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Chrysler Town & Country Limited lives at the top of minivan food chain
Some folks let their image of minivans stand in the way of buying the most family friendly vehicles on the market.
The Chrysler Town & Country Limited is at the top of the minivan food chain, and is loaded with extras and luxury options that most families would love — if it wasn't a minivan. But a minivan is easy to climb aboard, and this one has a luxurious ride along with good power and tons of storage room. And it will carry a family of seven.
The test van had power sliding side doors. This makes it easy to load up the family, and if you have young children, it's equally easy to strap them into their child seats. In a sport-utility vehicle, for instance, you have the doors in your way along with a bigger step up, making it tougher for the kid to crawl aboard, and a bigger lift for the parent loading one aboard.
The Town & Country, or T&C, includes a power hatch to make loading groceries, luggage or athletic equipment easier, too. Power third-row seats are controlled just inside the hatch, part of a $1,995 luxury package. Within seconds you can lower the third row for a hefty hauling area. Cargo space starts at 33.0 cubic feet behind that third seat (about double that of even the largest luxury sedans) and expands to 83.3 cubic feet with the third row down.
The T&C offers a luxurious ride on its 121.2-inch wheelbase. A standard midsize sedan usually rides on 106-to-109-inch wheelbase and has pretty good rides. Longer is better, so this one is excellent.
Power is good, too, with a 3.6-liter V6 with variable valve timing and a horsepower rating of 283. Just a few years ago Chrysler's 4.0-liter V6 delivered only 255 horsepower, so this is getting more power from a smaller engine. The van is relatively heavy, at 4,671 pounds, but you can get onto the highway easily in this minivan. If you load it up with seven folks and gear it'll need all that power to pull you to cruising speed, but you'll be glad you have each one of those horses. Chrysler's 6-speed automatic transmission is well suited to the van and provides smooth shifting.
Steering is moderately vague. But the van is easy to handle on the highway and in parking lots. Steering effort is moderate, so you won't be fatigued by a long drive.
Braking is first-rate with four-wheel discs, and stability control is standard.
Gas mileage is on par with a midsize SUV, and the EPA rates the Chrysler at 17 mpg city and 25 mpg highway. I had it in snow and moderately cold weather and got just 18.1 mpg in about a 50-50 mix of city and highway.
The interior is where the T&C excels at creature comforts and family coddling. It starts at $41,295 and has a $995 delivery fee. Add some options and the test van hit $45,230.
So that price could be a little rich for many families' budgets, but there is a Touring model that starts at $31,760 and includes the same powertrain.
Inside, the test van featured an attractive dark chocolate brown dash over medium-brown leather seats. There are woodlike inserts in the dash and doors and chrome gauge surrounds along with the center stack's face. A matte silver finish is used on the tilt/telescope steering wheel's hub.
I found the seats soft and comfortable, much better than in a T&C I'd tested several years back. The front- and second-row seats also are heated, as is all of the wood and leather steering wheel, a real treat for drivers in our climate. In addition, the T&C also has two memory settings for the driver's seat.
Chrysler offers Stow 'n' Go seats that fold down into the van's floor to boost cargo room. These are standard in the second and third row. An option is Swivel 'n' Go seats that rotate to allow riders to get out of the sliding power side doors more easily, or turn around to face the third row seat.
There's a tilt and telescope steering wheel with audio and other major controls such as cruise control and trip computer settings on the hub, plus power accelerator and brake pedals. One of the features I've appreciated for years is Chrysler's addition of radio volume and channel selection buttons on the back of the steering wheel, right where your fingers can easily find them.
The gear shift lever is mounted up on the dash, just right of the steering wheel, so easy to reach, and the van comes with push button start, plus buttons on the key fob to activate the sliding doors individually. The rear hatch is powered and also can be triggered by that fob.
Inside there are push buttons to open the van's rear vent windows and an entertainment system with screens that fold down from the car's roof for both second- and third-row riders.
Up front there are dual glove boxes and four cup holders in a large removable center console that is part of the luxury option package. That package also includes the power third-row seats, a sunroof, load leveling and height control and overhead consoles. Sun visors are quite large, but still do not slide or include extenders.
Other standard features include a blind-spot warning system, power passenger's front seat, three-zone climate control system, nine speakers and a subwoofer for the stereo, and a remote start system.
Chrysler minivans also have a five-star crash safety rating, the best, thanks to a copious amount of airbags and side airbag curtains.
