| Woman In BMW Carjacked While Helping Stray Dog
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. -- A woman who stopped her vehicle alongside a Central Florida road to help a stray dog was carjacked on Sunday night, according to authorities. A woman stopped her white 2005 BMW x5 on Country Club Road, near the Summerfield subdivision in Winter Haven, at about 7:30 p.m. to help the dog when she was approached by two men, Polk County sheriff's deputies said. The men, one of whom was armed with a silver handgun, forced the woman from her vehicle, jumped in it and drove off, deputies said. The carjackers drove southbound on Country Club Road toward Dundee Road, deputies said. .
2007 BMW X5 3.0 si Review
When it debuted seven years ago, the X5 was a very BMW take on the then-new crossover SUV concept. SUVs in those days were generally ponderous utility-oriented trucks, the antithesis of all that BMW had built its reputation on. The X5 was different. Made in America (Spartanburg, South Carolina, to be exact) primarily for the American market, the X5 had nearly all of the handling and performance virtues of its sedan or wagon relatives, with extra ground clearance and an appropriate rugged look. It looked like an SUV, but BMW called it a "Sports Activity Vehicle", or SAV, and registered the term and abbreviation. To say it was successful would be massive understatement. But seven years in today's ultracompetitive automotive industry is an eternity. All of the X5's competitors have been renewed in that time, and that left it lacking in some areas.
BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept
Yesterday, DailyTech reported on VW's intention to bring a diesel-electric hybrid Golf to market. The hybrid powertrain would boost fuel economy to nearly 70 MPG on the small two/four-door hatchback. BMW also has diesel-electric hybrids on the brain with its new Vision EfficientDynamics concept vehicle. The concept is based on the X5 Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) and uses a 2.0-liter, 4-cylinder Variable Twin Turbo diesel engine. The diesel motor develops 204 HP and 295 lb-ft of torque. Unlike the previous BMW X6 ActiveHybrid concept vehicle which was a full hybrid, the Vision EfficientDynamics is a mild-hybrid vehicle. A 15kw generator boosts total power to 221 HP, while regenerative braking steps in to help power the vehicle's electrical systems and recharge the rear-mounted lithium-ion battery pack.
Memphis-Tennessee caps full day of college hoops
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- To sum up the difference between Tennessee and Memphis, let's examine the postgame scene. The Vols are on quite a joy ride, best illustrated by coach Bruce Pearl. The amiable coach's postgame journey took him from the media interview to a fake "Entertainment Tonight" bit to his egging on the fans' No. 1 chants and "Rocky Top" singing, finally ending at his radio show. Meanwhile, Memphis' locker room was a tomb. Lockers were slammed. Heads hung low. Senior Joey Dorsey never raised his head. Junior Chris Douglas-Roberts didn't remove a jersey from his face. Three players talked and didn't say much, other than junior Robert Dozier who said that the Vols "outplayed us to every loose ball" and "they were the better team." Freshman Derrick Rose said that he "felt empty" after the first loss of the season.
Devils visit Hurricanes shooting for sixth straight win
Devils visit Hurricanes shooting for sixth straight win (Sports Network) - The streaking New Jersey Devils will aim for their sixth consecutive victory this evening, when they visit the Carolina Hurricanes at RBC Center for a battle of first-place teams. The Devils come into tonight's contest with 79 points and are first in the Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference. Jersey leads Pittsburgh by two points for the division lead and is one in front of Ottawa for the top seed in the East. New Jersey notched its most recent win in dramatic fashion this past Sunday in Washington. John Madden's goal with 50 seconds left in overtime lifted the Devils to a 2-1 decision over the Capitals. Martin Brodeur made 37 saves for the Devils, who have also won seven of their last eight contests.
NASCAR CONDOLENCES (DAYTONA) - Shav Glick Passes Away At Age 86
Former Los Angeles Times beat writer Shav Glick passed away Saturday morning in his Pasadena (Calif.) home after a bout with cancer. He was 86 years old. A native Californian, Glick got his first byline in a daily newspaper in 1935 at the Pasadena Post – he was 14 years old. In 1954, legendary publisher Otis Chandler recruited Glick to the Los Angeles Mirror, which became a part of the Los Angeles Times in 1963. In 1969, Glick began covering motorsports for the Times, retiring from that post in January 2006. "Shav was a legendary journalist who brought a greater understanding of NASCAR, in fact all motorsports, to West Coast racing fans," said NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France. "Shav will be missed by all of us in the NASCAR community, but his contributions will never be forgotten." "Shav never met a stranger," said Jim Hunter, NASCAR vice president of communications.
FormRouter Inc. Now Offers Adobe LiveCycle(R) Reader Extensions ...
CARY, N.C., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- FormRouter, Inc. announced today that it has a new license agreement with Adobe Systems Incorporated to offer Adobe(R) LiveCycle(R) Reader Extensions as an ASP service on a Worldwide basis. "We are proud of the partnership we have cultivated with Adobe over the last three years in providing SMB's, and Fortune 500's, with LiveCycle(R) Reader Extensions in the United States. We can now provide this same service throughout the World. Through the FormRouter service you receive your LiveCycle(R) Reader Extensions without the need for servers or precious internal IT time," said Sonny Menon, President and CFO of FormRouter. LiveCycle(R) Reader Extensions allow organizations to unlock advanced forms-processing features within the free and ubiquitous Adobe Reader(R) software at no extra cost to end users.
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