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Revealed! Soy Protein Increases Energy and Aids in Weight Loss

Are you concerned about the nutritional content of your food? If so, you’re not alone. Many people are becoming concerned with their health and wellness. A 1999 survey indicated that 87% of consumers reported changing their eating habits due to specific health concerns.

Among the greatest worries were heart health and dietary cholesterol intake. The major dietary concern (reported by almost half of those surveyed) was reducing fat. Animal protein is a major contributor to the fat in the average American diet.

Americans eat plenty of protein, but it is mostly from meat, eggs, and dairy sources, which are usually high in saturated fat and cholesterol. In contrast, many soy products are high in protein, naturally low in fat, and naturally lactose and cholesterol free.

Soy also provides all the amino acids, including the nine essential ones your body needs but cannot manufacture itself. Using the newest methods for assessing the quality of protein, soy protein was given the score of 1.0, the highest rating possible and equal to that given animal proteins such as those from eggs and milk.

Soy products are also good sources of calcium and iron. In addition, soy protein provides naturally occurring beneficial plant compounds that are being extensively studied. Soy contains isoflavones, especially genistein and daidzein.

These are intriguing to researchers because they are phytoestrogens and may be related to soy’s ability to regulate hormonal balance and deliver long-term health benefits. Some soy protein products are alcohol-processed, which removes isoflavones.

High quality soy protein is water washed to retain naturally occurring isoflavones such as genistein and daidzein and uses only non-genetically modified (GMO) soy protein certified through an Identity Preservation Program (IPP). This program assures that the soy we use is tightly monitored and controlled from planting and harvesting to processing.

The tremendous benefits of soy protein include sustained energy, vitality, and stamina, plus the benefits of naturally occurring isoflavones compounds not present in meat or dairy foods.

Who might benefit from taking a soy protein supplement? Anybody concerned about heart health. People interested in reducing their intake of the typically high-fat, high-cholesterol animal sources of protein and supplementing their diet with a plant-based protein source that is naturally low in fat and lactose and cholesterol free.

Vegetarians or vegans looking for a high-quality protein source that contains no animal products. People interested in the health benefits associated with consuming soy Anyone interested in supporting the body’s natural ability to ward off hunger and maintain energy for hours.

How does a soy protein supplement work to sustain energy? The key to any good soy protein supplement is glycemic response. Glycemic response describes the effect a food has on blood sugar. Foods like a hot-fudge sundae can cause your blood sugar to spike and then plummet rapidly.

A short time after you have finished the last spoonful, you feel tired, irritable, and surprisingly hungry considering the number of calories you have just consumed. This is exactly the opposite of how you feel after a serving of high quality soy protein.

In a clinical study, subjects consumed 110 calories from carbohydrates alone and their blood sugar was measured every half hour. As expected, blood sugar shot up immediately and then quickly crashed. It is this rollercoaster response that can lead to feelings of jitteriness, irritability, and hunger.

However, when subjects consumed 110 calories of high quality soy protein, the results were significantly different. Blood sugar did not spike, nor did it plummet. Instead, it remained essentially level. The body’s natural metabolic balance was undisturbed.

When choosing a soy protein supplement it should be made of or include the following: it should have at least 12 grams of protein per serving, and the protein itself should come from a natural vegetarian protein source, it should be naturally cholesterol free, it should not contain any saturated fat, and it should only contain 1 gram of total fat per serving.

Your high quality soy protein supplement should meet 50% of your daily needs for calcium and your soy protein supplement should not have any artificial flavors, sweeteners, colors, or preservatives added to it. And finally your soy protein supplement should also be kosher certified and come with a money-back guarantee.

Good luck on your journey towards health and wellness!

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Brue M. Baker, is an expert on natural health and fitness who has helped people from all across the country sky-rocket their health and well-being. Rather than hitting your head against a wall trying every natural nutrition product out there, let Brue introduce you to what he has found to be the best natural health products on the planet. Visit DynamicHealthTips.com to receive Brue’s free newsletter.

What is the easiet source of proteins for a vegetarian?

What do you think is the easiest and abundant source of proteins in a daily diet for a vegetarian? Name more number of items though.