Mark Savage welcomes your questions and comments regarding new vehicles at www.facebook.com/savageonwheels/.
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My new adapter, I think, is missing a pin. On Row 1, all the pins are exactly the same on mine as they are on the illustration.
Row 2, however, is slightly different. The illustration shows pins in the 1st, 4th and 5th position (counting left-to-right). My solderless adapter has a pogo-pin coming out of the 1st and 4th positions, but the 5th DOESN'T have a pogo-pin on the motherboard side. On the top, where the chip sits, there IS a pin.
I know it is in good contact when it is installed, but I still get the red chip LED and the 3 reboots and FRAG on the Xbox.
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Sonia was born February 8, 1965 in Dekalb, Miss. to John Tommy Gully and Linda Agent Gully. She was a graduate of Kemper Academy.
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Good service from Halfords, always appreciated
Recently booked my car in for its first MOT. Really easy to do on line. Dropped the car off at the allocated time, agreed that it would be about an hour and yes pretty much all done ready and waiting. Great service to be fair.
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Booked through Asda tyres and cannot fault Halfords at all manager was very helpful and car was done in a reasonable time
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I was looking at a car which I was being given for free. The car was old and the owner let me take it for an MOT. The service I got from Halfords Autocentre was excellent. I explained I'd never had a car before so this was my first MOT experience. The conversation with the mechanic after the MOT helped me decide whether I should take the car or not as it needed some work. Great customer service.
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For the wheel alignment it costs too much but was only done in half an hour witch was good but was rather annoyed to come back to my to find it unlocked! Witch I thought of you halfords very stuipd just leaving cars unlocked!
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The Missouri State Tree Farm Committee invites all woodland owners to attend the conference's silver anniversary Feb. 25-26 at the Stoney Creek Inn in Columbia.
The conference will start Friday afternoon with a Woodland Estate Planning Workshop by Dr. Bill Hoover of Purdue University. That evening, landowners will share woodland management experiences.
Saturday presentations will focus on selecting the right tree for your property, exotic plant threats in Missouri, pruning high-value forest trees and the health of Missouri forests. The conference will conclude with a forum on quail management.
Early registration fee is $45 for Tree Farm members, $50 for non-members. For more information, contact Glenda Fry, the Missouri Forest Products Association Education Coordinator, at (573) 634-3252, or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Nadine Marshall, middle, and Carolyn Brunner have done what no other volunteers at Runge Conservation Nature Center in Jefferson City have done before. Each of the devoted conservationists has donated 5,000 hours of their time to share nature with others.
Marshall has been volunteering since 1995. Brunner began her career as a volunteer naturalist in 1992. The pair, with the help of fellow volunteer Golda Trower, developed one of the state's most popular nature center programs, called "The Wildlifers." It blends nature learning with quilt making.
Every homeowner knows the three most important factors in determining the value of a house are location, location and location. The same is true for quail real estate. Keep this in mind when creating "covey headquarters."
Covey headquarters are brushy areas where bobwhites can escape from predators. The ideal area is about 1,500 square feet. It should be at least 20 feet wide, with a combination of brushpiles and upright shrubby growth, such as American plum, shrub dogwood, blackberry or indigo bush. These plants allow quail to move around without fear of hawks, but also allow them to fly away from foxes and other land-based predators.
The value of covey headquarters is diminished if it is not near other suitable bobwhite habitat. The best site is near the corner of a field with row crops, food plots or lightly disked grassland on one side, and well-managed, wildlife-friendly grassland nearby.
For more information about managing land for quail and other wildlife that thrives in open land, subscribe to the Conservation Department's "Covey Headquarters." The quarterly newsletter is available online. To receive the newsletter by mail, write to Covey Headquarters, Missouri Department of Conservation, 3915 Oakland Ave., St. Joseph, MO 64506.
Max Hamilton of Chillicothe, a citizen conservationist and outdoor communicator, has been honored by the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF).
The NWTF named a room at its new headquarters in Edgefield, S.C., in honor of Hamilton, whose conservation career included service as NWTF's chairman of the board and president.
Hamilton served as outdoor editor for the Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune for more than 50 years before retiring in 1994. He helped found the NWTF's Chillicothe chapter and has worked for more than 60 years to make his farm northwest of Chillicothe a model for wildlife management.
