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SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - Ford and Nissan reported November U.S. light-vehicle sales gains that exceeded estimates as the industry benefited from buyers returning to showrooms after Hurricane Sandy a month earlier.
Ford deliveries rose 6.4 percent to 177,092 cars and light trucks last month, the company said Monday in a statement. Nissan sales climbed 13 percent, according to an e-mailed statement. The automakers topped analysts' average estimates for increases of 2.4 percent and 4.8 percent, respectively.
Replacement demand from owners of damaged vehicles and purchases deferred by Sandy, the superstorm that struck the East Coast in late October, probably boosted U.S. car and light-truck sales in November to the best monthly pace in more than four years. The annualized industrywide light-vehicle sales rate, adjusted for seasonal trends, may have accelerated to 15 million, the average of 15 analysts' estimates.
"There is nothing wrong with these numbers," Alan Baum, principal of auto-industry researcher Baum & Associates in West Bloomfield, Mich., said Monday in a telephone interview. "We are obviously coming from much lower numbers, and more and more people are coming back into the market."
General Motors and Chrysler reported increases in deliveries that trailed analysts' estimates while predicting a better-than-expected industry sales pace. GM deliveries gained 3.4 percent and Chrysler, majority owned by Fiat SpA, said sales rose 14 percent.
The average estimates among 11 analysts were for GM deliveries to increase 7.6 percent and Chrysler's to climb 16 percent. Chrysler forecast a 15.3 million industry sales pace for November in its statement Monday, including medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, which typically account for at least 200,000 deliveries per year. GM predicted a 15.3 million light- vehicle sales rate in a statement on its website.
"You've got those deferrals coming back into the market, coupled with some replacement sales," Reid Bigland, Chrysler's U.S. sales chief, said in a Nov. 28 interview at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
Deliveries of Chrysler's Ram pickups rose 23 percent to 24,337 and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans increased 42 percent to 8,578, according to the statement. The automaker majority owned by Turin, Italy-based Fiat extended its streak of consecutive monthly sales gains from a year earlier to 32.
U.S. light-vehicle deliveries probably rose 12 percent in November to 1.11 million, the average of estimates by 10 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. For October, all automakers reported deliveries that trailed average estimates from Bloomberg's survey after Hurricane Sandy inflicted almost $70 billion in damage to New York and New Jersey alone.
Honda's sales increase in November may lead all automakers with a gain of 33 percent, the average of eight analysts' estimates.
The maker of Accord sedans and Civic compacts began the month with almost double the inventory it had in November 2011, according to researcher WardsAuto. Dealers for the Tokyo-based company faced shortages a year ago after the tsunami in Japan and floods in Thailand disrupted production and parts supply.
This year, Sandy damaged more than 230,000 vehicles, including 190,000 in New York and New Jersey, according to estimates from the National Insurance Crime Bureau.
The average estimate for November's sales rate would be a rebound from 14.3 million in October, according to researcher Autodata Corp. The U.S. market has been in steady recovery this year, topping out at an annualized pace of 14.9 million vehicles in September, the best since March 2008, Autodata's figures show. The sales rate was 13.6 million in November 2011.
The U.S. averaged 16.8 million light-vehicle deliveries annually from 2000 to 2007, then dropped to 10.4 million in 2009, a 27-year-low, according to Autodata. Sales for 2012 are headed toward a third consecutive annual increase of more than 10 percent.
Toyota, Asia's top-selling U.S. automaker, sold 17 percent more light vehicles in November than it did a year earlier, short of the 20 percent average of eight analysts' estimates.
South Korea's Hyundai and Kia may have combined to sell 9.1 percent more vehicles in November compared with a year earlier, the average of six estimates. Hyundai's November sales gained 7.8 percent to 53,487, the company said in a statement. U.S. regulators said last month that the affiliates overstated the fuel-economy ratings for most of their 2012 and 2013 models.
Volkswagen probably has already exceeded its full-year target for U.S. sales of 500,000 vehicles. The company entered the month with almost 470,000 deliveries for its Volkswagen and Audi brands. The automaker likely boosted sales in November by 25 percent, the average of three estimates. Volkswagen brand sales gained 29 percent for the month to 36,728 vehicles, according to a statement.
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Annual Smelt fry dedicated to Pat and Patty Borman
Thanks to a donation from Backus firefighter Ross Borman and his wife, Alicia, in memory of Ross' late father, Pat, and mother, Patty, the Backus Fire Department had four new fryers for its annual smelt fry fundraiser Saturday, May 4.
At the beginning of the May 4 event, Fire Chief Jason Smith dedicated the 48th annual Backus Smelt Fry to Pat and Patty.
"As far as I'm concerned, Pat and Patty are cooking for us tonight," he said.
This year's fundraiser brought in 565 attendants, which is lower than normal likely due to scheduling conflicts and weather.
"We were down quite a bit. Normally we're in the 700s. With the barbecue that was going on, the mother-daughter's event at Mildred Chapel, prom and a couple benefits going on and the weather, the weather didn't help," firefighter Chris Cunningham said. "We didn't see a lot of the people with cabins this year."
Smith said that thanks to an increase in charitable donations, the event might still have rivaled past years. The event was seen as a success for other reasons.
"This year Ross and Alicia Borman donated four new cookers to our event, which really helped out. We didn't have any safety issues this year," Cunningham said. "It got us up to a better standard of code. We were able to serve fish faster and more efficiently, and it was in memory of Ross' mom and dad, Pat and Patty Borman."
Cunningham also thanked wives of firefighters, retired firefighters and all those who donated time to help prepare side dishes and serve during the event.
"We couldn't do it without them," he said. "They are just a tremendous asset."
Proceeds from the smelt fry go toward equipment costs and training for Backus firefighters. The event depends on locals as well as tourists for its success.
"It's a great community event and I thouroughly enjoy the people that come out for it, and just want to say thanks for the support," Cunningham said.

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In 10 minutes, guests can walk to a metro and RER (regional train) station, with trains running to the hip and vibrant Latin Quarter in 5 minutes, the Eiffel Tower in 15 minutes, and the Musée d'Orsay in 10 minutes.
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A great trip! the apartment was very cozy, clean, warm, very comfortable equipped and romantic. There was everything you need for the bathroom and kitchen. The owner, Diana, was very kind. The apartment was located in a fairly central area, close to McDonald's, Starbucks, pharmacies and two subway lines, very convenient to get to the Louvre, the Eiffel, Notre Dame etc.
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We had a really nice stay. It was clean and comfortable. The toilet area is separated from the shower are, its like two separate rooms, not a big deal but in the pictures you may not notice. The street is actually really nice and has lots of supermarkets. The subway stations are exactly where told in the web.
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The apartment is very comfortable and in very tranquil area of the house so that you can sleep well. The connection to metro stations is also good. Everything went fine.
We enjoyed our stay very much in this small, but cosy appartment! It was clean, and the location was very nice. The only (small) disadvantage was that we could hear the neighbours (living right above the appartment) very well. But we really recommend this place!
