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A crossover between ESOTSP and Twilight/New Moon. Bella can't cope with the pain of Edward leaving her. In depression she seeks out a company 'Lacuna'. Having Edward removed from her memory is like a relief, but is it the right decision?
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I paced Charlie's kitchen restlessly, clutching a formal letter in my quivering hands. I held it up to the light to read, for the fifth time this morning. I scanned the text feeling both comforted and physically sick. The hole in my chest was burning so much, but I refused to double over ,when Charlie could walk in at any minute. I wanted to go through with this I truly did. To not remember him anymore. To start again and move back to Phoenix. It was the hardest decision that I'd ever had to make.
My appointment was booked, I just had to show up, and by morning this terrible nightmare would be over. Edward Cullen would just vanish from my life. I sniffed, and folded the letter back into it's envelope with fumbling fingers. I grabbed my jacket from the hall, feeling like I'd left my guts back in the kitchen.
"Bye Dad," I called up the stairs in a monotone. No answer. I sighed and pushed my arms through the correct holes in my coat and snatched my keys off the side hook. Outside a thick layer of white frost coated everything. The drive was a death trap , but I finally made it to my truck's door without falling. Famous last words I thought wryly when my feet slipped directly from beneath me. I scrabbled madly and caught onto the truck's side mirror. I stayed like that for a short moment, trying to rid myself of the Déjà vu. This had been exactly like the day Edward saved me from being crushed had started. That day he forced me into his world. Only if he had kept his promise would I have accepted this with good grace. Right now I almost wished he'd let me die, it would have saved so much mutual pain.
It took little over an hour to get to Port Angeles. I noted with quiet relief ,on the way into the main shopping district all the ice had melted. Not wanting to dally in my truck I immediately got out, and pulled with me two black bin bags from the passenger foot well. I held them away from me as I stumbled across the street, not wanting to feel the contents bashing against my legs. I paused outside of a very nondescript building, it looked like a run down dental clinic. I raised my eyebrows and checked the address on the letter with the street name and number. I shook my head, and with difficulty nudged the door open with my shoulder. Inside the atmosphere was thick with one familiar feeling...Heart Break. This was the right building alright! Here I would have Edward Culled torn from my memory.
The walls had been painted in a cheery yellow and quiet jazz played from the over head speakers. I recognized the number immediately as one of Edward's favorite songs and winced as another circumference of hurt carved it's self from my chest. In spite of all this, the room was anything but a happy place. Glum faced people sat in plastic chairs, all clutching black bags. I settled myself into one, beside a girl not much older than me. She had tears dribbling numbly down her cheeks and was slowly twisting a sparkley ring over and over through her hands. I wondered if she felt anything like me at the moment, was it possible for her to feel worse? I doubted that very much.
Pushing my self pity aside I pulled out my journal and ripped the necessary pages from it. My hand hovered over an entry with Edward's name written over and over in layers so it was barely legible. A lone tear slipped from my eye, the moisture that had been pooling for months finally breaking it's banks. However I was interrupted, somebody called my name from somewhere. I looked up ,feeling dazed, like somebody had just stuffed my ears with a giant cotton wool bud.
"Miss Swan?" A woman with blond hair pinned at the back of her head , wearing a white medical coat smiled down at me. I nodded and quickly brushed the tear from my eye, kicking myself for having so little self-control.
"Welcome to Lacuna, You're here to erase-" she glanced down at her clipboard, "Edward Cullen, is that correct?" still her lipsticky smile stayed in place, not faltering for one minute. I nodded, not daring myself to speak in case my voice cracked. Her smile became sympathetic, it made me want to slap it from her face. I froze, completely shocked with myself. What had caused me to be so violent?
"I'm Mary Svevo, I just need you to sign here-" Mary leaned over me, and handed me the clipboard- "And print your name full name here," she stabbed at a dotted line with her manicured nail. I filled in the correct boxes with care, I wanted this done throughly. Handing her back form I forced my muscles to contract a smile. God knows what I looked like, probably something demented.
"If you'd like to come with me , Dr Mierzwiak will see you now," Mary informed me with a sickly sweet voice, and tucked my form under her arm. I stuffed what was left of my journal into my jacket pocket and the other offending pages into one of the black bags. I followed Mary's retreating white coat, muttering "excuse me," and ,"I'm sorry" every now and then as I stumbled from the waiting room.
Soon I found myself sitting in an impeccable office. A friendly looking man who was (according to his name plate) Dr Mierzwial loaded a fresh tape into the recording machine between us. Before pressing record he smiled at me and stuck out his hand for me to shake. I did so , trying not to seem rude.
"Isabella I will be the one conducting the procedure today, My name is Dr Mierzwiak," He dropped my hand and sat back down in his own executive chair. I nodded brainlessly. This was the type of man you would want as a grandfather, with caring knowledgeable eyes and weathered crinkles along his baggy skin. I thought about correcting him on my name, but decided that it would sound rude no matter how I phrased it.
His think finger pressed down upon the record button and the room was filled with a tiny buzzing.
"Miss Swan, do you agree that this tape is new and was unwrapped in front of you?" I nodded stupidly and then remembered verbal noise was required.
"Yes," I replied , my voice came out all crackly like I'd swallowed a bad of dirt. I cleared my throat quietly and waited patiently for the Doctor finishing jotting something down on his papers. He looked up at me with an urging smile and silently pointed down at the paper in front of me. I scanned it and kicked myself. It was a list of all the things I had to say.
"umm, I Isabella Swan am here to erase Ed- Edward Cu-Cullen," I surprised myself with my with how hard it was to say his name. Though I took comfort in knowing I wouldn't have to mention him again. Soon.
The rest of the meeting was painfully hard. I had to spill everything about Edward, the way he would gently stroke my cheek and listen to my heart beating when we'd lay together or the way he'd press his lips to my forehead. Everything except, him and his family's secret.
I tumbled out of the office in a daze of fresh pain. I could here him , Edward that is, begging me not to erase him pleadingly in my head. It's not real. I kept on telling myself until I was sat under a scanner, where the technicians were about to create a memory map of Edward. There scanner was enormous. Engulfing all of my head from the cot I was led on. Suddenly I found all the items from my bags being thrust under my nose. Diary entries read out. Objects relentlessly canalized, and all the while I was only allowed to react mentally.
At the end of my three hour stay in the clinic, Dr Mierzwiak informed me things had had gone very well and by the morning I should not remember Edward if everything carried on the positive track. I smiled simply in response and left Lacuna with a feeling like I'd just made a horrible mistake.
When I got back to Forks it was dark, I guessed this as an acceptable time to got to bed. Charlie wasn't in so I wouldn't have to explain the waterfall of tears at my eyes; The sleeping pill Lacuna had prescribed me or the way I went straight to bed. I Only had time to think about all the items I'd taken to the clinic and how were probably being burned at this minute. The pill took affect quicker than I thought possible and when I collapsed onto my bed, only vaguely aware Charlie was away on a two-day fishing trip.
