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Porsche took the top honors this year with the fewest defects per 100 vehicles followed by Acura, Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, and Ford in order of finish.  The marks the first time in the studies 24 years that Ford has cracked the top five.  Generally, says J.D. Power's David Sargent, "Domestic automakers have made impressive strides."

Toyota has fallen out of the top ten, but at the very bottom of the list you will find Land Rover followed by Mitsubishi and Volkswagen.  Here is the top ten list below.

1. Porsche
2. Acura
3. Mercedes-Benz
4. Lexus
5. Ford
6. Honda
7. Hyundai
8. Lincoln
9. Infiniti
10. Volvo

Ford has said they're committed to making the best automobiles on the market.  It won't be long until Ford sits at number one.

The second new addition to SYNC is the "Send to SYNC" function.  "Send to SYNC" allows drivers with there Bluetooth enabled phone to send Google Maps and Destinations to their cars via an existing cloud-based in-car app called Traffic, Directions, and Information (TDI for short).

 
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1788 – 222 years ago in 1788 New Hampshire became the ninth state to enter the United States of America.  The fishing colony first settled in 1623, and was named in 1630 by Captain John Mason after his Hampshire, England home, was a part of the Massachusetts colony.  In 1679 it became a seperate royal colony.  Concord, the capital of the Granite State, was also central to much of the Revolutionary War. The official state bird is the purple finch, and has a matching state flower, the purple lilac.

1731 – Martha Washington's birthday (first First Lady of the U.S., wife of 1st U.S. President George Washington)

1853 – The envelope folding machine was patented by Dr. Russell L. Hawes of Worcester, MA.

History: Garner State Park is 1419.8 acres (10 water acres of the Frio River) of recreational facilities in northern Uvalde County. Garner State Park is found in the northern part of Uvalde County. Located thirty miles north of Uvalde and seven miles north of Concan, Garner State Park has ten acres of riverfront. The park, was acquired in 1934-36 and was named for John Nance Garner (Cactus Jack) of Uvalde, who served as Vice-president of the United States from 1933-41.

Natural Features:The park has an abundance of White-tailed and Axis deer, Rio Grande Turkey, Morning Dove, Eastern Bluebirds, Golden-cheeked Warblers, Black Rocks Squirrels, Fox Squirrels, Raccoons, and many other animal species.

There is also an abundance of trees such as Mesquite, Texas Red Bud, Bald Cypress, Western Ash Juniper, Spanish Oak, lacy oak, Texas Madrone, Cedar Elm, and Pecan, as well as Mountain Laurel and Agarita shrubs.

Geology:  Deep canyons, crystal-clear streams, high mesas, and carved limestone cliffs are the brush strokes in the geological painting of this intriguing terrain.  Many back country paved roads wind through canyons along streams here, offering the traveler a different pace from the freeway rush.

The rock formations in this area are early Cretaceous in age, deposited over millions of years in warm, shallow seas that once covered Texas.  The Glen Rose formation, a collection of limestone, shale, marl, and siltstone beds, was deposited along the shifting margins of the sea where dinosaurs roamed in great numbers, leaving their footprints in the sands.  The cretaceous Sea then spread over Texas, depositing the Edwards Formation (limestone) over the Glen Rose beds.  This sequence of strata, Glen Rose below, Edwards above, is found throughout this area.

Source:  Texas Parks and Wildlife

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"A new survey from the UK's Kwik-Fit chain of repair shops apparently proves once and for all that men like it cooler in the car than women. Astonishing, we know. What's more, men and women – drum roll, please – argue over the temperature inside the car. Knock us over with a feather.

If you're as flabbergasted as we are over these new revelations, there's more in Kwik-Fit's press release after the break. You might also want to consider a car with dual-zone climate controls."