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2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI
$6,400Plus 10,3% TaxSold
2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 4 door sedan for sale.
It's 1.9L, BEW 4cyl turbo diesel engine with 5 speed manual transmission. Has power windows and door locks, power mirrors, power/tilt/telescopic steering, A/C and cruise control. Stock factory AM/FM Radio and CD Player. Black leather interior.
ABS and Traction control equipped. Winter tires are on now, but will ad set of all-season tires as a bonus.
Good brakes all around. Fresh oil change. Professionally detailed. No problems or issue of any kind.
Has only 124,786 actual miles and Washington Rebuilt title. VIN: 3VWDT71KX6M023547. Asking $6,400. Please call or text whenever (253) 709-3138. Thank you
- Adaptive Cruise Control
- Airbags
- Air Conditioning
- Alarm System
- Anti-theft Protection
- Audio Interface
- Automatic Climate Control
- CDR Audio
- Cruise Control
- Leather Package
- Manual Transmission
- Wind Deflector
|Front head room
|39 "
|Rear head room
|37 "
|Front shoulder room
|55 "
|Rear shoulder room
|53 "
|Front leg room
|41.2 "
|Rear leg room
|35.4 "
|Luggage capacity
|16.0 Cu.Ft.
|Maximum cargo capacity
|16.0 Cu.Ft.
|Standard seating
|179.3 "
|Body width
|69.3 "
|Body height
|57.5 "
|101.5 "
|Ground clearance
|5.4 "
|3,197 Lbs.
|Fuel tank capacity
|14.5 Gal.
|EPA mileage estimates
|36 City / 41 Hwy
|Base engine size
|1.9 Liters
|Base engine type
|100 Hp
|Horsepower rpm
|177 Lb-Ft.
|Torque rpm
|1,105 Lbs.
|Drive type
|Turning radius
|17.9 ''
The new Volkswagen Jetta lineup features a complete line of models for 2006. A sporty turbocharged GLI model joins the line along with a fuel-efficient TDI turbo diesel. That's in addition to the most popular models, which are powered by a 2.5-liter five-cylinder engine.
The Jetta was redesigned and re-engineered from the ground up midway through the 2005 model year.
A 2.5-liter five-cylinder engine powers the standard models and it's pleasantly robust, with a broad power curve and a raspy sound. The 2.5-liter engine gets an EPA-rated 22 miles per gallon City, 30 mpg Highway, whether equipped with the five-speed manual gearbox or the new six-speed Tiptronic automatic. Clean-running Partial Zero Emissions, or PZEV, versions of this engine, are available in some states. Fuel-efficient TDI models are available in 45 states. Featuring Volkswagen's renowned turbo diesel engine, the TDI models get an EPA-rated 36/41 City Highway with the five-speed manual gearbox, 35/42 with the slick DSG automatic. The new Jetta GLI features a turbocharged 2.0-liter engine with a broad power curve boasting 0-60 in 6.7 seconds. The GLI gets an EPA rated 24/32 with its six-speed manual or 25/31 with the DSG.
Regardless of engine, we found the new Jetta responsive around town and comfortable on long trips. Volkswagens are known for handling, and the new Jetta carves through corners with precision. Indeed, the GLI reminds us why Germany is renowned for building excellent sports sedans.
The new Jetta is larger than previous models, and it features a more spacious interior stuffed with convenience and lavished with Volkswagen's legendary attention to detail. Even the least-expensive model offers an elegant, high-quality cabin. Its driver enjoys excellent visibility and ease of use with logical controls and instruments. Build quality is superb inside and out. All in all, the new Jetta is a solid car.
The 2006 Volkswagen Jetta is available with a choice of three engines. The Jetta comes standard with a 2.5-liter five-cylinder engine rated at 150 horsepower. The base model is also available as a Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle (no charge) that uses a version of the 2.5-liter five-cylinder that emits almost no pollution. The Jetta is available with VW's highly regarded 1.9-liter TDI turbodiesel four-cylinder engine in 45 states. The GLI comes with a new 2.0-liter turbocharged engine boasting an output of 200 horsepower.
The base Jetta, called the Value Edition, comes with a choice of five-speed manual transmission ($17,900) or a new six-speed automatic ($18,975) featuring a Sport mode and Tiptronic gear selection. Standard equipment on these base models includes air conditioning; cruise control; tinted windows; power windows with one-touch open and close; AM/FM/CD/MP3 with 10 speakers; external temperature display; eight-way front-seat adjustments; heated power outside mirrors; split/folding rear seats; remote central power locking; two power outlets in the center console and one in the trunk; remote trunk and fuel-filler flap releases; and an anti-theft alarm. Standard running gear on Value Editions is 6x15-inch steel wheels with 195/65R15 all-season radials and a full-size spare wheel and tire.
The standard Jetta 2.5 ($20,290) upgrades this with dual-zone automatic climate control, premium audio with a 6CD changer, an integrated antenna, automatic headlamps, a trip computer, auto-dimming mirrors, heated power seats, fold-flat rear seats, a front spoiler, chrome trim, and 205/55R16 all-season tires. It's also available with the automatic ($21,365). Options include XM and Sirius satellite radio ($375); DVD satellite navigation ($1,800); and 17-inch alloy wheels and tires ($1,350).
TDI models with their turbo diesel engines are equipped the same way and are available with the five-speed manual gearbox ($21,290) or Volkswagen's DSG twin-clutch semi-automatic ($22,365).
The turbocharged GLI comes with a choice of six-speed manual ($23,790) or the DSG semi-automatic ($24,665). GLI adds or upgrades a number of features: eight-way manually adjustable height and reach sport front seats with fabric upholstery and adjustable head restraints; a three-spoke sport leather-wrapped steering wheel with audio and telephone controls; alloy interior trim and drilled pedals; metal loading edge protection for the trunk; special blue-tinted glass; bi-xenon headlamps with auto-leveling and headlight washers; and halogen projector lens foglamps. GLIs ride on 17-inch summer performance tires on 7x17-inch alloy wheels. Optional fitments for the GLI are 17-inch all-season performance tires or 18-inch summer performance radials on 7.5x18-inch alloys ($750).