Missouri's most unusual wildlife viewing opportunity will take place Feb. 26 at the Shepherd of the Hills Fish Hatchery in Branson. This year's "Vulture Venture" will run from noon to 6 p.m.
Indoor attractions include a live vulture from the Wonders of Wildlife Museum in Springfield, a video about vultures, vulture games, stickers and crafts. Outside, visitors will meet naturalists with spotting scopes and view one of Missouri's largest vulture wintering roosts. This is a rare opportunity to see both black and turkey vultures in the same location.
Visitors who stay until late in the afternoon are treated to vulture "kettling" as large numbers of the big birds swoop in to roost for the night. This is a free program and requires no reservations. For more information or for directions, call (417) 334-4865, ext 0.
Last year's event received the National Association of Interpretation's Best Interpretive Program award.
If you are pursuing an education degree, have a strong professional interest in conservation or want to enrich your teaching, consider signing up for one of the Conservation Department's educator workshops. Many workshops offer college credit. Non-credit workshops are free, or require only a small registration fee. New this year is a workshop titled, "Comparative Ecology: Invaders vs. Natives." Participants will use hands-on strategies to explore the effects of invasive exotic species on native plants and animals, such as warm-season grasses and quail.
Other new workshops include "Endangered Species and You: The Biodiversity Connection," and "Life Sports for Educators."
Perennial favorites include workshops on insects, mammals, outdoor classrooms, Lewis and Clark and Project WILD. For a complete list, visit us online or write to Publications Staff, Missouri Department of Conservation, PO Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180.
The St. Louis America's Center will host the 51st annual St. Louis Boat and Sport Show Feb. 22-27.
The show will feature boats, motors, marine accessories, hunting and fishing gear and vacation destinations. Seminars and guest speakers will appeal to every age and interest. Hours are 5-10 p.m. Tuesday; 2-10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; noon to 10 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday; and 11 am. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is $8 for adults, $2 for children under 12. Children 5 and under get in free Friday if accompanied by adults. Further information is available online.
The Missouri Show-Me Big Bucks Club has expanded its annual Deer Classic and Wildlife Extravaganza to five events around the state this year.
Each event will run from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and will feature informative seminars and displays by equipment makers, taxidermists and related businesses. Hunters can bring their trophies to be scored by qualified experts, and a trophy display board will be available for hunters to show off their deer mounts.
Admission is $5. Children 12 and younger get in free. Proceeds from the events will be divided between the Big Bucks Club and local sponsors. Dates, sponsors and exhibitor contact information are:
In February, Missourians with problem geese can learn how to avoid and reduce conflicts with giant Canada geese at workshops in the St. Louis area.
GeesePeace St. Louis, a non-profit group that promotes non-lethal solutions to nuisance goose problems, is offering the workshops in cooperation with the Conservation Department. Participants learn population stabilization techniques, like egg addling and oiling. The workshops also cover the use of landscaping, trained dogs, chemical repellents and no-feeding policies in an integrated goose management plan. Attendance costs $8. Workshops will be offered:
For more information, call (314) 567-2081, or visit the GeesePeace Web site.
Each of the Conservation Department's eight regions is developing a Regional Quail Recovery Plan. To learn how you can get involved, contact the regional office in St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, Columbia, Kirksville, St. Joseph, Cape Girardeau or West Plains.
A new state-record trout has been registered. In August 2004, Jason Harper of Neosho landed an 18-pound, 1-ounce rainbow trout at Roaring River State Park. His fish demolished the previous record of 16 pounds, 13 ounces, set in 1987, also at Roaring River. The 30 1/8-inch lunker fell for a silver spoon. The 22-year-old angler had his hands full landing the fish on 4-pound-test line. The fish had a girth of 22 5/8 inches.
Anglers who dream of landing a huge catfish should note the case of James Edmiston, of Shawnee, Kan. In August, he caught an 82-pound blue cat on the Missouri River along Missouri's western border. Although he surely must have been pleased, it wasn't the once-in-a-lifetime fish it would have been for most anglers. He caught a 92-pounder--the Kansas state record--in 2000.
A record number of Missouri hunters took advantage of the state's second urban portion of firearms deer season Oct. 8-11, taking 1,955 deer and donating tons of venison to needy families.
The hunt took place in 11 counties around St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield and the Columbia/Jefferson City area. One-hundred fifty successful participants donated their deer to the Share the Harvest program, which channels venison to food banks and other charitable organizations.