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Is very pleased with our accommodation in Diana's apartment. Our grandchildren Noah and I liked it so it worked well for us. It was a little chilly but after a few days, we put on an element that we found. We are accustomed to the cold, but it was too cold. Everything felt fresh and practical furnishings. Sorry, we could dispose of garbage, but we brought them to my friend. Practically we could go Bvd Arago down from the shuttle bus that stops at Denfert Rochereau. Relatively close to other transport links further down along Bvd Arago.
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are there any decent free agent ROT's available this off-season? i have not seen any name that stands out.
Are the Giants confident that Brewer can be the answer there in his 2nd year?
What are some good prospects in the upcoming draft who may be able to start right away or after one season?
If underclassmen like Flucker or Wagner declare i think we may select one in the 2nd round.
The Sr class does not look good.
Adams is not a great run blocker.
Osemele is projected as a OG because he may be too big for the edge.
Datko keeps getting injured,.
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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Regional Office for South Asia in partnership with the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, implemented Project IND/S16 on "Strengthening Law Enforcement Response to Human Trafficking". The project aimed to intensify efforts to combat trafficking through capacity building of law enforcement personnel (police and prosecutors) in five states - Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Maharashtra and West Bengal. One of the components of this project was to develop (or strengthen) Integrated Anti-Human Trafficking Units (IAHTU) at the state level. More information about human trafficking on the website of UNODC.


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PRINEVILLE, Ore. - The patrol car of a Prineville police sergeant responding to an emergency call was struck by a pickup at a northeast Prineville intersection, causing no injuries but resulting in the other driver being cited, Crook County sheriff's deputies said Friday.
The crash occurred around 7:40 a.m. Wednesday at the corner of NE Third and Harwood streets in Prineville, said sheriff's Sgt. James Savage.
Police Sgt. Ray Cuellar was responding to an emergency call for service in his patrol car, with emergency lights and siren activated, Savage said.
Cuellar pulled up to the intersection and stopped for traffic. Oncoming cars began to yield to his emergency lights and sirens, Savage said, so he proceeded into the intersection.
At that point, Leonardo Olivera-Zapien, 30, of Madras, pulled out into the intersection, heading east in a 1992 Toyota pickup, striking Cuellar's patrol car at low speed, Savage said.
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And, Mitt Romney would not have known about the event, let alone had a chance to "see" it. He was at that time in the middle of his two-year mission for the Mormon church in Le Havre, France. By his own description and others', he was cut off from virtually all contact with his family; and at the time, King's Grosse Pointe appearance was no more than local news.
The original mention, in Broder's 1967 book, of a Romney-King Grosse Pointe march might have resulted from an accidental conflation of several different events.
In June 1963, King marched in Detroit, and delivered an early version of his "I Have a Dream" speech; Governor George Romney did not participate, according to news accounts of the time.
Later that month, a local organization of roughly 50 members, called the Grosse Pointe Human Rights Council, held a walk through their town in support of open housing.
King had already left the state, and Romney did not participate in the Grosse Pointe walk, according to records from the time.
George Romney would later lead a 10,000-person march through Detroit, but not with King.
Although Broder's book contained the brief mention, there is nothing in the public record to suggest that George Romney himself ever claimed to have marched with King.
Had George Romney ever marched with Martin Luther King Jr., it almost certainly would have been documented. From the mid-'50s through 1962, Romney was one of the country's most prominent business leaders — for him to travel South for a civil-rights march would have been remarkable. From January 1963 on, as governor of Michigan and a presumed Presidential candidate, Romney was one of the most visible political figures in the country.
A spokesperson for Mitt Romney now tells the Phoenix that George W. Romney and Martin Luther King Jr. marched together in June, 1963 -- although possibly not on the same day or in the same city.
Romney, according to one piece of written source material provided by the campaign, made a "surprise" appearance at a small march in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, in late June -- several days after King led a much larger march in Detroit. Romney spokesperson Eric Fehrnstrom suggests that these two were part of the same "series" of events, co-sponsored by King and the NAACP, and is thus consistent with Romney's claim that "I saw my father march with Martin Luther King."
"The record is convincing and clear – George Romney marched with Martin Luther King and other civil rights demonstrators," Fehrnstrom wrote in an email.
Fehrnstrom had originally told the Phoenix that the two men marched together in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, either in June 1963 or March 1968, a claim the Phoenix called into question earlier today. An additional source, William LeFevre of the Reuther Library at Wayne State University, who is in charge of the papers of the Grosse Pointe Civil Liberties Association, has since confirmed to the Phoenix that George Romney was not at the 1968 event, and that King was not at the 1963 event.
Fehrnstrom now says that the event in question was King's "Freedom March" in Detroit on June 23, 1963.
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The last few times I cooked Beef Vegetable soup, the meat always comes out tough. I usually put it in the pot in the beginning with the veggies. Am I cooking it too long, should I put it in the pot later? HELP
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The last few times I cooked Beef Vegetable soup, the meat always comes out tough. I usually put it in the pot in the beginning with the veggies. Am I cooking it too long, should I put it in the pot later? HELP
I just simmer the meat by itself until tender, 1-2 hours then I add the veggies. I never try to cook meat to fast or on a high heat. It turns out tough for me. I hope this might help. I love this soup for cold winter nights.
cooking meat slowly breaks down the fibers
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I always cut it up small and then cook it very slow on low heat for a couple of hrs and then add veg. etc. Good luck. Sue
I cook my meat in my pressure cooker for 30 minutes the day before I make soup. The next day, when cold, I dip the hardened grease off and pitch it and then have my veggies ready to cook. I cut my meat up into bite sized pieces, put it in my pot, strain the broth,into my pot and cook all together.
I cook my meat first, too, and slowly. I try to buy the best cut of beef that I can as some are more grisly than others. You are making me hungry for pot roast!
As long as you have plenty of liquid in the pot, the longer you cook beef, the more tender it'll be.
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Sometimes I put my beef in the crock pot and cook it all night on slow before making the soup the next day. I want it to cut with a fork. I make a LOT of soup, so it depends on how many pounds of beef I am cooking. Usually not more than 3or 4 through.
Just made vegetable beef soup tonight. Browned the meat in oil on med high heat to seal in the juices ,added onions, cabbage cooked til soft. Added water, canned tomatoes, potatoes, mixed veggies and simmered for 4 hours. Yummy, tender. I add garlic and chipotle Tabasco during the last hour. Works every time. My grandma started her soup right after breakfast dishes were done and cooked it all day.
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I use ground beef in mine, but you can pressure cook it and it will just fall apart.


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I just inspected my hive thinking that I would put on mouse guard and get them all sealed up for the winter. I last inspected in early September and saw a medium and a deep full of honey on top of a deep that was brood and pollen. I was confused yesterday when I inspected because I found that the majority of the honey was gone in the top medium and top deep, and could find no signs of brood (did not see the queen). Despite these findings my bees were not gentler than usual (not running over frames, head butting, etc) and the hive was full of them (9 frames full of bees in each of the two deeps and 6 frames of bees in top medium). I did not see any drones in the hive and didn't see much foraging activity because the fall flow has largely concluded here. It did not really seem like there was aching wrong with the hive (no signs of cappings being ripped open by robbers, no signs of disease, healthy population) except that there was probably 40% of the honey that the hive had when I checked in early September and I saw no evidence of a laying queen.