You need about 50 grams of protein per day, more if you’re active. I usually have to get my protein on the go since I’m a flight attendant, so here’s what I do: Luna Bars: delicious and about 8-10 grams per bar, Health Valley Black Bean and Lentil Soups (these are lower in sodium than most pre-made soups) and have 12 grams of protein per bowl- the to go soups not the canned ones; Progresso Lentil Soup has a lot of protein in it. Its wonderful but high in sodium. I munch on walnuts, almonds, and cashews throughout the day and a serving is usually 1/4 cup and has on average 5 grams of protein. Hummus is my favorite food and its made with chickpeas/garbanzo beans which not only have lots of protein but also vitamin b12. I add GenSoy Protein powder to my oatmeal in the morning b/c I don’t like the shakes or have the equipment when I’m out of town to do so. If you go out to eat, you’ll have more luck finding protein rich, vegan foods at ethnic places. I get Channa masala (a chickpea dish) at Indian places, coconut curry with tofu at Thai places, and Bean Curd dishes at Chinese restaurants (although if you get the bean-curd steamed without the sauce or sauce on the side its healthier). It sounds like a lot to do, but I have so much energy when I get enough protein and its not that hard to include these things. Good Luck and Happy Tofurky Day!

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Being a Vegan : Getting Protein in a Vegan Diet

Vegetarian Proteins is a post from the Vegetarian Vitamins Guide blog where you can find suggestions and advice from vegetarians and vegans on vegetarian diets, supplements, vitamins and overall nutrition.

How many who have experienced the misfortune of a stolen car have had it returned to them with value-raising work done? Nobody? Didn’t think so. That is exactly what happened however, to Brooklyn, New York teacher Amanda Pogany when her ’96 Accord was stolen.

The car, stolen in 2006, had found its way into the hands of an enthusiast who had dropped a V-8 under the hood, tinted the windows, put on oversized tires with special hubcaps and custom valve stems, leather interior, and an automatic transmission. “When I first saw under the hood I thought it looked like, you know in the movie ‘Grease?’ Like the ‘Grease Lightning’ car,” said Pogany, 31, who lives in Prospect Heights.

Police had found the car during a raid on a chop shop in Queens, and were able to trace the car back to Pogany, even though the VIN had been scraped off. The car was in the middle of the transmission installation during the raid.

Pogany has not been able to take the car for a joyride herself however, as she doesn’t know how to drive stick, and is still awaiting a new VIN and vehicle registration. Don’t worry though, she has a few friends who have volunteered to give her stick lessons.

– By: Stephen Calogera

Source: NY Daily News (via AutoBlog)

Much to the chagrin of buyers in many states, the Honda Civic GX is currently sold only in the States of California, New York, and Utah. The reason? Infrastructure. The GX is natural gas powered and therefore requires natural gas filling stations, or home filling stations. Oklahoma has now been added to the list of states in which the car will be available for consume purchase; it had previously been available in Oklahoma to commercial fleets.

Honda has made their decision in light of Oklahoma being the second leading state in natural gas production and the incentives offered by the State of Oklahoma.

There are 13 Honda dealerships in Oklahoma, and they are all set to carry the GX, which given its performance to date, is expected to sell with fury. The MSRP starts at $25,340 and the EPA estimates 24/36 mpg city/highway.

– By Steven Calogera

Source: KickingTires

Audi is still tinkering with the thought of offering carbon-ceramic brakes in America, and it looks as if it may actually happen. The brake discs, which do add to the overall production cost of the vehicle, are offered overseas on the R8, and the RS6, not currently offered in America. Audi says to expect the new brakes as soon as 2011, and CARandDRIVER speculates that R8 will be the first model outfitted.

The RS5, which has been confirmed for U.S. sale and is expected on our shores in 2012, is available with optional carbon-ceramics – but only up front.

On a side note, the TT RS is expected to arrive in America soon, equipped with a six-speed manual, but exactly when is unclear.

2011 Audi RS5:

– By: Stephen Calogera

Source: CARandDriver

The Porsche 911 GT3 R recently made its Nurburgring debut. No official lap times or anything of that sort was released… but we do have a video.

Check out the video after the jump.

