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RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A dozen felony charges were filed today against the suspected "Snowboarder Bandit, " a bank robber who got his name because of his youthful look and the knit hat and ski clothes he wore while committing a series of Southern California bank robberies.
Michael Brandon Franks made his first court appearance in a Santa Ana courtroom facing 10 counts of robbery and two counts of attempted robbery.
His arraignment was rescheduled to May 18. Until then, he's being held without bail, according to jail records.
The Snowboarder Bandit, who was on the FBI's list of most-wanted Southern California bank robbers, is suspected of holding up 10 banks in Orange County, three in Riverside County and one in Ventura County, according to the FBI.
Franks, 29, was arrested Friday night following several tips generated by publicity about the holdups, according to FBI Special Agent Chris Gicking.
"It was completely due to the media that we caught this guy," he said.
Gicking said a surveillance camera photo from a holdup in Palm Springs was especially helpful in identifying the suspect, who had ditched the ski hat in favor of a large motorcycle helmet in several recent holdups.
In the Palm Springs robbery, however, the suspect donned a baseball cap without sunglasses, as he had in past robberies, Gicking said.
Multiple law enforcement agencies were involved in the arrest of Franks, who is being prosecuted in Orange County Superior Court instead of federal court, though it's possible he could face more charges later, Gicking said.


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Libby Grandy has recently published a suspense novel, Desert Soliloquy. Here is an interview with her about this new book, which I highly enjoyed. Cheers,
LH: The setting for the story is in the desert, and I wonder if you used specific locales and buildings that you researched in the story?
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Students from LISD, UISD, and the Webb Consolidated School District will be presented Letters of Commitment from the GEO Group in ceremonies to be held Tuesday, May 15th at 10:30 a.m. in the Webb County Courthouse. Members of the Webb County Commissioners Court and Mr. Warden "Butch" Head, Warden of the GEO facility will be making the presentation.
This is the sixth year that the GEO Group has awarded scholarships to area students as they pursue their college education. Twenty five scholarships will be awarded for total of $25,000. A reception will follow after the ceremony. The Webb County Courthouse is located at 1000 Houston Street.


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BANGKOK -- At least 30 people died and more than 20 were injured when a bus careered off a hillside road and into a ravine in northern Thailand, authorities said Tuesday, updating the official toll.
The accident took place at about 8:40 p.m. (1340 GMT) on Monday in Tak, which borders Myanmar, as several buses ferried Thai local government workers for a field trip to Laos.
"The latest death toll from the accident is 30 — nine men and 21 women," said Suriya Prasartbandid, the governor of the western province of Tak. Twenty-two others were injured, he told AFP.
"The bus was totally destroyed. Its engine fell out and we're waiting for heavy machinery to lift the wreckage," Suriya said.
He said there were more than 300 accidents on the same road last year.
Thailand's roads are among the world's deadliest and accidents are common, especially on buses traveling late at night.
"The brakes failed as the bus came downhill on a hilly road and it crashed through the concrete barrier and fell into a 150-meter deep ravine," a local police captain, Sittichai Panyasong, said by telephone.
The victims are mainly believed to be local government officials, but a child was also among the injured, he said.
A recent report by the World Health Organization said Thailand saw 38.1 road deaths per 100,000 people in 2010 — behind only the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean and the South Pacific island of Niue.
That compares with an average of 18.5 per 100,000 in Southeast Asia as a whole.
At least 13 schoolchildren died last month when their bus collided with a truck on a trip to the coast south of Bangkok.
The students, aged around 10 to 14 years old, were heading to the resort city of Pattaya from the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima.
Officials say roughly 60 percent of traffic accidents in Thailand are caused by human error, with poor road and vehicle conditions posing additional hazards. Alcohol also plays a significant role.
Those who cannot afford to fly have little choice but to use the roads in country where the rail infrastructure remains weak.
Bus operators are required to provide seat belts but passengers are not legally obliged to use them.
In December, dozens of people were killed when a bus carrying New Year travelers plunged off one of Thailand's highest bridges in the kingdom's northeast.
At least 20 people were killed in October when a tour bus carrying elderly Buddhist devotees fell into a ravine, also in the northeast.
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Location Aware Applications for Smart Cities with Google Maps and GIS Tools
Tan, Siak Chuan & Wong, On (2006) Location Aware Applications for Smart Cities with Google Maps and GIS Tools. In Active Media Technology (AMT06), June 7 - 9, Brisbane, Australia.
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The release of internet mapping API like Google maps had changed the way many location aware systems works, this paper will look into how location visualization tools can make use of this new way in providing location service. With the emergence of wireless broadband internet in increasing number of cities, digital cities are being developed all over the world where public services could be hosted for users with a fast connection. As part of an effort to enhance a digital city, we apply visualization tools to a real estate system as a study into the usefulness of Google maps and GIS. The result will probably be used to provide more services which will in turn form a better featured digital city. Location Aware Real estate agent (LARE), a real estate agent which uses the latest technology in GIS and internet mapping systems to become a very powerful agent based system. LARE uses different technologies like 3-d modeling with VRML, local maps with GIS shapefiles, and even online maps with Google maps. Thus it provides a map view of location with a GPS and mobile device, while providing geographical updates or even digital interactivity.
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Manchester City are ready to make a summer raid for Alexis Sanchez – with Barcelona keen to off-load the Chilean flop, writes the Sunday People.
Sanchez was the most wanted man in world football two summers ago when Barcelona pipped both Manchester clubs to sign him from Udinese for £25million.
But Barca are now happy to sell at the end of the season if they can recoup most of their outlay on the player.
Sanchez would team up at the Emirates with former Barca star Yaya Toure, who despite recent speculation looks set to sign a new City deal.
