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IATA sees gentle surge in air cargo demand
"The world is moving again," said Giovanni Bisignani, IATA's director general and CEO.
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported full-year 2010 demand statistics for international scheduled air traffic that showed a 20.6 percent increase in freight. Demand growth outstripped capacity increases of 8.9 percent for cargo. The freight load factor saw a 5.2 percentage point improvement to 53.8 percent.
"The world is moving again," said Giovanni Bisignani, IATA's director general and CEO. "After the biggest demand decline in the history of aviation in 2009, people started to travel and do business again in 2010. Airlines ended the year slightly ahead of early 2008 volumes, but with a pathetic 2.7 percent profit margin. The challenge is to turn the demand for mobility into sustainable profits," said Giovanni Bisignani, IATA's Director General and CEO.
Compared to the pre-recession levels of early 2008, air freight was 1 percent higher than pre-recession levels, however volumes have fallen 5 percent since the peak of the post-recession inventory re-stocking boom in early 2010.
"Most Californians don't appreciate that, in terms of dollar value, almost half of this state's export trade moves by air," said Jock O'Connell, Beacon Economics' International Trade Adviser.
The outlook for exports going into 2011 is balance of promise and worry, he cautioned.
"Outside of Europe, most of our primary trading partners continue to be major customers for California exporters, while a number of emerging economies in Latin America and Southeast Asia are significantly increasing their imports from California."
Indeed, IATA reports that the regional variation in growth remains particularly marked. Latin American carriers recorded the highest full-year growth rate of 29.1 percent, followed by Middle East carriers (accounting for 11 percent of the market) at 26.7 percent, Asia Pacific airlines (with a 45 percent market share) grew by 24.0 percent, Africa at 23.8 percent and North America by 21.8 percent. Against these industry gains, Europe's 10.8 percent growth stands out as exceptionally weak.
About the AuthorPatrick Burnson, Executive Editor Patrick Burnson is executive editor for Logistics Management and Supply Chain Management Review magazines and web sites. Patrick is a widely-published writer and editor who has spent most of his career covering international trade, global logistics, and supply chain management. He lives and works in San Francisco, providing readers with a Pacific Rim perspective on industry trends and forecasts. You can reach him directly at [email protected]
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Plastic surgeon Brian West tries to get a restraining order against a former patient who got him into trouble with the state
Brian West, a plastic surgeon who practiced most recently in Huntington Beach and who is about to go on trial with the Medical Board of California for violating the terms of the board's alcohol-abuse treatment program, is convinced one of his former patients is violently stalking him.
He's so convinced that in mid-July, he filed for a restraining order against the former patient, Tina Minasian, as well as for one against the husband of another former patient.
"Whenever she loses in a court of law, she turns violent," the burly, soft-spoken West nervously told a judge at a Los Angeles Superior Courthouse in Santa Monica last week. He held a stack of evidence, including printed copies of Web pages from MySpace and the site Minasian started, "Brian West MD—Bad Plastic Surgeon."
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With his buxom wife, Leighann West, by his side as a key witness, West described how he had received anonymous death threats and was afraid for his children's safety as a result of Minasian's relentless web activity. He told the judge he has opened a criminal stalking case with the Los Angeles Police Department.
Minasian is almost single-handedly responsible for the slew of medical-board accusations West will face in September. The hearings could result in the revocation of West's license.
West performed a body-lift on Minasian in 2002 while practicing in Sacramento. Minasian filed a malpractice suit in 2005 after her wound healed horribly, she says. As reported in the Weekly (see "Under Wraps," Jan. 10), just before her case went to trial, Minasian found out West was under investigation by the state medical board. She went to two of the board's hearings and learned about West's failure to stay sober while he was in the board's Diversion Program—and while she was his patient.
The highly confidential program (the public were not allowed to know if their doctor was involved) gave practicing physicians with drug- and alcohol-abuse problems a way out of license revocation if they agreed to attend rehab sessions and take random urine tests. It was permanently abolished this year after failing five audits during its 27-year existence.
The board allowed West to keep his license in 2005 and put him on probation, despite his having relapsed four times while in the program. He relocated to Los Angeles and has practiced in Beverly Hills, Long Beach and Huntington Beach.
Minasian lost her malpractice case against West but learned that she could file a complaint with the state medical board. Minasian also learned the board was unaware of the dozen or so patients who had filed lawsuits against West because separate complaints were never filed with the board. She then began finding other patients who experienced similar bad outcomes after their surgeries with West—patients who had been seeing him during the time he had relapsed and been arrested for a second DUI. Minasian convinced many such patients to file complaints with the board. Many also detailed their stories, complete with gory pictures, on Minasian's website.
Minasian's journey didn't stop there. She has made local and national rounds, along with other former patients, in an effort to advocate for patient safety and expose what she feels was a failed state diversion program. Their stories—and West's—have been covered by the AP, CNN and Fox News.
All of this negative coverage has made his life a living hell, West told the judge last week. Minasian's violent streak, he said, increases every time she suffers a loss in her battles with him. The latest, West stated in court documents, was the medical board's recent decision that Minasian's specific case would no longer be heard by them along with the others' in September.
In the Santa Monica courtroom, an impatient Judge John Reid asked West if he had ever been physically assaulted or received death threats directly from Minasian, who lives hundreds of miles away in Sacramento. The ruddy-faced physician said no, not exactly. He pointed to a MySpace page that he alleged Minasian opened in his name.
That and the website with patients' stories weren't enough to convince the judge of her violent streak. "That's cause for a civil lawsuit," Reid said of the Internet activity. "To get what you want, you have to show that you've been attacked, stricken, assaulted and that there is perceived injury or threat to you and your family."
In an interview, Minasian described West's restraining-order efforts as "his attempt to compromise my First Amendment rights and to keep me from being called as a witness in September." Minasian said she and Ken Mikulecky, the husband of a former patient who was named in the second restraining order filed by West, couldn't afford to fly down for the brief hearing.
First Amendment lawyer James Leonard, who flew in from Oakland to represent the pair pro bono, didn't have to make much of a case. The judge rejected West's request after about 15 minutes of deliberation, reiterating several times that a restraining order was not "the proper vehicle" for what West was seeking. "If you were defamed, file your lawsuit," he told the doctor.
