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Kendrick Lamar, deemed "arguably the most talented rapper of his generation" by Rolling Stone last year when he was 27, has written and spoken often of growing up in the Los Angeles suburb of Compton, which just this past weekend awarded him the Key to the City. It's six blocks from Tam's Burgers — "where I seen my second murder, actually," he told Rolling Stone. Dude was in the drive-thru ordering his food, and homey ran up, boom boom — smoked him." (Tam's is the same restaurant where Suge Knight is said to have run over two men in the parking lot.) The house has three bedrooms and two bathrooms in 1,200 square feet, and it's up for rent at $1,895 a month. "It's a hell of a neighborhood," one old-timer told Rolling Stone.
The two-bedroom cottage is part of the Warren Place Mews, a block of 34 small homes threaded together in Cobble Hill. They were originally established as workingman's homes, or the equivalent of today's affordable housing.
Numbers just released by RealtyTrac indicate that for most challenged housing markets, the problem is tight supply. But in a few metro areas, the vacancy rate is still far above the overall nation's — almost five times worse in Flint, Michigan, for example.
Brooklyn-based woodworker Roberto Gil has been designing space-saving furniture for more than 20 years now. Called Urbano, the loft beds come in queen and king sizes.
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We can't say we're entirely surprised: Actor Charlton Heston's incredible time capsule home, which we wrote about when it hit the market just last month, already has an offer pending. As you may recall, this is the first time the home has ever been for sale. It was built for Heston and his family in 1959. The family was asking $12,249,000 – which seemed possibly a bit pricey for its location in Los Angeles' Coldwater Canyon, considering that Zillow estimated its worth at about $9 million.
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A very large number of game developers come to Lostgarden looking for game art. (Apparently I'm on the first page of results if you search for 'free game art')
Of those folks that show up, some are happy to find my collections of free art. A whole slew of other write me asking if I can make art for them. Unfortunately I haven't done contract art for decades and now pretty much exclusively focus on game design. My artist days happened about three careers ago. :-) But still I hate the idea of not being able to connect talented teams with amazing artists.
This post is an experiment. If you are a talented artist looking to do freelance game art, add the following information in a comment below:
- Your name
- A link to a gallery of your work
- A note on if you are wiling to work for revenue share or you prefer upfront payment only.
- Some means of contacting you. For example bob [at] gameart.com
The goal is to build up a living directory of talented game artists. If you've worked with an artist on a game and you know they are open for work, do them a favor and post their portfolio here using the format above. Post a link to this page on any forum or list where game artists hang out.
All the best,
PS: I'm actively looking for an illustrator for a project, so if you post a link there's a good chance at least I'll be checking out your portfolio. :-) (The current gig involves dozens of adorable panda illustrations.) And there seem to be an unending stream of new projects that need art rolling into Spry Fox all the time.

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Care provider accused of sexually assaulting mentally disabled clientJASON SCHREIBER
Union Leader Correspondent
January 18. 2013 12:14PM
SEABROOK - A judge ordered a Milton man to remain held on bail after he was accused of sexually assaulting a mentally handicapped man under his care in a Portsmouth parking lot.
John C. Riley, 41, of 1147 White Mountain Highway, was arraigned Friday morning in the 10th Circuit Court in Seabrook on charges of aggravated felonious sexual assault, kidnapping and indecent exposure.
According to a police affidavit, Riley was working for Living Innovations, an agency that provides support for the elderly and people with developmental disabilities, when he allegedly performed a sex act on a 35-year-old male client who was in his care. The affidavit said the incident occurred on Nov. 2, 2012, following a Halloween-themed dance held at Living Innovations' offices at 1950 Lafayette Road in Portsmouth.
Police said Riley stopped at the parking lot of a Home Depot at 100 Arthur Brady Drive in Portsmouth on the way home and performed a sex act on the man against his will. Before the alleged assault, police said Riley showed the victim nude pictures of himself on his cell phone.
Police prosecutor Dave Colby said Riley is a danger to the community and asked that bail remain at $30,000 cash and $35,000 personal recognizance.
Judge Mark Weaver accepted the bail recommendation during Riley's arraignment via video from the Rockingham County jail.
"The state has fear there are other potential victims out there," Colby told the judge.


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Go on miss black boots
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Kamila Kowalska is the one in the black!
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They may be professionals, but I love the fact that the girls are all natural (no breast implants and the like). The tanned girl is very beautiful!
Questo video e' stuzzicante ma di certo non professionale. Le ragazze, molto belle e sexy, ma molto titubanti nell' agire...forse per l' inesperienza della loro eta' !!!
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Lucky bastard
Che fighe!
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geiles facesitting, wie gerne wäre ich der typ, wenn die geile sau in rot auf seinem gesicht reitet
I've got a feeling that dudes having the most fun!
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The guy's voice is so ridiculous. He should shut up!!!
Wow, I have cum very quick while watching the blond girl in the tight red body. I am so horny now!
That guy sure knows how to suck pussy
what are their names
they both have lovely bodies; i like small natural breasts. two pretty pussies & i want to suck and lick both of them.
again pls, but without the guy
how big do you think is his dick`?
the girls to Ukraina , to Jong !
beautiful girls....fuck them hard
love it .. i love it when the women are TOTALLY into it like this one is who's riding his face... very hot .. i wish i was that guy!
russians hot girls i see
great to see young people enjoying sex! the one in black boots has a lovely face, and they both have very fuckable bodies!
Ein Name is Lena Ukrain , wo gibts das Orginal ?
The black girl looks new
I am Polish, and I must say that this video is hilarious. OMG, I wish you all know polish language, this is fu..... funny, really. Please, let somebody do a subtitles in english for that movie. Best commedy in 2011 so far :D
isnt that the lead singer from journey?
What original names of video or where it is possible to download the full version
who gives a shit where they are from......too many people pay too much attention to their dmn nationality instead of fuckin watching the mutherfuckin video...COME ON PEOPLE!!!!!!! enjoy it....thats the point of it!! dmn it....theyre hot thats the fuckin point
Jest tego wi
Jeeeeze, the guy's comments are pathetic. Generally it's better not to understand what they are saying. Sad...
dzienkuje bardzo - geile polnische frauen; schade, dass sie sich nicht noch gegenseitig mehr geleckt haben
There are real Polish natural girls.
This is some good quality polish women.
What is the name of the red cloth the awsome women wair?
Who are they? They are so Damm Hot...
they are from Poland
This is Polish Porn ;p
definitely th red chick lol
lol what does he have with the slapping xD
Good vid..
those girls are natural and hot! YES PLZ
fajne panienki,ma facio farta
There are polish girls. The best in the world! ;D
Love it when the girl in red rides his face! Awesome!
Prosze, prosze... Polska produkcja. Nice, polish production.
really vry vry HOT...............
They are pros... but sooo good. Worth every penny. I'm not usually into pros... but if there were more like this... I would be. Polish?
Very nice especilly the one in the Red.
russian girls are awesome! ! great tits and nice asses - i'd like to lick the cunt of the black one!!!
They are from Poland
ich liebe es, dass er der roten das arschloch ableckt und wie sie dabei grinst. sie hat einen geilen arsch und wackelt geil damit. beide maedels haben geile aersche und sind sehr natuerlich. das ficken und das lutschen ab 8.30 sind sehr geil. fickspass vom feinsten.
Great but shaky camera works
can't they keep the camera steadier, it gave me a headache
with gr8 mustache! :)
That's less than two minutes into the clip - work on your stamina, man!
The one in red is having more fun.
both are sexy and have great tits
love this
polish girls are the best :D
Lucky guy lovely ladies!
Nice pussy lickin!
This is soooo fuckinnggggg hotttttt
thats awesome
Wirklich geile titten, die nett anzusehen sind
OMG those girls are both gorgeous!
The guy.
I cum when the red girl start to suck.
Polish, Russian, Indian, Black, Yellow, Purple...seriously who gives a fuck!! These girls have amazing bodies and they're hot as hell...Love it!!!!!!!!
bo to polska, nie elegancja francja.