The Blues boss Roberto Mancini was beaten to Sanchez by former Barca sporting director Txiki Begiristain, who now has the same role at the Etihad. Both men are keen to take Sanchez to City now as the club look to bolster a squad which Mancini feels was not strengthened sufficiently following last year's Premier League title success.
Atletico Madrid's striker Radamel Falcao is top of City's summer hit-list but Sanchez, already the subject of a bid from Inter Milan, is also wanted to provide the bullets for the Colombian.
Sanchez has failed to make a major impact at the Nou Camp but is still only 24 and is on the radar of Liverpool and Arsenal.
Etihad midfielder Toure's representatives will meet with City's money-men in the next fortnight following murmurs the 29-year-old felt 'unloved' at the club.
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March 6, 2009
by Herb Jones
There is not much that Chanelle Price did not accomplish in her high school running career.
She is mentioned in the same breath as Joetta Clark, Mary Slaney and Kim Gallagher. In the fall of 2008, Price stepped on the University of Tennessee campus sporting a lifetime best 800 meter time of 2:01.61, 2008 Gatorade National Female Athlete of the Year honors in her back pocket and a great deal of expectations.
The pressure of being Chanelle Price.
The Three-time Pennsylvania Class 3A state champ in the 800 meters recently spoke with PreRaceJitters.com about her freshmen year at the University of Tennessee.
PRJ: What was your decision making process in making the critical choice of what college to attend?
CP: My decision making process consisted of finding schools that met what I was looking for both academically and athletically.
PRJ: What were you looking for, and how did the University of Tennessee fit this?
CP: I was looking for a university with a great communications program as well as a successful track program. Tennessee met both of those qualifications. The journalism field here is top-notch, and I definitely couldn't go wrong in choosing one of the finest middle-distance coaches in the world as my coach.
PRJ: How would you describe your off-track style, and how do you think it compliments your on-track life?
CP: My off-track lifestyle is strongly influenced by my role as a collegiate athlete. I have to remain aware of everyday things such as the amount of sleep I receive, the type of food I eat, and the kinds of "fun" things I do with my friends. Of course, it is important that I do some enjoyable things such as go out shopping or to get my nails done, but I know that I have to be smart in my off-track lifestyle because it definitely complements my on-track life.
PRJ: Adjusting to the new found freedom of college is a difficult process for a lot of students. How have you found a way to balance the freedoms of college, classroom expectations and the pressures of competition?
CP: I've adjusted well to my new college lifestyle because I know that my school work and training have to come first.
PRJ: So far, what's been the biggest difference running in high school and running at the University Tennessee?
CP: The biggest difference is being able to train and compete with young women who are at an advanced level.
PRJ: Are you okay with where your indoor race times are in the 800?
CP: In the beginning of this indoor season, I was forced to take some time off due to an injury in my lower left leg. Considering that, I'm thankful to even be competing this season, and I'm definitely content with my 800 times so far. I'm progressing and am excited to see some big improvements at SECs and NCAAs.
PRJ: Now that you are in the full swing with your college track career, what goals do you have for the season?
CP: I definitely want to help the team capture conference and national titles. A major goal of mine is to mature as a runner, meaning I want to become more "race smart." I also want to run indoor and outdoor personal bests, in hope that those personal records will lead me to some independent titles as well.
PRJ: How are you doing on your progress to these goals?
CP: As I mentioned before, my injury was definitely a setback, especially mentally. However, a favorite motto of mine, "everything happens for a reason," has allowed me to stay positive. I'm healthy now, and Coach Clark and I think I'm moving in the right direction. As I remain determined and keep working hard, I know my goals are attainable.
PRJ: Are you on target with where you hope to be on your times by the end of the season?
CP: Yes, I am on target for where I hope my times to be by the end of the season.
PRJ: You are widely regarded coming out of high school as one of the most promising young runners out there. How do you handle this kind of visibility in competition? What is it like to have a target on your back everywhere that you go?
CP: Knowing that everyone has high expectations for me becomes very nerve-wracking. I already place a lot of pressure on myself, so added pressure makes circumstances much harder. Learning to run for myself instead of everyone else is something that I'm currently working on. I've begun to realize that putting forth my best effort is the single most important thing I can do.
PRJ: Thank you for taking time to speak with PreRaceJitters.com and good luck this season.
Herb Jones is a contributor for PreRaceJitters, a NBC Universal Sports affiliate site.


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Lenovo ThinkPad X220
Insane battery life flirts with five long hours. Blazing performance outdoes your kid's gaming laptop. Super-lightweight, but solidly built. Milspec tested (though not yet certified).
Half-baked touchpad design. Please, Lenovo, please swap the Fn and Ctrl keys once and for all.
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- 1/10A complete failure in every way
- 2/10Sad, really
- 3/10Serious flaws; proceed with caution
- 4/10Downsides outweigh upsides
- 5/10Recommended with reservations
- 6/10Solid with some issues
- 7/10Very good, but not quite great
- 8/10Excellent, with room to kvetch
- 9/10Nearly flawless
- 10/10Metaphysical perfection
Ultralights aren't for everyone, but with the ThinkPad X220, Lenovo sure is doing its best to make the case that they can be.
This latest version of its super-slim executive standby is ThinkPad doing everything it does best. Still impossibly portable — at 3.3 pounds despite the bumped-up 12.5-inch, 1366 x 768-pixel display — Lenovo packs in everything a traveling professional (or just about anyone else) is likely to need.
The centerpiece is a new Core i5 Sandy Bridge processor, which upends the middling performance we usually expect from an ultralight. Benchmarks trounce just about everything we've tested of late — save for a few recent-vintage high-end machines — and they completely blow historical ultralight benchmarks out of the water, beating most machines with the last-generation chip by 30 to 40 percent.
