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Readers ponder Opportunity's future, animal consciousness and moreLost Opportunity04/23/2019 - 06:15 Planetary Science, Neuroscience, Biophysics
NASA's Opportunity rover explored Mars for more than a decade until a dust storm last year led to its demise, Lisa Grossman reported in "After 15 years on Mars, it's the end of the road for Opportunity" (SN: 3/16/19, p. 7).
Reddit users had a lot of questions about the rover, nicknamed Oppy. scazon wanted to know why the estimated life spans for Opportunity and...
People can sense Earth's magnetic field, brain waves suggest
A new analysis of people's brain waves when surrounded by different magnetic fields suggests that people have a "sixth sense" for magnetism.
Birds, fish and some other creatures can sense Earth's magnetic field and use it for navigation (SN: 6/14/14, p. 10). Scientists have long wondered whether humans, too, boast this kind of magnetoreception. Now, by exposing people to an Earth-...
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Some shrimp make plasma with their claws. Now a 3-D printed claw can too
Some shrimp have a secret superpower: Snapping their claws unleashes bubbles that produce plasma and shock waves to stun prey. Now a 3-D printed replica claw has reproduced the phenomenon in the lab, scientists report March 15 in Science Advances.
When a snapping shrimp (Alpheus formosus and related species) slams its powerful claw shut, it spews a jet of water. That fast-moving stream...
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This spider slingshots itself at extreme speeds to catch prey
BOSTON — Tasty insects, look out: In an attempt to catch prey, a speed-demon spider launches itself and its web with about 100 times the acceleration of a cheetah.
That makes these tiny creatures, called slingshot spiders, the fastest-moving arachnids known, scientists reported March 4 at a meeting of the American Physical Society.
Found in the Peruvian Amazon, slingshot spiders...
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Physics explains how pollen gets its stunning diversity of shapes
Pollen grains sport a variety of snazzy shapes, from golf ball–like divots to prickly knobs or swirls that evoke a peppermint candy. But these myriad patterns may all be due to one simple trick of physics, scientists report in the Feb. 7 Cell.
That trick: phase separation, in which a mixture naturally breaks up into separate parts, like cream floating to the top of milk (SN: 7/21/18, p....
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How black soldier fly larvae can demolish a pizza so fast
It all started with the can't-tear-your-eyes-away video of black soldier fly larvae devouring a 16-inch pizza in just two hours. Watching sped-up action of the writhing mass inspired mechanical engineer Olga Shishkov of Georgia Tech in Atlanta to see what makes these insects such champions of collective feeding.
An individual Hermetia illucens larva doesn't eat steadily, Shishkov found....
How worm blobs behave like a liquid and a solid
TAMPA, Fla. — Blobs of worms flow like a fluid, plop like a solid and fascinate scientists.
A worm by itself is as solid as any other living animal. But a mass of aquatic California blackworms tangled together flows through a tube like a liquid. Pouring, heating and otherwise playing with blobs of worms shows that a tangled mass of them has properties of both fluids and solids, Saad...
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How some sap-sucking insects fling their pee
Some sap-sucking insects can "make it rain," flinging droplets of pee while feeding on plant juices. Now scientists have explained how the insects, known as sharpshooters, create these sprays using tiny catapult-like structures that propel the waste at extreme accelerations.
A tree infested with sharpshooters exudes a steady pitter-patter of pee. "It's crazy just to look at," says...
Zapping substances with electrons can quickly map chemical structures
The one-hour photo booth has met its molecular match.
By adapting a technique for determining protein structures, two independent teams have charted chemical structures of antibiotics, hormones and other compounds with unprecedented speed. Depending on the molecule, it took between 30 minutes and a day to determine structures, where traditional techniques could take months to years....
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T. rex pulverized bones with an incredible amount of force
ALBUQUERQUE — Tyrannosaurus rex had a special way of crunching bones.
A lethal combination of a powerful bite, strong teeth and repeated crunching allowed these giant predators to pulverize the bones of their prey, researchers reported October 20 at the Society for Vertebrate Paleontology's annual meeting.
Bones have a nutritious inner cavity containing marrow and phosphate salts....


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Hey guys, mysteriously my power steering pump has shit itself on my EL Fairmont Ghia, after sitting there for about a month or two with the occasional drive around the block, originally it leaked out the rear high pressure hose and toasted an alternator, so I replaced the hose and the alternator, and now its leaking from the front into the new alternator, GRRR!
Its also leaked onto one of the cooling system hoses and it has swelled up.
I'm going to replace the pump with a reco unit and I know EL/AU suggests this Valvoline power steering fluid, which I do indeed have here, but would it be worth running fully synthetic ATF like Castrol Transmax Z in the power steering system instead with the new pump?
I'm going to use it in my T5 when it goes in so I will have some spare left over.

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It was one of those muggy afternoons. Walking down the marina area of Barcelona, called Barceloneta, the wide esplanade was home to many sculptures — this is, afterall, the epicentre of Catalan art and design. An energy that reverberated from the hubbub of Las Ramblas was transformed into more relaxed, languid scene.
|Barcelona's old customs building.
Known for sandy beaches (7km of them) and home to Barcelona's old harbour, Port Vell, the area is now a hubbub of restaurants, nightclubs and the end point of the Port Vell Aerial Tramway, connecting it from the iconic heights of Montjuic. Sculptures abound this place since its revitalisation for the 1992 Summer Olympic Games, with the likes of Rebecca Horn, Frank Gehry and Dali.
The wide boulevards along the promenade also make it great to just sit by and people-watch. You get to see the very open culture of public affection of the Spaniards (didn't get it down in photographs) and lots of them just relaxing by the marina — locals and tourists alike.
|No wonder the Spanish invented the word siesta.
I took a right onto the street, Carrer Del Mar. Feeling hungry for some tapas (and having not had fresh seafood while I was on exchange in landlocked Germany), I was eager to try out seafood tapas, and I tried my luck at Bodega La Peninsula, located at 29, Carrer del Mar. And yes, it was rated pretty decently on tripadvisor, so, why not?
The interior resembled something out of a 1980s movie. With the vintage 1980s record machine at the corner, I loved how they incorporated the use of stools made out of recycled metal coupling it with marbled table tops. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.
|Note the hipster window decals. Vintage-hipster creds up level.
I've not really had tapas before, but I heard papas bravas was a "must-try", and was somewhat of a spanish take on french fries. These are basically fried potato dices that are usually boiled first before deep fried, giving it a crispy outer skin while having its insides warm and fluffy. It's also topped with salsa and aioli — the latter being a cream sauce made of garlic, lemon juice, olive oil and egg whites (amongst other seasonings). Despite the simplicity of this dish, this version by Bodega La Peninsula did not disappoint — the potatoes were so crisp that they had a slight crunch when I bit into it, and went really well with the rich, savoury dollop of aioli. The spicy salsa provided a nice, tarty kick to the heavy savouriness of everything. Do note that they tend to be a little heavy on the seasonings here, so if you can't take your food too salty, remind them to go easy on the salt.
|Papas/Patatas bravas — fried potato dices with salsa and aioli.
|Very, very fresh seafood — the humble sardines were elevated to a higher culinary level with the skilful touch of the chefs at Bodega.
Speaking of seafood, there was also this lovely self-service seafood restaurant somewhere around the Barceloneta area — called La Paredeta. Located at 7 Carrer Comercial, it's one in a couple of chain restaurants of this establishment (another one is located somewhere near La Sagrada Familia, if I'm not wrong). It was a warm sunny evening when me and my friends visited — right after our day at the beach at Sitges. And pardon the poor photos, these were all taken with my iPhone 4.
