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2013 and earlier Lexus ES 350 Prices Paid and Buying Experience
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iycrra Posts: 24Yes. There are lots of posts pertained in other ES350 catagory about purchase price and etc...
Unless you are a very good business man (negotiator), you're better off going through internet(fleet dept).
I purchased an UL package last week. Got $3,000 off MSRP. But I live in Los Angeles where there are more competition. NOT FROM LONGO. They gave me $1,500 discount and the was it. They didn't want to negotiate with me nor did they care if they got business from me. Because they are SO BIG. And they didn't get business from me and they never will. And I live like 10 miles away from them.
The point being here is that yes, you can get discount. Don't show them you really love the car. Make'em fell like it's OK if you don't get the car from them.
If you live in smaller town, you might have to go further out a little bit. So hope this helps. The car is more than fabulous.
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carrelman2 Posts: 80Get a copy of Saturday edition of New York Times. Go to Auto section, look thru ads until you see Lexus ads in small print.Call phone # and see the difference in price. Prestige Lexus Ramsey N.J.#1 Lexus dealer on East Coast.Make your deal, take bus to Ramsey. Good Luck. If you go to their website you can see their inventory.
kumar2 Posts: 12Folks..just bought the ES 350 with Ultra Lux with Mark Levinson in SIlver with Grey Interiors from Coliseum Lexus in Oakland (SF Bay Area).
Paid 1000 over invoice (39300 Approx + Tax and reg). Excellent service from the dealer with a pleasant experience.
Will add post later about experiences with the car. -
mattvds Posts: 2I got the black with black interior. My car also had dealer installed $3000 crome rims. I got $3000 knocked off so I paid MSRP... but i still think its a decent deal cause i got free rims.
I also added on the "black kit".. which cost 600 bux or so... In retrospect i probably shouldn't of paid that much for it.. all well.
I'm a first time buyer, so i'm not very good at haggling for deals.. but my dealer was very nice and it was a pleasent buying experience. Now if i can only get the wind issue fixed.... -
x10acn Posts: 3Steer clear of Lindsay. They're unwilling to negotiate on any version of the ES 350 that has premium packages of any kind, at least that was my experinece. My sales rep claimed that they are selling the ES 350 at MSRP...period. He did finally budge but only after upping the initial price by $700 to add the rear collision avoidance and a full-sized spare (options I had no interst in) and then offering a $750 discount. So at that point, I was only $50 ahead of where I started and I went in well informed about the actual invoice for the car and all options. Good luck and let us know if you are successful. I'm about to try Pohanka.
devonstreet Posts: 1If you are close to the Massachusetts border, you may want to try Lexus of Norwood--I just picked up my 2007 ES 350 Lexus and they were definitely interested in dealing--They gave me well above blue book on my trade-in and I had gotten prices from 2 other dealers. This is my 5th Lexus and performance-wise it is far above all the others.
vluu Posts: 100Steer clear of Lindsay. They're unwilling to negotiate on any version of the ES 350 that has premium packages of any kind, at least that was my experinece. My sales rep claimed that they are selling the ES 350 at MSRP...period. He did finally budge but only after upping the initial price by $700 to add the rear collision avoidance and a full-sized spare (options I had no interst in) and then offering a $750 discount. So at that point, I was only $50 ahead of where I started and I went in well informed about the actual invoice for the car and all options. Good luck and let us know if you are successful. I'm about to try Pohanka.
Thanks for the info. I actually test drove the ES350 at Lindsay. I have heard off of other post...people getting getting up to $2,300 off, but who knows if this is really reality?? Seems that UL is still in low inventory for all dealers. I tend to see more of the Premium Plus w/ Nav and Premium Package. Lindsay seems to have the largest inventory. I still have not ruled out buying further out if I can't get a deal around here. I have heard of dealers doing a delivery drive to some customers. Let me how Pohnaka pans out? -
shop4mywife Posts: 36We are in Seattle area. On our first visit to LoB (Lexus of Bellevue), we were offered about $1200 off MSRP on an Almond UL Package; the dealer twisted some numbers around; it's actually $1000 off in our calculation. We counterred $1000 over invoice, and were politely refused. The Almond isn't exactly the color my wife wanted anyway, so we passed on the negotiation. It appears that LoB is willing to negotiate. I would start at $1000 over the invoice and gradually lift the ceiling. (Please) do not pay the MSRP.
Be sure to use the invoice from KBB.com. Good luck. Please share your experience with us. -
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cc2010 Posts: 16I called Costco. Only participating dealer in WA is in Spokane. I would say they would have to have an awfully attractive price to go all the way there. No harm in calling, I'll share if I find out anything. I think it all depends on the make, demand, etc. I know Costco's price on certain Toyotas was like $400 over invoice. No price break on the Avalon, however.
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hwise Posts: 1I stopped by the local Lexus dealer today for 1st test drive. I am not looking to purchase for some 60 days as I am coming off lease. The salesman told me he had sold a Royal Ruby ES350 with Cashmere and Premium Plus option to an individual who decided they do not like the cashmere leather and want one with black leather. They have placed an order for yet another 350. It should be in in about a month. When it comes in, they will have a used 2007 to sell. Anybody have any ideas on what a low mileage, used 2007 should go for?
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fram_dude Posts: 7i just put a deposit on es350 with lexus of norwood for a premium package with HID, basically the car with 37424 MSRP.
final price with tax,title,reg..comes to 37500.
basically its a discount of 1900 on the msrp. that's all i got. much more than what Ira was willing to go.
i am not an expert negotiator,basically i got tired of haggling after a point. so in my view 1000 above invoice is a dream deal...not much can happen at this point, not in the boston area. i believe the market is tight. maybe this month. 2 months from now...more cars on dealers lots...you might see the 1000-1500 above invoice deals here.
right now i would say if you can get a car 2000 above invoice that is a good deal. norwood for some reason was reluctant to go above or come close to the 2000 discount from MSRP.
my experiences...hope to get the delivery next week. looking forward to drive the car. my first LEXUS. -
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jimbres Posts: 2,025On Friday, my wife placed an order for a tungsten pearl / light grey Ultra at Rallye Lexus in Glen Cove. Agreed-upon price is $43,384 before TTL, which represents a $700 discount from MSRP.
This is not a great deal. I would rather have postponed the purchase until later this year, after Infiniti rolls out the new G35. I firmly believe that Lexus dealers will be much more willing to negotiate when the ES 350 is no longer the hot new ride. But my wife had promised to sell her '99 ES 300 to a young cousin who needs a car before school opens in September, so she didn't feel that we could wait much longer. -
jcassella Posts: 1On Saturday, I purchased a new ES 350 black/black with the ultra luxury package (every option less the pre-collison detection). The MSRP was $43,989. My price minus TTL was $40,850. Not bad considering the car is in very high demand and the ultra-luxury package with additional options is very hard to come by (at least in the northeast).