What's more remarkable is that the chip's beefed up integrated graphics gave us a solid gaming experience on the machine, too, with performance clocking at or above what you'd normally get with a lower-end discrete graphics processor. Much has been said about the joys of Sandy Bridge already, of course, but to see it put to good use in such a compact machine is almost beyond words.
Beyond the i5, the machine's specs are totally up to code: 4 GB of RAM, 320-GB hard drive, SD and ExpressCard slots, and three USB ports (one chargeable). There's no optical drive and while there's no HDMI port, there is a DisplayPort socket, so plan your cabling accordingly. The keyboard is outstanding and typical of the ThinkPad brand. Audio isn't particularly inspiring but it's good enough for a machine of this stature.
Lenovo trumpets the X220's better-than-average battery life, but in our testing, it hit a mere 4:53 using the six-cell battery. Hardly epic, but that's still good. There are a few battery options available as upgrades if you want to stretch your work time.
I reserve just one complaint for the X220 and that is the touchpad design. The textured surface is pleasing to the touch, but Lenovo has foregone separate buttons in order to maximize the size of the touchpad in a very cramped area. The bottom portion of the touchpad wraps around the end of the palm rest, and to click you press on these corners of the pad. Unfortunately, something's off with the engineering of this: The pad misses clicks all the time, and it makes the cursor stutter badly when you're (subconsciously or not) resting a thumb on the pad as you prepare to click. Great idea, but the execution isn't there.
At $1,300, it's certainly on the higher end of prices for modern laptops, though it isn't obscenely expensive. We've seen higher price tags for bulkier machines that didn't come close to performance like this.
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Television mini-series that dramatizes four generations of Adamses and 150 years of American history from the birth of the Revolution through the Gilded Age. Meet John Adams, a passionate revolutionary and second president; John Quincy Adams, proud son of a famous father and sixth president; Charles Francis Adams, skillful minister to Great Britain during the Civil War; historian Henry Adams; and railroad magnate Charles Francis Adams, Jr. Going beyond politics, this mini-series portrays these men as husbands, fathers, brothers, sons, as well as leaders.
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Hello, Can Mold & Water resistance dry wall be installed on all the walls in a bathroom. Can they be taped and finished (painted) like normal drywall .I,m going to use Handi Backer on tub and shower walls under tile. Thank you
the green board should not be used for wet areas. But you are using the CBU which is correct. But these seams should be taped also and this wall coated with a waterproofing material like Redguard.
If it's not in a shower, use Densarmor. Green or blue board is still paper faced. If it's in a shower and will get covered by tile then use cement board or Densguard. My experience has been that if you prime and paint it right, you don't need to skim coat fiberglass faced drywall.
The little bit of DensArmor I've used needed a glaze coat to get a smooth finish. Maybe it has changed. Don't waste your money on green board. Regular drywall will work just fine if proper ventilation and appropriate paint are used.....
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In Is Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon on Star Plus, engagement function starts. Actually two engagements were planned for the day. Payal and Akash are ready for the engagement. When it is time to start engagement, Arnav Singh Raisadha tells his family members that his engagement with Lavanya is not going to happen and he requests them to continue with the engagement of Payal and Akash. He tells his family members that he will tell the reason for the cancellation of the engagement later.
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Is Megan Fox Lying About Botox? Photo Challenge
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Last week Megan Fox posted photos to her Facebook titled "Things You Can't Do with Your Face When You Have Botox," likely to combat claims the 25-year-old is using the injectable to maintain her china-doll visage.
Now doctors are disputing the legitimacy of said photos, and say the wrinkles she has are as "natural" as her pout. To me, they look pretty realistic, but there is that weird arc shape...
So I thought "Gee, I'm 24, have taken great care of my skin (moisturizer and sunscreen since my early teens), have no wrinkles at rest and have never injected anything in my face... I wonder if I can make the same expressions she does?"
Taken with the front lens of an AT&T iPhone 4:
To be fair, my forehead lines were more prominent in the camera screen than in this picture.
Hers looks legit. I need more lip gloss.
My face wrinkles above the brow when I do this... again, not as visible in the picture as in real life.
+1 for Megan's defense?
And finally, the photo causing all the doubt:
Look closely -- I definitely have some curvy-square lines, but nothing as arced as Megan's. This face was me furrowing AND lifting my brows. Quite difficult, actually (you know you're trying it right now).
My guess is she had Botox, and it's wearing off. Particularly in the last photo, I could not make that face without my brows moving in weird ways, and hers stay firmly in place...
What do you think? Were Megan Fox's photos altered?
As a side note, photos taken with the back camera on my iPhone4 were much better quality, and highlighted more wrinkles. Based on Fox's grainy images, I'm guessing she used the front cam of a similar phone -- perhaps hiding some more lines. If so, you'd think she would've thought that through to prove her case...


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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The tables have turned at 2009's Sundance Film Festival.
For most of the past two decades, the United States' top event for independent film that begins on Thursday has been chock full of dark dramas about the grim side of human nature, but this year amid a gloomy real-life economy, organizers promise a broad range of movies -- some with a lot of laughs.
Jim Carrey offers up "I Love You Phillip Morris," in which the comedian plays a con man falling for a male prison inmate (Ewan McGregor). Former "Saturday Night Live" performer Amy Poehler has "Spring Breakdown," about women nearing 40 who take a wild holiday to a party-filled school spring break.
One of the most talked-about films ahead of the festival is director Marc Webb's romance "500 Days of Summer," and Sundance veterans, brothers Mark and Michael Polish are showing "Manure" about a man who sells ... well, the title says it all.
"It takes all the power away from the critics," director Michael Polish joked about reviewers' inability to reduce his film to poop because, in fact, that is what it's about!