Last year's urban portion of firearms deer season lasted only two days and was limited to the areas around St. Louis and Kansas City. Initial harvest figures last year showed 91 deer brought to check stations in the hunt areas. However, this number did not include 43 deer brought to check stations outside the area. These boosted the final tally to 134. This year's urban segment total also will increase when deer checked outside the hunt area are taken into account, possibly topping 2,800.
This record harvest is good news for communities that want to reduce deer numbers.
Entries for the 2005 Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest are due March 15. Students in grades K-12 are eligible to create art of Missouri waterfowl for the contest, which is sponsored by Big Muddy National Wildlife Refuge. For more information, visit online, or contact Tim Haller, Big Muddy NWR, 4200 New Haven Drive, Columbia, MO 65201, (573) 441-2799.
Fishing legend Virgil Ward, who put fishing lore in television viewers minds and fishing lures in their hands, died in September at age 93. He hosted the nationally syndicated "Championship Fishing" from 1964 to1990, reaching anglers on 300 stations. The soft-spoken angling celebrity also invented fishing lures, including the Beetle Spin, which are used by millions of anglers. Ward lived near Amsterdam, Mo.
The Forsyth High School Forestry Team earned top honors in October at the National FFA Forestry Career Development Event.
All four members of the team placed in the top 10 in the competition. Juniors Cole Wyatt and Nathan Storts placed first and third, respectively. Senior Casey Williams placed fourth, and Junior Adam Johnson came in ninth.
They became only the second team in Missouri history to win the title. The event tests contestants' knowledge of forest management tools, principles and techniques, tree identification, forest inventorying, tree disorders and safety.
John Wyatt, Cole's father and the team's sponsor, said the four budding foresters spent hours before and after school studying and training for the competition at the national FFA convention in Louisville, Ky.
Eric Ray McKenzie, Keytesville, and Benjamin Thomas French, Fulton, also distinguished themselves at the event by winning Wildlife Production Proficiency Awards.
Next time you hear someone say big bucks only live on private land, show them this photo of Scott Fowler. He killed this deer with bow and arrow Sept. 18 at Poosey Conservation Area (CA) in Livingston County.
Fowler, a Florida resident, travels to Missouri each year to scout and hunt. He pursued this deer for five years after finding one of its shed antlers in 1999. He saw it several times thereafter, and he even filmed it on video.
When it fell, the deer weighed an estimated 230 pounds, field-dressed. Fowler chose not to have the antlers "green scored." Instead, he decided to wait until the end of the 60-day drying period prescribed by the Pope and Young Club to have it measured. It could challenge Missouri's all-time archery hunting record of 191 inches.
Bill Wehrle, who interviewed Fowler for an article that appeared in the Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, said that Fowler hunts only public land, and he hunts only with a bow. He doesn't use tree stands. Fowler also said that the Sept. 15 opener for archery deer season helps archers because bucks' activity still revolves around food then, making them easier to pattern.
Fowler's deer was feeding in a soybean field when it fell.
Wehrle also said this is the fifth deer Fowler has taken at Poosey CA that qualified for Pope and Young certification.
State Wildlife Grants are a new source of federal funding for state wildlife programs. The focus is on helping species with urgent needs before they become endangered.
Local partners are an important part of this effort. Last year, the Conservation Department channeled $210,000 of these federal funds into local efforts through the Missouri Bird Conservation Initiative. Matching grants of up to $20,000 went to:
Part of my job through the years has been to investigate spring turkey accidents. I interview the shooter and victim (hopefully) and reconstruct the scene. This helps me get a sense of the series of events that led to the accident.
At the end of each year, the Conservation Department compiles a list of all reported hunting accidents and their causes. This data helps us in teaching hunter education and in learning how accidents can be prevented.
A few years ago, I compiled the statewide statistics for spring turkey hunting accidents over the past 5 years. They really surprised me. I had always assumed that most hunting accidents involved inexperienced hunters. However, most of the "mistaken for game" spring turkey hunting incidents involved shooters and victims in their late 30s. On average, the people involved have about 10 years of turkey hunting experience and 25 years of overall hunting experience.
Many hunters fall into this general category, but I wondered why a few of them have accidents. Somehow, they assumed that a color or movement they spotted in the woods was a turkey instead of another hunter. They then committed the unforgivable error of shooting without positively identifying their target.