Has anyone been able to negotiate better than $40,850 with the top of the line options package? -
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Jeff Samardzija set to show he has ace material for Cubs
BY GORDON WITTENMYER email@example.com February 24, 2013 11:23PM
Chicago Cubs' Jeff Samardzija warms up for a spring training baseball game against the San Francisco Giants on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
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MESA, Ariz. — No Ryan Dempster. No Kerry Wood. No discernible link to bygone Cubs pitching staffs when you look around the clubhouse.
''It's a little bittersweet,'' Cubs right-hander Jeff Samardzija said.
The bitter part hit home when Samardzija braved the chill, ruts, incline and rattlesnake warnings to run Camelback Mountain in Phoenix by himself on winter mornings. Dempster, his old running partner, signed with the Boston Red Sox.
''Of all the things that have changed for me, that's been a big thing,'' Samardzija said. ''For three years, me and Demp have been here in the offseason working out together. But nobody was down here all offseason.
''I was talking to my dog most of the offseason. My social skills took a hit.''
The Cubs have tapped Samardzija to be the next Dempster, the next Wood. Samardzija, who pitched in a game Sunday at HoHoKam Stadium for the first time since unwillingly being shut down in September because of an innings limit, might even have the inside track to start Opening Day, given right-hander Matt Garza's strained lat muscle.
''Nobody's got the inside track,'' said manager Dale Sveum, who indicated it's still too early for such projections.
In the long term, though, the Cubs have made it clear they expect at least a few Opening Day starts from Samardzija. That's why they approached him about a long-term contract after last season. His confidence in his ability to be an ace explains why he declined the hometown discount being discussed.
Whatever the Samardzija era brings, it might start taking shape this season, with right-hander Edwin Jackson, right-hander Scott Baker and a handful of younger pitchers getting the chance to change the Cubs' fortunes.
Whoever fortifies the rotation won't win any fewer World Series than the Cubs did during the Wood-Mark Prior, Dempster-Carlos Zambrano eras.
''Obviously, you want those guys around,'' Samardzija said. ''But I was lucky to have them for four or five years and really get to know them and pick their brains for a long time. So it's unfortunate they've moved on, but it's the nature of the business.
''And me, Garza, Edwin — everybody's excited to just see what we have as a team.''
Samardzija has looked especially strong early in camp, and his strong debut season as a big-league starter in 2012 — particularly his two-month finish — has the Cubs talking about big things from him.
''No doubt, I think we have a
No. 1 guy,'' Sveum said. ''And going into this year, there's no baby gloves on him, no restraints, nothing we have to watch.''
That's still a point of irritation with Samardzija, who was stringing together some of his best starts of the season when a seemingly arbitrary innings limit caused the Cubs to shut him down.
''It was what it was with that situation,'' Samardzija said. ''That was last year, so I'm really not too worried about it. I know how I ended. It was nice to throw a lot in spring training and then still throw a lot in the season. To know I was over 200 innings felt good. I would have liked to have done it just in the regular season, but I've got to understand there's a plan and accept it and go on from there.''
As much as anything, that plan includes Samardzija assuming a leadership role that Dempster and Wood filled.
''He has that ability,'' Sveum said. ''His whole background leads to him being that kind of player. Obviously, being one of the best football players in the country [as a receiver at Notre Dame from 2003 to '06] and playing on that stage . . . he's just got all the intangibles: leader on the field, leader off the field, vocally, work ethic, then obviously being one or your better players.''
But don't look for Samardzija to be conspicuous in that role.
''I've always been an on-field kind of guy anyway,'' he said. ''I don't believe in rah-rah, locker-room stuff. That doesn't get anything done.''
But showing younger players a big-league routine that works does — from weight-room preparation to studying hitters to maintaining control on the mound — and Samardzija has had just enough experience and success to lead the next generation of Cubs pitchers.
''There's a lot of different things,'' said Samardzija, who swore he was looking toward October as he prepared for his first spring start Sunday. ''That's going to be part of the building of this team.''

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Overused and overworked – that old standby, the cliché. Consider this one as the straw that broke the camel's back, but if I hear 'it is what it is' one more time… What's that supposed to be, sage advice? Enough is enough. We talk in sound bites, we text in sound bites. Our lives have become one bite sound bite and clichés reign. We pull out those old tried and true phrases far too often. It's the easy way out. They're dependable and we don't have to think. Whether the sage is 16 or 60, cliches transcend generations. For journalists, colloquialisms, idioms, overused phrases do make writing more attention getting and lively. But they're so overused.
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So first Xavier Nady cleared the bases with a three-run double and led the Giants to a victory against Chicago the very day he was brought up and then he said this: "I grew up more liking SF. Probably went to A's games more because they were cheaper tickets." (Quote courtesy of the Chronicle's John Shea.) I don't know what "they were cheaper tickets" means, but no matter what, he's basically my new favorite person because that is the story of my life. Although his first name still makes me choke a little when I say it out loud, I am rooting for him to have the greatest September in recent memory.
Another person who is going to have a fabulous September is Tim Lincecum, at least according to himself.
He totally reads my blog, because I said as much yesterday. And it's not an obvious point or anything, so coincidence is out of the question. I'm flattered and all but a little footnote thanking me for my original thoughts might have been nice. Additionally, while he's taking advice from me, he could work on the hair and the unfortunate fashion sense but, really, if he wants to just pitch fantastically, that's also okay, I can live with that too.
By the way, while I was writing that, I kind of had an epiphany. My hair is shorter than Tim Lincecum's. That may not seem like a big deal to you, but it is to me. Give me a moment to let it sink in.
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p.s. The Padres are 9-1 in their last ten. Maybe Jed Hoyer took pity on them and snuck back to San Diego to be their good luck charm for a while. It was really a situation of killing two birds with one stone because by leaving the Cubbies, he gave the Giants a golden chance. Isn't Jed just the best?


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The village, known to the residents as Caney Creek, was open from 1912 until 1943, and housed the workers of the powerhouse and their families.
Local amateur historian Debbie Moore first heard about Caney Creek from a fellow teacher in the Bradley County Schools system whose father, John "Doc" German, had grown up in the village.
She, her husband, Rick, and her son Will were soon collecting stories from other former residents of the village, mostly from people who had grown up as children there.
The family wanted to preserve the stories of the people they had met, so they put together a $2,000 documentary about the village and its residents, thanks in part to a grant from the Bradley County Genealogical Society and private funding.
Moore wrote and narrated the story, and Rick learned all of the software needed to edit the documentary. Will, a media technology student at Chattanooga State Community College, served as videographer and producer for the project.
Family friend and Cleveland native John Cook provided an original score for the documentary, as well.
The 47-minute documentary took about 18 months to complete and includes interviews from six former residents of Caney Creek, five of whom lived there as children and one who moved there as an adult.
Three of the people featured in the documentary, John "Doc" German, Marilyn Lowe Kirkland and Geraldine Lowe King, were in attendance at the premiere, along with family and friends.
Two other former residents of Caney Creek, Bernice Woody Pack and Kay Rymer Harper, were also there to watch the film.
The family of Margaret Poe Trotter, who passed away only 20 days after being interviewed for the documentary, was also at the showing.
