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On this page, you will find resources about the main areas of your internet marketing strategy: Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Keyword Research, Link Building, Paid Search, Email Marketing, Social Media Marketing and Blogging.
Getting Started
If you're just getting started, you can get an overview of what steps to take and avoid being overwhelmed.
– See Coryon's First Steps to a Higher Ranking Website
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the set of techniques you can use on your website to make it more relevant to search engines like Google, MSN, Yahoo, etc.
– What is SEO? Watch this 3-minute video
– 2011 Google Ranking factors This is a MUST read for SEO. Learn from a group of the top SEO experts EXACTLY what Google looks at when ranking a website.
– Tutorials about SEO
– The complete guide to SEM dedicated to Search Engine Marketing (SEM) with lots of tutorials
– List of top 10 SEO websites
– Google's say about SEO
– Google's Webmaster Guide
– Google Webmaster Guidelines for what is acceptable for SEO
– Great article about how JCPenney manipulated search results through blackhat link building. Very interesting details and discussion with a blackhat SEO consultant
Find the most appropriate keywords for your business. What are people searching for? What is the competition for desired keywords? What are your best/highest profit products and services? What are your best/most appropriate landing pages? Which pages do you need to build?
– Google's Keyword Planner shows approximate search volume per month and estimated average search volume. Unfortunately, it requires an Adwords Account which means you have to put in your info and a credit card to get started (It doesn't mean you have to start spending money). Also allows you to view by exact match or broad match and export keyword lists.
– Google Trends shows trends for search phrases – over time, geographically, seasonality, etc.
– Overview of SEO tools and services
– Very cool tool that shows keyword count estimates from Wordtracker, Google, Yahoo, MSN and more
– Authority site about enhanced keyword research with a free demo of their proprietary tool
– Free trial keyword research tool
– List of keyword research tools
– Article shows how to create a Keyword seed list, then use Google AdWords Keyword Tool to create a list of keywords for your website.
Link Building for Nevada County Businesses
– Foothill Guide – free basic membership, premium $29.95/yr
– Discover Our Town – Grass Valley Business Directory
– Nevada County Gold – The Official Online Guide to Nevada County
– ERC – Nevada County Economic Resource Council. Free listing for any tech related companies.
– Historic Hwy 49 – Business Directory
– Nevada County Chamber of Commerce
See Coryon's Blogging Best Practices
– 2011 review of best blogging software
– Blogging glossary
– List of PR5-9 dofollow blogs
– 7 tips to increase your blog comments
– Tips and lots of links for small business owners
– How to write SEO-friendly blog posts
– Why a blog should have an editorial policy
– Blog commenting to increase PageRank
– 21 tactics to increase blog traffic


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Dodge Repair Questions? Ask a Mechanic for Answers ASAP
NOTE: Lubricate timing chain and guides with engine oil before installation.
NOTE: The camshaft sprockets can be allowed to float on the camshaft hub during installation.
NOTE: Inspect oil ring on chain guide access plug before installing. Replace O-ring as necessary.
NOTE: To reset the primary timing chain tensioner, engine oil will first need to be purged from the tensioner Purge oil from timing chain tensioner using the following procedure:
NOTE: If oil was not first purged from the tensioner, use slight finger pressure to assist the center arm pin of Special Tool 8186 to unseat the tensioner's check ball.
CAUTION: Ensure the tensioner is properly reset. The tensioner body must bottom against the top edge of Special Tool 8186. Failure to properly perform the resetting procedure may cause tensioner jamming.
NOTE: After installation of a reset tensioner, engine noise will occur after initial start-up. This noise will normally disappear within 5 - 10 seconds

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Award: Very original. Liked: zombies! lol reallly kewl ive done something like this b4. 5/5. Tips: maybe more detail? i know u spent forever with the coloring the background but maybe add somemore detail to it.
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About IMSD
The Initiative for Maximizing Student Development Program at UMass Boston is funded by a grant from the National Institute of General Medical Science (NIGMS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The overall goal of IMSD is to increase the number of underrepresented minorities who pursue PhD-level research careers in the biomedical sciences.
If you are a UMass Boston science major with an interest in learning more about research careers, IMSD might be the right program for you!
The program provides:
- Year-round research opportunities in laboratories at UMass Boston, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, or other local institutions
- Hourly wages for research
- Funding for research supplies
- Tuition coverage
- Research skills training, career development workshops, support to attend national meetings, and other opportunities
- A community of student and faculty scholars
- Close mentoring by faculty advisors
- Preparation for PhD programs
Students join IMSD at either of two levels:
IMSD Affiliates: Science majors more than 60 credits from graduation and interest in applying to graduate school
IMSD Fellows: Science majors within 60 credits of graduation with demonstrated success in science courses and advancing toward graduate study


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Was New York Times Editor Jill Abramson Fired for Pointing Out Gender Pay Disparity?
Jill Abramson was removed from her position as executive editor of The New York Times on Wednesday without warning. Now it's been revealed by several sources, including The New Yorker, that Abramson had recently complained she was being paid significantly less than her Y-chromosome carrying predecessor, which some believe may have led to her dismissal. If misogyny played a role in her termination, the Times certainly has some explaining to do.
For those of you wondering who her replacement will be, it's the newspaper's former managing editor, Dean Baquet, who, according to Slate, "will be the newspaper's first ever black executive editor."
Think Progress:
The full facts behind why Jill Abramson is no longer the Executive Editor of the New York Times are not yet known, although the Times itself says that Abramson was "dismissed." Early news reports offer several legitimate reasons why she may have been fired. The Times's own reporting says that there were "serious tensions in her relationship with [Publisher Arthur] Sulzberger, many of them over his concerns about her management." Meanwhile, the New Yorker's Ken Auletta reports that Abramson "had already clashed with the company's C.E.O., Mark Thompson, over native advertising and the perceived intrusion of the business side into the newsroom," and that one of Abramson's top deputies complained to Sulzberger about a personnel issue. If Abramson was fired for being a poor manager, or because of a disagreement over the company's advertising strategy, or for some similar matter, then those are entirely lawful reasons to let her go…
[However, if] she was, in fact, fired because she complained about gender discrimination in pay…then the Times may have violated federal civil rights law. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not simply ban employment discrimination on the basis of "race, color, religion, sex, or national origin," it also prohibits employers from retaliating against employees who complain about alleged discrimination.
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David Banner Tells His 'Story' With Akon, Snoop
David Banner isn't lacking ambition. Banner, who appeared in 'Black Snake Moan' and an episode of the hit USA series 'Monk,' is furthering is acting career with roles in the upcoming 'This Christmas,' with Chris Brown, and 'Days of Wrath.' This is in addition to his work as a producer on his Cartoon Network show, 'That Crook'd 'Sipp.'
Fans of Banner's music, however, need not fret. Banner returns with his forthcoming album, 'Greatest Story Ever Told,' which features collaborations with Akon, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, and Snoop Dogg, among others. '"I'm looking forward to putting an album out before the end of the year," he says. "We're just getting geared up."
Those outside interests have been a boon to the music he believes. "It's the force of the music that's allowing me to push my sense of creativity a little bit more," he says. "With rappers, a lot of time we don't really have the opportunity to really push the lines of music because we gotta sell. I'm making so much money in other places I can afford to be a little bit more creative."


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The history that Nicholas Currie (a.k.a. Momus) carries with him is nothing short of fascinating. In the beginning, he was a member of the Happy Family, featuring three members of post-punk legends Josef K. They released only one album on 4AD. Choosing to work under the name Momus, his first album came out in 1986, and then the controversy started. His albums were often hyper-sexual, namely 1991's Hippopotamomus, which he dubbed "a record about sex for children". The results landed him in court. A later marriage to a 17-year-old girl from Bangladesh put the two in exile, as her parents tried to kidnap her for an arranged marriage in their home country. Many other things were happening and getting Currie into trouble, but he apparently didn't give a damn and kept recording prolifically.
The new album Hypnoprism was born out of an experiment with YouTube, in my opinion something quite innovative. He would record the songs, create his own videos for them, and upload them right to the site. Hypnoprism is essentially the "hard copy" of those 13 songs, for those of us who like to hold a CD in our hands.