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Q: My boyfriend and I both have one or two friends whom the other doesn't really like, and it's okay with us. However, recently, my boyfriend became friends with someone I find very offensive. This person will say things that I find racist or sexist. In addition, he drinks heavily. (I mean, he calls himself the Manimal.)
I have told my boyfriend how I feel, and he said he doesn't spend much time with him — and that I have to get to know him before judging him, because he can be nice, too. Now that we're back at school, I really do not want my boyfriend hanging out with him. When he's with him, my boyfriend tends to drink more than usual. What to do?
A: Nothing. You've made your point. The more you try to control your boyfriend, the less you witness his free will in action. There's no more productive way to discover someone than to let him be himself. So wait, and watch.
If you don't like what you see, though, then here's an important thing not to do: blame the Manimal. Your boyfriend is fully responsible for his taste in friends and his behavior in their presence.
You, likewise, are responsible for your companionship choices — not to be confused with a responsibility for changing your companions in order to justify your choice. Something to keep in mind if you find yourself with a Boyfriendimal on your hands.
The issue appears to be trust, not a wedding invitation
Q: My girlfriend of two years was invited to the wedding of a classmate of hers. I asked if I could attend as her date. Well, she said since the invitation didn't include me, I shouldn't go. I asked if she wouldn't mind asking the bride. She refused.
I assumed she would stay only a very short time. By midnight I finally hear from her. She proclaims that I am completely wrong and should not have made this into a big deal. My problem is that she didn't even try. And, she also was going to see two people with whom she has history. I believe I wasn't included because of them, which she denies.
A: Your girlfriend was right: An invitation addressed only to her means you weren't invited, and it's not acceptable to pressure brides to add guests without a legitimate reason.
If you have legitimate grounds to believe your girlfriend can't be trusted without a chaperone, then please direct your efforts to asking yourself why you're still with her — not angling for invitations to weddings you wouldn't otherwise want to attend.
Mom is seeking counsel, not firm instructions
Q: My mom increasingly calls me for advice, especially about how to handle younger (but adult) siblings — which is odd in that we're "good kids," so clearly my parents have some idea what they're doing. Some days I find it flattering, but others I find it very stressful.
A: Advising can make you feel responsible for someone's choices, which explains the stress. But just as your mom chooses to seek your counsel, she can also choose not to heed it. All you can do is offer an informed opinion when you have one and, even more important, recognize when you don't. And recognize that oracles can have questions, too.


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Yup as encia said, also the damage wasn't causing the ship to explode, it's engine was damaged and it was going to go down as it was losing all of it's Claudia and soon was going to be unable to fly and they're in hostile territory.
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Does Ades use any vanships of its own? Their battleships in their fleets don't seem to have any capacity to be carrying vanships or vespas. The only vanships I've seen were from countries that the Ades Federation annexed and are the ones flying in the underground races.
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I, actually, beginning to take a dislike against the Ades Federation incessant campaigns to not only annex the neighboring countries, but their intent is clear to me that they want to do a Reconquista of all the Earth.
Definitely, there should had been other races aside from the Federation ancestors that stayed on Earth. I can only think simple the Federation wants to reclaim all the Earth united in one banner; to me thinking that the other non-conquered countries might be willing to take the exiles and refugees from the conquered countries whom escape is a very naive, because they'll do not have resources and /or an effective administration to allocate too much displaced people.
Or, simply like Gracies does is remain isolated from the rest of the world and shooting down anything or anyone down daring to infringe into their territory.
Furthermore, I truly felt Augusta's pain. She's a child left to carry a heavy cross, as the Queen of her Empire. But the sad reality, she's another pawn and a puppet Queen to maintain the moral stability and peace of her people.
As well it is natural for her to worry about the casualties, because children's innocence makes them to feel and see things the adults can overlook.
Augusta's innocence would be eroding given that the whole Ades military is willing to do war campaigns over and over to secure the Reconquista.
Changing to other chain of events, the Pirates do hunt and steal skyships since it's their way of living, but that an entire fleet corner them to a seemingly dead-end with no escape routes that was too much for me.
Fam, fortunately, took to the Sky Birds to devise a escape strategy that allow the Sky Pirates to escape while the Federation's fleet got distracted.
But, I'm also in shock, because how come the Federation fleets were able to trail Fam-&-Gisey's Vespa up to the Sylvius?
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So there were quite a few interesting things the Sylvius showed us on this episode:
-Multiple mount jet propelled armor piercing shells (seems more powerful than the ones used on Silvanna)
-Two large anti-aircrafts cannons on the bow (Silvanna only had one, but having two will just obliterate any Ades warship if we see them shoot on a ship)
-A much larger Vanship Squadron than the Silvanna with torpedoes as a standard.
I also noticed how the Sylvius managed to sink multiple Ades warships with a single shot.
I wish I could I say more about this episode, but it seems that all the main details are already disscussed.
Did anyone catch that part where the vice captain of the Ades flagship said that their ships haven't stopped firing? I think she expected that the fleets up ahead of the battlefield would had stopped firing at a certain point by now and would assume that the Sylvius was sunk already, but no the Sylvius simply marched through. That's a quite interesting bit.
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Also another stupid question.
Does Anshar really count as the 15th ship? All of the other ships have been running as far as I can guess ( at least the first 9 were). So is the contract really fulfilled? Silvius has to tow the Anshar and itself back to Anatoray for repairs if so.
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Poor Gisey. Feels kinda like how it with Claus and Lavie being separated in the first LE. THough this was more heartbreaking. Awesome how the Silvius survived. Those Glacios ships were awesome. So now that the contract is over i guess Gisey will leave.
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It sucks that there is no preview for the next episode. I think Gonzo didn't want to spoiled us this time. I'm guessing characters from the old series might make a return and we might finally get to see Anatoray's new territory. We might even see the whole reason behind capturing all those Ades ships.
Unless Anshar wasn't completely destroyed when it crashed, it might be wise to retrieve the ship since its the best ship they've captured so far. Anatoray could learn something on how the current Ades Warships are built, but each Ades fleet consist of differently built ships.
The contract might have been fulfill with the sinking of this ship even though it wasn't technically capture.
I wonder if the Silvanna will ever make an appearance at some point or maybe it was never ferry to Earth by Exile?
