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Infiniti JX Lease Questions
Thanks to ma91pmh for his deal points. Because of your hard work I was able to get a similar deal.
JX35 AWD with Premium, Touring, Theater & Technology package, plus illuminated kick plates, tounneau Cover, and first service free.
MSRP sticker of $57,100
Negotiated price of $51,400
Doc fee of $80
Acquisition fee of $700
Gross Cap Cost $53,117
39 month / 15k per year lease.
$0 down
$5,390 refundable security deposit (9xMSD)
$537.99 monthly payment (Including tax)
Residual 58% ($33,118.88)
MF after MSD 0.00031 (0.74% APR)
I would suggest you take the deal points I wrote and have them work those #'s
This deal was $-200 below the dealers holdback and I called 4 other dealers none of which could touch this deal.
I had one dealer tell me it was impossible and that if that deal existed he would go lease 4 of them.
Anyway, my lease pmt includes tax
Good luck you will love the car
chirayu18 Posts: 3I have some flexibility in when I need the JX. With the new 2014 models coming out in a few months, will I get a better deal on a 2013 JX now or after the new models come out?
By "better deal", I'm looking for lower cap cost from additional incentives and/or lower money factor.
This is what I have been quoted so far on a 39 month FWD JX base model.
total cap: $43.5k
residual (59%): $25,225
with 9 MSDs, MF = 0.00037
Monthly payment = $477
shooter_11 Posts: 3Currently working on a deal for a JX with Prem, Driver Assist and Theater:
NJ lease (7% tax rate)
Sale price - $49,733
Money factor - .00121
Residual - 58%
Payment - $ 613
15k miles/39 months
First payment plus incept fees = $2k out of pocket
Not sure if I can do better...
The deal I'm currently working on with a dealer in So. Cal is probably as good as possible. But wanted to get thoughts and feedback.
2013 JX w/ Premium Package and Driver Assist
12K miles per year
36 months
$2,700 down
$483 / month payment
Went to the dealership yesterday and couldn't get to a deal but received an email revising their offer to the one listed above.
Am I missing something or should I take it and run?
I'll take a look for you now. In order to be sure, just let me know the actual MSRP (little options can swing the final price by well over a thousand bucks) and how much of your $2,700 is going towards tax and tags (I have no idea what So. Cal has for a tax rate on leases).
Hopefully they are shooting straight and you can get your new JX35 soon, but it never hurts to check.
In short, your deal is good. A couple hundred dollars over invoice is completely fair in the current market. Although some places will do dead invoice, or even a buck or 2 under invoice, remember to watch out for B.S add ons like high "doc fees" or extra "prep fees" that suck that savings right up. I love the $200 sticker pin stripe lol My advice is this. Tell them the deal is fine (your rate and residual are spot on) however you would really appreciate it if they could include the Infiniti maint. package with valet pick up and delivery. Infiniti has basic plans that just cover your scheduled oil + filter changes, with tire rotations, for 3 years/45,000 miles (every 3,750 miles). Better dealers offer "perks" like this and the package only costs them a few hundred, yet saves you 3 times that over the course of your lease making it a win win. Good luck to you and enjoy your new JX35!
Thanks cpyle77! We left the dealership without getting the details because their offers had been too high. We originally were looking at a FWD with the Premium package that was $500 below invoice, however my wife really wanted the driver assistance package. My salesperson is out today and tomorrow but I have asked for MSRP, Sale Price, MF and Residual. Before leaving he offered an AWD w/ Premium and Assist for $500 out the door all tax included with $2,495 down. About ten minutes after leaving he texted with the same car, AWD w/Premium and Assist for $483 all taxes included and $2,700 down for 39 months. The sales tax in LA County is 9% so I think its a good deal but until I see the requested numbers I'm concerned he's playing games with the numbers. Thanks for all help you can provide.
Glad I can help. I'm sorry you have to wait 2 days (don't you hate the reaction you get once they realize they have to earn an honest living with you lol) but it gives you time to prepare a deal that makes the most financial sense for you and your family. Always explore MSDs ( multiple security deposits) as a way to save money on interest you will be paying (take your money factor and multiply by 2400 to begin). Right now, your JX AWD money factor is .00121 with top tier credit (which they can help fight to get for you) and this can be bought down to .00031. The savings is over $2500 (im on my ipad sorry for not being exact) on a 39 month JX lease just for letting The bank hold on to your 9 security deposits which you get 100 percent of back at the end. So your payments drop close to $80 per month and you get all your money back. If you total it, you get it back, stolen, traded early, bought off lease, in every case you get the money back. Only if you turn in a damaged vehicle or go over mileage, then stiff them on the bill would that money ever be kept from coming back to you. The amount of each one is equal to your base payment (no use tax) rounded up to the next $50 (488 would be $500) and for every one you give them, you get a nice rate reduction of .00010, or in English just under a quarter point (.24) so using the max of 9, you save just over 2 % apr. In short, invest $4500 for 39 months, get a return of between $2500 to $3000 with essentially no risk. Ok enough of that. On to the price. Nice job with the $500 under. Doesn't leave them much room plus you need to be aware of any attempts to make it all back unethically. What is their dealers "doc" fee that is included in your taxes and tags? Some states keep it regulated low ( PA is just over $130) where next door NJ is up to $750. The fee is almost always "company policy" just simply add it back to your sale price to compare how far under invoice you really are with other offers. The residual is stone and the bank won't accept it if its wrong. This leaves you 2 areas to explore. Anything they can do for you to save you time and anything they can include that will save you money or increase its value. This can be a lot of fun since they can often times give you a dollars worth of value, at a much lower cost to them and in many cases its a win win. For example retail maintenance plan $895, costs them $450, saves you $1500 in service bills over the lease, vs $450 off the price, lousy $13 per month payment drop. Hope this helps, gotta run!
