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Ford Expands Recalls for Door Latch Issue, but Celebrates Strong April Performance

Ford Motor Co. announced May 2 that it is expanding recalls over a faulty door latch by another 156,000 vehicles. That’s on top of a recall of approximately 390,000 vehicles in late April; altogether, Ford has issued five recalls affecting more than 1.5 million vehicles since 2014 because of door latch issues.

“The driver’s door can potentially unlatch while the car is in motion, increasing the risk of injury,” Ford representatives said in an official statement.

One incident has been reported in which a door swung open and hit another vehicle, and two incidents have been reported in which the door bounced back when shut and caused relatively minor injuries. Altogether, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration documents show that Ford has received 69 complaints regarding doors opening while the vehicles in question were in motion. No serious injuries or deaths have been reported.

Ford reiterated that the issue has not caused total loss of control in any of the incidents, and the recalls were a preventative measure implemented to prevent any potential crashes. Mechanical failure is at play in between 12% and 14% of all auto accidents.

The recalls cover 2011-2014 Ford Fiestas, 2014 Lincoln MKZs, and 2013-2015 Ford Fusions. The Fiestas and MKZs were all built in Mexico, while the Fusions were built in both Mexico and Michigan. The vehicles were sold in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

The most recent recall was announced on the same day Ford CEO Mark Fields met with new NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind, who has been touring Detroit facilities and meeting with various automakers about their safety protocols. The NHTSA has investigated over 600 complaints and 1,000 warranty claims on Ford latches since September of last year, upgrading the inquiry in February.

Despite the recalls, however, Ford is celebrating after April of 2015 was the best April the automaker had seen since 2006. Sales went up by 5%, and the company’s gross profit margin is sitting at 18.58%. Ford also boasts a net operating cash flow that has grown 8.69% since this quarter in 2014.

May 5, 2015

Uber Helps Detroit Residents with Spring Cleaning by Bringing Used Clothing Donations to Goodwill


This weekend, transportation app Uber and charity Goodwill teamed up to collect used clothing donations from Americans doing their spring cleaning. The mobile app helped donors in more than 50 U.S. cities on Saturday, May 2. App users could order an SUV to come to their home to pick up any bagged clothing donations, which were taken to the nearest Goodwill free of charge. Uber is a popular service that allows users to find rides, as an alternative to a cab service. It’s generally available in major U.S. cities, where the spring cleaning initiative also took place; most notably, the clothing drive appeared in areas like Detroit, Dallas, Denver, and Miami. Not only did Goodwill and Uber services in Detroit help the needy this Saturday, but so did Goodwill of Greater Grand Rapids and others around Michigan. Last year, Uber and Goodwill had teamed up in New York for a spring cleaning initiative. A successful clothing drive in Boston and San Francisco last fall pushed the two groups into a partnership once again. David Plouffe, Senior Vice President of Policy and Strategy at Uber, said that he was glad his company was teaming up with the charity. “Both Uber and Goodwill strive to make a meaningful impact on local communities, and we are thrilled to once again team up with Goodwill to make donating fast and easy for Uber users,” Plouffe said in a Goodwill press release. In addition to accepting clothing donations, Goodwill also helps people in need get training and job placement in their communities, thanks to the charity’s donation programs. Not only does Uber’s ride sharing program help to save on carbon emissions from vehicles, but the work done with Goodwill and other charities helps to curb pollution, too. Used clothing donations are especially important because they help reduce the amount of clothing that gets thrown into the trash. Because Americans buy about five times as much clothing as they did in 1980, according to The Atlantic, textile trash grew by 40% between 1999 and 2009. Americans donate around 14.3 million tons of clothing and textiles each year, all of which goes toward helping families in need all over the world. However, more can be done, say groups like the Environmental Protection Agency, who call clothing one of the least recycled reusable materials. Kim Zimmer, chief marketing officer and senior vice president of global development for Goodwill Industries International, hopes that the partnership between Goodwill and Uber will help more people see the value of donating clothing. “This collaboration has made Spring cleaning and donating an easy task, while ensuring that their clothing is not only diverted from landfills, but also goes toward supporting efforts to put people back to work,” Zimmer said in the Goodwill press release.