Poor Gisey. Feels kinda like how it with Claus and Lavie being separated in the first LE. THough this was more heartbreaking. Awesome how the Silvius survived. Those Glacios ships were awesome. So now that the contract is over i guess Gisey will leave.
Yes, just like Claus, Fam has no clue on what's going on with Giselle. Eventually she is going to realize the problem.
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Welcome Julio C. I'm with you on Last Exile, my favorite ever as well and this is off to a fantastic start in it's first third.
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They can patch or "run a bypass"(1) for 15th ship's claudia coils and refill the claudia fluid. Taking down the 15th ship could be just a practised SkyPirate's tactics i.e. it's just "skyfishing" after all.
In this EP, Fam+Millia is willing to join Silvius's airwing sortie i.e. no problems with military issues.
1. Refer to Last Exile Season 1 EP13 i.e. cut down the cycling distance and maximize the remaining claudia fliud. The patched vessel wouldn't be able to hover as high compared to an undamaged state, but it can travel. For the SkyPirates, this is good enough.
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Well with Anatoray being an actual country we can be sure that a good portion of the original series' inhabitants have made the move to the home world, and probably more importantly we have a more definite place to the location of the original main characters.
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|Power peels can fade acne scars and reduce fine lines and age spots, but don't expect them to eliminate deep wrinkles, sagging jaws or ice-pick scars.
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Don't expect the dramatic results of laser resurfacing or plastic surgery, which can tighten sagging jaws, erase deep lines and smooth away ice-pick scars. Power peels can generally rub away acne scars, fine lines and age spots -- those brown skin discolorations, the result of hereditary disposition or sun damage, that occur on the hands, limbs and torso as well as the face, says Boris.
People with very sensitive skin who may respond poorly to more aggressive cosmetic procedures are good candidates for power peels. Although the procedure takes between 15 to 30 minutes, one power peel is not a quick fix. Patients usually undergo a series of five to 10 treatments, repeated at two-week intervals.
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Dallas, Texas, February 20, 2013
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AT&T has made nearly 6,300 wireless network upgrades in six key categories in Texas during 2012, including activating new cell sites, adding capacity, upgrading cell sites to provide fast 4G LTE mobile Internet speeds, deploying high-capacity Ethernet connections to cell sites, and adding or upgrading Distributed Antenna Systems, which boost wireless coverage and capacity in buildings and at major venues like convention halls or sports arenas.
Since 2011, AT&T launched 4G LTE in Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Bryan-College Station, Corpus Christi, El Paso, and Waco. AT&T 4G LTE is the latest generation of wireless network technology and provides faster mobile Internet speeds and improved performance on a variety of mobile smartphones and tablets.
The AT&T 4G LTE network has been nationally recognized for its speed and coverage. AT&T 4G LTE delivered faster average download speeds than any of the competitors in PCWorld's most recent 13-market speed tests, and telecommunications industry analyst firm Frost and Sullivan awarded AT&T its North American Mobile Network Strategy Award for the second year in a row in 2012.
"In Texas, AT&T's investments in the wireless and wireline networks are helping to spur job creation and build a more dynamic economy for our state. It's crucial for Texas and its leaders to put the state at the forefront of this 21st century tech economy through smart public policy that encourages continued, robust investment in the technology and innovation that is transforming lives and businesses. Mobile and broadband network investment drives every sector of the economy forward, including health care, education, manufacturing, energy and transportation," said Dave Nichols, President, AT&T Texas.
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Thank you for your input. I have eliminated the Yak for sure. I am very close to ordering one of the finalist in the next few days. The input so far has been very helpful.
I really like the Switch's design - kind of a "two fer". They actually offer a written guaranty on their plane. It has few conditions, but those are all within my reach, so that makes that plane very attractive. I wish I could find one the is not RTF, so I don't have to pay for a radio I don't want or need.
The corvallis 350 looks like a good choice, but I have read a couple of reviews that make me think, it maybe to early in my development to step into.
Several club members have the Electrostik and enjoy it. One is about the same level pilot as I am so, that is a positive.
The 182 and Big Senorita are both safe choices for sure. I like foam planes for the obvious reasons, but like the Big Senorita's transparent construction. Looks very cool in the air. I have always liked the looks of the182 and it is a foamie, so that is still on my list for now.
Nitro has a good looking 182 and a few other nice looking foamies. Anyone have any first hand experience with them? I have heard things but not anything first hand.
Really appreciate everyones comments!
Here is the shortened list:
Hobbico FlyZone Cessna 350 Corvalis Rx-R 57 $179.97
Hobbico FlyZone Cessna 182 Skylane Select Scale EP Rx-R $159.99
Hobbico Flyzone Switch EP 2.4GHz RTF 45" $329.97
Great Planes ElectroStik EP ARF 52.5" $ 114.99 (needs 4 SERVOS, MOTOR, ESC)
or $239 RTF
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Tower Service and Great Planes Service is the tops in the industry, so anything you order there should be no problem if you have any issue. You could get the Electrostik with Tower TS-53 Servos at $10 each a Rimfire Brushless for $75 and speed control for $60... Yep you're better off with the RX-R. You could buy all the parts for the Switch, minus the TX and RX and decals for under $200, but you would have to add servos and assemble it yourself. All in all it should be about $220
Ok, so I just typed out a whole response to this talking about how I set up my Electrostik cheaper.... but... then I realized that I only saved $25, so I deleted it. huh. For what it's worth, I bought it with the intent to run it on a 4 cell setup with an 800kv motor so that's why I didn't get the RxR. If you intend to fly it on a 3 cell (which would be best for a novice pilot), get the RxR.
oh, and I don't know where you intend to fly, but the Electrostik will fly off of ANYTHING. The Corvalis is a great looking plane (one I happen to want for myself, actually) but it does not look like it will do well on grass. I fly off of either a soccer field or a pasture most of the time and have never had the stik flip over on me. It will mow through anything. I have actually flown it many times off of grass that is too long and gets chopped in the prop. Just something else to consider.
I had done the math on setting up the ElectroStik as an option, and I still may do that, as I have some extra servos, a nice motor, and matching ESC, so
that is a pretty good way to go.
Since my last post, Tower lowered their retail price on the Switch by $50, brining it down to $279, and with their premier member discount program, I get an additional $40 off which bring my net price to $239 and free shipping.
