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...revision, the actual gas mileage delivered by a new car tended to be significantly lower than what was promised by the official "window sticker" ratings. That's because they were based on the EPA's old tests, which involved little more than steady driving - without the use of air conditioning or anything else that might increase gasoline consumption...
...tests account for faster driving, acceleration and deceleration and air-conditioning use - in other words, the way most real people drive. As a result fuel-economy ratings have dropped about 12% for city driving and about 8% for highway driving. When the new tests kicked in, a 2006 Toyota Prius, for instance, went from having a 55 m.p.g. combined efficiency rating to 46 m.p.g. - overnight...
He’s not the messiah. He’s a breath of fresh air and possibility. His victory arouses widespread relief and positive energy more than cultish character worship. He’s not going to save the world. But he’s going to inspire each of us to do as much as we can. Perhaps Nelson Mandela put it best in his own letter to the President-elect. The world’s secular saint pointed to Obama’s personal narrative as proof that “no person anywhere in the world...
...there more to bull riding than just hanging on tight? You have to keep your chin down, tucked. That's the key to being able to stay on for eight seconds. If you allow your chin to come up in the air during the course of a ride, it's going to allow your upper body to get leaned back...
...Romance was in the air one night as we strolled the streets, walking hand-in-hand, enjoying gelato after an unbelievable Italian feast," says Reinhart. "All of a sudden we heard this beautiful music and walked to San Marco Square where Julio Iglesias was giving a concert. I remember looking at Jeff and thinking what we had was very special - that he was someone very special. It all seemed so natural, and it was definitely love." Ten years, two rings and one daughter later, she swears that there's no better boyfriend barometer. (See 10 things to do in Rome...