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2013 Ford Escape Gas Mileage
Automelon, go back and read my posts, it's a hell of a lot more than just the mpg's that I'm slamming Ford about. I had a 2010 Escape that had better mpgs & range than this beast & regretted opting for the "better" "superior" Escape!
Well, if I'm only 1mpg below the EPA figures driving in the winter & using the winter blend, then the Escape was a complete disaster this summer. I guess comparing the two isn't "apples to apples" but considering the two are close enough in epa mpg figures (same hwy, 2mpg difference in city) then the Escape should've had better #s driving in better conditions this summer. I never got better than 22mpgs in mixed driving & it's only when you combine the mixed with the straight highway miles did it go above the 23mpg city rating (23.5). I hand calculate everything & keep a spreadsheet.
As far as the comparison in weight & hp/torque, the added 500lbs has a HUGE impact on real life comparisons between the two. I subscribe to Consumer Reports, here are the comparisons of the tested vehicles:
0 to 30: Escape(4wd) 3.4 Crosstrek 3.8
0 to 60: 9.9 9.7
45 to 65: 6.5 6.6
Quarter-mile: 17.5 17.5
Quarter-mile: 80 82
So the Escape is quicker to 30 but slower to 60, with passing time (45-65) a statistically insignificant .1 second difference. So all that HP & Torque advantage the Escape has is completely wasted because of the weight.
Fuel Economy Tests:
CR's overall mileage: Escape 22 Crosstrek 26
CR's city/highway: 15/31 19/34
Crusing Range: 335mi 420mi
So much for the "ECO" in that ECOboost. The Crosstrek came out +1 in EPA hwy and -6 for the city. The Escape -2 in EPA hwy and -8 for city.
Yes, I'm slamming Ford, not on the old Escape, but this new Escape that sucks eggs as far as I'm concerned!!!0
tinycadon, Glad you have found a vehicle you like. For whatever reason, I am able to get 24+ MPG combined in winter driving conditions, with the bigger engine and have trailer towing power and passing power to spare. I have had zero problems with my Escape. Perhaps I am lucky, or perhaps you are unlucky. In either case, happy motoring in the future!0
There are far more "unlucky" new Escape owners than lucky, maybe you live somewhere where they have pure gas and not 10% ethanol??? I had issues with the MFT system as well, things working, not working, turning on and off for no reason & then 3 recalls for engine fires was enough for me. Glad you are satisfied with your car, I wasn't and I loved it at first, sad.0
I used the Fwd EPA #s instead of the 4wd EPA #s when I calculated the Consumer Reports test figures, the Escape did get +1mpg for hwy and -7 for the city not -2 hwy & -8 city.0
I understand the variable factors that contribute to the actual MPG that one may see (ie ethanol content, outside temp, head wind/tail wind, snow/ice on the road, driving style etc).
However, my 2013 Escape Titanium is the 5th new vehicle I've purchased since 1998. With the previous 4 vehicles I was able to obtain the EPA hwy mileage (cruising on the interstate @70 mph - the posted speed limit where I live) after a reasonable break in period. I've yet to come close to attaining the hwy mpg on my Escape (the best I got was about 24 mpg cruising @70). The best I've achieved - about 27 mpg was cruising @ 55 - 60. I'm at 24 mpg overall - just like the sticker says. But I live in a small town and I don't really drive in city traffic. My vehicles have always had a bias towards the highway mileage.
I have 2,700 miles on my vehicle. I understand the 2,000 - 3,000 mile break in period stated in the owner's manual before we should check the mpg. So far it's not looking too good for the hwy mpg (in my case). But I'm not officially disappointed yet. I'll be patient and give it more time.
The final exam will be next month when I head to Florida (from SW MI). I'm planning a round trip of about 3,000 miles with quite a bit of time spent on the interstate. I'll post the results after my trip.
But I'm beginning to think Ford engineered this vehicle to perform on the EPA test and not on the road (wrt to fuel mileage). If so, they may be technically correct and passed the EPA test but could lose in the court of public opinion.
Overall, on all other factors I'm extremely satisfied with my new Escape! The vehicle's performed flawlessly so far (even the My Ford Touch)!0
"There are far more "unlucky" new Escape owners than lucky, maybe you live somewhere where they have pure gas and not 10% ethanol???"
What's your source for this conclusion? or is it simply an emotional knee jerk reaction? I'm interested in the hard data source.0
Hey Johnny, read the thread before attacking my assertion, unless you go around personally testing out every single Escape on the road yourself where's your "Hard Data" to support your assertion that most people ARE getting close to EPA ratings? You want "Hard Data" then buy yourself a subscription to Consumer Reports like I did, their "Hard Data" is right there in their "Hard Data" tests. In a 4wd 1.6L SE the "Hard Data" they came up with was 15mpg in city driving, 7mpg under the EPA rating of 22mpg. Is that "Hard Data" enough for you???0
escapeism Posts: 39Pretty much mirrors my mileage experience. Not sure I made the right choice with this turbo.0
Let's try to keep the focus more on the Escape and less on each other please.0
dons8 Posts: 3I have to agree with FortherRock - I have a new 4WD Escape Titanium and a new Focus Titanium in the drive and neither is coming close to their city or highway MPGs. I just did a 3 hour drive down from the Sierras and even with an hour coasting down hill for a 38 MPG average it was down to 24 by the time I got home - virtually all the last 2 hours at 70 MPH on interstate. I like everything else about the two cars and I quickly learned the quirks of the Ford information system, but the gas mileage is a real disappointment ..... especially the Escape which has been averaging around 17.5 MPG in city driving for my wife. I'm really concerned that since MPG ratings have suddenly gotten important Ford is rigging their ratings. Both cars are over 1000 miles now and I'll watch carefully and try to take the Escape on a long level drive (btw - it only did 19.5 MPG going up to the Sierra's).0
I'm not even remotely close to questioning my choice about the 2.0L turbo. I wanted more hp than the 4 cylinder competitors (Honda CRV, Toyota RAV 4 and Mazda CX-5) that I test drove before I bought the Escape. As I recall, all 3 of those vehicles have about the same City mileage rating and a slightly better Hwy mileage rating than the Escape EPA rating. The 2013 versions of those 3 vehicles are also unavailable with larger engines with more hp. That's why I chose the Escape (I really liked the CX-5 and maybe would have bought it if not for IMO an underpowered engine). I also thought about the Chevy Equinox. The Equinox is available with a 3.6L V6 (301 hp) that has an EPA Hwy rating of 23 MPG. I was not impressed with the Chevy. Overall my Escape is an excellent vehicle. My overall mileage is right on at 24 MPG and maybe after several thousand miles the Hwy mileage will approach 28MPG (In the vehicles I've purchased in the last 15 years - I've generally seen improvement in fuel efficiency once the mileage has climbed beyond 10,000 miles).0
I'm glad to see someone else that is satisfied with their Escape's fuel economy.
In my latest update, our 2.0l SEL 4WD, since around Christmas Eve, has returned an average closer to 25.5 mpg overall. This also needs to take into account colder temperatures during this period. We got snow XMas Eve and again 2x since, just in large enough amounts and with enough cold air to keep most of it around for two weeks, and even now there are small patches that haven't melted completely away yet, but mostly where it was piled from shoveling or plowing. The worst average tank for this period was just over 23 mpg.
Overall, taking into consideration the 'ideal' nature of the EPA testing process, this is right in line or even a bit better than the car is 'supposed' to return- I have a mixed drive of rural highway, town, city, and interstate, with speeds anywhere from 25 to 70 mph, and these tanks were with me driving five over wherever the speed limits were under 70, or 70 in 70 mph zones.
The most recent tank, with temperatures in the mid-upper-50's, is already over 25.5 mpg, and looking to hit 26 (warmer weather, slightly higher % hwy affecting the numbers). I've had over 29 on occasion, without ever having a single tank of *all* highway driving.
