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Nissan Altima Real World MPG
FWIW- Driving moderately (smoothly keeping up with traffic) my 2010 Altima 2.5S sedan (~15k miles) consistently gives me 27-28mpg city/suburban (10-15mi trips) & 33-35mph highway (70-75mph). Those #'s are from actual gas used over last 5+k miles. IMHO that's good real-world economy for very decent car with lots of room (and NO hybrid headaches).
My daughter has a 2008 2.5 SL and her mileages almost mirror yours, although he best hwy is usually around 32. I suspect thats because she pushes the speed limit. Around town, shes a "dead match" with your results...0
One thing you might want to try:
Take the Altima to the Nissan dealership service dept. and ask if there is a flash update for the OBC (On Board Computer). If not, ask them to do a factory reset on the Altima's OBC. That will force the OBC to re-learn your driving habits and make the proper adjustments to the engine and fuel economy.
Mike :shades:0
No one is angry or about to cry here. Don't be so melodramatic. People are complaining about Nissan and the poor gas mileage and this is not something unique only to Nissan. The reason they won't help is, there are plenty of us, the majority, not complaining to them about poor fuel economy, and in fact get better than the EPA estimates on the window sticker.
I was just reading today about a small class action lawsuit about 200-300 people filled against Honda and Hyundai back in 2009 for not getting the EPA estimates on their vehicles. The problem is, both Honda and Hyundai brought thousands upon thousands of letters from consumers praising the fuel economy on the vary vehicles this small group of people were complaining about. Those people, thus lost the case.
If you getting bad fuel economy, you either
(A) are not driving as fuel conscious as you think
(B) have something very wrong with your specific vehicle
Myself and many others have reported we are either meeting or exceeding the EPA estimates on the window sticker so these vehicles can get the mpg they are supposed to.0
Very reasonable answer; however the original post was removed for profanity/personal comments. Hopefully the member will at least see your response.
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Many thanks! I have no doubt some people are having mpg issues, it is just simply not something that Nissan alone experiences, as I pointed out with Honda and Hyundai for example. On a couple of the rare occasions where I spent a few days in a major city, I've seen my own mpg shoot down on my Maxima. I would not recommend the Maxima or Nissan as vehicles if you live in the city or do primarily most of your driving in the city. The mpg is going to be terrible.0
Let me start by saying I know practically nothing about cars,
and I'm here because I really want advice.
I recently bought a 2012 Altima S. I might drive only 40% highway, 60% city.
When I first refilled the tank, the car had just barely made 14 miles per
gallon. That seemed likely to be a special case, probably the dealer hadn't
*really* filled the tank when I first bought the car. But when I filled my
tank the second time, I was barely up to 15 mpg. After 1500 miles over 3
months, I've climbed "up to" 19 mpg. Apparently everyone on this forum thinks this, but really, I'm not an aggressive driver.
Thanks for the ideas I've already seen here.
"Resetting the OBC" might connect to what the dealer just told me
about the car taking time to "relearn" my habits. Since the mileage
is slowly creeping up, it seems like the car might have been set oddly
at the factory, or whoever drove it on the lot those first 4 or 5 miles
might have treated it like a race car, so: how long does it take the OBC
to adjust to a driver? I just got back from taking the car in to the
dealer, so I'd like to try other ideas before taking it back there.
The dealership came up with only one suggestion, also mentioned here:
warming the car up before driving it.
How much difference does this make?
How long should the car be allowed to run for before driving it off?
(I'd hate to sit in the car while it idles for too long, that sounds like it
would hurt mileage rather than helping it.)
I've never heard anyone mention warming up a car in the morning before -
is it because I live in Los Angeles rather than Buffalo or Butte?
And what is the "break-in" period someone mentioned?
I'd very much appreciate any information. Regular is almost $5 per gallon,
and I seem to be buying at least 25% more than I "should" with this car!0
Question: Are you resetting the MPG counter back to zero with each fill-up?
If not you are seeing the average MPG since the last time it was reset and not the average MPG of one tank full of gas.
Mike :shades:0
realmac83 Posts: 1FWIW, I have 59000 miles on my 2008 Altima 2.5SL and am currently getting 24-25mpg in mixed driving conditions. I noticed the biggest difference in mpg once I started keeping engine RPMs low (like under 2000 in town). I have never had a tune-up on this car, have a 65lb sub in the trunk and probably ~30lb worth of sound deadener material in the front doors / rear deck / side panels. Also have the 17" rims from the 3.5 model. When I'm in a rush, it's extremely easy to get the rpms between 3000 and 4000.
During my break-in period, first 5000 miles I believe the mpg was pretty crappy. Worse than a v6, but it got better. Not saying this applies to your situation but just my 2 cents.0
I am resetting it, but to be safe I'm calculating the mpg myself (miles since last fill/gallons to refill tank). I realize that can vary with time of day you fill the tank, gas station etc. but that has to cancel out over time, and anyway *every* time I fill the tank I'm getting low mileage figures so it's not some one-time fluctuation.
FWIW, I believe the car is guesstimating the MPG in a way that produces slightly optimistic numbers.0
That's interesting, thanks.
Does anyone know why there could be a 5,000 mile break-in period with pretty crappy mpg, and what I might be able to do to get to the other side pronto?
I'd love to use the OBC feature showing instantaneous MPG, but it's a little *too* instantaneous, oscillating rapidly between wonderful and awful as the road dips, I break or accelerate slightly etc. -- is there a way to adjust this feature from average-mpg-this-last-second to average-mpg-the-last-ten-seconds (or even minute)?
Also, somebody suggested using cruise control, does that really optimize mpg significantly?0
wow... It sounds like you've done everything you can do. I think my next step would be to have the Nissan service dept. reset the OBC and see if that makes a difference.
Mike :shades:0
seanizzle Posts: 1I GET LOUSY GAS MILEAGE ON MY 02 ALTIMA TOO. IT USED TO BE GOOD, BUT IT HAS TAKEN A TURN FOR THE WORSE LATELY. LIFE SUCKS.0
doc_ali2009 Posts: 1Okay guys these are simple reasons why the Nissan Altima (New ones) are not giving good MPGs. Knowledge is power and following is genuine verified information
1. New cars DONT give good MPG because the engine is not "broken in" so there is a lot of friction in the engine especially the pistons which reduces the MPG and gives that feeling of car NOT being smooth so don't fret. It will become a LOT smoother after your first oil change. I recommend changing oil even if your car has not done 3000 miles. Just get it changes after 3 months.
2. My new Altima 2012 S was giving me 16mpg to start with then slowly it crept up to 19mpg and then after first oil change it has gone up to 23mpg (combined) Please DONOT expect good MPG before 5000 miles due to reason described above.
3. You can get the ECCU (engine computer unit) reprogrammed by the dealer but the engine re programs seeing your driving pattern for last 30 MILES. So just drive whatever way you want and it will reset it self.
Happy with the description?? hope it helps.0
ohlode Posts: 4Just turned over 3000 miles. I have never gotten less than 28.7 mpg and that is city driving. If I mix in some freeway or expressway driving for around 30 to 40% of total driving miles it gets up to 31.0 pretty easily. I'd say if you are not getting at least 28 then you have something majorly wrong with your vehicle. (or you are an owner of a competitive model and just spoof on this forum for fun...)0
@ohload its wrong to make assumption that we all are spoofing - or crazy - or we dont know how to drive etc... there is something wrong with our cars indeed - that is why we are here- and its not a little wrong. My wife said something to me after our first oil change at the dealer ship - she felt the car didnt get the same milage as when it was new - so we did get better milage but somethign happened - significant enough for wife to feel somethign was wrong - i was not the primary driver on the car - though once i started to investigate it and take a few road trips - we cant get mroe than 27 in perfect weather - with a/c off and no load or luggage.. - i had her drive my 97 blazer for a week to her school as she does with with nissan - exact same routes - same class schedule same times - same gas stations - same driving habits - she averaged 19.1 mpg with the blazer - rated at 15/21; and 22.3 with the altima - 70% hwy est with blazer - far below combined est with blazer - by the same calc - i should get about 31.5 mpg with the nissan as used for the this.. its about 9mgh - its way off u can not account for this by any logic like a/c how u drive( without being arrested and melting your tires off) there is somethign radically wrong with these cars - and i think its criminal - i bought this car because of the rated gas milage
i have owned about 8 cars in my life and everyone - every single one of them got what they were rated at- andi mean using the old pre 08 ratings.. the new rating on my blazer is 14- 20 not the 15-21 pre 08 but guess what? i get 15-21 plus or minus a half// always air on - air off - 1000 pay load - doing 60mph doing 95mph doesnt matter- i did the whole florida TP at 95 mph i got 21 - i did all of nebraska 10% grade up hill going west for 600 miles.. got 22.5 mph with full load and ac going and uphill all way.. there is so little differnce in the gas milage between my blazer and the nissan - its so negligible we dont concern ourselves anylonger with the way we use each and for what trips.. yet the altima is rated at about 170% of the milage rating as the blazer - and we are far far from that - its about 15% more than blazer - negligible in the grand scheme. on the bright side - its not worse than the blazer.. but make no mistake - the altima is not economical car it was made out to be - and many many people here are attesting to it - and i have read posts here about people who are heavy footed and drive dense city and getting good combined.. this are people who self admit their driving habits and get good - mpg and yet i am very tame with my habits.. also i am mechanical engineer - -so trust me - when i tell you there is somethign wrong with the car and not the driver - and that is to the idiot - that said make sure your brakes are not draging and freewheeling downhill and blah . omg - believe me and the rest of the people with crap milage - we use real gas from shell and Exxon bp. etc - i dont know if think we are making it from corn mash in the backyard or what .. anyhow - i am with the poor bastards here that are getting crappy milage- there are some little bettter than me - most about what i get - the dreaded 26-27 max on interstate - and 18- 21 in city ..... but it appears there some even getting worse.. being that it has been suggested that some have experienced significant increases in milage with altitude.. and some like me experienced better milage before servicing - would suggest there is somethign about some comp management of the fuel - that may be in play. the good news is this is fixable - we need to get our act together compile the data in a way that nissan can investigate and remedy the problem .. - because i just don t think it can be anythign else - the comp controls all this - and i agree an engine like this just cant burn fuel to this amount of consumption - without making miles.. - so my guess its not burning it .. or at least completely ..... somethign is wrong with the mix.. and sensing the environment.. - maybe they got a lot of cheap comp chips - or static eproms. that are bad.. just not saving the appropriate settings.. or perhaps its a group of bad trannys that came off line - that somehow - are using a lot extra.. inefficient gearing... though mine seems way to low - and seems to have adjusted itself this way over time perhaps from babying the gas pedal - which tooo me would seem to be more effiecient so long as their is no heavy labor to get the car going - but the car seems to have ample torque so - i dont feel its tranny.