The last time I saw my queen and brood was in late August (when I checked in September I was mostly just checking to see how their stores were heading into winter so I didn't go into the brood box). To deal with the lack of honey I put on 2 gallons of 2:1 syrup. Is it normal for queens to stop laying this early? Temps have been mid 40s (nights) to high 70s. In the low 50s today. Would it be too late to re-queen if the hive is queen less? Thanks!


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I have a feeling if Ogletree is there at 19 he'll be a Giant. Not that saying he's who I want them to draft, (although I wouldn't be disappointed) just saying I can see Reese pulling the trigger. Ogletree is a "freak athlete" who I'm predicting is going to blow up the combine. Reese has had a tendency to go for the those kind of guys based on athleticism alone.
Alec's biggest weakness is shedding and disengaging blocks (something I'm not too worried about given his upside and ability to get stronger) but he has excellent instincts, great speed sideline to sideline and coverage ability...all things which I think the Giants organization will look to add especially given what the Redskins and Eagles will be doing regarding their offenses.
I actually think he'll be better suited at Will but I'm just getting a hunch that if both Tackles are off the board, (Johnson & Fisher) don't be surprised if Alec Ogletree ends up being the selection.
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FSU doesn't have a Ndamukong Suh lol. I get your point but I think Dillard's situation was unique playing behind someone who has the physical tools to be a future HoFer. Suh's just a poopface who can't see the big picture.Didn't we say the same thing about Phillip Dillard?


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Sixteen-year-old Julia Whitmire appeared to have everything: a famous father, a luxurious Manhattan town house, a coveted spot at the elite Casden prep school. When she is found dead in her bathtub, a handwritten suicide note left on her bed, her parents insist that their daughter would never take her own life.
But Julia's enviable world was more complicated than it seemed. The pressure to excel at Casden was enormous. Abuse of prescription antidepressants and ADHD medication ran rampant among students; an unlabeled bottle of pills in Julia's purse suggests she had succumbed to the trend. And a search of Julia's computer reveals that in the days leading up to her death she was engaged in a dangerous game of cyberbullying against an unlikely victim.
NYPD detective Ellie Hatcher is convinced the case is a suicide, but she knows from personal experience that a loving family can be the last to accept the truth. When the Whitmires use their power to force a criminal investigation, Ellie's resistance causes trouble for her both at work and in her personal life. As she is pressured to pursue a case she doesn't believe in, she is pulled into Julia's inner circle—an eclectic mix of overly precocious teenagers from Manhattan's most privileged families as well as street kids from Greenwich Village. But when the target of Julia's harassment continues to receive death threats, Ellie is forced to acknowledge that Julia may have learned the hard way that some secrets should never be told.
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Faith in Action for Cass County welcomes two new board members
People in Cass County have a heart for service and caring for our neighbors. It is no surprise to find many special individuals who care enough to guide the organizations that provide services to others.
Faith in Action for Cass County welcomes two such individuals, Pastor Judy Gustafson and Mike Bohanon, both of Hackensack, to its Board of Directors for 2013-14.
Mike Bohanon has been a volunteer for Faith in Action, providing transportation assistance, delivering meals on wheels, and helping with projects as they arise. He also cooks phenomenal spaghetti! Judy Gustafson is pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Hackensack, and although fairly new to the area, sees the need for collaborating and supporting volunteer services in our communities.
According to a recent study by the Minnesota Association of Volunteer Administration, 60 percent of emergency food, activities for youth, firefighting and transportation for older adults is reported to be done primarily through volunteers in rural communities. The Faith in Action for Cass County Board of Directors provides the oversight and guidance that makes Faith in Action a success and a vital part of our communities. They provide the mission and vision and review program activities to make sure the organization stays true to its mission. They also promote Faith in Action in the community to encouragement donations and other financial support to keep the program going.
A locally supported, nonprofit charitable organization, Faith in Action for Cass County provides nonmedical, neighborly assistance to seniors, the disabled, and people in need throughout Cass County. Faith in Action volunteers provide transportation, friendly visiting, respite for caregivers, light homemaking and chores, and basic home repair, and they build accessibility ramps. Volunteers receive scheduling coordination, training, liability insurance, recognition, mileage reimbursement. For more information, call 866-675-5435 or check out the website at www.faithinactioncass.com.


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I was at Five Guys with my best friend and her family. Her name is Ashley, and her two sisters are Shannon and Laura (shut up), and then their mom was there and Shannon's boyfriend. Laura actually was not there with us.
Anyway, the mom was telling me about how Laura was caught having sex in her room and how loud she was being, however I thought she was talking about Shannon because when she started the story, Shannon walked in the restaurant with her boyfriend. I was completely stunned because Shannon always said she's going to wait until marriage.
Me being such a good friend decided to text Shannon (she was at a different table with her boyfriend) and I was texting her all of these sexual innuendos and she was just so confused. It was so funny because her boyfriend had these red dots on his neck and I assumed they were hickies. They were actually the marks from pimples. I was like "Hey Shannon, tell your boyfriend to wear a turtle neck next time, nobody wants to see his hickies lolol" and she is just giving me the weirdest look. She texted me "Yeah he had to pop pimples, because they were so gross looking" and I'm like.."That's not the only thing he popped lolololz". At this point she is just baffled and has no idea what to even say.
I get in the car (Shannon not with us) and I'm like man I still can't believe that Shannon had sex, and Ashley was like what? Shannon? Uh..we were talking about Laura.....
I was so embarrassed...I must have apologized to Shannon at least 20 times. At least.


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Binghamton University nursing students invite residents to FAST
The Decker School of Nursing at Binghamton University will hold two free stroke prevention programs on Thursday, August 18, at the Center City Coordination Project (C3) located on the third floor of 222 Water Street, Binghamton. The programs, titled "Facts for Action to Stroke Treatment," will take place at 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Registered nurses from the Decker School will teach participants how to recognize the signs and symptoms of a stroke. More than 750,000 strokes occur annually and according to recent studies 80 percent of all strokes may be preventable with proper attention to medical and lifestyle risk factors.
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You know, sometimes a goat's just gotta dance. Haha. These are great! Hope you enjoy your visit to Texas. We're nothing if not interesting around here. ;)ReplyDelete
That is too funny!! I love your shirt :)ReplyDelete
OMG this is too funny. That top is too cute. Hope the goat didn't ruin it!ReplyDelete
Oh my god sooooooo funny! HAHAH! Thanks for the comment girl :) Have a good one!ReplyDelete
Well, I've danced with a few strange looking men in my life, but a goat beats all of them ;-) How funny, great pic! Have a lovely week xoReplyDelete
Goats!! Dancing goats!! God, I love goats. Definitely my spirit animal. I must dance with a goat.ReplyDelete
hah! this is amazingReplyDelete
Okay, your top is too cute! I think the goat likes it too (either that or he's copping a feel).ReplyDelete
ooo lala looks like a good time! that goat looks like he knows how to get down! hahaReplyDelete
a dancing goat!! TOO CUTE!ReplyDelete
these pics are so awesome Stephanie!!! can't wait to hear more about your trip!ReplyDelete
I love it!!! Goats are so darn adorable...these are the cutest pics! XO brynnReplyDelete
That is seriously awesome! Hope the mister won't be raging with jealousy. ;)ReplyDelete
WHA? YOU DANCED WITH A GOAT?ReplyDelete
darn. I'm jealous.