Options for the GLI include DVD navigation with a 6CD changer in the front armrest ($1,800) and XM or Sirius satellite radio ($375). Package 1 ($1,460) includes a power sunroof, the satellite radio, and a 115-volt power outlet. Package 2 ($3,200) adds leather seating surfaces, heated front sports seats, a leather-wrapped multi-function steering wheel, heated washer nozzles, and all the stuff in Package 1.
Safety features that come standard on all models include front airbags, side-impact airbags for torso protection, and curtain airbags for head protection come standard along with crash-active front headrests and safety belts with emergency locking retractors for all five seating positions. Rear side airbags are optional ($350). Active safety features include anti-lock disc brakes with electronic brake-force distribution (EBD), traction control (ASR), and an electronic differential lock (EDL). Electronic stability control (ESP) is standard on all but the Value Edition ($280) and comes with hydraulic brake assist.
The Volkswagen Jetta was completely redesigned and launched as three major model lines through the 2005-2006 model years. It's larger, dimensionally as well as visually, in every direction. Compared to the previous Jetta, it has a longer wheelbase and wider track. It has also put on a little weight, tipping the scales at a little over 3,200 pounds. However, that extra mass was put to good use, as the greatly improved structural rigidity now puts the Jetta at the top of its class, and there's a larger trunk and more interior room, particularly for rear seat passengers.
The eye is drawn at once to the chrome-framed front grille. Like it or not, get used to it. This is the new face of Volkswagen. Chrome is also used in eyebrows atop the large engine air inlets in the front bumper and, on 2.5 and TDI models, for the side-window surrounds. GLI models are clearly differentiated by a black honeycomb mesh grille with a red surround strip and foglamps integrated into the front bumper.
The most striking design element is the aggressive thrust and slope of the car's snout. Compared to some other recent nose-forward designs, however, the composite headlamps and various inlets and grilles are well integrated into the Jetta's raked rearward flow. A striking vee, created by the slant of the headlamps and sloping hood lines, is carried strongly toward the rear by the steeply raked windshield and character lines running along the flanks. The rear window is carried deeply into the well-defined C-pillar, accentuating the designers' quest for a coupe-like sweep to the rear quarters. Flares at the four wheels blend into well-defined side skirts and, at the rear, into a lower valance panel accentuated by twin chrome-tipped tailpipes.
The car's tail is a significant departure from previous Jetta styling. The whole structure appears longer, but the larger taillight clusters, now divided between the trunk and rear fender, help widen the proportion of the car's hindquarters in relation to its height, giving the car a more substantial, less boxy-looking stern. Also helping to integrate the increased bulk of the trunk into the fenders is the coupe-like sweep of the C-pillar and the extensive rear window, which slants deeply into the trunkline.
The round tail lights and brake lights will likely be singled out as the new Jetta's most derivative statement, giving the car a blander, more Asian look to it than previous models.
In short, we find the new Jetta's look more pleasant than exciting.
How well this new design is accepted by the beholder is, however, an entirely different matter from the execution. And the execution is where Volkswagen excels. The body panels fit tightly and the paint finish is exquisite. If there's little excitement in the Jetta's styling, there's certainly a perceptible aura of rational engineering everywhere you look.
Volkswagen interiors are closely studied by the competition for good reason. Volkswagen designers accomplish more with less, combining expensive-looking materials with simple but attractive styling and excellent ergonomics. The result is inviting cockpits that are pleasant places to spend time behind the wheel.
The leather upholstery in a 2.5 we drove was well fitted and stitched around contours that provide a high degree of support. The Tamo ash wood trim is indeed trim and not the great expanses of lumber that are sometimes used in a lame attempt to class up an interior. To the contrary, the Jetta's wood is tastefully applied to complement the interior's sweeps and angles. Helping to relieve the eye of any monochromatic monotony are such touches as metallic trim around the shift lever, metallic instrument cluster rings; chrome door handles, glovebox lock cylinder and trunk release switch, and the button for the parking brake lever.
Finding a comfortable driving position is aided by an eight-way power adjustable seat with a power lumbar adjustment, an adjustable steering column and a height-adjustable safety belt. The driver's seat can be positioned using controls on the side of the seat cushion or by pressing of the three memory buttons (which also adjusts the outside mirrors) or by the key fob (which can be programmed for each driver).
The GLI interior is a bit dressier than the standard cabin thanks to touches of bright trim and the handsome three-spoke leather-wrapped multi-function steering wheel. The sport seat fabric is a plaid-like material that harkens back to previous interior designs from VW, and it may not be to everyone's taste. The durable-feeling leather is really the way to go for a full upmarket experience.
A short styling aside here: Exposed windshield wipers were a pet peeve of former VW chairman Ferdinand Piech, and so he ordered that all future VWs would have hidden wipers. To aid in this design, a cowling now sits along the base of the windshield and cuts off some of the view over the nose of the car. It's not a safety issue, but former VW owners will notice the difference right away. To Piech's credit, the hidden wipers do indeed lend a more upscale look.
Three-point safety belts with emergency locking retractors are provided for all five passengers, and each position has an adjustable headrest. The front seat belts also have pre-tensioners with load limiters for a more effective reaction, and the front headrests are active, automatically moving up and forward if the occupant's torso is pressed back in the seat, as happens in many kinds of collisions. To help reduce leg injuries, the pedals get away from the driver in the event of a front-end collision. Six airbags are ready to deploy if needed, including side curtains to help provide head protection for the four outboard passengers.