Avoiding producing something akin to a gimmick, the album is quite solid, with many moments of brilliance. The strongest tracks include "Deliverance", a diabolical hybrid of Soft Cell, Of Montreal, and the Normal's (or Grace Jones's) "Warm Leatherette". "Bubble Music", undeniably the best composition here, plays like avant-garde New Romantic; think mid-era Talk Talk and Roxy Music's "Avalon" in an utterly unique setting that transcends the tired trend of 1980's throwbacks. "Mr. Consistency" is an amalgamation of Her Space Holiday and/or Mates Of State, 1970's AM pop melodies, new wave synthesizers, and the sparse, electronic rhythms of Suicide—quite impressive. Then there's "Datapanik" (...in the year zero?). Yes, I just made a Pere Ubu joke. Nevermind. Anyway, the track features exquisite electronic and vocal melodies, as understated as they are, meshing together rather nicely.
Other standouts include the title track, mixing the sounds of the Sea & Cake, the Divine Comedy, and Donald Fagan. "The Charm Song" takes bossa nova, sophisti-pop, a bit of early Les Baxter exotica, and a hint of Owen Pallett orchestration. There's only one failure on Hypnoprism, the final track, "Strawberry Hill". Bizarre and unappealing, it's sloppy bedroom pop indebted to Prince with perplexing, atonal deconstruction filling up the ending. But I'll forgive him.
Hypnoprism is not filled with sexual controversy, but well-crafted eclecticism where nothing seems out of place. That's a respectable feat for someone who tackles so many genres. These days, we need more artists taking chances, and Currie comes off here as the king of taking chances, in a nice, intriguingly creative package.
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One sentenced on felony charge here
One person was sentenced recently on felony charges in Southeast District Court in Jamestown.
Bauer was accused of taking items from a retail store with an aggregate value of more than $1,000 between June 1, 2013, and July 3, 2013, and directing others to return the items or to pawn the items during the same period.
She was also accused of taking property valued at more than $1,000 from a retailer around Oct. 11.
Judge Thomas E. Merrick sentenced Bauer to 12 months in the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for the theft of property felony charge, 30 months in prison on the dealing in stolen property charge and 12 months in prison on the theft of property misdemeanor charge, to be served concurrently. She will be placed on five years of supervised probation when she completes her prison term.
She was ordered to pay $2,897 restitution, a $650 criminal administration fee, $100 defense/facility administration fee, $70 indigent defense application fee and $25 victim-witness fee.
A Class B felony is punishable by 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. A Class C felony is punishable by five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. A Class A misdemeanor is punishable by one year in prison and a $3,000 fine.


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Scotty ATL ft. Killer Mike & Trouble – "Pray Alone" [VIDEO]
Earlier this month, up and comer Scotty ATL delivered his On the Road 2 Spaghetti Junction mixtape in collaboration with Scion AV. From the project, he delivers a visual for his standout track, "Pray Alone," featuring Killer Mike and Trouble.
The clip takes viewers on a journey through Scotty's native Atlanta. "I don't need a co-sign/ I've been doin' fine/ I've been killin' this sh*t," he chants on the cut. Killer Kill matches his energy throughout a snarling verse, while properly garbed in an Adamsville t-shirt. Trouble closes the show with a potent verse that let's his presence be know.
See Scotty's video for "Pray Alone," which dons cameo appearances by Big K.R.I.T. and Slimm Calhoun, below.
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Etiquette tips can seem like overbearing anachronisms from the Miss Manners era (even though we seem to need them more than ever these days).
See more: Secrets for a clutter-free holiday
So in order to help his holiday-themed lessons go down like a smooth glass of milk, Derek Blasberg, fashion expert and author of Classy and Very Classy, two best-selling books on manners for the modern girl, has recruited the services of two very cute, very furry assistants.
Classy Cat and Messy Kitty represent the extreme end of the "eticat" scale when it comes to manners and Blasberg employs them adorably to illustrate the dos and don'ts of holiday party behaviour.
See more: Best family holiday photos revealed
For instance, Classy Cat always brings an appropriate gift for the holiday party hostess, like a bottle of wine or a scented candle, while Messy Kitty is just "regifting one of her old, mangled toys." How gauche.
Tip No. 2 is a crucial one for the smartphone generation. "Classy Cat knows that the holiday party is the perfect place to laugh, tell engaging stories, and make new friends," Blasberg advises.
See more: How to combat holiday stress
"Messy Kitty, on the other hand, is rudely on her cell phone the entire night. Stay off your phone. It's abominable."
Dress up a little more for the holidays and don't be afraid of a little sparkle, says the current editor-at-large of Harper's Bazaar. And unless you're an unspeakably cute cat, don't even try to pull off a hideous Christmas sweater — even with little bells on them.
See more: Modern twists on old holiday rules
While these tips appear to be self-evident, it takes just one rollicking holiday fête to remember how many people could benefit from a few well-placed etiquette reminders.
Unless, of course, the Messy Kitty route works for you. Because as Blasberg concludes, "Let's be honest. Every party needs at least one."


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Warren Brown
Washington Post columnist
Friday, April 27, 2007 11:00 AM
Warren Brown has covered the car industry for The Washington Post since 1982.
Brown test drives all types of cars, from luxury sedans to the newest minivans and hybrids. His On Wheels auto reviews are lively, detailed accounts of cars' good and bad qualities.
Brown's Car Culture column addresses the social, political and economic trends of the industry.
Brown comes online Fridays at 11 a.m. ET to answer your questions on every aspect of the automotive industry -- from buying your dream car to the future of the internal combustion engine.
The transcript follows below.
Clifton, Va.: Warren: About your advice last week to Miata owner to go with all seasons when he asked about snows. Even the best all season tires are really no season tires since they don't do anything really well. For the Miata owner I would get a set of steel wheels or the OEM allows. Narrow snow tires are better than wider ones so go with what ever wheel size the base Miata has. I have used snow tires in the DC area on a variety of cars from BMWs, VW Rabbits and GTIs to Honda Elements and snows beat no seasons any day in all types of winter driving conditions. My recommendation is to go with Michelin or Vredstein snow tires. They give the best dry and wet weather performance than Bridgestone and some other snow tire brands from Europe. Pirelli is pretty good but a step below Vredstein and Michelin. Avoid Goodyear tires of any type at all cost. Since the Miata owner lives in Baltimore I recommend Radial Tire in Silver Spring. I travel an hour from Centreville/Clifton to get there. They can balance your tires while they are on the car. No other tire shop in the area can do this. Having been buying tires there for 20 years now! Forget Tire Rack. Radial Tire beats there prices.
Warren next winter you need to do a test of snow tires and no seasons back to back. The difference is amazing. They even make a difference on Honda Elements and '07 Chevy Tahoes with four-wheel drive and BMWs and Subies w/all-wheel drive.
Warren Brown: Good morning, Clifton:
I and all of the people at Tire Rack agree that snow tires are best IF you are living in an area of multiple heavy snowfalls. But there is no real reason to put them on an itty-bitty Miata with an itty-bitty ground clearance in an area of generally light snow.
In heavy snow, that car, snow tires or not, is best left in the garage. But we seldom get heavy snow conditions in the Washington metro area. We mostly get wet, or lightly snowed roads. A good set of M+S tires -- and I'd go with Goodyear, Michelin, or Pirelli here, will get you through most Washington winters just fine. And they'll also serve you well in spring and summer.
Garrett Park, Md.: Hi, Warren. Regarding Cadillac: Is there any truth to the rumored Ultra Luxury Sedan (ULS)? What can we expect in terms of timetable, features, styling, pricing?
Warren Brown: Yes. It's the Bob Lutz Special (BLS)--not its official name, of course. But that's the driving spirit behind the project. The venerable Mr. Lutz, GM's product czar, has a thing for taking things to the max. He wanted to make the super Caddy a 16-cylinder runner. But the man is a Marine. He knows a thing or two about battle strategies, which means he knows it makes little sense to run a tank through a market swamped by rising fuel prices. So, it appears that 16 cylinders have been reduced to 12, probably with a cylinder deactivation protocol to help reduce fuel consumption at lower speeds and when the car is carrying little weight. I rather suspect it will be nicely done, as GM, under Lutz's product tutelage, seems to be doing things nowadays.
Silver Spring, Md.: Warren: This is my first ever question to your chat, so forgive me if you've covered this topic already. I'm in the market for a compact four-door sedan. Do you have any strong opinions, good or bad, about any of the following vehicles?