though , in my case, i feel its just a comp setting that has gotten goofed up somehow.. never the less its poor quality control and not user error ........ i am comfortable reading these people testimonials and dont believe they are fruit cakes or incompetents and drive poorly or dont know anythign - i pretty much agree with all of them - and am shocked that people come here and tell how tehy are getting great milage - its shocks us almost - but it also puts salt in the wound because not only are you getting what you are supposed and we dont - you make it feel like its our fault.... double injury.. well i think we start a petition and some documentation and maybe do like with hyundia and start a class action suit - but more i would prefer just to have my car fixed. anyhow i think its time to collaborate - - if anyone wants to be contact for this - i suggest they make it known here.. i am not sure what the forum rules are regarding this..
i hope nissan makes good on this - because i am for one never buying another nissan and probably never another foreign job again - they just are not as good a american cars- and i know all over the net you will here about how bad americans cars are - but i suggest you go and read the reliabilty reports on the 97 blazer - and you see its poor - but i have news for you - mine is now 16 years old in two months.. and its like mint - it drives perfect as new - everthing functions 100% and it has cost me almost nothing in repairs - i put a 495 ignition switch in it - a new radiator - per the dexcool thing- cost total of 111 dollars ( nice about domestics much cheaper to repair ) sisters lexus 750 dollars.. i put one alternator less than foreign again.. and one winsheild wiper motor which chev paid for outside of warranty. 16 years less than 1000 bucks.. oh just last yaer - i put new ball joints because i had to pass inspection in utah - one of few states with rigorous inspection.. this maintenance not repairs.. cost me less than 350 .. oh also i get about 45- 50 k miles out tires on the blazer never had car that was this light on tires - and i dont mean i road them till steel - i mean the tire wear indicators were not full showing at this milage - no rotation necessary too. and i know what a lot of people are thinking - they are truck tires they have lots of rubber - well no - the stock tires that came on my blazer were infact car passager tire0
the stock tires that came on my blazer were infact car passager tires - mich cant rembmber anyway i have a mich ltx on it now - same wear will get 50 without pushing it - guess how many miles i get out of my altima tires - with same treadwear rating.. about 18k...... i have got many of reason to go back to american.. and i will let you speak with my sister and brother how thier bmw 7 series and lexus es fell apart long before my blazer - both had trim and radios breaking, wiper and antenna motors and virtually all mechanicals on the car falling apart post the 11- 12 year mark - both unbelievably expensive to maintain for even an oil change.. - i am so sick of the notion that the reliability of american is bad - - i dont see it - you cant prove it by me - its just crap.. u cant prove it to my brother - he went and looked a chevy cruze yesterday to replace the gas guzzler 7 series.. junk he wants something that can do the 100mi per day he commutes to work.. he was going to go foreign - but i turned him to chevy 10 minutes after he drove the cruze he said it smokes the foreign boxes in quality . never the less - i am thinking of ditching my altima for cruze too. or anything american - i dont hate my altima - but i am burnt a bit i bought for the mileage - and this has really hurt me - mean while i have fallen more in love with my blazer - as its still beautiful and shiny as the day i bought it and everything works as the day i bought - it... no one that see s it can believe its 16 years old - it was not even garaged but 3 years of its life.. and lived in high humidity 9 years in the se - and 5 years in northern wis harsh winters.. plenty of 20 below starts.. and salt.. i am not here to push americant - but as i see problems with a fairly new car - and have the same problem 5 years now - i have grown to repect and love the car that had brought me 16 wonderful years and never want to get rid of her as long as she runs perfect - and i mean that - it starts and sounds like the day she rolled off the line - the 4.3 - basically the old chevy 350 with two cyl cut off .. good block - good tbi injection.... solid car.. just had to get rid of dexcool for the good ol green..
anyhow - its a shame - that somehow the mileage can be this off- like i said i have owned 8 cars all got exactly what they should on the old rating system .. and if this one was rated 26 35 it should get it - even if the changed the rating . to be more conservative - i think they had to because the real world - roads are busier then they were 20 years ago.. but not because the ratings were wrong we are justspending mroe time ni traffic.. however - my trips n the altima used - for mileage purposes here were done free of any traffic as a control.. - and for anyone here who thinks we are all stoned and the way we maintain or use our cars- come drive mine for a week - you will have nice enlightenment.0
after all the mileage i have driven - i can come up what i would rate this car at or it should have been rated it .. this is a
19 city .. 26 hwy .... car.... its not awful its par for a midsize car..in the pre 2.50-4$ gallon days - or maybe late 90s.. era car... but for post ..3 bucks .. to suggest this is 25 city car - and plus 30 hwy car is a joke.. its criminal..
its better to take the 1990 caprice classic full size chevy and put a 50mpg sticker on it.. by they way 1990 chevy caprice classic was rated at 19- 26 at the time - which i thought was amazing - and it head plenty of power was a huge car.. and did get this - back in 1990 - so .. 19 26 out of smaller car 16 years laters - and published and maketed in a 3$ per gallon era - is criminal- we be better have a car 50% large and this old chevy engine......... there is somethign way way way wrong here/////////// again - this gets what my truck does - or slightly better.. my truck would get this - with aerodynamics of altima.... maybe i will dump an old chevy 4..3 engine in the damn car..
cars that i have owned that got better milage than my 07 altima:
1983 camero (151 4cyl)
1983 mazda 626
1985 subaru turbo awd
1990 ford mustang GT
cars that i have owned that got less mileage than the altima ( only by 15% less)
1978 ford granada (302 V8 manual tran) 18 city hwy 22
1997 chevy blazer (4.3 4wd) 15 city 21 hwy..
chances are if you stepped out on I80 in chicago in 1985 and open fire with an automatic weapon - chances are what ever you hit.. would have gotten better gas milealage than the 2007 nissan altima..0
thats what i get - almost exactly i am extremely dissapointed....... and i am tired of dealers and websites saying that not real world the ratings are comparison guide.. well - all 8 cars i have own in the past decade got thier ratings... this one doesnt get but about 60 % -- we are not talking like a littel off its like half almost... i cant achieve on hwy - what its rated in the city.... combined driving is way behind city even .0
100% of the gas sold in this country contains 10% eth for about a decade now.. its says up to 10% but believe me its probably 10 to 12 % but it should be the problem - u think the epa got different gas when they tested the cars??special gas for them?0
Not even close to true. Many states sell gas without any ethanol.0
You're dead right. Even in states that have ethanol blend stations, some areas do not.
We live in a semi-rural area where a lot of homeowners have a lot of older vehicles, off-road vehicles, farming vehicles, and watercraft, some of which take diesel and others (particularly boats) that don't take kindly to ethanol. Thus, we have a lot of no-ethanol stations around here.
In fact, as we drive down to our largest lake area, there are signs all over the place advertising ethanol-free gas.
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Agreed. There are 4 stations within a 6 mile radius of my house that sell ethanol-free regular gas.0
I bought a 2008 Altima 2.5 SL new. My daughter now drives it, about 15 miles each way to work, primarily highway route.
She gets right at 30 mpg average, due to little in-town driving, and that mpg mirrors the mileage I got when I was driving it before she got the car from me.
I believe you when you say you don't get that, and I have no explanation why.
All I can say is that is indeed the mileage her Altima gets. It now has about 50K miles.
Back in 2005 I bought a Chevy Aveo hatchback new, and for the 3 years that I owned it, it never came anywhere close to the EPA estimates, either city or highway. It was a real disappointment...