Comedy aside, the ironic twist for Sundance 2009 points to a trend of recent years in which U.S. "independent" cinema has been dominated by divisions of Hollywood studios, such as the Fox Searchlight unit of 20th Century Fox, that look for films with broad appeal to achieve maximum box office.
For evidence, one need look no farther than Sundance hits "Little Miss Sunshine" (2006) and "Napoleon Dynamite" (2004).
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I bet this guy is now working the phone line for Apple Computer repairs...
This is a discussion on Golly gee willikers, Batman -- India Air within the Off Topic & Humor Discussion forums, part of the The Back Porch category; Report: Co-pilot moved seat, sent jetliner plummeting http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/11/30...ting/?hpt=Sbin The co-pilot of an Air India Express 737 sent the jetliner into a terrifying 7,000-foot plunge in ...
Report: Co-pilot moved seat, sent jetliner plummeting
The co-pilot of an Air India Express 737 sent the jetliner into a terrifying 7,000-foot plunge in May when he accidentally hit the control column while adjusting his seat, investigators report.
According to the report from Indias Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the co-pilot panicked and was unable to execute the proper procedures as the jetliner dropped from 37,000 feet at a 26-degree angle. The plane and its 113 passengers were saved when the pilot, whod gone on a bathroom break, used an emergency code to get into the locked cockpit, jumped back into his seat and grabbed the controls to bring the plummeting plane out of its dive.
The aircraft would have broken apart if the descent had continued, the aviation agency report said. The aircraft was not damaged and no one was injured, the report said.
After the pilot, 39, regained control of the plane, he told passengers, who were in the middle of a meal when the jet plunged, that the plane had went through an air pocket and that is why there was a rapid descent, according to the report.
The aviation agency report concluded that the 25-year-old co-pilot had not been trained in the specific scenario the jet encountered and probably had no clue to tackle this kind of emergency.
Neither the pilot nor co-pilot were named in the report.
The Air India Express flight was en route from Dubai to Pune, India, on May 25 when the incident occurred.
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I bet this guy is now working the phone line for Apple Computer repairs...
Proverbs 27:12 says: The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
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Right, because it is possible to train for the scenario where you move your seat and clumsily hit a critical control, right? I guess you could, but who would?The aviation agency report concluded that the 25-year-old co-pilot had not been trained in the specific scenario the jet encountered and "probably had no clue to tackle this kind of emergency."
I'm sure the pilot was also not "trained in the specific scenario." But he did what pilots are supposed to - suck it up, calm down, and take control and figure out what is going on. You don't just freeze up and say "oh this wasn't taught in class!"
I hope that co pilot has his career ended after this. He has no place in a cockpit after being unable to fix his error.
I also hope the Indian pilot's license training still isn't broken like it has been. Basically, far fewer hours than pilots in somewhere like the US are required to do. It probably is, though. Find the right instructor, slip him a few rupees... license!
So basically he pushed the 'stick' forward and couldn't figure out what happened, or how to pull it back? Did they hire him off the corner right before the flight? Was his name Manuel, Jose or Jesus by any chance?
Or was he a failed Jihadist that got caught in the act?
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This reeks of a copilot who had no business being alone in the cockpit. While I am not familiar with the flight controls with commercial airliners I do know a C-5 with the autopilot engaged, normal at cruise altitude, takes much more than a bump to override the controls and cause an uncommanded dive. Even if the autopilot is manually overridden once pressure is removed it will return to the preset altitude.
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Agreed, this isn't rocket science. Although, 26 degrees nose low is pretty steep for an airliner. Perhaps his seat was jammed forward. Perhaps he was clutching the family jewels.
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Part 2. After the Polit brought the plane under control the Co-Point had to excuse himself to use the bathroom to clean himself up.
I never got around to taking flying lessons, but I did start reading about it. When a plane goes into a steep dive you can't just pull up on the stick, because the plane can't handle the forces. So there is a technique for recovery. But I can't imagine a copilot not being trained for that scenario. I believe it's a requirement for any pilot here. Perhaps one of the pilots on this forum can correct me.
I've only flown small single engine planes, so I don't know the procedure for an airliner, but pulling back the stick on the smaller plane was the procedure needed lol. but pulling an airliner out of a steep dive, yeah that would put a ton of stress on the frame. slow the descent, then slowly level out.
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Right. I am not a pilot either, but I definitely dont' dispute that recovering too quickly would put too much stress on the aircraft, and that continuing that descent could have also put too much stress on the frame.
I would imagine the "OH NO PLANE IS DIVING" emergency recovery should be pretty standard stuff for any pilot training. Even if it wasn't, a pilot should have enough knowledge to be able to figure out how to handle the situation.
Too bad Leslie's not around anymore to give inspirational words
I have to agree with retsupt99. The Co-pilot is now the expert computer repair tech for Dell Computers.
This is very strange. As a pilot, I find it a little difficult to believe that this scenario happened as reported. I would assume that at cruise altitude the PIC (Pilot in Command) would have had the autopilot set and functioning. If this is so, then the yoke should be (generally) unresponsive for a push or pull.
Even the autopilot in my C-172 has this feature, making it difficult for this to happen as described. Maybe the co-pilot turned off the autopilot and was flying manually? I find that unlikely.
Anyway... pilots rule of thumb for yoke control: Push forward and the people on the ground get bigger. Pull back and the people on the ground get smaller. Keep pulling back and they get bigger again!
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Well, I'll give you real incentive to go Ford. I own a car dealership. We're real careful about what we carry and put into customers' driveways. For example, we don't carry intrepids with 2.7L, Quad 4 vehicles with high mileage, we change intake gaskets on high mileage 3.1L and 3.4L GM's, nor do we carry a mazda 626 transmission, nor a Honda V6 transmission. Well, after this past year we don't carry Toyota or Honda anymore. Not because of the market, oh no, because of the money with throw into almost every one doing repairs. And guess what else, the infamous Ford Taurus headache has turned into one of our crown jewels. We rarely have major problems with 2001 and newer Taurus's.