Volkswagen Jetta
Toyota Corolla
Saturn ION
Nissan Sentra
Mitsubishi Lancer
Kia Spectra
Hyundai Elantra
Honda Civic
Ford Focus
The cars on this list appear to have an MSRP of $16,000 to $18,000 with similar features. So I'm curious if you know of any key differences among the vehicles in terms of safety, performance, durability, etc. Also, are there any other comparable vehicles I should add to my list?
Thanks for your help.
Warren Brown: Thank you for joining us. If you can find a Hyundai Elantra with anti-lock brakes, I'd go with that, which offers better value than the current edition of the Toyota Corolla, which makes anti-lock brakes and so many other safety components--side air bags, for example -- optional. Off the top of my head, I'm not sure that the Elantra has stability control. I do know that Hyundai offers stability control on 73 percent of the models it sells in the U.S. If that includes the Elantra, that's a clincher.
The current generation Corolla has great reliability and good fuel economy. I suspect that the next generation, 2008, will offer more standard safety equipment. But Hyundai probably will match that at a lower price. Advantage: Hyundai.
Cadillac V12: Warren: Why doesn't GM try to do what it thinks it does best instead of wasting millions of dollars on a one off dream that no one will buy because it's an American product?
Warren Brown: Not a fair question, and here's why:
If you look at GM's current and immediate-future vehicle lineup, the company is competing and competing well in every single vehicle category and is leading in one--trucks.
I fail to see how anybody, for example, can look at the Saturn Aura midsize sedan, the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu, the GM trio of crossovers--GMC Acadia, Saturn Outlook, Buick Enclave--or the smartly done Cadillac STS, and say that GM has not returned to producing good vehicles for the general public.
But GM IS a global company competing for global market share. And, like it or not, that means competing for super-upscale dollars, too.
I find it interesting that no one questions Lexus for introducing comparable upscale concepts at the recent auto shows, or suggests that BMW is off the mark by reaching downscale with its little 1-Series models or that Mercedes-Benz is doing something silly with its A-Class cars or its Smart ForTwo, or that allegedly greener-than-thou Toyota is anti-environment for going after GM with its big-horsepower, fuel-consumptive Toyota CrewMax giant-size pickup truck.
All of those companies are pursuing every single market niche available. Why pick on GM for doing the same thing?
'08 Hyundai: Warren: What do you hear about the new Hyundai sports sedan that's supposed to take on the BMW 3-series?
Warren Brown: The Genesis, that's the name. It was on display at the New York Auto show this year. If it drives as well as it looks--and it looks hot!--BMW is going to have something to worry about. And for people who laugh at the idea of Hyundai challenging BMW, I humbly suggest you spend some quality time with South Koreans. These folks want to win. They already have proved that they can win. And they are working night and day to win in every vehicle segment they enter. Laugh at your own risk.
Herndon, Va.: Warren: We talked on the radio show a few weeks, back but my question has changed a little. My wife, an artist, wants a vehicle to replace our 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee, but wants something with even more vertical room for her large canvases, and doesn't want a van or huge SUV. I was thinking a Honda Element, but how is it on long trips, and hauling fairly heavy loads?
Warren Brown: Ah, Herndon, the Element certainly has the vertical room. It comes with a 2.4-liter, 166-horsepower, four-cylinder engine--decent enough for hauling canvasses and other art equipment. You can get it with front, or all-wheel-drive, a five-speed manual, or a five-speed automatic transmission. Front-wheel-drive+manual tranny will give you better fuel economy. Choose all-wheel-drive if you plan to move about in wet climates, or run on gravel and dirt roads. I'm not to impressed with the Element's five-speed automatic, which seems to sap more power. But, for your purposes, the front-wheel-drive model with manual transmission should serve you well.
Program note: "On Wheels With Warren Brown," produced by On Wheels Inc. communications company, moves to WMET World Radio, 1160 AM on your dial, www.wmet1160.com on your laptop, Tuesday, May 8, noon to 1p.m. All are welcome.
Silver Spring, Md.: I have a 1993 Toyota Camry. What is the recommended air pressure for the tires?
Warren Brown: The best thing I can tell you is to consult the tire pressure label on the driver's side pillar, or on the front-door frame. The correct pressure recommendation should be there. Or, look in your glove box. Betcha there is an owner's manual in there that hasn't ever been opened. Open it.
Ashburn, Va.: Warren: I test drove an Infiniti G35 the other day. Really enjoyed the ride. Would you recommend it?
Warren Brown: Easily. It's one of the best sports sedans available at any price. Can't wait to get my hands on the upcoming G37, which should be even better.
Waldorf, Md.: Warren: I love reading these chats and thanks for taking my question I have two part question. The first is what do you think of the 2007 Sonata (especially the one with the four-cylinder if you've tested it). I currently have a Santa Fe that I bought on your advice, which I really like. However the gas mileage is not that good, and it's starting to take a big bite out of my wallet (but not to the point of putting me in financial jeopardy). The second part of the question is, in your opinion does it make more sense financially to keep a car with higher monthly payments, and lower mpg (that you owe $10,000 on) or trade in for a new car where the payments would be much lower, the mpg higher, more safety features, but that you would owe more on (about $17,000). I'd either keep the truck or go new (I have really terrible luck with used cars. I'm attracted to the lemons, but also want as many safety features as I can find to protect my new little one.)
Warren Brown: Thanks for writing, Waldorf.
The Hyundai Sonata mid-size sedan gets high marks from everybody. The 2.4-liter, 162-horsepower, four-cylinder engine -- the base engine -- is both adequate and fuel-efficient. If fuel-efficiency is what you really want, don't get suckered into buying the Sonata with the 3.3-liter, 234-horsepower V-6 -- which drinks a lot more gasoline.
Frankly, I'd keep the Santa Fe. Here's why: Assuming that American consumers and their permissive politicians conspire to keep gasoline prices low, it'll be a long while before you recover the costs of buying new -- purchase price, sales taxes, property taxes, finance costs, insurance, and other fees -- at the gasoline pump. Advantage: Stay in what you are driving. Consolidate trips, if possible. Drive at lower speeds. Judicious use of that accelerator pedal can save you a bundle at the pump.
Washington, D.C.: Warren: Hi and have a great weekend (early). I have the 2004 Toyota Solara that I am very happy with even though it is a dressed up Camry (maybe that's why I'm happy with it!). Anyway, I like to drive my cars until they die, which usually means at least 125,000 miles on them. But this thing has the pulling to the left problem that no one, not the dealer nor anyone else can fix. Apparently from the boards it is a common problem, though it somehow is not affecting alignment and tire wear. So my question: in your travels, research and reviews, have you heard of this? If so, is there a fix?
Warren Brown: Thanks for writing, D.C.: No, I haven't heard of this particular problem with the Solara. But let's put it out there. Lots of experts in our audience. Maybe, they can help. Hey, Clifton, get on the keyboard, why dontcha?
Arlington, Va.: Warren: Looking for a new car that would be a weekend grocery getter and road trip car for the wife and 50 lb dog. Was thinking about a small SUV aka big wagon. One question, though, how is the air conditioning/ventilation in the "wayback" section of those things where we'd plan to put the dog during road trips? Will Fido be cool enough back there in the summer?
Warren Brown: Hello, Arlington: Consider these:
Honda Element -- lots of air room for Fido in the rear, and you can was the thing out if Fido gets messy. Good fuel economy. Decent for grocery shopping and modest road-trips.
Saturn Outlook -- bigger, more powerful, more expensive, lots of room for Fido, simply wonderful on long road trips. Ditto the GMC Acadia and the Buick Enclave.
Honda CR-V--wonderful wagon. Drop rear seats and Fido should have no problems in the wayback.
Toyota RAV-4 -- also nice. But shop for price against the others.
Hope this helps.
Genesis: Great name, for a new beginning at Hyundai! As a 6'5" 290-lb. driver who likes cars, not trucks, one of the things I appreciate about the Germans is the headroom and legroom ... they seem to grasp that we're getting bigger and taller, where the Nissans and Toyotas are reducing the driver's space.
Any sense of where the Genesis will fall in this comparison?
Warren Brown: Hyundai is going after the Japanese and the Germans; and the company has an uncanny knack for figuring out the Americans. You'll fit in the Genesis.
Washington, D.C.: Hi, Warren. if you could only marry one, would you choose GM or Hyundai? And how would you possibly live yourself hiding your love for the other. Heartbreaking.