I just happen to believe some cars, for whatever reason, just don't get the mileage others get...0
i havent seen an ethanol free pump at any brand in a decade- taveling the whole south east midwest - and west.
i use many major brands....... states i havent been in more than 10 years - northeast - south west north west and pacific coast - and texas.......states i have bought gas with only some undisclosed % if ethanol.. is wisconsin , illinois, indiana, iowa and nebraska ( special high % ethanol) colorado , whyoming, utah, nevada , oklahoma, georgia, missouri, tenn, alabama, florida, southcarlolina.. kentucky and ohio...... pls tell me what states u can get ethanol free gas? i have never seen a sign advertising ethanol free gas.. why would some states force ethanol gas - its not a smog thing - i dont live in smog areas - except knoxville has some bad air though because valley - but the main reason is not to add it because of smog - its to add it to reduce our dependency on fossil fuels and foreign oil .. they add the % they feel is safe to use in cars designed for gas.. though it can affect mileage - i guess - the truth is it doesnt in other cars- so what is special about the nissan that it cant use the same gas everyone else uses. again ethanol is added not because region but because oil consumption in general . so why woudl they be special to allow you to use pure fossil fuels anywhere ?? they dont.. i don tbelieve it.. never seen a sign for ethanol free. anywhere .. i think its more likely that some local laws dont require them to disclose additives less than 10% that is more like it.. anyhow - again i am tryign to tell you - this not well my gas is cheap - i have bought it rural places in city - in several states - all same.. i am sure u can get gas that can vary 1- 2 mpg or 5% or less of total milage - but we are talking i cant get city rating on the highway with ac off.. while peopel are driving the same car in the city getting mroe than i get i straight hwy.. this is not logical at any degree.. again i am saying its somethign broken with the car- not driver or gas- you can put of 2 - 3 or even 5 mpg for usage and gas - but i am talking i get combined wich is about 70% hwy at about 21 mpg - and my blazer gets about 19.. it geting 70% of hwy rating in this usage - i should be getting about 31 with car as others state they get here - so you chauk this up to gas??? comon - get a brain..... i get suv type mileage - i thought i was buying an economy car - per the ratings and yes comparing to other cars.. - oh and by the way i believe for first 3k i feel like i go tthis great milage without breakin even - it was right after first oil change it got bad and way bad - my wife said it first tank after service - so its possible they reset somethign if they checked it with comp. that is what i am feeling - and by the way the first mo i bought the car - when had almost no mileage on it - i taught my nephew to drive in parking lot and to park the car at the mall - according to the comp i got about 19 and some change mpg driving around a pakring lot - i was amazed...... we where averaging something liek 5 and some change mph .. according to comp now my car says - i average 26 mph and 20 and some change mpg............ - so tell me if this make sense.... somethign is breaking on these cars...0
oh by the way - to the peopel who insist my milage is because ethanol gas - even if bought a gallon - and it was 10% eth.. i should still be able to get 90% of the rated mileage if the etha didnt burn at all as if it were water... and in that case- i should still be able to average above 30mpg on the hwy .. i cant.. i cant get within 20% mind 10% i am averaging about the same as my blazer in combined driving - i cant get 25 averge per tank mind 30 i am averaging 20 with 70% i use the car off hours to go shopping to avoid traffic and even with that - there is little traffic or lights betweem me and the main shopping district about 5- 7 miles average - 1 light - 45 zone one small hill - and ofcourse the parking lot turn offs at teh store. i must slow down for.. and the enterence for my community... its almost like i should be getting very close to hwy milage 100% i dont do stop and go driving and waiting in traffic....... and again even when i taught my nephewin the parking when i first bought the car i felt i got better milages turning and pakring and doing again .. and parallel parking and instructing i got better than i do now- somethign broke - right after first oil service i would almost say the dealer sabotaged the car if i didnt know beter or accidentally reset teh comp - but like people here i have to fight to convince them they will just say gas driving and ratings are not realworld blah meean while plenty of people here have good cars..... its a shame i got a lemon - never again buying nissan - because i cant even convince theier is a problem because of ignorance like here- and it should be an easy fix - because this car did get better much better milage before first service - what i shame......0
Ethanol free gas stations in SC... Many, if not all states have ethanol free gas.
Also, ethanol has roughly 33% less energy per unit as compared to gasoline, if I remember correctly.0
All stations in SD and Iowa have ethanol free gas. In SD only 89 octane has ethanol and it is the. Cheapest. 87 and 91 octane are always ethanol free.0
like i said previously - doesnt matter - because if had no energy value - i shoudl still be able to get 90% of the rated .. that is what i said.... but with this you are telling i shoudl be able to get about 96.67% - i get less than 60% .. so no gas can make this much difference - you people are still missing the point - i guess i am dealing with morons - who think they know somethign - it sucks to live in a world of 100 iq morons when u are above 140.. - sometimes i wish i were ignorant like the some of the masses..
anyhow - read my post - i said its more likely that some states have different labeling laws. and that nice link u posted has a link on it to a site called fuel testers that states not all states are required to label this - and some states have different rules for what % they have to label as eth-free gas - exactly as i stated ... in post above../ and to the following poster about SD AND Iowa - its exactly as nebraska the mid grade is a special super high - eth gas because they produce it there - and infact is cheaper than the other grades.. - infact the other grades have it - they just arent required by law in those states to list it because of the % ---
and oh by the way - the link you sent me - is a site where users submit gas stations - these are people who think they are buying eth-free but are not because they are not required to label - based on state laws and if they are not required to disclose they can advertise it as such - and by the way i looked at those stations listed there most are off brand and unbranded gas- and yet everyone here is saying to use branded gas - not the cheap - that is why u have poor milage - now you are sayign to use the cheap gas - not knowing where it comes from and what is in it..? right?? i got it - perfect sense - for a lowly 100IQ.. sorry - i am sorry you people are so gullible , no wonder the dumb states are republican - i am sure u are replubincans no doubt..0
@smarty 666 sorry - u miss the point too - and ur perspective is way off - i dont live in the city of live on the outer skirts of a suburb of a college town of 180k people - i wouldnt say i drive city at all - i can freely do 45 - 55 on all roads i travel and half i travel are interstate whicih i can do 85 np (traffc flow) anyhow - i have one light between me and the main shopping district - i work from home so that is not a problem - my wife is a student - and drives interstate to school - she is 2 miles from the ramp with one light - and 45 mph limit - and at the terminal end of the trip the school is right off the express light one main light and one at the school - this is the driving we have done with this car - plus a few day trips strict hwy.. yet our combined average is 20mpg . we never get stuck in stop and go traffic - i have habits to go to store off hour just because its less busy. so this is our pace .. what u describe has no perspective on what people here are complaining about - its people liek you who are keeping us from getting our problems with the car addressed. they are real - they are not us - i get 22mph where my blazer got 19...... so its not worse thank god - but its about 15% more over all - and i dont care how and when u rated the car. and if its for comparison or what ever they say milage may vary - the truth is the nissan is rated at about 65% more milage than the blazer and real world is 15% ... this is huge - for my habits..... i understand if its really city duh hnow much milage u getting sitting a traffic light?
i get horrible hwy mileage too - peopel here are getting blended at 31 - and i cant get 26 on the hwy....... and u tell me driving habits - dont be silly. u get a perspective- half of us have lemons are we are getting screwed good - it wouldnt be so bad if all the caars were the same but think how we feel that half these cars achieve good milage. so we know its somethign broken - and then in the honda hyundai suits - they used other peple testimonies to dissmiss the case holy [non-permissible content removed] . common - what does it have to do that your car gets good milage - that mine is broken - that makes u think u dont have to fix it or pay for it.? tzhe problem is they are using the excuse its our driving - trust me - there are way too many people stating grandma drriving habits and ultimate conditions getting crap mileage yet peopel with heavy feet and fair blended conditions getting great mileage.. somethign is up .. u need to read all and digest and not just assume - .........no pespective.. pls get one0
You seem to have an axe to grind.
I made no comments on the mpg you get, or don't get.
I simply gave you a reference point to find non-ethanol gas, which YOU said didn't exist any more... Your post # 269.
While I'm sympathetic to those that, for whatever reason don't get the expected mpg they hope for, I'll make an exception in your case.0


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unknown number, 2019-08-19 21:30:24
Number: 07547 272277
Call type: Unknown
Rating: 0
is this a scam
dn, 2019-08-19 20:57:55
Number: 01274 360022
Call type: Scam
Rating: -5
it's a scam
it's me, 2019-08-19 19:32:15
Number: 07566 206549
Call type: Unknown
Rating: 0
number neighbor
07808593728, 2019-08-19 19:14:06
Number: 07808 593728
Call type: Scam
Rating: -5
Rental Fraud, 2019-08-19 17:36:17
Number: 07501 999070
Call type: Scam
Rating: -1
I've been scammed of £700!!!!
John, 2019-08-19 16:00:02
Number: 01224 702271
Call type: Unknown
Rating: 0
Quality was very bad, he said something about windows computers and then I told hin good bye and hung up.
Karma, 2019-08-19 15:56:55
Number: 07535 847341
Call type: Harassment
Rating: -5
Mike, 2019-08-19 14:40:17
Number: 01284 369183
Call type: Unknown
Rating: -5
Said they were from microsoft about my Samsung computer. Bit hard as I don't own a computer let alone a Samsung. Must be a scam.
John, 2019-08-19 13:31:59
Number: 07545 584201
Call type: Scam
Rating: -1
07545584201 operator said number doesn't exist. There is so many of these scam calls.
John, 2019-08-19 09:44:44
Number: 07899 600050
Call type: Positive
Rating: 5
Nice guy

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I feel so fortunate to have grown up in such a culturally rich part of the country; the biggest by product of this being the wonderful food that I grew up eating. Chicken fried steak, enchiladas, tacos, kolaches and great barbeque were so abundant that I took them for granted as a kid.