That is so cute!!ReplyDelete
Too cute girl ! And how fun, I love playing with farm animals ! have a good rest of your trip!ReplyDelete
haha too funny!ReplyDelete
That is the happiest goat I've ever seen! Too cute! Hope you are having a great trip to my home state TEXAS!!ReplyDelete
I LOVE that top but the goat looks like he might be trying to get you out of it! LOLReplyDelete


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Few cars in recent memory have been greeted with more initial exuberance in the press, from USA Today to Consumer Reports. It does have many praiseworthy features.However, it gets the worst mpg of any Luxury Performance Sedan -- you won't get more than 18-19 mpg in commute/city-drive/freeway-maximum-speed combination driving. Strong V6 engine depends on low-geared transmission to turn 275 HP into exciting-acceleration throughout the (only) five (not the usual six) gears.Also, it comes equipped with poor (ride quality and wet-weather-traction) Goodyears (see Tire Rack owner surveys) which become a defect of sorts that requires an $800-$1000 fix before the first winter rains (not to mention snow).
The biggest difference between the M35 and the M45 is the motor. And honestly, we love them both.18-19mpg in normal driving from a quick, 275-hp big sedan is totally fine in my book. My last daily driver before moving to Ann Arbor to hang out with these magazine nutjobs was a 2003 BMW 525iAT wagon... and over 34,000 lots-of-highway miles, I averaged 21.3 mpg. And that was with almost 100hp less.Different strokes, of course, but there's a whole lot to love about the M35.
I am not unhappy with the mileage of the M ... I am getting what I expected. But the big disappointment is the car's drivability on the eastern interstates. these highways get rutted by the heavy truck traffic and the M has weak on-center tracking ability. It's like piloting a small outboard -- requiring a million course corrections -- or like driving on vermont's unpaved roads in mud season. the *** thing won't go straight. And, while the dealer explains that this is because it has sports car tuning, it's a problem we never experienced on a mercedes 450 sl, a mercedes e 320 wagon, numerous bmw's, saabs, volvo's, and on and on. if you drive a lot on the freeways, this is NOT the car you'll want to buy -- or lease.


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Road Journals Blog—After kayaking on the bay, my boyfriend and I explored Cannery Row. The Monterey Mirror Maze, a colorful collection of disorienting mirrors outfitted with flashing strobes to further the confusion, was our first stop. I've loved mazes since conquering one in Prague, but my boyfriend was not a fan and refused, citing claustrophobia and "just not wanting to" as excuses. Instead we attempted Mirror Maze's heist challenge, perfect for anyone wanting to make like Catherine Zeta Jones in Entrapment.
The challenge involves weaving your way as quickly as possible through a darkened room filled with green lasers, set up to mimic the intricate trip wiring primarily found protecting precious artifacts in movie museums. I watched a kid fly through it (they display your movements to the waiting room via television monitor) before I was convinced that I could demolish that little kid's time. I was wrong. Scooting my body underneath the lights like an inchworm isn't nearly as successful a technique as the movies would have you believe. It has potential to lose its novelty quickly unless you're under 14 or fiercely competitive, in which case you can lose precious minutes of your life trying to convince strangers there's no way you tripped that wire in the middle.
Have you ever done a maze before? Where? How was it?
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A record 5 Rush teams have advanced to the PDT Championship Final in another banner day for Rush Select on Sunday. The U13 and U16 girls and the U14, U15 and U16 boys will all be fighting to be crowned champions Monday morning.
The 13's won 4-1 over Top Hat (GA) while the U16 girls won their group with a 6-0 over Kansas Rush Wolves. The U14 boys swept their bracket with a 1-0 win over Arsenal (CO) and will play the home town SC Del Sol in the final. The 15 boys also swept their group and then pulled out a hard fought win in the Semi-final to advance to the Championship. In the Rush Game of the Day, the U16 boys seemed destined to lose their first game ever at PDT after FC Dallas El Paso scored early in the first half and had another goal taken back after being offside. The game changed late as Rush drew a penalty kick which was taken well by Zach Emerson (OR) to send the game to PK's. A back and forth round of PKs ended with a monster stop by Goalkeeper Ethan Suda which clinched the PK win and sent all Rush fans in the house straming onto the field to help the boys celebrate properly!
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In the Garden
By Patty Campbell, Special to the Citizen 10/08/12
With the arrival of fall, days will soon be getting noticeably shorter and nighttime temperatures will begin to fall.
Now, as your trees begin responding to the changing conditions, you can take a number of proactive steps to care for them and help ensure they will be healthy and beautiful for years to come.
"It's a good idea to think about the health of your trees in fall," says certified arborist Jason Anderson, co-owner of Arborscapes LLC. Anderson conducts the training on trees for Master Gardeners in Henrico, Chesterfield, and Goochland/Powhatan.
He advises starting by taking a good, long look at your trees. Notice whether there are dead branches – which are much easier to identify while the leaves are still on the tree. Some dead branches are normal, but if more than roughly 10% -- the amount varies by tree type – is dead, you may want to consider talking to a certified arborist.
Look again when the leaves start to fall to make sure all your deciduous trees of the same species are dropping their leaves at roughly the same time. "If one is dropping its leaves earlier, it can be a sign that the tree is stressed," says Anderson.
Checking trees of like species again next spring to see if they bud at roughly the same time can also help you tell if you have a tree that is stressed.
"An important thing to remember," says Anderson, "particularly if you have a mature tree is that the tree may not show signs of distress for two or three years following the event that causes the stress."
After looking up, look down to check the mulch around your trees.
"Mulching is one of the best things you can do for your trees," says Anderson, "provided you do it properly."
Mulch around trees should be no more than 2-3 inches deep and should never be piled up against tree bark at the base of the tree. Make the ring of mulch as large as you can up to the dripline or end of the branches of the tree.
Good mulch materials include aged sawdust, shredded pine bark, or wood chips.
"It's important not to over mulch," says Anderson. "And you need to remember that mulch goes over the roots, but not on the trunk of the tree."
Mulch adds organic matter to the soil around the tree and helps keep soil temperatures warmer, allowing tree roots to continue to grow later into the fall. Once winter arrives, mulch helps reduce alternate freezing and thawing that heaves soil and can cause damage to young roots.
Mulching also reduces water loss and helps maintain uniform soil moisture around tree roots.
"Grass roots compete with tree roots for water," says Anderson. "Mulching eliminates the competition."
Fall and winter when trees are dormant are also ideal times to do any pruning that may be needed. "Structural and formative pruning on trees less than ten years old can help eliminate problems in the future," explains Anderson. "And older trees may need deadwood removed to improve their structure and reduce liability during bad weather."
Crime Stoppers' Crime of the Week: May 22, 2017
This week, Crime Stoppers needs your help to find the suspects vandalizing Dominion Energy equipment in Varina.