In all, I think the prices here were relatively reasonable, I think I spent about 15 Euros for this meal (with a glass of white wine, not pictured) and that included a small tip. I would recommend this place if you're looking for a place that's not one of those overtly commercial haunts on the main streets of Barceloneta.
|The sun was brilliant even at 7PM. Well, it was summertime after all.
|The wonderful neighbourhood around the Carrer Comercial area, near Ciutadella park.
So essentially, how it works is this — it's like a Marché just for seafood. Really, really fresh seafood. You pick the seafood a la wet market style, hand it over in a plate and the staff will cook it for you in anyway you want (we just left it to their own free will). And for 1.50 Euros or something, you'll get a nice basket of free bread. (Yay to filling our tummies!).
We ordered a calamari, some oysters (not pictured), baby squid, prawns, mussels — enough to feed a mountain of people. Portions were massive, and everything was bloody delicious. Calamari was crisp, well-seasoned and not rubbery, baby squid was crisp and exploded in a juicy, oily goodness (the fresh squid flavour had seeped into the oils used to fry the thing). The mussels, while on the spicy end, made us mop up any remnant of sauce with our breads — it was that good. And the prawns were so sweet, fat and juicy! What's not to like!
All this, for a very reasonable 15 Euros a person. I think it was one of the freshest and heartiest meals I've had in spain, with the company of friends. The thing is, it was all very simple — no complicated reductions, sauces and stuff. A little tinge of olive oil, garlic, some herbs and that was all it took to elevate this into a very enjoyable dining experience, one that I'll remember in a long time to come.


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Unusual Palais Royal Peacock Shaped Thimble Holder and Pin Cushion on a Bed of Leaves and Acorns on an Alabaster Base.
The Fine Dore Bronze Peacock's Feathers Open to Reveal a Thimble.
The Body, Feathers, Crest and Face all Beautifully Detailed and With Painted Enamelled
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Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry told judges Tuesday that a proposed rule requiring a probable cause determination within 12 hours of an arrest in major felony cases would "set up the criminal justice system to fail in many instances."
The proposed rule change recommended by Indianapolis criminal court judges is on hold for now.
Noting this past weekend's multiple shooting in Broad Ripple and the slaying of Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Officer Perry Renn, Curry said investigations of such matters shouldn't be compromised by standards that would burden already strained law-enforcement resources.
"We just feel as a practical matter a 12-hour limit is unrealistic," Curry told judges of the Marion Superior Executive Committee. "You only have to look back to the events of this past weekend."
Marion Superior criminal judges have endorsed a 12-hour rule on the advice of counsel, and the committee called on Curry to explain his office's opposition.
While the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld detention up to 48 hours before a probable cause determination, Marion Superior judges have been advised that detention of a suspect for more than 12 hours could give rise to a civil-rights case, because judges here are available 22 hours a day, seven days a week to make probable cause determinations at the Arrestee Processing Center.
Marion Superior Criminal Term chairwoman Judge Lisa Borges said there was misunderstanding about what judges were seeking. Rather than a full probable cause determination, she said judges want to make sure people weren't being detained without explanation.
"There has to be a reason for locking them up. That's what we're looking for," Borges said, noting a simple statement from the arresting officer in most cases would suffice. "All we need is a statement of reason for the arrest."
Borges said those determinations are routinely made within 12 hours for people suspected of minor offenses such as public intoxication, but not in major crimes cases.
Curry disagreed that it was constitutionally necessary to determine probable cause sooner than 48 hours, and he said imposing a 12-hour rule would jeopardize sensitive and complex investigations, particularly in major crimes. "One size just does not fit all," he said.
Judge James Osborn said the courts shouldn't rush to effectuate a rule that could cause trouble for investigating officers and prosecutors. He and other judges suggested a 24-hour rule might be more workable.
"My only concern is, are we being too aggressive?" Osborne said. He cautioned that if the judges adopted a 12-hour rule, "We are basically defining our own liability."
After lengthy discussion Tuesday, the committee tabled the proposal. Chairman Judge David Certo said he would draft a proposal in consultation with Curry and the criminal court judges to present to the committee later.


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NEC MobilePro 880 soft reset
Resetting the MobilePro
Occasionally you may need to reset your NEC MobilePro.
For instance, you may need to reset after restoring data from
your host PC, after modifying the MobilePro's configuration,
when you are unable to power on using the Power button, or
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The NEC MobilePro is equipped with two reset buttons: a
soft reset button and a full reset button. Read the following
descriptions to better understand the functions of and the
differences between the buttons.
Soft Reset Button — The soft reset button allows you to
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A – Soft reset button
Using the Soft Reset Button
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1. Open the display panel and remove the stylus from its holder.
2. Power on the MobilePro.
3. Locate the soft reset button above the top right of the keyboard.
4. Using the stylus, press the soft reset button. (You may
need to press the button more than once.) This resets the
Press the soft reset button to reset the unit.
If the soft reset button does not respond.
Remove the main battery.
Reinstall the battery and make
sure it is seated properly. Try resetting the unit again.
If the soft reset button at the top of the keyboard does not respond,
use the full reset button inside the battery bay.
NEC MobilePro 880 hard reset
Full Reset Button — The full reset button restores your
system to its original shipping configuration, erasing all
information that you have entered.
Using the Full Reset Button
Use the full reset button only when your unit does not
respond after doing all of the following:
Installing a charged battery.
Connecting the unit to an AC power source.
Using the soft reset button to reset the system.
The full reset button is located inside of the main battery's
bay. Follow these steps to remove the battery before using the
full reset button to reset the NEC MobilePro.
1. Open the display panel and remove the stylus from its
2. Remove the battery pack as follows:
Locate the battery release latch on the bottom of the
Slide the release latch in the direction of its arrow and
hold it. Remove the battery from the bay.
Removing the battery pack
A – Battery connectors B – Battery release latch C – Battery pack
3. Locate the full reset button inside of the battery bay, as
indicated in the following figure.
Full reset button
A – Battery connectors B – Full reset button
4. Remove the USB mouse, if connected.
5. Using the stylus, press the full reset button. This resets the
unit and restores your system to its original shipping
You may be able to use a recent backup of your data to
restore your system to a more recent configuration.
Using the full reset button to reset your
MobilePro returns your unit to its original
shipping configuration. All data and applications
are erased from RAM. All open/unsaved files are
lost and all user specific data such as contacts,
tasks, etc., are erased.
You can only restore data that has been backed
up to your host PC.
Note: To ensure the safety of your
information at all times, you should perform
regular backups of your MobilePro information to
your host PC.


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Putting Science to Work. Changing History.
For nearly half a century, the Union of Concerned Scientists has put rigorous scientific analysis to work to build a healthy plantet and a safer world.
UCS was founded in 1969 by scientists and students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. That year, the Vietnam War was at its height and Cleveland's heavily polluted Cuyahoga River had caught fire. Appalled at how the U.S. government was misusing science, the UCS founders drafted a statement calling for scientific research to be directed away from military technologies and toward solving pressing environmental and social problems.
We remain true to that founding vision. Throughout our history, UCS has followed the example set by the scientific community: we share information, seek the truth, and let our findings guide our conclusions.
It's a powerful formula.
By mobilizing scientists and combining their voices with those of advocates, educators, business people, and other concerned citizens, UCS has built a reputation for fairness and accuracy and amassed an impressive history of accomplishments.
Here are just a few of our recent victories:
- In 2014, UCS played a key role in winning international protections for rainforests that will keep at least 300 million tons of global warming emissions from the atmosphere each year. That's equivalent to shutting down more than 60 dirty, coal-fired plants.
- In 2013, UCS played a key role in helping the Obama administration pass tough emissions and fuel economy standards for new cars and trucks that, by 2030, will keep more than 300 million tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere annually. That's equivalent to taking 41 million of today's cars and trucks off the road.