It was not until I got a little older that I started to realize that food being great was not a given, even in Texas. Then as I started to pay for it myself I realized that there were people who couldn't or wouldn't cook well and would gladly take your money for it with no apologies. What a disappointment that was. It was about this point that I began to really miss and appreciate the wonderful home cooking that I had been eating my entire life.
Thankfully it wasn't long before I realized I wasn't the only one that felt this way about simple, down home food. I even worked for a caterer who encouraged his cooks to make their pies and breads far less than perfect to send a message to diners that everything they were eating was lovingly made by human hands. He was a real challenge to work for, but the man knew what people wanted.
One of the things that was ever present on the tables at his catering events were a selection of little homemade heart shaped bite size cookies and chocolates. Usually the first things to go were the cookies known as pan de polvo or Mexican wedding cookies. I have also seen cookies very similar in other cultures with names like Sandies and Danish wedding cookies. Whatever you want to call them they are good.
With Valentine's Day right around the corner, I thought that maybe I would start planning what I would treat my Valentine with this year. I did consider making some of these little cookies but I really want to do something unexpected this year. That's when I had a brainstorm. I decided to make pancakes for my boys with the cinnamon and anise flavors of pan de polvo.
Don't be put off because Valentine's Day is on a weekday this year. This recipe is perfect for a quick breakfast since you can prepare the wet and dry ingredients the night before and store them separately, combining them just before cooking the next morning. Besides, the longer the milk tea steeps the more flavorful the pancakes.
Pan de Polvo Pancakes
This recipe starts out by making a "tea" with the milk and spices. If you are making this ahead, make the first step and let the tea steep covered in the refrigerator overnight for a stronger flavor or remove the spices before refrigerating for a milder flavor.
1 ½ cups milk
2 – 2" cinnamon sticks
2 star anise
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 egg, beaten
½ teaspoon vanilla extract (Mexican vanilla is my favorite)
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon sugar
½ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 ounces chopped pecans, toasted (optional)
Place the milk, cinnamon sticks and star anise in a small sauce pan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and let steep until the milk is completely cool. Remove the cinnamon and star anise. Add the oil, egg and vanilla, stir well; set aside until ready to use.
In a medium size bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. While stirring constantly, slowly add enough of the milk "tea" to form a mixture that resembles thick paint.
Heat a non-stick pan over medium high heat. Wipe pan with an oil soaked paper towel. When the pan is hot pour enough of the batter to form a 4" pancake. While watching closely, cook pancakes until bubbles form and begin to pop on the surface of the pancake (approximately 2 minutes). Swiftly and carefully flip pancakes over to cook the other side for approximately 1 – 2 minutes or until they are golden brown. Transfer to serving plates.
Combine powdered sugar and ground cinnamon in a small bowl. Transfer to a small screen strainer or shaker and sprinkle over pancakes. Top with equal amounts of the toasted pecans. Serve immediately.
*If pancakes are too brown or start to burn before bubbles start to pop, reduce heat in small increments until a golden brown color is reached.
Serve with warm maple syrup.
Makes 12 – 4" pancakes.
I'm entering this in a Valentine recipe contest over at Very Good Recipes. If you'd like to enter or take a look at who wins, just visit click on this link http://verygoodrecipes.com/be-my-valentine-challenge.
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A Iowan send some pictures of cat tracks...fresh...in the snow...wonders how big the animal is... is it bobcat or mountain lion?
Paw 1 Paw 2 Paw 3 Video (video is Quicktime, but will open with Media player, but without sound)
Then, Obamacare Passes!!! The Loyal Opposition reponds with a song. ( Ray Stevens)
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New student group receives industry support
Monday, November 4, 2013 2:00 AM
Pittsburg, KS
As secretary of the Pittsburg State University student chapter of the Mechanical Contractors Association, junior Shontae Cobb has made some nice industry connections. Those relationships recently paid dividends for another student group in which Cobb is involved.
The MCA-Kansas City chapter recently donated $5,000 to the new Women in Construction student group, of which Cobb is the president. The WIC group's main focus is bringing together regional women in construction for "networking and mentoring," and Cobb said the industry support will go a long way toward helping the group achieve its goals.
"To receive this kind of industry support for our group is incredible," Cobb, a construction management major, said. "It shows the importance of bringing together women in the construction field, and it really helps us believe even further in what we're trying to accomplish."
Cobb said the money will be used to pay for registration at two upcoming conferences. The National Association of Women in Construction will conduct its annual conference in Indianapolis, and the new SEK Chapter of NAWIC will hold its first regional planning meeting on Nov. 9 at Pitt State's Kansas Technology Center.
"Being able to attend these two conferences will be great for our group, as we're looking to our mentors to help us learn and grow," Cobb said. "That's why this donation is so valuable to us. It opens up even more doors."
Jim Otter, chair of the PSU School of Construction, said the increased interest in construction among women is due in large part to the women who have found success in the field and have shared their stories.
"The success of our female graduates in the construction industry has increased interest and empowered many women to enter the field who may not have otherwise," Otter said. "These women serve as role models, and that's really what we've needed for so long. It's nice to see industry supporting our students' efforts."


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Yes, we're still shopping - this is an unexpurgated copy of the Victoriaville concert (Radio recording) with group: Lauren Newton, Joelle Leandre, Otomo Yoshihide and Chris Cutler. In my opinion the wildest and most dizzying version on record. Unfolding chaos with luminous performances - viz, Lauren's hair-raising interpretations and vocal event, Joelle's oscar-winning bag lady performance, THE CAST for maintaining an atmosphere of knife-edge confusion. All human life and a whole lot of other stuff too. High quality radio recording with nothing cut or edited - nightmarish, and funny. Glad I was there.
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Toughbook H1 tablet PC has the right features for a mobile clinical assistant
As the medical profession modernizes, mobile clinical assistant tools are in high demand. Unfortunately, requirements for ruggedness and portability tend to pull in opposite directions, leading to a confusing hodgepodge of devices that don't meet every need. Plus, there's the added complication of securing the privacy of medical records.
Panasonic Toughbook H1 tablet PC
Pros: Fully rugged, good amount of integrated accessoriesCons: Highly specialized
Performance: BEase of use: B+Features: AValue: BPrice: $2,999
Now Panasonic, a pioneer in merging ruggedness with portability, has stepped into the field with the Toughbook H1.The tablet PC measures 10.25 inches wide by 10.5 inches high and 3 inches thick, including the stand/handle assembly on the back. It weighs 3.4 pounds, which is well within our limit for ultraportable laptops and tablets. Its ergonomic design includes a carrying handle on the top and a strap on the back, both of which were designed to minimize hand strain during use.
Those features make the H1 easy to carry around. A full-function laptop PC would be too heavy, and having to tilt the screen up would unbalance a laptop PC if you didn't have a steady surface to set it on. On the other hand, a PDA's screen would be too small, and the device might not have the power to run medical software or quickly access patient databases. Other tablet PCs might do the trick, but because most companies make convertible rather than slate-style screens, you would carry around some useless weight, and holding it up to use would quickly become uncomfortable.
The strap on the back of the H1 lets users hold the device steady while avoiding strain on the hands and arms. We held the H1 for the better part of a day during our testing, and a couple times we forgot it was there.
We were pleased to see a variety of input devices and peripherals on the H1, including a bar code reader, a radio frequency identification/smart card reader, a 2-megapixel digital camera and a biometric fingerprint reader. The docking station has three USB ports and ports for VGA, serial and network connections. When combined with the 802.11 a/b/g/Draft-N wireless and Bluetooth connections, those features should allow you to connect the H1 to just about any networked device.
Whether you need to scan a patient's chart with the bar code reader or take a picture of some visual element in your diagnosis, the H1 has the tool for the job, right at your fingertips. We also found the docking process to be easy, with metal contacts instead of pins. The H1 just slides into place.
For security, the H1 has a fingerprint swipe sensor. You can set it to require users to verify their identities when booting the system, accessing certain programs or waking the device when it emerges from sleep mode.
The H1 has an Intel Atom Z540 processor and 2M of memory. In our PassMark benchmark tests, it earned a score of 206.8. Although that score is lower than that of a typical ultra-portable laptop, it should be sufficient for running health information software.
The H1 comes with two rechargeable 7.2-volt batteries that can be swapped from an undocked unit while in use. When one battery is removed or runs out of power, the H1 automatically switches to the other.
There is space on the docking station to charge two additional batteries, so the H1 could theoretically last forever undocked as long as you swap out the batteries on a regular basis.
The batteries are inserted on opposite sides of the H1 so you don't accidentally pull both out at the same time. LED lights indicate the level of charge in each one. The batteries are heavy and easily snap into place. You'll know when you've done it right.
In our battery life test, the H1 lasted 1 hour and 48 minutes on a single battery. We found that to be an acceptable amount of time, especially because our test is a worst-case scenario that has a movie playing, the system set at 80 percent brightness and all power-saving features disabled. Normal use would extend that time considerably. And of course, you can double the time by using both batteries and extend it even further if you use batteries in rotation with the charger on the docking station.
However, we noticed that batteries took longer than expected to charge in the H1 and the extra bays on the docking station, so you would have to take that into account when trying to time battery swaps. It took more than three hours to fully recharge a completely drained battery.
Because the H1 is from Panasonic, we expected it to excel in our rugged tests, and we were not disappointed. The H1 passed our drop tests with flying colors. We dropped it at all angles from as high as 36 inches, and the H1 survived with only tiny scratches on two of the corners.