When I hear about an accident, I always ask myself, "How could this have happened?" If all hunters asked themselves the same question, we could eliminate hunting accidents. --Chuck Griffin
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- A Massachusetts mayor is calling for an end to refugee resettlement in his city, saying Somali families are putting pressure on already strained services in Springfield, a onetime industrial center where nearly a third of the population lives below the poverty line.
Mayor Domenic Sarno is the latest mayor to decry refugee resettlement, joining counterparts in New Hampshire and Maine in largely rare tensions with the State Department, which helps resettle refugees in communities across America.
The mayor is drawing criticism from those who argue that America has a moral obligation to help the outcast and refugees who say they're being scapegoated for problems the city faced long before their arrival.
"Why not talk about the problems in the city, why not talk about the houses that are unstable and in bad conditions, why only talk about the Somalis and Somali Bantus?" Mohammed Abdi, 72, said through an interpreter.
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ReViral is an emerging UK-based biotechnology company aiming to help patients and to enlarge the antiviral market by developing novel first-in-class compounds.
The first target is Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) treatment which represents a major unmet medical need in children, the elderly and the immune-compromised. The very large number of patients provide a significant commercial opportunity. As its first program, ReViral is developing a novel, highly potent, small molecule inhibitor of RSV fusion which will enter clinical trials in H2/2016.
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The Wimbledon final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal was the most dramatic tennis match I've ever seen. What made it even more special was the fact that Federer rallied from two sets down to continue the epic match-up. But the final two sets were the icing on the cake. For the second consecutive time in a grand slam tournament, Nadal and Federer battled back and forth. Federer would rally back from 15-40 and win a point. The same for Nadal. Not since the days of Bjorn Borg has a player(Nadal) won the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year. These two heavyweights have revamped the ATP and made it worthwhile to watch again.


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February 18, 1919 - August 12, 2010
Mrs. Beckendorf passed away on Thursday, August 12, 2010 at Oakland Manor Nursing Center in Giddings. Ruby Evelyn Young Beckendorf was born on February 18, 1919 in Fort Bend County, Texas to Lawrence Lee and Bertha (Surface) Young. She was united in marriage to Robert Beckendorf on June 5, 1940. Evelyn was a farmer and homemaker.
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Remember the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? Last year it captivated America's attention as nearly five million barrels of oil gushed into the water, but once the runaway well was capped, the outrage faded away. As I write in a story in The New York Review of Books, drilling has resumed in the area, tourists are back on the beaches, and even Tony Hayward, forced to step down as BP's CEO, is back in the action, running a multi-billion dollar investment fund. But a spate of reports and books provide a trove of data that reveals how the oil and gas industry remains as unaccountable as the too-big-to-fail banks that brought on the financial crisis of 2008. The BP disaster revealed the same problems—lax government regulation, corporate profits despite the risks, a fawning press—that characterized the financial meltdown. Big banks and big oil have more in common than their size.
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1953 Triumph Motorcycle Stolen 45+ Years Ago Found at L.A. Port
If you had your 1953 Triumph motorcycle stolen more than 45 years ago, you'd probably have forgotten it even existed by now.
But one lucky rider, now 72 years old, got his bike back over the weekend, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in Los Angeles announced today:
CBP officials say the Triumph Tiger t100 was stolen from the Omaha, Nebraska, backyard of a law enforcement officer on the night of February 4 or 5, 1967.
The agency states:
The Omaha patrolman's stolen vehicle report about the blue- and black- colored, Tiger T 100 model bike noted it was parked in the rear yard all winter and a gate on the wood fence was forced.
The uninsured bike was worth $300, federal officials said. But it appears the motorcycle was restored, modified and on its way to Yokohama, Japan, when customs authorities flagged it for a look-see.
Todd C. Owen, CBP director of field operations in L.A:
This is one of three vehicles CBP recently intercepted that were stolen at least 20 years ago ... CBP officers and their law enforcement counterparts check many outbound vehicles on a regular basis. Their success in recovering stolen vehicles is remarkable. A few have nice stories like this one.
The CBP's manifest at the Port of L.A.-Long Beach indicates the bike is now worth $9,000, the agency says.
It was seized Saturday and turned over to the original owner, who is now 72. He still lives in Nebraska.
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Skip to comments.The Rush Limbaugh LIVE Radio Show Thread - Friday, February 24, 2012
Posted on 02/24/2012 8:01:24 AM PST by IMissPresidentReagan
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I feel the same way.