Refresher: Power for the 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid comes from a flywheel system unlike a conventional battery-electric hybrid system. In this case, electrical front axle drive with two electric motors developing 161-hp, supplementing the 480-hp 4.0L inline-6 that powers the two rear-wheels. The flywheel system gathers kinetic energy under braking to fuel the two electric-motors and after each boost of charge, the two motors provide 6 to 8 second jolts of power.

2010 Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid:

2010 Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid:

– By: Omar Rana

This is pretty funny. After working really hard to keep ACTA negotiations a secret (even ridiculously claiming it was a national security issue), the USTR finally was pressured into release the draft text which showed, in fact, that the online leaks were exactly correct. Yet, the USTR is sticking to its earlier talking point that all the concern about ACTA in the online community was due to “misrepresentation” and “misinformation.”

USTR boss Ron Kirk, at a World Intellectual Property Day event earlier this week, claimed that the official release of ACTA text had shown that there was “a lot of the misinformation about ACTA.” Except, no, that’s not true. While there had been some misinformation about it last summer (mainly due to Kirk’s own actions in keeping the document secret), the leaks that started coming out late last year appear to have been 100% accurate. In fact, the significant changes to the officially released copy appear to have been driven by concerns brought forth due to these leaks. He went on to say that it’s too early to “judge” things:

“We’re still in the middle of the process,” Kirk said, adding that “let’s not prejudge anything.” He also said his office has “gone to great lengths to hear” from all the stakeholders involved in the ACTA debate and will continue to do so.

But that’s wrong on a variety of fronts. While the USTR had shown some snippets of the documents, under NDA and only for very brief periods of time, to consumer advocacy groups, that was significantly less access than many industry lobbyists had to the document and the negotiations. As for “pre-judging” the document, the issue isn’t “pre-judging” the document, it’s about actually listening to the stakeholders. To date, Kirk and the USTR has shown no interest in doing so. That’s why they seem to only be publicizing letters from industry lobbyists who support ACTA, but not the concerns of pretty much everyone else about ACTA.

The issue isn’t “pre-judging,” it’s making sure that by the time anyone’s allowed to “judge” the document, it isn’t too late.

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Organic Meats From Online Organic Food Stores and Suppliers

Not everyone knows about the fact that you can get not only organic produce but also organic meats. This enables you to change your entire dietary lifestyle if you so wish, without having to compromise on such things as organic meats and organic dairy products, substituting the non-organic stuff instead.

In fact, if you do your grocery shopping in a place where organic foods are readily available, you will find the organic meats and dairy products to be readily available alongside their stock of organic fruits, vegetables and processed foods. This is also true, maybe especially more so, of online organic food stores and suppliers.

So what is the deal with organic meats? Well for one thing, organically reared animals are treated to a different regimen than animals reared on normal farms. For one thing, these animals are only fed organic foods.

This means that they don’t have any non-organic foods in their diets at all from the very beginning. They are only fed on high quality organic produce. There is also the small factor of not having any antibiotics pumped into these animals as well as not being subject to other potentially harmful toxins.

Just because you prefer organic foods, it doesn’t mean that you have to become vegetarian or even vegan. You can still enjoy the same sumptuous foursquare meals that you’re used to without loss of vital ingredients. This is where knowing where to get your organic meats can come in handy.

And part and parcel with organic meats, come organic dairy products. Since animals reared in an organic farming environment will also produce organic dairy products as well, you have that assurance that you can still enjoy your port and cheese!

All that aside, when you’re looking at organic meats, you will also want to look at the various processed organic foods as well, that contains meat. Unless it has been specifically stated that the ingredients within the packaging s 100% organic you might find yourself faced with only some of the items being organic.

This applies to any meats to be found in the product as well. Unless it has been stated specifically that the meats contained are organic meats you might want to think twice before buying these types of processed foods.

If you’re having trouble finding not only organic meats but organic fish as well, you might want to try your hand at finding an organic foods supplier online. You will more than likely have better luck at these places finding, and purchasing, your organic meats, fish and dairy produce.

About the Author

Muna wa Wanjiru is a Web Administrator and Has Been Researching and Reporting on Organic Foods for Years. For More Information on Organic Meats, Visit His Site at ORGANIC MEATS

What vegetarian food can I take to lunch?

