is okay; 12 in town and almost 20 hwy if I go real slow. If you want a strong, heavy truck for real towing, I don't think you can beat it. My only other complaint is the cruise control is the worst I have ever seen. It was the same in my 04 F250. You may be going 5 miles an hour faster or slower than your set speed at any given time, and no, that's not towing; that's an empty truck. If you set it climbing a hill on the interstate and let off the fuel you will get run over, then you will burn 3 gallons of diesel to get back to your set speed and well beyond. It's a pain and it shouldn't be that way in a 50k truck. But despite these minor aggravations, I would buy another one (but only with lots of incentives)."
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3rd-grader takes loaded gun to Detroit-area school
Friday - 1/25/2013, 9:09pm EST
INKSTER, Mich. (AP) - Authorities say a third-grade student brought a loaded handgun to his Detroit-area school but was stopped before he walked through the doors.
School district spokeswoman Val Hughes says the principal at Daly Elementary School in Inkster was tipped by a phone call before school started on Friday morning.
She says the principal met the boy at the school's entrance. The boy and weapon were removed from school grounds around 9 a.m.
Hughes says no one was harmed and that other students weren't aware of what happened.
No details were released about how the boy got the gun or why he took it to school.
Inkster police told The Associated Press that they couldn't release any information about the incident.
Inkster is about 15 miles west of Detroit.
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Four-run 7th lifts Toronto to 7-6 win over Boston
BOSTON Another comeback win for the Toronto Blue Jays. Another loss for the Boston Red Sox.
Jose Bautista singled in the go-ahead run in a four-run seventh inning and the Blue Jays came from behind for the fifth time in seven wins this season, deepening the misery of the struggling Red Sox with a 7-6 victory on Friday night.
"They are all good wins," Blue Jays manager John Farrell said.
Good, bad or ugly, the Red Sox desperately need a win after dropping to 2-10, matching their poorest start in history and making the worst record in baseball even worse. They did hit two homers after managing just seven in their first 11 games, but finished with only five hits.
Brett Cecil (1-1) gave up those homers to Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis in the third when Boston went ahead 3-0. Toronto tied it on Corey Patterson's two-run double in the fifth and Travis Snider's RBI double in the sixth.
"This team is not going to quit and neither am I," Cecil said. "I feel great about tonight. Two bad pitches and that was it."
Bobby Jenks (0-1) started the seventh for Boston and allowed all four runs, making it 7-3.
The Red Sox scored three in the eighth on an RBI single by Jed Lowrie and a two-run double by Marco Scutaro.
"It's not going to mean anything tomorrow because we lost," Boston manager Terry Francona said, "but, always, we've got to give ourselves a chance. We're looking for positives."
Jon Rauch pitched the ninth for his third save, retiring Carl Crawford, Pedroia and Adrian Gonzalez.
"The guys battled all day and gave us a chance to win," Rauch said.
Crawford, who signed a seven-year, $142 million contract in the offseason, went 0 for 5 and is batting just .137 (7 for 51).
He appeared to beat out a groundball leading off the first but was called out by first base umpire Paul Nauert.
"You definitely try to keep the negative thoughts out of your head and try to stay positive because you know you have four more at bats to go," Crawford said.
The game was the first between Francona and his former pitching coach, Farrell, who downplayed that matchup.
"I know they're out to beat us," he said, "and we're out to beat them."
The Blue Jays nearly took a 1-0 lead in the first when Adam Lind's drive down the right field line was ruled a two-run homer by Nauert. Francona disputed the call. The umpires reviewed it and ruled the ball foul. Lind then grounded out. It was the ninth replay review ever at Fenway Park and sixth that was overturned.
"It looked like we caught a big break and we got the 3-0 lead," Francona said. "We didn't have a lot of hits but we had two big ones and then we let it get away."
The Red Sox went ahead against Cecil when Pedroia hit his second homer of the season, a solo shot. Gonzalez then walked and Youkilis followed with his first homer. David Ortiz then walked, but Cecil retired his remaining 11 batters before being replaced by Jason Frasor to start the seventh.


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Casa 579, supports local community projects such as the educational "Julio Otoni" project located in the same street as the house. By staying at Casa 579 you too are also supporting the local community.
Among the come-again guests to Casa 579; a family of monkeys and a toucan, staying in the trees visible from the breakfast area!
Lapa, famous for its Samba clubs and home to Rio's nightlife and the downtown business district are within a 10 minute drive, either by bus, taxi or tram ride away and the famous sights of Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf Mountain and the beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema are just 15 minutes away. Transport stops right outside the house to take you to all the places you need to go (bus, tram or kombi). read more
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Getting to Casa 579: Rio International Airport30 mins, Rodoviaria (bus station20 mins) by taxi. Lapa is (10 mins away),Largo do Machado (15 mins away) and Copacabana (15-20 mins away).
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Greetings everyone..
(APRIL 26th 2015) - This year will be our 11th annual MAC rally and we would like for it to be the best attended event ever. One reason we have the rally is to call attention to the motoring public of motorcycles on our roadways. Last year we enjoyed one of, if not, the largest number of TV stations covering our rally. We will be working to achieve that level of coverage again this year.
Here is how you can help make the rally the best ever.
- First, plan to attend and encourage others to attend also. You might even plan a group ride.
- Second, forward this letter to everyone on your email list that has a motorcycle.
- Third, download the official Rally flyer and take it to ever location you can think of where motorcyclists will see it.
- Fourth, notify your local TV and radio stations. Many radio stations will do a free PSA. I hope to have a PSA done for radio and will let you know when it is available. Also, your local TV station could get their affiliate station in Baton Rouge to send them their coverage of the rally so they can show it on your local news channel.
** NOTE** This year, due to construction at the state capitol, it will be necessary to move the rally to the Claiborne Building which is across the street from the capitol.
- Click Here for the Map to Claiborne Building
- Click Here for the Rally Flyer
We hope to see you here in Baton Rouge.
Joe Spearman
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