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This weekend, transportation app Uber and charity Goodwill teamed up to collect used clothing donations from Americans doing their spring cleaning.

The mobile app helped donors in more than 50 U.S. cities on Saturday, May 2. App users could order an SUV to come to their home to pick up any bagged clothing donations, which were taken to the nearest Goodwill free of charge.

Uber is a popular service that allows users to find rides, as an alternative to a cab service. It’s generally available in major U.S. cities, where the spring cleaning initiative also took place; most notably, the clothing drive appeared in areas like Detroit, Dallas, Denver, and Miami.

Not only did Goodwill and Uber services in Detroit help the needy this Saturday, but so did Goodwill of Greater Grand Rapids and others around Michigan.

Last year, Uber and Goodwill had teamed up in New York for a spring cleaning initiative. A successful clothing drive in Boston and San Francisco last fall pushed the two groups into a partnership once again.

David Plouffe, Senior Vice President of Policy and Strategy at Uber, said that he was glad his company was teaming up with the charity. “Both Uber and Goodwill strive to make a meaningful impact on local communities, and we are thrilled to once again team up with Goodwill to make donating fast and easy for Uber users,” Plouffe said in a Goodwill press release.

In addition to accepting clothing donations, Goodwill also helps people in need get training and job placement in their communities, thanks to the charity’s donation programs.

Not only does Uber’s ride sharing program help to save on carbon emissions from vehicles, but the work done with Goodwill and other charities helps to curb pollution, too.

Used clothing donations are especially important because they help reduce the amount of clothing that gets thrown into the trash. Because Americans buy about five times as much clothing as they did in 1980, according to The Atlantic, textile trash grew by 40% between 1999 and 2009.

Americans donate around 14.3 million tons of clothing and textiles each year, all of which goes toward helping families in need all over the world.

However, more can be done, say groups like the Environmental Protection Agency, who call clothing one of the least recycled reusable materials.

Kim Zimmer, chief marketing officer and senior vice president of global development for Goodwill Industries International, hopes that the partnership between Goodwill and Uber will help more people see the value of donating clothing.

“This collaboration has made Spring cleaning and donating an easy task, while ensuring that their clothing is not only diverted from landfills, but also goes toward supporting efforts to put people back to work,” Zimmer said in the Goodwill press release.

May 4, 2015

Rising Waters Could Either Help Detroit Neighborhoods or Create Devastation

Last summer, record rainfall descended on the Detroit metropolitan area. Highways looked more like canals, sewer systems were utterly overwhelmed, and thousands of homeowners’ basements looked more like dirty indoor pools.

“It came in like a roaring river,” said Odessa Willis, 61, a longtime resident of Detroit’s west side. “There was 3 1/2 feet of water in my basement.”

Willis’s basement, which flooded on August 11, would be free of water within a few days. But the damage this flooding left behind wouldn’t be as easy to fix.

According to the Detroit Free Press, mold spores stemming from the flood aggravated her grandson’s allergies. To her dismay, Willis’s homeowner’s insurance wouldn’t cover the $3,000 to $5,000 price tag of repairing the water damage, either.

She was able to get assistance from All Hands Volunteers, a Boston-based nonprofit that works to help victims of natural disasters like the flooding in Detroit. Willis and about 400 other Detroit residents got the repair work they needed with the help of these volunteers.

But ultimately, last summer’s floods were far from an isolated incident. Experts predict that the effects of global climate change will only continue to worsen throughout Michigan, increasing rainfall and temperatures by the end of this century.

