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You have a broken arm which the doctor gives two options: 1. Go to his office twice a week and put a temporary plaster on it till it heals which may be at least a year and pay $15 copay everytime. 2. Have one surgery at $500 copay and get it over with it. While it is not as simple as that and there are other factors involved too, bankruptcy is not a bad option. The third time GM goes begging for money people will definitely say Big FU.

How much of that is on GM's tab?

Tell me one company that is doing good. The point OCN is making is that Cadillac needs to be focussed and should know what it should be and its customers should be, which is inherently lacking with this AWD, FWD BS which has cropped up again in GM's life.

BV, you must know that it is one of the rarest Golfs ever produced. I think only 250 or so were made. If you want the rarity for the price go for it.

PCS I think you are wrong here. Hitler attacked US because he became a megalomaniac. The reason why he attacked Russia at the same time is the reason why he attacked US. With his Luftwafte pounding Brits he thought Europe was won and it was time to spread his wings faster. Actually the ploy from US was brilliant to keep itself safe and sound while others duked out. As with Iraq it was quite the contrary. By secretly supporting Iraq against Iran, US meddled too much into Middle-East. Saddam thought he would get no response for his deed against Kuwait. Had he attacked a more extremist nation like Syria he would have perhaps got out of it. But he chose one of the most liberal Middle East nation.

Those GE businesses were in different industries, different markets and different products. Small market loss for the loser business thus did not alter the big picture of GE as a whole. If you kill one or two brands of GM, it losses market share, money, and business. Therefore, you cannot compare GM and GE. If GM had locomotive division, motorcycle division, ATV division, scooters division, aircraft division and few of brands in some of its divisions were not doing good, then your theory of comparing GE with GM makes sense. What GM needed was a thorough restructuring and FOCUS when it had money. Difficult questions have simple answers but solutions can be difficult.

My bad. Add to that a 3-d time-space navigation system that is fully capable of telling us the prostitutes and their complete biodata, closest lion's dens, glory holes, toy shops in the area where we are driving.

Me too - the only difference - it was a 40 year old predecessor of your car wearing the same SS badge in front. It had red color with black stripes, and brand new radials and pristine wheels. I love Florida in winter.

32 way, 6 memory, multicontoured, heat-cold, massaging BENCH seats with clubbed babby seal leather will propel Cadillac as being the Standard of the World - Again.

Jimmy Boyyyyyyyyyyy you have grown old but the greatest salesman in you is still young and strong.

Fixed. Subaru - Toyota JV for the RWD got canned - at least for a while.

Fish Tanks reminds me of a joke - Fish Tank Logic. A dimwit - an aspirant lawyer had problems understanding the logical reasonings in LSAT tests. No matter how hard he tried he could not come up with logic to justify the correct answer for a question. While studying with one of his intelligent buddies the day before the exam, the dimwit asks the smarter guy to explain him logic. The intelligent dude tells the dimwit - "logic is easy. Here is an example how I will help you understand it. I see you have a fish tank." Dimwit - Yes! Intelligent Dude - There are two sharks, a turtle and a star fish in it. DW - Yes ID - They look healthy, so I am assuming You must be taking good care of them. DW - Yes I love those things to death. ID - You feed them everyday? DW - Yes ID - Who feeds them when you are busy? DW - My wife. ID - Which means you are married. DW - Yes. ID - See by asking right questions, I could logically derive you were married based on a fish tank. Similarly in the actual test based on the information provided derive a string of logic and ask yourselves questions which will give you the right answer. DW - Super, now I get it. I am gonna crack the LSAT!! On the day of the test the dimwit meets another dimwit who has difficulty with logic. Concerned with his pal not getting the logic, the first dimwit says, "Hey I can teach you logic really quick and it will give you a great insight to crack the questions." The first dimwit continues, "Now tell me if you have a fishtank." To which the second dimwit replies no. Confused with the answer the the first dimwit starts scratching his head to look for chain of logic. Then with sparkle in his eyes he says out, "Then you are a homosexual! It is that simple."