I'd love to get the opportunity for the latter, but time and opportunity have to get together first.0
Forgot to mention- while I drove at reasonable speeds, I still very rarely do jackrabbit starts, and always attempt to ease up to lights and away from them (reasonably, NOT supergranpa-style). I don't mind if the guy in the next lane over gets ahead of me between lights, especially if it means that I get to keep moving, while he's coming to a stop, taking off, accelerating, then braking hard[er]. One of us is getting significantly lower fuel economy for no more return in terms of time, distance, or frustration factor.0
sparky1011 Posts: 1for better gas mileage you should only be driving 50 to 55 even on freeways-- that is why 'they' (govt) changed ALL freeway speed limit(s) to 55 miles per hour back in the 70's & we were NOT paying any where NEAR $3.00 a gallon!!
Most people don't seem to understand -- Supply & Demand!!! -there goes your money!!0
dizney Posts: 1955 MPH LOL LOL
NOT ME ! NO ONE will tell me that I can't drive 70 MPH !!! LOL
AT 70 I get to cry and complain about my mileage !! Waaaaaaa.....
At 55 MPH I got 38.1 MPG 1.6L FWD Now that makes sense LOL
The choice is YOURS!!!0
lip1122 Posts: 5I have the 2013 Escape Titanium 2.0. The only reason I got rid of my GMC Envoy was I believed i would be getting 22/30 mpg in the Escape. I have gotten between 13/17 in the 4 months I have owned my Escape. The dealer tells me there is no problem! Has anyone had any success in dealing with Ford to get this problem resolved? I feel like I was lied to and am extremely disappointed with Ford. I need advice on how to go about dealing with Ford with this issue.
lip1122 Sorry to hear about your troubles with fuel economy. By the look of your expected numbers, you appear to have the 2.0 FWD, is that correct?
If so, I have the same setup. I have recorded the first 12 tanks of gas and have been between 20.6 and 27.6 MPG with my average at 24.2. All winter driving with snow tires.
If you are convinced that it is your vehicle (and not your right foot, traffic patterns, etc) then you should try to take some proof to the dealership. I have used the OBDII port with a wireless "dongle" and an iPad app called DashCommand to monitor my engine functions and fuel-economy while driving. See post 435 and subsequent posts on that topic, under the 2013 Escape forum.link title
Maybe you could monitor your mileage on a short trip with a mechanic and discuss your results?
Let the mechanic drive, to see what mileage he/she can get.
The DashCommand app shows instantaneous mileage, one minute averages for 5 minutes, 5-minute averages for 30 minutes and 30-minute averages for 3-hours. (and the overall average, which you will find, agrees with the overall average you see on your Escape dash)
Good luck!0
tl9 Posts: 2I have a 2.0L 4WD SEL I live in Mississauga and my driving is a mix of hwy and city. I thought my gas mileage was horrific at 420 km a tankful, but yours is even worse. I am way past the so called "break in" period. I have 13500 km. Don't let them fool you into the old break in period speech. I even had my torque converter replaced because of stalling issues and that didn't even help the fuel consumption.0
Yeah, I think these cars are really geared towards relaxed highway and light traffic. Stop and go kills fuel economy on this car. I suspect the Turbo engages a lot on acceleration despite our best efforts at taking off slowly.
Last few tanks were slightly better for me. It wasn't that cold yet (nothing like the last week) and I did 376km over 46.9L (12.4L / 100km avg), 95% city.
Now that it's really cold outside, I'm back into the mid-13s.
I drove to Quebec City back and forth over X-Mas, and managed roughly 600-610km with these tanks (averaging 8.4 L/100km), going at 112-114km/h. Quite the difference...
Agree with you on the "break-in" period, there has been little difference for me over time... I'm at 8500km now.0
I have done a bunch of monitoring of the turbo boost pressure while driving. My normal acceleration, pulling away from a light (in a 2.0 FWD) takes my RPM up to 2500. There is virtually no boost when I do this. (smooth throttle application and likely no more than 10%)
On the other hand, a couple of days ago I had the cruise control on, and my speed was approx 70Kph (44mph) and the tranny was in 6th gear. It produced 4 lbs of boost at just 1200 RPM. This is because the cruise control was opening the throttle further and further to maintain speed as I went up a gentle hill. (transmission then downshifted)
I have really found the turbo to be a function of throttle position more than RPM. It is amazing how much pull these engines have at a very low RPM, and how much boost they can produce at a low RPM.0
gmen97 Posts: 2I just bought my wife the same engine and transmission combo; she complained and after a little research I found out her registered mpg was not 18.5-19.5 but actually 23mpg. My wife stated she could not fill the fuel tank when on empty with 15 gallons, the vehicle would only take 10.8 when the fuel hand was behind the red marker. when I divided 11 gallons into the 255 miles she was using it comes out to 23mpg. Ford for what ever reason has made its fuel sensing gauge not read a total of 4 gallons of gas reserve in the tank. I have argued with the Dealer who says they can't adjust the unit. And Ford hasn't given an answer yet if they will fix it. Most of her driving right now is 95 percent city.0
Folks may want to manually check their mpg for a while to see how their numbers compare to the mpg readout gauge.
"Edmunds Testing Finds Overestimated MPG Is Common."
Your Fuel Economy Gauge Is Fibbing
That said, I've real a lot of posts around the forums where people were getting very close to what the instrument panel was telling them.0
Gas left in the tank (reserve) doesn't impact the mpg calculation. mpg is all about the number of miles driven and the gas that was used to drive those miles. What's left in the tank isn't part of that calculation.
What's impacted is the range, i.e. it'll tell you 0 miles left but there are a few gallons left in the tank. It's the same for me, my biggest fuel-up was exactly 13.0 gallons, and just before I did, the trip computer was telling me a range of 0... and I could probably have added a bit more gas in the tank but it was clicking and I didn't want to risk overflowing...
I calculate every tank manually and compare with the mpg readout: it's always been within 1 mpg or so... most of the times within 0.5 mpg. The difference is usually not in my favor, i.e. my manual calculation comes out a bit worse than the mpg readout, which is a little bit optimistic.0
In my own testing I have found the Escape Fuel Economy Guage to read anywhere from 6% optimistic to 3% pessimistic. About half of the time the hand calculated numbers and the displayed numbers are virtually identical.
Average out those numbers and my display is 1.5% optimistic.
I am quite impressed by that, as my previous vehicle from another manufacturer was about 15% optimistic on average.0
How many gallons do you consider a tankful? I am used to filling all of my vehicles up at around 1/4 tank or just under indicated on the guage, which is actually between 9.5 and 10.5 gallons to fill, on average (annoying, as others have pointed out, for a vehicle with a 15+ gallon sized tank). Based on that, and on the fact that 420 km is about 261 miles, it doesn't sound like your mileage is very horrific at all. It's anywhere from 24.8 to over 27 mpg, for a vehicle that is EPA rated at 24 mpg combined (mixed, as you say your driving is).
If you're running it to the red on the fuel guage, you could be using up to about 13 gallons for the tankful, though many times my low fuel warning comes on at around 11.8 gallons or so.. Which is why I ask how many gallons you are calling a tankful. That same 261 miles becomes something between 20.1 mpg and 22.1 mpg if you consider your tankful to be running it to indicated 'dry' on the guage.
If you're like most of us, your tankful is probably the 1/4 tank mark or around. If so, you are exceeding the EPA estimates, and are actually in line with my own observations for my 2.0l AWD SEL.0
kyfdx Posts: 94,073You can't use your gas gauge or the size of your tank to calculate fuel mileage...
Fill your tank
Reset trip odometer
At next fill up, note mileage on trip odometer and divide that number by the gallons needed to fill up.
That number is your miles per gallon..
Nothing else matters.. doesn't matter how big your tank is, how much you have left, how accurate the gas gauge is, etc, etc, etc....
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600km! That's amazing. I had to convert to US units, then mpg to do the comparison (for most of us US types). 8.4L / 100km = 2.2gal/62.1mi. Total trip distance of 610km comes to 379mi.
Doing the math, 62.1mi / 2.2gal = 28.2 mpg <-- the important part to compare, for us. Not unreasonable, but many here might claim otherwise.