- In 2012, UCS won a major legislative victory in Congress with the unanimous passage of a bill that explicitly affords whistleblower protection to scientists and others who expose the distortion or suppression of federal scientific data. The landmark bill recognizes for the first time that censorship of federal information about public health and safety can be as harmful as other types of fraud and abuse in government.
- In 2011, UCS helped win a precedent-setting renewable energy victory in California, convincing the state to require at least one-third of its electricity to be produced from clean, renewable sources by 2020. UCS continues to push hard for new, strong renewable energy standards across the nation and to defend the more than 29 renewable standards we've helped enact.
Our accomplishments stretch back decades:
- The first UCS report exposed the drawbacks of the Nixon administration's plans for an anti-ballistic missile system. That effort helped build public support for the 1972 U.S.-Soviet Antiballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty—a landmark in nuclear arms control.
- Two months before the 1979 Three Mile Island nuclear power plant accident, UCS called upon the government to shut down the facility and 15 other nuclear reactors, based on analysis showing that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission had dramatically understated the probability of an accident. Ever since Three Mile Island's partial core meltdown, federal, state, and local officials have looked to UCS for unbiased information about the safety of nuclear power plants.
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- In the early 1990s, as the scientific evidence of human-caused global warming was becoming clear and just beginning to attract public attention, UCS brought together 700 members of the National Academy of Sciences to urge all nations to initiate climate change solutions. UCS continues to be a respected, leading voice on the urgent need for climate action today.
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During the week following the previous incident I pondered the situation over and over. The three times it came to mind, I still was not able to find an alternative explanation. I hadn't seen or heard from Murph the entire day, so I cautiously ruled him out.
A few days later I made another excursion to the creek. Lessons had been learned from the previous trip and since the creek was empty when I arrived, I started casting like crazy at the dam. I was using the same set up as before, the fancy dancy special steelhead single hook with a bag of eggs.
I found the fast and furious approach at the dam interesting. The water was flowing so fast at the base of the dam, by the time I had the bail on my reel closed, the hook and bait were already flying by me in the water. I wasn't sure how I was supposed to notice a fishing hitting the hook, let alone set the hook if it all occurred before I could close the bail. Nonetheless I kept the pace up, hoping I would learn by fire.
In the middle of the fast and furious session I made a cast somewhat across the current of the creek, just to try something different. As I released the line on the cast the pole felt like it was cast something much heavier than just a simple fancy dancy special steelhead single hook with a bag of eggs. I wondered what had happened. I started to wonder if I had hooked into a small steelie and never noticed and had cast it back out into the water.
As I retrieved the line I watched the rod tip for an indication the monster steelie had taken the ruse of my fancy dancy special steelhead single hook with a bag of eggs as something it wanted to eat. After reeling approximately half the line back in, I noticed the rod tip wasn't where the rod tip was supposed to be. In fact the upper half of my rod was completely missing in action. I wondered where it could have gone, without me noticing. Odd. Again something must be afoot.
Once I had reeled in nearly all the line, part of the question was answered. The top half of my rod was hanging out with my fancy dancy special steelhead single hook with a bag of eggs. Why I am not sure, but it proved again something was afoot… but just what it was remained a mystery. They had spent most of the week hooked together in the back of the sled, so maybe the upper half of the rod missed the fancy dancy special steelhead single hook with a bag of eggs. One thing for certain, I very rarely cast half my rod into the water. Only half dozen, or so, times a season.
After reassembling my rod and doing the fast and furious for a bit longer, I decided to move on to something a little bit slower paced. Time was slowly ticking off the clock of when I needed to pickup Monkey from the institute of higher education, and it was obvious no self respecting steelie was going to be found at the base of the dam, in the strongest current on the creek. I don't blame them, why fight to stay in place when you can lounge in a slow moving hole and chill out for a bit?
The weather on this day was very mild, warm and the sun was shining bright over head. Since steelies are known to have sharp eyes and spook at the slightest hint of danger, from in the water or above, I sneaked around the banks with the highly lacking skills I use to stalk deer.
I carefully approached the hole where the guy "caught" the steelie after I had thoroughly fished the area a week earlier. Looking toward the center of the creek I was surprised by a steelie that was chillin' in the shallow water right near the bank. Our eyes meet at nearly the same time, well actually my eyes met the fishes tail and it burned rubber to get out of dodge.
How had I failed to see the fish before it saw me? My not finely tuned stalking skills should have given me first sight of the fish, not vice versa. What the heck was going on?
I still tossed my fancy dancy special steelhead single hook with a bag of eggs into the creek, thinking maybe his buddy was hungover after a long night at the bar or wasn't quite as astute as Mr. Steelie. It didn't work out. I fished for a while longer, never hooking into, or even seeing another steelie.
As I worked my way back out to the sled, I come across another guy fishing on the opposite side of the bank where I had spooked Mr. Steelie. He seemed to be concentrating on something in the water. I offered the obligatory wave and moved on. I checked the area around where Mr. Steelie had been hanging out and noticed a second set of footprints, aside from mine. The print looked familiar. I made a mental note of the print and went on my way.
After returning to Nimrod Ranch, I noticed boot prints in the dirt of the drive. I checked them against the mental picture I had taken at the creek. Sure enough they matched and no they weren't mine. Being the creek is only about a mile from Nimrod Ranch, I bet Murph got off his lazy behind and walked over there to try and cover his tracks. The finger prints from the upper half of my fishing rod are still being analyzed but I don't think there is any secret of what the results will be.
The spring run of Oncorhynchus mykiss is about to peak and you can bet Nimrod will keep at 'er. One of these years I may just luck into one and be able to share a picture.


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NU Snares 4th Place In ColumbusBy Liana B. Baker Daily Northwestern
April 19, 2007
Evanston, IL (CSTV U-WIRE) -- The stage was set for a win last weekend. Northwestern was the defending champion, had some momentum from a second-place finish the week before and was playing in its favorite frosty conditions.
But golf is a fickle sport, according to senior David Merkow, and NU was unable to capture its first win of the season at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate in Columbus, Ohio.
"We've significantly underachieved this year," Merkow said. "But no one will remember this if we win another Big Ten championship."
Merkow led his team by finishing tied for fourth place (72-76) at 5-over par. It was the senior's best finish of the season and impressed NU coach Pat Goss.
"He's very close to being the most talented player in the field," Goss said.
Kyle Moore, who won the Kepler last year, also recorded a top-10 finish. The junior came in sixth place (70-79) at 7-over. Jon Bowers, the freshman who showed promise early in the season, finished 14th at 10-over (76-76).
Bowers appears to be back on track after not cracking the top 60 in two straight appearances.
"Jon's results haven't matched the quality of his game lately, but he's getting closer," Goss said.
At the Kepler, NU had a chance to test out Ohio State's Scarlet course, which is also the site of the Big Ten tournament April 27-29. Merkow said last weekend gave him a chance to understand the course better and prepare for the conference tournament.
"I've always prided myself on knowing how to play a course," Merkow said "I don't blast it on every hole."
NU isn't the only school who used the tournament as a test run. All the Big Ten teams except Minnesota competed at the Kepler. NU tied Michigan State but placed ahead of all the other conference teams.
Merkow said he is comforted by the fact NU has routinely placed ahead of its Big Ten competitors, which will help his team's chances of making the NCAA regionals if it does win the conference tournament.
"Regionals are in a month, and it doesn't matter how you get there," Merkow said, referring to NU's spotty non-conference record this season.
Goss said he is more concerned getting all his players to start performing well on the course at the same time. He said each player has shown this season they can be atop the leader board but it's time for collective success.
"All five guys are good enough to win," Goss said. "It's time to start peaking."