The thick-rimmed, padded three-spoke steering wheel frames a gauge cluster dominated by the two large dials of the tachometer and speedometer, well shaded from ambient light by a curved cowl. In daylight the graphics read white on black, at night changing to white on soothing swimming-pool blue with lighted red pointers. In either case, the data are easy to comprehend at a glance. Within both the tach and speedo are a number of warning lights and advisories about secondary functions, including one thoughtful warning that the fuel filler door was left opened after gassing up. Optional steering wheel buttons can be used to operate a phone, mute the radio, or toggle between the various modes of the sound system.
To the left of the steering wheel is the headlamp switch, which has three positions: When turned off, the daytime running lights are activated. Click the dial once to the right, and automatic headlight control is activated, which measures ambient light and turns on the headlights when needed, such as in a long tunnel or as night approaches. A third click and the headligh.
Climb in the new Volkswagen Jetta 2.5, turn the key and the driver is greeted by the raspy growl of the new five-cylinder engine. It's definitely an in-your-ear sound that will find favor with those who appreciate mechanical sturm und drang, but it might be a little annoying to drivers who'd rather talk on the phone.
As soon as the Jetta pulls away from the curb, there's a noticeable feel of solidness and a clear sense of high build quality. As there should be. A large part of the investment in the Jetta went toward increasing structural integrity. The stronger structure forms not only a more solid grounding for suspension and drivetrain components, it helps reduce unwanted noise from being transmitted into the cabin.
The other element that was considered most critical in the design of this performance-oriented car was the suspension. This is, without question, the best handling front-wheel-drive car Volkswagen has ever produced yet, somewhat paradoxically, it all starts with the new multi-link setup in the tail of the car.
The physics are complicated, but, simply stated, if the rear end of the car won't properly follow the front, then handling limits are low and the driver has to work harder. Replacing the old solid-beam axle with the new four-link rear suspension (with telescopic gas-filled shock absorbers, coil springs and stabilizer bar) means reduced body roll, better contact between the wheels and the pavement, and improved ride quality. Angling the shock absorbers and combining them with oval helper springs also contribute to a wider trunk opening for easier loading.
Changes to the front suspension also made dramatic improvements to the feel of the Jetta. The MacPherson strut arrangement (with coil springs, telescopic shocks and a newly designed, integrated stabilizer bar to reduce weight) has improved geometry to increase front wheel location and reduce torque steer to unnoticeable levels, even when the throttle is maxed out in a corner. This is an amazingly balanced car, with little or no sense that the front end is doing the work of both pulling and steering the car.
Credit the new Servotronic power steering for the sharp response through the steering wheel. It not only adjusts to speed, providing more assist at low speeds and higher effort on the open road, but, through electronic control of the steering column, it automatically corrects the car's direction when such external forces as crosswinds threaten to move it off track. It's a bit disconcerting at first for the car to do something a driver expects he'll have to do but after a short time becomes very welcome in its ability to reduce driver effort.
Getting the car underway is generally effortless, even in slippery conditions due to the application of various standard traction aids. Every Jetta comes with an electronic differential lock, or EDL, that varies power to either front wheel depending on which one has more traction. It works by applying the brakes very slightly on the wheel that has lost traction, while at the same time it sends more torque to the other wheel. Also standard across the line is anti-slip regulation, or ASR, which reduces engine power to both front wheels if slip is detected.
Both EDL and ASR are part of the electronic stability program, or ESP, which is standard on all models except for Value Editions. ESP incorporates ABS to brake any of the car's four wheels individually and reduce the risk of skidding. It all starts sounding like alphabet soup, but all these systems work together to help the driver maintain control of the car. Studies in Europe have shown how effective electronic stability systems are in helping avoid accidents. They should be considered a standard item on any driver's order list.
The only commotion during take-off, then, is the raspy growl of the new five-cylinder engine, which has been tuned for instant gratification. Throttle tip-in is aggressive, especial.
The all-new Volkswagen Jetta is a delectable dish of European-bred automotive technology, superior materials and tangibly good build quality. This new Jetta is both a comfortable long-range cruiser and a snappy runabout. Choosing to address the American driver's thirst for torque was one of the more pleasing ways that Volkswagen fashioned the standard 2.5-liter models for the stop-and-go derby of urban driving, but it's still how well the Jetta conquers the open road that makes the Volkswagen driving experience distinctive and enjoyable. For those who want to make quicker progress down the road, the turbocharged GLI is a slick performer right out of the box. As a platform for the furious youth who want to go fast, it might be the best since the original GTI.
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I wanted to start a thread on Pakistan cricket news and views. We can vent on the latest act of PCBs incompetence here, as well as read about which current International Airport Mohammad Asif was detained at.
Ill start things off by posting the excellent article below. As we all know, no one wants to tour Pakistan. My personal opinion is that the Western teams are being highly hypocritical in their stands, but it is what it is. As much as it pains me, I have come to accept that non-Asians teams will not be touring Pakistan in the near future. So what to do now? As the author points out below, PCB can continue to wage a losing battle and try to schedule home series at..home. Theyll most likely fail and Pakistan would play at most 2 to 5 Test matches a year against Asian teams, if that. Pakistans players will continue to decline in skills and would perpetually be in the lower tiers of world cricket. Or PCB could swallow the VERY bitter pill and schedule tests against non-Asian teams in neutral sites. England is obviously the most logical venue, considering the income and exposure it will generate. I would disagree with the author that even games against the Asian teams should be scheduled elsewhere. Pakistani fans DESERVE to watch some International cricket live. I would say Pakistan should continue to host those that are willing.

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When I choose to buy this mobile phone, my main concerns are the 3G, Bluetooth, Music and Camera features. But, Nokia Express Music 5320 comes with some other features like Radio, Recorder, Video, 2 Camera (front & back), Nokia Map, GPS data (need external GPS), Message Reader, Real Player, Quick Office, Adobe Reader, N-gage games, FLV (flash video) ready and few other more.
The good thing of FLV ready is you can copy and run clips from Youtube directly without convert anything. Unfortunately you can not slower or faster the video clip.