That put the Switch on the top of the list for me. I was holding off on buying it because of it's price, and the fact that I don't need any more radios, but at this price
I had to jump on it.
I am still sold on the Electrostik and will likely put one together in near future. The Corvallis 350 is a winner as well but, like most, I have limited resources and space.
I am very excited to get the Switch after reading a bunch of reviews on it. I really like that it is both a great trainer and a plane to grow into as my skills develop.
I have both of the Switch's configurations in my Real Flight Simulator, and am enjoying flying them until the new plane arrives next week.
I don't know if you were aware, the manufacturer offers a "Success Guarantee" for the first 60 days. I have read it can feel I can satisfy their criteria, so if the darn thing crashes, and I follow their protocal, they'll replace it one time. That's better than a poke in the eye with a stick!
I appreciate all the great suggestions and comments that have been posted.
Thank you all.
I will be updating my blog on how this plane works out for me. Stay tuned.
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Good to hear you've got it sorted, Boomer! I gotta say that the Switch looks like a mighty fine craft - I'm more into Warbirds/Golden Age planes but can definitely appreciate it. Its got nice lines, and sounds like you got a killer deal on it.
If you're into kits and 3D aerobatics especially, you should check out HobbyKings 3D GeeBee balsa kit - I've just built one and it looks like it should be a lot of fun, check it out in my blog if you want.
Cheers - boingk
I am a War Bird fan as well. My favorite plane is the P-51 Mustang. I am not yet at the level to put my money in planes that are true scale models.
My flight instructor and best buddy, is a expert pilot in full size and RC aircraft and had a magnificent P-51 and a P-40. Both works of art, with retracts and very high powered engines. I think the P-51 was clocked at 125 mph.
I hope to have planes of that caliber at some point, but right now, I am a beginner, or novice at best. I know there are some good looking foam war birds, so that might be an idea to consider in time.
Right now, foamies are my speed. I am going to get an Electrostik in the near future, so that will be my first non foam aircraft. I think from everything I have been told, read and seen they are great for getting in to basic aerobatics.
I have been flying the Switch on my simulator today, to get better acquainted with the plane in both configurations. I realize that the simulator is not the real thing but it has sure helped me in developing my instincts and confidence out there.
Like most of us, I have some planes in mind for when I am ready for higher level aircrafts. I built model airplanes as a kid, and now that radio control has evolved to this point, we are able to fulfil childhood dreams of flying our then static models. Great stuff for sure.
If you have visited my blog page you can see I am into RC boats, and have a new Traxxas Rock Crawler. I got that because I was so impressed with the engineering that has gone in these vehicles, and just wanted one.
I have only had it out once, and was amazed at it's performance. The problem is that I have gotten in to this flying thing and my interest in the Summit has been put on a back burner. I like looking at it, for now, but may put it up for sale. I can get several planes for what they sell for.
Boats and aircraft are my focus right now, time will tell and how will my piloting skills develop, will decide how far into flying I get. So far, so good.
I have really enjoyed reading all the suggestions the guys have shared. It is
really great to see how so many are enjoying this hobby.
I will take a look at HobbyKing's 3D GeeBee Thanks.
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The Rock Crawlers really are impressive bits of gear - more so when you see the real things. Imagine it scaled up enough so you can hop inside, and replace most of the free chassis space with a small-block Chevrolet V8... crazy stuff!
On the silumator, a good sim is a great tool, even for just learning orientation and basic reactions. I've got FMS and occasionally bust it out if I can't go flying for real... but mostly I'm building a kit or dogfighting online with Aces High II if I have a spare moment.
I definitely hear you on the foam warbirds... my hangar has a Freewing F6F Hellcat, FMS Mini P-40 and the L4/J3 I mentioned on the first page. I'd recommend the FMS P-40 as a good looking, well performing plane but take note it needs about 1oz of noseweight and the trims need to be mechanically neutralised properly.
Good to hear you're interested in the GeeBee.
Cheers - boingk
BE GLAD you avoided that yak...its not a cermark knock-off...it's a poor design with a terrible wing placement that causes the plane to snap when elevator input is applied going into a upline with some speed...not a fun one to fly...
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The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Grijalva) for 5 minutes.
Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, this week marks the United States Constitution's 225th anniversary.
Our Constitution is a product of realistic compromise and intelligent consensus--a trait, I might add, sorely missing in this Chamber.
It lays out the central principles for a democratic government and the rights that citizens can expect to enjoy in that government. With the inclusion of six voting rights amendments, we have formed a more solid democracy.
The voting rights amendments fundamentally changed our system of government--outlawing poll taxes in Federal elections, giving ordinary Americans the right to elect their Senators, allowing the citizens of our Nation's Capital to vote for President, and guaranteeing that all Americans--regardless of race, religion, gender, or age--would enjoy these protections.
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In Texas, a Federal court recently found that the Texas voter ID law violated the Voting Rights Act because it made it harder for African Americans and Latinos to vote. The court stated that evidence conclusively shows that the cost of obtaining a qualified ID will fall more heavily on the poor, and a disproportionate number of African Americans and Latinos in Texas live in poverty.
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A report by the Brennan Center for Justice found that allegations of widespread voter fraud often proved greatly exaggerated. Moreover, these claims of voter fraud are frequently used to justify policies that do not solve the alleged wrongs but could well disenfranchise legitimate voters.
In some States, veterans' ID cards won't be sufficient as a photo ID to vote.
In the last 12 months in my State of Arizona, there has been an accelerated effort to suppress the vote. These new efforts represent a coordinated effort clearly designed to suppress the vote of those people who need to make sure that their government is paying attention to their needs.
People of color, women, young people literally risked, and some lost, their lives to gain the right to vote in this Nation of ours. Throughout its history, our country has tried to remove obstacles to voter participation, making the right to vote accessible to all eligible citizens.
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Senior goalkeeper Conrad Taylor (Colorado Springs, Colo.) started his 77th consecutive game, recording five saves.