Unlike last year, NU has a 10-day break before the Big Ten tournament. This respite will give players time to recover from their weekly road trips and help them focus on improvement. Merkow said he plans to practice putting for an hour each day leading up to the tournament because lately, "it's been mediocre at best."
Goss said Merkow will likely regain confidence in his short game and the week of practice will be crucial to the whole team.
"The weather has finally broken and we're going to address our weakness and be a much more prepared team nine days from now," Goss said.
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Hello from Selene!
Just a quick note to let you know we are releasing our 2009 Dead Fred Cabernet Sauvignon.
This wine has a few great reviews, and there wasn't much made, so it will go fast. If you don't want to miss out, get your order in!
2009 Selene Cabernet Sauvignon Dead Fred Vineyard (100% Cabernet Sauvignon, 190 cases $50.00/bottle)
2009 brought Napa rain both late in the spring and early in the fall; not exactly what winemakers wish for. However, the spring rains did keep us from experiencing our third year of drought and did not affect bloom negatively at Dead Fred. The vines enjoyed a very nice summer and early fall, which made for a nice maturation for the fruit. This allowed ample ripeness and harvesting before mid-October rain. The resulting wine was aged in 90% new French oak and bottled in April 2011.
Mia's tasting notes: Imagine coffee beans roasting deeply over an oak wood fire, just slightly smoky, with dark chocolate, and raspberry syrup. Those flavors, along with a rich dark caramel, are also present in the mouth with very good intensity. The tannins are bold but with a quite fine texture, and linger long on the palate with the flavors.
Antonio Galloni of The Wine Advocate review:
The 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Dead Fred Vineyards is flat-out beautiful. Layers of expressive dark fruit, smoke, tar, incense and graphite caress the palate in this highly articulate, refined wine. With time in the glass, the wine shows gorgeous inner perfume and sweetness. Today (Dec. 2011) the oak is a bit pronounced, but the wine appears to have the depth to provide balance over time.
93 Points. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2021.
The Wine Spectator had this to say:
This firm red exhibits a chunky mix of earth- and mineral-laced dried berry, sage and cedar flavors. Maintains its muscular, chewy profile, yet finishes with a nice burst of ripe berry fruit and cedary oak. Best from 2013 through 2025. 91 Points. 190 cases made. (Oct 31, 2012) JL
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The Claremont Review of Books has just posted several outstanding pieces from the new (winter) issue on its Web site. The issue affords a wealth of riches, and I intend to flag several of the pieces for particular attention.
The one I would like to note this morning will probably come in handy in my anger management therapy. It is a review of Sandra Day O'Connor's The Majesty of Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice by Cornell University government professor Jeremy Rabkin: "In the looking glass."
Court watchers who have studied Justice O'Connor's opinions may find that they have taken the opinions more seriously than O'Connor herself does. The following passage of Rabkin's review is instructive: "The most alarming and characteristically thoughtless part of these 'reflections' deals with international law. Justice O'Connor tells us she has learned a lot from visiting with other judges. And she has noticed the proliferation of new international institutions
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I've been in lots of meetings lately where we talk about the Big Idea in exhibits--what's the big idea about innovation, about a particular community's history, about the story of vacations. It's the way in which all of us try to make sense of telling any complicated history in an exhibit format. So I was interested, last week, to hear a piece on NPR's All Things Considered on the big idea in this year's presidential campaign. As Robert Siegel said, sometimes candidates say only that "I'm better, stronger, older, younger or something...." than the other candidate. But sometimes candidates are about bigger ideas and political contributors EJ Dionne and David Brooks, using candidates own speeches, talked about who's got a big idea and who doesn't. John McCain was, they thought, a big idea guy stuck with a big idea called Iraq; Barack Obama's: building a better America; Hilary Clinton: sort of a version of it takes a village and John Edwards, a "factory floor populism."
What does that mean for exhibit goers and makers? Perhaps we too often fall prey to the same, "I'm better, stronger," syndrome in which we expect visitors, because we're the only museum in town, or because we're a famous big name museum--that the experience should be enough. Time will tell in electoral politics whether a big idea wins, but every day, our communities vote with their feet--and their contributions--about our big ideas.


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Cellphone Video Reveals Florida Teen's Plan to Blow Up School
(NEW YORK) -- Cellphone video just released by prosecutors offers a chilling view into the mind of a Florida teenager who in 2011 was charged with plotting to kill teachers and students with bombs at his Tampa high school.
Jared Cano, then 17, wrote a manifesto that detailed his plans for an attack in August 2011 on the first day of classes at Freedom High School in Tampa, Fla., from which he had been expelled in March 2010. Police arrived at the home where Cano lived with his mother to arrest him. In his home, police recovered bomb-making material, including fuses, timers, shrapnel, accelerant and plastic tubing.
In the recently released video, Cano outlines -- to the minute -- his plans to blow up Freedom High School.
"For those of you retards who don't know who I am, I'm the Freedom High School shooter in Tampa, Florida. Well I will be in a couple months," Cano says on the video. "My plan is to set a bomb here at point A, here at point B, point C and point D. Then I got to get to the side entrance of the school by 7:24. The bombs blow at 7:26."
Cano never got the chance to go through with his deadly plan because a friend tipped off police and he was arrested. In addition to the bomb-making materials at his home, investigators found a manifesto and illustrations detailing his plans.
"We were probably able to thwart a catastrophic event," Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor said.
The newly released cellphone video shows that Cano not only intended to kill as many students as possible, but that he specifically targeted two teachers who Cano said did him wrong.
"[I'll] Come through the door then shoot everybody at the front desk," he says on the video. "Mr. Costanzo's office is right here, I've got to kill him. Mrs. Carmody is here I've got to kill her. Mr. Pears is here, I've got to make sure he doesn't die, because I like him."
At times during his boastful rant, Cano smokes marijuana. In the clip, he says that he would retrieve a stash of weapons hidden near the school and come back in.
"I'm going to come in and advance on the courtyard where there'll probably be at least sixty people," he says.
While he lays out the details of his master plan, Cano also offers a solution to stopping him and others like him.
"If you don't like it," he says, "just find a way to find people like me and just line us up and shoot us."
Cano has been charged with threatening to throw, project, place or discharge a destructive device. He also faces charges for possession of bomb-making materials, cultivation of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.
Having been jailed since August 2011, Cano will be sentenced on Dec. 5, after he pled no contest to two charges. His defense attorney has said he plans to call the teen's family as character references, ABC News affiliate WFTS-TV reported. He has hopes of getting time served.
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Waxwork Comics is excited to release their debut comic book series, HOUSE OF WAXWORK. Featuring all new content from contemporary writers, illustrators, and composers, HOUSE OF WAXWORK is a rousing horror-anthology series packed with macabre tales of ghouls, ghosts, witchcraft, the occult, the living dead, revenge, and so much more. Readers will meet original and inventive characters such as The Die-Rector and The De-Composer, and will be fully immersed in the terrifying, original soundtrack music featured on the companion 7 colored vinyl that comes with each issue.
In the debut release of HOUSE OF WAXWORK Issue #1, readers will be discover what happens to an unsuspecting vacationing family when a cursed board game thrusts them into an actual fight for survival in Occult Slumber Party, penned by Gabe Soria (Batman 66) and with music by Douglas Pipes (Krampus, Trick r Treat).
Also featured in Issue #1, Lighthouse Keeper will blur the lines between reality, the supernatural, and vengeance, culminating with a horrific twist. Written by Kevin Bergeron and with music by Creeper.