Also, I can't wait to see whether GM or Hyundai knocks off the 3 series. Poor BMW must be quaking it its driving loafers!
Warren Brown: I'd choose GM. But I certainly would not mind having Hyundai as a next-door neighbor.
Ashburn, Va.: Warren -- I'm a budding environmentalist. I am starting to look at cars that have less of an impact on the environment (so ethanol-fueled cars don't really help me). Right now only hybrids are main stream. But should I hold off for the near future to see what else comes out? Do you know of any with promise that are coming out in the relative future?
Warren Brown: Dear Ashburn and other environmentalists, budding or otherwise:
Accept reality.
Movement requires energy.
Expenditures of energy yield waste--human sweat, exhalation of carbon dioxide, the end results of eating and drinking, water vapor from hydrogen fuel cells, hydrocarbon emissions form gas-electrics, battery disposal from gas-electrics, diesel particulate matter, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
The only way to eliminate the waste products of energy expenditure is to stop moving. Usually, that means death -- the untimely occurrence of which most of us are trying to avoid.
There is not now, has never been, will never be a waste-free expenditure of energy. The question is how best to limit, handle, police that waste to minimize its detrimental environmental effects. There are many answers, many of them complementary in that they all contribute in some measure to approaching a solution -- better, a mitigation -- of an inherently insoluble problem.
But the answer, to me, is quite simple: That which is physical has an ultimate expiration date. We can delay arrival at that date. But we cannot and will not avoid it. There is no such thing as eternal physical life -- not for our environment, not for any single one of us, not for our world.
Accept that, live and love well, do your best.
Element as Dogmobile: We looked at the Element for our next dogmobile, but the rear passenger windows didn't open! How can Brutus stick his giant head out and watch the traffic if the window doesn't open? (Not to mention that sometimes your dog makes it advisable to, um, air out the cabin.)
Warren Brown: Geez, shows you what I know about dogs. Thanks.
Columbus, Ohio: Hi, Warren. I went to look at the Ford Fusion today. Why is it so cheap looking on the inside as compared with Honda Civic at the same price?
Warren Brown: Better interior materials in terms of tactile appeal.
Warren Brown: Okay, good folks. Thanks for joining me today. And, oh, I'm serious about those test-drives with you all. Just fell behind getting things in order, thanks to all that has to be done for launching the new radio show -- now scheduled to start May 8, Tuesday, noon to 1 p.m., on WMET World Radio, 1160 AM on your dial, www.wmet1160.com on your laptop.
Anyway, I'll present a ride-along schedule to you all in two weeks. Promise. Ria will see to that. Yeah, Ria, I know. We'll talk about it, later. Eat lunch, woman.
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Argonne, WI – As the off-season progresses, Fannin Motorsports continues to prepare the race truck for the 2014 race season. At the same time, Jeff and his family are working on partnerships that will bring awareness to charitable causes that are close to the team. The upcoming TORC Sportsman race season will see Fannin Motorsports working to raise donations for the Ronald McDonald House of Marshfield, WI, the Wounded Warrior Project, and Prayers for Kolton.
Last year The Ronald McDonald House of Marshfield gave Jeff and his wife Lindsey a place to stay when the birth of their son Chase came several weeks early. The House also was the part time home of the Ouellette family while they were in Marshfield for the medical procedures needed for Kolton after injuries. The team will donate all of its winnings from the Saturday race at the Spring Crandon event (Round 3, June 28) to this great charity.
The team is also saying thanks to all the military men and women that have been wounded while serving their country. Without the efforts of the military many things Americans take for granted would not be possible. All of the team's winnings from the Sunday race at the Spring Crandon event (Round 4, June 29) will be donated to the Wounded Warrior Project.
Fannin Motorsports is also distributing "Prayers of Kolton" wrist bands for a five dollar donation to raise funds for the Ouellette family as they care for the needs of two-year old Kolton, a victim of child abuse.
"Last year was a very humbling experience," remarked Jeff Fannin. "Whether it was the help and generosity of so many to help us have the season we did or the help of charities like the RMH while dealing with a premature baby in the hospital. It made me feel very indebted to someone or something so this is our way of giving back.
"Once I ran this idea past Dad (team owner)," Fannin added "he was very excited and mentioned that he also wanted to do something for the Wounded Warrior Project. This charity is set up for our real heroes and those that gave real sacrifices for our country. With my sister (Amanda Tokarczyk) and brother in law (Jesse Tokarczyk) both in the Air Force, we felt this was also a cause we wanted to raise awareness for. Our team, whether it's family or friends, is a close knit group, and we hope our race team can bring awareness as well as donations to the three groups that are in our hearts."
Once again Fannin Motorsports would like to thank their sponsors for a very rewarding 2013 race season, including: Fannin Plumbing, Able Distributing, T & S Trucking, Denny's Auto Body, J & H Transmission, Main St. Ed's, Boutwell Design, & Alpine Images.
For more information on the charities please visit:
Ronald McDonald House of Marshfield: www.rmhc-marshfield.org
The Wounded Warrior Project: www.wwp10.org
Prayers for Kolton: www.facebook.com/prayersforkolton


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What surprises me about the Google/Verizon deal is not that they have come to agreement, but that they have taken so long to do so. What they have agreed to is essentially what I proposed they do back in 2006.
What Google want and what Comcast, Verizon and the carriers want is not and was not incompatible. They both want high speed access, the dispute is over who pays for that high speed access. Google would prefer someone else pay. Verizon/Comcast want to build out high speed networks but are skeptical as to the willingness of consumers to pay for faster access.
If not for the way that Google and Comcast had raised the issue, I would have written much more about the issue in public at the time. But one of the biggest problems with net neutrality was the ideological manner in which the issue was being fought. Both sides were taking a no prisoners approach and threatening reprisals against anyone who might dare suggest a compromise.
On the face of it, the proposal is an entirely reasonable solution to the question of how to pay for higher speed Internet. But it does nothing to solve the underlying structural issue that most US consumers have little or no choice in Internet providers and there are no effective measures of how good the service a provider is supplying.
I currently have Comcast as a provider for my Internet and VoIP. I also have Vonage on my office line, but that is now unusable. But I have absolutely no way to know whether that is because of the Vonage network or because of Comcast. Comcast would like to upsell me to their new Xfinity product, which I might consider if it would let me run my own VoIP server, if I could run a home server, if it would provide me with other services I want, if it would make my home Internet faster. Verizon would like me to consider their FIOS service.
I spend a considerable amount on communications. I am clearly in the target market for these premium services. But at the moment I see no real reason to switch because neither supplier is able to quantify the improvement in quality they are offering.
And this is why I am somewhat more skeptical of the benefit of adding yet more competition for broadband provision into the mix. While competition is unlikely to hurt (unless you are a shareholder of a monopoly provider), it is hard for me to see what benefit I get by switching either. And if I can't work out what the advantage is, I doubt that the typical subscriber will either. Without objective measures of quality of service, I can't make an informed purchasing decision.
What we need here is a Nielsen ratings service for broadband provision. A statistically representative group of subscribers would fit measurement devices that sit behind the Internet router and these would feed statistics to one of more bodies that analyze the data and produce reports on the quality of service delivered by specific providers in specific locales. There could even be a service contract element here. If a consumer pays for five star service and only gets one, they get a break on their charges.
The other part of the puzzle is that we need a mechanism that ensures that the Google-Verizon deal is available to all Internet content providers on an equal basis.
Given Verizon's earlier experience of seeing a firestorm from customers after blocking a text message from a pro-abortion rights group, I seriously doubt that US broadband providers will want to get into the business of political censorship. On the contrary, it is in their interest to assure everyone that they are not taking sides. Whatever short-term gain is realized by favoring one side is going to be far outweighed by the revenge extracted by the other when they get their chance.
No, the real problem is how to make sure that the Internet does not tip so heavily towards the incumbents so that there is no room for innovators to enter in the US market. That would not only be bad for consumers, it would be catastrophic for companies like Google who need external innovators to supplement their internally generated ideas. Google realized the value of video and tried to set up their own service (Google Video, it still exists). But they ended up paying over a billion for You Tube because they had done it better, and Google needed to stay ahead.
In conclusion, I think the deal is positive. But it is the first step, not an end in itself.