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One audience member revealed he had discovered that his childhood home in Athens was one of the houses originally built for Caney Creek, and most likely belonged to one of the women interviewed for the documentary.
Moore described the premiere as "overwhelming."
"We've always told people to record the stories of their grandparents," Moore said to the audience before the premiere. "These aren't our grandparents; they're just good friends. But we thought it was time for someone to tell the story of Caney Creek.
The film was producer Will Moore's first full-length documentary.
"It was wonderful," Will said after the showing. "I can't even form words, I'm so happy."
The Moore family's next project will be about the Cleveland Speedway. They hope to begin the project sometime in the next year. The family also hopes to screen "Going Home" in more public venues in the near future.
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Kadner: In love with a virtual reality
By Phil Kadner email@example.com January 21, 2013 4:56PM
The 57th Presidential Inaugural Parade rolls down Pennsylvania Avenue from Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday,Jan. 21,2013, following President Barack Obama's ceremonial swearing-in ceremony during the 57th Presidential Inauguration. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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For many years, I have been in a virtual relationship, and I'm beginning to wonder if I've been duped.
Many people had warned me this could happen. I did not believe them. I was a smart, cynical person.
We seemed to have so much in common when this romance began — compassion for the less fortunate, a love of children, an enthusiasm for political debate and a beautiful vision of the future.
"She's not to be trusted," many people said.
"All she wants is your money," whispered others.
And some very close friends told me that this ideal match was just wishful thinking.
"It's just a hoax," I was told more than once.
And I'm beginning to wonder if they were right.
Watching the presidential inauguration Monday, hearing about the parade, the grand balls, the celebrities and the millions of dollars spent on the lavish celebration, I felt the Lady Liberty I had come to believe in may never have existed.
Millions of Americans have lost their homes through foreclosure. Millions of others have lost their jobs or their life savings since the Great Recession began four years ago.
Yet in Washington, D.C., in the place where all the political power resides, nothing seems to have changed.
There are fewer inaugural balls this year than in 2009, when Barack Obama first took office, but still the atmosphere seemed festive.
That just struck me as wrong.
Not only have people suffered economically, but American soldiers have died in combat or suffered crippling injuries.
Thousands of people in foreign countries we have occupied have lost their lives — and not all of them were our enemies.
The object of my affection, the country I thought I knew, wouldn't see any of that as a cause for celebration.
Have I been lied to?
No, comes the reply, followed by more promises of caring for the elderly, the economically disadvantaged and immigrants who come seeking a better way of life. Nothing has changed.
But that doesn't seem quite true.
Democrats and Republicans seem to have forgotten they are supposed to serve and protect the citizens of this country, just like neighborhood cops. Instead, they go around to the old folks spreading fear.
"Your Social Security is going to be taken away," say some.
Others talk about government death panels that will murder the old people.
And if that isn't enough to cause them sleepless nights, there are the warnings that "there won't be anything left for your grandchildren."
Oh, this is a rotten thing to do to older people and not at all what I expected.
But what did I expect? Looking back, the promises made were vague to say the least.
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness ...
What did those words really mean?
We agreed to speak our minds, to say whatever we wanted without fear of reprisal. But there was no promise that anyone had to listen.
There was a fiery passion early in the relationship. Everything was possible. The sky was the limit.
In fact, we dreamed of worlds beyond the clouds, of visiting the moon, Mars and the stars.
Now, every discussion gets bogged down in arguments over money.
I don't believe in penny pinching, especially when it comes to the important stuff like housing, health care and education. But I don't like wasting money either.
Spending it frivolously on things like lavish parties, handing out money to people who drive expensive cars or investing in weapons just in case the end of the world arrives seems like a waste.
"We're in this together," I believe I was told more than once.
And during some really hard times, that seemed to be true. A genuine crisis seemed to unite us in ways that I will never forget.
But now, keeping the relationship alive seems like drudgery.
What do I really know about this country that I love?
The idea it represents. There are certainly opportunities here for people that do not exist in much of the world.
If nothing else, the success of Barack Obama ought to illustrate that.
It's funny, in an odd way, how the very things that have made his life a great American story have provided ammunition for those who find his policies offensive.
Where was he born? What do we know about his youth? How could someone who seemingly came out of nowhere rise to the most powerful position in the world?
I guess that might seem sinister if you didn't have a clue about the promise America has always made to those with ambition. Obama personifies the great promise of America fulfilled.
And yet the petty bickering escalates, and long-simmering disputes erupt in angry denunciations.
Sometimes I feel like a child in a home where the parents are constantly fighting and never seem to notice the harm it's doing to those who live with them.
Each side may have a valid point. But I just want the fighting to stop. I want the real threats addressed and the problems fixed.
"With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds ..."
That's from Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address.
The country was not yet ready to bind its wounds, but Lincoln had a vision that was greater than reality itself.
It's the vision to see beyond the reality of today that makes great men and great countries.
I still believe in that. It seems silly, I know. But I am, after all, a man in love.


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I love when you can see his cock outline, no tramp stamps, might be sexy in speedos.
green speedo guy- YUM!
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The people behind the Parade of Homes (the Builders Association of the Twin Cities) awarded 14 of the best homes on the tour with the coveted Reggie Award, as chosen by peers and the members of the public.
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Sir Ron has been finding a few new hot football pics here and there.....
The Three Musketeers... Bashful, Chrisglass, and Ronboy!
Just a few pics of some football players who are close buddies:
More pics of football playing guys.....
The Three Musketeers... Bashful, Chrisglass, and Ronboy!
wrong type of ball....
The Three Musketeers... Bashful, Chrisglass, and Ronboy!
I know soccer is football outside the US....But I thought the preceeding pics would clue people in
Homophobia kills!
anybody into peyton mannning?
Homophobia kills!
More football pics for your appetite.....
The Three Musketeers... Bashful, Chrisglass, and Ronboy!
Damn! That cock needs sucking!
Homophobia kills!
I've been watching college football all weekend. This is how horned-up I get with all the football studs on TV:
More pics (mostly vintage) to whet your football jock appetite.....
The Three Musketeers... Bashful, Chrisglass, and Ronboy!
I'd love to be IN Peyton Manning, his legs on my shoulders while I pound that beautiful ass, looking at his handsome face. Emm... emm...
Have always wanted to fuck a player. Right off the field.
In honor of Superbowl Sunday, I thought that I would try to bring this thread back. Any one have some hot football pics to share?
Quarterback Sack pic
Here are a few pics of Victor Cruz - #80 of the New York Giants. Goodlooking guy!; I don't know why the fly on his football pants is open while he's holding the Lombardi award, but I'd like to take a look inside.
some of my pics
just found this pic:
Two more sexy pics involving the one sport I love:
I think football players are the hottest thing going, which is as much a product of my acculturation as anything else. They'd all wear their jerseys on the Friday before a game-day, stuff like that.
It's for that reason that I find 'gear-themed porn' such a turn-off. Football players being football players is hot enough.
Nothing hotter than a nice tight ass in a pair of football pants
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This is amazing! I'm searching through my archives for something to add. Great thread.