It's the 379 miles for that tank that sounds most interesting though, because that means you used 379 mi / 28.2 mpg = 13.4 gallons of gas for that tank, which tells me you probably ran it down at least far enough for the low fuel warning chime / indicator, and probably to the red fuel guage mark. Yet, you still had around 2 gallons left in the tank.
Sure wish Ford would recalibrate the fuel guage on these. I can adjust (filling up with a lesser amount indicated on the guage), but it drives my paranoid wife nuts to see me waiting until it gets down close to 'empty'. :P0
LOL yep! I was happy with the highway range, for sure...
BTW no need for manual calculations, you can simply type this in google:
"8.4 L/100km to mpg"
So the trip was roughly 800km one-way... In fact I did 8.2 (28.7 mpg) on the way there, and 8.6 on the way back (27.3mpg). Might be some slight differences in speed, elevation, temperature to explain the difference...
It was done with cruise control set most of the time, at 112 km/h (69.5 mph) but I did do a little higher at times to pass and stuff.
So yeah, around 28mpg, it's not the best out here but it's not bad either, I was not trying to get the best number ever. And it's during winter in Canada, pretty cold weather (was around -15C out there). Definitely satisfied with that however, now if only the city numbers would be that close to the rated numbers!
Yep I often fill up when the fuel gauge is deeply in the red!! But I don't feel too bad about it, knowing that there's still a lot of gas left due to the huge reserve...
Also, what I typically do to estimate my "true" range, is take whatever value I drove (ex. 365km) and add to that the estimated range left that the computer provides (ex. 20 km to empty) so then I'd tell myself that my range was 385km with that tank. I know it'd probably eeke out an an extra 40-50km if I really wanted to push it and run dry but that wouldn't be too wise, especially in the eyes of the missus... lol...
In what I said above (600 km for the roadtrip), it was truly driven kms on the odometer, but with almost nothing left in the tank at the end (playing it a bit risky).0
aviboy97 Posts: 3,159My in-laws have an Escape 1.6L SEL AWD they had as a factory order and took delivery Oct 1, 2012. It has gotten no better than 19.5mpg average and sometimes less. It has been in the shop for over 3 week total for other various issues. While the car is pretty to look at and has lots of features, it is obvious total quality control during manufacturing is not consistent. Ford better fix it fast because the press around these EcoBoost engines is souring really, really fast.
CR just bashed the Fusion and this Escape Fuel Economy thread is starting to look like the Elantra Fuel Economy thread.0
lax4545 Posts: 1Has anybody seen a drop in their mpg's after the most recent recall? Before the most recent recall on the 2013 Ford Escapes, I was seeing 26-28 mpg's. But afterwards I have been through 9 fuel ups and have been averaging 23-24 mpg's. I checked tire pressure, I use all synthetic oils and fluids, I use the same gas station (Shell), I put gas line anti freeze in to help aide in the colder temps in New England, I put fuel injector cleaner in one tank and am lost to how I could lose 3 mpg's. Ford is saying it is because of the cold temps but it does not make any sense cause it has been cold since November and I was still seeing 26-28 mpg's. I do believe the Ford computer fix also included running the engine richer to help aide in keeping the engine cool. Any thoughts would be well appreciated.0


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The bottle: Bacardi Facundo rum collection: NEO ($45), Eximo ($60), Exquisito ($90), Paraiso ($250)
The back story: Sure, we all know Bacardi, the world's best-selling brand of rum (and the world's largest family-owned spirits brand, according to The Spirits Business website). But we often know Bacardi for its base-level rums, the kind that are good for pouring into a blender when you want a frozen daiquiri or for mixing with Coca-Cola when you're in a Cuba Libre mood. These days, however, rum aficionados are increasingly embracing sipping rums, the kind that are meant to stand on their own, just like a fine Scotch or bourbon. In fact, sales of super-premium rums (that is, the most expensive kind) increased by 5.4% (based on volume) in 2013, according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States; by contrast, sales of value-priced rums declined by 2.8% during that same year-over-year period.
Enter the recently unveiled Facundo collection — just in time for National Rum Day on Saturday. This grouping of four sipping rums takes its name from Bacardi's very founder, Facundo Bacardi, who started his distillery some 151 years ago. And in keeping with the naming, the rums in the collection come from the Bacardi family's secret stash, so to speak. "This is the first time we've tapped into the private Bacardi reserves. These are rums that have never been seen outside the Bacardi family," says Bacardi brand master David Cid.
So what do these Bacardis like to sip? The Facundo rums, which are sourced from the Bahamas, each have their own characteristics — meaning there are variations in how they're each blended and aged. The idea is to show a range and provide "different experiences" for the rum drinker, says Cid — much in the same way single-malt Scotch producers offer a range of expressions.
What we think about it: There's no question about it: These are quality rums. NEO is perhaps the most intriguing in that it looks like a light rum, but it actually has some heft to go along with its sweetness. The reason? It's actually a rum that's a blend of rums that have been aged in the barrel for up to eight years, but the final product has gone through a filtering process to remove the color — a neat little gimmick, if you ask us. On the flip side, Paraiso is the most serious, rich and refined — a rum that's a blend of rums that have been aged up to 23 years and that's got a distinctly warm, Cognac-like appeal (indeed, the barrels used in the aging were ones that previously held Cognac).
How to enjoy it: Sorry, you'll have to set aside the Coca-Cola if you want to enjoy the Facundo rums. Sip these neat or with a cube of ice. Still, if you insist on doing any mixing, the Bacardi folks say it's probably worth playing with the NEO — Bacardi's David Cid suggests substituting it for whiskey in an Old Fashioned for a "think-outside-the-box cocktail."


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What does the Bible say about strength?Question: "What does the Bible say about strength?"
Answer: The word strength and its derivatives are mentioned over 360 times in the Bible, applying to both natural and supernatural strength. The Greek word katei means "power, strength, might." In the Bible, strength is mentioned by Paul. He tells us to "be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power" (Ephesians 6:10). Paul is telling us that the unlimited power and strength of Christ are the source of strength for those who belong to Him.
As Christians, we are to be strong in the mighty power of God. This means that our strength is not our own; it is not human or fleshly. Our strength is not of the world, but our strength is found in Christ—in our having a vibrant, dynamic relationship with Him. As Paul tells us in Philippians, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" (Philippians 4:13). In other words, there is no other source that gives man the strength to overcome the world with its trials, its temptations, and death. It is through submission to God's strength that we overcome the power of Satan: "Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you" (James 4:7). It is by first aligning ourselves with the strength of God through our total submission to Him that we are able to withstand the wiles of the evil one: "Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil" (Ephesians 6:10-11).
Bound up in the idea of finite man relying on the strength of God to overcome, to press on and to persevere, is the reality that man can in no way save himself. Only God does that. Paul makes this abundantly clear in his letter to the Ephesians: "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast" (Ephesians 2:8-9). These two verses are the most forceful summary of the dynamics of salvation found anywhere in the Bible. They help us to understand the contrast of man's total helplessness with that of God's insuperable strength.
It is a gross fallacy to believe that in our own strength we can save ourselves. The Bible makes it clear that we're not saved by our works, by our own volition, or by the number of good things we do. But the chief reason that our salvation is not by our strength, but from God, is the utter sinfulness of man as compared with the transcending standard of the righteousness and excellence of God. It is essentially a contrast which we cannot comprehend. God's righteousness is beyond us. His is radical.
God has taken upon Himself the responsibility for our salvation because only He has the strength to do so. He has promised to reveal to the world His power and His might. This is what happens whenever the Spirit of God comes into the heart of a sinner. When we finally come to acknowledge Him as our Savior and admit our total helplessness and dependency upon Him, then will we come to know of His strength, His power, and His might.