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Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg had a nice little debut. Did I say "nice, little?'' I meant, "absolutely incredible.'' Seven innings, two runs, 14 strikeouts, no walks and a victory for the 2009 first-overall draft pick who made his big-league debut Tuesday night against the Pirates. Yeah, okay, it was the Pirates, which won't remind anyone of the '27 Yankees. Still, it's a major-league team. The 21-year-old Strasburg hit 100 mph with his fastball and looked like one of those dominant Little League pitchers who seems two years older and a foot taller than everyone else. MLB Network's Bob Costas almost was too much in the first couple of innings, creating too much of a buzz with too much hyperbole and too many historical references. He tried to have it both ways: he warned against making too much of this one game, but couldn't help but get caught up in the moment and, well, ended up making a really big deal out of this one game. And now begins "Strasburg Mania.'' There are few cooler things in baseball than to watch a kid pitcher grab hold of the country's attention. Think of Mark "The Bird'' Fidrych in 1976. Or Fernando Valenzuela in 1981 or Doc Gooden in 1984. And now we have Strasburg in 2010. His next scheduled start is in Cleveland on Sunday. Click here to read today's Washington Post column by the great Tom Boswell.


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Practical information to identify and manage non-native, invasive plants and animalsThe Quiet Invasion:
A Guide to Invasive Species of the Galveston Bay Area
Pythons and constrictors
Human HealthPythons and constrictors are non-venomous snakes that typically feed on reptiles and mammals. The largest species reach a very large size and are capable of killing animals as large as crocodiles, pigs, antelopes, or small deer. They are also a possible danger to unwary humans.
Prohibited ListsIt is unlawful to possess certain nonindigenous snakes for commercial or recreational purposes without a Texas Controlled Exotic Snake Permit. Pythons and constrictors included under this law include African rock python (Python sebae); Asiatic rock python (P. molurus); green anaconda (Eunectes murinus); reticulated python (P. reticulatus); southern African python (P. natalensis), and includes ANY hybrid of these species. In addition, it is unlawful to "intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence release or allow the release from captivity of any of these snakes". Snakes of these species possessed without a permit may be seized, removed, and disposed of at the cost of the owner (TPWD 2009).
Introduction PathwaysPythons and constrictors have become popular in the U.S. as exotic pets. Tens of thousands of exotic snakes have been imported into the U.S. or are bred in captivity for resale to private owners. As a result of intentional or accidental release, Burmese pythons have become established in the Florida Everglades, creating a major concern for natural resource managers in Everglades National Park (NPS 2010).
Geographic DistributionNo species of python or constrictor have been reported as established in Texas natural habitats. Two species of Eunectes (yellow anaconda and green anaconda) are reported as invasive in the states of Arkansas and Florida (USGS 2009b).Three species of Python (Burmese python, African rock python, and reticulated python) are reported as invasive in the state of Florida (USGS 2009c).
Specific Primary HabitatsPythons live in a variety of tropical and subtropical habitats, ranging from rain forests and woodlands to grasslands and deserts. Some species are aquatic while others inhabit trees. Large species typically live on the ground but can swim or climb trees when needed.
Ecological, Economic, or Social ImpactPythons and constrictors feed on native species of amphibians, birds, lizards, and mammals and compete with native snake species for resources. Large specimens represent a threat to public safety. In some areas, pythons are known to damage agricultural activities, such as livestock operations (ISSG 2007).
Physical DescriptionPythons and constrictors range from 1 to 10 meters in length (about 3 to 33 feet) and can weigh up to 300 pounds. Females tend to be larger than males. Their jaws can have up to 200 backward curving teeth, designed to grip prey and prevent it from pulling away. Lower jaws can unhinge from the upper jaws. Many have striking skin patterns that help the snakes blend in with their surroundings. The pet industry has developed "morphs" with a number of different colorations and patterns, including albinos.
Reproduction CharacteristicsPythons lay eggs while most constrictors give birth to live young. Female pythons produce from 10 to 100 eggs, depending on the species. Incubation can last from two to three months. A female constrictor can give birth to as many as 100 young, though the litter typically ranges from 20 to 40. After hatching, young pythons fend for themselves without parental care.
FeedingSmall pythons commonly prey on lizards while larger types of pythons typically eat mammals, reptiles, and more rarely birds. Some pythons catch fish.
ControlSince early detection is key to preventing the spread and establishment of this species, regional/local monitoring or surveillance is essential. Nonnative species should not be released. If found, note the capture location, kill and freeze the snake, and notify the TPWD.
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ENCINITAS -- A railroad construction project that prompted lawsuits, costly studies and community outrage is getting under way this week, as crews begin moving in heavy equipment and preparing the work site.
The Encinitas Passing Track Project will add a second set of rails along 1.7 miles of track between E Street and Chesterfield Drive.
During a Downtown Encinitas MainStreet Association meeting on Tuesday, North County Transit District officials fielded questions about safety and pedestrian access -- the same kinds of questions opponents have raised for seven years.
Through those years, the transit district has been determined to install the passing track to improve the efficiency of up to 50 trains that share the rails daily.
The transit district owns the rail corridor between San Diego and Oceanside. Capital projects and construction manager Don Bullock said that stretch is the nation's second-busiest and the 6.6 miles through Encinitas represent the corridor's longest section of single-tracked line.
"What happens, in a sense, is the scheduling gets really restricted," Bullock said.
Bullock and project manager Steve Boyle addressed a crowd of 30 at Meritage Restaurant as crews cleared vegetation and prepared a staging area nearby at San Elijo and Montgomery avenues.
Bullock presented the following timeline for the $6.2 million project:
n Monday through Friday, site clearing.
n Sept. 29 through Oct. 31, grading.
n Oct. 6 through Nov. 14, drainage.
n Nov. 17 through February 2004, track installation.
The transit district has promised to keep inconveniences to neighbors to a minimum, even though 13,000 cubic yards of dirt must be hauled away from the job. Unlike the dirt removed from a similar transit district project in Solana Beach, excavated material from Encinitas is not of high enough quality to place on the beach, Boyle said.
A "haul route" for trucks that hold 20 cubic yards each has not yet been established. After some 650 truck trips are completed to export the dirt, still more trips are necessary to import a material called ballast that the tracks will sit upon.
Crews will install 20,000 feet of rail and 4,000 ties.
Neighbors can expect all-night construction during the first two weekends in February, Boyle said. That's when workers will install switches to divert trains onto the new siding. The standard work day will run from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., he said.
For Peder Norby, Downtown Encinitas MainStreet Association's executive director, the passing track and politics that surround it represent bitter pills.
"We're too busy fighting and it irks me," he said. "The city can be in a win-win situation. Now it's a win-lose. NCTD wins and Encinitas loses."
In 2000, the city paid $315,000 for a report to outline options for twin tracks through Encinitas. The report concluded that a covered trench, at an estimated $237 million, was the best choice.
Later, in 2001, an Encinitas lawsuit claimed the transit district's ground-level project lacked adequate environmental study. The city later dropped the suit because both sides agreed to jointly plan pedestrian crossings and a reconfigured Leucadia Boulevard vehicle crossing.
State funds that would have paid for the work, however, now are unavailable because of the state budget crisis.
Meanwhile, the transit district -- with the support of its Encinitas delegate, Mayor Jerome Stocks -- has approved tapping its reserves to fund the passing track. The approval did not include supporting design work for the Encinitas pedestrian crossings and Leucadia Boulevard intersection.
"Without consideration to my city … NCTD steps out of sync and funds their project only with reserve funds," Councilwoman Christy Guerin said in an interview. "That wasn't part of the ballgame when all the other things were being decided."
The transit district has established a telephone line to answer questions about the passing track project, (760) 599-8333.
Contact staff writer Adam Kaye at (760) 943-2312 or email@example.com.


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"Advance Wars and the DS make a great Tag Team. Too easy, though."
Advance Wars: Dual Strike for the Nintendo DS is the third Advance wars title in the series to hit North American shores, and just like it's two predecessors, it doesn't disappoint.
Advance wars is a turn based, unit level, modern warfare strategy game that puts you in command of various armies and Commanding Officers(COs) in order to defeat and shadowy and evil enemy army, whose schemes have spanned the series.
The game takes place on the continent of Omega Land, which has just been invaded by the Black Hole army which terrorized Cosmo Land and Macro Land in the first two Advance Wars games. You come upon two new Orange Star COs(who now work for an amalgamation of the four nation-states of AW1&2 known as the Allied Nations) who are waiting patiently for reinforcements to arrive to drive off the invaders. The game unfolds as more and more of your old friends from AW1 and 2 show up to lend a hand against Black Hole COs both old and new. It seems that Black Hole has a dastardly plot to rule the world once and for all, and with Lord Sturm defeated a new, mysterious, leader has risen to power.