In our GCN rainforest environment, with temperatures approaching 120 degrees Fahrenheit and relative humidity near 100 percent, the H1 showed no signs of quitting and emerged from its steam bath after an hour still running and ready to go. If your medical facility should experience such punishing conditions, the H1 would be fine, but you might need to start worrying about your patients.
The H1 has a dashboard program that shows battery life and other statistics. One function we liked was the cleaning tool. Because the device will primarily be used in medical facilities, keeping it clean and sterile is a priority. When the cleaning tool is activated, everything on the screen is colored with a semi-transparent layer, which is removed when spots are wiped down. This lets you make sure you don't miss a spot when cleaning or sanitizing the screen.
Panasonic has set the price of the Toughbook H1 at $2,999. We found it to be a decent value for a fully rugged tablet, especially one with all the input and ease-of-use devices this one has.
The H1 would be at home in any medical office or hospital, and when combined with the right software, it could save medical workers a lot of time and effort. Of course, as highly specialized as it is, it wouldn't be put to its fullest use anywhere else.
Panasonic, 888-223-1012, www.panasonic.com
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|A pork roast rubbed with sage and ginger and cooked in a hot tub of apple juice.
Sage Pork Roast with Apple Pan SauceThis is my second pork roast posted - the first one has an amazing spicy and sweet onion sauce and has been my favorite way of doing pork roast for years. This one, is a simple roasted pork, crusted with a layer of herbs and seasonings, resting in a hot tub of apple juice that makes one mighty fine pan sauce and gravy. One of the seasonings that I used is Bacon Salt, one of many bacon flavored products from J&D Foods, but any all purpose seasoning will work fine too.
Recipe: Sage Pork Roast with Apple Pan Sauce©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
Prep time: 10 min |Cook time: 1 hour 30 min | Yield: About 4 to 6 servings
- 3 pound boneless pork loin roast (not tenderloin)
- 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil
- 2 teaspoons of sage
- 1 teaspoon of ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon of garlic salt
- 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning salt (like Lawry's)
- 1/4 teaspoon of Cajun seasoning (like Slap Ya Mama), or to taste
- 10 turns of the pepper grinder
- 2 cups of apple juice
- 2 envelopes of pork gravy mix, optional
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking dish with aluminum foil and place the roast on top, fat side down. Rub the roast with oil. Mix together the sage, ginger, garlic and seasoning salts, Cajun seasoning, and pepper; rub mixture all over the roast. Pour apple juice around the sides and bake at 350 degrees F, basting occasionally, for about 1 hour 15 minutes, or until roast registers 145 degrees F on an instant read thermometer. Let rest 10 minutes before slicing.
Spoon pan sauce over individual slices, thicken in a saucepan with butter until reduced and thickened, or add water to pan juices to equal 2 cups and use gravy mix to make a thick gravy.
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Call it temporary insanity.
While much was made of the fact that the US economy created a paltry 80,000 new jobs last month, even that dismal number was the best spin possible on the Bureau of Labor Statistics figures.
In fact, more than 30 percent of those jobs — 25,200 — were not permanent positions at all, but temporary jobs that come with no health care or other benefits, and that offer no job security. Call it the new normal for the US jobs market.
It used to be that a boost in temporary hiring was considered a good omen for the overall employment outlook — an indication that companies were getting ready to lock in workers to meet rising demand. But that's changed, experts say.
"In today's world, the reliance on temp agencies is akin to 'just in time' employment strategies — the use of temps is outpacing outright new hirings by a 10-to-1 ratio," wrote David Rosenberg, chief economist at Gluskin Sheff, in a report on the June jobs report.
"The reality is that few businesses want to commit, and this shows through in the Household Survey as well, with part-time employment in an uptrend and full-time in a downtrend," Rosenberg said.
Team Obama is more than happy to let that time-honored impression of temp workers getting full-time positions stand. Trouble is, the last few years have thrown cold water on that notion, and the tens of millions of American families with a temporary worker in their household or extended family know it. The number-crunchers may have overlooked the broad trend toward just-in-time employment, but millions of job seekers pounding the pavement have not.
On Friday morning, the University of Michigan reported its Consumer Confidence Index fell to its lowest level of 2012 in July — and, what's more troubling, a mere 19 percent of Americans expect to be better off a year from now than they are today — a survey low.
The summer of 2012 finds Americans increasingly anxious, not less so, and the reason underlies the six monthly jobs reports that have been released so far this year. The anxiety arises because the employment picture is even worse than a cursory glance at the numbers would suggest — at least if you're in the market for a stable, long-term job.
Indeed, the trend toward hiring temporary workers over permanent ones has only accelerated this year as hiring patterns have become increasingly entrenched. According to the folks at Manpower, the job-service company, only 30 percent of their temporary workers have ended up with permanent jobs this year. Compare that with 45 percent in 2011, and you can see that the outlook is not good.
There is little mystery as to why US employers have a growing "commitment problem." ObamaCare is laden with new taxes and red tape that sharply raises the cost of each incremental new hire for small companies with more than 50 employees.
As Jim Amos, the CEO of the frozen yogurt chain Tasti-D-Lite warns that ObamaCare will "force franchisees to shift workers to part-time to avoid the 50-employee threshold." If so, that could affect millions of low-paid workers.
ObamaCare is by no means the only idea the White House has cooked up to reinforce the trend toward replacing permanent workers with freelance ones. Last week's pledge by the president to raise taxes on those families earning more than $250,000 will affect an estimated 900,000 small businesses — another incentive for employers to opt for a nimble work force with no strings attached.
So far this year, Team Obama has been able to ignore the quality of the new jobs being created, while crossing its fingers that the quantity would be passable — that is, just strong enough to avoid panic in the markets. The sentiment this fall may not be as sanguine.


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WASHINGTON — NOT only is President Obama leading from behind, now he's leading from behind Bill Clinton.
After dithering for two years over what to do about the slaughter in Syria, the president was finally shoved into action by the past and perhaps future occupant of his bedroom.
Clinton told John McCain during a private Q. and A. on Tuesday in New York that Obama should be more forceful on Syria and should not rationalize with opinion polls that reflect Americans' reluctance to tangle in foreign crises. McCain has been banging the gong on a no-fly zone in Syria for some time.
The oddity of Obama's being taken to the leadership woodshed by the Democrat who preceded him and the Republican who failed to pre-empt him was not lost on anyone. When Obama appointed Clinton "the Secretary of 'Splaining Stuff," he didn't think Bill would be 'splaining how lame Barry was.
As Maggie Haberman reported in Politico, Clinton said at the McCain Institute for International Leadership that the public elects presidents and lawmakers to "look around the corner and see down the road" and "to win," not to follow polls.
When the man who polled where to take his summer vacation and whether to tell the truth about his affair with Monica Lewinsky tells you you're a captive of polls, you'd better listen up.
Citing his own experiences in Kosovo and Bosnia, Clinton said that if you blamed a poll for a lack of action, "you'd look like a total wuss." He added that "when people are telling you 'no' in these situations, very often what they're doing is flashing a giant yellow light" of caution.
According to Haberman, Clinton, who apologized for failing to intervene in the Rwandan genocide, continued: "If you refuse to act and you cause a calamity, the one thing you cannot say when all the eggs have been broken is that 'Oh my God, two years ago there was a poll that said 80 percent of you were against it.' Right? You'd look like a total fool. So you really have to in the end trust the American people, tell them what you're doing, and hope to God you can sell it."
That is the problem for Obama: selling it. The silver-tongued campaigner has turned out to be a leaden salesman in the Oval Office. On issues from drones to gun control to taxes to Syria, the president likes to cite public opinion polls to justify his action or inaction. He seems incapable of getting in front of issues and shaping public and Congressional opinion with a strong selling job.
After the whistle was blown on the National Security Agency's No Call Left Behind program, the president said he would welcome an ex post facto debate. But now that polls indicate that the overwhelming American attitude is "Spy on me," Obama has dropped the subject.
Too bad. We'll see what Americans have to say when someone in the mold of Dick Cheney or Bob Haldeman gets his hands on all that personal data; the West Wing has been known to drive its occupants nuts.
On Syria, the administration now says it will begin supplying rebels with small arms and ammunition, a gesture that friends and foes alike say is too little, too late. The Times's Peter Baker reported on Saturday that Obama himself said it wouldn't change anything but would maybe buy time.
And as the White House announced this pittance of a policy on Thursday evening, the president was nowhere to be seen. He let his deputy national security adviser, Ben Rhodes, be the face of the Syria plan, while he spent time at an LGBT Pride Month celebration, a Father's Day luncheon and a reception for the W.N.B.A. championship Indiana Fever basketball team.
On "Morning Joe" on Friday, Zbigniew Brzezinski, the Carter national security adviser, dismissed the president's response to Syria as "propaganda," noting the ambiguous nature of the red line that President Assad had crossed, killing 150 people with chemical weapons after nearly 93,000 had died in the civil war.
"It all seems to me rather sporadic, chaotic, unstructured, undirected," he said. "I think we need a serious policy review with the top people involved, not just an announcement by the deputy head of the N.S.C."
Especially, he added, since Syria could slide into a larger regional war that would pit America against Syria's ally, Iran, with a huge effect on the international economy and America's budget.
While the president was avoiding talking about what he hadn't wanted to do in the first place, the former president was ubiquitous and uxorious, chatting about Syria and myriad other issues on MSNBC and Bloomberg TV; smiling on the cover of Bloomberg Businessweek and offering his solutions for corporate America's problems; presiding at his global initiative in Chicago; and promoting the woman he hopes will be the next president.
