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2008 MINI
Cooper Clubman
by
K athleen C arr
The C lubm an notion isn’t a new
idea, but it rem ains a good one.
It's the th ird body style in the
reborn M in i lineup, alongside the
second-generation coupe, w hich
came to m arket early th is year,
and the co n v e rtib le , s till on the
ca rryo ve r gen-one p la tfo rm fo r
another year o r so.
P ow ering the standard M IN I
C ooper C lubm an is an a llo y 1.6-
lite r, transversely mounted, in lin e
4 -c y lin d e r engine. In this co n ­
fig u ra tio n , it is rated at 120 hp.
The 1 .6 -lite r engine on the M IN I
C ooper C lubm an S uses forced
in d u c tio n , in the fo rm o f a tw in -
A u t o R e v ie w
News aiul reviews an new matin' vehicles
s c ro ll tu rb o c h a rg e r, to boost
horsepow erto 175. It is s till fun to
d rive .
The 2008 clubm an is a ll about
space and access to it, so besides
the s p lit rear-cargo doors, there's
a rear-hinged, h a lf-d o o r-s iz e ac­
cess panel on the passenger side
that makes back-seat entry and
o u tle t a m uch easier p ro p o sitio n
than in the co u pe-all the better by
w h ich to e n jo y the much-needed
increased legroom . The M in i tw o-
door's sim p le hatchback arrange­
ment is fa r easier to operate and a
good deal m ore p ra ctica l in e v ­
eryday use. The rear doors have
added appeal to the m in i.
Despite the cle a r emphasis on
v e rs a tility fro m its la rger fo o t­
p rin t, the new C lubm an manages
to retain all the sp o rtin g fun o f
Specifications: Dual overhead cam 1.5-liter inline 4-cylinder
engine: 6-speed manual transmission: 28-City 37 Highway MPG:
$28,700, MSRP
the standard tw o-door. O ur o n ly
real c ritic is m involves the torque
steer that's apparent w h ile accel­
erating hard fro m low speeds. Part
o f the reason can be found in the
a d d itio n a l w e ig h t at the back o f
the car. Second, the fro n t wheels
now carry a brake-regeneration
syste m to p ro d u c e e le c tric a l
pow er fo r the battery, so the a l­
ternator is disengaged fro m the
engine d u rin g acceleration. (T h is
brake-regeneration system w ill
not be a va ila b le on U.S. m odels
u n til later next year, how ever.)
The w ay the C lu b m a n rides
re a lly g o t o u r a tte n tio n . T he
lo n g er wheelbase not o n ly lib e r­
ates m ore space inside, it also
provides the M in i C lubm an w ith
a sm oother and m ore c o n tro lle d
ride. T h e re ’s less flu tte r in the
suspension o v e r ro u g h p a ve ­
ment, and once ru ffle d by large
bumps, the suspension tends to
T he standard a u d io system
features six speakers, A M /F M
radio, and a C D player. A “ H i-F i”
C D A u d io System, w ith ten up­
graded speakers, is available. The
audio can also be upgraded fu r­
ther to sa te llite or h ig h -d e fin itio n
radio. M IN I o ffe rs an on-board
trip co m p u te r as standard.
T h e 2 0 0 8 M in i C o o p e r
C lubm an has been a hit. B M W
has taken the standard m in i an
im p ro ve d it. It has im p ro ve d in
the style, ho w e ver it s till lacks
legroom in the rear. The clubm an
w ill draw m ore buyers than the
standard M in i do the o ve rlo o k,
added length and ease o f not ha v­
ing to bend o ve r to get in the rear
settle faster.
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H igh risks fo r high blood pres­
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is more severe fo r many A frican
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Blood pressure is the force o f
blood pushing against your blood
vessels. Y our blood pressure is at its
greatest when your heart contracts
and is pumping blood. This is sys­
tolic blood pressure. When your
heart rests between beats, your blood
pressure falls. This iscalled diastolic
blood pressure. Blood pressure is
always given as these two numbers:
the systolic and diastolic pressures.
The numbers are usually written one
above or before the other, w ith sys­
tolic first, forexample, 120/80.
When your blood pressure is
high, your heart has to work harder
than it should to pump blood to all
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O ver 72 m illio n Americans have
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blood pressure don’ t even know
they have it.
I f you are overweight, stressed
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T h a t’ s w hy it is so important to
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cancer.
The w arning from Dr. Ronald B.
Herberman, director o f the U n ive r­
sity o f Pittsburgh Cancer Institute,
is contrary to numerous studies
that don’t fin d a lin k between can­
cer and cell phone use, and a public
lack o f w orry by the U.S. Food and
D rug Adm inistration.
Herberman is basing his alarm
on early unpublished data. He says
it takes tot) long to get answers
from science and he believes people
on the side o f being safe rather than
sorry later," Herberman said.
No other m ajor academic cancer
research institutions have sounded
such an alarm about cell phone use.
But Herberman's advice is sure to
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Women o f C o lo r event, on Satur­
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The heart screening includes a
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Sara Loughran, a 24-year-old graduate student at the University
of Pittsburgh, talks on her cell phone while waiting for a bus on
campus. (AP photo)
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raise concern among many cell
ents.
He says children should use cell
phones o nly fo r emergencies be­
cause their brains are still develop­
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( A P) — The head o f a prom inent
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use because o f the possible risk o f
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: Can anything be done for
migraines? I'v e had them
form e last 20 years and I sincerely
can’ t take it much longer.
: I had a patient once ask the
same question. Her concern,
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h o w e v e r, was that C h iro p ra c ­
tic m ig h t h u rt. A fte r b ecom ing
a p a tie n t, she began to m ake
progress. S lo w ly b u t s u re ly
the nauseating e ffe c ts o f the
m ig ra in e were leaving her. One
d a y, re la xe d and w ith o u t pain,
she said to me " I c a n 't b e lie ve
that I w a ite d 20 years fo r th is !"
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T h a t's one c o m m e n t I ' l l never
fo rg e t! The s to ry had a happy,
but is n 't it sad that it had such
an u n fo rtu n a te b e g in n in g . So
m any s u ffe r fo r so lo n g w ith
th e ir p a in . T h e y lit e r a lly w aste
years o f th e ir liv e s , w a itin g ,
th in k in g th a t it is ju s t a te m p o ­
ra ry c o n d itio n . L ife its e lf is a
te m p o ra ry c o n d itio n . We are a ll
here fo r o n ly a w h ile . W h y
w aste one p re cio u s m o m e n t,
let alone years s u ffe rin g need­
le s s ly ? F in d y o u r fre e d o m
th ro u g h good h e a lth N O W ...
n a tu ra lly . F in d y o u r fre e d o m
th ro u g h C h ir o p r a c t ic ... and
m ake each day c o u n t. Is n 't it
tim e yo u stepped up to safe,
e ffe c tiv e C h iro p ra c tic ?
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