Thanks cpyle77! With a little persistence I was able to get a great deal on a 2013 JX w/ Premium, Driver Assist and illuminated kick plates. The total sale price was $45,425 on a $47,214 invoice with an MSRP of $51,100. I am a VPP "D" but they did much better than $500 below invoice. Did a lease at 60% residual and MF of .00121. Very pleased and appreciate your insight and wisdom!
sdap9 Posts: 4Got a quote for JX35 with Premium, theater, drivers assistance pack, roof rails and illuminated kick plates.
Negotiated - 49,020
Residual - 58%
Term - 39
Mi - 15k/yr
Down payment via trade - 4000
Total - 528.11 incl tax @7%
Please let me know if this is a good deal or i can do better.
jx5ga Posts: 4Folks - This is going to be my first lease but I have soaked up nuggets of invaluable info on this site. Here are my questions at this time :
1 - For April the 2013 residual is approx 60%, I assume the residual value will only fall further when the May rates are published - hence making it just a little costlier to lease. Would this hypothesis generally hold for leasing - hence it is better to lease earlier in the model year than later?
2 - How would I know if the dealer is using the buy rate for my MF - just ask ?
3 - I am thinking of holding out until May (end) to lease - in the hopes of taking advantage of Memorial day sale events. Does this make sense or not matter?
I am a type 'D' VPP buyer and the dealer has agreed on invoice less $1250. Has anyone heard / received better pricing in GA / Atlanta area?
Thanks guys..
xxxedys Posts: 3I have VPP D plan and I got the following quote from the dealer on a 39 months lease.
Base model with bumper protector and illuminated kick plates.
Offered Price: $39,864 (invoice price)
Acquistion Fee: $700
Residual: $25,225
Depreciation: $11,630
Rent: $3,607
The dealer said that with VPP D plan the best they can give me is the invoice price.
Is this a good deal? Has anyone been able to get the lease below the invoice price with VPP D plan? Thanks.
Lease programs are adjusted as the year goes on, however the payments are kept the same or close to the same, using a couple standard tricks of the trade. The most common thing to do as the residual drops, is to lower the money factor accordingly. If the money factor is too low to change, some sort of lease cash is introduced to offset further decreases in residual, or just to improve the deal.
With Infiniti, the Spring "Limited Engagement Event" runs during April and May, meaning I doubt May will bring any substantial savings. The good news is, it won't get any worse either.
Availability may be a concern soon, since the model year is winding down and the 2014's will no doubt be higher to reset the trend all over again.
Hope that helps!
Congratulations! Happy to hear things worked out for you. Maybe one day buying a new car will be as simple and straight forward as the other purchases we make in life...Until then, the more people that are educated and openly share this type of info the better. Glad I could help!
The "D" plan program states dead invoice as the sale price for all eligible models, then you get to subtract any incentive money from that (depends on the program and model). The reason some dealers will go below this, has to do with the $1,500 kick back ($1,250 for the G37 and EX classes) from Infiniti for doing an employee deal in the first place. Otherwise some dealers would complain that they can't afford to sell that cheap and not participate at all. The funny thing however, is some dealers look at this like added incentive money to help them make a more aggressive offer. All depends on how hot the product is, or basic supply and demand. "A" plan is reserved for actual employees of Infiniti and Nissan and the sale price is a set $1,250 under invoice, with dealers getting $1,750 back across the board. Glad your local dealer "hooked you up"


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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. With an autoimmune disease the immune system attacks the persons body instead of the threats and diseases it was designed to fight. In the case of MS, the immune system eats away at the sheath that protects the nerves. Ultimately the nerves deteriorate and the brain has difficulty getting messages to the rest of the body. Further complications, such as bowel problems, urinary and sexual dysfunction, epilepsy and paralysis, may develop.
Though scientists know relatively little about multiple sclerosis, research into its causes and possible treatments is developing rapidly.
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Once a month, the staff at Hands-On Physical Therapy of New York participate in Jeans Day to raise money for a worthy cause. This months cause is research into finding a cure for Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Any staff member wishing to participate donated $5 for the opportunity to wear jeans to work (and help fund this important research).
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WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) -- Waukesha police answering a domestic violence complaint have exchanged gunfire with a 76-year-old man at a condominium.
Chief Russell Jack says police were called around 4:15 p.m. Tuesday. Officers were meeting with a 75-year-old woman inside the unit when the man appeared, aimed a rifle at officers and fired.
Officers returned fire, left the unit with the woman and called for help. Neither the man nor the officers were struck by gunfire.
More than two dozen squad cars and emergency vehicles lined the road.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (http://bit.ly/SpuGoY) reports police took the man into custody. One officer suffered minor injuries and was being treated at a hospital.
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Into Winter" at the Tennessee Aquarium
No jive – new holiday offerings get the
high five
with creatures featured in Ocean Journey
Tenn. (Oct. 27, 2005) – "Dive Into Winter"
is a Tennessee Aquarium tradition that's getting a cool
new twist just in time for the holidays. This year visitors
can experience a host of new treats in both the River Journey
and the new Ocean Journey buildings.
highlight of "Dive Into Winter" is
the Aquarium's narrated dive shows, and this year the
dives will take place in the new saltwater Secret Reef tank,
home to enormous sand tiger sharks and thousands of colorful
reef fish. During the Secret Reef dives, Aquarium guests will
learn more about this habitat, its animals and also will hear
from our diver inside the exhibit. (SPECIAL NOTE – Due
to the dangerous nature of the feeding behaviors of the sharks,
these will NOT be feeding dives.)
addition, visitors can watch as Aquarium staff feed the small
bamboo sharks and stingrays in the Shark Island exhibit, observe
butterfly releases and learn more about the beautiful hyacinth
macaws. In the River Journey building, guests can observe working
dives in River Journey's Nickajack and Gulf of Mexico
exhibits, watch the seahorses slurp their supper and take a
behind-the-scenes tour of both buildings. Gallery programs throughout
the day give guests an up-close look at the behaviors and adaptations
of other aquarium creatures.