House of Waxwork provides the throwback pleasures to a time when horror reveled in the grotesqueries of the dime store pulps, and your imagination did the rest. Just dont feed these books and records after midnight. - The A.V. Club
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Featuring the stories: Occult Slumber Party and Lighthouse Keeper
Cover Art By Justin Erickson of Phantom City Creative
All Original Music by Rami Sharkey, Kevin Dredge, The Budapest Scoring Symphonic Orchestra, Douglas Pipes, and Creeper
Featuring Gabe Soria, Christian DiBari, Mike Spicer, Kevin Bergeron, Jonas Scharf, Jordan Boyd, Marc Shoenbach, Gary Pullin


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The Hornets are expected to take another step in its development into a consistent playoff team. three) can raise his three-point shooting the way he improved at the foul line, where Walker converted at a career-best .837 percentage, 35 points higher than 2012-13. With Jefferson and Walker making a nice inside-outside tandem the Hornets believe added a third piece with the acquisition of free agent guard Stephenson, who signed a three-year, $27 million deal with the Hornets on July 16. The 6-5, 210-pound, small forward is a potentially explosive talent, finishing runnerup in the voting for 2013-14 Most Improved Player after putting up a line of 13.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists, one of only four players in the League to do so. But the downside to the 24-year-old Stephenson is his immaturity, which manifested itself in the Eastern Conference Finals, with his juvenile attempts to get into the head of LeBron James. The Hornets believe they can tap the sky-high potential that made him too good to pass up and make him a nice running mate with Walker. Last year's starter at shooting guard, Gerald Henderson and veteran Gary Neal, who shot better than 40 percent from three after being acquired from Milwaukee will add depth and quality shooting off the bench. Third-year pro Michael Kidd-Gilchrist will start his third and what he hopes will be his most consistent season. Kidd-Gilchrist has looked to improve his midrange game and put in lots of hours with Price working on and noticeably improving h i s jumper. That added firepower will be much-welcomed as the Bobcats were bottom 10 in threepoint field goals made and three-point field goal percentage. Outlook T h e f r a n c h i s e formerly known as the Bobcats has suffered plenty since its inception in 2004- 05, but it looks like good times may finally be here. This team is good enough to win the Southeast, something not even the original incarnation of the Hornets was able to do, and, with i t s defe n s e - f i r s t Streeter Lecka/Getty Images approach, is poised to make some noise In the postseason. Clifford's squad must continue to play its signature defense, continue to get solid inside-outside play from a healthy Jefferson and ascending star Walker. More important, the Hornets need Stephenson to live up to his potential physically and grow up behaviorwise. The veteran example set by Williams could help, not only for Stephenson, but budding fours Zeller and Vonley. Finally, there must be consistency offensively and contributions off the bench. If all that is there expect some major payback for the Bobcat years. If not it'll be reverting back to them SPOTLIGHT: Al Jefferson It's taken a while—10 years to be exact —but people are finally recognizing Jefferson as one of the best bigs in the game. Circumstances haven't really helped the 29-year-old's cause (he hits the big 3-0 in early January), as he played on bad Boston teams before being part of the deal that sent Kevin Garnett to Boston. That was his legacy for a long time as Jefferson persevered on three losing teams in Minnesota then three more mediocre teams in Utah. Only one time did he enjoy a .500-or-better season and a playoff berth. Prior to the 2013-14 season he chose to sign with Charlotte and his and the franchise's luck suddenly changed. The durable Jefferson, who's quietly averaged 70 games a year (he was 50-for-50 in the strike-shortened 2008-09 season) thrived, averaging 21.8 points and 10.8 rebounds on .509 shooting, his highest totals in five years. Don't believe he is one of the game's elite bigs? He was one of only five players in the entire NBA and the only player in the Eastern Conference to have a 20-10 season. His impact on the Hornets was even more profound, as he led the team in scoring 41 times, in rebounding 61 times, in steals on 19 occasions and in blocks 29 times, all while helping get Charlotte back to the playoffs. He was named Third-Team All- NBA last season, only the sixth Hornet to earn All-NBA honors and the first since guard Eddie Jones in 1999-2000. It's on Jefferson's back that the Hornets will try to end other long droughts.
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Access it from here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh832031 and also make sure to check it out the Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate documentation for Server Roles and Technologies at Microsoft TechNet Library.
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After defeating Bangladesh in the ODI series, England defeated the Tigers in a thrilling first Test match in Chittagong. Now, England will hope to deliver once again in the second Test match, which is scheduled to take shape in Mirpur from Friday.
With the first Test victory, England are in a comfortable situation in the two-match contest as they cannot lose the series. Bangladesh, on the other hand, will be desperate to shine in front of their home crowd, play consistent cricket and win the second Test to tie the series. But it is not going to be any easy for Bangladesh with England looking confident after their win.
Bangladesh were unfortunate to lose the first Test in a close encounter. They played well, but England snatched a 22-win run on the final day. Bangladesh might have been applauded for their fighting spirit, but opener Tamim Iqbal wants to take positive from the first Test and play better cricket to emerge victorious in the second Test.
"Everyone is saying that we played well but we have discussed as a team that we cannot be so happy with so little. We won't be able to improve if we have that mentality. I know we were competitive but we should have won the game. We can take positives from the first Test, like we competed for five days. It would have been a different story had we won the game," ESPN Cricinfo quoted Iqbal as saying.
"I know our Test record isn't great but we will try our best in every way to win the next game, which is a belief that is held by every cricketer who plays for Bangladesh. We will try to do our job properly from the first to last ball."
Bangladesh batsmen, after getting starts, need to concentrate on building to that score, and not give wickets away. Their bowlers including Shakib Al Hasan, Mehedi Hasan Miraz and others need to shoulder responsibility, and take wickets like they did in the first Test. Bangladesh have to play brilliant all-round cricket to defeat England in the second Test.
England, who are set to tour India, after the Test series, are already thinking about the tough tour, and will accordingly make changes for the second Test. Captain Alastair Cook will make some changes in their bowling line-up.
"It's certainly more about rotation. In an ideal world we don't want to get to India with people having not played much cricket. There are some fine players who didn't make this team and, with how hot it is and energy levels, to not be playing all seven Test matches will freshen things up. It's certainly more on the bowling side to start with," Cook said.
Irrespective of the changes England make for the Mirpur Test, their objective remains the same -- defeat the home team in the second match of the series.
Cook, on the other hand, will hope to be amongst the runs as he failed in both the innings during the first Test. The left-hander needs to stay longer at the crease and provide a solid start to the England team. When Cook spends long time at the batting crease, he scores huge tons, helping England pile massive runs on the board, and his team mates will hope for the same in the second Test. Besides Cook, batsmen like Joe Root, Ben Duckett will look to score runs in Mirpur.
One thing is for sure that the England batsmen will once again be tested in the slow pitches in Mirpur, which will help them further prepare for India series.
Where to Watch Live
Bangladesh vs England 1st Test match is set to begin at 10 am local time (9:30 am IST, 5 am BST, 12 am ET). TV and live streaming information is below.
India: TV: Star Sports 2 and Star Sports HD2. Live Streaming: Hotstar
Bangladesh: TV:GTV
UK: TV: Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2. Live Streaming: Sky Go
USA and Canada: TV: Willow TV. Live Streaming: Willow TV Online


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bostnwhalr Posts: 128I know there are other threads for buying experiences for the ML350, but I can't believe how this thread only discusses problems with the ML.
My Mom bought one of the first 98 ML's when they came out. Great vehicle at the time. She only drives 3k per year and has had few problems though both the gas gauge and trip odometer have recently stopped working over the past year. She really likes the ML otherwise and wants to see the new ML.