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<![CDATA[Although unexpected by most, the name that Zara and Mike Tindall chose for their daughter, Mia, was an obvious choice for many who were willing to bet money on the name of the new addition to the Royal Family.
Bookmakers from Gloucester, where the Tindalls currently reside on Princess Anne's Gatcombe Park estate, were forced to make payouts of up to £3,000 to all the people who correctly guessed the name of Zara and Mike's baby girl.
Paddy Power, a local betting shop, received suspiciously large bets, ranging between £100 and £200, on the name Mia last weekend and were forced to bring the odds down to 1/20 from the initial 15/1. However, the company has selected to honour the bets and are now facing total payoff.
It is possible that Mike Tindall, who also plays for Gloucester's Premiership rugby club, accidentally dropped a few hints about the baby names that he and Zara were considering, explaining the sudden increase in wagers laid on the name Mia.
The names Elizabeth, Anne and Victoria were the front-runners in the early betting, with Poppy not far behind after Zara expressed that she liked the name. But Zara's brother, Peter Phillips, said that the couple had "no particular reason for choosing the name – they just liked it."
Revealed on Twitter by the proud new father, Mia Grace is not a traditional name for a member of the British Royal Family. However, choosing unusual names is fairly common within the family. Peter Phillips' two daughters, Savannah and Isla, both have non-traditional names, and even Princess Anne's choice of Zara came as a bit of a surprise.
No pictures of Mia Grace Tindall have been released just yet, but a spokesperson for the family has said that they are expected to release one in a few days.
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Luis Hernandez fouled a pitch off his foot yesterday, then proceeded to hit a home run on the very next pitch. Think about that for a second. This is a guy who, prior to September 3rd, had hit just one home run in 233 major league at bats. A guy who managed just 17 home runs in 3,026 at-bats over nine minor league seasons (0.56 home runs per at-bat). The fact that he hit one off of Tim Hudson is amazing in and of itself, but when you throw in a broken foot it becomes absolutely unbelievable. I'm sure adrenaline played a large part in it (adrenaline that, judging from the pictures I linked to above, looks like it wore off immediately after his first step out of the batter's box) but, at least in this fan's mind, that home run will go down as one of the most amazing moments in an otherwise lost season (think Dae Sung Koo's double off of Randy Johnson).
That being said, this season-ending injury is for the best. I hate seeing players injured, even those I don't care for. Bench them, cut them, waive them: by all means, please remove ineffective players immediately. But the Mets' failure to make any of those moves with Hernandez, combined with Jerry Manuel's insistence on playing him, means that this was pretty much the only way that Ruben Tejada was going to earn the lion's share of playing time at second base. I'm sorry that it came down to that, but at least Tejada will get a better chance to show us all that he can contribute at this level.
The Mets have been out of the race for weeks now: there was no reason to play Hernandez over Tejada*. The fact that a slam dunk roster move was decided by a season-ending injury is ridiculous and insulting. There's eight games left at Citi Field and I have plans to attend seven of them, but I'm doing so hoping that next season we have a manager that can fill out a line-up call rationally.
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Saturday, October 07, 2006
Starbucks, Black Tea & Weird Eats
Not long after Reuters reported that Starbucks is being "sued for squashing competitors," comes the news that the coffee (and a little bit of tea) giant's long-term goal is 40,000 stores. Starbucks currently has 12,000 stores. The fact that I can't understand why Starbucks needs so many stores probably renders me unfit for the high-falutin' world of big business.
This news appeared in numerous media outlets. Read what the International Herald Tribune had to say here.
If you feel that green tea's been getting all the press, at the expense of black and others, you'll be happy to read this report from Web MD and CBS News. If it's to be believed, black tea has considerable health benefits too.
I don't see the connection between black tea and stress reduction. Whenever I drink it - which is often - I tend to feel rather keyed up. But what do I know?
Last, but not least, I'd like to mention a new project I'm rolling out. It's called Weird Eats and it's a Web site created to take a look at...well - weird eats. It's only been around for a week or so, but there's plenty more to come. Have a look here and tell all your friends.
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2000 sales. $1.856 billion
Behind the 2000 numbers. Encompass concentrated on the continued integration of Building One and GroupMAC and the many acquisitions that these entities made over the years.
Forecast for 2001. Encompass sees the economy picking up in the second half of 2001.
Employees. 30,000
Branch offices. 250
Top market segments. Electrical (43%); mechanical (49%); and janitorial (8%).
Percentage of datacom work.5.3%
Major electrical construction projects. $30 million contract for a Nissan manufacturing assembly plant in Mississippi; $18 million contract for Houston's Reliant Stadium, home of the NFL's newest franchise, the Houston Texans.
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Pre-injury cartilage biomarkers associated with subsequent ACL injuries
U.S. Army researchers made a surprising discovery while examining the impact of an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear (a common knee injury), on four serum biomarkers associated with cartilage health. The researchers found that pre-injury concentrations for all but one of the four serum biomarkers studied were associated with the subsequent likelihood of ACL injury. The findings were presented today at the annual meeting of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM).
"We expected to see post-injury differences in biomarkers, but were astonished that the biomarkers showed measurable differences months or years prior to injury," said U.S. Army Lt. Col. Steven Svoboda, M.D., during his presentation, titled The Association between Serum Biomarkers of Cartilage Turnover and Subsequent Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture. "If we can identify people predisposed to ACL tears, one day we may be able to prevent injuries before they occur."
Svoboda, an orthopedic surgeon at Keller Army Community Hospital in West Point, N.Y., is director of the John A. Feagin, Jr., Sports Medicine Fellowship and head team physician for the West Point football program. Svoboda presented the Army research findings at the AOSSM's O'Donoghue Sports Injury Research Award Presentation. This award is given annually to the best overall paper that deals with clinical based research or human in-vivo research.
Researchers measured pre-injury levels of four biomarkers of cartilage turnover and metabolism in 45 ACL-injured subjects and 45 control subjects who were matched to the injured subjects by height, sex, weight and age to see if there were differences. Pre-injury samples for all subjects were stored in the Department of Defense Serum Repository, which maintains serum samples drawn from service members at various points during their military careers.