Into Winter" daily schedule - Nov. 19, 2005 - Feb. 26,
(The Aquarium is closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.)
a.m. Feeding at Shark Island
10:30 a.m. Butterfly release
11 a.m. Secret Reef dive show
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1 p.m. Macaw program
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2:30 p.m. Secret Reef dive show
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4 p.m. Butterfly release
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3 p.m. Behind-the-Scenes tour
3:30 p.m. Seahorse feeding
your Aquarium adventure cross the street to the IMAX 3D Theater
and get in a festive mood with a one of two holiday films.
Polar Express 3D" takes viewers on an extraordinary
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as the train screeches into their laps and feeling the howl
of the steam whistle. Using state-of-the-art technology, the
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Aquarium members can make complimentary advance reservations
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vs. the Snowman 3D" delivers a bag full of laughs
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The only player that I can presently think of that's being held back right now is Anthony Slama, who clearly should be in MN.
Some of the names mentioned here are pretty interesting. With Robertson, there was alwasy skepticism regarding his talent level and they pretty much brought him along one level at a time. Garza played in 3 levels one year, and Slowey rocketed up the system too.
My frustration is, what I posted a bit earlier, the unnecessary repeat years and being blocked/passed over by an inferior player.
Granted, this year they jumped BJ Hermsen extremely quick & it proved to be correct. Oswaldo Arcia was promoted correctly but shouldnt spend any time next year in AA. Very rare that they jump a guy a whole league also.
David Bromberg is a prime example. He's a guy MN thought enough of to protect on 40 man AFTER reaching AAA in 2010 & having success there (9 starts 52IP 3.98era 47k). He gets sent back to AA , start decently (3.63era in 22.1IP), gets hurt & is sent back to AA in 2012. Even this year with success in limited AAA gms (2.75era 19.2IP), he STILL sits in AA.
Ill also get frustrated when a player is promoted mid season, has solid success at the next level but isnt promoted the next yr to start the season. MN gives that 'prove it to me again' attitude. Michael Tonkin, at Ft Myers, is someone I think should start next yr in AA after spending large parts of 3 seasons at Low A ball.
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I guess looking at it, I see 2 problem areas with how the Twins use the system. 1 is rookie ball, my opinion on rookie ball should be- that years draft class (with the new deal, they will sign in time to play as well), plus the international signings and tose that are dealing with an injury. No one else should repeat rookie ball, being a 22 year old college draftee dominating Elizabethton does no good. The E-Twins are great every year, yet it hasn't really translated up the latter much.
The other is how they handle AAA, now some of this no doubt has to do with the Twins. But having numerous guys (Clete Thomas, Ray Chang, and numerous pitchers), while others are at AA.


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Meeghan Black, host of KING 5's Evening Magazine returned for the second year to emcee the second annual NoHomelessKids Benefit Lunch on May 13, 2010 at the Bellevue Hilton.
The event was a rousing success, raising over $126,000 to help homeless families rebuild their lives.
Based in Renton, WA, Vision House has been providing transitional housing and services to single mothers and their families for the last 20 years. Separate programs provide group-housing for single men and a safe environment for families coming out of emergency shelters.
Vision House has the support of Seattle Seahawks' Josh Wilson and his wife Jazmin, who served as honorary chairs. The 350 people who attended the lunch were entertained by Renton's own EriAm Sisters, semi-finalists on America's Got Talent.
Founders John and Susan Camerer launched Vision House in 1990 with just $800 and a dream to help homeless families restore their lives. Since then, nearly 700 children, women and men have received housing and support services to regain self sufficiency and make a fresh start in life. They recently broke ground on another complex in Shoreline for homeless children and mothers called Vision House Jacob's Well. For more information, visit the Vision House Web site at: www.NoHomelessKids.org or call 425-228-6356.


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I cover the collision of advertising and the Internet.
Everyone wants to know which lucky startup will be the Instagram for video, hoping to see if Facebook will spend another billion dollars to buy it–even if it's unlikely there is in fact an Instagram for video. Either way, Socialcam apparently just got a big angel funding round as it battles Viddy and others to be the next meal for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Honestly, though, I can't tell you from personal experience what Socialcam's prospects are for exit stardom, because I refuse to use it. Why? It's a bully. At least the Facebook version of the app is: In order to see videos on Facebook posted by friends using Socialcam, I have to agree to install the app. And here's what that installation allows Socialcam to do:
"This app may post on your behalf, including videos you watched, videos you shared and more."
"And more"? Seriously?
Given constant changes both apps and Facebook itself make in privacy and account settings, you'd think most people by now would be a little more cautious about installing stuff that gives a company carte blanche to scrawl all over your Facebook page. But apparently not.
Look, I know Socialcam isn't alone in this kind of coercion. The Washington Post Social Reader app does the same thing, so does Rdio, so do hundreds of others for all I know. Which is why I don't use those services either.
And yes, I know I can tweak my app settings so my video views can be seen on my Timeline only by "close friends," or even "only me." Supposedly. Forgive my cynicism, but how soon before Socialcam or Facebook makes some change in settings that suddenly reveals what I've been watching? (I'm sure they'll apologize, though.)
Some people also might argue that, well, don't watch anything you'd be embarrassed to reveal to the world, or at least your friends. Problem is, I don't necessarily know in advance from looking at the thumbnail that something is NSFW. Even at that, some of the videos I've seen friends post definitely don't look safe for work. I really wonder if they know that what they viewed was exposed to all their Facebook friends.
Ultimately, I don't want to think about it in the first place. I just want to check out the damn video, period, without someone, least of all hundreds of "friends," looking over my shoulder–unless I so choose to let them.