The story is basic Advance Wars fare. You command the COs of the newly formed Allied Nations and their armies against the evil Black Hole army which has invaded a new continent. The first few missions of the story are training missions for new players or those who might be a bit rusty since the last AW game they played. After the training is done, the story kicks into full swing as you uncover Black Hole's plot, unmask their new leader and bring peace to the world. Again.
It's a little thin, very predictable and the CO dialogue is a tad corny at times but it's what you generally expect from a title like this, and it doesn't stray from the overall atmosphere of the series. 6/10.
The graphics to this game look almost identical to those of the first two. There is only one slight change and that is that the maps on the touch screen where most combat takes place are tilted ever so slightly. Things at the top of the screen are further away, while the bottom of the screen looks a little closer. This gives the game a bit of a pixely effect that, while easily ignored, is still a step down from AW2.
Still, the colours are vibrant. Each nation's soldiers and weapons look a little bit different, lending a sense of nationality to it. Orange Star's soldiers are the typical American guys, with their plain helmets and fatigues. Blue Moon looks vaguely Scandinavian. Yellow comet is distinctly Japanese and Green Earth has a sort of European/Germany feel with their long trench coats and big captain's hats for the tank drivers. Black Hole is all weird alien technology, with their soldiers in what look like space suits and all their tanks and planes looking robotic and foreign.
You get little explosions every time you defeat a unit, and soldiers fly off the screen almost comically when slain. Ships fire from separate cannons, planes shoot missiles or drop bombs and what happens in your screen finishes in your enemy's screen as your brutal assault bears down upon him.
The Nintendo DS is capable of powerful graphics, much better than this, but to change the graphics would be to change the overall feel of the game. It just wouldn't BE Advance Wars without the cute soldiers with big heads and small feet fighting each other. 7/10
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Each CO gets his or her own theme music which plays during their respective turns. The music generally fits the personality of the CO in one way or another, though most scores still have that urgent "we're in the middle of a war zone" feel to them. The older tunes have all returned in great big Stereo, rivalling their tiny ball-of-sound Mono cousins on the GBA. The music is catchy at times, but to be honest, you probably won't notice it much.
The games sounds are what you'd expect from a game about war. The soldiers make little marching feet sounds when they move. Tires, treads, ships, choppers and airplanes all sound distinct(so that you can recognize them when the enemy hides behind the Fog of War. Nothing is more frightening than not being able to see and hearing the soaring movement of what could be a Bomber of Fighter Jet, or the rushing waves of a Battleship). Bombs make their trademark whistle as they fall towards their targets, blowing them up with characteristic explosions. Cannons and machine gun fire is exchanged between tanks and infantry troops, and the whoosh of a Battle Copter's air to surface missile flies right into your enemy's reconnaissance vehicles.
Nevertheless, the DS is also capable of better sound quality. While the music is par, and sounds better in Stereo, the sound effects still sound like the ones used in the old Advance Wars 1 game. 5/10
The meat of the game, and this is where it gets good. Advance Wars: Dual Strike fully utilizes the touch pad of the Nintendo DS and you need only tap a unit and click where you want it to go to move it there. The control pad and buttons still function normally for those of you who can't stand the stylus(like me, some days). You engage the enemy with armies built in factories, harbours and airfields and your goal is either to destroy all enemy targets or capture the enemy Headquarters.
What's nice about each AW game is that the battles are very simple. Before you strike a small window pops up to tell you how effective your attack will be. Every combat unit carries at least one weapon and the intel panel tells you exactly which types of targets it can be used against and how effective each attack will be. The Machine Gun can fire on Infantry, Vehicles and Copters. It is very effective against Infantry but useless against Tanks and Copters.
With the DS' second screen, every time you move your cursor over a unit, the intel panel automatically appears on the top screen to be read at a moment's glance and without any menu options. When your cursor is simply on terrain, the terrain info is displayed along with your current stats. How many troops you have on the field, how much money you have, how many cities you've captured and how full your CO Power bar is. These same stats are displayed for your enemy as well(except in Fog of War where your enemy's stats are hidden from you).
The other use of the DS' second screen is the new Dual Front feature. When fighting on two fronts, the main front appears on the bottom screen, while the secondary front appears on the top. During campaigns, the secondary front is controlled by an AI-partner, which is usually a CO of your choosing(The AI can be turned off as your reach later stages). You can issue basic orders to the secondary front to tell them to be aggressive, defensive or just act as the CO would act. The secondary front usually has some smaller mission that needs to be accomplished in order to simplify battle on the main front. Should you be successful in winning the second front, your second CO will team up with you on the main front to perform a Tag Battle.
Tag Battles are another new feature to AW:DS. You can use two COs to attack a single enemy. Each turn, you can choose to swap your CO to take advantage of the situation. When you CO swap, however, it does end your turn, so only swap if you're finished with what you're doing.
If both of your CO's have their power meters full to Super level, you can use the TAG ability from the menu, which allows you to use both COs on the same turn with their Super CO powers activated. As well the power of your units can increase depending on the relationships the COs have with each other. This info is found on the CO page. Tag powers are very effective in ending a battle quickly. If you're close enough to your objective, but you'd need one more turn without the enemy creating more units or attacking your infantry, a Tag will do the trick.
The COs themselves have also undergone gameplay changes. Each CO now has a "Rank" which increases with experience gained from battle. At the end of a mission, you add up your points to find how well you did in categories of Speed, Power and Technique. The highest score in each is 100(there are also other objectives that can raise your score to over 300). Those points are then given as experience to the COs you used that battle. When they reach 1000, they gain a Promotion and their rank goes up. With ranks come Skills which can be used to make your units more powerful. Some skills increase damage slightly, others let you get a bit of money every time you deal damage, others are defensive. Each CO can equip up to 4 skills at a time and they can be changed depending on the situation(of course, not during battle).
Aside from giving your COs experience, the points are also added to a total point total and you can use them to purchase maps and other special things from Hachi's shop, as usual.
The War room returns, now with options because of the new Rank system. If you have a CO who has fallen behind, one you don't use often, but now need for a mission and you want some skills, just throw that CO in the War Room. You can increase point-experience by up to 2.5 times the normal rate(if you want to play solo with no skills at all, that is). You can also play a skill-less two-CO tag at 1.5 times the rate to level up two COs at once.
However, the War Room HAS been watered down quite a bit since AW2, so expect some of the maps to play a LOT easier than they used to.
There are also two new, non-campaign features called Survival and Combat.
Survival is an eleven map challenge to outlast the enemy in one of three modes: Money, Turns and Time. In Money, you have 500,000G to spend on troops in order to defeat the enemy and make it past all eleven maps. You'll have 99 Turns in Turn mode and only 25 minutes in Time mode. Choose your CO at the beginning and see how well you do. Survival tests your ability to manage whichever of the three resources you've chosen, so it gives you a chance to get better at the game, by being able to survive on minimal requirements.
Combat mode is entirely new. It doesn't play at all like Advance Wars normally does. In this mode, you pick on of the COs that are Combat Mode only, you then have 20,000G to select an army out of Mechs, Recon, Tanks and Artillery. Combat is in real time, so you have to physically dodge the enemy's attacks. While it is a new thing to the AW series, Combat Mode seems to be a stuffing feature instead of anything genuinely innovative. It doesn't play the same way as the rest of the game, and has no purpose other than point gains, which can be done easily in Campaigns and War Rooms.
With an array of new features, but the classic AW Gameplay still the same as always, this game is just that much better than the last one. Combat mode is completely unnecessary, but the ranking system, allowing you to outfit your COs a bit better for combat is a nice change. 9/10.