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The Nittany Lions return to Happy Valley to begin a two-game home stretch this weekend when they welcome Big Ten foe Wisconsin to Jeffrey Field for a 7 p.m. match-up on Sat., Oct. 20. Penn State is 11-8-1 in its series history with the Badgers and will be looking to avenge a 2-0 loss suffered last year in Madison. The Lions will conclude the short home stand on Tues., Oct. 23 when they host Ivy League member Cornell in a non-conference contest set for 7 p.m. Penn State owns an 8-2-3 all-time mark versus the Big Red, including a 2-1 victory in their last meeting in 2005 in Ithaca, N.Y.


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Siemens PLM Software has released an Maintenance Release 05 of NX 8.5.3 software, the latest version of their premier 3D CAD/CAM/CAE tool. Its integrated suite of design, analysis & manufacturing tools continues to push forward their ambitious vision of HD-PLM to engineers and designers.
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Certain long-term medical conditions, such as cancer and infectious and inflammatory diseases, can cause anemia. Anemia is a low level of healthy red blood cells (RBCs). RBCs carry oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. When red blood cells are low, the body does not get enough oxygen.
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Certain illnesses will prompt your body to limit how much iron is freely available. This will prevent the infection or cancer from using the iron to grow. Unfortunately, iron is also needed to make healthy RBCs. Over time, this will lead to fewer new red blood cells.
Long-term illnesses that can lead to anemia, include:
- Chronic infections, such as tuberculosis, lung abscess, and subacute endocarditis
- Noninfectious inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteomyelitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and inflammatory bowel disease
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- Cancer, particularly Hodgkin's disease, lung cancer, and breast cancer
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ACD usually develops slowly, producing few or no symptoms. When symptoms do occur, they are usually mild. Symptoms include:
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Cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers in human genetic transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
The 14-3-3 protein test has been shown to support the clinical diagnosis of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) when associated with an adequate clinical context, and a high differential potential for the diagnosis of sporadic CJD has been attributed to other cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) proteins such as tau protein, S100b and neuron specific enolase (NSE). So far there has been only limited information available about biochemical markers in genetic transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (gTSE), although they represent 10-15% of human TSEs. In this study, we analyzed CSF of 174 patients with gTSEs for 14-3-3 (n = 166), tau protein (n = 78), S100b (n = 46) and NSE (n = 50). Levels of brain-derived proteins in CSF varied in different forms of gTSE. Biomarkers were found positive in the majority of gCJD (81%) and insert gTSE (69%), while they were negative in most cases of fatal familial insomnia (13%) and Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome (10%). Disease duration and codon 129 genotype influence the findings in a different way than in sporadic CJD.
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Ladogana, A, Sanchez-Juan, P, Mitrová, E, Green, A, Cuadrado-Corrales, N, Sánchez-Valle, R, … Zerr, I. (2009). Cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers in human genetic transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. Journal of Neurology: official journal of the European Neurological Society, 256(10), 1620–1628. doi:10.1007/s00415-009-5163-x
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[TOKYO] - Global animal health and nutrition leader Alltech and Kochi University in Japan have signed a five-year strategic research alliance to study yellowtail and amberjack nutrition.
"Alltech has been successfully partnering with top academic institutions in the form of research alliances throughout the world with the common goal of finding long-term solutions to the key issues facing our industry. We are very excited to work with Kochi University in researching natural ways of increasing production efficiency in the aquaculture sector, particularly since aquaculture is one of the most promising industries for growth as we look to feed an increasing global population," said Dr. Karl Dawson, chief research officer at Alltech.
This five-year agreement underscores the value of applied research alliances, especially among public-private partnerships, which drive development in the Japanese aquaculture sector and beyond. Kochi University has a cooperative agreement with the city of Konan and plans to rent a large aquaculture facility that belongs to Konan this July. The facility has 18 tanks (30 m3 each) and many small tanks for smaller fish (0.25 m3, 0.5 m3, 0.8 m3 and 1m3), which provide sterile borehole seawater with a permanent temperature of 16 to 28 degrees Celsius.
Alltech will share its more than 33 years of high-end research with different animal species to jointly develop special nutritional diets to improve the meat quality and shelf life of amberjack and yellowtail marine water species. Supported by Shuichi Satoh, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Alltech and Kochi University will further study the application of Aspergillus niger extracts to reduce fishmeal inclusions in yellowtail and amberjack diets.
"The Japanese aquaculture industry is facing difficulties such as low fish market prices and high feed costs. We are delighted to work with Alltech, a company who has developed unique products and effective solutions to the challenges of the aqua farming industry. By researching the animal diet, we hope to be able to help farmers and producers reduce their feed cost and produce healthier fish. We strongly believe that the research alliance program will help us reinforce our contribution to the industry and furthermore to the whole society," said Haruhisa Fukada, associate professor at Kochi University.
In 2012, Alltech and the Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (Nofima) entered a three-year strategic research alliance. Nofima is working with Alltech in the understanding of microalgae in modern feed formulations and their role in health, performance and flesh quality. Alltech Algae in Winchester, Ky., one of the largest algae production facilities in the world, is exploring the applications of algae in animal nutrition and aquaculture.
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Whitehall Street
Whitehall Street is a street in the New York City borough of Manhattan, about four blocks long. It extends from the southern end of Broadway (the street name changes at Stone Street) to the southern end of FDR Drive, adjacent to the Staten Island Ferry terminal, on landfill beyond Stuyvesant's 17th-century house-site.
The street is one-way southbound for several blocks near Bowling Green until Pearl Street, and one-way northbound up from the FDR Drive near the Staten Island Ferry, also terminating at Pearl Street. The southernmost block (adjacent to the ferry terminal), provides access from FDR Drive to the Battery area.
Nearby structures[edit]
Near the foot of the street is the site of the Governor's house built by Peter Stuyvesant; when the British took over New Amsterdam from the Dutch, they christened the street and the building "Whitehall" for England's seat of government, Whitehall, London.[1] On the Castello map (1660, illustration) Whitehall, with its white roof, stands on a jutting piece of land at Manhattan's tip, facing along the waterfront strand that extends along the East River. The only extensive pleasure gardens in seventeenth-century Nieuw Amsterdam/New York are seen to extend behind it, laid out in a patterned parterre of four squares. Other grounds in the center of blocks behind houses are commons and market gardens. The mansion is long since gone, and now the name survives only as the short north-south Whitehall Street.[2]
The Topps Corporation has an office building. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has renovated the building, which is currently given the address 2 Broadway, to use as a new headquarters. There are also several other office buildings and low-density shops.