I’m a vegetarian :] My high school doesn’t offer a vegetarian menu. My lunch usually consist of: a fruit parfait with granola and an organic tea. I need more options!!! I am not very fond of packing my lunch because I never know what to take! Does anybody have any quick and easy suggestions for vegetarian food I could take to school for lunch?! Thanks!

veggie salad-

chooped tomato/onions/red-yellow pepper/baby corn/lettuce/carrots /brocolly
salad

its an easy salad and simple !
do it at home –

i dont use dreasing-
but u can try it with kraft or something-

good luck-

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Being a Vegan : Benefits of Organic Food for Vegans

Vegetarian Organic Food is a post from the Vegetarian Vitamins Guide blog where you can find suggestions and advice from vegetarians and vegans on vegetarian diets, supplements, vitamins and overall nutrition.

The Nikkei was the one major global market whose Tuesday action wasn’t down. Well, now they’re catching up.

Traders promptly dumped shares to the tune of 2.5%.

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Yes folks, the ever-lovable Sackboy will be part of ModNation Racers, SCEA has revealed.
 

Its time like this that we see what MS has been doing with their time. In a recent tweet by Microsoft Zune Team member, yegr spoke of the update being available soon. The tweet said “"rolling out" Zune apps means. . . if it’s not available right now, it will be soon thx.”

Now you might ask why this is important to Windows Mobile. Well with these updates, we can see some things that might show up in WP7, due to their close similarity. Also, some people that are hardcore Windows Mobile users also use this media player instead of their devices.

So if you own a Zune… Go to your settings and update your device, and report back with some pictures of this new software.

Original Tweet

When General Motors got to work seriously changing the Chevrolet Volt from blocky concept to sleek production model, company engineers discovered that by improving the aerodynamics by 80 counts, the car netted a six mile per gallon improvement in its highway fuel economy rating (note: a “count” is a thousandth of a point of a Cd number, so reducing a Cd of 0.150 by 50 counts would give you a Cd of 0.100). On the flipside, taking out 400 pounds of stuff only improved the car’s highway mpg by one mile a gallon, though that’s largely because of the Newtonian “an object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force” hubbub. The lesson for the Volt? Aerodynamics beats weight reduction as a way to increase efficiency.

Not everyone agrees that aerodynamics are key to better cars, however. On the performance side of things, let’s not forget Enzo Ferrari’s famous (and wrong) quote: “Aerodynamics are for people who can’t build engines.” When it comes to building more fuel efficient cars, weight reduction can play a big role. Lotus, in particular, is a big proponent of shaving pounds from its sportscars. The Elise Club Racer, to cite just one example, weighs less than 2,000 pounds.

Today, Lotus Engineering and the International Council on Clean Transportation released a study that found that weight reduction should not be forgotten and is, in fact, a cost-effective way to improve fuel efficiency. Specifically, the engineers calculate that you can have a “vehicle mass improvement” of 38 percent compared to a conventional mainstream vehicle (in this case, a Toyota Venza) and that it can be achieved with “only” a three percent increase in component costs. One important detail: this is “using engineering techniques and technologies viable for mainstream production programmes by 2020.” Even though 2020 is a decade away, it’s interesting to see how much fuel might this save. The DOE estimates that reducing a vehicle’s mass by 33 percent means a 23 percent drop in fuel consumption. Not bad. Find more details after the jump.

[Source: Lotus]

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It looks like the Infinity Ward versus Activision drama is far from over as new report surfaced this morning of another lawsuit filed by a group that call themselves the “Infinity Ward Employee Group” against the Call

Filed under: Aftermarket, Classics, Government/Legal, Technology, GM

Back in November, General Motors unveiled a new crate motor at the SEMA show. Dubbed the “E-ROD,” it was designed to meet the needs of the modern hot-rodder. It offered an out-of-the-box performance option for people who wanted to build a project vehicle, but who didn’t want to worry about legal hassles that can come with using older engines. The E-ROD engine isn’t really new… it’s basically the base Corvette powerplant, adapted for mounting in just about anything. It’s a 6.2-liter LS3 rated at 430 horsepower and 424 pound-feet of torque, and pointedly, it’s also fully emissions compliant, which is the main draw.