I believe you are correct!
I could go back through all of the votes Noot made when in Congress and point to something in there that I don't think government should be in; but ultimately, no one bill is about a single issue and unless I know what every single thing tacked on was, then I'm not going to throw someone out.
Personally, I think Noot is a sanctimonious, egotistical liar. His first instinct is look toward the government and create a program....or maybe that's his second, after lying. He lies not because he needs to, or because it helps his case, but because he can. (the John King incident). Plus, for all the talk of Mitt and Paul; Noot was trying to suck up to Paul too. If I heard "I agree with Ron" once from his lips, I heard it ten times Wednesday night. Automatic strike in my book.
But to each his own.
I don't like the crazies that support any of these guys who insist I need to bow down and worship any of them. I hate Paulbots, Nooters, Mitters, and the one Santorum crazy I met, I hated him and argued with him too.
My concern is principles.
8 cases?!
He's so insane!
Only 8% of respondents answered all 13 questions correctly? Wow.
I agree, and that is part of what turns me off to Santorum. he seems to be fixated on social morality.
He seems like he has but one concern, and frankly.. you cant legislate morality.
He needs to focus on the economy.
Also -
I was not saying you were a Nooter. You are actually....sane, and reasonable. Oh and can state clearly why you dislike the other "guys".
BTW Newt certainly is an egomaniac.
You're still smarter than 83% of the public.
Unfortunately, those are probably the ones who will decide the next election.
Nooters is great a debates (as well he should be. He's been around this block a time or two.)
I'm not too wrapped up in anyone. Not like my opinion matters. Santorum is just less...."suck the air out of the room" than the other guys, so I guess I ultimately hate him less. Not saying that won't change.
LOL; so did I, show-off!
Did you see the breakdown of the questions and answers. It was quite detailed.
The question and correct answer (or lack thereof) that surprised me the most was this:
Thinking about Congress, do Republicans currently have a majority in ....
And women-—that really did shock me, too.
Sheesh! We are in such trouble. Obama hasn't even begun to spend his campaign billions.
I honestly don't have a horse in this race anymore.
All I am looking at is who can win in a general election at this point.
You'd think a dog turd could beat Obama but he has the MSM on his side, and in concerns me greatly.
LOL - All politicians by nature are, for the most part.
I think it's a job requirement.
Danged Greece question got me. I thought I picked Greece, but clicked Germany. DOH!!!!
Yeah, the people who couldn't find the US on a map is who will decide the next election.
I got them all correct too, which one did you miss?
And only 35% of women could identify the symbol for Islam?
Makes you wonder who is taking this quiz.
I feel like I never really had a dog in this race....It's frustrating .... and sad. At least I can watch the debates objectively though...lol. No one can accuse me of being in the tank for anyone. While I dislike Santorum least as of right now. . . . he still gets called out (on my FB anyway.) lol.
Then you are a 100%er.
You know what drives me up the wall?
Why are we even voting for people with names like Mitt and Newt?
Now folks are entertaining the notion that Mitt will name Rand as his VP
Why cant we have candidates with real names? like Elbridge or Biff? /s
Even "Mitt" and "Newt" are better than "Barack."
The questions were too easy, I worry for our country.
We'll survive.
Somehow, we'll survive.
I'm an idgit. I got in a hurry and clicked on Germany. I knew it was Greece, but....excuses are like buttholes. . .
I just sent the quiz to three of my co-workers, two of whom are very outspoken libs.
I hope they take it and tell me what they scored.
"Barack" sounds like the USA blowing chunks!
Seriously. What's worse is both Newt and Mitt decided to be known as Newt and Mitt.
Not Lee or Roy, or LeRoy or Newton, Will or Willy, But Newt and Mitt.
I think that alone so mean they should not be permitted to run. lol.
Willard and Newton Leroy are better than Hussein
I'd be interested too.
It certainly give you a glimpse into their mind set.
They call me Junior, but I never named myself.
I know I know..
I only missed one question. I didn't know the British prime minister.
Its all true.
A friend missed only that one also. Easy to miss. He hasn't been in the news too much lately. Do you remember what percentage missing only one put you in?
I think it was 9%.
College grad and over age 50 (consistent high scorers) scored low on that question also. The Big Blackout must be working.
I should have added that , thanks to Free Republic and the many hours I have spent here studying, I was in the 9% who knows stuff! LOL!