I love you Edward. I won't remember you in the morning....It'll be as if you never did exist.
Horrified screams, breaks squealing, Edward smacking me full on in the chest.
"Bella? Are you alright?" his voice was low and frantic in my ear. I was being held against his chest tightly and then all too soon everything went black. Edward was gone and so was my fleeting happiness.
"Edward?" I called out through the inky darkness. I heard his ghostly chuckle and one hand extent to me in a come hither motion. I followed it blindly, tripping over until I landed flat on my face. I groaned and rolled over only to be blinded by sunlight. I stared up, with a bemused eyebrow quirked at a canopy of jade green leaves.
"Do I scare you Bells?" I glanced across, at Edward. He looked sad with his butterscotch eyes large and a downward tug to his lips. I rolled over onto my stomach and put my hand to his lips hesitantly. Giving my own little smile I pushed to corners of his mouth up.
"No, Edward, never. I'm sorry though," I said thoughtfully, tracing his parted lips delicately with my gentle fingers.
"What ever for?" he asked with a little chuckle, pulling me down by my wrists to rest my head on his marble chest. I smiled into his glittering skin as my heart went into over-drive. The sun poured down upon us in the perfect meadow. But I knew it would be gone soon, this memory would be erased.
"I'm erasing you," I sighed and traced the pattern of his muscles. He stroked my hair calmly, I could almost hear the frown on his face.
"I don't blame you," I felt a tear dribble down my cheek as he pulled me up to his face, behind his head, I could see the trees disappearing into darkness. His lips grazed mine just as the nothingness crept to his back. And then he was gone, again. I gave a frustrated yelp and mashed my fist into the ground.
"Edward?" I called out , wandering aimlessly through dense forest. Just as I tripped somebody caught me by the forearms. I looked up. My heart spluttered to a stop at the perfect face of my God like Edward. He whisked me up into his arms and then I found us spinning around the dance hall at our prom. I looked down at our feet, to see me stood on his. He grinned and pressed our foreheads together, staring right at me. I tried to look into his topaz eyes but soon my vision blurred and I knew I'd gone cross-eyed.
"Silly Bella," he chuckled and tapped my nose.
I yelped as we started to fall back and then I felt the soft caress of the mattress beneath me. Edward was leaning over me, his large hands either side of my head.
"Don't leave me Edward, Stay," I whispered. He put a finger to my lips.
"Gladly," he assured me , pressing butterfly kisses down my jaw. I gasped, breathing irregularly as he traced patters down the outside of my arms. Let me keep this memory just this one.
"I love you," kiss.
"Bella, I love you," and then he was gone. I found myself laying on cold ice alone, staring up at the stars.
I sighed, and stood up, sliding dangerously over the ice. I looked down and found my feet covered with ice-skates. I looked up just in time to see a dark blur fly at me, it caught me by the hands and spun us around repeatedly on the ice. I gave a shrill scream of fear as my knees started to buckle, making me collide into Edwards chest. He laughed and held me so tightly I forgot to be afraid. His tantalizing smell was so close. No! Concentrate Bella!
"Edward!" he ignored me with a chuckle and dragged me over the ice gracefully, with the lithe glide of a professional skater.
"They're going to erase you!" I cried out, knocking my head against his chest. It hurt more than I expected against his concrete skin, but I didn't dare let him go in fear of slipping.
"So enjoy it," he whispered against my neck, giving my ear a playful nudge with his teeth. Once again my heart jammed up with joy and I found my self laughing involuntary.
"Lift your arms out Bella!" he laughed gleefully, keeping his steady hold on me. I gazed at him and jerkily lifted my arms into the air. He slid one of his own hands up from my waist, bumping along my rib cage and my outstretched arm up to my fingers and entwined them with his own.
"Take me somewhere I don't belong," he suggested and ran his nose over my jaw. The wind rushed through my hair, sending it over my shoulder as we both flew over the ice. I concentrated hard on remembering a moment where Edward hadn't been with me......... Phoenix, the sun was so hot that summer. Renee had bought so many different flavors of ice-cream, that's all we lived off the rest of the week! I felt Edward's caress disappearing, his breath fading against my skin and soon I was stretched out in my old back garden. I sat up on the sun lounger with wide eyes.
"Edward?" I called looking around wildly. I heard a joyous laugh from my right. I followed the sound and saw him in dungarees and a tattered cap. And yet he still managed to look unfairly like a model.
"I'm your gardener!" he chuckled and gave the hedge-clippers in his hand a snip to add to the affect. I scrambled over to him, falling out of the chair in my haste, and hitting the dried out grass with a soft bump. I didn't hesitate in my recovery and launched at his chest. He threw the sharp object over his shoulder. Presumably so I wouldn't find a way to impale myself on them.
"It worked," I muttered into his chest as he enveloped me in his arms and lay back on the ground.
"Umm-hmm" he replied.
"I'm sorry," I muttered again, feeling dreadful. Edward shook his head and twisted a strand of my hair around his finger.
"It's understandable," he replied with that articulate tone that I longed to learn. I rubbed his glittering arm and rested my cheek against it. His skin felt wonderful in the stifling heat.
"How long?" Edward asked me gently as I nudged off his hat so I could run my fingers through the copper hair I loved so much.
"This is it," I said sadly, and without warning he crushed my body to his. I gasped, his embrace had knocked the air from my lungs, not to mention played havoc with my pulse.
"I love you Bell," Edward kissed the top of my head repeatedly.
"Don't go!" I tightened my grip on his torso, as long as I could feel him.
"I love you so much!" I cried out to him, too distraught for tears.
"Try to remember me," then in whisper of wind he was gone.
The first glare he gave me, The cheeky lop-sided grin. Mood swings, kisses, presents. My lullaby, Esme, Alice, Emmett, Rosaline, Carlisle ,Jasper.....Edward. Love.
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The following event occurred yesterday morning whilst I was in the store grabbing a pack of diapers for Big Trouble (who is obviously still determined to break me in the potty training department since we were getting yet another pack of diapers, not underwear).
The Setting:
Big Trouble was being quite the little gentleman and this trip to the store had me beaming at the people passing by as I showed off how well my little boy was behaving. Yep; pat on the back for being an awesome mom; isn't he just the cutest little thing?! I made him.
The Incident:
Then he opened his mouth and SHOUTED a question that no one ever wants to be asked loudly in public: "MOM, DO YOU NEED TO POOP IN THE POTTY?"
Shh! No honey, Mommy's just fine right now, thank you.
He wasn't satisfied so there was a follow-up question: "NEED TO PEE-PEE?" (people are now staring and snickering)
No baby, Mommy already went to the potty. Do you need to go?