On Friday, a self-satisfied Clinton told the "Morning Joe" hosts about Syria, "It looks to me like this thing is trending in the right direction now."
The less Obama leads, the more likely it is that history will see him as a pallid interregnum between two chaotic Clinton eras.
Nature abhors a vacuum. And so does Bill Clinton.


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The remote, virtually untouched Hawaiian island of Lana'i was thrust into the spotlight yesterday when Oracle CEO Larry Ellison purchased 98 percent of the island for somewhere in the range of $600 million.
Just 3,200 people live on Lana'i, and Ellison already owns a home on the 141-square-mile island.
There are no traffic lights or shopping malls on the island, and there are only 30 miles of paved roads.
Golf is one of the main attractions, and the island two high-caliber courses--good thing for Ellison, who has a love for the sport.


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{Tangerine Dream}: Shades of Orange, Yellow, Ivory + White
{Tangerine, Yellow, Peach, Ivory + White}
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Lovely Bride + Orange Floats!
LA-LA-LOVELY!!! xo, Jenna.
Beautiful! I love shades of orange :)
Just as you wrote in your intro to this post...I'm smiling, I'm smiling!!! (What's with the comment just above???)
I'm LOVING this post!! xo, Jessica
This one is GORGEOUS! - Shelly
Oh, my!! Now, this is dreamy!! I'm feeling all kinds of happy!
Cheers for that orange polka tie! Absolutely awesome.
What a gorgeous board-and so delicious!
The tangerine polka dotted ties for the guys will definitely rock! :D I love this combination of colors, makes my mind relaxed. :D
This is seriously inspiring! thanks for sharing. I'm off to see if I can get one of my brides to use this palette for her upcoming wedding! xo, Lexa
I heart this. For reals!
Wow, love how this palette makes me feel!!!
Orange is beautifully highlighted here...gorgeous!
so beautiful thank you
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Production and trade
In the EU, tobacco cultivation represents some 100,000 ha and 60,000 specialist producers.
Tobacco is grown in 12 EU countries. The main producers are Italy, Bulgaria, Greece, Spain and Poland, which account for around 85% of the EU tobacco growing area. There is a trend towards smaller growing areas, mainly due to falling consumption of tobacco products.
The EU produces some 200,000 tonnes of dried tobacco leaves a year. Yields vary between 1 and 3 tonnes a hectare, depending on the variety. "Flue-cured" Virginia varieties account for almost 50% of output, "light-air-cured" Burley varieties around 15%, "sun-cured" or oriental almost 35% and other varieties ("dark-air-cured" and "fire-cured") less than 3%.
The EU produces less than 3% of global yearly raw tobacco production, and imports some 400,000 tonnes a year, mainly from Africa and America. It exports around 100,000 tonnes a year. World raw tobacco supply matches demand, with average market prices more or less stable since 2009.
Legal basis
The EU's tobacco regime (Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013) contains rules for raw tobacco (CN code 2401), notably on interbranch organisations and producer groups.
Since 1st January 2010, the EU has not granted any specific subsidies for raw tobacco production. The old subsidy was converted into direct payments (Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013) and rural development support (Regulation(EU) No 1309/2013).
Tobacco sector reform
In April 2004, the Council of EU Agricultural Ministers decided to reform the raw-tobacco sector along the same principles as the CAP reform of June 2003. The system of production quotas was abolished and financial support decoupled from production. EU Member States covered by the tobacco regime were given a transition period to adjust, between 2006 and 2009.
During this period, these Member States could either completely break the link between production and the financial aid provided to the tobacco sector (known as "decoupling") or continue to link part of the provided aid to production. Decoupling aid from production allows producers to grow other crops – if they wish – while maintaining stable incomes.
Since 2010, EU aid has been completely decoupled from production. 50% of the previous tobacco aid was incorporated into the direct payment system. The other 50% went into the EU's rural development programmes, particularly in tobacco-growing regions.


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Rarely do I wear tan colour, I have always been avoiding such particular shade because I feel like it washes out my skin colour. But I was feeling "adventurous" so I decided to overcome my fear and rock this tan parka. The material is really thin so I think it'll be suitable on summer nights when it gets a bit windy! I'm loving my new statement necklace, it has beads for the elephant's eyes! Also, I finally jumped on the bandwagon and got my hands on a pair of skorts that have been seen on so many fashion bloggers. It's so sleek and clean looking I don't know why I took so long!
I feel like I should apologies for the lack of posts lately. Exams are fast approaching, in fact, I have 3 exams down already, but still 8 more to go! That's actually considered as quite a large amount for a-level... why did I put so much on myself ?! Good luck to everyone else who are also taking exams/finals right now!!
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West Brook, Lamar grad a witness to history
Not everyone gets to experience a timeless moment of American history in person.
But Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Scott Gearhart of Beaumont does on a regular basis.
The 1987 graduate of West Brook High School is a lead trumpeter in "The President's Own" United States Marine Corps Band, and Gearhart will be playing his fifth inauguration on Jan. 21, 2013.
This marks the 54th consecutive inaugural appearance of the historical band, going back to its first year in 1801.
Gearhart, who joined the band in June 1996, earned his bachelors in music from Lamar University in 1994 under Professor Raul Ornelas. With a music career now spanning several decades, Gearhart said he couldn't be more proud to represent Southeast Texas at the president's inauguration.
"I couldn't be happier," he said.
After many years in the band, Gearhart said working with his fellow colleagues is second nature.
"I've been working with them for 16 and a half years and know them very well," he said. "I know them personally. I know how they play. When I sit down next to them, I know exactly what to expect. Everything is locked in. Everything is where it should be."
With his high-profile career comes high-profile events Gearhart said he never thought he would attend.
Gearhart has played taps at Congressman Jack Murtha's funeral and for numerous social and historical events.
One night at a dinner party with former President Bill Clinton and the president of China, Gearhart said Clinton — an avid sax player — specifically asked to add a horn in an otherwise trumpet-less string song.
As lead trumpeter, Gearhart was given the task.
"As I stood to play this melody, they were both looking directly at me. Everyone's attention was there. They both had these grins on their faces," he said. "I couldn't help but think as I'm trying to play everything right ... if I'm not doing something positive for this nation, I don't know who is. It was such a grand moment, and you felt really immersed in the history."
Other events included the memorial service at the Pentagon after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack.
"A month after 9/11, there was a Pentagon memorial and I was told, 'You're playing taps for that,'" he said. "When they first told me I thought it was gonna be like people at the Pentagon, maybe 400 or 500 people, and turned out to be 15,000. ... I played taps for that a month after the terrorist attack. I'll always remember that."
Gearhart said he's unlike some of his colleagues in that his broad range of styles he learned in Southeast Texas are uncommon in professional music circles.
"Instead of doing what a lot of people in the Marine band do ... go to these music conservatories. I went from West Brook to Lamar University. And instead of being an orchestral trumpet player, I did everything I could — band, orchestra, marching band, jazz band, brass quintets," he said. "And I get to the Marine band and that's what I need to do. I need to be able to play big band, then I need to turn around and play symphonic band, then I need to be able to do brass cornets. I need to be able to march. So the education I received in Beaumont as a musician completely prepared me for my job in the President's Own United States Marine Corps Band. Very, very well prepared because of that."


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THE MODERATOR: Congratulations, Coach and players, on your big victory. Your thoughts about tonight's game.
COACH STOOPS: Just really proud of our team to play, again, like they have against a good Missouri football team. And to play through four quarters like we did. Just can't say enough.
I thought offensively, again, spectacular. The balance, Sam Bradford, again, no one throws it better than him. Just incredible accuracy, incredible on third downs when you have to have it. And, you know, I thought our running game was great.
You know, everyone played great. The offensive line was spectacular. And then, you know, some guys up here had huge games, Juaquin Iglesias, huge game catching the ball. And Chris Brown, Mossis Madu, even went out to DeMarco Murray, one of our better players. You know, we still played that way and that efficiently.
Defensively I thought we were outstanding in the first half. Again coming up with stops, first down stops, coming up with turnovers. Then we just gave up two drives in the second half. The rest of it was awfully good.
few guys, Brian Jackson had a huge game. And Travis Lewis, as he always
does. I thought our pressure was good. And, again, just a solid win.
Q. Is this your Heisman statement tonight?
BRADFORD: Not at all. I mean, we just came out here to win the Big 12
championship, and position ourselves to play the national championship, and I
felt like we did that tonight.
Q. It wasn't until the second quarter that you started getting touches on the ball, was that by design or was it just reaction to what they were giving here?
JUAQUIN IGLESIAS: Yeah, we were just reacting to what was given to
us. There were a lot of weapons on the offense. And we all think we
can't get mad if the ball doesn't come to us. It comes to us when it comes
to us, and we just try to make plays.
Q. You put Sam and the ones back out there with four minutes to go up five touchdowns. Do you feel like the system doesn't really give you a choice but to do something like that?
COACH STOOPS: Well, probably not. I think it's fair to say that enough's been said about us in the last week or two through different entities or from whoever is doing it. And in the end, you know, Sam Bradford has sat out a total of two games if you want to count up possession time over the entire year. Two games. Down the stretch there he sat out the third quarter of probably three of our last five games.
if you can't get into a championship game and play to the end when all that's
been talked about this week about us, then I'm sorry, but we're going to play to
the end. And we still had some of our twos in there.