But mostly, I don't like being railroaded. You want me to watch and share this video? Then stay out of my business and let me do it. Otherwise, I can assure you that, even if you're the next Instagram, I won't be one of the users helping you run off with the next crazy bag of money.
I pointed out this on my blog a few days ago, and have a running conversation there with Socialcam's community manager on Twitter. They are clearly trying to pass these YouTube videos off as their own. The meta description on each video that appears in your Facebook newsfeed is "Video recorded with Socialcam" even though these videos are clearly old recycled YouTube videos. Here's my full conversation with her: http://www.loganabbott.com/post/22678504530/why-do-some-videos-on-socialcam-appear-to-be-embedded
Agree with every word. Just had similar experience with friends who Were indeed very embarrassed and didn't have a clue that all their friends got a post on their wall…
That's marking the end of privacy…
There is an option in the Facebook app to "turn off social mode" ..when selected nothing you watch is shared.
Unfortunately, this is the way of many things on Facebook. I use Facebook a lot, but I will never allow an app there to post on my behalf. I would think they're losing a lot of page views with this stipulation…many people I know won't let apps do this either on FB.
Socialcam is a cool concept, and I think they've started moving in the right direction by making their privacy settings a little more obvious.
I'm working on a new App called Crewcam (http://bit.ly/Rf914y) that I think is the right idea: make video sharing easy, but combine that with an easy way to create groups of friends to share with so you can keep your content private. No Facebook required.
I stumbled upon this article looking for a specific thing about using Socialcam. I've been using it for a few days.
And let me thank you for writting this. Maybe because you and others have made it clear that it is not ok to be "bullied", they have changed it. You can just choose, now, if you want what they call "Auto sharing" to be on or not. The "Auto sharing feature can be on or off for three topics, two of them are related to Facebook: the actions (Follows, Likes and Comments) and the videos you watch.
As for me, I don't use Facebook. I hate everything about it. So, my problem is a different one. More and more, companies seem to think that it is ok to demand that people have a Facebook account to login. Many apps have Facebook as the only login option. I feel bullied all the time. The digital environment I live and work on is one where a single company is more and more prevalent. On the way to what I find a dangerous hegemony. People who don't already use Facebook are expected to just give up and start using it. I will not.
My coming here had something to do with it. The people who created Socialcam seem to think that everyone uses Facebook and will, obviously use Facebook to advertise for their new Socialcam account. Because they don't provide a nickname, or a functioning personal web address, there is no way for me to simply say, "here: my Socialcam is". I am expected to just use Facebook, like everyone else, to let people know how they can follow me.
Let me just end by saying that I always like finding people that refuse to use what is seen as "the next big thing". That's how a plural, dynamic, thriving global digital community should be: with different opinions, with diversity. This Facebook craze is killing imagination, killing what internet in the beggining of the 20th century seemed to be. Now it's just a blue and white vortex, hiper accelerated, where people stay for hours, just looking randomly at short fragments with no context, not wanting to go anywhere else. It's a feed, not that different from the other 999.999 feeds, that makes you feel conected and keeps the boredom away, just barely. But people are more and more the same. And everyone seems to be more and more afraid of being left behind, which makes them just say yes to everything "inovation". Saying no to Facebook seems to be like saying know to electricity this days. And that's an absurd. It's should be. Because a 7th of the world population have migrated there, it's a big deal. But I'm not migrating blindly out of fear of being in the dark ages.
It's so refreshing to hear that some people refuse Instagram, Socialcam, and many other inovations. We should be different. And celebrate it. Oh… sorry for getting so out of topic. Forgive me for that. I'll end now.


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---- — MT. VERNON — A 19-piece band with five vocalists will shake the rafters at The Granda Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday.
The concert, featuring The Invaders & Friends, a rock and soul review, will start at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. All proceeds will benefit the ongoing renovations of the Granada Theater. Tickets are $10 each.
"I had a chance to see them in Salem when they did a benefit for another organization. They were so professional," said Barb D'Arcy, a Granada board member. "It's a big group. In the course of the evening, they covered the whole realm of music ... it was current times to back into the 50s and even beyond."
The band, which has been together since the late 1960's, but "reincarnated" three times since, features vocals from Bob Turnage, Tracy Schubert, Dottie Register, Marla Salvati and Denise Alexander.
Members of the band include: Turnage, drummer Tom Champion, Steve Mulvany, guitar; Rick Chapman, guitar; Don Nesmith, bass; John Gaston, keyboards; Becky Carpenter, keyboards; Brian Gansauer, guitar; Glenn Schubert, percussion; Aaron Champion, percussion; Randy Atkinson, trombone; Len Campbell, trumpet; Charlie Cox, saxophone; and Tom Baker, trumpet.
Elizabeth Shuler is the emcee. She and her husband Danny will also be performing.
The group features a wide variety of artists, including Blood, Sweat and Tears, the Beatles, Santa, the Supremes, Michael Buble, Elvis, Chicago, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin and the Eagles.
"We've got an outstanding group of individuals and have got it down to a fine science," said Turnage, who promises a fun-filled evening. Turnage said dancing is encouraged.
Turnage said the group, based in Salem, has been doing charity work since 2005.
The Granada Center for the Performing Arts is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to restore the historic theater and create a multi-purpose entertainment facility in downtown Mt. Vernon. All proceeds from the events held at the Granada benefit the ongoing restoration of the Art Deco theater.
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David Kuntz is the Vice President of Research at Knewton, where he works on perfecting the algorithm for its GMAT prep course.
We've received grades all our lives. In fact, we're so used to them that we often don't think very much about what they mean, or how they are calculated. So today we're going to look at some of the different ways in which tests are scored, and at what those scores mean.
In preschool, we receive grades in the form of category scores: gold stars, silver stars, or bronze stars. Sometimes we might get two gold stars, or even three gold stars. These kinds of grades divide the relevant universe of people into some small number of categories, usually low-medium-high.