On Feb. 6 and May 3, someone shot at equipment belonging to Dominion Energy. Both incidents occurred near Kingsland Road between the hours of midnight and 3 a.m. The equipment was damaged, causing a major inconvenience to customers who lost power and posing a safety hazard to people nearby. > Read more.
On Feb. 6 and May 3, someone shot at equipment belonging to Dominion Energy. Both incidents occurred near Kingsland Road between the hours of midnight and 3 a.m. The equipment was damaged, causing a major inconvenience to customers who lost power and posing a safety hazard to people nearby. > Read more.
A place to excel
By Tom Lappas, Citizen Editor General News
It's no surprise when a business deal begins to take shape during a golf outing.
Perhaps less common is the business deal that percolates during a youth football practice. But such was the case for Varina District Supervisor Tyrone Nelson.
During a visit to former Varina High School football star Michael Robinson's football camp, Nelson was discussing with Robinson his excitement for the new Varina Library, whose opening last June was at that time forthcoming.
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Perhaps less common is the business deal that percolates during a youth football practice. But such was the case for Varina District Supervisor Tyrone Nelson.
During a visit to former Varina High School football star Michael Robinson's football camp, Nelson was discussing with Robinson his excitement for the new Varina Library, whose opening last June was at that time forthcoming.
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Business in brief
Citizen Staff Reports 05/22/2017 BusinessBusiness in Brief
Long & Foster Real Estate recently named Amy Enoch as the new manager of its Tuckahoe office. Enoch brings more than 15 years of real estate expertise to her new position, and she most recently led Long & Foster's Village of Midlothian office. Enoch has served in both sales and management positions during her tenure at Long & Foster. Prior to her real estate career, Enoch worked in information technology and hospitality. She is a graduate of Radford University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in economics, English and history. Enoch has also received the designation of Graduate, Realtor Institute (GRI) from the National Association of Realtors, and this showcases her expertise in the fundamentals of real estate. > Read more.
Henrico recognized as a 2017 'Playful City USA' community
Citizen Staff Reports 05/21/2017 Features
A national nonprofit organization, KaBOOM!, has selected Henrico County as a 2017 Playful City USA community. The organization encourages communities to bring fun and balanced activities to children every day.
Henrico's selection is joined by the city of Richmond, town of Ashland, as well as the counties of Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, New Kent and Powhatan. All of the localities make up the first region completely recognized through Playful City USA. > Read more.
Gallagher Foundation serves more than 14,000 teens in first year
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In its first year, The Cameron K. Gallagher Foundation reached 14,000 teens through its programs from Spring 2016 to date. The foundation is dedicated to spreading positivity and erasing stigmas by educating and creating awareness on depression, anxiety and stress among teens. CKG delivers programs at schools, community events and its West End office.
"Students are in need of the information in the workshops, whether they know it or not, and they aren't getting it anywhere else," said Beth Curry, Director of Health and Wellness at The Steward School. > Read more.
Gallagher Foundation serves more than 14,000 teens in first year
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Two South Korean warships have docked in Auckland's waterfront for a visit that marks 50 years of diplomatic relations with New Zealand.
The warships Chungmugong Yisunshin and the Daecheong arrived at Queens Wharf yesterday.
The 620 crew members including 133 midshipmen, were welcomed by Korean consul general to New Zealand Yilho Park, and will be meeting counterparts from the Royal New Zealand Navy during their stay here.
"It is a great pleasure to visit a reliable brother country, New Zealand," said group commander Rear-Admiral Park Moon-Young.
The crew's itinerary include meetings Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade director Jeremy Clarke-Watson and Chief of Navy Tony Parr, and a visit to the Devonport naval base.
Admiral Park said the crew would also be holding performances and programmes to honour New Zealanders who have fought in the Korean War and "sacrificed their lives in defence of the freedom and peace" for South Korea.
More than 30 New Zealanders were killed in action during the war that lasted from 1950 and 1953.
New Zealand first fought as part of the United Nations force to repel North Korea's invasion of South Korea, and then in a garrison role after the armistice.
John Dallow, 81, one of 15 Korean War veterans at yesterday's welcoming ceremony, said he felt "honoured" to have played a role in helping South Korea become what it is today.
"It is just a tiny role, but it is an honour to know that I have played that tiny part, in helping the country progress to become one of the world's great nations," said Mr Dallow, who was a leading signalman between 1951 and 1952.
Both ships will be open for public tours between 10am and 4pm today and tomorrow.


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Cosy Apartment in Centre
Size35 m²
Floor No.0(with elevator)
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|Landwehrstr, 80336 München, Germany
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Up to 4 guests can be comfortably accommodated in the apartment, which offers a double bed and a convertible sofa bed in the living area. An additional 2 single beds can be provided on request.
The compact kitchenette is well-equipped, and is suitable for making great meals during your stay. The bathroom includes a tub and a heated towel rack. For longer stays in the apartment, a weekly cleaning service provides fresh linen.
Guests will find themselves well placed to enjoy all that the city has to offer. The shopping area of Karlsplatz Square is just a 10-minute walk away, and the historic centre can be reached within a 15-minute walk.
House rulesA refundable security deposit of €500 is required in cash on check-in.
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Reviews of this property
Apartment ideally located for visiting Munich. Near the center and the main train station. Virtually no need to use public transport.
Roswitha very friendly and helpful.
The apartment very well equipped and everything working perfectly.
Apartamento muy bien situado para visitar Munich. Cerca del centro y de la estación central de trenes. Prácticamente no necesitamos utilizar trasporte público.
Roswitha muy amable y servicial.
El apartamento muy bien equipado y todo funcionando perfectamente.
The apartment is very nice, very clean and the facilities are full to the description. I highly recommend it for both the position and for the availability of the owner, always very friendly and helpful. Do not be afraid arrival from the confusion of the neighborhood near the station, because the apartment is facing a courtyard and remains silent.
L'appartamento è molto carino, molto pulito e le dotazioni corrispondono appieno a quanto descritto. Lo consiglio vivamente sia per la posizione che per la disponibilità della proprietaria, sempre molto cordiale e disponibile. Non vi fate spaventare all'arrivo dalla confusione del quartiere vicino alla stazione, perché l'affaccio dell'appartamento è in un cortile interno e rimane silenzioso.
Roswitha was very friendly and the apartment was very clean and nice. Just a suggestion, the pillows were not very comfortable
Roswitha ha sido muy amable y el apartamento estaba muy limpio y bonito. Solo una sugerencia, las almohadas no han sido muy cómodas
Apartment very comfortable and very convenient for visiting Munich. Although his mel to give us directions to our arrival was a bit late and we did not reach before we left, Roswitha had prepared everything for our arrival and everything went well.
Appartement très confortable et très pratique pour visiter Munich. Bien que son mel pour nous donner les indications pour notre arrivée ait été un peu tardif et ne nous soit pas parvenu avant notre départ, Roswitha avait tout préparé pour notre venue et tout s'est bien passé.
Were completely satisfied, great apartment with very good equipment in a central location. Any time.