"I should have added that , thanks to Free Republic and the many hours I have spent here studying, I was in the 9% who knows stuff! LOL!"
It is remarkable. Anyone could miss one question for a variety of reasons-—like IMissPresidentReagan hit the wrong button in haste-—and STILL that puts you and her only 1 percentage point off those who answered ALL questions correctly.
I think we Freepers take FR for granted. The battle is on so many fronts, coming to a big picture conclusion may not be as obvious as most us here on FR conclude.
Often I take a step back and think about the "average" American and try to picture their lives-— 2 working parents with kids, working single moms, people out of work with mortgage problems. I can easily see how those Americans are so overwhelmed by life that they don't have time to research for truth-—even IF they realize they are being scammed by the MSM.
How to reach those people? Certainly not by TV.
Still puts you at 9%. See post 196; posting before I saw your post to me.
PM, you have to remind me of the McLame and Santorum blast over partial birth abortion. When was this and what were the circumstances?
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John and Ellen Francis are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Lesley Claire to Michael Joseph Rougeau, both of Crowley.
The bride-elect's maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Bauer of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, and her paternal grandparents are the late Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Francis of Jena.
Lesley is a 2001 graduate of Acadiana High School, and a 2005 graduate of the University of Oklahoma, with a bachelor's degree in public relations. She is currently employed at Francis Drilling Fluids as the personnel coordinator.
The prospective groom is the son of Harold and Betty Rougeau of Crowley. His maternal grandparents are Margie Miciotto of Crowley and the late Joseph Miciotto, III and his paternal grandparents are the late Horace and Melba Rougeau of Crowley.
Michael is a 1997 graduate of Notre Dame High School, a 2001 graduate of Louisiana State University at Eunice with an associate's degree in business management and a 2004 graduate of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor's degree in marketing. Michael is currently self-employed.
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SPAM is just terrible. We are subject to SPAM on a daily basis. Companies spend millions and millions of dollars combating the spread of SPAM. You may regard SPAM as one of the following:
- unwanted email
- undesirable comments on your blog
- bad sign-ups on your website
One of the ways that firms use to combat SPAM is CAPTCHA. CAPTCHA is a creation from the members of the Carnegie Mellon University. It stands for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart." It prevents automated bots from signing up for services. This is suppose to prevent the spread of even more SPAM. As technology has improved, the bots have gained the ability to literally "read" CAPTCHA and bypass this security measure. As a result CAPTCHA is becoming even more difficult to read. Here are some sample CAPTCHA from some popular web services:
The problem with complicated CAPTCHA
Plain and simple–consumers and companies both have a negative view of SPAM. Companies view CAPTCHA as a necessary evil that protects their systems from unscrupulous operators of "bots." The issue with CAPTCHA like those shown above is that they are ridiculously difficult to read. Sure, a potential client can just hit the retry or refresh button to get another image but they have little patience. The cycle may seem like this:
- You have a great service worth talking about–hooray!
- A friend recommends the service to a friend.
- The friend logs on to http://your-awesome-service.com. Your front page reassures them that you are worth their time and they begin the signup process (hopefully, your process is relatively simple and only requests the bare minimum [name and email]).
- Then the CAPTCHA appears.
- They type in what the believe they see on the screen. Oops! You were wrong. Try again with this different image. The customer can hardly read the image and hits the retry button. They type in what they think is shown but as you can guess, its incorrect.
- Now the customer is frustrated and clicks away! FAIL!
This process is repeated all over the world every single day mutiple times over. You may have put in a great deal of work conducting research on analyzing "heat maps" and doing "A/B testing" but perhaps all along, your abandon rate was rising because you think your customers are gifted in reading gibberish.
The lesson learned from CAPTCHA
You know that you don't want to spend resources having your team purge your database to clean out those awful bots. All you need to do is find a CAPTCHA system that is more appropriate for your customers. Here are some companies that are doing it right:
ConfidentCAPTCHA: Click on the picture that is requested. Its fun, engaging, and get customers through in mere seconds!
NuCaptcha: A video is played and you type the red letters. Engaging and quick!
Scrim CAPTCHA: Match the CAPTCHA on the left with the CAPTCHA on the right. Very simple.
Xero Captcha: Complete the tic-tac-toe. Simple as it gets.