Later on we start to receive simple tally scores: 8/10 or 23/25. Soon these are represented as percentages: 80% correct, or 92%. One of the funny things about grades is that by the time we're in high school and college, grades have reverted back to category scores (A, B, C, D, F) through a transformation of the percentages.
Every teacher and school adopts slightly different transformations. In some places, a grade of A is reserved for 96% and above. In other places the cutoff is 92%. In still others, it might be 90%. So what an "A" means can vary widely from place to place.
Everyone knows that some test questions are more difficult than others. Occasionally, teachers will take this into account by awarding more points for the hard questions than for the easy ones.
The basic sequence for most kinds of scoring is this:
- Count the number of questions, or the number of points associated with each question, that you answered correctly.
- Subtract, if applicable, any penalty for incorrect answers. This result is your "raw score."
- Apply some transformation to your raw score (e.g., divide by total possible points, or use some more complicated function) to arrive at your "scaled score."
For those of you taking the GMAT, the basic sequence is very different. Because the GMAT is an adaptive test, it looks at your performance on each question as you respond to it, and estimates your math or verbal ability along the way. Then it uses that ability estimate to calculate your score. For the GMAT, the basic sequence is:
- Deliver a test question. Based on your answer, estimate your ability, based on a number of factors, including the difficulty of the question.
- Based on the current estimate of your ability, select a question that will maximize the amount of information that can be used to refine the ability estimate.
- Loop through (1) and (2) until the test is complete.
- Apply a transformation to the resulting estimate of your ability to determine your section score.
- When you have completed all sections of the test, apply a transformation using all of the resulting ability estimates to determine your overall score.
What the GMAT does explicitly is what all tests try to do implicitly, namely, try to ascertain what you know and are able to do, in some context or another. It's a more responsive way of testing, and we use the same adaptive technology in our GMAT practice tests.
In a later post, we'll talk about validity, which has to do with what your score really means within a context, and why anyone would care.
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The Sports Calendar runs in print each Sunday and Thursday and is for non-profit community organizations or events sponsored by non-profit community organizations, Send entries by fax to (918) 684-2865, mail to 214 Wall Street, Muskogee 74401, bring by the Phoenix anytime Monday through Friday or email it to firstname.lastname@example.com. Information will not be taken by phone. Items to run in Sunday's paper must be submitted before noon Friday, and for Thursday's paper, noon on Tuesday.
• Fort Gibson will be holding sign-ups for boys and girls T-ball & baseball ages 4-12 at the community center (north of Fort Gibson City Hall) from 9-11 a.m. on Jan. 26, Feb. 2 and 9. Cost will be $75 per player. Money due March 1. Season: April 29 - June 21. Contact: Jennifer Jones, director (918) 478-4856
• Muskogee Youth Baseball registration, 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 9 and Feb. 23 at Extra Bases, 2240 E. Shawnee (back side of Curt's Mall). Birth certificate and player fee needed, $45 for ages 4-5, 6-8 $65 and 9-12 $85. Contact: Marie Gassaway, (918) 682-3745.
• Muskogee Youth Baseball clinic for umpires and coaches, umpires mandatory, 6:30 p.m. March 12, 26 at Extra Bases, 2240 E. Shawnee (back side of Curt's Mall). Mandatory for umpires and coaches are welcome.
• Muskogee Youth Baseball team fees due March 19, to be turned in from 5-8 p.m. All fees are due at this time.
• Donkey basketball benefit will be at Okay High School gym on Jan. 24. Event will benefit area Special Olympics. Cost is $8 at the gate.
• The Fort Gibson Lady Tiger basketball team will once again be holding a drawing for an Oklahoma Lifetime Hunting & Fishing License ($800 value) at halftime of the girls' championship game during the Old Fort Classic basketball tournament on Jan. 26. Tickets for the drawing are $1 and can be purchased from any Fort Gibson Lady Tiger basketball player. For more information call (918) 478-2474 or (918) 869-1297.
• Hulbert Drug Free Basketball League enrollment is to Feb. 2. Forms may be picked up and team packs can only be turned in on the following dates. Jan. 26 and Feb. 2. Contact: Mitchell Crittenden, (918) 772-2501, ext. 3.
• Chouteau Little League, Feb. 4-16, grades K-6 boys and girls. Bracket play. Entry fee $50. Deadline Jan. 28. Contact: Mary Keys (918) 695-6097.
• Fort Gibson High School alumni soccer game, Feb. 9 – women 4 p.m., boys 6 p.m. Contact: Billy Whitehead, (918) 616-4805 or email@example.com.
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The New England Patriots will be at home for the second straight week when they renew an old rivalry with a new twist against the Indianapolis Colts at Gillette Stadium Sunday in Foxborough. The game was originally scheduled for 1 p.m. but was flexed to a 4:25 p.m. kickoff with the sudden emergence of rookie quarterback Andrew Luck and the 6-3 Colts.
Despite not being in the same division, the Patriots and Colts will play each other for the 10th straight year in the regular season. The two teams share a long-time rivalry, as the Patriots and the Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts played twice each year from 1970 to 2001 as members of the AFC East, with the exception of the 1982 strike season.
After a down year last season, Indianapolis is off to a familiar start in 2012 with a 6-3 record. This week's game is a battle against two of the top teams since the 2000 season. New England (161-62) has the best record since 2000, followed by Pittsburgh (145-73-1) and Indianapolis (142-77).
This week's game will be the 200th consecutive sellout, including playoff and preseason games (dating back to the 1994 season opener).
The Patriots enter Sunday's game with a 6-3 record and hold a two-game lead in the AFC East. They will put their three-game winning streak on the line Sunday against the Colts.
This week's game will be broadcast to a national audience by CBS and can be seen in Boston on WBZ-TV Channel 4.