They found that small differences (1 nanogram/milliliter) in pre-injury levels of three of the four biomarkers were associated with being more likely to sustain a subsequent ACL injury than the control group. In fact, an increase in one biomarker was associated with being 19 times more likely to sustain a later injury.
ACL tears are endemic, with 150,000 ACL injuries in the U.S. each year among military personnel, athletes and others with physically demanding careers or pursuits. Several recent studies have shown that high-risk biomechanical movement patterns, specifically excessive knee valgus angle during landing or landing knock-kneed causes increased pressure on the joint. "Our study adds to existing knowledge by raising the possibility of a link between risky movement patterns and biochemical processes associated with cartilage metabolism," added Dr. Svoboda. "Coaches and athletic trainers of the future may help athletes with high biomarker levels reduce their risk of ACL injury by improving their balance and motor control or correcting how they jump and land."
The study also has implications for the study of post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) because a high percentage of those who experience ACL tears go on to develop PTOA. An imbalance in the ability of cartilage to regenerate itself has been theorized as a critical component in the development of osteoarthritis.
The ACL injured cases for this study were 45 of 71 subjects from an existing clinical trial comparing outcomes for ACL reconstructions performed with two different autograft techniques. Patients were predominately male (86.7 percent) with a mean age of 20.26 years. The study was supported by a grant from the Orthopaedic Research & Education Foundation.
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Another history-making ride as he claims KTM's first-ever U.S. 450 Motocross class win.
LAKEWOOD, Colorado – Red Bull/KTM Factory rider Ryan Dungey earned his first overall win of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship in the 450 Motocross class after sweeping both motos at the third round of the series held at Thunder Valley MX Park.
Dungey's victory marks the first for the KTM brand in the 450 Motocross class. This is the second milestone Dungey has accomplished for the European manufacturer this season. Dungey earned KTM its first Supercross win at the Phoenix Supercross race earlier this season and now gave KTM its first 450 Motocross overall win just a few months later.
At the start of the first moto, Dungey jumped off the line to a 6th place start. He used the first lap to quickly pass two riders to move up to 4th place. On the second lap he made a nice pass on Jake Weimer to take over 3rd position. As he started the third lap he caught up to James Stewart and both of them made a pass on Tommy Hahn to take over 1st and 2nd place respectively after the finish line jump. A few corners later, Stewart suffered a crash and Dungey was able to move around and take the lead. Dungey went on to lead the remaining laps to win by a gap of 22 seconds at the end of the moto.
Dungey followed up his first moto win with a second victory in the next moto. This time, Dungey nailed the holeshot and put his KTM up front early. He led every lap of the 16 lap race and took the moto win and 1st overall for the day. Dungey's win at Thunder Valley moved him and his KTM 450 SX-F into 1st place in the overall point standings.
"I'm really happy to give Red Bull/KTM its first overall 450 Motocross win in the US. It's great to be a part of something that's full of firsts. Everyone on the team works really hard and we receive tons of support from KTM worldwide," remarked Dungey after his win. "No rider ever likes to see anybody get hurt and I really hope James (Stewart) is okay after his crash in the first moto. While pursuing championships it always comes down to staying healthy and being there every week and I plan to keep pushing forward and taking each race one and at time. We are heading to High Point Raceway next week and I have always liked that track and am looking forward to another good race."
Next Race: High Point Raceway, Mt. Morris, PA – June 9, 2012
Results 450 Motocross Class Thunder Valley
Ryan Dungey (USA) with first 450 Motocross class win for KTM
450 Motocross class podium Thunder Valley: (from left) Andrew Short, Dungey and Jake Weimer
Dungey now also championship leader
Dungey on the KTM 450 SX-F
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After Court Ruling, Nets See 2011 As Firm Brooklyn Date
May 18, 2009: The Nets are still planning events for their New Jersey Izod Center arena, but seem thismuch closer to realizing their move to Brooklyn, N.Y., according to team majority owner Bruce Ratner. In a unanimous decision late last week, the New York state Supreme Court's appellate division upheld a lower-court ruling that rejected a challenge to the state's use of eminent domain to obtain properties. The appeals court had struck down a lawsuit by opponents of the Project seeking to block the state from using eminent domain powers to seize the Atlantic Yards 22-acre development property in Brooklyn on which Forest City Enterprises plans to build Barclays Center, a 20,000-seat arena, for the Nets, concerts and other events. Ratner, chairman and CEO of Forest City Ratner, said in a statement that the company intends to break ground on the project this year "with the goal of having the Nets play basketball in the new Barclays Center arena in the 2011-2012 season." The company also expects to start at least one residential building during the first phase of construction. "We're thrilled with this decision, which is the 23rd in a row in favor of the development," Ratner said in a statement. "The world has changed significantly since we announced this project in December, 2003. But one thing has never changed - Forest City's commitment to bringing the Nets to Brooklyn and to building an arena and residential community that will bring jobs, affordable housing, entertainment and the excitement of major-league sports to the people of Brooklyn and the entire city of New York." In addition to Barclays, which has the exclusive naming rights for the arena, eight other companies have signed on as sponsors, according to the company. Back to Home Page


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A Natural Greenhouse Wedding at The Market at Grelen in Somerset, Virginia
"The Market at Grelen's natural beauty and serenity was the genesis of our design process," Anna Blazier (27 and a graduate student at the University of Virginia) says. She and Josh Heuslein (28 and a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Virginia) highlighted their venue's natural beauty with lush floral arrangements and a soothing blend of blues, greens, blush and wine. "You just can't beat being surrounded by blooming flowers, berry vines, rolling hills and impeccable sunsets," Anna says of picking the location. To add a personal note, the pair included their mutual love of science in a sweet way: Guests signed a book of scientific imagery. "Getting married at a nursery, we really wanted the flowers to be local, fresh and natural," Anna says. She carried a garden bouquet of peonies, cosmos and foraged foliage and donned a pair of sassy red suede heels, which "turned out to be incredibly comfortable—a win-win," she says. Reception tables were topped with blue and white linens, local blooms, gold-rimmed glass chargers and beautiful plates painted with a variety of pheasants, other birds and foliage. "The natural world drives our curiosity," Anna says of the animal iconography. "We worked to create a space that felt ethereal, calming, yet inspiring. The light and the view made everything shine." For their guests visiting from around the country, the couple featured Virginia's cuisine: sweet potato ham biscuits, fried green tomatoes, cheddar and mascarpone mac and cheese, hot smoked salmon and roast pork with chimichurri sauce. "We still get comments on how delicious the food was!" the bride says. The couple also loved their cake so much, "we brought pieces with us on our honeymoon to Sedona, Arizona," Anna says.