Forgive me, oh foreign car fans, but you can't buy a brand new 1993 Camry, Corolla, or Civic that will go until you simply turn off the key. Oh, no, save money for a motor.
Good for you.It does sound like you know what to avoid.I,m a Honda mechanic.I would avoid any automatic accord or Odyssey from 1998-2002.Also the civics with the cvt.The rest,I really can,t think of any major problems.Good luck with your business.
Now I'm a Ford fan but don't you think you are twisting this a little?
My one son has owned a number of F250 and dragged then and is a murderator on a diesel forum so I know all the problems they have had with the fuel system you did not report.
I purchased a new 2003 T-bird in 2004 for my wife because that was the only year they offered a baby blue to match her 57, what about that transmission I replaced at 36,300 miles? Yea its the same one used in the mountaineer V8 and a couple of other Fords that has an average life span of 65,000, I later found out. Yea they did replace the rear end at 6,000 miles also, the 97 Lexis my wife had never was to the dealership and I knew I would have never pried that car from her, so gave her the T-Bird for her birthday and figured she would keep both. Lexis 400 sold 1st day in paper and ended up costing $1800 +/- a year to drive.
So, my Sequoia just turned 120,000 miles Friday (2005), has been to dealer once to replace belts at 100,000 miles only because the vette was on lift in garage so I could not do it.
Oil is changed every 10,000 miles and just checked it yesterday as will not be able to change till next week, oh not lost a drop in a hair over 10,000 miles.
When should I plan on buying engine, like you say?
This kinda interesting as I have a 96 Ford pickup with 160,000 on the clock and all it has ever cost me is LOF and fluid changes..some brake pads and spark plugs..I did have to replace a O2 sensor and that is it in 12 years..Still starts even if it sets fo 2-3 weeks with out being used..i also have a Ford Focus which now has 35,000 on it and it has given me no grief at all..that car did get the SVO springs and Eibach sway bars which I like for the handling and ride..One thing I have seen over the years is that if a car is maintained and not abused it will give a good service..Now cars that are raced or mistreated in some way are great for the repair business..
I have tried most all of it and now do what is known to work..
For crying out loud ...
They're ALL junk when the don't run!
They ALL have a warranty dept, and a "customer satisfaction index" don't they?
Well, first of all, Barry, your t-bird is a jaguar. I'm sure you know that it has a 4.0L Jaguar V-8 that runs really good when it does. I'm also pretty sure that at least one of your coil packs have been changed along with valve cover gaskets and the like. And, if I'm not mistaken, that particular transmission is actually built in France. So much for it really being a Ford.
Now, I'm knocking, more specifically (as far as Toyota) their cars. You probably have an iron block in your Sequoia. That's great. I'm talking mainly about the aluminum blocks in the late model Toyota's (including the new Tundra) that don't seem to hold up nearly as well as the older generation Toyota's. I'm also talking about the the Rav4 Transmissions (definitely the 2002 L models) that had a recall on the transmission computers. These computers would, at some point, chew the transmission. Then, if you are over 75,000 miles, you have to pay for it, around $1000.00 plus the transmission. I'm also talking about the valve stem seals (that are probably in your Lexus) that like act as if they were meant to go in a Mitsubishi Montero Sport. Now it sounds like you run full synthetic, so you probably won't see the problem, but if you are a little lax with maintenance, maybe you will.
I'm also willing to bet that you can pick almost any Tahoe or Suburban driving by and put it agaiinst your Sequoia and it will win in just about all categories, including fuel efficiency, especially in cost of ownership.
Bottom line, you're right, I don't carry Lincoln LS's, New model T-Bird's, or any Jaguar on our lot.
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I understand that a lot of people are upset about the Auto Bailout situation. As an American I would be very upset to see all those jobs disappear and see any of the Detroit 3 companies go under.
Practically though you have to look at the situation. Cars are large purchases. People have gotten used to the better quality, reliability, fit and finish, and service of foreign makes. The Detroit 3 have lagged behind in almost all of those areas and their business models have been a complete disaster.
I'm not saying that a Toyota or Honda won't have problems at all! Cars are cars and some certainly will have problems no matter the make. Foreign makes quality control though is so much better and the chances of you getting a trouble free car are much lower. I speak from personal experience and of what my mechanic has told me. (He has 2 Chevy Trucks!)
People aren't willing to take chances on such larges purchases! That's just how it is. In today's climate the term "American Car" is much different that what it meant years ago.
Chinese GM Engine!
Chinese GM Engine!!!
Doctor, No I have not had any problems other then trans and rear end but thanks for the warning so I can watch for them.
Really its a pretty well built car and I think all the big three have come a long way over last eight or so years and have caught up with the rice burners.
Also the engine in mine is the higher HP, aluminum block. (Toyota)
Thanks for the reply.
I just want to dive a little deeper. Mgold has a good point. During the 90's American cars were almost all disasters on wheels. The Contour, Mystique, Grand Am's, Stratus's, Sebring's, Corsica's, Taurus's, Sable's, the you name front wheel drive american product and you'll see a disaster. I can't think of one at this moment that I could appreciate. That's also the time for the great foreign trend beginning. I'm pretty sure that for most of the 90's these Japanese cars were manufactured in Japan. Another factor that didn't help was the lack of Japanese cars in the rental car fleets. Those cars get dogged out for about a year (in most cases) and are put in consumers' hands. The first 20-30,000 miles were hell with a strong lack in maintenance.