Rather than just display the engine on a stand at SEMA, though, GM decided to install an E-ROD in a beautifully restored ’55 Chevy, one that we recently had the opportunity to see up close again. It’s a stunning show car in a fairly understated wrapper. The interior is particularly impressive, with its tri-tone fabrics and retro dash and gauge cluster that hides secret “Check Engine” lights. A fun project, no doubt, but there was one slight flaw – the E-ROD ’55 Chevy was running an automatic tranny. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but the real shame was that the engine wasn’t available with a manual transmission option.

Today, GM announced that they’ve remedied that situation. The Bow-Tie boys and girls have just released part number 19256487, a new E-ROD LS3 calibrated for manual transmissions. The only real difference compared to the automatic version is in the electronic control module’s programming. The new version is available as of today for $9,375 – the same as the automatic version. So if you have a hot rod project that could use modern Corvette power, give them a call. More info in the presser after the jump, and a gallery of the E-ROD ’55 Chevy and a Superformance Cobra MK III roadster (gasp!) with the E-ROD installed.

[Source: General Motors]
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Filed under: Classics, Coupe, Opel

While attending a General Motors media event in Germany last evening, the automaker laid out several old Opels, including this particularly unique example of the GT sports coupe. While the mini-Corvette-styled GT is a rarity unto itself, the car you see here is one of only two ever built. The Aero GT was first shown at the 1969 Frankfurt Motor Show a year after the GT entered production.

The black roof is actually a removable targa top and the Aero also had an electrically retracting vertical rear window. For some reason, GM opted not to produce the Aero and only this example was mothballed for the last 40 years. The second car was apparently sold to a collector and its whereabouts are unknown.

Gallery: 1969 Opel Aero GT

Photos by Sam Abuelsamid / Copyright (C)2010 Weblogs, Inc.

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Poor Athens can’t even collect property taxes.

Greeks have built thousands of illegal constructions in recent years without penalty, according to Kathimerini. They don’t pay taxes on these properties.

What’s more, Greeks have prevented via civil court efforts by the government to impose penalty or tax.

A new plan from Athens offers homeowners a guarantee of 40 years without threat of demolition or further fines in exchange for paying a penalty today. The Greeks are very skeptical:

Kathimerini:

This time, the government is trying to sidestep the paradox of legalizing the illegal by placing a time limit on it. This may just work in court. What is not as simple is getting citizens to believe that they should accept the deal and finally contribute toward imposing some order on the chaos. For this problem to be solved, Greece has to complete its land registry and its zoning laws and – at long last – begin to plan ahead where people will build and what they will build. Otherwise, we are not only cheating the revenue service but we are also destroying our countryside and undermining our quality of life.

This is why Greece is worse off than other debt threats: no one trusts or respects the government.

Don’t miss: 10 Facts About The Greek Pension System Destroying Any Hope Of A Bailout

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Just recently, we discussed yet another in a long line of studies suggesting that imitation is often the most successful strategy for businesses to take. It appears that this topic may get a lot more attention soon, which is a good thing. Copycense points us to a fantastic Boston Globe article that discusses “the imitation economy” and the “myth” that copying is a bad thing. It’s based on a forthcoming book, called Copycats: How Smart Companies Use Imitation to Gain a Strategic Edge that tries to dismiss the myths about copying being automatically “bad.”

The article mentions — as we’ve pointed out for years — that for all of Apple’s success, it’s really mostly been good at taking existing ideas and packaging them up nicely. But that’s incredibly valuable. There’s very little that’s new in the iPhone or the iPad — but the way they’re put together and the way they’re sold is what has made them a success and made them so valuable. It highlights the value of the process of taking ideas and making them useful, rather than just assuming that the idea is the most important part.

As a part of that, the article highlights how the common argument against copying is effectively a myth. The idea that if you have a good idea some big company will just come along and copy it, rarely works:

That means when companies copy they often do it clumsily. Shenkar offers the example of the legacy airlines in the United States and their response to the low-cost threat of Southwest Airlines. Most set up copycat airlines of their own: United with TED, Continental with CALite, Delta with Song. All quickly failed.

The problem, Shenkar argues, is that in their scramble to copy Southwest, the bigger airlines failed to see the ways that central pillars of Southwest’s strategy — lower pay, short point-to-point flights, a fleet of identical smaller planes — were incompatible with the union contracts, hub-and-spoke route structures, and larger craft the traditional carriers were saddled with.