Recommended Resource: Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices & Priorities of a Winning Life, by Tony Dungy with Nathan Whitaker
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Last week we spotlighted a few new videos that are up on Steve-O's very own YouTube channel, one of which guest-starred Danger Ehren. If you missed it, you can click this prettily colored word and be whisked away to a land of mystery and waxed enchantment where at the end Steve-O did plug Ehren's one-stop shop on the YouTube as well. And that's kind of what is happening here as well, because there's nothing quite so satisfying as plugging a friend. Ehren appears to still be populating his channel with content, but here's an oldie from behind the hotel scenes during the jackassworld 24-hour takeover of the MTV studios in the NYC, circa February 2008, featuring Preston Lacy, Dimitry Elyashkevich, the voice of Dave England, and a rusty hook. Find more of Ehren's vidiocy here: https://www.youtube.com/user/dangerehren
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Raiders take Arkansas QB Tyler Wilson in 4th round
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Raiders have added another unproven quarterback to the mix, selecting Arkansas' Tyler Wilson after trading down in the fourth round of the NFL draft.
Wilson joins a quarterback room that already has Matt Flynn, acquired earlier this month in a deal from Seattle, and third-year pro Terrelle Pryor. Oakland traded former starter Carson Palmer to Arizona after acquiring Flynn as the rebuilding team has turned to the future.
Oakland also added Colorado tight end Nick Kasa, Central Florida running back Latavius Murray, Tennessee tight end Mychal Rivera and Oklahoma defensive tackle Stacy McGee in the sixth round Saturday, and San Diego State receiver Brice Butler and Missouri Western defensive end David Bass in the seventh round.
"We felt like we had a few needs, so I didn't think it was that hard to address certain areas, because we had needs at a lot of spots," general manager Reggie McKenzie said. "We need to upgrade depth in a lot of stops. We knew if we stayed true to the board we would get good players, and that was the whole factor."
Wilson was considered one of the top prospects after throwing 24 touchdown passes and only six interceptions while leading Arkansas to an 11-2 record in 2011. Wilson decided to stay in school for his senior season, but his draft status fell as the team struggled following the firing of former coach Bobby Petrino, who was embroiled in a scandal for hiring his mistress to work in the athletic department.
Wilson completed 62.1 percent of his passes while throwing for 3,387 yards with 21 touchdowns and 13 interceptions last season. The Razorbacks went 4-8 under interim coach John L. Smith.
"After things pan out you kind of look back and say, 'Well, that wasn't certainly business-wise maybe the smarter thing,'" Wilson said. "I know everybody else looks at and probably questions my judgment, but my thought is I wanted to be the most ready, prepared football player that I could be and I thought the only way I could do that would be to go back to school for my senior season. Regardless of what happened, and where you go in the draft, I think I'm a more prepared football player by staying in school."
Flynn will begin the offseason as the starter but the Raiders have stressed that there will be competition at all positions. Flynn had expected to be the starter after signing as a free agent with Seattle last season only to be beaten out for the job by third-round rookie Russell Wilson. That led to his eventual trade to Oakland and Flynn hopes he doesn't lose out to another rookie Wilson this year.
"I want him to learn the playbook first," McKenzie said. "Get out here and make sure he gets behind the center and not behind the guard. You know, you want these guys to come in and just show the coaches and their teammates, No. 1, that they belong. Then all the other stuff will come."
Flynn has made only two starts in his career, while Pryor has made just one. Pryor was late owner Al Davis' final draft pick when he was taken in the third round of the supplemental draft in 2011. Now instead of being groomed as the quarterback of the future, Pryor is in a three-way competition for the job.
McKenzie said he expected to bring in a fourth quarterback soon to provide more depth for the offseason.
"I'm excited that I get to come in and compete, and potentially have a chance of playing on Sunday and leading the football team," Wilson said. "That's what I'm excited to do is get there as fast as I possibly can and start getting in the playbook."
Wilson is just the fourth quarterback drafted by the Raiders since 1993, following No. 1 overall pick in 2007 JaMarcus Russell, 2005 third-rounder Andrew Walter and 2001 second-rounder Marques Tuiasosopo in 2000.
The Raiders have had a poor history when drafting quarterbacks, with the only real success since the start of the common draft in 1967 being 1968 second-rounder Ken Stabler, who led the franchise to its first Super Bowl title following the 1976 season.
Oakland took two tight ends in the sixth round after losing starter Brandon Myers in free agency. The Raiders took Kasa, a converted defensive end, at No. 172 overall and Rivera at 184th. Oakland got that pick after dealing the 176th pick acquired from Arizona in the deal for Palmer for a sixth and seventh-rounder from Houston.
Kasa and Rivera join a group that includes returning backups David Ausberry and Richard Gordon, who were both drafted in 2011.
The Raiders took Murray with their second pick in the sixth round at 181st overall with the pick acquired earlier in the day from Tampa Bay when they moved down in the fourth round. Murray rushed for 1,106 yards on 198 carries with 15 touchdowns last season and will likely compete with recently signed Rashad Jennings as Darren McFadden's backup.
McGee comes to Oakland with a spotty off-field record, having been suspended three times at Oklahoma for marijuana possession, drunken driving and an undisclosed team violation.
"I have no problems bringing him into that locker room," McKenzie said. "He's a solid guy that made some mistakes in college. That happens sometimes. But after the thorough research that we had, we felt good about him."


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Good-Hawn, Hieron-Weedman Set for Bellator Welterweight Semifinals
Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney revealed the welterweight semifinals Saturday. | Jeff Sherwood/Sherdog.com
LEMOORE, Calif. -- Shortly after the opening round of Bellator Fighting Championships' fourth-season welterweight tournament concluded Saturday at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino, the promotion revealed how the four remaining 170-pounders will be paired in the upcoming semifinals.
During the post-fight press conference for Bellator 35, company chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney announced that former champion Lyman Good will take on unbeaten Olympic judoka Rick Hawn, while tournament favorite Jay Hieron will square off against the surging Brent Weedman.
The Good-Hawn matchup will be part of Bellator 39, set to take place April 2 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. That show will be headlined by Eddie Alvarez defending his Bellator lightweight crown against lightweight tournament winner Pat Curran.
However, no date was announced for Hieron-Weedman, which remains tentative pending medical clearance of the Kentuckian Weedman, who sustained a laceration above his left eye in his unanimous decision triumph over Dan Hornbuckle on Saturday night.
"He got a serious cut. Our hope against hope is that cut is one he'll be able to come back from and get busy again pretty quickly," said Rebney, who stressed that there were no plans for any kind of injury replacement. The cut is expected to take between six and eight weeks to fully heal.
"I've been waiting around to get this thing over my eye stitched up, so I missed out on a bunch apparently," laughed Weedman upon entering the press conference, where he suddenly found out that he was matched against Hieron.
"It's an honor whoever I got paired up with. They're great guys," added the Louisville native. "As you saw tonight, they're all awesome fighters."
"The competition this year in the tournament is just stacked," said Hawn, who represented the U.S. in judo at the 2004 Athens Olympics. "Lyman's a very tough fighter. I'm looking forward to the matchup. I think we're going to match up well together and it's going to be a good fight. I'm excited for it. Can't wait."
"It's been a privilege and honor for [Bellator] to give me the opportunity to go out there and try to reclaim something I had once before," said ex-champ Good. "Understand that I'm fighting amongst top-ranked, high-class fighters."


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At the end of the NATO summit in Lisbon, Portugal this weekend, the leadership of the Afghan Taliban issued a statement characterizing the alliance's adoption of a loose timeline for a 2014 end to combat operations as "good news" for Afghans and "a sign of failure for the American government." At the summit, President Barack Obama said that 2011 will begin "a transition to full Afghan lead" in security operations, while the Taliban declared: "In the past nine years, the invaders could not establish any system of governance in Kabul and they will never be able to do so in future."
While Obama claimed that the US and its allies are "breaking the Taliban's momentum," the reality on the ground tells a different story. Despite increased Special Operations Forces raids and, under Gen. David Petraeus, a return to regular US-led airstrikes, the insurgency in Afghanistan is spreading and growing stronger. "By killing Taliban leaders the war will not come to an end," said the Taliban's former foreign minister, Wakil Ahmad Muttawakil, in an interview at his home in Kabul. "On the contrary, things get worse which will give birth to more leaders."