Waren absolut zufrieden, tolles Apartment mit sehr guter Ausstattung in zentraler Lage. Jederzeit wieder.
Muy céntrico y cómodo para moverte por Múnich, la anfitriona muy amable y el apartamento todo nuevo y limpio.Muy recomendable.
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[quote user="BluGiantPies"][quote user="Spizi"][quote user="BluGiantPies"][quote user="Spizi"][quote user="JacksGiant76"]If we didn't make any other moves after today and we're picking last in the first round and the following players were available, who you take and why ?
Stephen Hill - WR
Donta Hightower - ILB
Janoris Jenkins - CB
Mike Adams - OT
Cody Fleener - TE
David Wilson - RB
Gotta say I'd lean towards Stephen Hill and a deep threat reciever to replace Manningham and keeping Cruz in the slot.
All I can say is that from your list there's no way in hell we take Hill, Jenkins, or Hightower. This leaves Adams, Fleener, and Wilson. I don't see Adams because they like Brewer and seem to take later round linemen. The thing against Wilson is his ball security and once again we like to take RBs later in the draft. So basically I think they would take Fleener out of that list and so would I.[/quote]why would that be, the giants met with hill at his pro day. Hill would be my choice outta those guys. He could stretch the field and open things up for the rest of the offense. He's a bigger faster more athletic better blocking version of manninham. I don't understand y there's no way in hell the giants would take him BC he'd pretty much be bpa and fills a need even if most of the people on this board don't think it is.[/quote]
because we're not going to take a WR in the 1st round who would only be our number 3 WR. We have 2 third round picks invested in Barden and Jernigan who both really haven't had their shots yet. Also Hill comes from GT where they do not run pro style routes so he would have a lot to learn. What team with two top 10 WRs would draft another WR in the first?? no one because no one else even has 2 top 10 WRs on their team.[/quote]by your logic the giants never should have drafted jpp either BC we already had two probowl defensive ends. See how silly that sounds. Pass rushers corners and pass catchers u can never have enough talented players at those positions.[/quote]
No that's not how my logic works lol. 2 different situations. Nicks and Cruz are both under age 25 and we have some young talent behind them. Tuck and Osi were both over the age of 27, we didn't have much depth behind them (kiwi had a neck injury), and it's quite obvious that the Giants can never have enough pass rushers. I'm just going off of how the giants have gone about things in the past. I guarantee Hill will not be selected by the giants in the 1st. I wouldn't mind it if they did though because I know what you mean about having a guy to stretch the field. Hill can definitely do that.


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Top photo (from left): "Leech" by Donald Henson (turned wood,
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Bottom photo: "The Tipsy Greenhorn" by Dylan Collins (painted steel,
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UTSA art exhibit compares machines, humans
(March 5, 2009)--The UTSA Department of Art and Art History will present the exhibit, "Apparatus," March 5-22 at the UTSA Satellite Space. Free and open to the public, the exhibit features work by Dylan Collins (Morgantown, W.Va.), Andries Fourie (Salem, Ore.) and Donald Henson (Chapel Hill, N.C.), who explore the relation between mechanical systems and the human body's operation.
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>> An opening reception is 6-9 p.m., Thursday, March 5. The exhibit also will be part of First Friday, Southtown's monthly gallery open house, from 6 to 9 p.m., Friday, March 6.
Curated by Scott Sherer, associate professor of art history and director of the UTSA Art Gallery and UTSA Satellite Space, the exhibit looks at the relationships between forms and their functions in the range from the organic to the manufactured to the cultural to the fantastic.
Materials used include forged metal, cast resin and rubber, and mixed-media constructions.
- Dylan Collins investigates systems of classification and the internal organization of life forms of humans and animals and artificial machines.
- Andries Fourie produces complex objects that reference the cultural dynamics of South Africa. His work incorporates the sculptural and graphic character of a hybrid culture and offers a critique of nostalgia in a postmodern world.
- Don Henson engineers forms that synthesize industrial equipment and fragile bodies. His work references both natural forms and simple machines to approach the complexity of science fiction fantasy.
For more information or a private showing, contact Connie Swann, UTSA Satellite Space coordinator, at (210) 458-4391. Call the UTSA Satellite Space at (210) 212-7146.
Gallery hours are noon-6 p.m., Friday-Sunday, or by appointment. The UTSA Satellite Space is in Blue Star Arts Complex Suite 115 at South Alamo and Probandt streets, south of downtown San Antonio.


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would any one know how the stage 2 would fair against the new rex?
This is a discussion on 06-07 stage 2 vs 09 wrx within the Comparison: WRX vs World forums, part of the Community - Meet other Enthusiasts category; would any one know how the stage 2 would fair against the new rex?...
would any one know how the stage 2 would fair against the new rex?
as far as what?
drag racing?
0-60 time?
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abbigale : 06 impreza wrx tr: cobb stage II
Stage 2 should be faster.
Not to mention it just flat looks better...
on the look side i tend to agree but i guess its all a personal preference, since i own a 07 i think its the best looking rex so far and some people find the 05 better, but the new ones damn, it looks like every other car out there and its not that original ,IMO
i cant wait to see what they put out on a stage 2, must be something like a stage 2 sti, and you can get there much cheaper than you and i could
A Stage 2 should put down ~230whp, more like ~240whp if it's protuned. The '09s should put down ~210-215whp stock. So by numbers alone the Stage 2 should be quicker. Although, if you've got the '07 and you know someone with an '09 who wants to go at it, you should do it and get back to us with the results.
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Think of it this way. A stage 2 is just as fast as a stock STi. So if this is a fact we can all agree on, which we can, then a Stage 2 rex should blow the doors off an 09. Unless, of course, you're saying that an 09 wrx can beat a stock STi...
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right now i am runing xpt stage 2 since i don't have access to protune so i figured since the tunner gets my logs and retune the map for me i might be hitting 230ish max..
btw nice numbers are you still runing the stock tranny? and where do you start boodting with that big turbo?
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Dont forget... the 08 wrx actually puts down something like 215-225 WHP...even though it was flywheel rated at 225!
If the 09 behaves anything like the 08 on the dyno, it should put down close to 240whp. Even if it dosnt (-20% for parasitic loss on AWD...it would be 212whp) Seeing as how the 08 put that down stock, and the 09 is rated @ 41hp more, it SHOULD put down better numbers.
And yes the 09 wrx was tested 0-60@ 5.1 seconds, where as the 08 STI was tested to 4.9!
Needless to say...im excited to see a dyno on the 09. I think a tuned 09 will run like raped ape! Should be good for sub 5 second 0-60's (raping your half-shafts of course).
I take back what i said...
Read up on some of this...
stage II 04? Hmmm how about Stage II STI? (ok not quite.. but close..lol)
2009 STOCK 0-60 in 4.8 seconds!?!? WTF thats faster than the tested sti times for 2008 (4.9 seconds!)
This is a must read for anyone considering an 09
2009 Subaru Impreza WRX - Testing the 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX 5-door - Motor Trend
Personally, i think the 09 will have much better mod potential because of the bigger turbo that will come stock with it. Im not sure what the stock turbo is for the 09 but we all know that after exhaust upgrades for power the next thing that needs to upgrade is the turbo.