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A Colorful DIY Wedding at Wychmere Beach Club in Harwich Port, Massachusetts
Emily Rorty and Evan Nash focused on their playful sides for their coastal spring wedding in Cape Cod with bright colors and fun-filled details.
Although the pair had planned for an outdoor ceremony, rainy weather meant tying the knot indoors. Luckily, the Wychmere Beach Club has an incredible indoor ceremony space. Floor-to-ceiling windows let in lots of natural light, and guests could still take in the ocean views during the vows.
Emily and Evan tapped their talented inner circle to help infuse their festive affair with plenty of personality. Emily's mom made the fabric table runners, colorful cloth napkins and wood table numbers that enlivened the classic wood dining tables. And her aunt created all of the signage (the "Treat Yo Self" sign was a particular fave) and designed the custom bride and groom coloring pages set out to entertain the younger crowd. Every place setting even had a hand-drawn "How to eat a lobster" card for guests who were unsure how a traditional clambake goes down.
Vibrant wildflower, rose and anemone bouquets in galvanized buckets and blue vintage vases added a pop of fresh color to the elegant seaside space.
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The electricity in gasoline
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Nor does it count electricity used in transporting oil, or running gas stations.
The refineries tend to run 24hrs, so they are consuming electricity at peak hours, too. EVs take the vast majority of their power off-peak.
- March 6, 2011 at 9:43:00 PM PST
That's also only counting electicity from the grid. The oil companies generate some of their own...by burning oil products.
- March 6, 2011 at 9:45:00 PM PST
- Pat said...
I see the point you are trying to make, but these numbers alone are not compelling to me.
Reading this as the devil's advocate, I see "The electricity used to make gasoline for 250 million cars could instead power a mere 16 million EVs."
I think by the time you add all the energy used in pumping, refining, transporting, gas stations... as Chad pointed out, you could have a much more complete and compelling story.
- March 6, 2011 at 10:16:00 PM PST
Oil refineries produce more than just gasoline with that electricity...everything from plastics to Diapers to Vaseline...so while I'm 100% for EV's it is a bit simplistic to use this number.
- March 7, 2011 at 4:34:00 AM PST
- JP said...
It's a far more sophisticated argument than what is typically used by the other side, which ignores the real energy inputs and emissions before the gas ever gets into your tank.
- March 7, 2011 at 5:31:00 AM PST
Oh but the friendly oil industry commercials I see on TV say that they employ thousands of people to bring us gasoline. Of course they don't say Americans. And now that they can drill many sideways holes from one well we should be happy. And they tell use it would be scary if we didn't have all the things that oil makes for us. Cancer, Asthma, etc . . . :)
Great statistic Marc! I thought so.
- March 7, 2011 at 9:43:00 AM PST
Thats a great research you did and i am amazed by how much electricity can be derived from gasoline. But my question is, i believe the Oil industry knows all this, why have they never taken a step knowing how much electricity would be derived? And i believe they know. So why has no one ever tried. I think there must be a reason behind it and we would love to hear it.
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NAIA Volleyball Player of the Week ? No. 9
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Brooke Marino of Concordia (Calif.) has been named NAIA Volleyball National Player of the Week, the national office announced Tuesday. Marino was selected based on her performance from Oct. 22-28 and was chosen out of a pool of conference player of the week selections among 23 conference/independent/unaffiliated groupings.
Marino, a 5-foot-11 senior outside hitter from Mission Viejo, Calif., led the Eagles to a 3-0 record this past week. Mario led the Eagles to a 3-0 (25-13, 25-19, 25-13) victory over then-No. 12 Westmont (Calif.). She collected a game-high 14 kills, seven digs and two aces against the Warriors. Mario continued her dominating performance against then-No. 1 Texas at Brownsville, where she recorded a game-best 22 kills, 26 digs and three block assists in a 3-2 (24-26, 30-28, 25-20, 20-25, 15-12) victory. Mario capped the week off with 14 kills, seven digs, two aces in a 3-0 (25-9, 25-13, 25-13) victory over Arizona Christian. In three matches, Marino collected 50 kills, 40 digs, six block assists, and five aces.
Marino leads the team in kills (328) and aces (46). She ranks second in the Golden State Athletic Conference and 18th nationally with 3.86 kills per set. Marino ranks 42nd in the nation in aces.
For a complete listing of all the national statistical leaders, click here.
The final NAIA National Volleyball Player of the Week announcement will be on Nov. 6. For the complete player of the week calendar, click here.