Former and current Taliban leaders say that they have seen a swelling in the Taliban ranks since 9/11. In part, they say, this can be attributed to a widely held perception that the Karzai government is corrupt and illegitimate and that Afghans—primarily ethnic Pashtuns—want foreign occupation forces out. "We are only fighting to make foreigners leave Afghanistan," a new Taliban commander in Kunduz told me during my recent trip to the country. "We don't want to fight after the withdrawal of foreigners, but as long as there are foreigners, we won't talk to Karzai."
"The Americans have very sophisticated technology, but the problem here in Afghanistan is they are confronting ideology. I think ideology is stronger than technology," says Abdul Salam Zaeef, a former senior member of Mullah Mohammed Omar's government. "If I am a Taliban and I'm killed, I'm martyred, then I'm successful. There are no regrets for the Taliban. It's very difficult to defeat this kind of idea."
But it is not simply a matter of ideology versus technology. The Taliban is not one unified body. The Afghan insurgency is fueled by fighters with a wide variety of motivations. Some are the dedicated jihadists of which Zaeef speaks, but others are fighting to defend their land or are seeking revenge for the killing of family members by NATO or Afghan forces. While Al Qaeda has been almost entirely expelled from Afghanistan, the insurgency still counts a small number of non-Afghans among its ranks. Bolstering the Taliban's recruitment efforts is the perception in Afghanistan that the Taliban pays better than NATO or the Afghan army or police.
The hard reality US officials don't want to discuss is this: the cultural and religious values of much of the Pashtun population–which comprises 25–40 percent of the country–more closely align with those of the Taliban than they do with Afghan government or US/NATO forces. The Taliban operate a shadow government in large swaths of the Pashtun areas of the country, complete with governors and a court system. In rural areas, land and property disputes are resolved through the Taliban system rather than the Afghan government, which is widely distrusted. "The objectives and goal of the American troops in Afghanistan are not clear to the people and therefore Afghans call the Americans 'invaders,'" says Muttawakil. "Democracy is a very new phenomenon in Afghanistan and most people don't know the meaning of democracy. And now corruption, thieves and fakes have defamed democracy. Democracy can't be imposed because people will never adopt any value by force."


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Neptunians are a humanoid species which shares many characteristics of humans. There are a few differences though: Neptunians have pig-like noses, purple skin and four arms. Their hair is usually black, but can also be brown (Spanish Fry) and violet (Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles). Because of their many arms, they are usually masters of coordination and can use all four arms simultaniously, giving them an edge in terms of multi-tasking and dexterity. The Neptunians make up a fair share of Earth's alien population and have their own quarter in New New York, Little Neptune, with its own foodshops and similar things. Neptunian cooking is quite famous, and is furtherly promoted by the most prominent member of the Neptunian people, Elzar.
A few Neptunians are in the service of Robot Santa Claus, but he is constantly mistreating them so they are forced to take desperate measures in order to survive. Because Santa doesn't feed them, this kind of Neptunians are a lot smaller than their compatriots on Earth, rendering them of similar proportions to the mythical elves who serve the less homicidal, more traditional Santa.
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Having recently started the CCNA, as it is included in my degree course, and enrolled in the Cisco Network Academy Program, our lecturer has said that the Cisco books for semesters 1-4, although recommended are not a requirement, as all available material is on-line, which it is.
But the problem arises with continuous on-line study. It is very demanding and it is easy to get distracted and go off surfing somewhere. Also, it is the only course that I have been involved in where frequent breaks are recommended, for a smoke coffee etc, except when involved with practical Lab Work. I have purchased the companion guide for the course, as I find it is easier to refer to than the on-line material, it also reinforces what has been studied on-line, and as i don't have a laptop, I can read on the bus etc.
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"Downton Abbey" fans, start polishing the silver and dusting off those morning suits: The dishy costume drama will return to PBS on Jan. 5.
That means devoted viewers will have to wait 235 days to find out how the Crawley family is coping in the wake of dear Cousin Matthew's death -- that is, assuming they're able to avoid the rampant online spoilers that are destined to follow the series' broadcast this fall in the U.K.
"Masterpiece" executive producers announced the return at the network's annual meeting Tuesday. The series, written and produced by Julian Fellowes, will run for eight weeks.
Following the departure of cast members Dan Stevens, Jessica Brown Findlay and Siobhan Finneran, the new season will feature a host of new faces, including Gary Carr as the the series' first black character and Tom Cullen as Lord Gillingham, a potential new suitor for the widowed Lady Mary.
Even though it left many fans irate (or at least deeply depressed), the Season 3 finale of "Downton Abbey" was a ratings winner, drawing 8.2 million viewers and beating all other shows in prime time when it aired Feb. 17.
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Announcement - Amendment Process Announcement for H.R. 1745
May 20, 2011
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The Committee on Rules may meet the week of May 23rd to grant a rule that could limit the amendment process for floor consideration of H.R. 1745, the Jobs, Opportunity, Benefits, and Services Act of 2011. The bill was ordered reported on May 11th by the Committee on Ways and Means.


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Two men with seemingly nothing in common become unlikely friends in this drama from France. Harry (Daniel Auteuil) is a salesman working for a large but faceless corporation, where he's become a success at the expense of his personal life. His wife Julie (Miou-Miou), frustrated by his lack of concern for his family, has divorced him, and while he still has visitation rights to his children, he manages to forget when it's his weekend with his daughters, and he neglects to pick them up at the train station. Harry is depressed and nearly suicidal; while driving late one rainy night, he accidentally hits a dog who is walking with Georges (Pascal Duquenne), a personable young man with Down's Syndrome. Georges lives in a mental institution, where he's happy and well cared for, but when several of the other patients leave for a weekend visit, Georges decides that he should leave too, and he sets out to visit his mother. Harry can't bring himself to leave Georges behind, so after burying the dog, he offers to drive him to his mother's home, which becomes the start of a complicated odyssey for the two of them, especially after Harry finds out that Georges' mother is no longer alive. Actor Pascal Duquenne actually does have Down's Syndrome; he and co-star Daniel Auteuil shared the Best Actor award at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Director: Jaco Van Dormael
Cast: Daniel Auteuil and Pascal Duquenne
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State representatives reject bill that would have eased marijuana lawsBy GARRY RAYNO
State House Bureau
March 13. 2013 10:51PM
CONCORD - Possessing or smoking marijuana will still be a crime in New Hampshire.
Without debate, the House Wednesday rejected a bill that would have removed marijuana and cannabis from the state statute governing controlled drugs.
House Bill 337, one of three seeking to relax the state's marijuana laws, would have legalized marijuana. It was killed on a 239-112 vote.
Supporters of the bill say it is about time state law catches up with reality, saying the prohibition on marijuana should have ended years ago.
Speaking at the public hearing on the bill, Rep. Mark Warden, R-Manchester, bill sponsor, said he approached the measure partly as one of civil liberties.
"Just as technology changes, so does culture; behavior changes over time," Warden said. "Why are we stuck with the prohibition of ages ago on this issue?" But law enforcement and health officials oppose the bill saying it will make the drug more prevalent and acceptable, which will lead the greater use of other drugs.
"We're all too familiar with the symptoms and signs of devastation this brings to individuals and families," said Valerie Morgan, director of the Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services for the state Department of Health and Human Services, at a public hearing on the bill. "We are under-sourced in treating people with drug abuse issues; legalizing marijuana would only add to that problem."
The House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee retained House Bill 492, which would legalize marijuana and regulate it.
The same committee is recommending that House Bill 621, which would decriminalize the possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, be killed. The bill has yet to come before the House for a vote.