A bigger turbo will give bigger returns for the same mods. Then again, for all the people that have issues with a bigger better WRX(number wise, not looks) coming up, its about time. A 225 hp WRX has been on the market for 6 years and when FWD vehicles with 260+ hp are the common street racer, we need a leg up. I cant even began to feel what the '02 Cobra owners must have felt when the '03 was announced with a S/C stock.
As alphaomega0 said, "there is no way soa is going to leave the sti as is".
Thats great news because in two years im going to buy it when i come back from my little vacation to Iraq
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When I was stg 2, I dyno'd at 224whp, but also 285wtq (on the base cobb map). That's a big factor in acceleration.
The 09 will be cool to play with though.
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The OSU Center for Improvised Explosives (IMPEX) is now the Center for Fire and Explosives, Forensic Investigations, Training and Research (CENFEX).
CENFEX Mission Statement
Improvised explosive materials are prevalent in the United States and abroad in pre-blast settings such as clandestine laboratories and post-blast settings including incidences of terrorism. The Center for Fire and Explosives, Forensic Investigations, Training and Research (CENFEX) seeks to provide assistance for law enforcement and military investigators by combining research, testing, training and education.
CENFEX personnel conduct research into new, more effective methods to deter, detect and defeat improvised explosives (IE). Projects include:
- Field detection of IE and chemical precursors
- IE neutralization techniques
- Instrumental analysis of IE
- Effect of render-safe procedures on IE
- Optimum fuel/oxidizer combinations in IE
- IE Stability studies
CENFEX provides services to both public and private sector clients including:
- Equipment Testing:
- Render safe equipment
- Field characterization tools (IR, Raman, Mass spec, colorimetric)
- Remote platforms
- Proficiency tests for:
- analysis of improvised explosive devices
- analysis of bulk and trace explosives
- analysis of post-blast, clandestine drug and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) crime scenes
CENFEX offers a wide array of improvised explosives training tailored to the needs of the following specialties:
- First responders
- Bomb technicians
- Forensic scientists
- Clandestine laboratory investigators
- Fire Investigators
- Hazardous materials specialists
- Intelligence analysts
CENFEX training courses may be taken for graduate course credit.
Courses can be used towards the Arson and Explosives Investigation option of the Master of Science in Forensic Science (MSFS).
CENFEX is located within the School of Forensic Sciences at the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences in Tulsa. CENFEX facilities include lecture halls, a training laboratory, research and analysis labs, and explosives ranges. The lecture halls have state-of-the-art display capabilities linked to distance-learning systems. The training laboratory has 24 student workstations, each equipped with a heat-resistant work surface and fume extractor. The training laboratory also has audio/video equipped fume hoods linked to display screens. The explosives range is located a short distance from the School of Forensic Sciences.


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Table Of Contents
Benefits of Cisco 827H Router Business-Class ADSL Router
Business-Class Security for Internet and VPN Access
Differentiated Classes of Service
Managed Network Services with Cisco IOS Software
Cisco IOS Software Manageability
Regulatory and Standards Compliance
Dimensions and Weight Specifications
Environmental Operating Ranges
Data Sheet
Cisco 827H ADSL Router
Business Class ADSL Access through the
Power of Cisco IOS® Technology
The Cisco 827H ADSL Routers provides business-class functionality for small offices ands corporate teleworkers through the power of Cisco IOS technology. The Cisco 827H Router enables service providers and resellers to increase service revenue by supporting features for business-class security, differentiated classes of service, and managed network access. These value-added features, along with the manageability and proven reliability of Cisco IOS technology, provide the mission-critical networking that businesses require.
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Cisco 827H ADSL Router
The Cisco 827H ADSL Router enables value added services including managed, secure Internet and VPN access for small remote offices, teleworkers and small to medium sized businesses. At the same time, the Cisco 827H Router helps reduce operational costs for business, resellers and service providers with simplified set up and remote management and troubleshooting tools provided by Cisco IOS software (see Figure 1).
Value-Added Services
The Cisco 827H Router is ideal for a small business or remote office or as an enterprise telecommuting solution. It has an integrated four port hub for up to four devices or with an external hub or switch support additional users (recommended up to 20 users). This Cisco 827H Router supports scalable, secure, and proven business solutions such as:
•Business-class security with integrated Stateful Firewall and VPN encryption
•Differentiated classes of service with QoS
•Managed network access with Cisco IOS
Reduced Cost of Operations
Because the Cisco 827H Router is based on Cisco IOS technology, service providers and resellers can take advantage of their training and investments in Cisco IOS Software to reduce their overall costs of doing business. With key management and troubleshooting features, service providers and resellers can cost-effectively deploy and manage the Cisco 827H Router at the business customers' premise, thanks to the following advantages:
•Cisco IOS manageability, including interactive diagnostics/debug features
•Familiar Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI)
•Proven reliability
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Cisco 827H Rear View
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The Cisco 827H Router business-class ADSL router (recommended for up to 20 users) is ideal in a small remote branch or as an enterprise telecommuting solution to provide secure and reliable access to the Internet or corporate offices.
Benefits of Cisco 827H Router Business-Class ADSL Router
Business-Class Security for Internet and VPN Access
To take advantage of the unprecedented opportunities offered by Internet-bases communications and commerce, private information must remain secure. Cisco IOS software provides many features to enable network security and the Cisco 827H Router includes a stateful firewall. It denies or permits WAN traffic based on a session's state, so requests from users behind the firewall can be received, whie preventing unauthorized access. Additionally, Cisco IOS software includes additional perimeter security features such as standard and extended access control lists (ACLs); Lock and Key (dynamic ACLs); router and route authentication; generic routing encapsulation (GRE) tunneling; and Network Address Translation. The perimeter security features control traffic entry and exit between private networks, intranets, extranets, or the Internet.
Beyond Firewall security the Cisco 827H Router also supports optional data encryption for Virtual Private Networks. VPNs allow secure communication over a public infrastructure such as the Internet. While a firewall provides perimeter network security for a given location, VPNs protect data when sent from one site to another, such as a branch office to corporate headquarters. VPNs use data encryption and secure tunnels to protect the integrity and confidentiality of data traveling over these public connections. The Cisco 827H Router supports IPSec 3DES encryption, which provides the most secure form of data encryption, and prevents hackers from gaining access to corporate information.
To simplify the setup of VPNs at remote locations the Cisco 827H Router supports Cisco Easy VPN. The Cisco Easy VPN Remote feature allows a Cisco router with a static or dynamic IP address to automatically establish and maintain a VPN tunnel to a Cisco VPN server or concentrator. This allows the same ease of configuration and ongoing policy management of VPNs as VPN software clients. This cost effective solution is ideal for remote offices with little IT support, or large CPE deployments where it is impractical to individually configure multiple remote devices. For those at remote offices or teleworkers, the Cisco EasyVPN Remote feature can be configured with the Cisco Router Web Set Up tool (CRWS), a Web-based GUI. This makes VPN configuration as easy as entering a password, increasing productivity and decreasing support costs.