Would love to see these blonde haired hotties have a 3some in the locker room
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anyone remember the Goldie Hawn football movie- WILDCATS???? There's a lockerroom scene in it were you see a perfect outline of a young Woody Harrelson's cock thru his football pants...Geraldo and Wesley Snipes are also in the scene...not sure if it's the same scene, but the 3 of them are pantless with their helmets covering thier dicks, and the lift them to flash new coach Goldie....
I'll have to get a copy of that movie. Thanks aagold!
Damn those are hot!!! My cock is rock hard.
some more football hotties
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Amazing thread. I have a hard time finding good football pics.
I've always loved football guys!!
Buddy! Here are some more hot players - man I love football!


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Jake's Corner
3/25/13 Name for Kim K's Baby
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Monday, March 25, 2013
A gossip website says KIM KARDASHIAN and KANYE WEST want to name their baby North. In other words, NORTH WEST. Supposedly, Kanye thought it up recently, and likes the way it sounds.
TMZ says that DENNIS QUAID and his wife Kimberly have decided to get back together. But they can't stop their divorce because the paperwork is too far along. --This is the second time these two have almost broken up. Kimberly filed for divorce last March, but withdrew the petition two months later.
The West Hollywood condo of "Twilight" star ASHLEY GREENE burned down on Friday, thanks to an unattended candle that lit a couch on fire. One of Ashley's two dogs died, but Ashley, her brother and her boyfriend escaped unharmed.
JARED LETO says a rabid fan once sent him a SEVERED EAR. --In a recent radio interview he said, quote, "Someone cut their ear off once and sent it to me. That was very strange. [A whole ear], the Van Gogh move. --The note just said, 'Are you listening?' I never knew who it was, and I don't know who's missing their ear out there."
A Chicago high school won a contest in which the prize was a visit from RIHANNA. So 2,500 kids waited in the school gym . . . and Rihanna showed up somewhere between three and a half to five hours late. And then only stayed for 16 minutes.
3/22/13 Bobby Brown 9 Hour Jail Time
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Friday, March 22, 2013
Sources say Tiger Woods' relationship with Lindsey Vonn "was a carefully crafted P.R. move." –The two confirmed Monday on their Facebook pages that they are seeing each other, then asked for privacy because they want to live, in Woods' words, "as an ordinary couple." --But a source tells the NY Post, "Actually it is a match made in marketing heaven. It immediately makes him more sympathetic, and makes Vonn a household name as she reaches a crucial point in her skiing career. They know the sponsors are watching."
Before Lindsay Lohan heads to rehab, she's going to get some counseling from Charlie Sheen. LiLo is set to start shooting an episode of Charlie's series Anger Management next week. Her role isn't much of a stretch -- she'll play herself as a patient who develops a thing for Charlie's character. The episode will debut in April when Linds is expected to be in locked-down rehab.
On Wednesday morning, BOBBY BROWN turned himself in to begin serving a 55-day sentence for DUI. They let him out 9 HOURS LATER. As usual, it was due to overcrowding in the L.A. County Jail. --Bobby isn't totally in the clear though. He was released to HOUSE ARREST, which he has to serve for a total of 8 days. And they gave him one of those electronic ankle bracelets to keep him honest.
3/21/13 LiLo's Drugs of Choice
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Thursday, March 21, 2013
For those of you that have been on pins and needles: MILEY CYRUS is wearing her engagement ring again. She posted a picture of herself on Twitter yesterday . . . and the ring is clearly visible.
Some people have been making a joke out of those posed photos TIGER WOODS and LINDSEY VONN released of themselves when they revealed that they're dating. --But Tiger says they released them to scoop the media . . . quote, "We wanted to limit the stalkerazzi and all those sleazy websites that are out there following us. --We basically devalued the first photos."
When LINDSAY LOHAN goes to rehab, sources say she'll be treated for alcohol and prescription pill abuse. Her drugs of choice are Adderall and Xanax. But will she take it seriously? One source says, quote, "Once again, she is only going to rehab purely because it's a slightly more attractive alternative than going to jail." Meanwhile, Lindsay may have a new boyfriend. His name is Avi Snow and he's in a New York City-based band called City of the Sun.
Octomom Nadya Suleman is being investigated for welfare fraud. She is receiving various forms of welfare, including food stamps, even though she made nearly $200,000 in 2012. --Welfare fraud officials are looking into the claims. If she is charged and found guilty, she could spend three years in prison.
3/20/13 LiLo Out Partying
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
We've heard that TIGER WOODS' ex-wife ELIN NORDEGREN is dating an energy billionaire from West Virginia named Chris Cline. Well, now we know why she chose him: --HE'S GOT A BIGGER ONE. A bigger YACHT, that is. Tiger's yacht is 155 feet long. Cline's is 164 feet . . . NINE FEET longer.
KATY PERRY and JOHN MAYER have broken up for a second time. It sounds like it was a work issue. A source says, quote, "It's not over until it's over . . . She's leaving the window open. They have both been so focused on work."
There's a new photo that supposedly shows LINDSAY LOHAN in the back of an SUV outside a club Monday night . . . just hours after she was sentenced to 90 days in rehab. But the person in the photo is covering their head, and Lindsay says it wasn't her.
Just so you know: On last night's "Snooki & JWoww", the cast took a shot of SNOOKI'S breast milk. Snooki's fiancé JIONNI was reluctant to do it . . . but JWoww's fiancé Roger did it right away, and said, quote, "It was like chugging mashed potatoes."
3/19/13 Lindsay's Stiff Sentence
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
TIGER WOODS and LINDSEY VONN both admitted yesterday that they're a couple. They simultaneously posted similar messages on Facebook, saying they started off as friends and became closer over the last few months. They also both posted pictures of themselves together, which were obviously taken from the same photo shoot.
When 38-year-old BRADLEY COOPER was asked if he's dating 22-year-old JENNIFER LAWRENCE, he denied it, saying, quote, "I could be her father." --Well, it looks like DADDY'S HOME . . . because Bradley was spotted in Boston with a 20-year-old model named SUKI WATERHOUSE. A source says they were, quote, "touching and teasing each other."
At one point or another over the past few years, all men have wondered just exactly how big SOFIA VERGARA'S boobs are. Well, we finally have a definitive answer, straight from the source. --Sofia says she's a 32F. And she's still ALL-NATURAL, which means she's far from a FIRM 32F. And that makes getting dressed up a lot more of a production. --She says, quote, "A normal girl will just put the dress on and leave. I need them to be like an armory. My dresses are like a work of art inside because, you know, I am 40 years old, I had a baby, and I am a 32F boob. --"When [boobs] are fake, you take the bra off and they are still there, perfect! Me, no, so I have to bring them up!"
SELENA GOMEZ revealed last night on "The Late Show with David Letterman" that she made JUSTIN BIEBER cry. Maybe she was joking, but she did seem pleased with herself when she said it. --Dave actually started it. He told Selena that the last time Beiber was on his show, he made him cry. And Selena replied, quote, "Well then, that makes two of us." And then she and Dave FIST-BUMPED.