With all this in mind, move forward. Ford and GM got the idea around the years 1998-2002 with new line-ups. These line-ups have been pretty good for the most part. The problems that these cars did have were ones that they all had. It could be expected and repaired. Rarely burning up engines and transmission. (Notice that I'm not speaking about Chrysler Corp.) Examples: Chevy full size trucks and SUV's, don't change your fuel filter and you'll buy a fuel pump (hell, you might buy one anyway); Have an Impala, Grand Am, Malibu, or any other dashboard key ignition, plan to buy a lock cylinder and have it programmed. If you have GM 3.1L or 3.4L plan to buy intake gaskets. Right now Ford has been on top over and over in vehicles with initial quality.
Now go to Toyota and Honda (not Nissan; I consider them to be like current American cars, not bad, never been awesome). Toyota ads say to look at their legendary reliablity. That legend was over about 1997-1999. I've see and have replaced several Toyota 4 cylinder engines 1999 and up. These engines can be found in Corolla's, Matrix's, and yes, Pontiac Vibe's, Chevy Prizm's, Chevy HHR (I think), and others. I've seen Camry's (and Maxima's) making engine noises that I didn't even want to entertain long enough to find out (sounded like oil pumps, even the older ones had that problem), and other really unexpected (not Toyota-like) problems. What did Honda in with me besides the tranny and ignition switch and wheel bearing and A/C compressor and other problems was a motor burning up on me recently. It was in a 1998 Honda Civic. It had all maintenance records including new timing belt, A/C compressor, water pump, radiator, oil changes, and so forth and had 120k miles at the time. With no signs of over-heating or lack of lube or abuse of any kind, the motor lost compression on 3 cylinders out of nowhere. Just like that, motor bad. I and 2 other mechanic crews threw all my books on the floor and flipped the car upside-down trying to figure it out.
Back to the point, just like you can't get a good old M.B. 240D or 300D, you can't get an old-school Camry or Corolla. You can only buy those used.
Do everybody a favor if buying new, buy American.
My buddy has a very busy local shop there is constantly Honda Accords and
a lot of Subaru's there and he writes them big bills. I saw one for a Civic that needed a Catalytic converter and all the exhaust it was around 2200 bucks,he told me the cat was only available from the dealer,thats nuts and thats what I feel you get from a lot of these foriegn cars. Accords are starters, head gaskets, broken power windows. It does you good for a while but when it starts to get old and usually has poor maintanace it turns to a nightmare.The Subarus always seem to need a motor hes sent many to the junkyard,Mitsubishi's are really bad too, expensive to fix.
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Here is the problem I have with this statement.
I don't know and am only guessing, maybe some smarter people on here know the facts.
I would bet the foreign manufacturers have invested more in plants and created more jobs in the USA then the big three have in last ten years and if that is true who are we doing a favor for? A-hole Wagoner? Nandeillie?
Have you driven by the Toyota plant in IND, the Mercedes plant, the new KIA plaint in GA and a bunch of others in the SE.
Only thing the big three have done is close plants and F--ked the workers.
My ex neighbor king crap at the Atlanta Taurus plant (you would know him) and last few to 12 years was rated one of the best Ford had, so good they had planned on bringing the Lincolns in, so they closed it. DUH!
OEM Toyota ones were about a grand each (I forget the exact number but I think they were close to a grand) so we went with aftermarket. The O2 sensors were swiped as well, so we had those done. The friggin check engine light would come on after about thirty miles. So, we took a good look at it and found that the muffler shop mounted the O2 sensors in front of the converter where on the Toy cats they were in the middle, or something like that. So we had them move them, check engine light still lights after 30 miles. We put OEM Toyota sensors, still lights after 30 miles.
These cats were brand new replacements that he installs all the time!
End of story? We bought the new OEM Toyota Cats, end of problem.
I do see your point about the local plants. I've got grief about where some American manufacturers do the manufacturing also.
From what I understand, most of the hard parts are made in Japan for those cars, and they are assembled here. For American cars, I believe that most hard parts are made and assembled here. I'm not going to say all of them because I know that's not true. The point is that these are the plants that employ people. The Mercedes plant is great, but I think that we're talking about cars under $50k or $60k.
And, as far as replacement parts, no one is more expensive among these than Honda and Nissan in my view. Toyota isn't cheap either. Not only that, you can buy an American made aftermarket part for an American car and it will probably work fine.
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I'm finishing a basement floor with "Hard Rock" epoxy. The room is a grooming shop and the epoxy floor will stand up to moisture and dog's nails etc for a long time.
I do have to etch the floor though as it is very smooth. I don't want to use chemical since it will be hard to rinse and there are finished walls in the room. What are my other options? Stiff wire brush? Nails through a piece of wood? Coarse sandpaper?
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
I know a vet's office Ive been to seem to have a rubberized floor, you had the impression you could just hose it all down to a floor drain in the middle, it was nice stuff. I bet it came in a roll and was glued down but beyond that I have no idea about it, seems a lot better than epoxy paint.
Thanks for the comments.
There's no drain in the room as this is the upper basement of a split-level. We were worried that a rubberized floor would be hard to sweep and clean...also wear excessively around the grooming table and bathroom.
Open to all suggestions though. One other possibility is vinyl...glued sparingly so it could be replaced easier.
The best way would be to tile it with porcelain or ceramic tile directly to the slab.
Thanks guys...
...how could I go about etching the floor without chemicals?
You might want to look into the 'Diamabrush' setup, that runs off a 175rpm swing machine. Am not 100% sure of myself here, but if that setup can remove paint etc from floors, I am pretty sure it can etch it too.