Jim Nantz will handle play-byplay duties with Phil Simms providing color.
98.5 FM, The Sports Hub, is the flagship station for the Patriots Radio Network. Play-by-play broadcaster Gil Santos is in his 36th season as the voice of the Patriots and will call the action. Former Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak will handle the color commentary.
Here's five things you need to know about Sunday's game:
1. Foxborough Parking Ban in Effect, Stadium Parking Information and Time Gates Open
Foxborough's parking bylaw, which prohibits residents from parking vehicles on their property for a fee will be in effect Sunday. Those in violation of the parking ban will be subject to a $100 fine. Click here for more information.
As for parking along Route 1, parking lots will open for game day at noon. Gillette Stadium's gates open at 2 p.m. for admission to the game.
General Parking Rates for Gillette Stadium Lots
- $40 for cars
- $125 for RVs (enter P10 N from the North, Enter P11 from the South)
- $125 for Limos (enter P1 N from north or P7 S from the south)
- $200 for buses (Enter P10 N from the North, Enter P11 from the South)
- $40 for motorcycles (one per space)
All Gillette Stadium Lots are cash only.
Allow Plenty of Time for Traffic Around the Stadium
Drivers are advised to allow themselves plenty of time when travelling near the stadium on game day. Traffic restrictions will be in place on local roads before and after Sunday's game. Fans must use I-95, I-495 or Route 140 to access Gillette Stadium.
Click here to keep an eye on game day traffic with Patch's live traffic feature.
2. The Dos and Don'ts at Gillette Stadium
No one wants to be "that fan" that doesn't know the stadium's security protocol. Be prepared on game day by reviewing the dos and don'ts at Gillette Stadium as well as other useful information about the facility:
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3. Patriots-Colts Series at a Glance
The Patriots and Colts will face off for the 13th time since 2003 and for the 76th time in the history of the franchises.
The clubs have clashed in each of the last nine regular seasons (2003-11) and also faced each other in the playoffs following the 2003, 2004 and 2006 seasons.
The two teams share a long-time rivalry, as the Patriots and the Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts played twice each year from 1970 to 2001 as members of the AFC East, with the exception of the 1982 strike season. New England is 20-10 against Indianapolis since 1993, and has won 17 of the series' last 24 games. The games have tended to be high-scoring affairs, as the Patriots have scored 20 or more points against the Colts in 22 of their last 24 meetings.
New England holds an overall record of 14-9 in games played in Indianapolis and 26-12 when playing at home.
4. Last Time the Patriots and Colts Met …
The Patriots and Colts met last December at Gillette Stadium in what turned out to be a closer than expected Patriots victory, 31-24.
New England withstood a 21-point fourth quarter rally by the Colts to get the win. The Patriots entered the final quarter of play leading 31-3. Colts QB Dan Orlovsky made his first start of the season and completed 30-of-37 passes for 353 yards and two touchdowns to lead the rally.
TE Rob Gronkowski scored three touchdowns overall on two touchdowns passes from QB Tom Brady and a 2-yard rushing touchdown off a lateral. Gronkowski scored on an 11-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter and a 21-yard pass in the third quarter to tie an NFL record with 13 receiving touchdowns.
After playing to a 3-3 tie midway through the second quarter, Brady started to get the New England offense rolling, leading the Patriots to touchdowns on its next four possessions to take a 31-3 third quarter lead. New England took command of the game in the second quarter when it scored twice in the last three minutes of the first half for a 17-3 halftime advantage. Brady culminated a 16-play, 86-yard drive with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Gronkowski, after forcing a three-and-out on the Colts next possession, RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis ended an 8-play, 60-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run with 18 seconds to play.
The Patriots got the ball to start the third quarter and Brady passed on each of the seven plays, completing all of them to drive 77 yards, ending with a 21-yard touchdown to Gronkowski. After CB Kyle Arrington recovered an Indianapolis fumble on the next series, Gronkowski scored again when he went in motion, took a lateral from Brady and ran untouched into the right side of the end zone for a 31-3 lead. The Patriots improved to a 38-5 record in the month of December since 2001, tops in the NFL.
5. Quick Hits About Sunday's Game at Gillette Stadium
- Tom Brady's very first NFL start was against the Colts on Sept. 30, 2001 at Foxboro Stadium. He finished 13-of-23 for 168 yards in a 44-13 Patriots win. Brady owns a 7-3 record in the regular season against Indianapolis and 2-1 record in the postseason. He has thrown three touchdowns against the Colts in five of those games. He is 4-2 in the regular-season in home games and 2-0 at home in the postseason.
- With one touchdown pass against the Colts, Tom Brady will extend his streak to 42 straight games with at least one touchdown pass and continue his third longest streak all time, behind Drew Brees (52-current) and Johnny Unitas (47).
- Brady has 50 career 300-yard games in the regular season and needs one more to tie hall of famer Dan Fouts (51) for 6th place all time.
- Brady has two rushing touchdowns in 2012 and needs one more to tie his single-season career high of three set in 2011.
- Brady tied Drew Brees with his ninth NFL game with four touchdowns, 300 yards and no interceptions against St. Louis and needs one more such game to be alone in first place.
- Brady (42,624) needs 417 passing yards to move past Dan Fouts (43,040) into 10th place all time.
- Stephen Gostkowski (7-of-10) needs one more 50-yard field goal to tie Adam Vinatieri (8-of-17) for most 50-yard field goals in Patriots history.
- Gostkowski has two 50-yarders so far in 2012 and can become the first Patriots player with three 50-yard field goals in a single season.
- Rob Ninkovich has a team-leading four forced fumbles. If he has one more forced fumble he will be tied with Mike Vrabel (five in 2007) for the most forced fumbles for a Patriots player within the last 20 years.