There is an active passenger ferry terminal at the southern tip of Manhattan called Staten Island Ferry Whitehall Terminal; however, its facilities in use have shifted over the decade, as have the destinations served. Furthermore, the terminal once served cars. The original Whitehall Terminal served Brooklyn, Governors Island, Staten Island, and Weehawken, and it was originally served mainly by the Interborough Rapid Transit elevated trains. However, since the subways have replaced the els, cars now travel through bridges and tunnels such as the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, and new terminal facilities were built at Whitehall to serve the Staten Island Ferry, the old Whitehall terminal building was allowed to decay until its recent renovation, as the "Battery Maritime Building", housing the ferry to Governors Island, which is open to the public from April through October.
For many years, a military induction center was located at 39 Whitehall Street before a 1969 bombing rendered it unusable. Nearly three million Americans were inducted at the Army building which existed at the site from 1884 to the end of the Vietnam War.[3]
The Whitehall Street – South Ferry station (1 2 N R W trains) of the New York City Subway is partially named after the street, and entrances are located at the northern and southern ends of the street (at Stone Street and the Staten Island South Ferry terminal, respectively). The Bowling Green subway station (4 5 trains) is just steps away from the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, also on Whitehall Street.
In popular culture[edit]
The former military induction center at 39 Whitehall Street was made famous in Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant."[4]
- ^ Moscow, Henry (1979). The Street Book: An Encyclopedia of Manhattan's Street Names and Their Origins. New York: Fordham University Press. p. 112. ISBN 0-8232-1275-0.
- ^ Urban, Sylvanus, Jr. (January 12, 1902). "Sale of Stuyvesant Property Recalls Old Bouerie's Story". The New York Times. p. SM11. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
- ^ Yarrow, Andrew L. (May 26, 1989). "Out of New York's Military Past". The New York Times. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
- ^ Yarrow, Andrew L. (May 26, 1989). "Out of New York's Military Past". The New York Times. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
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Well, after owning two E-class sedans and seeing how the newer one is less reliable than the older one and since the older wasn't especially reliable, I've decided to avoid MB (until I hit the Lottery and can afford to sell a car when it needs it's first expensive repair!) and go for a more reliable brand. None of which are made in Germany..
Re: AWD and living in NE.. I've lived in Mass. all my life and have thousands of miles under my belt of driving on snow and ice. I've never had a serious problem with 2 wheel drive, either front or rear. And after owning my current E with ESP, I will NOT buy another car without it. I prefer to avoid AWD/4WD systems due to (Ya got it!) reliability and extra dead weight (increased fuel consumption). More parts equals more failures. I spent most of my life working as a mechanical engineer and can't get away from the idea that simplicity breeds reliability.
Re: color... That is almost funny... Mine isn't silver, it's the Desert Sand. I got a GREAT deal on it because it sat at my dealer's for 7-8 months and they were going to wholesale it off. But they posted it on AutoTrader as a last resort and I happened to spot it there and went in to my salesman and asked if he would honor that greatly reduced price even though 3 months earlier the best he could do for me was 8 grand more. They accepted but offered me so little for my older E that I then sold my 96 on Autotrader for 2 grand MORE than they offered me and it was a dealer from Florida who bought it and had it shipped directly over to the middle East.. He must have had some Sheiks anxious for a used MB...!! So I ended up getting a my Certified E class for about 55% of the original sticker and got a terrific deal on my old one to boot.. My net cost was about half the price of a new Infiniti M35.. [Not bad for a 27 month old E320!] Bottom line was my dealer couldn't move the car due to the color, in fact, my wife didn't like the color at all. But I am not that hung up on colors and actually, the Desert Sand is great because it really hides the normal dirt..
I know I'll miss the great ride, but being retired I can no longer afford $800 repair bills every 8-10 months.. So on to an Asian or American brand that costs less to buy and own..
Nice post. I think that if you lived outside Rt 495 you might feel the need for AWD. Living outside 495, I've driven mostly AWD cars for the last 20 years. As a result I wouldn't know ESP from Adam. I do think that a non-AWD car if rationally driven would be fine. Three to six nights a year though, you wouldn't want to go back out after you got home from work. (As I recall, when I was growing up, no one when out after 6:00 PM during the week anyway because nothing was open.)
In any case, I think that you should look at Volvo S80s. Their bling factor is low and as a result their resale is low. Moreover, there is a new edition now on the market and new versions tend to lower the resale on the old models. All in all, I think a used S80 might offer you good value with its front wheel drive, nice interior, heated seats, safety, some cache when you go to Tanglewood, etc. etc.
I know I'll miss the great ride, but being retired I can no longer afford $800 repair bills every 8-10 months.. So on to an Asian or American brand that costs less to buy and own..
May I point out that $800 every 8 months works out to $100/month -- far less than the typical monthly payment on a new mid-priced car? Although I don't have an MB, I do own a 6-yo BMW, so I share your concern about repair costs. But I would happily hang onto my car forever if I could be reasonably sure that it wouldn't cost much more than a hundred per month to do so. (That's 3 bucks & change per day. I could save that much by reining in my coffee habit.)
Over time, I've come to believe that depreciation is the great destroyer of wealth - more so than post-warranty repair costs. It's usually cheaper to fix what you own than it is to replace it - particularly if you're buying new.
Jimbres, let me chime in and second your thought about the ravages of depreciation. M/B ran an ad about 10 years ago showing that while a new big MB sedan may be 10K more than a big Jag, it actually costs less per mile to own because of the significantly higher resale!
The luxury sedans all take a big hit when they are three to four years old and about to come off warranty. No one wants one. The drive-to-impress MD/JD/MBA is already into his new leased car (these folks never seem to realize why they have such low net worth compared to their high incomes) and other people fear used lux cars, maybe rightfully so.
How about this for a strategy. Subsitute some leg work and internet research for the ease in buying something new by buying a CPO luxury car. Before it comes off CPO have it gone over very carefully. Even if you do have some heavy maintenance costs, a two to three year old S Class is now down into the mid to high 40Ks. This is a bargain by anyone's measure. To further refine this strategy, pick something out that has lots of nice features but a lower than usual resale. Like the trouble free '04 and newer Jags and the Volvo S80.