LINDSAY LOHAN copped a plea yesterday to charges of reckless driving and lying to police. And she got a pretty stiff sentence for a change. --Lindsay will spend 90 days in rehab . . . but it'll be a LOCKDOWN REHAB . . . not one where she can come and go as she pleases or leave early. --She'll also do 30 days of community service and undergo psychotherapy for 18 months. She also got two years' probation, and she'll have to submit to drug testing. --Lindsay also copped to violating her probation for her jewelry theft case and was sentenced to 180 days in jail. But that sentence was stayed, meaning she won't have to serve it if she stays out of trouble from here on out. --The hearing was held in Los Angeles, and Lindsay showed up 48 minutes late from New York City after bagging on two commercial flights and finally taking a last-minute private jet.


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CAMARGO, IL (4-10-06) – The All Star Circuit of Champions will head to the high banks of Attica Raceway Park for the 15th Annual Coors Light Spring Nationals this weekend, April 14th & 15th. Over the years this annual event has become a tradition in the state of Ohio signaling that the racing season is fully underway and warm weather won't be far behind.
The All Stars will face the tough as nails Attica regulars on their own turf, but many of the All Star regulars have turned many laps at this North Central Ohio speed plant. Located in close proximity to Fremont Speedway, most of the weekly Attica regulars compete at both tracks and many of the top guns have moved up into the All Star ranks over the years.
This weekend we'll face Byron Reed, Mike Linder, Mark Keegan, and a host of other Attica regulars as Greg Wilson, Butch Schroeder, Chad Blonde, Dale Blaney, Barry Ruble, Tim Hunter, Brandon Martin, Brock Mayes, Paul May, and James Mosher bring the All Star tradition back to Northern Ohio for the first time this season.
(Note: All Star member Danny Smith is currently taking some time away from racing due to an illness in his family. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers).
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In 11 starts in the All-Star Race, Jimmie Johnson has three wins (May 2012, 2006 and 2003), one pole (2009), seven top-five finishes (63.6 percent) and seven top-10s (63.6 percent).
Leavine Family Racing has announced an extended sponsorship with Thrivent Financial for the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.
Brayton Haws, the 15-year-old driver from Youngsville, NC will compete in the No. 41 Hawk-McCall Motorsports Ford with sponsorship from Rheem for 20 to 25 Late Model Stock Car events, as well as an unspecified number of NASCAR K&N Pro Series East races.
Tommy Baldwin Racing has announced that Alex Bowman will drive the team's No. 7 Chevrolet SS in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for the 2015 season.
JD Motorsports plans to field three XFINITY Series teams for 2015 – one for team veteran driver Landon Cassill and others for newcomers Ross Chastain and Harrison Rhodes.
Chase Elliott, who became the youngest national series champion in NASCAR history last season, will join Hendrick Motorsports as a full-time Sprint Cup driver beginning in 2016.
This afternoon during the NASCAR Media Tour in Charlotte, Wood Bros. team co-owner Eddie Wood confirmed that its planned 2015 Sprint Cup schedule has been pushed to 18 races thanks to the tentative addition of six more events.
Mike Affarano Motorsports announced Wednesday that Johanna Long will compete with the team in select NASCAR XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series events in 2015.
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If you know of any funny websites (videos, pictures, games, etc.), post theme here! As long as you keep it clean, this can be a funny thread. I know of a few things, and I want to share them with the FC crowd. Just post your links and a description of what's on them. I'll start us off.
http://www.atom.smasher.org Sign generator
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=trigger+happy+tv&search_type=&aq=0&oq=trigger VERY funny series
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Ross was born on May 30, 1949, in Greenville. He attended Greenville High School and graduated from Ruleville High School after moving to Sunflower County with his family. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1968. Before deploying overseas to fight in Vietnam, he married his high school sweetheart, Virginia Faye Holiman, in June 1968.
Upon returning from war, Ross accepted a scholarship to play football at Delta State College — now Delta State University — graduating in 1976 with a degree in criminal justice.
Throughout his life, Ross worked as a farmer, salesman and small business owner. In his 40s, he followed his passion and became a chef, cooking for restaurants, country clubs and country music star Dolly Parton before poor health forced him into early retirement.
He was preceded in death by his father, William Ross "Red" Smith, and stepfather, Richard E. Milburn.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Virginia Smith; his mother, Anne Milburn of Ruleville; his daughter, Margery Beck of Omaha, Neb.; his son, Brandon Smith and daughter-in-law, Angel Smith of Oxford and four grandchildren.
Visitation was from 1-2 p.m. Monday at the Ruleville United Methodist Church. A funeral service was at 2 p.m. at the church with Rev. Mary Huston officiating. Burial followed in the Lehrton Cemetery in Ruleville.
Pallbearers were Newt Carver, Doug Clark, Johnny Nichols, Eddie Givens, Marshall Henderson, Chris Smith, and David Smith.
Honorary Pallbearers were grandsons, Stratton Smith, Sharp Smith, and Slay Smith.
Williams and Lord Funeral Home in Ruleville was in charge.


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Parkway Conversion - From Lawn to Lovely
Sat, 05/05/2012 - 12:00pm - 12:45pm
Coldwater Canyon Park
What is your parkway? It's that strip of grass between the roadside curb and the sidewalk. Maintaining and watering the grass in these narrow strips is the cause of over-spraying sprinklers, unruly weeds and loud lawn mowers. Learn how to save water and money by converting your irrigation and replacing your lawn with one of 20 City-approved plant species all without the need for a permit!
Spanish translation available.
This is one of many mini-workshops at the May 5 Green City Fair. Check out more workshops and make it a day of learning, fun and food!


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Esau and his descendants.
- The registers in this chapter show the faithfulness of God to his promise to Abraham. Esau is here called Edom, that name which kept up the remembrance of his selling his birth-right for a mess of pottage. Esau continued the same profane despiser of heavenly things. In outward prosperity and honour, the children of the covenant are often behind, and those that are out of the covenant get the start. We may suppose it a trial to the faith of God's Israel, to hear of the pomp and power of the kings of Edom, while they were bond-slaves in Egypt; but those that look for great things from God, must be content to wait for them; God's time is the best time. Mount Seir is called the land of their possession. Canaan was at this time only the land of promise. Seir was in the possession of the Edomites. The children of this world have their all in hand, and nothing in hope, ( Luke 16:25 ) ; while the children of God have their all in hope, and next to nothing in hand. But, all things considered, it is beyond compare better to have Canaan in promise, than mount Seir in possession.
Genesis 36:1-43 . POSTERITY OF ESAU.
1. these are the generations--history of the leading men and events (compare Genesis 2:4 ).
Esau who is Edom--A name applied to him in reference to the peculiar color of his skin at birth [ Genesis 25:25 ], rendered more significant by his inordinate craving for the red pottage [ Genesis 25:30 ], and also by the fierce sanguinary character of his descendants (compare Ezekiel 25:12 , Obadiah 1:10 ).