Good Lord, NO! There are no bodily functions going on right now so please stop shouting!
Oh my Lord, please just come with me to the self-checkout so I don't have to face a real cashier!…..
End of Scene.
Needless to say, I was quite embarrassed by this happy outburst. I assume it was payback for my constant barrage of questions concerning his potty training process and lack of progress, but who can say?
I know I can't be the only one with crazy kids who say things like this, right?!
Turns out, I'm not. So, here's a few more fun things that other kids have said! I would love to hear your stories, too! Misery loves company! 🙂


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You're probably having people over at some point in the next month, so you better make sure your house is looking in tip-top shape for guests. Since you can't entertain without the right equipment, you should take a gander at Magisso's new stainless steel serving set.
It's $US35 and it comes with a cheese knife, cheese slicer and a pie server. The set is designed by Maria Kivijärvi, and you can place each piece on its side, so it doesn't get your table dirty. I mean, all you really want to eat over the holidays are apps and desserts anyway, so you don't really need any other utensils. [Magisso]


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Signs of a chemical reaction include color change, gas production, temperature change, precipitation, and other changes in properties …including density, taste, texture, smell, melting point, boiling point, etc. This demonstration will really make them think about it. Place a large plastic container on the counter. Invert a large jar or beaker into the container. Set a 3/4 full liter of fresh cola on top. Carefully but quickly pour a cupful of sugar into the soda and stand back. The cola will burst out of the bottle. Most students will assume it is a gas production sense they can see all of the foam. Have the students taste the left over soda. It is very sweet and very flat, indicating the soda is still there and the carbon dioxide left. It is a physical change and not a chemical change. The sugar pushes out all of the carbon dioxide gas.


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Woods Hole — long cherished as an epicenter of marine science — is growing in it's reputation as a place for artists to gather as well. This year, for the fourth time, the Woods Hole Inn and Woods Hole Film Festival unite with a weekend of professional development writers with exploration in screenwriting and a special focus on television, being held February 21-23 in Woods Hole.
Drama writer P.K. Simonds (Reign, Ghost Whisperer, Party of Five) joins comedy writer Ian Maxtone-Graham (Simpsons, Saturday Night Live) for two days of exploration in screenwriting. Filled with helpful ideas about how to break in and what to do when the door opens a crack, veterans Simonds and Maxtone-Graham will regale the crowd with stories from the trenches. How does an episode of TV get plotted, what is the "writers room," what kind of spec script should you write to get there? Professional development for writers rarely takes place in such a beautiful spot, with great leaders and an intimate setting like this one.
The weekend kicks off with a wine and cheese reception Friday night at the Woods Hole Inn. After breakfast at the inn the next morning, the TV writers gather for professional development writers workshops — with two sessions that day led by Simonds and Maxtone-Graham. Most of the aspiring TV writers choose to attend "Dinner and a Movie" together on Saturday night at the Captain Kidd (additional fees for this element). On Sunday, the writers gather once more for a morning session to wrap it all up.
The TV Writers Retreat Fee is $299 per person and applications are being accepted at the Woods Hole Film Festival website (biographical info and a writing sample is required). The Woods Hole Inn is offering a deeply discounted two night package on this professional development writers retreat where $369 queen and $399 standard king includes the Retreat Fee AND two nights at the Inn.
Comments from previous TV Writer Guests: "I loved that after years of looking into the TV screen, I was brought into the inside and got a chance to see what it is to look out at the audience."
"I am walking away with a new view on television writing, new contacts, new energy. I am so thankful for that."


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ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- The Detroit Lions released running back Jahvid Best on Wednesday after concussion problems prevented the former first-round draft pick from playing at all in 2012.
Best hasn't played since October 2011, and his return was looking increasingly unlikely. Best agreed to a five-year deal with the Lions after they drafted him in 2010, but he's played only 22 games.
"Jahvid is as fine a person and professional as I have ever worked with," Lions general manager Martin Mayhew said. "He was the consummate teammate and always did everything asked of him. We wish Jahvid the very best in all his future endeavors and have no doubt that he will be successful in whatever path he chooses."
Best accounted for 1,000-plus yards and six touchdowns as a rookie, but was limited to six games during the 2011 season after what he said was the third concussion of his football career. He hasn't played since a loss to San Francisco in 2011.
Best also missed time during the preseason that year because of a concussion, and when he was a college player at California, he missed a few games after a fall knocked him out and sent him to the hospital with a concussion and sore back.
"I want to thank the Detroit Lions organization for drafting me and giving me an opportunity to fulfill my dream and play in the National Football League," Best said in a statement provided by the team. "My time as a member of the Lions was a very special time in my life. My teammates, the members of the organization, the Lions fans and the people of Detroit will hold a special place in my heart. I'll always be a Lion."
Detroit signed Reggie Bush in the offseason to help boost its inconsistent running game.
Best began last season on the physically unable to perform list, and after six weeks, Mayhew said Best hadn't been permitted to return after a consultation with medical experts.


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SOCORRO, N.M., February 17, 2003 -- New Mexico Tech senior Isaiah K. Storey was awarded top honors for a technical paper presentation he gave last month at a national conference sponsored by the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE).
Storey earned first-place overall in the 2003 National Technical & Career Conference (NT&CC) Technical Paper Competition in New Orleans, garnering a $2,000 cash award, an all- expenses- paid trip to anywhere he chooses in North America, and an MP3 player for his academic efforts.
His award-winning presentation was titled "Analytical Report on Ionic Liquids and Their Properties: Solvent Technologies of the Future."
Storey, who also recently was appointed and officially confirmed as the student board member on the New Mexico Tech Board of Regents, is pursuing a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering at the state-supported research university.
He is a current member of the Tech student chapter of SHPE and also serves as the group's public relations officer.
In addition to his studies at New Mexico Tech, Storey works part-time as a laboratory technician at the university's Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center.
Storey is a native of Albuquerque and a graduate of St. Pius X High School.


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Ahh, I love a good game of cat and mouse!
Sunday night's installment of The Walking Dead on AMC was basically sixty minutes of the Governor stalking Andrea over hill and dale, through forests and plains, into abandoned warehouses and, finally, to the doorstep of the prison.
There, as Andrea longingly looks at those familiar fences, the Governor swoops in behind her and takes her down. It was exactly like when Jason jumps out of Crystal Lake at the end of Friday the 13th.
Heart breaker!
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University of Montana Now Considering Two Possible Locations for Missoula College [AUDIO]
It's been one of the most heated controversies in Missoula over the past few years, where the new Missoula College should be located. UM officials have steadfastly maintained that the South Campus, the current location of the UM Golf Course, was the sole choice. Not anymore. University of Montana Vice President for Integrated Communications Peggy Kuhr said on Thursday, that a second location is now under consideration.