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I am especially interested in topics revolving around diversity, inclusiveness and equality, and have spoken in classrooms across the Maricopa Community College District on GLBTQ issues and same-sex marriage, the topic of my 2002-03 sabbatical project. For the past eight years I have been the SCC liaison to the Anti Defamation League of Arizona, helping to coordinate their successful Many Faces of Hate film series. I have also been a mentor for Maricopa's Women's Leadership Group for the past six years, helping WLG graduates present their graduation speeches. I am a longtime member of SCC's Inclusiveness Council and a proud graduate and former mentor for the Maricopa Diversity Infusion Program. As a co-founder of the organization now known as Equality Maricopa, I helped lobby the MCCD Governing Board to include sexual orientation as a protected class in its non-discrimination statement.
I am proud of my role as co-chair (with John Avianantos) of the Dee Duggan Memorial Holiday Angel Program (better known at SCC as "Dee's Trees"), which provides for the holiday needs and desires of hundreds of economically disadvantaged children each year. Through the Dee's Trees program, John and I oversee the distribution of necessities and holiday wishes to the children of low-income SCC students and to women and children who are clients of the Chrysalis Shelter (noabuse.org).
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So far I like it although I only got HF last night and DG last week. So for DG I have only seen some random attacks from vampires. However looking forward to the added content.
HF is rather cool - I can already see a lot of extra stuff showing up in stores and new options to craft and build things (like at the smithy). So for the price the little added immersion is very welcome. Also like the new husky model for the dogs.
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As we've discussed in the past, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada is currently undertaking a project to rewrite its rules in plain language. To that end, today IIROC published for comment proposed Dealer Member Rules 7200 through 7300, relating to debt markets and inter-dealer bond brokers. According to IIROC, the proposed rules are intended to consolidate and clarify existing rules and do not contain any substantive amendments. For more information, see IIROC Notice 11-0164.


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Today is budget day at the Obama White House. The administration has released some details if its new $3.8 trillion budget, and USA TODAY's Richard Wolf has a report here.
Obama speaks about his budget later this morning. This afternoon, he takes questions from people via YouTube, in another new White House use of the new media.
In other news:
The Obama administration is looking at alternatives to New York City for the trial of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. USA TODAY's Kevin Johnson points out that a similar 9/11 trial was held in Alexandria, Va.
Three of 10 members on a special commission studying the financial crisis have consulted for legal firms involved in lawsuits stemming from the crisis, reports Matt Kelley of USA TODAY.
The government of Haiti and a church group are in a dispute over children, USA TODAY's Liz Szabo reports. Meanwhile, other Haitians are urging the U.S. to "take over" the ravaged country.
The Obama administration will seek major changes to George W. Bush's "No Child Left Behind" education law.
Democratic health care talks are still going on.
Obama is pushing to end the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy on gays, in part because of lawsuit challenges.
Has Obama lost Jon Stewart?
And Beyonce -- or should we say Sasha Fierce? -- won six Grammy Awards last night, though Taylor Swift took album of the year. And there were no interruptions by Kanye West.
We're humming along here at The Oval, ready to report on the budget and other White House activities in the hours ahead. Keep clicking in, and thanks for reading.
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Raphaël Jacquelin maintained his lead at the BMW Asian Open today in Shanghai, firing a second round 69 to go to 9-under-par, three strokes ahead of Korean Sung-man Lee.
Following his first round of 66, Jacquelin recorded two bogeys today, results of errant approaches. But his putting remained solid: He birded five of the last 12 holes, including the par-4 10th, the par-5 13th and the par-4 16th.
Lee recorded three birdies and one bogey for a round of 70.
For the second time in two weeks, Jacquelin finds himself leading a tournament heading into the weekend (He was the midway leader at last week's Volvo Open).
But while Jacquelin pulled away from much of the field, the big story today was Colin Montogermie, who started the second round three off the lead, but slipped to five-back after a round of 70.
Two front-nine bogeys neutralized two birdies for the Scotsman, who was able to turn his round around again only by sinking a 15-footer on the par-5 15th for eagle, after reaching the green in two with a 265-yard 3-wood.
Søren Kjeldsen, the first round co-leader, struggled on the back nine today, recording a double-bogey on the par-4 16th and a bogey on the par-4 17th to slip four-back of Jacquelin.
Others in striking distance as the tournament heads into the weekend are Spaniard Miguel Jimenez, who shot a second round 69 to put him 5-under, and Austrian Markus Brier, winner of last week's Volvo Open, who also shot 69 to reach 4-under.
John Daly, one of the few Americans in the field, dropped to 11-over-par and missed the cut.
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With stellar play on the back nine at Royal Birkdale, Padraig Harrington shot a 69 in the final round to earn a four-shot victory and become Europe's first back-to-back British Open champion in more than a century. He earned nearly $1.5 million and climbed to No. 3 in the world rankings. "I'm really thrilled with the way I felt today on the golf course," Harrington said. "I hit the ball as pure as I could and just felt really good."
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Odd Future frontman Tyler, the Creator spent some time in jail for vandalizing equipment inside the Roxy in Hollywood, Calif., on Thursday (Dec. 22). Now, the 20-year-old 'Goblin' creator is giving details about his time behind bars as well as his account of what led to his arrest.
The rap star performed inside the Cali club last week and says the chaos that caused him to be handcuffed and thrown in the slammer was a result of trying to help two women who were allegedly injured.
"I was on the piano playing the breakdown, only to notice that the music and sound was low, lights went off and that s— wasn't right," Tyler wrote on his blog. "I get up, look, and notice that it was two girls hurt. I grab my mic to tell the crowd to come calm down and inform security, but I then find out the sound dude turned everything off."
Tyler then admitted he ran over to the man controlling the sound and proceeded to damage his equipment when the venue employee said he had no power to turn the sound back on. "'N—- turn my f—ing mic up these bitches are hurt, let me tell the crowd to calm down, they listen to me'," the rhymer recalled of what he told the sound controller. "And this n—- goes on saying he doesn't have control."