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When you complete the different modes, like Campaign or Combat, you can have access to the Hard Version, which makes the game more challenging for Advance Wars experts. As well, there are always maps to buy from Hachi(which require more and more points), War Room challenges to complete, secret characters to unlock and since the DS plays wirelessly, you can compete with your friends for giant multi-battles that can, literally, last for hours(sometimes days). In general, aside from the dulling effect that *all* games have, you will not be at a loss for things to do in Advance Wars: Dual Strike. 9/10
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No game is perfect. Advance Wars: Dual Strike is a fun game, with new features that increase the already wonderful job done by Advance Wars 1&2. However, the audio and graphics are still the same as before and while one doesn't usually play AW for the story, the dialogue can still get a little cheesy as the characters remain almost fixed in their respective stereotypes. The overall difficulty of the game seems to have stepped down a notch since Advance Wars 2, so the game is a bit easier than the last incarnation of the series. Still, the title deserves praise, and it's one of the top DS games out at the moment. If you're a fan of the original series, this is a must-buy title. If you're new to Advance Wars, I still highly recommend you pick Dual Strike up. It's a fun game to play, and that's all that really matters. Isn't it?
I give this game an overall score (as an average of all the areas I covered) of 7/10.
Reviewer's Rating: 3.5 - Good
Originally Posted: 09/17/05
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Watch : 100-year-old woman shatters 100 meters sprint record
Wed, May 18, 2016, 11:13 AM
Take a look at the video that shows how a retired teacher Ella Mae Colbert set a new unofficial world record in a 100-meter race . The 100-year-old teacher has been serving at Chesnee Middle School in South Carolina. It has been reported that she has finished the sprint in 46.7 seconds surpassing the current world record holder and fellow American Ida Keeling, who achieved the same feat in one minute and 17.33 seconds in Philadelphia.


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ABC's Z. Byron Wolf reports:
Vice President Biden has stumped for more than 100 candidates of all stripes and for all sorts of offices since taking office. But there's something unique about his visit to suburban Maryland tomorrow, where he'll raise money for Rep. Frank Kratovil, D-MD.
It'll be the first time since the passage of health care reform, according to our records, that either Biden or President Obama will have stumped for someone who opposed the law . The streak holds for former House members seeking office outside the House.
Perhaps its sour grapes on the part of the White House that they've stayed away from Health Reform no votes. Or perhaps people who voted against the Democrats landmark accomplishment and signature issue don't want a White House presence in their district anyway.
Or maybe it says something about how Democrats are trying to score points where they can, even if it means campaigning for those who opposed their big issue.
Interesting nonetheless.
And ABC's Michael Falcone points out that Kratovil is one of the ten Democrats getting support in the form of television ads from the Chamber of Commerce, which the White House has gone to such great lengths to vilify this year. Read more about that here .


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In the most sharply defined pre-playoff game of the stretch drive, Buffalo tormented Washington with a 5-1 win at the Verizon Center on Tuesday night, extending the Sabres' spectacular run from obscurity in the Eastern Conference.
Buffalo dominated the game so thoroughly — taking a 3-0 lead early in the second period and forcing a goaltending change — that the Capitals can do nothing more than look forward to the next opportunity to play.
"We reduce ourselves to fighting every day, you don't look any further than that," Brooks Laich told The Washington Post. "You live to fight one more day and you make the most of your chances. All we can do is win our hockey games. That's all we can do."
Buffalo is now 14-2-3 since a four-game losing streak in mid February. On the final day of that slide, Feb. 17, Buffalo was in 14th place in the East, nine points behind Toronto, which held the No. 8 spot at the time. Overcoming a nine-point deficit in less than six weeks in the bonus-point era of the NHL is almost like paddling up Niagara Falls. (It helps when there's another team plummeting off the falls — the Leafs are 4-12-3 in that same period — but it also takes the five teams in between treading water.)
"We've figured out how to win. That's the difference," defenceman Jordan Leopold told The Buffalo News. "It's not a real tough formula. We need everybody together for 60 minutes of hockey."
The game swung on what looked like a season-defining puck battle. Washington was trailing 3-1 late in the second period but was on the power play. The puck rolled along the boards to Alexander Ovechkin, who was playing the left point. He did not corral it and when it dribbled out into the neutral zone, Ovechkin was outworked by Jason Pominville for control. It led to a two-on-break break but Pominville kept it and drilled the final nail through Michal Neuvirth's legs for a 4-1 lead.
Things now are so desperate in Washington that they are even starting to think catching Ottawa is a more viable option than hoping the Sabres will slow down.
Washington now believes it has to win four of its last five to finish eighth. If we leave the projected East cutoff line at 91, the Capitals certainly need seven points. They do have the benefit of the tiebreaker over Buffalo. Washington has 36 regulation and overtime wins while Buffalo only has 31. Should they wind up tied, Washington will win that tiebreaker. But that's what made Tuesday night's game so important for Buffalo. They needed to win because they couldn't rely on the tiebreaker to save them.
• There's probably something to be said about the ridiculousness of starting your AHL goalie, Braden Holtby, in a game of this magnitude. But it continues a trend this season of teams relying on the AHL guy over the veteran backup who rarely plays.
In Detroit, Joey MacDonald bailed the Red Wings out during Jimmy Howard's first injury stint. At the end of their NHL record 23-game home winning streak, MacDonald took over from a rusty and ineffective Ty Conklin and won six straight.
The best example has been Robin Lehner and Ben Bishop taking the reins in Ottawa while Craig Anderson recovered from a self-inflicted sliced tendon in his finger. Lehner was 2-2 but had three excellent starts before the Senators decided to see what they had in Bishop, whom they acquired at the trade deadline. He was 3-2-2 in nine appearances with a 2.41 goals-against average before injuring his groin.
Dustin Tokarski made five starts after Mathieu Garon was hurt and the Lightning still had a chance to make the playoffs. Dwayne Roloson seemed like a bad idea at the time.
To a smaller extent, Richard Bachman in Dallas and Leland Irving in Calgary became better options than the veteran backing the starter.
But the Holtby situation smells like sheer desperation. Michal Neuvirth is only 24 and was deemed a solid enough prospect to trade Semyon Varlamov to Colorado.
But it's really no different than the indecisive stretch former coach Bruce Boudreau went through when he had to choose between José Theodore, Varlamov and Neuvirth for two seasons and Varlamov, Neuvirth and Holtby last season. That this has gone on under two different coaches hints to a some sort of problem at the organizational level.
• Steven Stamkos scored two more goals in a 5-2 loss in Boston on Tuesday night. He has 55 goals which places him among the 74 55-goal campaigns in NHL history. Each goal whittles the list down and if he makes it to 60 goals, he'll be in the top 39 scoring seasons.
The list: 74 seasons of 55 or more goals
No. 54 was a wicked Stamkos special wrist shot from the right side.
Wednesday's games
NY Rangers at Winnipeg, 7 p.m., TSN
Detroit at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Calgary, 9:30 p.m., Sportsnet West
Dallas at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m., Sportsnet (Oilers)
Colorado at Vancouver, 10 p.m., Sportsnet Pacific
San Jose at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
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The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a program of the Education Commission of the States, is designed to evaluate educational achievement in basic subject matter areas at stipulated age levels of instruction. Within the general areas of language arts, the present NAEP program stresses reading, written composition, and literature, with little stress on speaking and listening skills. Although over the years NAEP staff members have made informal assurances that more attention will be paid to listening and speaking, not enough has been done. At its meeting in Minneapolis in November, 1972, the NCTE Commission on the English Curriculum adopted a resolution supporting the inclusion of speaking and listening in NAEP. Be it therefore
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Research Topics
Genomes and Genes
Roberto Gherzi
Affiliation: University of California
Country: USA
Detail Information
- p38-dependent phosphorylation of the mRNA decay-promoting factor KSRP controls the stability of select myogenic transcriptsPaola Briata
Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova, Italy
Mol Cell 20:891-903. 2005..Our results uncover an unanticipated role for KSRP in establishing a biochemical link between differentiation-activated p38 signaling and turnover of myogenic mRNAs...
- KSRP promotes the maturation of a group of miRNA precursorsMichele Trabucchi
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department and School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, Room 345, La Jolla, California 92093 0648, USA
Adv Exp Med Biol 700:36-42. 2010..This uncovers a new level of complexity of miRNA mechanisms for gene expression regulation...
- The role of KSRP in mRNA decay and microRNA precursor maturationRoberto Gherzi
Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro IST, 16132 Genova, Italy
Wiley Interdiscip Rev RNA 1:230-9. 2010..We also discuss how its peculiar modular structure allows KSRP to specifically interact with a wide spectrum of RNA sequences and how post-translational modifications influence KSRP functions in cell proliferation and differentiation...
- KSRP controls pleiotropic cellular functionsRoberto Gherzi
Gene Expression Regulation Laboratory, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino IST, 16132 Genova, Italy Electronic address
Semin Cell Dev Biol 34:2-8. 2014....