I have to say, after hearing the complaints from people, and knowing about the ML's poor reliability history, I see no reason to even consider a new one, unless you lease one at an attractive rate. I don't know how other M-B vehicles are doing, reliability wise, but so much for "Built Like No Other" or whatever their slogan they used to use 15 years ago. What a sad downfall for one of the most prestigious brands in the world.0
indy_driver Posts: 2I was test driving a 2006 ML350 and it seems to me there is a possible issue with the steering-column mounted shifter.
In most vehicles, you always need to press the clutch button or forcibly maneuver the shifter between the zig-zag notches whenever you are shifting from NEUTRAL TO REVERSE. The ML does not seem to require this. Just a firm tap on the shifter and it can go from DRIVE to NEUTRAL to REVERSE!
I found this out as I was test driving. I inadvertantly up-tapped on the shifter thinking I was turning on the left-turn-indicator. And, guess what happened? The engine revved as the car got thrown into Neutral and then with a lurch stopped as it went into Reverse. Thankfully, the vehicle was only at 5mph so nothing else happened. During all this time, my foot was neither on the brake nor on the accelerator.
Does this describe a true situation with the current MLs or did I miss something?0
Most of these new high-tech cars with column-mounted shifters put the whole thing under computer control and thus, require certain conditions to be met before they'll shift. Thus, to get them out of park, you have to have your foot on the brake, to go from drive to reverse, you must be stoppped, etc.
What might have happened is that you bumped the shifter from D to R and the system decided going into N was Okay. Then when you braked to a stop, it decided R was Okay since you were stopped with presumably your foot on the brake.
I'm not a fan of these shifters either, but they're here to stay and I suspect you'd adapt to them. With the computers running things, I doubt there is a safety issue, but I certainly haven't driven one to see for myself.
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I should have mentioned those numbers were both hand documented and calced as well as a visual on the on-board computers.0
My '99 ML 320 had 57,000 miles and the original pads when I traded on the S.0
jorgegvb Posts: 15I bought this SUV new and have kept up with the maintenance schedule. Since 30K miles I have had to add a quart of oil between scheduled oil changes. I am approaching 60K miles and I have had to add 2 quarts this time. Is this considered normal?0
I suppose it depends on what your change intervals are. If you're running 10K-15K between changes, using a qt or two in this interval is well within normal bounds, although the trend line of it increasing is worrisome.
Actually, MB considers anything up to about 1 qt/1K within normal bounds, although if you make a stink about it, they'll sometimes intervene before this. There are a lot of complaints about high oil consumption on this engine, although typically with the 98, 99, and 00 models. Some of this may be due to MB's bogus original recommendation to use conventional oil with the long change intervals recommended by the maintenance reminder system. This turned out to be bad idea and they settled a class action suit about this which gave owner's a 100K warranty. But by the 02 models, they were going with synthetic across the board so it's not applicable to your vehicle.
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sandcreek Posts: 1I drive a 2006 ML500 and absolutely love the vehicle. All of the improvements are awesome except for the ridiculous seatbelt warning chime. I can't tell you how annoying that incessant chiming is! I've been to the dealership and been told that Mercedes will not permit it to be disabled. PLEASE let me know if you have discovered any way to do so. It is driving us crazy!0
Sandcreek, if you buckle up, does it stop? I have not heard the new ML chime... my '02 ML500 was not a problem.
If you buckle up before you start the car, it shouldn't make a noise at all.
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nedzel Posts: 787My Dad was an emergency room doc in the mid 70's. When he first started in the ER, he did a non-scientific poll. He asked every victim of a motor vehicle accident whether they were wearing their seatbelts. After 6 months, he gave up -- it was intuitively obvious when the patients came through the door whether or not they were wearing their belts. Those who were not wearing belts were badly injured. Those who came to get checked out "just for insurance reasons" and were fine had been wearing belts.0
Hi! I just bought my wife a 2006 ML350 -- it comes pre-wired for a cell phone but... where do I get the phone to use with this car? Do I have to buy it from Mercedes? Who is the carrier?
So far... this suv is a big improvement over my wife's previous one (2002 RX300). There's LOTS more room and it drives very smoothly with a powerful oomph. No complaints so far. I am crossing my fingers that this SUV will be as rock-solid reliability-wise as the Lexus......0
bayhunter3 Posts: 5"The ML does not seem to require this. Just a firm tap on the shifter and it can go from DRIVE to NEUTRAL to REVERSE! "
Yes, as long as you are under 10 mph, the arrows on the shifter display allows you to shift to Park or Reverse even while the car is still moving. You don't need to have your foot on the brake to shift to Park or Reverse.
If you are in Park, you must step on the brake to shift.
You can also take the key out while the car is still moving. The automatic shifter will attempt to shift to park, but if the car is moving, all it does is grind the gears.
These are minor compared to problems with the transmission jerking me around with hard downshifts several times a day.0
mitch9 Posts: 3Contact AutoWireless Solutions at (800) 266-7746. On their website at wireless4mb.com. This is the Mercedes "authorized" cell phone dealer and they show the phones that are compatible. The list has recently expanded. Before it had to be a "Mercedes" phone; now it appears you can use non-Mercedes specific phones such as the Motorola E815, which cost a bit less.0
Thanks! I will certainly check them out. I just spoke to my dealer and the phone plus installation costs..... $2,700!!!!
I'm in shock. For 3K I can buy a top-rated cell phone with cellular service for life!
I was willing to pay up to 1K for a dealer-installed phone with warranty, etc... but 3K..... I just cannot bring myself to writing that check for a cell phone.0
Gteach26, I totally agree, $2,700 is absolutely ridiculous! Just keep a cell phone in the car and get an ear piece of you don't want to hold it to your ear. Technology changes so fast that when it's time to trade your Mercedes in, that phone will be worthless.
Good luck, Mark2010 Land Rover LR4, 2013 Honda CR-V, 2009 Bentley GTC, 1990 MB 500SL, 2001 MB S500, 2007 Lincoln TC, 1964 RR Silver Cloud III, 1995 MB E320 Cab., 2015 Prevost Liberty Coach0
ssarull Posts: 1Hello, all.
I just bought a used, "dealer-driven" 2005 ML500 (12k miles) around Christmas from a respectable MB dealer. During the test drive, there was a very loud squeaking from the Brakes (usually only when I was coming to a complete stop.). At first the dealer gave me the song & dance about "build up" from the car sitting, etc. But I insisted on a brake inspection as part of the sale.
The dealer inspected front & back pads/rotors and said "there was some scoring, but overall looked okay". But they offered to change the front pads/rotors for free in good faith, leaving the back as-is. Things were great for about 2 days, but now the consistent loud squeaking is back.
We've gone about 500 miles since then and nothing had changed. I've tried car washes to clean the wheels, no luck. If this had been my old SUV, I would have sworn it was metal on metal sound of pads on a rotor. But overall the ML500 brakes great and I never hear the noise when just slowing down.
Since this is my first ML500, is this normal?!? While my MB dealer tells me everything looks good, I've never heard any SUV ALWAYS SQUEAK SO LOUDLY when coming to a complete stop. Do I need a second opinion? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Chicago, IL0
There's probably nothing functionally wrong with your brakes, but really loud squeal is very annoying. They may not have used the appropriate brake pads, springs, clips, and paste at the last brake job. Or, in an effort to minimize the cost of the job, they may have let excessively scored or too thin rotors pass spec when they should have been replaced. It's even remotely possible that everything was done right, but the brakes still squeal. This can be a vexxing problem.
If you can get them to agree that the squeal is excessive, then you'll probably have little issue in getting them to take things apart and see if all the squeal reduction measures are in place.
Or you can learn to live with it. It may go away on it's own. Pretty much up to you whether you want to go to the matt on an issue that is annoying but probably not serious.