2, 3. Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan--There were three, mentioned under different names; for it is evident that Bashemath is the same as Mahalath ( Genesis 28:9 ), since they both stand in the relation of daughter to Ishmael and sister to Nebajoth; and hence it may be inferred that Adah is the same as Judith, Aholibamah as Bathsemath ( Genesis 26:34 ). It was not unusual for women, in that early age, to have two names, as Sarai was also Iscah [ Genesis 11:29 ]; and this is the more probable in the case of Esau's wives, who of course would have to take new names when they went from Canaan to settle in mount Seir.
6, 7. Esau . . . went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob--literally, "a country," without any certain prospect of a settlement. The design of this historical sketch of Esau and his family is to show how the promise ( Genesis 27:39 Genesis 27:40 ) was fulfilled. In temporal prosperity he far exceeds his brother; and it is remarkable that, in the overruling providence of God, the vast increase of his worldly substance was the occasion of his leaving Canaan and thus making way for the return of Jacob.
8. Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir--This was divinely assigned as his possession ( Joshua 24:4 , Deuteronomy 2:5 ).
15-19. dukes--The Edomites, like the Israelites, were divided into tribes, which took their names from his sons. The head of each tribe was called by a term which in our version is rendered "duke"--not of the high rank and wealth of a British peer, but like the sheiks or emirs of the modern East, or the chieftains of highland clans. Fourteen are mentioned who flourished contemporaneously.
20-30. Sons of Seir the Horite land--native dukes, who were incorporated with those of the Edomite race.
24. This was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness--The word "mules" is, in several ancient versions, rendered "water springs"; and this discovery of some remarkable fountain was sufficient, among a wandering or pastoral people, to entitle him to such a distinguishing notice.
31-39. kings of Edom--The royal power was not built on the ruins of the dukedoms, but existed at the same time.
40-43. Recapitulation of the dukes according to their residences.


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I am loving the peplum fever this season! When I saw this pretty peplum top and skirt set on Burda's 08/2012 issue, I had to run to the fabric store immidiately!
I changed the neckline and did bodice alterations to fit my upper half better (I ended up adding side darts). I love the shape of the peplum because it covers my behind nicely ;)
I also LOVE the pencil skirt…it tapers down and it is very flattering!! A nice, basic skirt to wear with everything I made so far this summer!
Plus, my husband LOVES this outit so I think it's safe to say this is a trendy outfit men can love, too!!
Strech denim
Sep 12, 2012, 03.04 PMby sewzgud
@SachiDespic Check out Richard Chai yellow skirt: http://www.burdastyle.com/blog/new-york-fashion-week-coverage-day-1 The flounce is interesting. If the top seamline of the flounce had an even more pronounced curve (high at the center, curving down to each side), it could be made into an interesting peplum, too…
Sep 13, 2012, 06.35 PMby SachiDespic
Yes, the skirt is really cute! It reminded me of Vogue 1170 pattern which I will probably use soon…
Aug 20, 2012, 12.24 PMby hardlyangel
I love your fabric choice and how this looks on you! :) These patterns are on my to do list, cus my boyfriend liked them too and told me I just had to make it! :) Guess it definitely is a sexy trend!!!
Aug 24, 2012, 03.49 PMby SachiDespic
Thank you!
and yes, boys love it too! This is my husband's favorite outfit on me this summer! :)
Aug 15, 2012, 08.25 AMby Livonet
Another question: Did you add lining to part 27, the cap sleeve? Thanks so much, sorry for bothering you, I am nearly done with this project, and I have teached myself so much.
Aug 16, 2012, 03.25 AMby SachiDespic
I did not add lining to the sleeves because I wanted the sleeves to stay stretchy (I used stretch denim). but sometimes I do add linings to cap sleeves (when the fabric is thin, or I want to "bag" the sleeve hems), so it's really up to your fabric and preference. Congrats on your nearly finished outfit!! I'm looking forward to seeing it!:)
Aug 12, 2012, 07.27 PMby sewzgud
Beautiful dress (w/perfect alterations!) I'd like to draft the top to change it to a zip-front jacket to wear w/skinny jeans!
Aug 12, 2012, 10.14 PMby SachiDespic
Thank you!! A zip-front jacket sounds like a really cool idea!!
Aug 11, 2012, 02.55 PMby 1sewingprincess
I love your version! I hope to make it this fall. The pink areas in your picture meant that you removed or added that part? I am still improving my fitting skills and would love your advice. Thanks!
Aug 12, 2012, 10.13 PMby SachiDespic
Thank you!! yes, pink parts are what I added for ful bust adjustment. I followed the book called "Fit for Real People" :)
Aug 10, 2012, 04.05 PMby Karlene Von Dolling
Awesome…. were can I get this pattern… I have a wedding in 1 week & havent got anything to wear & I am not near any shops … so so pretty
Aug 12, 2012, 10.11 PMby SachiDespic
Thank you!! I traced it from Burda magazine, but they sell it online, too! Congratulations on your wedding!!
Aug 10, 2012, 09.14 AMby BURIANELLA
Aug 12, 2012, 10.10 PMby SachiDespic
Thank you!!
Aug 9, 2012, 01.49 AMby Pinkie498
I loove this and you! You look totally gorgeous! Beautiful job sis!
Aug 9, 2012, 09.12 PMby SachiDespic
Thanks, sis!! I love you and miss you so much!!
Aug 6, 2012, 01.00 PMby trploceanmoon
AWESOME JOB! I love it!! you look amazing! I will be making a variation of this one for my daughter.
Aug 8, 2012, 04.38 PMby SachiDespic
Thank you!! I'm sure your daughter will love it too!! Lucky girl… ;)
Aug 6, 2012, 10.11 AMby squirrellypoo
Gorgeous! I totally want to make this from the August issue, too! Thanks so much for showing your pattern alterations, too. :)
Aug 8, 2012, 04.37 PMby SachiDespic
Thank you!! Hope to see your version soon!! :)
Aug 6, 2012, 06.22 AMby Livonet
Hello, Amazing job you have done.!! beautifull.!!! I have a question: The Peplum top doesnt have seam allowance, is that correct? based on your experience.
Aug 8, 2012, 04.37 PMby SachiDespic
Thank you!!
I traced the pattern from Magazine, so it does not have seam allowance. If you are downloading from the web, usually "Burda Magazine Patterns" do not have seam allowance. Hope that helps!!
Aug 4, 2012, 11.20 PMby Naa Yaborley Mensah
it's amazing!
Aug 8, 2012, 04.35 PMby SachiDespic
Thank you!!
Aug 2, 2012, 09.25 PMby saxsilverain
this set is so lovely! they look so gorgeous on you! :)
Aug 4, 2012, 02.11 AMby SachiDespic
Thank you!!
Aug 2, 2012, 11.19 AMby Auriane
So chic! I love it!
Aug 4, 2012, 02.11 AMby SachiDespic
Thank you!!
Aug 2, 2012, 06.26 AMby Kikell
LOVE IT! Stunning…
Aug 4, 2012, 02.11 AMby SachiDespic
Thank you!!