Nominees: Michelle Marques, Texas at Brownsville; Cailie Johnson, Cornerstone (Mich.); Susan Rollman, Doane (Neb.); Kaley Lyons, Evangel (Mo.); Sarah Becker, Jamestown (N.D.); Carolyn Baker, Dillard (La.); Hollister Wolf, Tabor (Kan.); Arianna Brusa, William Jessup (Calif.); Korey Krumm, Montana Tech; Nicole Wurstle, Point Park (Pa.); Paula Ferreira, Columbia (Mo.); Lacey Taylor, William Penn (Iowa); Shahala Hawkins, Wayland Baptist (Texas); Caraline Maher, Georgetown (Ky.); Fernanda Ferreira, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.); Adriana Vazquez, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Irene Ojukwu, Lee (Tenn.); Morgan Martells, Ashford (Iowa); Melissa Joyce, Robert Morris (Ill.); Taylor Fink, Bryan (Tenn.); Kristine Egebrecht, Indiana Wesleyan; Stefani Sorensen, Eastern Oregon; Jordan Broady, Bellevue (Neb.).
2012 Composite Award Winners
Week 1 (Sept. 4): Patricia Souza, Park (Mo.)
Week 2 (Sept. 11): Kendra Schwein, Hastings (Neb.)
Week 3 (Sept. 18): Jordan Holcomb, Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
Week 4 (Sept. 25): Paula Ferreira, Columbia (Mo.)
Week 5 (Oct. 2): Kristine Egebrecht, Indiana Wesleyan
Week 6 (Oct. 9): Eva Prieditis, Madonna (Mich.)
Week 7 (Oct. 16): Ally Krus, Missouri Baptist
Week 8 (Oct. 23): Amy Weststeyn, Biola (Calif.)
Week 9 (Oct. 30): Brooke Marino, Concordia (Calif.)


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Events Hosted by the Merrick School of Business
The Merrick School of Business hosts various events throughout the year. Our signature event is the Speaker Series. It debuted in April 2009 with a speech by Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of the Grameen Bank. In addition to the Speaker Series, we host events geared toward our alumni.
There is no better way to learn than from the masters in our fields; and this is the underlying motivation of the "Lessons from Legends" series at the Merrick School of Business. Great conversations with great Baltimore leaders.
When Dean Murray Dalziel arrived on campus in 2014, he created a series that brought business professionals to campus to be interviewed "Oprah-style." In the spring of 2015 the Merrick Engages series was launched. A casual and interactive program, Merrick Engages focuses on Q&A and conversation to help guide students on their career (and life) path.
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"Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Academy Awards"(R) will be broadcast LIVE on ABC from the El Capitan Entertainment Center in Hollywood, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27, immediately following the late local news (12:05-1:05 a.m., ET, approx). Previous "Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Academy Awards" celebrations have welcomed Hollywood's biggest movie stars, including Academy Award winner Mel Gibson, Academy Award nominee Robert Downey Jr., and Emmy(R) Award winners Jon Stewart and Ellen Degeneres. Academy Award winner Ben Affleck guested for the 2008 special, when he premiered the now viral video "I'm F***ing Ben Affleck," which was a rebuttal to the Emmy Award-winning "I'm F***ing Matt Damon" video featuring Sarah Silverman and Matt Damon.
Packed with hilarious comedy bits and a house band led by Jimmy's childhood best friend, "Jimmy Kimmel Live" features a diverse lineup of guests that includes celebrities, athletes, musicians, comedians and humorous human interest subjects. The recipient of a 2010 Clio Award for innovative media, each night, Jimmy delivers up-to-the minute news addressing the hottest topics of the day in his monologue, and has welcomed such notables as Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, Cameron Diaz, Kevin Spacey, Amy Adams, Sigourney Weaver, Bruce Willis, Tom Cruise, Dustin Hoffman, Zach Galifianakis, Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Diane Sawyer, Sylvester Stallone, Zac Efron, Sofia Vergara, Bill Cosby, Gabourey Sidibe, Robert Downey Jr., Charlize Theron, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Jim Carrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mel Gibson, Josh Groban, Diddy, Harrison Ford, Michael Douglas, Robin Williams, Heidi Klum, Janet Jackson and more, including Matt Damon� well, almost Matt Damon.
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All-New Discovery Series Celebrates the Ingenuity of Inventors and the Art of Selling Their Products
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(Los Angeles, Ca.) Billy Mays and Anthony "Sully" Sullivan are two names synonymous with products so indispensible that you can't live without them�and the revelation usually comes at 3 a.m. in the form of an infomercial. Mays and Sullivan have sold millions of cleaners, sweepers, kitchen gadgets and other miracle products to people all over the world. What is the story behind these pitchmen? And who are the inventors who come up with the imaginative products being sold? Go behind the curtain and peek into the world of the clever inventors and the equally clever men who sell their products in BUT WAIT... THERE'S MORE (wt).
This all-new 13-part series introduces viewers to the dreamers, tinkerers and inventors who believe they have created the next must-have product. If these everyday geniuses can enlist the help of Sully and Mays to sell their goods, they may stand a chance of turning their products into household names�and turning a hefty profit for themselves.
From the initial boardroom pitch to product reactions on the streets to filming the actual infomercial, this revealing series will change the way you look at the seemingly ordinary products under your sink or in your toolshed. And just as fascinating are the inventive people who identified a need and created those products.
BUT WAIT... THERE'S MORE (wt) is produced for Discovery Channel by Original Productions. For Original Productions, Thom Beers, Philip D. Segal, Billy Mays, Anthony Sullivan and Chris Wilson are executive producers. Jeff Conroy is co-executive producer and Steve Jones is series producer. For Discovery Channel, Chris Rantamaki is executive producer.
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Ghostly 'The Fades,' premiering Saturday on BBC America
Just in time for the end-of-the-world claptrap of 2012, BBC America gives us "The Fades" a six-part series starting January 14, that's half an adolescent soap opera and half a supernatural show based on death, the afterlife and fear.
When Paul, a British high school teenager, starts having nightmares, he chalks it up to adolescence and maybe a hangover from over-consumption of popular culture such as "Star Wars," the Terry Pratchett books and "The Lord of the Rings." Even dreams of a holocaust complete with drifts of ash and dead bodies could have been churned out of his subconscious.
A typical teen, he just endures. After all, his psychologist says that probably the dreams have something to do with his parents' divorce. That's when the dreams started.