- Mark0
newcar17 Posts: 7I was comparing the X5 3.0 and MB ml350. I will repeat the test drive for both. How can I get the best price from the MB dealer. Should I ask for the invoice and lower the invoice price, and how much I should pay according to the invoice. Thanks :surprise: eciated.0
ditto to Mark's comments -
I have the same problem in my ML 320. I had Midas and BrakeMax check the rotors and break pads and both told me I have about 50-60% of pads left on the front wheels and about 70-80% on the rear. Sometimes the squeals or squeaks maybe due to the hot weather (I live in AZ) - BTW am going to see if my dealer can do something about it. I doubt it, but hey there's no harm in trying.0
Your answers are awaiting you at ==> http://www.carbuyingtips.com
This website is incredible and I don't want to spoil it for you, but you will learn all the tricks of the trade and how not to get ripped off as well as buy your new ML at invoice or even below invoice....make sure you are aware of the dealer holdback and any incentives currently being offered by MB - I hope that helps...let's know how you fare.
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I am looking to buy either 2002/2003 ML320/ML500 or Acura MDX. Any issues with ML or MDX or 2002 or 2003 models.
Any cons or pro between 320/500 or MDX.
What should I pay for these vehicle.
I am seeing the prices ranging from $20K to $25K, 38K to 55K miles on them.
Also which is the best Extended warranty available for these vehicles should i get that too and what should i pay for it.
I am in chicago mkt and looking on Ebay and some local dealers.
wmquan Posts: 1,817Don't buy a 2002 MDX over a 2003 MDX. The 2001-2002 MDX's have an older automatic transmission design that has proven to be more problematic than it should be. They received a redesigned automatic transmission in 2003.
Don't go older than a 2002 ML; the 2002's received the mid-model-cycle update and it was significant (e.g. side curtain airbags).
Also, I forgot if the 2003 MDX's had side curtain airbags or not. They definitely weren't there for 2001 and 2002.0
What are the good Extended Warranties available for 2002 ML500. Which are good companies to go with.
I will be buying 2002 ML500 soon with ~45K miles. Can I get them from online or should I go with Dealer offered warranties.0
ml500user Posts: 1hello,
i have a 2003 ml500. its really something - my dealer had also told me that i should get my brakes done at 24000 miles. i took the tires off, they still have alot of life left on the pads.
the problem i have is that the tires have alot of uneven wear, they already did alignments 3 times. they tell me the struts are fine. on these trucks tires only last around 15000 miles.
i can't blv this. any ideas?
another problem - alot of times ithe car would not start. i put the keyy in, turn it, nothing hpns. i turn it back and the car stoats fine.
I just traded in my 2002 ML500 with 48,700 miles about six weeks ago for a 2006 Land Rover LR3 HSE. Anyway, my tires lasted for 38,000 miles and could have gone to 40,000 miles easy but I like to have "newer" tires for safety.
The Mercedes place told me that same thing about my brakes and tried to replace my front brakes at 26,000 miles, I said no. I figured that's why there is a brake pad warning light. The dealership fooled me at 18,000 miles to replace the back pads. I was getting ready to go out of town on a driving trip so I let them change the pads.
I drove the ML to about 44,000 on the original front pads (if I recall correctly) which gave me about 26,000 on the rear pads. I really believe the rear pads were fine at 18,000 miles. The brake light never came on. Since my local Mercedes shop tried to get me to replace my brakes to "profit-line" their pockets, I took the ML to a private shop and saved about $300 on a brake job. ($1,100, new rotors, pads, bleed and replace brake fluid, rotate tires)
The only complaint that I had with my ML was it just rode so rough. I would have considered the new smoother-riding ML but they didn't offer a third seat anymore. Mercedes wants the customer to move up to the R-class which looks like a Pacifica van to me, and, at $70,000?
The new Land Rover LR3 will seat seven and the rear area is huge! Also, the third seats fold completely flat and the ride is very nice.
I think I was rather lucky with my ML500, as it had very few issues, just a couple of plastic pieces (rear cup holder broke, front plastic trim came loose). I did have uneven tire wear and probably was my fault as I didn't get an alignment for a longtime because I had no pulling and the vehicle drove straight as an arrow down the freeway. I had wear on the inside of the front tires. After I got the new tires at 38,000, I got regular alignments.
Mark2010 Land Rover LR4, 2013 Honda CR-V, 2009 Bentley GTC, 1990 MB 500SL, 2001 MB S500, 2007 Lincoln TC, 1964 RR Silver Cloud III, 1995 MB E320 Cab., 2015 Prevost Liberty Coach0
gdshaver Posts: 1Hi,
I was looking for feedback on the ML55 when I saw your brake problems.
Porterfield Racing brakes in Costa Mesa, Ca. has a full line of Carbon Kevlar brake pads. I have them full around on my 4runner. They are nearly dust free, quiet, rotor friendly, and have almost no heat fade period. They were designed for racing, but they have street compounds. They have a website, check them out.
dgcamero Posts: 148FYI...As long as you are in motion it's *EASY* to steer a car with non-functional power steering. I had to do this before with the old clunker '98 ML (inherited because a dumptruck destroyed Morticia, my '98 Intrepid ES [a superior vehicle in every way to the early ML btw]). It is extremely difficult to steer while you're stopped or moving less than 3 mph.0
fastcorners Posts: 2Let me document, the history I have had with Benz, well just last five years, although going back 30 years my dad too was an MB owner of many classes. But in the last five years and due to the vast problems I have had with benz, I am throwing my hat in and going to the Japanese makers, particularly I am going to buy the Acura MDX. Shame on you MB for such poor quality.
The last 5 years the MB cars I have owned and driven and their many problems:
1. SLK230 2000 model - I bought this car brand new, after some months, some 10k miles the Supercharger started to miss-time, the convertible wouldn't close properly, the transmission started to slip and miss-time and cause abrupt shifting. NOTE: ALL MB cars have a transmission problem, bear with me I will reveal this here
2. ML320 2002 model: this is my wife's car, endless problems, Power steering failure three times, many different sensors mal function, ABS failure twice, transmission failure and had to be replaced at 48k miles. NOTE: the replacement transmission had the same original problem of abrupt down shifting, evident in most benz models. My last visit to the dealer the car was in the shop for a whole emonth, at Smythe European in San Jose, CA. The list was so long, the also changed the catlytic Convertor it was cracked. Everytime I got the vehicle back something esle was broken. During this one month that my ML320 was in, I drove three loaner cars, next I explain my driving experience with the three loaner cars.
3. Camry, loaner on week 1, great car, what can I say, we are dumb suckers for german Style, we are all bluffed. It is amazing. Smyth European of san Jose CA didnt have an MB to give out as a loaner, and everyone was really pissed at them. Anyhow, after a week, I came in to pickup my car for the original repairs, and saw the ABS light all on (not part of the original problem that the car was taken into the shop), next they gave me and ML350.
4. For another week I wan in the ML350, this car was 2004 model, and it too had porblems with Transmission down shifting and abruptly shifting, MB will bluff you and say that this is normal, but to all the owners out there please be careful, and ask your MB dealr, to drain the transmission and see if there is graphite sludge because that is what they found with my car (the ML320 above) and they had to replace it. In my opinion the ML350, suposedly a better car than the ML320, also had the same transmission problems, if the downshifting is abrupt it just goes to show how weak of a tansmission design it is. At this point I was thinking maybe it is just me (well I know it is not). The dealer Smythe European called me and said they have to urgently come in and pickup the ML350 loaner, because it was sold and it was not supposed to have been loaned out, man I feel sorry for the guy that bought it, I had put some miles on it. Anyhow they (smyth european) came and brought a brand new (5k miles on it) E350, and took the ML350. For the next 2 weeks I was in the E350.