- Wes Welker (16) needs one more 10-plus catch game to break a second place tie with Marvin Harrison (16) and tie Jerry Rice (17) for the most 10-catch games in NFL history.
- Welker needs one reception to extend his streak to 87 straight regular-season games with at least one reception as a member of the Patriots to extend his franchise record. Welker has an overall streak of 103 straight regular-season games with at least one reception, including his time with the Miami Dolphins.
- The Patriots opened the second half of the 2012 regular season with a victory over Buffalo. Since the 2010 season, the Patriots are 17-0 in the second half. In both 2010 and 2011, the Patriots were 8-0 in the second half of the season. Their last loss was in the 2009 season-finale at Houston, a 34-27 loss, on Jan. 3, 2010.
- Colts RB Donald Brown played at the University of Connecticut from 2005-08 and set school records in rushing attempts and yards during his time with the team.
- Colts OL Anthony Castonzo played at Boston College from 2007-2010 and set a school record with 54 starts during his career.
- Colts OLB Dwight Freeney is a native of Bloomfield, Conn. and lettered in football (three), basketball (four), baseball (four) and soccer (one) at Bloomfield High School.
- Colts K Adam Vinatieri kicked for the Patriots from 1996-2005 and helped lead the team to three Super Bowl Championships. Vinatieri connected on last-minute game-winning field goals in Super Bowl XXXVI vs. St. Louis and Super Bowl XXXVIII vs. Carolina.
- Colts FS Sergio Brown played in 26 games for the Patriots from 2010-2011.
- Colts CB Darius Butler was drafted by the Patriots in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft and played for New England for two seasons (2009-10)
- Patriots Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line Coach Dante Scarnecchia coached the Colts offensive line from 1989-90.
- Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick earned his first job in the NFL in 1975 as a Special Assistant for the Baltimore Colts.
- The Patriots offense is ranked first in the NFL in 2012 with 430.3 yards per game. The Patriots offense has finished in the top 10 five straight seasons. Since the 1970 merger, the Patriots offense has finished in the top 10 a total of 16 times, including seven times under Bill Belichick.


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By DON GLYNN
Niagara Gazette
Niagara Gazette — Even should a major corporate sponsor suddenly show up to revive the once-popular "A Festival of Lights," there would be a problem staging that event.
While it sounds absurd in a city known for its vast power generation, that's precisely the reason it would be virtually impossible to extend the light festival throughout Niagara Falls — a lack of sufficient power.
When the original festival was launched more than 30 years ago in the South End — the prime tourist area — some adjustments were made to illuminate the outdoor displays , especially along Old Falls Street.
After the "A Festival of Lights" went dark in 2001, organizers tried keeping it alive with drive-through display areas first at Oppenheim Park, Wheatfield, and later along Robbins Drive in Hyde Park, between Porter Road and Pine Avenue
Subsequently, festival organizers hoped to expand the festival and its displays citywide by creating "The Holiday Lights of Niagara Trail." The idea was to form a fully-illuminated route that would begin near the Hyde Park site and continue along Pine Avenue to Main Street, and Third Street to the west end of Old Falls Street, close to the Niagara Falls State Park entrance.
The problem with that, initially discovered in 2011, was the scarcity of electrical hookups for any kind of outdoor displays. In fact, at the Gazebo, 15th Street and Pine Avenue, the connection continually failed.
Jerald Wolfgang, among the chairmen for this year's event — starting Wednesday — said that, unfortunately, at a number of major buildings in the city (e.g. the new Niagara Falls Municipal Complex in the North End, the Earl W. Brydges Library and even City Hall) were built without any consideration for outdoor electric fixtures to power displays for special occasions. Wolfgang added that steps have been taken to encourage new hotels and other such projects to include extended lighting capacity on their properties.
Meanwhile, Wolfgang noted, Dave Kinney, the city's director of public works and parks, spearheaded another effort to make certain there was an adequate power supply for Old Falls Street, especially during the holidays. Others that provided valuable help were National Grid, the Conference Center Niagara Falls, USA Niagara Development and Seneca Nation of Indians.
Now that Old Falls Street is finally looking classy again, it's probably time to seriously consider restoring the Festival of Lights to the level the city deserves. Such dazzling outdoor events are off-season centerpieces in many communities, large and small.
The Oglebay Winter Festival of Lights in Wheeling, W.Va., started in 1985, attracts upwards of one million visitors per year, including 30,000 tour buses from 36 states.
Albany's "Capital Holiday Lights in the Park," featuring more than 125 light displays and scenes, offers visitors a drive-through experience ($15), carriage or trolley rides, or a chance to just stroll through Washington Park.
Rochester and Corning, both within an easy drive of the Falls, also have a variety of family-oriented activities to light up for the holidays.
Even with those areas all decked out, from late November to Dec. 31, Niagara has the edge: a natural wonder surrounded by the nation's oldest state park. Perhaps, as others say, it would be difficult to replicate "A Festival of Lights" but the stage is taking shape with the downtown improvements.
A REMINDER: This year's "Holiday of Lights Niagara Trail" opens at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Sal Maglie Stadium in Hyde Park. It should be a fun night for the whole family. Organizers also hope that business owners along Pine Avenue will spruce up their properties, to create a link downtown for the event that runs through December.Contact reporter Don Glynn at 282-2311, ext. 2246


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The Garlic in New Smyrna Beach hits on all four cylinders. Not all fire perfectly, mind you. But overall, dinner at this casual Volusia County eatery is an event.
The bricks take a slight left at the first and foremost focal point of the restaurant — il forno. The behemoth wood-fueled hearth oven is covered in red, jewel-toned tile. There are few seats for guests in front of the fiery beast, which are likely prime restaurant real estate for the cold snaps of winter.
Inside, guests pass by bins and displays of beautiful pottery before reaching the host station. To the right, is a lively bar that wraps from the inside into the patio. To the left, you pass a small stage where nightly entertainment sets the mood.