Boi - When did you let the Troll Cat out of the basement? It was pleasant for a while.

Americans have been lulled into so called "power of democracy", "power of choice", "power of freedom" and all other notions of power that they have forgotten their real identity. The notion of believing the way we operate as the best system of management of a country is a self-smugging notion of letting ourselves not improve our system efficiently and quickly. An efficient and self adapting system is what made America two hundred years ago - a vibrant state ready to adapt itself to harsh realities and difficulties while making best of the current conditions. It is this mentality that propelled US into a superpower and made it stay for long. What is happening now is a perfect 180-degree of what happened two hundred years ago. Frankly, what is the idea of having the power of democracy when we elect crooks no matter which side we vote for? These guys have one notion of making as much money while they are in office and look for keeping their votes safe and then help the cronies gain more money who gave them money to be elected by taking money from all the common people. It is these people who lull us into believing we have power, when frankly we have none. US is like the movie Matrix in real world. So as long the bubba gets money to fish on the weekend, drink beer, watch cars turning left and have a po-dunk job that is all he cares. So as long the working professional gets ride in airplane to do his job, ride his brand new boat on the weekend, dine at expensive places, he is happy with it. So as long the coke addict who makes chidren to live on social support income gets his coke, beer, and his hallucination along with the monthly social funds check, he is happy with it. It burns me to see how much apathy people have about everything. The people will be apathetic even if all the world comes and resides in this country so as long they get what they wanted regardless of what is best for the country. And the legal, political and economic system want us to believe that getting these things are our powers regardless that these things come at the sacrifice of our own country. By making us hear what we want to hear rather than what we need to hear we have made ourselves a lot vulnerable and tend not look at reality. Sometimes the best message is the bad message, because it can prepare us to wear out the storm and be ready for the future in a strong manner. But media will not pull it that way. Rather than providing facts it provides provocation of emotions and mostly bad ones. The legal, financial, and political systems have been whored out so much that frankly more than anything America needs a brand new constitution, a brand new way to govern, and a brand new set of people managing the country in short it should be a USA version 2.0. In some ways Obama is a right step, but he will not cure all the problems as many people believe or want themselves to believe. So as long Pelocies, Reids, Franks, Roves, Coutlers, Limbaughs, Olbermans, etc. exist Obama will be a face value and a possible scapegoat if things go south. The very people with money, mouth and power who elected him will bad mouth him if he does not do what they wanted in their best interests. America needs a revolution, which has to come from all the people not one or two individuals. But the country is fractured so much that such a movement will only be a pipe dream. I want to see people finally saying we have had enough from these lawyers, lawmakers, financial buffoons, and media and take essential steps to correct them.

The entire world is struggling with no money so this statement should be viewed in that context not as a premise for cutting and amputating GM.