Q. Would you have preferred to be able to throw twos?
COACH STOOPS: We're in what we're in. I can't change it tonight. So the situation we're in a championship game, we're going to play to the end. And our guys did a nice job of that.
we had a mixture of twos in there.
Q. I know you heard the talk this week, did you feel like you made a statement, you wanted to make a statement about whether or not you deserved to be here in a national championship game?
COACH STOOPS: I'll let you guys decide that. Again, I don't
know what you're looking for. Again, everybody has their opinions.
Some peoples are different than others. That's a pretty convincing win in
a championship game when you have to have it against another ranked team.
I think that's our fifth ranked team that we've been able to beat this
year. So that doesn't make a statement, then you don't want it to.
If you want it to, it can. If you don't, then you'll find a reason why it
wasn't good enough.
Q. Six hundred twenty-seven yards total, 62 points. This is like running a video game offense. Could you talk a little bit about the ease of the offense, and how you guys were able to get into it, and the success you had against the Missouri defense?
SAM BRADFORD: Like Juaquin said earlier, we have so many different weapons on offense, I think it's really hard for a defense to double cover one guy. Because if they do that, then they leave the one-on-one matchups with other guys.
think tonight we just did a good job of getting in with them, and take advantage
of what the Missouri defense gave us.
Q. You guys last Saturday night had to sit through a tough Sunday waiting to see how the BCS would fall out. Were you as anxious this time waiting on the BCS or do you think it's automatic? Do you think you're in?
TRAVIS LEWIS: I think the chips will fall where they may.
Hopefully the people that watch this game tonight, we made an impression on
them. You know, we'll see tomorrow.
Q. This offense has really become historically impressive offense. Touchdowns in the season record, going back into the history of college football, only three teams ever have scored more than 700 in a season. You guys have scored more points per game than any other team in the modern era. Could you just talk about the reaction to those numbers and what this offense has been able to do?
COACH STOOPS: It is pretty amazing. Again, I credit Kevin Wilson our offensive coordinator, and all our offensive coaches and these players.
Our coaches have done a great job of using all of them. Spreading them out. Making people defend all of them. And if you try to take one of them away, there's two or three, four others that can equally hurt you.
think it begins with Sam, his poise, his accuracy throwing the ball, and then
the offensive line being able to be great protecting and running the ball.
And, again, you look at all the different parts, it's hard to deal with.
And then you throw on top of it, the tempo, you know, it's worked. I
couldn't have asked for more.
Q. After Missouri scored their last touchdown, you kind of brought your defense together in huddle and just kind of put into them, what did you say to them, and what motivation did you put into them?
COACH STOOPS: I just wasn't pleased. I thought there was a
couple three, four plays in that drive, in particular third downs that we could
have been better. And I was just disappointed that we had played so well
through the game. Why now in the fourth quarter? We're up big, it
doesn't take much to lose a little focus. I was displeased with the
focus. I said let's finish it out.
Q. The fact that DeMarco goes out on the opening kickoff, you have two running backs rush for 100 yards each. What's it say with the mental attitude of this team to be able to overcome an injury like that, and the fact that you had a lot of injuries on defense, and just kind of the grit this team showed?
COACH STOOPS: We have had a lot of injuries. But we fought through them just like today. Without DeMarco, I thought Chris Brown -- I'm the biggest Chris Brown fan there is. The guys that cover us all the time know that. That guy is a great player. Another 1,000 yard rusher. And Mossis Madu just continues to get better and better.
I've said this is probably the best way to say it, in some other years I
look up and we're running the play and I'm like how come so and so isn't
in. And I don't feel that way with all three of those guys. I feel
as good with one as the other. And that tells you the quality of those
Q. You told the television sideline reporter right after the game that you felt like people had been saying that you did not belong in this game. What exactly was said, and how did it make you feel, and how did that serve you today?
BRADFORD: I just think there was a lot of talk this week about how we
didn't deserve to be in this game. I don't know, we didn't get a lot of
credit for what we had done this year. So I think there was a lot of
motivation for us to come out and play well tonight and prove to everyone in the
country that we belonged in this game.
Q. You told me earlier in the week that you were going to focus on stopping the running game, and you guys held them to 66 yards rushing. What can you say about the front four and your role in stopping the run in this game?
TRAVIS LEWIS: It all starts with the front four. I think they
did a great job tonight. I don't think Chase was comfortable all night
because of them. I give all the credit to them. And the secondary
played great coming downhill. And you know, fitting the run game, and just
a total defensive team effort.
Q. Your offense was prolific today, but defensively you held in check a really good offense in your own right in Missouri's offense. Could you talk about some of the things that you did defensively, and some of the adjustments you made, it seemed like to confuse a really good offense?
COACH STOOPS: I thought -- as Travis said, I thought we defended their run game really well, which I have a lot of respect for. And if you look at when they're really operating well, their run game is a bigger threat than I think is ever talked about. We were really good there.
I thought our pressure was good. It kept them moving -- it kept them moving, dodging, not able to sit there comfortably. Then I thought of coverage. There were a number of times when coverage held up really good until they were able to get there and get them on the run.
I thought a combination of them. I thought our guys were disciplined in
coverage, we always get pretty good pressure, we got it, and we were really
solid on the run game.
Q. As Coach just talked about the coverage that y'all had holding one of the best receivers in the nation to just 46 yards, what kind of things did y'all do to hold him down? And then afterwards, you've won half of the Big 12 championships there have ever been now. What kind of pride do you take from that?
BRIAN JACKSON: First off, you've got to give credit to the front seven. I mean, they don't get anything, we don't get anything without them handling their business.
We worked all week basically on just focusing on making plays and keeping everybody in routes. But Maclin's a great receiver, and everybody has their day. You know, we just feel like we came out and performed better today.
COACH STOOPS: I don't know what to say in regard to that. I don't -- I'm just happy for our program. Again, I thanked everybody in the locker room that is associated with our program, outside of players and coaches, there are so many people that support and help these guys. You know, in so many different ways that we've got a strong, great administration. And I appreciate that. I understand all that goes into it, and all the different parts.
we as an overall program sure are proud of what we've been able to do.
They're not easy to get. They're not easy to get here. They're not
easy to win. But fortunately we've been able to do it a few times, anyway.
Q. You mentioned Missouri's offense. You guys have faced so many good offenses this year. Because of that, how good do you feel about where this defense is and how well it's been tested and wherever you're going to play next?
COACH STOOPS: There are still a lot of young guys. We still are fighting through some injuries. So we've been a little hot and cold. There have been times, I'll say this, the whole year even when we've given up some points we've gotten a bunch of turnovers. We've helped the offense in scoring by turnovers and field positions those kind of things.
You know, tonight's another night. Like the Tech game where we were off. We still have some kinks to work out, some guys to continue to get better.
it's getting there. And it's been a little more consistent.
Q. Along the same lines, people talk about your defense giving up numbers, but your defense seems to come up with as big a play in as big a time as we've ever seen. Is this maybe your best big-play defense you've had?
COACH STOOPS: Probably, as you put it, I think we lead the league
in turnovers for us. And we've had a lot of those turnovers returned back
into plus territory where we're given -- like couple weeks ago against
Tech, we had two down to the one- and two-yard line, and tonight we had
one. Brian's back in the plus territory. And we have come up with a
lot of big plays that way with forced turnovers.
Q. Yesterday you said each one of these is different. How is this win tonight different than the past? How is this team different from your past championship?
COACH STOOPS: Gosh, I just kind of sometimes -- I never count on the fact that you've been awfully good in it before, doesn't mean you're going to be now. I guess I say you have to earn it every time. So this team has persevered through a lot. We've fought through a lot of injuries.
Again, like I said, today we fought through another one. Offensively and what Sam's been able to do throwing the football, it's hard to deal with. I tell you, I get to a point where I don't feel like I want to punt. If it's fourth down, let's go. We're going to go for it because of his efficiency and look what he's done on third and fourth downs. It's pretty amazing against good teams.
that part has been, you know, in the strength of the line and running game with
it. And then defensively, like I said, we've worked through a lot of
injuries so we take a lot of pride that we have been able to come up with big
plays and still play well when we've had to.
Q. Talk about, if you would, as captain in the middle that did this to your left, he's got some big things ahead of him, perhaps a trip to New York City next week. Talk to him about his development, his importance to this team, and his leadership as a captain.
JUAQUIN IGLESIAS: Everything goes through Sam. The way he's handled this offense, and the way we change it to no huddle, he's doing a great job. You can't ask for more than what he's done for this team. And you can't ask for him to be more of a better leader than he is. He's just been doing a great job for us. I think he's one of the best out there.
TRAVIS LEWIS: One thing people don't notice is Sam is one of the most humble people we have in our locker room. Just by being the person he is, he makes everybody a better person on this team. Just his toughness. You know, last week, Oklahoma State, you know, jumping over and getting to that one-yard line. He told me during the week, you know, let's set it up, let's roll with it.
he's a tough guy, great leader. Great football player. We as players
don't realize how great he is. You know, we're out there on the
field. But you look back and look at all the stats and his
accomplishments, and you just it catches you in awe.
Q. I know you're humble, but you're a Putnam North Panther to this day, and perhaps on the biggest stage of them all next week, you've got to tell everybody about here about your reaction to what's happened to your career in four or five short years.
SAM BRADFORD: Yeah, but all the success I've had in the past few years, it's just a compliment to all the other guys on the field. You know, one guy can't win a football game. It takes a hundred guys out there, and 11 guys each out busting their butt to try to get that first down or the extra yard or get in the end zone. So I think it's a whole team deal.