"The university will also be considering a location that is directly across the Clark Fork river from the main mountain campus along East Broadway," Kuhr said. "We do have about seven acres of land that could be a viable location, although we don't know yet, for the new Missoula College building."
The current use of the plot of land is that of a parking lot.
"Some of that land is being used right now for a park and ride, and then just to the west of that is our Montana Technology Enterprise Center, so we already have our Mon Tec building there," Kuhr said. "In fact, some of our Missoula College students are using the facility as a wet-lab, because we don't have that at our current location."
The Montana legislature appropriated $29 million dollars for fund a new Missoula College building, with a required match of $3 million dollars. Governor Steve Bullock signed the bill to move construction forward on May 6. Since that time, Clayton Christian, the Commissioner of Higher Education and the university have discussed the siting of the Missoula College.
Kuhr said the community discussions will continue as to the location of the new college.
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A department store owner goes undercover as an employee to thwart union activists.
John P. Merrick, the richest man in the world, is visited by the directors of his various enterprises, who are greatly agitated because Merrick has been hung in effigy by the employees of a department store that he owns. Taking matters into his own hands, Merrick, who holds the working man in contempt, dismisses Tom Higgins, the detective hired to investigate the disturbance. Then, armed with a card from the personnel manager describing his mission as "confidential," Merrick, who has not been photographed for twenty years, poses as Higgins and goes to work as a salesclerk in the children's shoe department, "the hotbed of discontent." On his first day, Merrick is demeaned by Hooper, the section manager, and meets Mary Jones, a fellow clerk who thinks that Merrick is a pathetic old man. Taking pity on him, Mary loans Merrick fifty cents and introduces him to Elizabeth Ellis, another clerk, who shares her lunch with him. After work that day, Mary invites Merrick to join her for dinner at the automat and then takes him to a secret meeting of the store employees led by her sweetheart, Joe O'Brien, who, Mary proudly confides, hung Merrick in effigy. During the meeting, as Joe discusses the lack of job security endured by the store employees, Mary stands up to relate the sad story of "Higgins," the elderly shoe clerk who had to borrow money from her to eat. After the meeting, Merrick returns to his mansion, where he instructs George, his butler, to bring a little girl to the shoe department the next day to buy shoes. When George and his "daughter" appear in the shoe department, Merrick, planning to show up Hooper, asks Mary which shoes are the hardest to sell. After Mary points to the high-tops that carry an employee bonus of twenty-five cents per pair, Merrick is about to sell George five pairs when Hooper steps in to take over the sale. Infuriated by Hooper's high-handedness, Merrick is about to tell off his supervisor when Mary gives him a pep talk and invites him to join her, Joe and Elizabeth at Coney Island the next day. That night at the mansion, Merrick tells George that Joe exerts an evil influence on Mary and he plans to break them up, but at the beach next day, when Merrick questions Mary about Joe, she admits that she is in love with him. As the day draws to a close, Merrick becomes separated from his friends and is unable to locate the bathhouse in which he left his clothes. Exhausted from wandering the boardwalk, Merrick offers to sell his gold watch to a clerk for telephone change. Suspicious, the clerk calls the police, who take Merrick to the station for questioning. When Mary finds Merrick at the station, they begin to question her, too. At that moment, Joe and Elizabeth arrive at the station, and after Joe lectures the police about individual rights and begins to recite the Constitution, the officers decide to drop all charges rather than face the long- winded Joe in court. The four then return to the beach, and as Merrick and Elizabeth pretend to dose in the sand, Mary proposes to Joe. When Joe rejects her proposal and announces that he is leaving New York because he has lost the struggle to organize a union, Mary calls him a coward. In frustration, Joe throws down his list of the four hundred employees he has recruited and leaves. Merrick retrieves the list from the sand and offers it to Mary, but she tells him to keep it. On the train ride back to the city, Elizabeth confides to Merrick that she could never marry a rich man, prompting Merrick to wonder aloud if she would care for the "real me." Merrick's statement makes Mary suspicious, and after he and Elizabeth reach their stop and leave the train, Mary finds Merrick's identification card on his seat and calls her friend in the personnel department to search his files. After learning that "Higgins" is a private detective in the employ of Merrick, Mary returns home and finds Joe waiting at her door to apologize. When Mary informs him that Merrick is a store spy and has Joe's list, Joe schemes to retrieve it. He instructs Mary to lure Merrick into the storeroom the next day, where he can confront the spy. Joe is arrested by the store detectives, however, and Mary is left to her own devices. After a boot falls from a shelf and hits Merrick on the head, Mary feels guilty, and as she attempts to revive him, the store detectives arrive and take them both to the general manager's office, where Mary accuses Merrick of being a "Benedict Arnold in sheep's clothing." Joe and Mary's opinion of Merrick changes, however, when he accuses Allison, the general manager, of poor management. When Allison agrees to talk to the employees' representative, Mary hands him the list of four hundred whom Joe represents. After taking possession of the list, Allison announces that they are all morons, and Mary snatches back the list which she and Merrick then tear up and swallow. When Allison threatens to fire everyone on the fifth floor, Mary uses the store's public address system to rally the employees to walk off the job and organize. As the store employees picket the Merrick mansion, Merrick sneaks out the back door but is seen by the workers, who hail him as a hero. After Joe offers to let him carry Merrick's effigy, Merrick calls them inside to a meeting, where, much to Joe and Mary's dismay, the store directors treat the shoe salesman with subservience. When the directors address the salesman as "Mr. Merrick," Mary screams and Joe faints. All ends happily as Joe and Mary, Merrick and Elizabeth are wed, and Merrick takes all his employees on a cruise to Honolulu. As they dance the night away in the ship's ballroom, the now-contented employees begin to sing "for he's a jolly good fellow."
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Corona Completes Last Leg of Sunrayce, June 29, 1999
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., June 29, 1999 -- Seconds are crucial in any race and the New Mexico Tech Solar Racing Team will now surely attest to that fact after crossing the finish line at Epcot this afternoon and ending up in 28th place overall in Sunrayce 99, just 26 seconds behind their nearest competitor, the University of Virginia.
New Mexico Tech's Corona finished up Sunrayce 99 today under its own sunshine-provided power on the 85-mile-long last leg from Ocala, Fla. to Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Corona made the run just under the maximum allotted six hours, averaging about 14 miles per hour on the route and finishing 26th for the day.
The University of Missouri at Rolla held on to the lead it established since Day Two of the ten-day road rally and won Sunrayce 99 with a total elapsed time of 56 hours, 16 minutes, and 44 seconds, averaging just over 25 miles per hour for the 1,300-mile-long solar-powered odyssey.
Teams from colleges and universities throughout North America, including New Mexico Tech, raced through five Eastern Seaboard states, from Washington, D.C., toward this afternoon's finish at Epcot at Walt Disney World Resort, just south of Orlando, Fla.