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Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen "Not Just for Kids" Bridget shows Chris how to make the ultimate Chicken Nuggets at home. Then, Jack challenges Chris to a tasting of yellow mustard. Next, Adam reveals his top picks for broiler-safe cooking dishes. D
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Taste of Louisiana with Chef John Folse & Co.: Our Food Heritage "Native America: Native Plant Foods" The Lower Mississippi Valley provided over 250 natural herbs for the Native Americans. Kim Hollier and Dr. Charles M. Allen of the Louisiana State Arboretum in Ville Platte give us a firsthand look at these wild edibles. Dr. Alma Blanchard, a "traiteur," explains the art of this alternative medicine practice and even treats Chef Folse for an old injury. D
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Art Through Time: A Global View "Ceremony and Society" Explores the role of masks, costumes, sculpture, and other objects used in rituals and spectacles around the world, including a Balinese Barong ritual, initiation rites performed by the Mende women of Sierra Leone, Caribbean Carnival parades, and performances at the annual Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert. D


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When Alice Khakame knew she was pregnant again, she set off to get blood tests at the government maternity clinic where she lives in Kangemi, a poverty-ridden area of about 100,000 people on the outskirts of Nairobi.
Her husband had accompanied her for such tests in the past, but this time he refused to go. He was gone when she got back, before her blood tests showed she was HIV-positive.
"I think he knew what he had done and so he disappeared," she said. "And then I left the house, too, because of the stigma of the disease."
Pregnant and with her small son and daughter in tow, Khakame shifted from rented room to rented room on the other side of the slums, fearing she would die and avoiding telling anyone her husband had infected her with HIV, out of fear that her small family would be ostracized.
Without her day-laborer husband's salary, she soon fell into utter poverty and went untreated until a counselor from a local Catholic support group heard about her case.
"I was just hiding in the house, afraid, and then there was a lady who came from the church ... and she told me I would find people like me and I would share with them. And so I got to know that I am not alone."
Six years later, Khakame is surrounded by people with similar stories, all of them now being counseled and medically treated for HIV, and all of them working through a Catholic program called "Uzima."
"I am saving money, making beads out of paper for necklaces, here and at home," said Khakame, who uses the money for rent and the daily needs of her three children, none of whom contracted the disease.
"Uzima," or "life" in Swahili, one of Kenya's national languages, was founded by Kangemi's Jesuit-run Church of St. Joseph the Worker in 2004.
Using the Jesuit parish's facilities, the program now helps about 120 HIV-infected Kangemi residents, most of them women.
There are no exact figures for Kenyans living with HIV, but a 2012 U.S. Agency for International Development report on Kenya indicates women there are almost 50 percent more likely than men to contract the disease. AIDS activists say this can be due to many factors, including reluctance of men to be tested and the stigma surrounding HIV in the male-dominated society.
At the time of Uzima's inception, the stated goals were to provide support and cure to those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS, said the program's director, Jesuit Father Stephen Nzioki.
But he said those goals have evolved to include an emphasis on economic independence, thanks to new technologies and drugs that allow HIV-infected people to live full lives.
"At the beginning, the focus was on treating ... and helping those who were dying to do so peacefully," said Father Nzioki. "Now people are not dying. These people are healthy, so they need to do something to provide for their own lives and for their families," especially now, because of dwindling funds to HIV-related projects in Kenya.
"We have to think of ways to supplement," he said.
Until this year at least, Uzima has an annual budget of 4 million Kenyan shillings ($48,000) provided by the Irish Catholic charity, Trocaire.
The program employs two AIDS counselors and two social workers who create public awareness for HIV in Kangemi, assisted by Catholic families living there. Together, they locate HIV-infected residents and encourage them to seek antiretroviral treatment at public clinics.
The infected residents are counseled and offered membership in Uzima's support group, which offers training in handicraft production, gardening and poultry-rearing.
They ply their new trades alongside others on Jesuit parish facilities and put a monthly percentage of their earnings into a common bank account, from which they can then ask for interest-free loans to expand, said Emily Night, a Uzima social worker.
"As long as you have put in savings for at least six months, you can acquire a loan," she said. "And if you have savings of 1,000 shillings, you can borrow 3,000."
Everlyne Muchabi arrived at Uzima in 2007. She was poor, HIV-positive and raising five children alone. Her husband had died of an AIDS-related illness the year before.
She joined the support group and took classes in bead-making, after being counseled by Uzima staff to start antiretroviral treatments at a public clinic nearby.
"I got a loan for 10,000 shillings and bought materials to make more beads and to pay for school fees for my daughter and to pay for daily needs," said Muchabi.
Khakame, meanwhile, said she no longer wants her husband to come back. She said she has learned through Uzima's support group to create a new life for herself and her children, despite often unkind looks and taunts from many outside.
"They look at me and say that only HIV-positive people are making jewelry from paper, but I don't care," she said. "I meet with others like me at Uzima. We share our experiences. And then I go ... and make more jewelry."


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Intermarker distances and orders were estimated using the family data and ILINK ( 24 ) and are shown in Table 3 . Parametric two point maximum lod scores (MLS) were then calculated for all 50 pedigrees assuming either autosomal recessive or autosomal dominant models of transmission respectively ( Table 3 ). An MLS of 21.27 was found for D16S500 at θ = 0.045 assuming the recessive model and an MLS of 14.53 for the same marker at θ = 0.011 under an assumption of dominant inheritance. Model-based multipoint linkage analysis results using GENEHUNTER ( 25 ) are shown in Figure 1 . Under the recessive model ( Fig. 1 , graph AR ) an MLS of 21.8 was observed between D16S3079 and D16S3103. Allowing for heterogeneity, this lod score increased to 23.7 with an estimated 88% of families linked. The MLS obtained under the dominant model ( Fig. 1 , graph AD) was 16.9. Non-parametric multipoint linkage analysis using GENEHUNTER NPL revealed similarly significant results ( Fig. 1 , graph NPL), with a maximum NPL score of 9.81 (P = 2.47 × 10 −25 ) close to D16S405. The information content of the map of chromosome 16 markers was ≥80% across the entire region. Thus both the model-based and model-free analyses provide highly significant evidence of linkage between PXE and markers in this region on chromosome 16.
Multipoint linkage analysis (using the GENEHUNTER program) for all 50 pedigrees assuming (a) autosomal recessive mode of inheritance (graph AR), (b) autosomal dominant mode of inheritance (graph and (c) performing multipoint non-parametric linkage calculations (graph
Multipoint linkage analysis (using the GENEHUNTER program) for all 50 pedigrees assuming (a) autosomal recessive mode of inheritance (graph AR), (b) autosomal dominant mode of inheritance (graph and (c) performing multipoint non-parametric linkage calculations (graph
To address the issue of heterogeneity across the sample in an unbiased fashion, we conducted a number of analyses using the program HOMOG ( 26 ) on multipoint lod scores obtained with VITESSE ( 27 ). These analyses were designed to evaluate the relative likelihood of: (i) the presence of linkage heterogeneity with a fraction of the families displaying genetic linkage of the disease to chromosome 16 and the remaining families not showing linkage; (ii) the possibility of distinct loci coding for the disease in different families; (iii) the presence of different modes of inheritance at the same locus.
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Bacteriological methods. Sputum samples were collected as described elsewhere [ 13 , 14 ]. Cultures for isolation of S. pneumoniae were performed by plating serial dilutions of the sputum samples onto blood agar plates. S. pneumoniae was identified by colony morphology and optochin sensitivity. No patient who was found to be colonized with S. pneumoniae within 2 months of enrollment in the study was included in the present article.Bacteriological methods.
Serum samples. Blood samples collected during clinic visits were allowed to clot. Serum was obtained by centrifugation and were stored at −80°C. We chose to analyze the serum sample 2 or 4 months before a visit at which a new strain of S. pneumoniae was isolated (referred to as the 2 month or 4 month preacquisition serum), to reduce the possibility that a patient preacquisition sample may in fact represent a sample obtained after colonization had occurred but had not yet been detected. Patients followed up in the same study who did not have any S. pneumoniae isolated for >24 months were defined as control subjects, and their serum samples were used for comparison. In our study, each serum assay represents a unique patient.Serum samples.
