Today I am introducing a new section to the NYK website. Each week about mid-week I will post my picks for the upcoming week’s games. My picks are bordered in green.
 
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Green Bay @ Minnesota 7:30pm CST Monday Night |
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Star of Blue Velvet, Hoosiers, Easy rider and Starz TV version of Crash was rushed to the hospital today. Eyewitnesses reported seeing the 73 year-old wearing an oxygen mask while brought into the E.R. Although his publicist says Hopper is only experiencing a flu-like stomach condition. Hopper was in New York promoting his role as a music mogul on the Starz Crash TV show, but apparently canceled most of his scheduled stops including tonight’s appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Get better Hopper!
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The Garmin Nuvi 850 is a great GPS system for the money. The device comes preloaded with City Navigator NT maps for North America including over 6 million name-searchable points of interest. The speech-recognition feature ensures that you will never have to take your eyes off the road. The multiple destination feature allows you to enter as many destinations as you want and it will automatically plot out the fastest route to all destinations as well as directions from destination to destination. With the built-in FM transmitter you can hear all the directions right through your car stereo. The Nuvi 850 also includes an MP3 player and photo viewer for those of you who are still looking for the extras with your navigation system 
Check out the Nuvi 850 in action below:
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The Pink toed Tarantula (Aviculara avicularia) Photos Video,The pink toed tarantula (Aviculara avicularia) is a species of tarantula native to South America, Costa Rica to Brazil and the southern Caribbean. This species is sometimes called the Guyana pinktoe, Common pinktoe or South American pinktoe since they are frequently harvested from those areas.
The mature pinktoed tarantula has a dark-coloured body and pinkish feet in keeping with its name. Juvenile specimens, however, have pinkish bodies and dark-coloured feet. Pinktoe tarantulas undergo a reversal in their coloration as they approach adulthood.
Tarantulas are said to come from fairly low habitats, places such as low plants, buildings, under leaves, behind small blocks among other places.Adult pinktoes can reach lengths of about 4.5 inches. They are generally regarded as slow spiders although they can move at paces comparable to other species.
It is said that they have no real defence mechanism, as such they rarely attempt to attack. They are unable to spit their hairs and instead have to force them into their victims.Tarantulas are said to have a certain amount of venom. Although most people are not affected by this species, some people may be allergic to the venom, or just more sensitive, making it a dangerous situation. This is one of the reasons that people should not handle this tarantula. Also, New World species of tarantulas like this one can rub urticating hairs off of their abdomens, which can also cause a reaction, depending on the person. Affects of this tarantula’s natural defences may vary between people. All tarantulas should be considered dangerous.
They are known to tackle most insects, including crickets, locusts and roaches.
And since this species of tarantula is common, docile, beautiful, and can be speedy, they are often accepted as pets.
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A New Recall from Toyota Covers a Floor Mat Linked to a Recent San Diego Accident
A Toyota recall list has been issued to fix Toyota floor mats. The September 2009 Toyota recall also includes 3.8 million vehicles, and encompasses their Lexus brand. According to the Toyota Company’s main press website, the problem with the cars is that the floor mat can become entangled. Toyota Recall September 2009 List Includes 3.8 Million Vehicles with Faulty Floor Mats with the accelerator pedal. In news out of San Diego, it was this reason that led to the crash of a family driving a Lexus where the floor mat snagged the gas pedal and sent it up to 120 miles per hour before the vehicle crashed into an SUV. The mats have been blamed for that accident, and now the Toyota recall could be one of the biggest in automotive history.
According to the Toyota press release on the floor mat recall, “Recent events have prompted Toyota to take a closer look at the potential for an accelerator pedal to get stuck in the full open position due to an unsecured or incompatible driver’s floor mat.” They go on to talk about the dangers of an accelerator pedal being stuck, and that high vehicle speeds can lead to even more dangerous situations. That part is self-explanatory, but leads to their revelation of why the Toyota and Lexus recall has become necessary. They also consider this to be an extremely critical recall, and that anyone with one of the effected vehicles needs to act immediately. The list of affected vehicles is found on page two of this article.
This is a very smart move by Toyota, and one that is probably going to cost them a lot of money in the end. By putting their customer safety ahead of a few extra dollars though, they could be extending a lot of good will to their customer base, and further ensuring that they have repeat consumers using their vehicles. Toyota has also taken steps to educate drivers on what they should do if their car does end up with a stuck accelerator. The most important tip is to press the break pedal and shift the car into neutral, or if it is one of their button-start engines to simply depress the button for a full three seconds to get the engine to turn off. These are both useful steps, and if you wish to read more about the Toyota warnings, I have linked the press release at the end of this article.
Source: AssociatedContent
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