Differentiated Classes of Service
The Cisco 827H business-class ADSL router enables service providers to increase revenue by building differentiated service options based on premium, standard, or best-effort service classes.
It employs quality-of-service (QoS) features such as application-aware networking with IP QoS features and traffic management with ATM QoS features. This enables the router to expedite the handling of mission-critical or delay sensitive applications, such as enterprise resource planning (ERP) or videoconferencing while sharing network resources with lower-priority applications such as Web surfing.
Application-Aware Networking with IP QoS
Using Class-Based Weighted Fair Queuing (CBWFQ), the Cisco 827H Router enables service providers and resellers to guarantee or differentiate bandwidth based on a specific application or a specific user. For example, the order entry department traffic can be given priority over the marketing department traffic. For real time applications explicit low latency can be added using the low latency queuing, (LLQ) providing low delay and guaranteed bandwidth to real-time applications while providing the same differentiated bandwidth support as CBWFQ.
Traffic Management Using ATM QoS
In addition to IP QoS features, the Cisco 827H Router provides ATM QoS features that enable service providers to manage their core ATM network infrastructures to deliver scalable, cost-effective services with QoS guarantees to their customers. Per-virtual-circuit traffic shaping and queuing allow further optimization of the existing bandwidth between customers and various services. For congested ATM networks the router provides support for traffic policing with Cell Loss Priority (CLP) tagging options to allow the ATM network to drop all the cells from packets that exceed the policy or that have been identified as having less priority than other traffic.
Using the following features, service providers can offer true QoS and cater to applications with special requirements:
•Per-virtual-circuit queuing (ATM QoS)
•Traffic management (ATM QoS)
•Class-Based Weighted Fair Queuing (IP QoS)
•Policy-based routing (IP QoS)
•Weighed Random Early Detection (IP QoS)
Managed Network Services with Cisco IOS Software
Service providers can offer small business and enterprise telecommuters managed network or Internet access with the Cisco 827H Router, providing service level agreement (SLAs) and response time guarantees. Through Cisco IOS software, the Cisco 827H Router provides complete remote management features, which allow service providers to monitor the lines of the customers with SLAs and quickly react to any distruption in service.
Reduced Cost of Operations
Cisco IOS Software Manageability
The Cisco 827H Router incorporates the same Cisco IOS technologies used by service providers and enterprises, allowing service providers and resellers to use existing knowledge of Cisco IOS Software to reduce training costs when configuring, installing, and deploying Cisco 827H ADSL routers. Additionally, Cisco IOS Software provides many debug features that allow a service provider to remotely diagnose network problems. The Cisco 827H router supports centralized administration and management via Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), HTTP, Telnet, or local management through the router console port. The world-class support offered by the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) provides unparalleled support services.
Easy to Deploy and Setup
The Cisco 827H Router includes the Cisco Router Web Set Up tool, a Web-based configuration tool for simplified installation and setup. To configure the product, users simply point a Web browser to the IP address of the router and follow a few simple steps. This allows the Cisco 827H Router to be readily installed by non-technical personnel or end users. The setup tool allows a user to enable security, such as packet filtering, as well as the Cisco IOS Software Firewall Feature Set.
Additionally, Cisco offers at no additional cost, Cisco Configuration Express for direct purchase partners which allows Cisco to ship pre-configured routers to end users. Service Providers, System Integrators and Enterprises can utilized Conguration Express to save on the cost of deployment logistics and warehousing of products. Cisco Configuration Express also enables true plug and play deployments of Cisco 827H Routers without the need for any configuration tools through custom loaded configurations.
Proven Reliability
Because Cisco 800 Series routers are based on the same proven Cisco IOS technology used on 80 percent of the Internet and because Cisco IOS Software is the industry-standard application for mission-critical enterprise networks, small business and enterprise telecommuters can depend on them day after day, year after year.
Figure 4:
Easy Setup with Cisco Router Web Set Up tool
Table 2 Model Matrix
Hardware Specifications Cisco 827H Processor
Processor Speed
50 MHz
Default DRAM1 Memory
Maximum DRAM Memory
Default Flash2 Memory
Maximum Flash Memory
4 port hub - 10 Mbps
Support for Kensington-Style Physical Lock
Crossover Hub Switch
Power Supply
Universal 100 - 240 VAC
1 DRAM must be obtained from Cisco Systems
2 Additional Flash memory is Intel "Mini-card" technology
Note: Ordinary circuit-switched telephone service can be supported on the same copper pair as ADSL by using micro filters or Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) splitter connected between the line and phones, fax machines, or modems, to provide filtering of the high-frequency ADSL signal to avoid interference between the voice and the ADSL service.
Legend P
In progress
P (ext)
In progress
On roadmap
No plan/not supported
Needs external attenuator
TDB, testing required
Regulatory and Standards Compliance
The Cisco 827H business-class ADSL routers are available for worldwide deployment.
•UL 1950/ CSA 950-95, Third Edition
•IEC 950: Second Edition with Amendments 1, 2, 3, and 4
•EN60950:1992 with Amendments 1, 2, 3, and 4
•CSO3, Canadian Telecom requirements
•AS/NZS 3260: 1996 with Amendments 1, 2, 3, and 4
•TS 001 with Amendment 1
•AS/NRZ 3548:1992 Class B
•CFR 47 Part 15 Class B
•EN60555-2 Class B
•EN55022 Class B
•VCCI Class II
•ICES-003, Issue 2, Class B, April 1997S
ADSL Specifications
Alcatel DynaMiTe ADSL Chipset
•T1.413 ANSI ADSL DMT issue 2
•G.992.1 ITU G.DMT support
•G.992.2 ITU G.Lite support
•G.992.3 ITU G.hs ADSL type negotiation
The chipset does not provide interoperability with carrierless amplitude modulation/phase modulation (CAP)-based ADSL lines.
Physical Specifications
Dimensions and Weight Specifications
•Dimensions (H x W x D): 2.0 x 9.7 x 8.5 in.
(5.1 x 24.6 x 21.6 cm)
•Weight (Cisco 827H/Cisco 827H-4V): 1.48/1.5 lb
(0.67/0.68 kg)
Environmental Operating Ranges
•Nonoperating temperature: -4 to 149° F (-20 to 65° C)
•Nonoperating humidity: 5 to 95%, relative humidity (noncondensing)
•Nonoperating altitude: 0 to 15,000 ft (0 to 4570m)
•Operating temperature: 32 to 104° F (0 to 40° C)
•Operating humidity: 10 to 85%, relative humidity (noncondensing)
•Operating altitude: 0 to 10,000 ft (0 to 3000m)
Router Power
•AC input voltage: 100 to 250 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz
•Power consumption: 6 to 23W (idle-maximum consumption)
•Power supply rating: 29W
Telephone Port Power
•Voltages: -24V and -71V
Pinout ADSL Port
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A slightly chubby woman, but one you're grateful for when she's the only type left in the bar at last call because she'll still go home with you. Most likely originated in the South, and named thusly because she looks like she ate a lot of it growing up (or, alternately, because she's easy).
This place sucks. The best we're gonna do here is one of the sausage queens over there in the corner.
by monkey42 May 31, 2006


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