According to Model D Media, the Union of Concerned Scientists has predicted that rainfall could increase as much as 25% during the fall and spring by 2100. This would make storms like last summer’s a regular occurrence, overwhelming the city’s stormwater sewers, flooding basements and spilling sewage into the Detroit River and Lake Erie.

Others say rising waters could actually help Detroit, however — and that all it will take are some small changes to the city’s infrastructure and stormwater management systems.

Don Carpenter, an engineering professor at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, says one solution for Detroit is the green street — a specially landscaped road lined with bioswales, a type of grasses that absorb more water and provide relief to sewer systems.

21st-century Detroit could either become a wasteland where devastating floods are commonplace, or it could become one of the leaders in green engineering and infrastructure. It’s up to its residents to decide.

May 1, 2015
Detroit’s “Run With the Cops, Not From Them” Fundraising Event Raises Money For Charity

Last Saturday, Detroit’s 6th Annual “Run With the Cops, Not From Them” fundraising event went off without a hitch at the Belle Isle State Park.

Broadwayworld.com reports that the conspicuously-titled event featured certified 10K, 5K, and 1K races comprised of police and civilian runners. The Detroit Police Department (DPD) Chief James E. Craig officiated the 10K that morning with the 5K and 1K races (the latter being a “walk/run” race) following soon after.

The event brought hundreds of local residents and police officers together during a particularly trying time for law enforcement. Recent developments involving police brutality (the most recent of which being the massive protests in Baltimore) has caused controversy throughout the country and has put a general strain on relations between the public and police departments — especially among the African American and Hispanic communities.

The fundraiser collected money for The For a Day Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Detroit that works with hospitals and other organizations to provide “play therapy” — that is, role playing therapy — and craft activities for sick children. Last year, the foundation visited and entertained more than 550 seriously ill children and their families.

The event featured special appearances by the DPD Special Response Team, the Bomb Squad, the Dive Team, and the Mounted Unit. Refreshments and games were provided.

“Race day is going to be something special,” said volunteer race coordinator Sergeant Carol Almeranti before the race. “We’ve always enjoyed a great run on Belle Isle, but what really makes this race exceptional is the support from all our volunteers, runners and the Detroit Police Department. Ambien may increase the effects of other drugs that cause drowsiness, including antidepressants, alcohol, antihistamines, other sedatives (to treat insomnia), painkillers, anxiety agents, and muscle relaxants. Inform your http://www.lbwr.org/ambien/ doctor about all the drugs you are taking, and do not use other drugs without a doctor’s recommendation. Taking time to run or walk for families and kids facing chronic health issues is just so generous.”

Registration for the event cost $35 for the 10K and 5K races and $25 for the 1K. All those who crossed the finish line received a medal.

Fundraising events such as this highlight the popularity of relatively-short 10K and 5K races throughout the country. In 2012 for example, there were over 15,000 5K races alone.