He went on to detail his jail experience after he was arrested, which included a cold cell. "I had no socks on," he revealed. "I'm fine though, bail was a lot even though I didn't hurt anyone, I damaged some s— and I don't know why rappers talk about jail like it's cool. Oh my God I would go crazy."
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BEIJING – Environmentalists on Monday hailed a Chinese government ban on serving shark fins, bird's nest soup and other wild animal products at official functions, saying it will set a precedent that will help protect endangered species.
The Communist Party announced the ban as part of a sweeping government crackdown on corruption, excessive spending and extravagance.
An official notice released Sunday by the party's Central Committee and the State Council, China's cabinet, "ruled out dishes containing shark fins, bird nests and wild animal products in official reception dinners."
"I think it is great. I think it is extremely important for a whole bunch of reasons," said Matthew Durnin, a former director of science at the Nature Conservancy who has spent 20 years in China working on projects concerning endangered species. "With sharks particularly, they are an apex predator, they are very important. Lots of systems and animals are getting destroyed in the oceans. Something that is at this higher level in China really sets a precedent that needs to be set."
Shark fin soup has long been a luxury enjoyed by China's wealthy, but environmentalists say shark populations around the world have been decimated by its consumption as more Chinese became able to afford it.
Durnin said he believed Beijing would enforce the new ruling, as concerns over the environmental impact of such habits had become "very high-profile" in recent years.
Huge banquets are commonly held by local officials and state-owned companies in China to show off wealth and status to visiting guests, and expensive dishes such as shark fins have long been staples of the occasions.
Yao Ming, the former NBA basketball player who is possibly China's biggest-ever sports star, pledged to stop eating shark fin in 2006 and two years ago launched a campaign urging Chinese to do the same.
"It's a commendable decision and a brave one that the Chinese government has taken," said Alex Hofford, executive director of the marine conservation group MyOcean, based in the southern Chinese territory of Hong Kong. The decision was "hugely significant," he said. "It's going to have a great impact on society, because what the government does shows leadership in society, and then the corporate sector will quickly follow suit.
"From a cultural point of view, it's pretty important that they . . . recognize how outdated traditions can be left by the wayside eventually, like foot-binding and slavery — why not shark fins?" he said. "It doesn't really matter if it is for environmental (reasons) or for curbing official extravagance, as long as the job gets done."
The decision will have a "massive impact" on some restaurants serving shark fin, said Gary Stokes, Hong Kong coordinator for the conservation campaign group Sea Shepherd.
"The reason why they're doing it mainly is austerity cuts. However, the ramifications it's going to have on conservation to the sharks is huge," he added.
The new rules are intended, the official announcement said, "to provide diligence, fight extravagance and to build a clean government."
The detailed document also bars expensive liquors and cigarettes from being offered at local authority receptions.
Officials below provincial level are banned from staying in hotel suites on business trips, while local hosts are forbidden to give them cash, securities or souvenirs as gifts.


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I am trying to swap headlights from an 07 X3 into an 06 X3 to get the angel eyes. The only problem is that the 06 X3 has no connection to power the angel eyes of the stock headlight.
I have an E46 as well and have used an umnitza aftermarket wiring harness to wire angel eyes into my accessory panel.
I could wire the 07 headlights the same way in the X3 but I am wondering about the power connection for the angel eye at the headlight. Will I require a connection that bridges the angel eyes and the wiring harness or can i wire the harness directly into the stock headlight.
I havent seen the halo connections for the e9x, facelifted E83 or the new x5 so if anyone has any experince with this please chime in.
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Anyone that has info on a LED tail light swap for the X3, thats what I plan to move onto next.
Have you had any luck with the lighting upgrades on your X3? I wanted to update to '07-'08 tails, but am striking out. I am hearing there are almost no aftermarket suppliers for the X3, exhaust, lighting, nothing! It's not quite like modding my E46, that's for sure!
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Attorney-General George Brandis says the Australian Human Rights Commission should have no trouble finding the money to pay for the salary of Tim Wilson.
He has suggested the commission look at its own staffing expenditure, which has nearly doubled in the past three years.
Commission president Gillian Triggs warned on Monday that Mr Wilson's appointment as a commissioner to the AHRC - with a salary of about $320,000 a year - may have to come at the expense of programs on school bullying and education for older Australians.
That is because Mr Wilson's appointment will not coincide with a boost in the commission's annual budget of about $25 million.
Ms Triggs said his appointment would ''squeeze'' the commission because it would be forced to find the money within its existing budget.
She will meet other commissioners next month to decide where spending cuts to programs will come from.
But Mr Brandis says the commission should have no trouble coming up with the money.
He has pointed to the commission's annual reports, which show staffing costs have risen by $5.4 million over the past three years, representing an increase of nearly 50 per cent.
''If the commission decides to increase its staffing costs by 50 per cent in three years, it is difficult to understand how the salary of a single statutory officer cannot be met by economies within its staffing expenditure rather than elsewhere in its budget,'' Mr Brandis said. ''However, that is a matter for the commission.''
According to its 2013 annual report, the commission spent $16.37 million on ''employee benefits'' last year. These expenses included wages and salaries, superannuation, entitlements, redundancies and other expenses for staff. In its 2010 annual report, it spent $11.01 million.
Mr Brandis said the management of the commission's finances were a ''matter for the commission''.
''The public expects that the commission, like all statutory agencies, will find the funds for the remuneration of statutory officers from within its budget,'' he said.
Ms Triggs said on Monday that she will meet with the Attorney-General and his representatives in mid-January ''to discuss these budgetary issues''.
Mr Wilson, who was a director at libertarian think-tank, the Institute of Public Affairs, is due to take up his position on the Human Rights Commission in February. The IPA has called for the abolition of the commission.