For us to win three straight Big 12 championships, it just shows what type of team we have around here and the chemistry. Everyone wants the same thing, and that's to win.
MODERATOR: Congratulations and best of luck in the championship game.
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HIS more relaxed approach may have gone down well with Oxford United's players, but caretaker manager Mickey Lewis has no problem with displaying a harder side if necessary.
It is almost a fortnight since the 48-year-old stepped into the void left by Chris Wilder.
While little has changed in the way United have prepared for the three games since then, behind the scenes players have enjoyed a change in the mood.
Lewis is a different character to Wilder, which has influenced the atmosphere, but the stand-in boss will not hesitate to show another side if standards slip.
"I think most people have a little nasty streak in them," he said.
"We're not doing much differently in my opinion from what we have been doing.
"I think the players know I am a relaxed character, but once you walk over the line in training I expect the sessions to be full-on and really 'at it'.
"The lads are like that and the only time I think I'd probably get a little bit annoyed would be if the training wasn't at the tempo we want.
"Up to now it has been all season and I don't see any reason for that to change."
Lewis has not had to lay down the law yet, although more established players have been on the receiving end in the past.
He said: "I think some of the lads who have been here a bit longer have seen it the odd time.
"One thing I won't tolerate is a lack of effort in training and we've never had that this year."
Since taking charge, Lewis has guided United to hard-fought away draws at Exeter City and Bury, either side of a home win over AFC Wimbledon.
It has taken the side back into the top three ahead of tomorrow's trip to Bristol Rovers.
With chairman Ian Lenagan making it clear the search for Wilder's replacement will not be rushed, the caretaker has an extended chance to stamp his authority on the side.
When asked if he was becoming more comfortable in charge as time went by, Lewis praised the role of staff and senior players.
"I'm surrounded by really good guys on the staff. We're really level-headed and we all get on well, which is a good thing," he said.
"We can always take the tension out of it because we have a good time together during the day.
"We have some really good experienced players as well and we have to trust them.
"They get good information from everybody and they use it well.
"When you've played 300 games, as some of them have, I'm not saying we just let them get on with it, but you do have to trust them."


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Amy Lynn Muzychka and Derek Zane Chernault exchange vows at Walnut Creek Country Club
Amy Lynn Muzychka and Derek Zane Chernault, both of Kinston, were united in marriage at 5:30 p.m. June 1, 2013, at Walnut Creek Country Club in Goldsboro. The Rev. Rylan Jones performed the ceremony.
Escorted by her father and given in marriage by her parents, the bride is the daughter of Danny and Dee Dee Muzychka of Kinston. She is the granddaughter of Elton and Arlene White of Dover; the late Sam and Daria Muzychka, who lived in Kinston; and the late Stanley Tyndall, who lived in Snow Hill.
The bride received a Bachelor of Science degree in business management-finance from N.C. State University and a master�s in business administration from ECU. She is a practice management consultant with Carolina Professional Consultants.
The groom is the son of Gene and Frances Chernault of Appomattox, Va. He is the grandson of Curtis and Lula Hamlett of Brookneal, Va., and the late Russell and Gracie Chernault, who lived in Appomattox, Va.
A graduate of Virginia Tech with a B.S. in mechanical engineering, he is a process engineer with Pactiv.
Following a wedding trip to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, the couple resides in Kinston.
The bride wore a white Paris chiffon strapless gown adorned with a Swarovski crystal waist designed by Maggie Sottero. Delicate ruching accented the neckline, while side ruffles at the hip cascaded toward the hemline.
Her hand sewn fingertip-length veil with silver beaded vine border and cut edge completed the ensemble. She carried a hand tied bouquet of fuchsia colored roses.
Candace Beverly of Kinston served as maid of honor.
Bridesmaids were Karen Howard Boyette of Waldorf, Md.; Lillion Brown Chernault of Kinston, sister-in-law of the groom; Emily Sapp of Savannah, Ga.; and Elizabeth Thompson of Kinston.
Emma Sapp of Savannah, Ga., was flower girl.
The groom�s father served as his son�s best man.
Groomsmen were the groom�s brother, Craig Chernault of Kinston; Thomas Cooke of Kinston; Jeffrey Mercer of Beulaville; and the bride�s brother, Derek Muzychka of Savannah, Ga.
The wedding was directed by Judy Hailey of Total Package Events.
The bride�s cousin, Brooke Tyndall, was register attendant. Hayley Tyndall and Kyra Tyndall, also cousins of the bride, were program attendants.
Following the ceremony, the bride�s parents hosted a reception at Walnut Creek Country Club. Music was provided by DJ Chuck Kolb of CK Entertainment in New Bern.
On Dec. 8, Kim Tyndall, the bride�s aunt, and Brooke Tyndall, the bride�s cousin, hosted a monograms and mimosas shower at her aunt�s home in Kinston.
On Dec. 14, the bride�s family hosted an engagement party at the Community Council for the Arts in Kinston.
On April 20, Heather Mayberry, the groom�s cousin, and Deb Hamlett, the groom�s aunt, hosted a bridal shower at the home of the groom�s grandparents in Brookneal, Va.
On May 4, a bridal luncheon, hosted by the bride, was held at The Bistro at Duplin Winery in Rose Hill.
On May 11, Candace Beverly and Crystal Stafford hosted a bridal shower at the Southwood Volunteer Fire Department in Kinston.
On May 30, a shower was given by the bride�s co-workers at Carolina Professional Consultants in Kinston.
On May 31, the groom�s parents held at rehearsal dinner at The Folded Napkin in Kinston.


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To the Editor:
It has been a little over a year and a half since I brought up concerns about odors from Iowa Protein Solutions rendering plant located South of Estherville in the old Golden Sun Feeds plant.
My worry was the odor would be ongoing affecting not only my family's but the entire town's quality of life.
Starting in March of 2011 I noticed a big improvement. In talking with Manager/Owner Doug Skinner he mentioned they added another scrubber and also re-directed the plants odor-laden air through the boiler where it is used for combustion which eliminates the objectionable smell.
I can not speak for everyone as there are many people who live/work closer to the plant then I, but for my part, living where I do on the south end of town, the situation now is so improved I can state had it been like this in 2010 I would have never raised the complaint I did.
I would like to congratulate Doug Skinner and his employees not only for the work, and money, they have put forth to get the odor problem under control but for their recent selection to receive the prestigious Iowa Venture Award.
I would also like to thank not only the County Supervisors for their efforts but all the people who helped simply by caring enough to call in.
Roy Gage,


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|2008-06-04, 10:25
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Exitus Acta Probat
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Permanent retirement from raws-hunting
Age: 33
Actually, the real count would be seven, involving:
- Aflame Inferno
- Freezing
- Kurokami
- Mayan Chronicles
- Onihime VS
- Unbalance x Unbalance
- Zero: Circle of Flow (prequel to Zero)
...Four of them are drawn by either Kim Kwang Hyung (Aflame Inferno, Freezing) or Lee Soo Hyung (Onihime VS, Unbalance x Unbalance). Not sure whether they're brothers or cousins, though, as the art is nearly pinpoint the same.
|2008-06-05, 00:23
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Lets be reality
Join Date: May 2007
I've now read 4 volumes of Kurokami/Black God as well as the 13 chapters of Aflame Inferno that's been scanned, really enjoying his work and the art is very similar even if done by different people.
Thanks for putting him onto me, though I really should've checked what else he's done since I really like Unbalance X Unbalance.
|2008-06-05, 10:18
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Wise Otaku Seeker
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Philippines
Age: 29
well i can say that korea is starting to really wage war againts japan ehhehehe
still i prefer japanese name rather than korean name cuz well it is too long!!! or not pleasable to the tounge
still ove his works especially the immortal regis or was it aflame inferno???
|2008-06-05, 10:45
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|2008-06-06, 09:09
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Itadaki-nyaaa !!
Join Date: Apr 2008
Don't you guys think the earlier mentioned tsundere potential has been kinda negated by the 2nd chapter? I still liked it but it seems the tsundere part seems to be up to Genessa now. (i bet that her realtionship with Arthur is one-sided despite what he claims and she whips him around )
|2008-06-06, 15:10
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Exitus Acta Probat
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Permanent retirement from raws-hunting
Age: 33
Manwha. The author and artist are both Korean, but nearly all of their series are also available and published in Japanese magazines. So logically it'd be from left to right, but the Japanese raws I have make it clear it's the reverse - from right to left.
|2008-06-06, 15:34
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Not Enough Sleep
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Location: R'lyeh
Age: 43
|2008-06-06, 16:15
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Know who you are
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Resides within the depths of Ned infested Glasgow
I don't want to wait 20 odd chapters before he powers up or whatever.
I somehow get the feeling we're gonna go through a "I'll protect you but actually I can't so I'll get my ass kicked till I get my power up!" build up.
but its interesting enough, so think I'll stick with for now.
also is it me or anyone else think Bridget is Carim from Nanoha StrikerS?
|2008-06-07, 01:39
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Philippines
Age: 29
well i for one would like here tsundere to be a returned yet when alone with him she will be all*emotionally open and easily teased!!!* hahahha still i wanna see him release some kinda pandora negating power and saying shut the hell up B*TCH and saying *i prefer Satellizer than YOU!!!!*
that would be awesome yet disappointing cuz well it like i knew it from the beginning but still i will vote 4 that one hehhehe
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