My approach to acquiring & operating cars has been to buy 'em new & then squeeze out the value by driving them for a long time (at least 8 & as many as 13 years). But your point about buying CPO cars is well taken. With so many
foolsfolks leasing these days, there are lots of lightly-driven cars out there.
The next time I'm in the market (possibly in '09 - more likely in '10), I'll check out CPO'd Jags. (Not Volvos, though. Drove an S80 a couple of years ago & found it numb & boring.)
Numb and boring an old style S80 is, but for microrepair and others living in New England who don't want AWD the S80 with its FWD is an alternative. Maybe the only FWD semi-lux car?
New E Class comes out in MY 2009. Buy a MY2008 and save big buck$ at end of year.
I'm told that production begins on the 08 E Class the week of June 10.
Another 08 buyer told me that his dealer said production begins June 1. In any event, it looks like it will be VERY soon now.
BUT, I have asked and asked and I can't find out ANYTHING about ANY changes. Please post as soon as you hear anything!
On Order: 08 E350 Sport, P2, Black/black,
Parktronic, Voice, Bluetooth, Burl Walnut,
Split rear seat, Rear mud flaps
I'm trying find out what's new on the 08 E-class, too.
On Order: 08 E350 Sport, P2, Black/black,
Parktronic, Voice, Bluetooth, Burl Walnut,
Split rear seat, Rear mud flaps
I curently own a 2003 E500 and I was looking to purchase or lease an 08 E350 but a couple of things troubled me when comparing it to my E500.
1-The seats in the 350 are MB tex which is not leather, leather is an extra option.
2-350 feels under powered, which is what I hoped they would correct for 2008 (BMW has 535 with 300 hp turbo)
3-The suspension in the E500 is the airmatic and this option is not even available in the E350, it is a good option to have in my opinion.
4-I'm thinking about ordering the E550 now, but I might be better off with E350 because of the gas prices.
Anyway goodluck with your car sounds like a nice vehicle. Any reason why you didnt get the 4matic?
I considered the 550 when I decided on the 350 Sport. I have a C6 vette and
DO like power. However, I drove a 350 Sport and was surprised that it has
PLENTY of power!
I think one thing that helps the instant power is its smooth and well geared
7 speed tranny.
One dealer told me that they aren't selling many 550s. Of course they're
9,000 more, so that probably isn't a big surprise. Gas mileage, TODAY, is
quite important. I think that will effect resale, too.
On Order: 08 E350 Sport, P2, Black/black,
Parktronic, Voice, Bluetooth, Burl Walnut,
Split rear seat, Rear mud flaps
Mine is scheduled for building on June 28. The dealer expects it to be in Indianapolis by about the middle of July.
E320 bluetech, white, cashmere MBTex, Premium II, parktronic, wood/leather, voice, split rear seat
That's Great! I "think" mine is scheduled for June 10 build. But, my dealer is pissing me off in that he's not telling me much of anything.
Have you heard about any changes for 08? I wish they'd put in a new Nav .. like Lesus has.
On Order: 08 E350 Sport, P2, Black/black,
Parktronic, Voice, Bluetooth, Burl Walnut,
Split rear seat, Rear mud flaps
I recently purchased a 2007 E350 4Matic. It has the MB Tex seats. I think they are vinyl but you would swear they are leather. My other car has 320hp. The E350 feels just as fast. If you haven't taken the E350 for a test drive please do as I think your issues will resolve themselves.
Gee, for a guy who has enough bucks to buy (or is it really just lease?) a MB you have a distinctive way with words. Can we be more business-like?
fishfools Posts: 5i am contemplating an e350 and debating between an '07 and an '08. for those of you who have a 2008 on order, how much over invoice are you paying? i have a dealer who is willing to sell me a 2007 for $800 over invoice...is that a good deal on a 2007? should i wait for an '08? i live in portland, oregon. thanks.
Sorry blckislandguy. I apologize for my keen sense of the English language. Perhaps, I should have forgone my private education and gone to PS24 like you.
So what is so bad about leasing? I drive a new car every 24 months. Should I feel better about myself driving a 10 year old MB that I own?
I'm happy that you went to private schools but lets omit the ad hominems. I didn't have the benefit of a private secondary school education but picked up a lot of education about life in RVN in 1965-67 before going to Cornell on the GI Bill. To describe a dealer (probably in reality an hourly employee, not the dealer-principal) as "pissing me off" because they are able to comply with your requests for information is inappropriate on this forum. I'd hate to see your reaction to a real problem.
My total apology. I thought your sarcastic message #6605 was in response to me yet it was actually directed to someone else. I read the "pissing me off" comment and had no idea what you are talking about.
I do live outside 495. Well, about 2 miles inside it to be exact but in the central part which is nicknamed the "snowbelt". I can remember driving home from work about 2 in the afternoon when the blizzard of 78 started at noon and by 5pm there was nearly a foot of snow on the roads. I came through all that (20 miles) with a rear wheel drive Dodge Dart and didn't have any real problem. And it didn't even have limited slip. I think I qualify as an experienced winter driver. So I've never even considered owning 4 or AWD. If it's THAT bad, I'll just stay where I'm at...!
I've looked at Volvos in the past but many of them aren't roomy enough for me (6' 3") and their reliability is pretty bad too. I do fit in the S80 but it isn't as "roomy" as the E320 so I probably wouldn't be comfortable on one of my 3-4K mile trips.
Others mentioned buying a luxury Certified car. Both of my E320's were Starmarked and I wouldn't have bought them otherwise. Both required expensive repairs during the 50-100K range. The 2001 more so than the 1996...! Quality has been going down in my experience.
I threw out the $800 repair number as an estimate. My 1996 once out of warranty cost me about $3500 in repairs between 115-120K miles. That's expensive when I'm doing about 19K miles per year.. I don't want to repeat that with the 2001 in the next year or so (95K and counting now). And I haven't been impressed by the resale /trade-in pricing. Maybe that's partly due to the perceived quality drop-off in recent years for MB.
One luxury Certified car that interests me is the Infiniti M35. On the online auto sites, the few that are available are priced very high. But I'm looking at the 2006 version which is the newer M35. So maybe I'll have to wait a year to get an affordable one. Or buy a lesser car like an certified Avalon.. Time will tell..
rrohrbeck Posts: 1For those that have the E 350 are you happy with the performance or do you wish you had gotten the V8?