But then in an abandoned mall, Paul sees a dying woman and a man attacked by things non-human. Later, he sees people that others — like his best friend, the sex-obsessed Mac — don't, such as an eerie blonde girl who lures him into dangerous situations. (Why do good guys always go into dark alleys without any backup?)
The attacked man, Neil Valentine, tracks Paul down and tells him what he's seeing are ghosts. Paul can see the "Fades."
"Look, when people die, some go up or some stay here," Valentine says. "These are those that stay here. We call them the Fades if they don't ascend, they stay here."
Valentine and others are Angelics. It appears that Paul is one as well, something he's reluctant to accept or understand. All Paul wants is for everyone to go away. He wants is to be a normal teenager with normal problems — school, hormones, and deflecting his mother's need to communicate.
Valentine's problems are more desperate. Some of the Fades have found a way to cross from death to life by killing and eating humans. The body count grows, including some of the Angelics.
Paul thinks he has a choice between being normal or an Angelic, but really he doesn't. The holocaust is coming and he has a part to play in whether it happens.
At one point, Paul's psychologist tells him, "The things that scare us are the things that make us human. Never be afraid of being scared. Just don't allow being scared to dictate the choices you make."
Depending on if BBC America edits for an American audiences, be prepared for obscenities, explicit sexual situations, bed wetting, and the occasional bloody corpse. Anyone who watches "CSI" or "Supernatural" should have no problems with the latter.
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BEIRUT - Syrian warplanes on Tuesday struck a strategic rebel-held town in the country's north in an attempt to reopen a key supply route, activists said, as a U.N.-proposed cease-fire meant to start this week appeared increasingly unlikely to take hold.
The U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria has suggested that both sides in Syria's 19-month-old conflict lay down their arms during Eid al-Adha, a four-day Muslim holiday that begins Friday. However, neither Syrian President Bashar Assad nor rebels fighting to topple him have committed to a truce, and international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi has not said how such a truce would be monitored.
Syria's stalemated civil war, which has frequently spilled over Syria's borders and threatens to destabilize an already volatile region, featured prominently in the final pre-election debate Monday in the U.S. between President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney,
Both men said they would not send American troops to Syria, but Romney pledged to help arm rebels after vetting the intended recipients, earning him praise from Syrian opposition leaders. Obama warned of the risk of giving the rebels heavy weapons that could fall into the wrong hands and later be used against the U.S. or its allies.
"By not arming the (rebel) Free Syrian Army with heavy weapons, he (Obama) is giving Assad the upper hand," said Muhieddine Lathkani, a member of the Syrian National Council, an umbrella of opposition groups.
The rebels have said they need heavier weapons to counter Assad's military superiority, particular from the air. Since the summer, the regime has increasingly pounded rebel positions with warplanes and helicopter gunships.
On Tuesday, government aircraft attacked Maaret al-Numan and the village of Mar Shamsheh, as troops and rebels battled over a nearby Syrian military camp that has been under siege for days, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The activist group reported more than two dozen casualties among the rebels, but did not have the breakdown of killed and wounded.
Opposition fighters seized Maaret al-Numan, which lies along the main highway between Aleppo and the capital Damascus, earlier this month. Their presence has disrupted the regime's ability to send supplies and reinforcements to the northwest. This has hampered the government's fight in Aleppo, where troops are bogged down in a bloody fight for control of the country's largest city.
Amateur video posted Monday showed rebel fighters unleashing heavy bursts of machine-gun fire, apparently at a convoy heading to the besieged army camp. Syria restricts access to foreign reporters and the authenticity of the video could not be independently confirmed.
An international human rights group, meanwhile, said the Syrian air force stepped up attacks with cluster bombs in the past two weeks, dropping more over a wider area, despite Damascus' denials that it has used the widely banned munitions.
Cluster bombs open in flight, scattering smaller bomblets over a wide area. Many of the bomblets don't explode immediately, posing a threat to civilians long afterward.
The New York-based Human Rights Watch, citing amateur videos and interviews with victims, residents and activists, said it has received new information about more than 35 sites where cluster bombs were dropped.
The violence in Syria has killed more than 34,000 people, said Observatory chief Rami Abdul-Rahman, whose group relies on a network of activists on the ground. This figure includes civilians and rebel fighters, but also more than 8,000 regime soldiers, he said.
Abdul-Rahman said there were no signs on inside Syria that rebels or government troops were preparing to halt fighting during Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice.
Abdelbaset Sieda, the head of the Syrian National Council, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that rebel fighters are willing to halt fighting during the holiday, but will respond if attacked. He said he doubts the regime will honor the cease-fire and that Brahimi's plan is too vague.
"Brahimi hasn't any mechanism to observe the situation," Sieda said by phone from Stockholm, Sweden. "Now he is saying every side can do that (halt fighting) by itself."
In Damascus, Syria's deputy foreign minister, Faisal Mekdad, said the Assad regime is cooperating with Brahimi. "We are always optimistic," he said when asked about the chances of a cease-fire.
However, Brahimi said after a visit to Damascus on Sunday that he did not get a commitment to the truce from the regime.
The relentless fighting in Syria has forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee the country to escape the violence.
The U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday that Lebanon has become the third Syrian neighbor to host more than 100,000 refugees from Syria's civil war.
At least 101,283 people have registered as refugees in Lebanon, said agency spokeswoman Melissa Fleming. This compares to more than 105,000 in Jordan, at least 101,000 in Turkey, more than 42,000 in Iraq and 6,800 in North Africa.
Governments bordering Syria estimate tens of thousands more Syrian refugees have not yet registered, including an estimated 70,000 in Turkey who live outside refugee camps, she said.
Jordan alone says it hosting some 210,000 Syrian refugees, which Amman says has strained the country's health care, water and electricity sectors.
Associated Press writers Bassem Mroue in Beirut, Albert Aji in Damascus, Syria, Suzan Fraser in Ankara, Turkey, and John Heilprin in Geneva contributed to this report.