Tables are arranged for intimate dinners or for large groups. It's clear all are welcome. The decor is a well-thought out mish-mash of pottery, iron work and candles. A fireplace centered along the patio enclosure ramps up the casual sophistication.
The menu is Italian with a selection of traditional offerings. Daily specials are cleverly hand-written on dried lasagna noodles. Servings are huge and sometimes a little messy but copacetic with the prices.
For starters, the kitchen shines with the Mediterranean antipasto ($10.95) and garlic-potato soup ($3.95). All tables are served a warm baguette and a bulb of freshly roasted garlic. The wait staff will smash it for you with a fork and then drizzle the plate with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
But for entrees and two other appetizers, the 800F hearth oven rocks. The baked creamy artichoke dip ($10.95) is concocted with five cheeses and is served with crostini. The flavor of an assortment of olives ($7.95) is transformed by the blistering hearth heat. The piquant flavors have unmistakable undertones of robustness. (Be warned, there are pits in the olives.)
For entrees, the hand-trimmed, cedar-planked salmon ($22.95) reveled in the oven's unrelenting blast. The rich fish was juicy and the seared wood plank imparted a subtle earthiness.
For the rosemary chicken ($21.95), half a bird was seasoned with a light touch of garlic and rosemary butter. The meat was a little unevenly cooked, but delicious nonetheless. All dishes prepared in the hearth oven are accompanied with a cheese-topped roasted tomato and a potato.
The Garlic offers gregarious dining in a cozy atmosphere. The kind of place, locals and weekenders seek after a day in the sun.
Food editor Heather McPherson can be reached at 407-420-5498 or email@example.com.
The dish on diningThe Garlic
Where: 556 Third Ave. (restaurant is visible from State Road 44), New Smyrna Beach.
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Wheelchair access: Easy inside, outside has some tight maneuvers.
Extras: Kid's menu, heated outdoor dining in the cooler months, catering, private events.
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SOUTH ROYALTON, VT -- U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders will speak at 3:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, at the Vermont Law Review's 10th Annual Symposium, "Corporate Creativity: The Vermont L3C and Other Developments in Social Entrepreneurship," at Vermont Law School.
Social entrepreneurs, scholars, lawyers, students and others will gather Thursday and Friday to explore hybrid organizations that use for-profit business practices to achieve nonprofit goals. The event, which is free and open to the public, starts at 2:45 p.m. on Thurs.


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"We can work together on this. Let's help farmers and ranchers stave off subdivisions by helping them do New Energy developments. Let's take action on global warming, and reduce Western wildfires and drought. Let's slow the oil and gas rush. Let's heal the wounds in the federal agencies, by freeing them from the corruption so often found under Old Energy.
"Add New Energy projects to the farm bill, for better rural diversification. Add New Energy projects to private land conservation deals. Add New Energy projects to mining law reform, because mined land is already disturbed. Generate power with the methane vented from coal mines rather than just put it into the air.
"Together we can preserve the West's values and lead the nation and the world on a better, cleaner path. Join me, Westerners, on the new frontier.
Ray Ring is High Country News senior editor.
"There is a national interest in developing renewable energy, the same way there was a national interest many years ago to electrify rural areas. One can make a plausible argument that the federal government should underwrite part of the cost of new transmission wires to renewable resources. And the West is the mother lode for renewables."
Doug Larson, director of the Western Interstate Energy Board, which is affiliated with the Western Governors' Association.
"People are advocating on energy issues in stovepipes (narrowly). Wind people work on wind, solar people work on solar, some environmentalists work against coal and oil and gas, some are for clean coal technologies, some are for or against new transmission lines. ... We really need a roadmap saying this is how we're going to meet our energy needs and carbon (control) needs."
Rich Halvey, director of the Western Governors' Association Clean and Diversified Energy project.
"We're going to drill more than 200,000 new oil and gas wells in the Rocky Mountain West in the next 20 years - that's a given. We're the only region where primary energy production (from fossil fuels) is increasing, and the nation is going to add 30 million people in the next 10 years. The evisceration of Western landscapes, wildlife, and air and water could accelerate if we develop uranium, oil shale, and coal-to-liquids power plants. What really needs to change is this idea that fossil fuels are infinite."
Randy Udall, energy consultant in Colorado
"The West is farthest along in developing geothermal power. The region has 2.8 gigawatts of geothermal online now, and it's poised to double that within two or three years. We have projects going in nearly every Western state. We need the next president to have a bold vision of where we need to go, and more stable, long-term policies to encourage markets."
Karl Gawell, director of the Geothermal Energy Association, based in Washington, D.C.
"We've always been opposed to building unnecessary transmission lines. But there's a ton of necessary transmission that needs to happen now. If we are serious, as an environmental community, about the potential for renewable fuels to replace fossil fuels, we have to make this happen. ... Because frankly, all of the things we've fought for ... all of that work is threatened by global warming and climate change."
Carl Zichella, Sierra Club regional director for California, Nevada and Hawaii.
"Building and operating a solar plant creates about as many jobs as a coal plant of the same size. If we have policies that require carbon sequestration, or a carbon tax, then solar power would make even more sense (becoming as cheap or cheaper than coal power)."
Mark Mehos, head of the solar-power program at the National Renewable Energy Lab in Colorado.
"We need the next president to work with Congress to pass a law to allow tribes to get the same tax incentives that private wind developers get (roughly 2 cents per kilowatt hour, reimbursed to the developer). The opportunity to build sustainable economies on Indian reservations is tremendous. We've got 65 to 80 percent unemployment in Indian country. This is where those new jobs (in wind and solar plants) can make a difference."
Bob Gough, secretary of the Intertribal Council on Utility Policy, a group of 13 tribes in the Dakotas, Wyoming and Nebraska.