Also if you have the Sport Package would you get it again?
carnaught 'zonaPosts: 2,330For those that have the E 350 are you happy with the performance or do you wish you had gotten the V8?
Also if you have the Sport Package would you get it again?
I for one am very happy with the performance of the E350, and do not crave the power of the V8. In addition, I get 21-22 mpg in city and 24-28 mpg in mixed driving, an extra bonus. I love the white instrumentation and exterior effects of the SP. The ride is not excessively stiff and allows spirited performance when desired. The dark wood (not my first choice) that comes with the SP and the expected decreased tire wear are the only drawbacks to it IMHO. That being said, I'd get the SP again. With it being a no charge option, to me it is a no brainer.
My $.02.
beancounter6 Posts: 7I got the sport package on my 350 last fall. I really like the SP looks - exterior and interior. Only complaints:
Tire noise seems much higher with the low profile tires. This is my biggest issue, and my dealer didn't tell me what to expect.
Low treadwear - dealer recently told me to expect 12K to 16K depending on how hard I drive it. Front and rear tires are not even same size so you can't rotate. Plus cost to replace tires will be higher.
I wouldn't do the SP again. Wish I had gotten the 320 CDI.
It's hard to know for sure what the 'deals' are, as many have the urge to brag or exaggerate their deal. I would think that $800 over invoice is a good price on an '07. If the car has what you want, it sounds pretty good. If it sits on the lot for a while, it may be had for less.
My deal is for one I wanted exactly and finding an E320 diesel isn't easy if you want certain things, like the P2 package. The price is based on 4% off MSRP. The actual price isn't known yet, as MB hasn't released the '08 cars yet. Go figure!! My problem is getting a good price for my '05 Cadillac STS4. Hear the usual "They're not selling well right now" excuse.
tron1 Posts: 1I don't think there is any real change between to 07 to 08. I recent bought the e350 4matic @ 900 dollars under dealer invoice. Had the sport package plus the p1 option. also bought the bluetooth for my phone. Great car I love it. test drove the BMW 2008 535xi, like the car but wasn't comfortable in the cabin, felt very large to me. felt more comfortable in the E350, so I bought it. Dealer finance 2.9 6yrs. The BMW didn't have good financing only got 6.9 from them plus they didn't discount because it was a new 2008. Also i believe BMW controls their inventory better than MB. Its alot of money for a car but I really enjoy it. I bought my car in New Jersey. The dealership was great, second car I bought from them.
MB is going to redesign the E in 2010. Only difference between the 06 and 07 is the front grille and side mirrors.
cychang Posts: 1I got a 2007 E-350 with sport package- first flat at 743 miles in May and 2nd flat at 1650 miles in June, both at city street- both Mercedes-Benz and Continental tire ( German made?) are dening any responsibilities- more than $500 out of the window! Any suggestion? advice? CY
shipo Posts: 9,152Yup, situation normal. Every manufacturer (Mercedes included) that offers low profile "Sport" tires include a disclaimer that they are much more susceptible to damage from pot-holes, curbs and generally poor condition roads. In your case just be glad that you haven't damaged any wheels (yet), that's when things start getting really expensive.
Sorry I couldn't be of more help on this but Mercedes and Continental are correct, it isn't their responsibility.
Best Regards,
I'd agree with Shipo, MB and Continental are probably not technically responsible, but...
...I've logged 15,500 miles over 21 months on a Porsche 911S with a fair number of city miles in Washington DC without any flats or problems on 235/35 and 295/30 19" W rated tires. (The rears were replaced due to tread wear at 12,600 miles - but that is considered normal and the tread wear was very even).
I suggest that when it comes time to replace the Continentals, you shop around and do some research. Continentals are generally considered to be the worst quality brand of tire, at least for higher performance tires. I have Pirelli's on my 911, but Michelin's were also highly recommended by my dealer.
Another consideration might be to go for a harder compound in a H or V rated tire next time around (assuming sizes match). The E350 is a sedan, not a sports car and I seriously doubt that too many people could tell the difference in handling between a good H/V rated tire and a W/Y/Z rated one. If they can, they should probably be driving an E63 (or, better yet, 911S).
As a general comment to those considering the sport package on an E350, you might want to factor in tire replacement costs into the equation. According to Tire Rack, the 18" Sport Package tires, in Michelin Pilot Sports, will run about $1,150 a set, not including shipping or installation (figure $1,400 installed). Life expectancy = 12-15k miles (cannot be rotated). The standard 17" tires, in Pirelli's will run about $600 a set (figure $750 installed). Life expectancy 35k+ miles (can be rotated).
A golfing buddy of mine recently bought a E350 Sport off the lot, rather than a E550 non-sport. Part of his reason was the better gas mileage for the E350. He got the sport package, because he liked the look and they had it in the color and other options that he wanted. On the 19th hole, I bet him that the additional tire cost on his E350 Sport would eat up all of the gas savings from not going with the E550. He drives 15-18k miles a year and plans on keeping the car 6 years, 100k miles (bought an extended warranty).
Here are the numbers we came up with:
Gas Savings: E550 average mpg = 18; E350 average = 23. (His estimate from talking with other owners with similar driving habits). For 100k miles = 5,555 gals in E550 vs. 4,350 in E350. Gas savings with E350 = $4,000 +/- (1,205 gallons at $3.35).
Added Tire Cost: 100k miles = 6 sets of replacement tires at total of $1,400 per set on E350 = $8,400. 2-3 sets of replacements at $750 total on E550 = $1,500 - $2,250. Difference = $6,200 to $6,900. :surprise: :surprise:
So, for anyone considereing getting an E350 over an E550 because of gas prices, you might want to hold off on the Sport Package, since it is very likely to cost you substantially more (50-75% more by our calculations) than the gas savings you will get with the 6 vs. 8 cylinder engine. A 30% savings at the gas pump gas won't cover a 400%+ increase in tire costs.
Feel free to check my math. My number crunching friend did several ways and I won the 19th hole drinks and dinner bet.
P.S. Perhaps this is why the Sport Package is free. If I were Pirelli or Michilen, I'd give you those larger rims for free and make it up in selling tires. Kind of like the $99 HP printer that takes $50 in ink catridges every 2 months.
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