Toyota Tundra: Most Leg Room in Its Class
Toyota built the Tundra like you would--with the most leg room in its class*.
Toyota built the Tundra like you would--with the most leg room in its class*.
Call it the ultimate absentee ballot. NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station have the option of voting in tomorrow's (Nov. 6) presidential election from orbit, hundreds of miles above their nearest polling location.
Astronauts residing on the orbiting lab receive a digital version of their ballot, which is beamed up by Mission Control at the agency's Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston. Filled-out ballots find their way back down to Earth along the same path.
"They send it back to Mission Control," said NASA spokesman Jay Bolden of JSC. "It's a secure ballot that is then sent directly to the voting authorities."
This system was made possible by a 1997 bill passed by Texas legislators (nearly all NASA astronauts live in or around Houston). It was first used that same year by David Wolf, who happened to be aboard Russia's Mir space station at the time.
"You think about being in a foreign country and voting — he was actually on a foreign space station," Bolden told SPACE.com.
Wolf participated in a local election in 1997. The first American to vote in a presidential election from space was Leroy Chiao, who did it while commanding the International Space Station's Expedition 10 mission in 2004. (The first crew arrived at the $100 billion orbiting lab in November 2000.)
The station's current Expedition 33 counts two Americans among its six-person crew — commander Sunita Williams and flight engineer Kevin Ford. But both of them have already had their say in Tuesday's presidential election, voting from Earth just like the rest of us.
"They actually both did it while they were stationed in Russia, before they launched," Bolden said.
Williams and Ford both rode to orbit aboard Russian Soyuz spacecraft, which launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Williams blasted off in mid-July, while Ford launched Oct. 23.
Williams is slated to return to Earth on Nov. 12. When she departs, Ford will become commander of the new Expedition 34 mission, which runs through March 2013.
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The iPad mini has only officially been on sale since 8 a.m. this morning, but someone was already able install the device in the dashboard of a 2012 Toyota Corolla. the folks at the shop custom-built a dash in a 2012 Toyota Corolla, allowing folks to easily slide the iPad mini in and out.
NEW YORK, Oct. 31, 2012 – Toyota today announced a $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross and other nonprofit organizations to support relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Sandy in the regions worst-hit by the storm. In addition, Toyota will match employee contributions to the American Red Cross and other non-profits doing relief and recovery work in affected communities. Commenting on the donation, Shigeki Terashi, president and chief operating officer of Toyota Motor North America, Inc., said, “On behalf of Toyota, we express our sincere condolences to the families affected by Hurricane Sandy. Since we have operations and many dealerships in the affected regions, we felt a special responsibility to lend a hand. In addition to this contribution, many Toyota employees are already involved in volunteer activities to support those in need. We very much appreciate their support.” Beginning Nov. 1, Toyota Financial Services (TFS) and Lexus Financial Services (LFS) will launch a “Customer Outreach” calling campaign to lease and retail customers who are delinquent, or become delinquent, due to circumstances related to the storm and who reside in the 13 states directly impacted by the hurricane (CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT and WV) and in the District of Columbia. This campaign will determine if these customers may be eligible to take advantage of payment relief options, some of which include: • extensions and lease deferred payments;
• redirecting billing statements;
• and arranging phone or on-line payments. Toyota Financial customers with questions about their account should call (800) 874-8822. Lexus Financial customers with questions about their account should call (800) 874-7050. Qualified residents residing in FEMA-designated areas (of the above-mentioned states and the District) needing to purchase a vehicle may also take advantage of a 90 Day Deferred First Payment Program designed to assist customers with their transportation needs as they work through the recovery process. This program is for a limited time and only available through participating Toyota and Lexus dealers and TFS/LFS.
Here's a fun event you and your family can do this Halloween - it's the Gross Farms Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch in Sanford!
Corn Maze
Are you ready to get lost? Try navigating this 15-acre labyrinth!Mazes have been around for centuries but corn mazes are relatively new. Since 1993, they have gained worldwide popularity providing a source of healthy and wholesome entertainment for the entire family.Our 2012 maze consists of three puzzles containing almost 5 miles of winding pathways in a 15-acre field of corn, one of the largest in the the area.Within each puzzle, there are checkpoints with a different shaped punch at each station. Guests track their progress through the maze by punching a card given to them at the entrance to the maze. Staff and maps are stationed throughout the maze to assist guests. This year, we’ve stepped it up a notch and have added a new twist to the maze quest with FSI or Farm Scene Investigation. Farmer Joe is missing. There was an accident, and it appears to be foul play. There are seven farm animal suspects that we need you to investigate. Collect the evidence to find the weapon, the suspect, and the location where the crime took place. You will find six location scenes within the corn maze. At each scene, you will find an animal, a weapon and a location to eliminate. Punch your card to keep track of your clues. But hurry. Help us solve the mystery and put the guilty farm animal behind bars and save Farmer Joe.
Here with Eddie Seals to choose our winner for the $1,000 Test Drive for the month of September. Our winner this month is Gregory Cox but you could be our winner for October. All you need to do is come in and test drive any vehicle, no purchase necessary. The $1,000 Test Drive Challenge is only at Toyota of Sanford, where we do Toyotas different.
AMCI tests Venza's ability to keep you rolling on what they call "glare ice" - literally, a hockey rink.
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The Scion FR-S Tuner Challenge builds aren’t going to be officially unveiled until next week, but until then, here’s a look at the renders each of the tuners submitted for an idea of what they’ll have in store for The SEMA Show.