Aug 2, 2012, 01.55 AMby mwelland
Nice job with the alteration. This looks fantastic on you, and the choice of fabric is so great.
Aug 2, 2012, 03.32 AMby SachiDespic
Thank you!!
Aug 1, 2012, 03.38 PMby momita
Lovely!!! I love it.
Aug 2, 2012, 03.32 AMby SachiDespic
Thank you!!
Aug 1, 2012, 03.21 PMby thewallinna
CUUUTEE! I love how it sits on you :) I like the way the sleeves are constructed: not too tight under the arm and very "breathable". Great job!
Aug 1, 2012, 03.27 PMby SachiDespic
Thank you so much!!
Aug 1, 2012, 03.20 PMby wzrdreams
The bodice fits you very well. I really appreciate that you have shown your Full Bust Adjustment. Very helpful. Thank you. You look great!
Aug 1, 2012, 03.26 PMby SachiDespic
Thank you so much!!
Aug 1, 2012, 11.56 AMby Innamc
Very elegant set, looks on you remarkably. Good choice.
Aug 1, 2012, 03.26 PMby SachiDespic
Thank you!!
Aug 1, 2012, 12.51 AMby Ruffles Gazebo
as everyone has already metnioned, lovely fitting! did you do a toile first? or just no from experience? all up, you look beautiful and you will get so much wear out of them both!
Aug 1, 2012, 03.26 PMby SachiDespic
Thank you so much!! I used "Tissue fitting" methoad for the second time, and I'm loving this system… so much cheaper and faster than making a muslin! :)
Aug 1, 2012, 11.59 PMby Ruffles Gazebo
Wow, ive actually never tried this, will do next time!!
Jul 31, 2012, 11.41 PMby stephanieu
LOVE THIS. It looks fantastic on you.
Aug 1, 2012, 03.23 PMby SachiDespic
Thank you!!
Jul 31, 2012, 11.03 PMby pamchar
Wow! This dress fits you perfectly!
Aug 1, 2012, 03.22 PMby SachiDespic
Thank you!!!
Jul 31, 2012, 10.12 PMby trangtran
perfect fittin, did you have to do any adjustment with the pattern?
Jul 31, 2012, 10.46 PMby SachiDespic
I added the photo of my top front pattern. Yellow part is the originanl size 36 pattern, and pink part is where I added. I ended up taking in 2" total at sides, so I probably should have used size 34 and did the same alteration..
Jul 31, 2012, 10.03 PMby SassyT
Did you just lower the neckline? I will need to do that as am huge at the top. Love your neckline.
Jul 31, 2012, 10.44 PMby SachiDespic
I thought the high neckline would be too HOT considering the fabric I chose..
I did "big bust alteration" following the instructions in the book "Fit for Real People" by Pati Palmer & Marta Alto. I added the photo of my top front pattern:)
Jul 31, 2012, 10.00 PMby Kitsgal
Adorable…..so contemporary and yet classic at the same time. I think that when you added the darts you added a special touch for that perfect fit.
Jul 31, 2012, 10.40 PMby SachiDespic
Thank you!! Yes, I dont' know what I would do without darts…
Jul 31, 2012, 10.00 PMby SassyT
I love Burda's August issue. i love this set and even more now I have seen it on you.
Jul 31, 2012, 10.38 PMby SachiDespic
I love the August issue, too!! There are so many things I want to make from the issue!!
Jul 31, 2012, 09.51 PMby katrinahueniken
I love the choice of colour so, so much. And it's super flattering on you!
Jul 31, 2012, 10.37 PMby SachiDespic
Thank you!!
Jul 31, 2012, 09.46 PMby Mary Athey
your top and skirt are gorgeous. i love your fabric choice and it suits you so well xx
Jul 31, 2012, 10.37 PMby SachiDespic
Thank you!!! It's strechy so pretty comfortable, too!
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After graduating from Parsons School of Design, New York-based designer Demy Lee wanted to design what she appreciated most in her own closet, something she reached for just about every day...sweaters. Her line Demylee is a collection of understated basics and cashmere sweaters designed to be both current and classic. Cashmere is the foundation of her collection, to which she uses luxurious ultra fine yarns sourced from goats in Inner Mongolia. Back To Product View All From This Designer
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I'm a Japanese gamer living in Tokyo. I'm planning to visit FFG Event Center on Aug 2nd, just before GenCon. And I'm looking for a hotel to stay before and after that, but I have no idea where to stay to visit there.
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The Polo Fields Golf and Country Clubs encompasses two locations—one in Ann Arbor and one in Ypsilanti—each with its own 18-hole course and refined clubhouse. Designed by renowned architect William Newcomb, the par 72 Ann Arbor course channels the blustery hillocks and grass-eating bagpipes of courses in the United Kingdom with a 6,828-yard layout featuring broad, links-inspired fairways and deviously slick greens. A community fixture for nearly a century, the Washtenaw course takes clubbers on a verdant voyage among native oaks and cedars, burbling streams, and tranquil ponds. Both sites house fully stocked pro shops, where guests can peruse the latest in on-course duds, clubs, hats, and remote-controlled golf balls from brands such as TaylorMade, Adidas, FootJoy, and Titleist.
Guests can bask in views of the splendid links while enjoying regionally inspired American fare and frothy drinks at the clubs' two dining facilities, both of which feature settings for a variety of occasions. Swimmers can stroke through the outdoor lap pool at the Washtenaw location, and sunbathers can lounge by the colossal, resort-style pool in Ann Arbor. Within the Ann Arbor fitness center, hearts race on elliptical machines, muscles pump free weights, and calories melt during group fitness classes, before muscles soak in the warm, golf-ball-free waters of the hot tub.
Ann Arbor Course at a Glance: * 18-hole, par 72 course * Length of 6,828 yards from the farthest tees * Course rating of 73.3 from the farthest tees * Slope rating of 141 from the farthest tees * Four tee options * Link to scorecard
Washtenaw Course at a Glance: * 18-hole, par 72 course * Length of 6,524 yards from the farthest tees * Course rating of 71.7 from the farthest tees * Slope rating of 135 from the farthest tees * Four tee options * Link to scorecard
The course at Lake Forest Golf Club keeps golfers of all abilities on their toes with two unique nines that wind through 176 acres of natural terrain, which helped earn it a spot as host of LPGA Futures Tour events for five years in a row. The links-style front nine lets big hitters pummel their drives without fear of getting permanently stuck in dense forestation or hearing the unsettling scream of a falling tree. Bookended by par 5s on holes one and nine, the front nine rewards long drives but requires that golfers remain nimble, as the second and eighth holes are both treacherous par 3s that punish improper club selection. Between the 9th and 10th tees, golfers see a rapid transformation from links-style to a back nine more reminiscent of northern Michigan, with tree-lined fairways, wetlands, and areas dotted with wildflowers. Here, course-management capabilities become starkly apparent, as golfers must repeatedly make the choice whether to lay up short of water, muscle shots over water onto the green, or wait for the next drought.