5. E350 a real nice car, smoother and well performant, BUT it too had transmission abrupt downshifting and abrupt up shifting, although the problem is more prevelant in the downshifting. You can test this on your car, let say you have been driving for sometime on a highway and then you take your exist, and then slow down, say come to a traffic light and then you slow to a stop, lsiten in to the abrupt downshift, you feel the gears down shift and then you have to "extra-apply" the brakes. You have to test this when the car is normal operating hot temprature. This down shift indcates a failure in the transmission. This e-class shouldn't have this problem it is a brand new car, but of course the transmission on these vehicles is faulty and hence the downshifting.
Anyhow, after a week of driving the e-class the dealer calls me and says my car is ready, I come in and they say there was a leaking oil to tansmission connector, they fixed it and fixed the abs lights, then I take the car and the abs lights are still on. So I am back in the e-class (E350 loaner) for another week, then I call them and ask them to look into the downshift, they call me back 3 days later and said we replaced the tansmission with a re-manufactured one, ie the casing is old, but the parts are new. I took delivery of the car (ML320) and guess what, I have more downshifting problems than in the past, and I complained to the dealer and they said we cant see anyhting wrong with it, I am secheduled to have an independent look into this.
Mercedes benz, knows there is a real design fault with their transmission particulalry with ML and e-class, SLK. Note ML and E class are basically the same platform cars. However they shy away from making the offical announcement, you will drive it, and all the sudden at 51k the transmission goes out and guess what you will be left out in the cold. I can go on forever, I am angry and dissapointed at MB, it is a waste of money. When I was waiting for my car at the dealer (Smythe European of San Jose CA) I saw so many people come in, complain about sensor problems, one guy had an S class and the adviser said, oh it must be the water pressure cleaner caused some water to get into the sensor of the catylitic convertor, and we have just reset the computer and ignore the sensor warning. I guess another trick, how can they just ignore sensor warning, maybe they just didnt want to replace yet another Catalytic convertor.
There is more to report, but I am fed up of writing, mark my word, you are bluffed into paying for a MB.0
kcml320 Posts: 5Went to back out of my garage today and the ML320 wouldnt budge..At first it felt like e-brake was on but I never use it in garage..Well I get the wife out there and see that my pass.side rear wheel is locked up...Could the caliper have just froze(rusted inside)? Iam in Park City and its cold but garage is not freezing...I havent used it for the last 2 days and have had no warning of brake drag....Can a caliper just go like that? Is there some way I can isolate this caliper so I can bring it to a shop? Any idea of what I can do? Never had any vehicle do this before...Thanks in advance...kevin
PS ML320 98 97K miles..Had rear rotors and pads changed at 80k miles0
All I can suggest is to remove the rear wheel and see if you can manually get the caliper to release from the disc. I'd check to see if it matters if the engine is running or not - there is some chance you've got some issue with the stability control system, or traction control system which brakes individual wheels under computer control to transfer torque and prevent skids.
- Mark0


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I always wanted to try and make a croquembouche (or pièce montée for the French out there) but was afraid to tackle something that seemed so difficult and technical. That is, until I saw an episode of Masterchef Australia: All Stars last week, featuring Adriano Zumbo's recipe. For those who want to try it in its full measure, here's the link: http://www.masterchef.com.au/recipes/croquembouche-2012.htm
Personally, I divided everything by 4, which still yielded about 20 choux puffs, and made some adjustments of my own:
100g butter
5g sugar
135ml whole milk
5g salt
105ml water
130g all-purpose flour
4 eggs
425ml whole milk
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
5 egg yolks
110g white sugar
45g corn flour
45g butter, diced, softened
150g white sugar
50ml water
65ml corn syrup
For the choux pastry: Place butter, sugar, milk, salt and water in a large saucepan and bring to the boil. Remove from heat and using a wooden spoon, quickly beat in the flour. Return to heat and continue beating until mixture comes together and leaves the side of the pan. Keep beating for 1-2 minutes to cook out the flour. Remove from heat and cool slightly.
Transfer to a large bowl of a stand mixer. Using stand mixer, beat mixture to release any more heat. Add eggs one at a time, beating well between each addition, until all the eggs have been added and mixture is thick and glossy. Beat for a few more minutes, or until thickened.
Spoon the choux pastry batter into a large piping bag fitted with a 1.25-1.5cm round nozzle. Pipe mixture onto trays in mounds 3cm wide and 2cm high, leaving 5cm between each for spreading. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until puffed and golden brown. They should feel firm and sound hollow when tapped on the base. Transfer puffs to wire racks to cool.
For crème patissiere, stir the milk and vanilla in a saucepan over medium heat until almost boiling. Remove from heat.
Meanwhile whisk yolks, sugar and corn flour in a bowl until thick and pale. Using electric beaters fitted with whisk attachment, gradually whisk hot milk into the egg mixture. Return the egg mixture to the saucepan. Whisk over a medium heat until custard boils and thickens. Spread over a 4cm deep oven tray to cool rapidly. Cover the surface of the custard with a sheet of baking paper to prevent a skin forming.
When mixture has cooled to 55°C, transfer it to a large bowl and stir through butter until completely combined. Cover with baking paper. Refrigerate to cool completely.
Spoon cooled crème patissiere into a piping bag with a 5-8mm nozzle. Poke a small hole in the base of each puff and fill with crème patissiere.
For caramel, place sugar and water in a large wide based saucepan or deep frying pan, place over medium heat and cook without boiling until sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil without stirring. Add corn syrup, cook until mixture is caramel in color. Remove from heat and dip base of pan in a large bowl of hot water to keep it from hardening.
Dip the top of each filled puff in a little caramel and place on a tray, forming circle upon circle (I used 6 puffs for the first circle, 5 for the second, 4 for the third, 3 for the fourth and one for the top).


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On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 10:42 AM, Reg Me Please <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > On Thu, 2009-04-09 at 08:14 -0700, Brad Kemper wrote: >> COL's lack of parent/descendent relationship to the TD or TH throws >> normal CSS property inheritance (which is a very key feature of CSS), >> right out the window. To add it back—in a way that allowed a table >> cell to inherit from the table column—would be very complicated, >> requiring a lot more time and effort than you would probably guess. > > CSS can be extended this way: columns CAN BE parents of cells (just like > rows are), despite their position in the syntax tag flow. > I think that once you accept this concept, everything can fit. Ah, but it's not that easy! I've tried to make this clear in my previous emails. First, let's assume we're just talking about HTML tables, where all the relationships can be known to the CSS engine at the beginning. Now, a cell has *two* parents. What if both try to set different values on a property? Which one wins? How do you resolve this conflict? Current CSS has defined rules for four specific properties, and then just says that the row always wins for everything else. Second, let's assume we aren't using actual
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s, according to the standard "inherit from your parent" algorithm, but by saying "td:col(.foo)" we can specify a set of rules that apply to all cells within the column with class "foo". Then ordinary CSS specificity rules can take over to determine which rules win. >> And for anything that gets added to CSS, its usefulness must be >> balanced against the effort required. You have not shown a use case >> for doing so that could not be handled just as well (or better) by the >> ":nth-col()" or ":col()" pseudo-classes that we have been discussing. >> These new pseudo-classes for selecting a table cell based on its >> column number would allow styling beyond what is available in COL, and >> would be much easier to implement. > > That's interesting indeed. But IMHO it's also duplicating the <col> > concept that's already in place. Indeed, :col() does basically duplicate <col>'s concept, but it does so in a way that makes much better sense within the CSS model. :nth-col(), though, does a bit more. Frex, you can zebra-stripe columns by using a "td:nth-col(even)" selector. You can also use :nth-col() to target columns without having to put a <col> element in your markup explicitly; "td:nth-col(2)" targets all cells in the second column automatically. ~TJReceived on Thursday, 9 April 2009 16:12:44 UTC
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