April 30, 2015

Which Detroit TV Personality Has the Best Hair? You Be the Judge


On Sunday, April 26, the annual Hair Wars event will determine which Detroit-area television personality has the best head of hair. According to the Detroit Metro Times, all residents from the metro Detroit area are encouraged to vote for who they think has the best hair out of a list of 10 finalists. Finalists range from Amy Andrews of Fox 2 to Local 4 News’s Sandra Ali. And the hair competition will be just one of the many events going on at Hair Wars, which will be held at the Adoba Hotel in Dearborn. This year’s event will feature a Color Show Hollywood Hills, with more than 30 of Detroit’s most ingenious hair stylists showcasing their best color work on 200 models. Hair Wars is the brainchild of David Humphries, a former DJ and promoter. Humphries, who calls himself the “Don King of hair,” has been hosting these events annually since 1991 to celebrate Detroit’s devotion to hair. Each year, Hair Wars has become increasingly popular — these days, the event tours 10 major cities, including Los Angeles, New York and Miami. “The hairstyles in Detroit were so aggressive, but they had no outlet to show off their work, especially to the public,” he told the Metro Times in 2004. While it’s not technically a competition, those who enter the Hair Wars are often on a constant quest to attain the biggest, most outrageous hairstyles possible. Restless leg syndrome can be treated with https://www.ncahcsp.org/buy-klonopin-online-2-mg/ Klonopin as a third-line treatment option, as the use of Klonopin is still https://sdarcwellness.com/buy-valtrex-online/ being investigated. These styles often take months to design and prepare. It’s an event that’s part hair show, part fashion show, part dance recital and part circus. If you’re looking to sell your house quickly, check out https://www.companiesthatbuyhouses.co/california/home-buying-company-san-bernardino-ca/. Black hair is the main focus of the event, Humphries explained, saying he considers Detroit to be a trendsetter in popular black hairstyles. On average, six out of 10 African-Americans will use wigs, weaves and extensions to switch up their styles across the country. “Just like you think of Paris and Milan as the nucleuses of high fashion, Detroit definitely has become the nucleus of black hair,” he said. And while Humphries has been approached by multiple TV networks to ink a deal on a Hair Wars-themed reality show, he’s consistently declined their offers. “They wanted backstage to be chaotic and out of order and people fighting, and that’s not what happens,” he explained. General admission tickets to Hair Wars are $20; VIP tickets sell for $40.

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On Sunday, April 26, the annual Hair Wars event will determine which Detroit-area television personality has the best head of hair.

According to the Detroit Metro Times, all residents from the metro Detroit area are encouraged to vote for who they think has the best hair out of a list of 10 finalists. Finalists range from Amy Andrews of Fox 2 to Local 4 News’s Sandra Ali.

And the hair competition will be just one of the many events going on at Hair Wars, which will be held at the Adoba Hotel in Dearborn. This year’s event will feature a Color Show Hollywood Hills, with more than 30 of Detroit’s most ingenious hair stylists showcasing their best color work on 200 models.

Hair Wars is the brainchild of David Humphries, a former DJ and promoter. Humphries, who calls himself the “Don King of hair,” has been hosting these events annually since 1991 to celebrate Detroit’s devotion to hair. Each year, Hair Wars has become increasingly popular — these days, the event tours 10 major cities, including Los Angeles, New York and Miami.

“The hairstyles in Detroit were so aggressive, but they had no outlet to show off their work, especially to the public,” he told the Metro Times in 2004.

While it’s not technically a competition, those who enter the Hair Wars are often on a constant quest to attain the biggest, most outrageous hairstyles possible. Restless leg syndrome can be treated with https://www.ncahcsp.org/buy-klonopin-online-2-mg/ Klonopin as a third-line treatment option, as the use of Klonopin is still https://sdarcwellness.com/buy-valtrex-online/ being investigated. These styles often take months to design and prepare. It’s an event that’s part hair show, part fashion show, part dance recital and part circus.

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Black hair is the main focus of the event, Humphries explained, saying he considers Detroit to be a trendsetter in popular black hairstyles. On average, six out of 10 African-Americans will use wigs, weaves and extensions to switch up their styles across the country.

“Just like you think of Paris and Milan as the nucleuses of high fashion, Detroit definitely has become the nucleus of black hair,” he said.

And while Humphries has been approached by multiple TV networks to ink a deal on a Hair Wars-themed reality show, he’s consistently declined their offers.

“They wanted backstage to be chaotic and out of order and people fighting, and that’s not what happens,” he explained.

General admission tickets to Hair Wars are $20; VIP tickets sell for $40.

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April 29, 2015

Category: featured

Ford Expands Recalls for Door Latch Issue, but Celebrates Strong April Performance

Uber Helps Detroit Residents with Spring Cleaning by Bringing Used Clothing Donations to Goodwill

Rising Waters Could Either Help Detroit Neighborhoods or Create Devastation

Detroit’s “Run With the Cops, Not From Them” Fundraising Event Raises Money For Charity

Which Detroit TV Personality Has the Best Hair? You Be the Judge