Measurements of serum antipneumococcal antibody concentration. All antibody measurements were performed by ELISA. The concentration of serum IgG to capsular polysaccharides type 6B, 7F, 14, 19F, and 23F was determined by ELISA according to published methods, using both C polysaccharide (CPS) and 22F absorption to remove nonspecific, cross-reactive antibodies [ 16 ]. The standard used in these assays was serum G141A-3 (a gift from Dr. George Siber, Wyeth-Lederle Vaccine, Pearl River, NY), which was assigned values of 6.64, 20.1, 31.5, 16.4, and 11.4 µg/mL for concentrations of IgG against types 6B, 7F, 14, 19F, and 23F, respectively.Measurements of serum antipneumococcal antibody concentration.
A whole-cell pneumococcal IgG ELISA was developed by modifying a previously established assay in mice [ 17 ]. The whole-cell ELISA used pneumococcal strain Rx1AL − , an unencapsulated derivative of a serotype 2 strain. Rx1AL − is also lytA deficient; this mutation allows growth to high density and impairs the release of pneumolysin, which is thus concentrated in the bacterial pellet. Rx1AL − was grown to the late logarithmic phase in Todd-Hewitt broth supplemented with 0.5% yeast extract, harvested by centrifugation, killed by the addition of 70% ethanol, washed repeatedly, and resuspended in PBS. This ethanol-inactivated whole-cell bacterial suspension was used to coat the wells of a microtiter plate (Immulon II; Thermo Labsystems)—100 µL of the suspension were used in each well, corresponding to ∼10 7 cells/well. The plate was incubated overnight at 4°C. The next day, wells were washed with 0.05% Tween 20 in PBS (PBST), and unbound sites in the wells were blocked by the addition of 5% fetal calf serum in PBST for 1 h at room temperature. After wells were washed, 100 µL of 8 serial dilutions of serum in PBST were added to the wells, and the plate was incubated at 37°C for 2 h. After the wells were washed 3 times with PBST, 100 µL of dilution of peroxidase-labeled goat anti-human IgG or IgM (Sigma-Aldrich) in PBST were added to each well, and the plate was incubated at room temperature for 1 h. After another wash, 100 µL of Sureblue peroxidase substrate (Kirkegaard Perry Laboratories) were added to each well. After 15 min of color development in the dark, the reaction was stopped by the addition of 50 µL of 2 N sulfuric acid to each well, and the optical density at 450 nm was read. Controls included wells in which PBS was used instead of serum and wells in which PBS was used instead of the bacterial suspension. These controls consistently showed negligible color development. A standard was also used on all plates that consisted of serum from a healthy adult volunteer selected by virtue of a high concentration of anti-pneumococcal antibodies.
I was wondering if someone could help me. I was affected by B12-deficiency when i was a teenager. Due to age prejudice doctors didn't diagnose this until I was 18. By that time I was always tired and didn't do anything except sleep and torturing myself to go to school. I had problems communicating myself because I couldn't remember the right words and my longterm and shortterm memory was a mess. Before that I was an excellent student and I always loved studying and i am very ambitious. I'm 23 now and i have gotten shots regularly since then and yet my memory and ability to communicate myself hasn't gotten to the level that is was before the symptoms begun. Now I am very aware that I am a very slow learner and it doesnt matter how much i concentrate or try my memory is very bad and I still mess up words when i'm speaking. It makes me really sad because i wanted to go to university and i had it all planned but I know that I am not capable of what they expect from us. I suspect some sort of neurodamage due to the b12 deficiency but the doctors say its unlikely. I ask, is it really that unlikely and what can I do ? Is it possible to find it out if there is damage ? I just want them to aknowledge their mistake if that is the case.
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Have you been tested for heavy metal toxicity? I urge you to find a practitioner whose niche/speciality is heavy metals and chelation. You would be surprised how many of your symptoms are because of heavy metals. Heavy metals also displace minerals in the body and can contribute to health issues that way as well.
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I am a 52 year old women with Pernicious anemia and have been taking B-12 shots since I was 40 years old I got admitted to the hospital This is when I found out I had no B-12 at all I have been taking the shot every 3 weeks since. I have trouble saying things sometimes like for instance Go get the pan off the table when I mean stove I turn my my words around an I realize I have said what I say after I do it but sometimes it just comes out wrong I to find it hard sometimes to talk to people because you just don't know when im going to twist my words It doesn't happen a lot but enough to notice I find it happens more when my B- 12 is low I get sleepy a lot even with the shot and get mood swings Now about your education Go part time and take extra time to study lots of schools have tutors
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This week in Island history
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago From the Newport Daily News, June 10, 1909
A launch for the accommodation of naval officers spending the summer here, has commenced to make daily trips between here and the Naval Training Station.
From the Newport Daily News, June 11, 1909
If the rainy weather of the last two months has retarded the arrivals of the summer colony, they will be more than repaid upon their arrival by the good done to the vegetation. Never before did the trees, shrubbery and lawns on the island look better. Especially on Shoreby Hill, are the trees which line the roadway, beautiful.
75 years ago From the Newport Daily News, June 15, 1934
Cars from many states were noted Thursday crossing the ferries, bound for St. George's school; where graduation exercises were being held.
The old barn at Beavertail light has been razed and a foundation laid for a two-car fireproof steel garage, the material being brought from Newport today.
50 years ago From the Newport daily News, June 9, 1959
The Jamestown Little League will start its season this Sunday at 1:30 p.m. with a parade starting from the Recreation Center and a double-header beginning at 2 p.m. at Clarke field.
Vetoes by Gov. Christopher Del Sesto of bills to lower ferry tolls and to study a proposed Jamestown marina were protested last night by the Jamestown town council.
From the Newport Daily News, June 10, 1959
Three school teachers are still needed in Jamestown, the School Committee was informed at its meeting last night in the Elementary School. … Specifications were approved for fuel oil bids and bottled gas. Also approved was the proposed contract for bus service. The total cost per day for bus service has increased to $33.50. At 180 days as specified at $33.50 per day, the total cost is $6,030 per year. If extra daily trips are added, or the route extended, additional charges will be made on the basis of 25 cents per mile. These specifications will be sent out to the various companies concerned.
From the Newport Daily News, June 12, 1959
Grades 4, 5, and 6 held a field day yesterday at the Jamestown School field. Fred Caswell was in charge. Mrs. Hannah Caswell and Miss Marion Matoes were recorders. Miss Theresa Pinto's grade 6 scored the most points.
25 years ago From the Newport Daily News, June 11, 1984
Forty students from Jamestown received their diplomas during graduation ceremonies outdoors at North Kingstown High School Friday night.
From the Newport Daily News, June 12, 1984
The Conservation Commission is sponsoring a workshop Wednesday to explain the process of setting up a private land trust that would preserve open space. … The Jamestown Comprehensive Community Plan suggests forming a land trust to preserve open space.
Town Administrator Robert W. Sutton told the Town Council Monday that it will cost more to haul town trash to Newport beginning July 1. Since the landfill was closed May 18, it has cost the town $1,600 to haul its garbage to Newport. … Currently Jamestown is paying $23 per ton to have Newport haul it to the state landfill with its own trash, Sutton said. He said the town can expect that to go up by about $5 a ton.
From the Newport Daily News, June 15, 1984
Seventy-three Grade 8 pupils at Jamestown School received diplomas Thursday night in the school gymnasium.
15 years ago From the Jamestown Press, June 9, 1994
Town officials have endorsed the use of blasting in the highway construction corridor, and state officials will place a water conduit under the road and prepare a ballfi eld for the town.
Members of the Youth Litter Corps will clean the island's roads and shorelines of unwanted garbage this summer, beginning in July. The state Department of Environmental Management has again given Jamestown funding called an Oscar grant.
10 years ago From the Jamestown Press, June 10, 1999
No one was injured but a circa 1905 Jamestown landmark (the Captain's house) was destroyed in a raging fire Saturday, June 5, that was fought with all of Jamestown's fire apparatus plus equipment from the towns of Newport and North Kingstown.
The second phase of the new water conservation regulations will go into effect tomorrow, June 11, and town water customers who violate these rules could have their service shut off or have a lien put on their property.