In addition to plenty of opportunities to take strokes that count, Lake Forest Golf Club encourages game improvement through risk-free practice strokes at its 5-acre practice facility. Players work on their entire games from long bombs off the tee on a three-tier driving range to short-game dexterity on two large putting greens, two sand bunkers, and a chipping area. Headed up by LPGA teaching professional Debbie Williams-Hoak, the facility also teaches the game through individual and group lessons with male and female instructors.
Course at a Glance: * Par 72 course * Length of 6,620 yards from the farthest tees * Course rating of 72.8 from the farthest tees * Slope rating of 135 from the farthest tees * Four tee options:m]]
To call The Body Shop a mere skin and body care store is to miss half of what makes it special. Late founder Dame Anita Roddick was a pioneer for ethical business practices; upon opening her first store in Brighton, England, in 1976, she developed company values such as "Defend Human Rights" and "Protect The Planet." She somehow balanced principles and profit, partnering in global campaigns with UNICEF, Greenpeace, Amnesty International, and the United Nations, all while ultimately expanding her brand into 2,500 locations in over 60 international markets. After her death in 2007, then-British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said, ?She campaigned for green issues for many years before it became fashionable to do so and inspired millions to the cause by bringing sustainable products to a mass market. . . . She was an inspiration.?
Indeed, the Body Shop exhibits an eco-friendliness and social consciousness that's hard to come by in a company of its size. Its products have been fair-trade since 1987, and its Against Animal Testing movement led to an EU-wide ban of animal testing of cosmetics. The products are made from ingredients harvested from around the world: shea butter from Ghana goes into body scrubs and butters, and Indian artisans craft wooden massagers and tote bags that are screenprinted by hand. But all that isn't to say the company's production practices overshadow its final products. Skincare treatments such as the brand?s iconic body butters, facial products, and gift collections often appear in Allure, Marie Claire, Lucky, Seventeen and other national publications.
Ken Cappelletty and Fred Moor, the men who man Ken's Flower Shops, didn't grow up dreaming about buds and stems. Raised by a local policeman, Ken likely spent more time playing cops and robbers than sniffing the neighbor's rosebushes. It wasn't until he helmed the cash register at a neighborhood florist in L.A. that he discovered his knack for design. Here, he started to see flowers as more than just plants, viewing them as art supplies that happen to smell nice. When Ken returned to Ohio, his parents helped him launch a small shop that arranged blooms in the morning and delivered them in the afternoon. Two years later, in 1967, his friend Fred took some of the reins, helping him grow the business into three local stores affiliated with FTD and Teleflora. From this labor of love, a legacy began to take root. At each shop, seasoned designers incorporate customers' requests into birthday bouquets, wedding corsages, and gift baskets filled with wine, house-baked cookies, and stuffed toys cute enough to melt hearts and plush enough to sop up the mess. Their talent and creativity takes center stage as well, whether they're filling vases with orchids, crafting wreaths from roses, or building bouquets from singing balloons. To this day, Fred often answers the phones, discerning customers' style preferences from friendly chats rather than pilfered diary pages. To make giving easy as getting, the shop's wares can be delivered locally or internationally, seven days a week.
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Make yourself at home in one of the 200 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LCD televisions. Cable programming and CD players are provided for your entertainment, while complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include complimentary weekday newspapers and coffee/tea makers, as well as multi-line phones with free local calls.
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Enjoy a range of recreational amenities, including an indoor pool, a spa tub, and a sauna. Additional amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access and wedding services.
Grab a bite to eat at the hotel's restaurant, which features a bar, or stay in and take advantage of room service (during limited hours). At the end of the day, relax with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
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Take advantage of recreational opportunities offered, including an indoor pool, a spa tub, and a sauna. Additional features include complimentary wireless Internet access and an arcade/game room.
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ESPN games are never blacked out. As a matter of fact, when the Angels or Dodgers play on ESPN, it is the Fox Sports feed that is blacked out, so it is the other way around. (I noticed this when I tuned in to 692 one night for an Angels game and was confronted with a blackout.... took me a few moments to realize the game was on ESPN). This is one of the reasons ESPN is so expensive by the way, when they buy rights to a game they buy it for the entire country, no blackouts.
You'll get all ESPN, ABC, TNT games. The only games that might be subject to a blackout is NBA TV, but if TWC has not signed deals with *anyone* I wouldn't be surprised the NBA is allowed to show the game. We'll have to wait and see.
Are you sure about that. I already thought in MLB and i pretty sure i am right that ESPN is blackout in the team market for that game. So if the Angels are playing the Rangers on a Wednesday and i on ESPN. it get blackout in the team market. Where in SO cal do you like. I know in the NBA ESPN games are not blackout. but in MLB they are in the team market.


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Immigration reform hot debate in Bakersfield
"We have to keep our eyes on the prize, which is a pathway to citizenship," said Roberto de la Cruz with Kern Coalition for Citizenship.
The bill is titled the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013. A group of four Democrat and four Republican senators known as "the gang of eight" have been working on the proposed legislation for months.
Among other things, the bill is meant to beef up border security, increase visas for foreign workers and increase penalties for employers who hire undocumented workers.
Undocumented immigrants who have not committed a serious crime and meet other criteria would be able to obtain a work permit. They could apply for citizenship 10 years later.
There are an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States, including thousands in Kern County who are counting on Congress to ultimately approve the bill.
"This would provide my children with a better future," said Lucia Barajas, who has worked in the fields as an undocumented immigrant for 10 years.
The agriculture industry is also on board, as the bill would allow farm workers to earn legal status by continuing to work in agriculture and offer the same protections to their immediate family members.
The bill also replaces the existing H2-A agricultural guest worker program with a new visa program .
"There's no reason for these people who want to come here and work legally to have to cross the border illegally," said Ben McFarland, director of the Kern County Farm Bureau.
Kern Coalition for Citizenship took aim at Congressman Kevin McCarthy, claiming McCarthy has refused to meet with the group to discuss the issue, as well as to yet state his support for a pathway to citizenship.
"There's a process of stone walling going on by our representative Kevin McCarthy. This has to stop," said California State University, Bakersfield professor Gonzalo Santos.
Eyewitness News also tried to get a direct answer from McCarthy on the issue. His office issued the following statement:
"We are a proud nation of immigrants, but we're also a nation of laws. We must consider both principles when we work to solve this immigration problem. Enforcement and border security must be addressed first as we look to find real solutions that are clear, concise, understandable and enforceable. Our current immigration system is broken and immigration reform needs to take a common sense approach that focuses on a long-term solution. I welcome input from our community on this important issue as Congress continues to examine various ideas."


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Brotherhood? Duty? Sacrifice?
Military missions in the face of terrible foes?
That sounds a lot like Deathwatch.
Is there room for a variant ? Do we need that? Do we like that?
I see a lot more roleplaying opportunities when you play a Guardsman than when you play a stoic angel of death superwarrior, but stil , does this warrant a whole new game?
I am interested but more than a little surprised!
Curious to your thought!


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Awakening: The Goblin Kingdom
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