The biennial solar-car race was developed by General Motors and the U. S. Department of Energy in 1990 to promote educational excellence in mathematics, science, and engineering by offering students a unique and highly valuable "hands-on" educational opportunity. Electronic Data Systems Corp. (EDS) joined GM and the DOE as a co-sponsor of Sunrayce in 1993.


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Optus has shed 305 staff over the three months to 31 December, 2012, SingTel announced today.
The telco has now let go of 962 staff, 9.9 per cent of its workforce, over the last 12 months. Consequently, staff costs fell 3.6 per cent.
For the six months to 30 September, 2012, Optus cut 746 staff, 7.6 per cent of its workforce.
SingTel announced its third quarter results today, with Optus' operating revenue dropping 5.7 per cent to $2.3 billion for the three months to 31 December, 2012.
For the nine months to 31 December, 2012, operating revenue dropped 4.4 per cent to $6.8 billion.
Total mobile revenue dropped 7.1 per cent to $1.5 billion for the quarter, comprising 66 per cent of total revenue.
Net profit also dropped 9.2 per cent to $160 million during the quarter.
SingTel attributed the revenue drop to the reduction in the mobile termination rate, which took effect from 1 January, 2012; a drop in equipment sales of $43 million; and service credits associated with device repayment plans reducing revenue by $28 million.
Optus added 58,000 postpaid customers during the quarter. However, it lost 36,000 prepaid customers due to churn from prepaid wireless broadband products.
Postpaid customers now make up 57 per cent of Optus' customer base.
A lower average revenue per user (ARPU) from discounted broadband plans has seen its consumer on-net fixed revenue drop 3.5 per cent, with a total of 993,000 on-net customers at 31 December, 2012.
During the quarter, the telco extended its 4G coverage to Brisbane and the Gold Coast and has upgraded more than 4000 sites under its U900 migration program, with free cash flow dropping 30 per cent to $519 million due to higher capital expenditure.
Optus also recently let go of long-term contracts with resellers, including Telechoice and Boost Mobile.
SingTel said revenue for Australia is expected to decline by mid-single digit level.
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Review Summary
- Located directly on a small white-sand beach
- Adult-only resort (minimum guest age is 18); mostly couples
- Spacious, modern rooms with whirlpool tubs, separate showers, and balconies
- Stocked minibars, flat-screen TVs, iPod docks, and free Wi-Fi
- Plenty of dining options – nine restaurants and multiple bar areas
- Well-outfitted fitness center; yoga, Zumba, water aerobics, volleyball, and a tennis court
- Gorgeous spa and salon with a variety of treatments (for an extra fee)
- Nightly music and entertainment; destination weddings possible
- Only 20 to 25 minutes from the airport
- Lots of seaweed; ocean not really swimmable
- Isolated location makes it challenging to get to area attractions
- Dress code enforced (pants required in restaurants at dinner); pro for some
- Resort credits are a hassle to use
Bottom Line
This luxurious, 433-room all-inclusive resort is an adult-only escape with a fairly remote location a half-hour drive south of Cancun's bustling Hotel Zone. There's a classy, jet set vibe, and spring break shenanigans are prohibited, as are children under 18. Extensive features include a white-sand beach (that's smaller than those at competing properties), eight pools, nine restaurants, and abundant bars -- plus nightly entertainment to keep things lively. There is a full-service spa as well as a nicely outfitted fitness center, not to mention regular yoga and water aerobics classes. Rooms are spacious, spotless, and modern, all with amazing whirlpool tubs and balconies or patios. Really fantastic free Wi-Fi is offered throughout (reception can even be found on the beach).
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- Best All-Inclusive Resorts in Riviera Maya
- Best Luxury Hotels in Puerto Morelos
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- Best Beach Hotels in Puerto Morelos
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I have one of these laptops. I think it is stupid for what they say it is meant to be. When I got it, it was under "Gaming Laptops" at JB-HiFi Australia. I can barely play games like Need For speed Most wanted and Battlefield 3 on the LOWEST graphics settings. Not only that, when its idling, most of the time it idles at 90 Degrees Celsius. I sent it to Acer telling them the problem and all they did to "repair" it was a full factory reset blaming 3rd party software.


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Avrupa reports positive drill results in the Pyrite Belt, Portugal
January 30, 2013
- Copper and gold intercepts in MBV02
- Mineralization intercepted in four other drill holes
- Phase 3 drilling to begin in early March, 2013
Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (AVU:TSXV) is pleased to report the completion of drilling and the receipt of all results related to the Phase 2 exploration program on the Alvalade Joint Venture in the Portuguese Pyrite Belt. The JV is operated by Avrupa Minerals and fully funded by Antofagasta Minerals, SA.
Avrupa drilled eight holes, totaling 3,491 meters, in the second round of drilling on the Alvalade JV. The Company drilled 16 holes, totaling 6,757 meters, in two phases of drilling during 2012. Best results in Phase 2 came from the MBV02 drill hole, a follow-up hole to MBV01, drilled during Phase 1, in the Monte da Bela Vista target area. Monte da Bela Vista is located approximately two kilometers north of the past-producing Lousal Mine. The Company drilled MBV02 to 653.1 meters, and intercepted long intervals of probable feeder zone-style, mineralized stockwork quartz veining, often indicative of the presence of a nearby massive sulfide system.Â
Copper results from MBV02 include:
- 45.90 meters (7.30 m to 53.20 m) @ 0.24% Cu, including 8.05 meters (11.80 to 19.85) @ 0.39% Cu and 15.80 meters (23.70 m â" 39.50 m) @ 0.44% Cu
- 24.15 meters (146.30 m to 170.45 m) @ 0.24% Cu, including 1.50 meters (154.15 to 155.65) @ 1.64% Cu and 7.50 meters (159.60 to 167.10) @ 0.44% Cu
Gold results from MBV02 include:
- 23.70 meters (154.15 m to 177.85 m) @ 1.35 ppm Au, including 1.50 meters (154.15 to 155.65) @ 5.11 ppm Au and 7.45 meters (161.75 to 169.20) @ 2.16 ppm Au
- 97.50 meters (279.50 m to 377.00 m) @ 0.40 ppm Au, including 7.00 meters (293.00 to 300.00) @ 1.08 ppm Au and 9.50 meters (310.80 to 320.30) @ 2.30 ppm Au
Other base metal results from MBV02 include
- Numerous intervals of > 0.1% Pb and/or Zn
Elevated and anomalous copper, lead, zinc, and gold results also came from drill hole SMS01 in the Santa Margarida da Serra target area, which opens up a fourth belt of potential VMS-hosting volcano-sedimentary rock units. Further elevated and anomalous copper, lead, and zinc values are present in FAL01, located 2 kilometers south of the Lousal Mine, and CBG01, located approximately 5 kilometers NW of Monte da Bela Vista.  Both holes are located in the mineral belt interpreted as being on the northwest strike projection from Neves Corvo. Drilling also intercepted anomalous copper, lead, and zinc in CDM01, located approximately 8 kilometers east of the Lousal Mine in the Aljustrel mineral belt.