Linkity Running with the Big Dogs First Drive of 510hp Jaguar XFR Highlights: 5 liter supercharged V-8 with 510hp. 464 lb-feet torque. 14.9-inch disc brakes that do the stopping for a 4000+lb war machine. No mention of a car named CTS-V while comparing the cars with similar performance in the review. The 2010 Jaguar XFR sneaks up on you. You have to drive with one eye on the speedometer, cross-checking your perception of speed with the reality displayed in black, white and red. The XFR is not a raw-edged racing sedan; it's a supercharged 510-horsepower express that baits the BMW M5 with its sheer sophistication. The Jaguar XFR is a fast, beautiful and very British challenge to the hegemony of German sport sedans, good enough to makes moustaches quiver in Ingolstadt, Munich and Stuttgart. If the introduction of the XF sedan last year woke Jaguar from its self-induced slumber, the 2010 XFR gives it a potent shot of caffeine. With the 2010 Jaguar XFR, the guys at Jag have finally delivered the car they've been promising ever since Ford began pumping money into the company in 1990. It's ironic that new owner Tata Motors will be the one to get the credit. As Always, It Starts With an Engine It's been a long time coming, but the new 5.0-liter Jaguar V8 is finally with us. A naturally aspirated example will follow soon, but it's the supercharged version that concerns us here. It might be known as the AJ-V8 Gen III, but this is effectively an all-new motor with just two parts shared with the old 4.2-liter V8. The key technology in this R-Type application is direct injection, variable valve timing for both intake and exhaust, twin intercoolers and the latest Roots-type, twin-vortex supercharger. Turbochargers have been in the news a lot lately, especially with BMW's decision to implement the technology in its street cars, but a new generation of supercharger technology has also recently arrived. Jaguar chose to continue its past work with supercharging in the interests of throttle response, efficiency and packaging. Now that AMG has largely abandoned the Kompressor, the use of supercharging also gives the Jag a key point of difference compared with its German rivals. The new engine is mated to the familiar ZF 6HP28 six-speed automatic, although it's been uprated to cope with the extra thrust. And the thrust ratings are certainly impressive, as the Jaguar engineers targeted 500 hp in the belief that this is now a prerequisite for entry in the hyper-sedan club. To this end, the 2010 Jaguar XFR's supercharged 5.0-liter V8 offers up 510 hp between 6,000 and 6,500 rpm, with 461 pound-feet of torque between 2,500 and 5,500 rpm. This compares pretty impressively with the Audi RS6's ratings of 580 hp and 479 lb-ft of torque, the BMW M5's output of 500 hp and 383 lb-ft of torque and the Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG's 507 hp and 464 lb-ft of torque. Get Down the Road Those figures are impressive, even in a car that weighs 4,169 pounds. Jaguar claims the XFR gets to 60 mph from a standstill in 4.6 seconds on the way to the quarter-mile in 13.1 seconds. It accelerates from 50 mph to 70 mph in just 1.9 seconds and top speed is electronically limited to 155 mph. This is a thunderous car, and you don't have to work for the performance as you do in the naturally aspirated Merc or BeeEm. You rely not on the power but on the huge dollops of torque served up by the compressor. This distinctive power production together with the superbly smooth gearbox is the key to the XFR sedan's stealthy performance. Plus the engine is so quiet that you're never aware that it's working very hard. Jaguar has all but eliminated the supercharger whine that always laid down a soundtrack to the old blown 4.2-liter V8, and the 5.0-liter V8 emits a deep, bass woofle that's never more than subdued. And just like the 2010 Ford Mustang and 2009 Ford Focus RS, there's a system in place to introduce engine sounds into the cockpit for a little more personality. Nevertheless, this engine is actually too quiet. After all, if you've spent this much on a sport sedan, you deserve a bit of theater. The 2010 Jaguar XFR is another modern car that sounds better from the sidewalk than it does from the driver seat. Perhaps Jaguar might do well to offer an optional version of the new active exhaust system featured by the latest Jaguar XKR sports car. A Sport Sedan That's Sporting There are two significant chassis developments that the R-Type designation brings to the XF sedan: Active Differential Control (ADC) and Adaptive Dynamics. ADC is simply a differential that uses electronics to control the torque distributed to each wheel, operating only when required. The differential control works in conjunction with the stability control to manipulate the horsepower in all road conditions. It is hugely effective, enabling the car to pull away smoothly and cleanly with significant steering input, even on a wet surface. Meanwhile, the Adaptive Dynamics system modifies the