Indeed. We’ve pointed out this kind of “cargo cult copying” in the past as well. Copying is not nearly as “easy” as some make it out to be, because those doing the “copying” often are only copying the superficial aspects, without recognizing the underlying reasons why something works. It’s why IBM failed at copying Microsoft years ago. It’s why Microsoft failed at copying Google. They tried to directly imitate on the surface, rather than understanding the underlying aspects of what’s happening.

That’s why copying, by itself, isn’t as “dangerous” as some make it out to be. And, in fact, it’s quite beneficial in many cases. And, it turns out that this hatred of imitation is a rather recent phenomenon:

Shenkar traces our innovation fetish back to the late 18th century. Before that — for most of Western history, in other words — copying was valued just as highly as creation, and sometimes more. “In the Roman Empire, where imitation was used to align the diverse cultures and institutions of the far-flung empire under a single umbrella, it served as the official pedagogy,” he writes in his book. Centuries later, Adam Smith wrote that imitation should be given “the status of a creative art.” But the Romantic Age, with its celebration of the sui generis and the solitary genius — philosophers like Rousseau, poets like Shelley, and scientist-inventors like Humphry Davy — began to change that. Copying came to be seen as disreputable, as a refuge for the unimaginative.

The book sounds great. It points out that there are benefits to allowing copying — since it allows for more actual innovation in the form of taking what others have done and improving on it, while pointing out that pure copying usually isn’t enough to be effective. In other words: allowing copying is good because it drives innovation, but the actual practice of innovation goes beyond just a straight copy. So we shouldn’t be so against copying at all. We should be encouraging smart copying that drives innovation forward.

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GM announced this morning that it will invest $890 million to build cleaner, more fuel-efficient engines across five plants. The investment will go towards producing cleaner and more efficient next-generation V8 small block engines, the Detroit automaker said.

The current fourth-generation small block engine powers the Chevrolet Corvette, Cadillac CTS-V and the GMC Yukon as well as many other models.

GM said that the Gen IV engines are characterized by refinements and advanced technology such as variable valve timing and Active Fuel Management. Variable valve timing enables improved torque, fuel economy and emissions while Active Fuel Management disables the combustion process of half the engine’s cylinders in certain driving conditions. The latter enables fuel savings of up to 5 percent in trucks and 12 percent in cars.

GM also said that many Gen IV variants can run on gasoline, E85 ethanol or any combination of the two. The new line will also be lighter.

GM is working on the new engines to meet this decade’s federal fuel-economy standards, which require a fleet average of 35.5 mpg in the 2016 model year, compared with 27.3 mpg in 2011.

– By: Omar Rana

Many have complained that the chrome grille on the 2010 Ford Fusion and Ford Fusion Hybrid appears to be just a little too much bling for the mid-size sedan. Well, Ford has finally heard your complaints and will capitalize on your wants with the new Monochrome Appearance Package.

Click here to get prices on the 2010 Ford Fusion.

For just an additional $890 dollars (or $15 a month), you can get 18-inch aluminum wheels with painted pockets, a rear spoiler, a unique finish on the instrument panel spears and center stack, unique cloth seats, leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob and… a body-colored grille.

To be honest, we had no idea that the 2010 Ford Fusion came with a body-colored grille until we came across this.

Check out our review of the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid here.

Review: 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid:

All Photos Copyright © 2009 Omar Rana – egmCarTech.

– By: Kap Shah

Source: Ford (via TTAC)

Filed under: Podcasts, Government/Legal, BMW, Ford, GM, Kia, Lincoln, Earnings/Financials, Beijing Motor Show

Chris Shunk, Dan Roth, Chris Paukert and Jonny Lieberman mull over what we just saw at the Beijing Motor Show, the general public’s changing opinion of which nations make quality automobiles, General Motors‘ loan repayment, and Kia‘s profits. Of course there’s the Autoblog Garage and your questions bookending those topics, and we’re done at the hour and sixteen minute mark. See you next week!

Autoblog Podcast #176: Beijing, Bailout and Bucks

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Long-term Subaru Legacy 2.5GT
BMW X5M
Lincoln MKT

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Chris Shunk, Chris Paukert, Dan Roth, Jonny Lieberman

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