For further information and a more detailed review of the Alvalade project results, please follow the link to a project update presentation on the Avrupa Minerals website:Â
Paul Kuhn, President and CEO of Avrupa Minerals, commented: "The results of follow-up drilling at Monte da Bela Vista are highly exciting. The Avrupa team is working with Antofagasta and its consultants to design additional follow-up drilling to test the VMS potential in the Monte da Bela Vista area near the historic Lousal massive sulfide deposit. We are also encouraged by the presence of mineralization in several other areas in the proximity of Lousal and further north towards the old Caveira Mine. Our efforts, now, are directed towards planning the Phase 3 drilling program, scheduled for 5,000 meters and start-up in early March. We will continue our work in the Lousal-Caveira area, particularly at Monte da Bela Vista, but we also have a large number of other target areas to test within the project boundaries."
Antofagasta Minerals SA ("AMSA") is the mining division of Antofagasta plc. Â Antofagasta plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE-100 Index, with interests also in transport and water distribution. Â Currently, AMSA activities are primarily concentrated in Chile where it owns and operates four copper mines: Los Pelambres, Esperanza, El Tesoro and Michilla. Â Total production in 2012 is expected to be approximately 700,000 tonnes of copper, 11,000 tonnes of molybdenum and 280,000 ounces of gold. Â AMSA also has exploration, evaluation and/or feasibility programs in North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa.
Avrupa Minerals Ltd. is a growth-oriented junior exploration and development company focused on aggressive exploration, using a prospect generator model, for valuable mineral deposits in politically stable and prospective regions of Europe, including Portugal, Kosovo, and Germany.
The Company currently holds 18 exploration licenses in three European countries, including 12 in Portugal covering 2,775 km2, five in Kosovo covering 153 km2, and one in Germany covering 307 km2. Â Avrupa operates two joint ventures in Portugal, covering four of the licenses, including:
- The Alvalade JV, with Antofagasta Minerals SA, covering three licenses in the Iberian Pyrite Belt of southern Portugal, for Cu-rich massive sulfide deposits; and
- The Covas JV, with Blackheath Resources, covering one license in northern Portugal, for intrusion-related Au-W deposits
Avrupa is currently upgrading precious and base metal targets to JV-ready status in a variety of districts on their other licenses, with the idea of attracting potential partners to project-specific and/or regional exploration programs. These projects include:
- Porphyry Cu-Au potential in southern Portugal in the Alvito license area;
- Seven licenses covering targets in the Pyrite Belt, the north Portugal Au-W belt, and the Monchique alkali complex of southern Portugal;
- Four licenses spread throughout Kosovo in the Trepça Mineral Belt of the Vardar Zone, historically a long-term producing district of silver and base metals;
- One additional license for gold and copper in southern Kosovo;
- One license for intrusion-related Au-Sn-W deposits in the historic Erzgebirge Mining District of eastern Germany, a 900-year producer of tin, tungsten, silver, base metals, and uranium.
For additional information, contact Avrupa Minerals Ltd. at 1-604-687-3520 or visit our website at www.avrupaminerals.com.
On behalf of the Board,
"Paul W. Kuhn"
Paul W. Kuhn, President & Director
This news release was prepared by Company management, who take full responsibility for its content. Paul W. Kuhn, President and CEO of Avrupa Minerals, a Licensed Professional Geologist and a Registered Member of the Society of Mining Engineers, is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators. He has reviewed the technical disclosure in this release.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.


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The S&P 500 Index peaked and fell both in 2000 and 2007, so are we in for what S&P Capital IQ's Sam Stovall calls a "Seven Year Glitch" in 2014?
Several bad market omens have been circulating lately as investors try to come to terms with a more than five-year-old bull market that stubbornly is 2% to 4% off its recent highs for 2014. There's the rarity of bull markets that make it to a sixth birthday, the summer slump in markets preceding midterm elections, scary charts professing similarities to past crashes, and now, a warning that stocks tend not to do well for the year if they're down on the year by Easter.
While a correction could be triggered by a drop in quarterly earnings-per-share estimates, Stovall writes:
Is a reduction in quarterly EPS estimates enough to trigger a correction, let alone a new bear market? Yes, if market and sector valuations end up being exceedingly high. Beyond periods of excess, I think P/E ratios by themselves become a bit problematic in providing a signal for market tops.
But Stovall counters that flattening yield curves aren't as bad as they have been preceding other bear markets (see above chart):
In the past 50 years, seven of eight bear markets were preceded by a flattening yield curve (or a narrowing of the point spread between the 10-year Treasury note and 3-month T-bill) that had also dipped below one standard deviation from the mean since 1945. Today, that spread hovers near one standard deviation above, not below, the mean.
Stovall said the difference between Treasury yield curves is enough that a bear market is unlikely, but that a correction in 10% to 20% range is always a possibility:
Sooner or later those calling for a steep decline will be right. What will ultimately be identified as the trigger, remains anyone's guess. Yet the interest rate yield curve gives me comfort that the decline will likely be both swift and shallow, relatively speaking.
At last check, the yield on the 10-year Treasury was 2.636%, and the yield on the 3 month T-bill was 0.030%.
The big exception to this Treasury yield spread tendency, however, was the crash of 1987. Stovall writes:
Indeed the only time the S&P 500 fell into a bear market while the spread was so wide was in 1987, coincidentally with 2014, only a few months after a new Fed chair was installed. In response to an increase in short-term interest rates, the S&P 500 then stumbled swiftly into a new bear market that surrendered 33.5% of its value in only three months.
Here's a look at how those yields have compared since the early 1980s:
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Swift sang "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" in a playful Alice in Wonderland-meets-Cirque du Soleil setting while FUN performed while getting pelted with raindrops. The highlight of the early part of the show, came from R&B singer Miguel who gave a fearless, falsetto-splattered rendition of his hit "Adorn" alongside rapper Wiz Khalifa.


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One victim is shocked she survived bus wreck
Husband says wife stunned by video of plunge from I-37.
After seeing a red car dart in front of the school bus she was riding in, Velma Pena felt the bus brake sharply and start to spin out of control.
"She said she started yelling, 'No, no,' and the next thing she remembers is people getting her out," said her husband, Christopher Pena. "She couldn't move her leg."
The San Antonio Independent School District bus had hurdled the guardrail of Interstate 37 and plunged 20 feet to the street below, stopping just feet from a downtown hotel.