- KSRP-PMR1-exosome association determines parathyroid hormone mRNA levels and stability in transfected cellsMorris Nechama
Minerva Center for Calcium and Bone Metabolism, Nephrology Services, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
BMC Cell Biol 10:70. 2009..AUF1 and Unr stabilize PTH mRNA while KSRP, recruiting the exoribonucleolytic complex exosome, promotes PTH mRNA decay...
- The RNA-binding protein KSRP promotes decay of beta-catenin mRNA and is inactivated by PI3K-AKT signalingRoberto Gherzi
Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova, Italy
PLoS Biol 5:e5. 2006..We propose KSRP phosphorylation as a link between phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-AKT signaling and beta-catenin accumulation...
- Akt2-mediated phosphorylation of Pitx2 controls Ccnd1 mRNA decay during muscle cell differentiationR Gherzi
Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova, Italy
Cell Death Differ 17:975-83. 2010..Upon Akt2-phosphorylation, the complex Pitx2/HuR/Ccnd1 mRNA dissociates and Ccnd1 mRNA is destabilized. These events contribute to the switch of C2C12 cells from a proliferating to a differentiating phenotype...
- Identification of a set of KSRP target transcripts upregulated by PI3K-AKT signalingTina Ruggiero
Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro IST, 16132 Genova, Italy
BMC Mol Biol 8:28. 2007..We have recently described that phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/AKT (PI3K-AKT) activation induces stabilization and accumulation of the labile beta-catenin mRNA through an impairment of KSRP function...
- miRNA-Mediated KHSRP Silencing Rewires Distinct Post-transcriptional Programs during TGF-β-Induced Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal TransitionMargherita Puppo
Gene Expression Regulation Laboratory, IRCCS AOU San Martino IST, 16132 Genova, Italy DIMES Sezione Biochimica Università di Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy
Cell Rep 16:967-78. 2016..Thus, TGF-β-induced KHSRP silencing is central in a pathway leading to gene-expression changes that contribute to the cellular changes linked to EMT. ..
- A KH domain RNA binding protein, KSRP, promotes ARE-directed mRNA turnover by recruiting the degradation machineryRoberto Gherzi
Gene Transfer Laboratory, Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Largo R Benzi 10, 16132 Genoa, Italy
Mol Cell 14:571-83. 2004..The ability of KHs to promote mRNA decay correlates with their ability to bind the ARE and associate with RNA-degrading enzymes. Thus, KHs promote rapid mRNA decay by recruiting degradation machinery to ARE-containing mRNAs...
- KSRP silencing favors neural differentiation of P19 teratocarcinoma cellsMatteo Giovarelli
University of Genova, Genova, Italy
Biochim Biophys Acta 1829:469-79. 2013..Our data suggests that KSRP function is required to maintain P19 cells in a multipotent undifferentiated state and that its inactivation can orient cells towards neural differentiation...
- The Wnt/beta-catenin-->Pitx2 pathway controls the turnover of Pitx2 and other unstable mRNAsPaola Briata
Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro IST, 16132 Genova, Italy
Mol Cell 12:1201-11. 2003..Our previous and present data support the hypothesis that a single pathway can coordinately regulate sequential transcriptional and posttranscriptional events leading to an integrated functional gene regulatory network...
- Functional and molecular insights into KSRP function in mRNA decayPaola Briata
IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino, Genova, Italy
Biochim Biophys Acta 1829:689-94. 2013..We discuss also some aspects of KSRP-dependent microRNA maturation from precursors that are related to its mRNA destabilizing function. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: RNA Decay mechanisms...
- Bone morphogenetic protein/SMAD signaling orients cell fate decision by impairing KSRP-dependent microRNA maturationMichela Pasero
University of Genova, IRCCS Azienda Universitaria Ospedaliera San Martino IST, 16132 Genova, Italy
Cell Rep 2:1159-68. 2012..Thus, SMAD-induced blockade of KSRP-dependent myomiR maturation is critical for orienting C2C12 cell differentiation toward osteoblastic lineage...
- KSRP, many functions for a single proteinPaola Briata
Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, 16132 Genova, Italy
Front Biosci (Landmark Ed) 16:1787-96. 2011..In this review we will discuss in detail KSRP ability to i) promote decay of labile mRNAs interacting with some components of the mRNA decay machinery and ii) favor the maturation of a select group of microRNA precursors...
- Diverse roles of the nucleic acid-binding protein KHSRP in cell differentiation and diseasePaola Briata
Gene Expression Regulation Laboratory, IRCCS AOU San Martino IST, Genova, Italy
Wiley Interdiscip Rev RNA 7:227-40. 2016..We summarize and discuss experimental evidence providing a potential link between changes in KHSRP expression/function and human diseases including neuromuscular disorders, obesity, type II diabetes, and cancer...
- H19 long noncoding RNA controls the mRNA decay promoting function of KSRPMatteo Giovarelli
Gene Expression Regulation Laboratory, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino IST, 16132 Genoa, Italy
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 111:E5023-8. 2014....
- KSRP Promotes the Maturation of a Group of miRNA PrecuresorsMichele Trabucchi
Hughes Medical Institute, Department and School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, Room 345, La Jolla, California, USA
Adv Exp Med Biol 700:36-42. 2011..This uncovers a new level of complexity of miRNA mechanisms for gene expression regulation...
- Resveratrol limits Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition through modulation of KHSRP/hnRNPA1-dependent alternative splicing in mammary gland cellsArfa Moshiri
Gene Expression Regulation Laboratory, IRCCS AOU San Martino IST, 16132, Genova, Italy DIMES Sez Biochimica Università di Genova, 16132, Genova, Italy Department of Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Biochim Biophys Acta . 2017..Our findings support an unexpected regulatory mechanism where RESV limits EMT by controlling gene expression at post-transcriptional level...
- KH domains with impaired nucleic acid binding as a tool for functional analysisDavid Hollingworth
Molecular Structure Division, MRC National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK
Nucleic Acids Res 40:6873-86. 2012..This work defines a general molecular biology tool for the investigation of the function of individual KH domains in nucleic acid binding proteins...
- The mRNA decay promoting factor K-homology splicing regulator protein post-transcriptionally determines parathyroid hormone mRNA levelsMorris Nechama
Minerva Center for Calcium and Bone Metabolism, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, PO Box 12000, Jerusalem, Israel 91120
FASEB J 22:3458-68. 2008..Therefore, calcium or phosphorus depletion, as well as chronic kidney failure, regulate the interaction of KSRP and AUF1 with PTH mRNA and its half-life. Our data indicate a novel role for KSRP in PTH gene expression...
- Tethering KSRP, a decay-promoting AU-rich element-binding protein, to mRNAs elicits mRNA decayChu Fang Chou
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
Mol Cell Biol 26:3695-706. 2006..These results provide a foundation for the development of novel therapeutic strategies to inhibit specific gene expression in patients with acquired or hereditary diseases...
- The ARE-dependent mRNA-destabilizing activity of BRF1 is regulated by protein kinase BMartin Schmidlin
Institute for Medical Microbiology, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
EMBO J 23:4760-9. 2004..In vivo and in vitro data support a model where PKB causes ARE-mRNA stabilization by inactivating BRF1 through binding to 14-3-3...
- Bcl-2 protein is required for the adenine/uridine-rich element (ARE)-dependent degradation of its own messengerAnnamaria Bevilacqua
Department of Pharmacology, University of Milan, 20129 Milan, Italy
J Biol Chem 278:23451-9. 2003..We conclude that Bcl-2 is necessary to activate the degradation complex on the relevant RNA target...
- The structure of the C-terminal KH domains of KSRP reveals a noncanonical motif important for mRNA degradationMaría Flor García-Mayoral
MRC National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK
Structure 15:485-98. 2007..Surprisingly, we find that KH4 binds to its target AREs with lower affinity than KH3 and that KSRP's mRNA binding, and mRNA degradation activities are closely associated with a conserved structural element of KH4...
- Stabilization of cellular mRNAs and up-regulation of proteins by oligoribonucleotides homologous to the Bcl2 adenine-uridine rich element motifAnnamaria Bevilacqua
Department of Pharmacology, University of Milan, Via Vanvitelli 32, 20129 Milan, Italy
Mol Pharmacol 71:531-8. 2007....


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