throttle and gearbox response depending on the way you're driving, while also altering the parameters of the continuously variable suspension damping. Put simply, it recognizes that you now want to play and will quickly switch to a more aggressive damping setting. As a result, you can take advantage of the suspension's comfort without having to sacrifice readiness for the fun zones. Of course, this technology also makes the 2010 Jaguar XFR nowhere near as raw as an M5. The BeeEm demands your full attention, all of the time. The Jag isn't like that. The ride, while significantly firmer than a standard XF, is still pleasingly supple. Even with standard 20-inch wheels and tires plus a fast-acting steering ratio, the R-Type feels more sophisticated than the M-car. Yet this shouldn't be mistaken for a lack of talent, or ambition. The XFR sedan is stealthy, but still capable and entertaining. The harder you try, the better it responds. You brake hard and deep into the corner (the front discs now measure 14.9 inches) to offset any initial understeer and then lean on the throttle pedal and ride the engine's torque. In high-speed corners, the XFR starts to feel lighter and smaller than it actually is, helped by crisp, accurate and well-weighted steering that's significantly better than that of the opposition. The six-speed ZF automatic is also an ideal foil for the V8, swapping cogs swifty with the aid of the shift paddles on the steering wheel and, in manual mode, refusing to change up without human intervention. The stability control also has two modes: standard and track. In theory, the latter allows you to play a little, but it still intervenes strongly and relatively early. Of course, you can also turn the system off altogether, at which point the Jag can easily be tempted into glamorous, heroic powerslides, the sort of thing Jaguar development driver Mike Cross has spent a lifetime perfecting. The Jag XFR is much more amenable to oversteer than an M5 or an RS6. It isn't the Jag's default setting, but if you want to be a hooligan, it's happy to oblige. The Look of Speed The XF has been designed from the outset as a sport sedan, but the R-Type has given it an added dose of machismo. The chrome-mesh air ducts in the redesigned front fenders and the usual R-Type mesh grille are the most obvious visual changes that contribute to the car's aggressive new face. You'll also notice a deeper front bumper, louvers in the hood, extended rocker-sill skirts, a subtle spoiler on the deck lid, quad exhaust tips and of course the big 20-inch wheels inscribed with "supercharged." It's a comprehensive package that stays on the right side of tasteful. The revisions within the interior are modest. You get discreet "R" badges on the steering wheel and fascia, a new twist to the aluminum trim, plus sport seats that move in 14 different directions. The only other tweak is to the instrument dials, which now boast a "supercharged" logo and a red needle. The Jaguar XFR remains a thoroughly nice place to be, even if there isn't as much room in the rear seat as you'd find in the Audi RS6. The Price of Speed The 2010 Jaguar XFR will come with a price tag of $80,000, which is a long way from the $52,000 of the entry-level XF sedan, but also a fair way below the supercharged $96,000 XKR coupe. Most important, the XFR sedan's price tag is $5,500 less than a BMW M5. Just as with the XF sedan, the new R-Type probably won't get the instant badge recognition of a car from AMG, the M division or Quattro GmbH, but this new Jag deserves to run with the best. Handsome, massively quick and hugely capable, this car fulfills the XF's potential. At last Jaguar is back in the game. [source: Edmunds.com]

Aneroxic

Yeah but engineers did think of someone bombing the nuclear plants.

He is already laying on those pillows making them not clearly visible. Do the pillows have memory foam and/ or massaging capabilities?

Start by deleting the first post that turns political and do the same with the rest.

Double Turkey

The nuclear plants have close to 5' thick high strength concrete that will prevent any plane getting inside the core. Nuclear plant is more of a monolithic "heavy" structure unlike skyscrapers which have more degrees of freedoms. Nuclear plant walls have greater covering over the structural steel which will prevent steel's melting, unlike skyscraper's walls which have little or no cover for the structural steel. Banging a high speed plane on the concrete of Nuke reactor will be nothing more than banging a plane on rock. Moreover, the core has capability of automatically shutting down the system if any external changes are detected by its sensors. In such an event there will not be any chain reaction to cause catastrophe.

The world ends in 2012 (according to Mayans) and so will the internal combustion engine.

CHRYSLER - THE AUTO MANUFACTURER WHORE

For getting out a poop you do not have to haggle. For getting out a Toyota from dealer lot you have to haggle. +1 Poop.