Velma Pena, 46, a district school bus attendant, just out of surgery Friday at University Hospital to repair a fractured ankle, wasn't in any condition to speak about Thursday's rush-hour crash, her husband said.
When she saw the news footage of the crash, she told him she was shocked anyone had survived.
Bus driver Elisha Owens, 73, and Highland Park Elementary School student Luis Zamarripa, 7, also were injured, but were discharged Friday afternoon from University Hospital.
Attempts to reach Owens and family of the student weren't successful.
Police Sgt. Javier Salazar said Thursday that the boy had cuts to his face, and Owens possibly had broken bones.
Erica De Los Santos, 18, the driver of the red car that police believe caused the wreck, was taken to the hospital but apparently was released by Friday.
De Los Santos was cited for not having a driver's license or insurance, according to a police report.
Attempts to reach her also weren't successful Friday.
Witnesses told police she had been swerving as she drove north on I- 37 just before the 4:30 p.m. crash, the report said.
As she was passing the bus on the right, the back left bumper of her Dodge Nitro clipped the right front of the bus.
Owens, a driver for the district for 16 years, possibly overcorrected, and motorists told police they saw the bus spin 180 degrees while crossing three lanes before vaulting the guardrail and landing on its nose near the Comfort Inn & Suites by Houston Street.
De Los Santos hit the interstate median. The police report listed driver inattention and an unsafe lane change as the contributing factors.
Passers-by who saw the bus crash to the street rushed to help. They took Pena out of the bus before emergency personnel arrived, the police report said.
All four people involved were wearing seat belts, the police report said, which protected them from worse injuries.
Luis still was buckled up when crews arrived, police said.
"It appears the seat belt held the boy in place during the crash," Salazar said Friday. "This may well have prevented further injury and quite possibly saved his life."
SAISD spokeswoman Leslie Price said Owens, Pena and Luis were in a shorter bus used for special education students that is equipped with seat belts.
Luis isn't a special needs student, Price said, but was being taken from school to a designated transfer point for pickup by another school district.
The district is investigating the wreck, she said, adding that even though Thursday's crash was the second this week for the district, such accidents are rare.
On Monday, driver Dolores Martinez, 63, was killed after her bus hit a Judson Independent School District bus and crashed into a fence in front of Wagner High School.
Christopher Pena said October likely was going to be his wife's last month of working part-time as a bus attendant, something she began about a year ago for extra money. She also works for the district as a cook at Tafolla Middle School.
The couple's two daughters, Chasity, 12, and Christal, 15, gathered at the hospital Friday along with family. Velma Pena also has a son, 27, and daughter, 23.
Her youngest daughters said their mom told them she was nervous about the bus attendant job, especially after the recent fatal crash. It was why she planned on quitting.
"She thought about the safety," Christopher Pena said. "She was uncomfortable with" the job.


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Today's newly acquired Canucks fans, meaning those who became Canucks fans after the mid to late 1990's are pretty disappointed with the way the Canucks have started. In fact, I'm sure all Canucks fans are pretty disappointed in the way the season has gone so far. I just want to tell you all, "You have no idea what a bad Canucks team is all about." I rather think you're quite spoiled fans to be honest. *wink*
I am not saying that today's Canucks fans aren't good fans and contrary to what Spike TV has said about us as a populace, I think we're pretty good fans, but I am biased. The point I am trying to make is, we as fans should be a little more patient with the boys because when they are healthy, they are a pretty good hockey team. I have seen worse and I know better, really.
I have been a Canucks fan since 1981. I am almost 35 years old, and I have seen some pretty bad Canucks teams. You know you are bad when the starting goaltender has a record of 16-27-6, his save % was a .855 while playing 51 games (Richard Brodeur). Let's not forget your number one call up from the farm (Marc Crawford) had one goal, four penalty minutes and was a -4 on a 23 game stint with the big club. One of their defensemen (Doug Halward) had a -42 +/- rating! He was a defenseman, not Todd Bertuzzi! Not one player was in the + side of the +/- stat. Not one. A few evens but everyone else was in negative! Their best goal scorer was Tony Tanti who later left and played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, but Tanti had no support. That team was just God awful bad.
The aforementioned stats are all true! All you have to do is research the 1984-1985 Vancouver Canucks roster. Sad isn't it? I remember sitting at games wishing the opposing team wouldn't beat us too badly before the game even started! Feeling me yet? I hope so.
These days, I just want the Nucks to get the hell out of their funk. I just want them to start playing to their ability level. I just want them to show me they are the competitive bunch they are touted to be by fans, media, and management alike. This Canucks team that we have now is not a bad team. In fact, I like I said before, they are a fairly good team. They are just going through a bad time and they are going to have to find their way out of it. I also believe they will do just that.
There are some positives to take out of this 'slump'. The team is shooting a good amount of rubber to the net, they have the highest shots on goal average in the NHL at 37 a game. Unfortunately, the shots aren't going in. A couple of good bounces here and there and their record could be slightly different, but that's not the case. We're eight games in, there are 74 more games to play. Lots of hockey still.
What I am saying to my fellow Canucks fans is…we have a pretty good team, let's just be a little more patient and not get down on their 'mistakes' too much. Twenty five years ago, the Vancouver Canucks iced a really bad team. But I also remembered the fans at Pacific Coliseum being supportive and cheering them on and hoping for a better outcome.
Why is it in 2009, we cannot give our pretty talented and pretty determined team a better support system? Why are we booing our captain after eight games because of this 'slow' start? I am not sure, but our expectations are much higher than the ones of 1984. At the same time, maybe we should take a step back and see what we have instead of focusing on what we don't have. So if you had a choice, would you rather watch the Canucks of 1984? At least they can really give you something to 'boo' about.


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Acura took the wraps off its all-new 2014 RLX luxury-performance sedan – the most powerful, spacious, and technologically advanced Acura sedan, ever. In keeping with the Man-Machine Synergy direction of the Acura brand, the RLX utilizes an all-new direct-injection engine, lightweight body structure, and the first-ever application of Acura Precision All-Wheel Steer to deliver a new and dynamic driving experience unlike that of any other luxury performance sedans. The next-generation AcuraLink cloud-based connected car system makes its debut on the new RLX, offering a broad range of convenience, entertainment and security features.
"The 2014 Acura RLX heralds the introduction of a number of new signature Acura technologies that provide the driver a feeling of connection to the product, to the road, and to the world from the very moment they enter the vehicle," said Jeff Conrad, vice president and general manager of Acura Sales. "The RLX embodies the Acura commitment to create vehicles with outstanding handling that truly respond to the will of the driver."
The 2014 Acura RLX is powered by an all-new 310-horsepower direct-injected SOHC 24-Valve i-VTEC V-6 engine with Variable Cylinder Management, and is expected to earn best-in-class estimated EPA fuel economy ratings of 20/31/24 mpg (city/highway/combined). The new RLX delivers full-size interior space in a nimbler, mid-size luxury sedan package and boasts the best rear-seat legroom (38.8 inches), longest tandem seating distance (36.4 inches), and best front and rear shoulder room in the mid-luxury class.
