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Man With Serious Illness Gets Wish Granted To Drive Convertible

... that? Is that your car?” asked Nick Lynch, of Beacon Hospice. “He’s like, ‘Yeah, that’s my car. That’s my baby.’ And I’m like, ‘No way. That’s awesome. That’s beautiful.’ He’s like, ‘But no one’s going to let me drive it anymore.’”. The staff at Beacon Hospice arranged for Correira to drive his 2011 Chevrolet Grand Sport convertible on the track with his friends and family, before he went back to his home. “This is my dream,” he said. “I feel like I won a contest.”. At 68 years old, Correira, who is better known to his friends as “J-Lucky,” has a zest for life that's hard to match. “Since I was a little girl, he used to take me to the Providence Center and we used to go and watch the car shows,” said his daughter, Jody Roy. Correira was diagnosed with congestive heart failure several years ago and had been in the hospital since September. On Monday, he was released home for Hospice care. “I have a good sense of humor and I think that carries me through,” Correira said. “I was almost gone 10 times - 10 times.”. Roy knows time ...

2017 Jeep Compass Latitude First Drive Review

... drive and the nine-speed auto. When we tested a Renegade 4×4 with the same powertrain combo, it needed 9 seconds to run from 0 to 60 mph. The larger and heavier Compass 4×4 will likely need more time—we guesstimate a 0-60-mph jaunt closer to 10 seconds, and that’s certainly how it felt behind the wheel. Compounding the Compass’ poky pace is the transmission’s propensity to favor and hold on to higher gears, even long after mashing the go pedal. Tweaking the gearbox’s software for better responsiveness would help here (and so would an additional 20 hp and 20 lb-ft of engine output). Tow capacity maxes out at 2,000 pounds. On the upside, the Compass 4×4 with the nine-speed auto returns relatively good fuel economy with an EPA rating of 22/30 mpg city/highway, which is actually 1 mpg better (city and highway) than a similar Renegade. Features helping the Compass sip fuel efficiently include stop-start technology (not available on Renegade) and the 4×4’s ability to decouple the rear axle during low load conditions. ...

Uber’s Self-driving Cars Ran Through 6 Stoplights In California, Ny Times Says

... stop its pilot program in San Francisco and take the program to Arizona. If Uber had obtained an autonomous testing license under California's guidelines, the company would have had to publicly report accidents  as well as how often engineers testing the system had to disengage. During the squabble between Uber and the California DMV, a video was posted in which an Uber self-driving car was seen driving through a red light at an intersection in San Francisco in front of the Museum of Modern Art. At the time, Uber spokesperson Chelsea Kohler stated that the incident was due to human error: “This is why we believe so much in making the roads safer by building self-driving Ubers.”. But the unnamed sources provided The New York Times with company documents noting that, “In this case, the car went through a red light,” and it did so on five other occasions. "All told, the mapping programs used by Uber’s cars failed to recognize six traffic lights in the San Francisco area," the Times wrote. According to NYT, Kohler clarified on Friday: “Our self-driving technology required human intervention. The vehicle operator had time to intervene, but ...

Drunk Drive Suspect Who Injured 28 Blew 3 Times The Limit, Cops Say

... of five years in jail. Mardi Gras parade crash: Drunk driver was pulled from car 'in a fetal position' 2:04. autoplay autoplay. Copy this code to your website or blog. Neilson struck other vehicles, veered and ran through the crowd before crashing into a dump truck, said New Orleans Police Superintendent Michael Harrison, who described a "horrific scene.". Thirty-two people in all were struck, police said. Twenty-one were treated at hospitals, and seven others were treated at the scene, said Jeff Elder, director of the New Orleans Emergency Medical Services agency. "How no one was killed was a miracle," said Gino Ascani, a New Orleans firefighter who was at the scene. "When he sped up people were just bouncing off the hood of his car like bowling pins," Ascani told NBC News. "And they were scattered everywhere. There were dozens.". Police said Neilson was tested at the scene at registered a blood alcohol level of 0.232 ...

Meet The Self-driving Star Of The World’s First Human-free Car Race

... Delivers 50,000 Beers. Fans got a first glimpse of what an autonomous race could look like when Roborace sent two cars out onto the track in Buenos Aires a couple of weekends ago, ahead of the Formula E race there. With space for a human inside, the prototypes don’t look nearly as cool as the car shown here, but hey—they staged an autonomous race. Both cars dodged a dog that ran onto the track, but then one crashed into a wall. But there’s a silver lining there: “We don’t learn as much when we do perfect runs,” Cooke says. In fact the dog incident gave the team a few ideas. The eventual races could be more like challenges than just loops around the track, with obstacles introduced to keep things thrilling, and reduce the importance of sheer speed. The bigger hope for robo racing is that the innovations testing on the track eventually make their way into road cars. Developing autonomous systems robust enough for racing should help push technology developments that lead to driverless cars for us all. “So many of the innovations in automotive history have come from ...