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Investment opportunity of the day: Al Gore's 'Current TV' to be put up for sale
**Written by Doug Powers
They should start pushing more "green" shows and I'll be the Department of Energy would be happy to put taxpayers on the hook for Al Gore's perpetually struggling network. Barring that, Current TV may soon be on the market for any buyer looking to further validate Thomas Tusser:
Current TV, the ratings-challenged cable network started by former Vice President Al Gore, has put itself up for sale, The Post has learned.
"Current has been approached many times by media companies interested in acquiring our company," CEO Joel Hyatt told The Post. "This year alone, we have had three inquiries. As a consequence, we thought it might be useful to engage expertise to help us evaluate our strategic options."
Current is still interviewing investment banks and has yet to launch a formal sales process, said one source.
The service, launched in August 2005 after Gore had begun his crusade against global warming, has churned through programming and personnel as it tried to find its voice.
The channel started out as youth-centric and user-generated before going heavier on news and documentaries. Its latest incarnation is as a left-leaning cable news network, à la MSNBC.
Current, owned by Gore, Hyatt and some private backers, is in about 60 million homes, which could make it valuable to buyers looking for cable network distribution.
It gets about 12 cents a subscriber from pay-TV operators that carry it, or around $82 million last year, according to SNL Kagan. Ad revenue last year was estimated at just $16.9 million.
Sounds like it has the potential to be a terrific infomercial repository. Prediction: The new buyer will keep some of the on-air personalities and a year from now their primetime lineup will be dominated by shows like ShoeDini with Jenny G and Eliot Spitzer's Pocket Fisherman.
If you're interested in buying Current, contact Joel Hyatt and use code word "Goracle" to receive a ten percent discount.
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Suter is by far the best defenseman on the Wild, without looking it up I'd have a hardtime naming any other defenseman on that team but I do know, that they have a very promising young rookie named Brodhin. People also have to keep in mind that Suter has never been that sexy, flashy offensive defenseman he is an elite stay at home defender.
Up to this season Weber always had thte assurance of Suter staying back, so he could play a more offensive type of game but now he is paired with a guy, who is playing his second NHL season, so Weber has to be more defensive responsible I think that's the reason, why his point totals are down.
These two just completemented each other perfectly so I am not surprised they aren't that dominate, but keep in mind stats aren't always telling the whole story. Suter also has to adopt to a new coach,. system including all the pressure of being the #1 defenseman on the team.
I live in Minnesota. Suter has been awful and the Wild fans know it, but I think they're trying to be patient with it based on his track record. It's not like Suter was total garbage on the U.S. Olympic team, I thought he was quite good.
The Wild have a rookie, Jonas Brodin, who looks like a stud. He's decent-sized, skilled with the puck, and already playing 21 minutes a night, almost by default.
Tom Gilbert was acquired in a trade for fan favorite Nick Schultz last year that stunned everyone, and Gilbert has been a better fit with this year's more skilled set of forwards.
Zach Parise has actually been as good or better than advertised. As long as he stays healthy, his leadership and work rate are going to keep up his effectiveness, even if the scoring dries up now and then. Plus, he's the local guy who came home, so the Minnesotans love him for that anyway.
But the shocking reality for the Wild is that they're more than a decade in and they've arguably never had a shutdown "Top 2" defenseman in franchise history. They had Brent Burns, but he was more interesting for his offensive rushes and willingness to ignore Lemaire's trap system. Other guys, like Cam Barker, were supposed to anchor the D unit, and completely flamed out. So there has to be some concern that Suter isn't the guy they thought he was, but I'm sure he'll turn it around over time.
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|Military branches
|Republic of Cyprus: Cypriot National Guard (Ethniki Froura, EF; includes naval and air elements); Northern Cyprus: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK) (2014)
|Military service age and obligation
|Cypriot National Guard (CNG): 18-50 years of age for compulsory military service for all Greek Cypriot males; 17 years of age for voluntary service; length of service obligation is 24 months (2014)
|Manpower available for military service
|Cypriot National Guard (CNG):
males age 16-49: 327,875
females age 16-49: 287,891 (2010 est.)
|Manpower fit for military service
|Cypriot National Guard (CNG):
males age 16-49: 275,842
females age 16-49: 239,862 (2010 est.)
|Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually
|male: 8,167
female: 7,398 (2010 est.)
|Military expenditures
|2.05% of GDP (2012)
2.14% of GDP (2011)
2.05% of GDP (2010) (U)
Source: CIA World Factbook
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