Precision All-Wheel Steer (P-AWS) is the world's first technology to feature independent and continuous control of the left and right rear-wheel steering (toe) angles to achieve new levels of handling agility, high- and low-speed maneuverability, and confident handling control for a two-wheel-drive luxury sedan.
As previously announced, a version of RLX featuring Acura's new Sport Hybrid Super Handling All-Wheel Drive (Sport Hybrid SH-AWD) technology, producing 370 horsepower with expected fuel economy ratings of 30 city/30 highway/30 combined, will debut later in 2013.
The new RLX will confidently compete in the high-end luxury sedan market with an incredible array of leading-edge technologies – including the next-generation AcuraLink connectivity system with AcuraLink Real-Time Traffic featuring freeway traffic and all-new surface street conditions, the Lane Keeping Assist System and Forward Collision Warning safety systems, and new driver-assistive technologies such as Adaptive Cruise Control with Low-Speed Follow, Agile Handling Assist dynamic braking technology and Jewel Eye LED headlights.
The 2014 Acura RLX is slated to go on-sale at U.S. Acura dealers nationwide in the spring of 2013 and will be available in five grades – the well-equipped RLX, the RLX with Navigation, the feature-packed RLX with Technology package, the RLX with Krell Audio package, and the top-of-the-line RLX with Advance package. Pricing details will be announced closer to launch.
Exterior Design and Function
The RLX follows an "aero-fused" exterior design motif with its wide and athletic stance, sharp upswept bodylines, aerodynamic greenhouse, and distinctive new Jewel-Eye LED headlights offering improved down-the-road illumination. The RLX's sleek upper body and numerous other aerodynamic features result in aerodynamic efficiency to best-in-class levels.
Seven spoke 18x8J aluminum-alloy wheels and 245/45 R18 all-weather tires are standard, while Technology, Krell and Advance grades feature 19x8J wheels and 245/40 R19 tires. The RLX's alloy wheels also feature a noise-reducing design that lowers tire noise by 7 decibels across the audible frequency range.
Additional exterior features available on the RLX include an acoustic glass windshield and door glass, integrated power rear sunshade, front and rear parking sensors, heated and auto-dimming side mirrors, and rain-sensing windshield wipers.
Interior Design and Function
The RLX interior features premium, soft touch materials throughout, with the tasteful application of premium metal and wood-grain accents. A stitched leather instrument panel, center console and steering wheel, along with available Milanoperforated leather seats, communicate a new level of craftsmanship and refined luxury appeal in Acura's top-of-the-line sedan.
Luxury form and function are smartly integrated in the RLX's new center console, featuring dual screens – an 8-inch Navigation screen and a 7-inch On-Demand Multi-Use Display touch screen – that provide easy and direct one-touch access to key functions, including audio, air conditioning, navigation and text-to-voice SMS text message function. The sliding, leather-trimmed armrest conceals a storage compartment with USB connectivity, 12-volt accessory power outlet and space to store a tablet device.
Additional interior comfort and convenience features include push-button start, power tilt and telescoping steering, power sunroof, tri-zone automatic climate control, and Bluetooth HandsFreeLink.
The standard 10-speaker ELS audio system includes HD radio, XM radio, Pandora interface, USB connectivity, and an auxiliary jack. The RLX with Technology package is equipped with a 14-speaker Acura/ELS Studio premium audio system. The Krell Audio and Advance grades receive an all-new Krell ultra-premium system that sets a new benchmark for high-fidelity sound in a luxury vehicle.
Chassis Technology
Whether on a serpentine mountain pass, congested city street, or cramped airport parking deck, and in all weather conditions, the RLX with Precision All-Wheel Steer (P-AWS), is designed to deliver an unprecedented level of handling precision and control.
Working in concert with Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) with Traction Control and Agile Handling Assist dynamic braking system, P-AWS provides enhanced vehicle stability, maneuverability, and control. The RLX's handling performance is further elevated by its new double-wishbone front and multi-link rear suspension system with Amplitude Reactive Dampers, and new high-output, belt-type electronic power steering.
All RLX models have 4-wheel disc brakes with high-friction pads and a 4-channel anti-lock braking system (ABS), along with new Hydraulic Brake Boost that improves brake pedal feel. New Electric Parking Brake with Automatic Brake Hold, and high-efficiency Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) are additional firsts for Acura.
New Direct Injected VTEC V-6 with VCM
The 2014 RLX is powered by an all-new 3.5-liter direct-injected SOHC i-VTEC V-6 engine with Variable Cylinder Management. Rated at 310 horsepower and 272 lb.-ft. of torque, the engine delivers exceptional drivability, with more than 90-percent of its peak torque produced from 2000 rpm to 6600 rpm. Variable Cylinder Management with 3-cylinder and 6-cylinder operation works in concert with the VTEC valvetrain to deliver superb cruising efficiency. The engine is mounted to a lightweight and rigid aluminum front subframe using a vibration-canceling Active Control engine Mount (ACM) system.
The new engine is mated to a reengineered Sequential SportShift 6-speed automatic transmission with revised gearing, an intuitive selector and steering-wheel-mounted shift paddles. A driver-selectable Sport mode provides more aggressive shift points and more pronounced engine braking during deceleration, along with manual operation.
AcuraLink Connectivity System
The RLX is equipped with the next-generation of the AcuraLink connectivity system, delivering a bevy of new information, media, convenience, and security services via embedded two-way communications and web-enabled devices. AcuraLinkleverages the Aha by Harman cloud-based interface to provide users with thousands of customizable media and connectivity choices. Next-generation AcuraLink also delivers an array of available security and convenience features, such as AcuraLink Real-Time Traffic featuring freeway traffic and all-new surface street traffic, airbag deployment notification, stolen vehicle tracking, remote locking and unlocking, security alarm notification and 24-hour personalized concierge services for restaurant reservations and more.
Advanced Safety, Visibility, and Driver Assistive Technology
The RLX offers a comprehensive list of leading-edge technologies, including Lane Departure Warning, Lane Keeping Assist system, Forward Collision Warning and Collision Mitigation Brake system safety technologies, Adaptive Cruise Control with Low Speed Follow driver assist system, and Blind Spot Information and Multi-Angle Rearview Camera with Dynamic Guidelines enhanced visibility systems.
Featuring Acura's next-generation Advanced Compatibility Engineering II (ACE II) body structure, the RLX is anticipated to earn top-level safety ratings, including a 5-star NCAP Overall Vehicle Score, and IIHS 'Top Safety Pick' rating as well as a GOOD rating in the new IIHS small overlap frontal crash test.
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