Your Long Runs Could Be Killing Your Sex Drive

... Getty Images. Before you kill yourself trying to break a marathon record, consider the latest research published in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. There appears to be a (somewhat) inversely proportional relationship between length and intensity of endurance exercise and male libido. That means your longest, hardest training sessions may leave you too depleted for sex. Bummer, right. ALSO: Erectile Dysfunction Getting You Down? There's a Sex Toy for That. “Research by our group and others has shown that men engaged in chronic endurance training are more likely to induce low levels of testosterone, a hormone associated with libido,” says Dr. Anthony Hackney, the study's lead researcher from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. According to the survey results compiled and analyzed by Hackney’s research team, men who racked up more than 10 hours of training per week, and those whose training intensities were self-reported as greater than 70 ...

For Syrian Refugees In Lebanon, A Drive To Build Community Amid Pressing Challenges

... the United States accepted 10,000 Syrian refugees out of an estimated 4.8 million worldwide. Three years ago, Lebanon had only 150 schools that had split shifts, teaching the Syrian children in the afternoon. Today half of the Syrian children are in government schools – more than 200,000 children, according to UNHCR officials. UNHCR pays the Lebanese Ministry of Education $600 per child to assist in the cost.  Some children may be enrolled in private schools, according to officials, though the remaining are still not in school, including those who work to bring in income for their families, and, in the case of girls, those who are married off as young as 14 or 15. How much do you know about the Islamic State. Writing plays and tutoring in French. A difficulty for Syrian school children is language; Lebanese schools teach in French or English in addition to Arabic. One 12-year-old girl dressed in black headscarf practiced French with a local volunteer ...

How Politics Could Drive A Wedge Between Gold And Gold Stocks

... upward pressure would be placed on gold prices. Effect on Stocks. The effect on stock prices may not be as positive. However, it is very complicated. Any company that relies on gold being imported from countries affected by a BAT would see an increase in costs. For instance, as of the 2016 report , Newmont Mining Corp. (NYSE: NEM ) has roughly 67% of its proven reserves overseas. Foreign companies may also be affected, if they rely on exporting gold to the U. S. Such mining companies would also be affected if the Trump administration does implement some kind of tax penalty. At the very least, it could slow expansion of new operations. Just as importantly, these policies add uncertainty. How will different gold vehicles be affected by the new tax policy? Will it be negative? Even if investors are not sure that the policies will have negative affects on gold companies and mining companies, the uncertainty alone could temper investor bullish sentiment. Choose Carefully. Which investment vehicle to choose, when investing in gold, has to take into account how ...

15th Annual Valley Has A Heart Food Drive To Benefit Spooner House

... various locations throughout the lower Naugatuck Valley. Those who’d like to donate food or monetary donations can stop by any of the three participating Stop & Shop supermarkets: 100 Division St. in Ansonia; 15 Franklin St. in Seymour; and 898 Bridgeport Ave. in Shelton. According to Spooner House/Valley Food Bank Executive Director Susan Agamy, this year’s goal is to collect at least 5,000 nonperishable food items and $5,000 in cash to help to restock the shelves at the food bank, which become barren during the winter months. “March is an important month to ignite the public’s interest in donating food for those in need,” Agamy said. “Giving generally decreases during the winter months when many who donate are not as mobile or willing to drive. That generally leaves our food pantry shelves depleted.”. A list of food items greatly needed can be found on the Spooner ...

Buffett's Deputies Drive Bets On Apple And Airlines

... the matter have previously said that Weschler, 55. studied up on the airline industry last year after seeing a presentation from American. The airline’s chief executive officer, Doug Parker, argued that consolidation had ended the boom-and-bust cycle that had plagued his company and competitors for decades. Buffett said Monday that airlines had a “bad first century” but that he came around on the industry because carriers had been operating at higher capacities. That is essential, he said, because having too many seats forces airlines to slash prices and “go broke over time.”. Weschler also told a German magazine last year that cloud computing and apps had made customers. more loyal to Apple. Buffett echoed that thinking on Monday, saying that he warmed to the i Phone maker because its products have become indispensable for lots of consumers. ‘Sticky Product’. “Apple strikes me as having quite a ...