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2013 and earlier-Acura RDX Prices Paid and Buying Experience
minote Posts: 13If you would, please let me know how much you paid out the door price (included tax, title, license). I'm trying to get a good price here in SoCal and dealers have not offered me a good price yet and I just want a base one. Would you think $32.5K offer for an out the door price with back up sensor + splash guard is a good offer? Thanks in advance. :confuse:
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did1 Posts: 2Jeff,
Wow, you want all my hard work handed over
Here's what you need to know.
RDX with Tech
List Price $38,125.00 (includes destination)
What You Should Pay
Invoice $33,290.00
Less Holdback -998.00
Destination $670.00
Dealer Actual Cost for an RDX with Tech = $32,962.00
Now if you can get it for as little over this cost as possible you win. What's a fair profit? $50.00, $100.00, $500.00?
Then add tax, title, license. Good luck!
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arunkv Posts: 1I asked Pohanka Acura for a quote on the RDX with the Tech package over the internet and their internet manager quoted me $34,500, and suggested I go down there and finish the transaction immediately since the cars are flying off the lot. Could C_hunter or anyone else let me know where or how he could bring that price down to a more reasonable level? Thx. AV
c_hunter Posts: 4,487Did you do this by submitting a request through their website? If you are on their e-mail list, you will probably get an e-mail at the end of the month with an even better deal. They sent me one at the end of Nov and the end of Dec.
The cars are definitely not flying off the lot. They have 37 Techs at the moment.
I would e-mail him back and name the price you want (within reason) and tell him you are ready to buy immediately if they meet that price. You can probably go down to $33960 (invoice) on a Tech, perhaps a little lower. I bought a base model and am not as "tuned" to the market for Techs. They seem to get less discounting than base models though.
Good luck! -
gandrews Posts: 2I cannot say enough positive things regarding my experience purchasing a new RDX from INSKIP ACURA of RI. I only needed to make one trip there - and it was more than worth the extra 80 miles round trip for me. They have a modern dealership building and very good inventory - for a purchaser at least. Their internet sales manager is a terrific guy and excellent to deal with. A straight-shooter, very helpful and accommodating. I finalized a deal there in person yesterday and RDX is being delivered to me tomorrow.
I did not get into pressuring and playing off dealers to any great extent, nor try to get well below invoice, cutting into the dealer holdback as some get lucky with at certain dealers. But you should find an excellent buying experience and find them willing to work with dealer invoice pricing to you. If you are from MA, they will register in MA for you as well. -
c_hunter Posts: 4,487Holdback is relative to the invoice cost, not MSRP. MSRP is $33665, invoice is $30774, and invoice - holdback would be about $29764.
I went partially into the holdback on my recent purchase: paid $30300, $475 under invoice (or $3365 under MSRP).
MSRP and invoice price info is available here on Edmunds, as is info on how to calculate the holdback. -
kyfdx Posts: 31,955
kyfdx Posts: 31,955TMV is an historical average... So, by definition, it will always be a little bit behind.
Here is an article on how Edmunds calculates it: How We Calculate New TMV Prices
If you read back over this discussion, it does seem that actual sales prices are approaching invoice.
Prices Paid, Lease Questions, SUVs -
c_hunter Posts: 4,487TMV has never been accurate in my experience. It is always way too high. Perhaps TMV includes purchases from general consumers who pay sticker, but typical internet-savvy car buyers get much deeper discounts. I wish TMV was more in tune with internet shoppers.
In the case of the RDX, sales are about 50% below expectations, and dealer inventories are high. Acura is offering a very compelling financing incentive. It's no surprise that huge discounts are the norm for this vehicle -- it's a buyers market.
If you do an internet search and research what people are reporting for RDX discounts on the various forums, you will find that the typical price is invoice to $500 under invoice right now. I would offer to give specific links, but Edmunds does not allow linking to other automotive sites. -
carlitos92 Posts: 458Not to be glib about it, but go to another town. Your dealer will probabaly do their "treatment" to all their incoming RDXs, and from what I've heard, the molding add-ons just do not look right. In my mind, mud guards and pinstripes wouldn't "fit" this vehicle's looks, and the sealant is just BS. So, I'd either ask them to find you an RDX without all the gee-gaws,or take a scenic drive to somehwere with a more scrupulous dealer. The long drive back in your new CLEAN RDX might be quite enjoyable.
jblaze13 Posts: 152I would suggest you contact dealers in other areas to see what kind of deal you can get. Work out as many details as possible before you spend time traveling to another dealership. When you contact the other dealers let them know how serious you are about purchasing very soon and you will likely get a much better reaction than your local dealer. After you purchase your RDX from another dealer, take your paperwork to your local dealer and show them the business they missed.


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Fayetteville man named Coweta Beekeeper of the Year
A Fayetteville man has been named the 2012 Coweta Beekeeper of the Year by the Coweta Beekeepers Association. Jerry Edwards began beekeeping as Castle Rock Honey over seven years ago at his home in Fayetteville and now has multiple hives in both Georgia and West Virginia.
Edwards received the honor on Dec. 6 at the association's annual Christmas party in Newnan, according to 2011 Beekeeper of the Year Steven Page. Edwards is the retiring president of the association and is the newly elected president of Georgia Beekeepers, Page added.
Page said Edwards' venture into beekeeping began when he became concerned that the tomato plants on his deck produced blossoms but no fruit. After extensive research regarding the honey bee and beekeeping, he bought two hives, said Page.
"Beekeeping as both a vocation and a profession can be a solitary venture or one that is people filled, and Jerry enjoys both aspects," Page said. "Depending on the situation he can be found working with his bees, reading about innovations in the industry, mentoring new beekeepers, educating young and older students, presenting to various civic groups in the region and just talking about bees to any willing ear that he can find."
Describing Edwards' affinity for beekeeping, Page said it was early in Edwards' career when he realized that he could give only a certain amount of honey to friends, so he decided to extend his interest and become an entrepreneur.
"He has a honey kitchen in Griffin, where he processes honey and honey products that are sold in local outdoor markets and stores and at events throughout the Southeast," Page said. "A perfect life for a man who enjoys people and traveling, it has become a family affair and his wife 'blings' honey spoons, pickle forks, and other serving pieces that are sold along with the honey."
Edwards is of the few beekeepers in Georgia who is a certified Welsh honey judge, Page said, adding that Edwards works as a judge at shows throughout the state.
"Keeping updated with issues affecting beekeeping is a constant in his life," Page explained. "For example, this summer he attended the Eastern Apiary Conference in Vermont where he attended lectures dealing with a wide variety of honey bee topics. His 'bee-life' is extended by his involvement in teaching beekeeping short courses for organizations in Henry, Clayton, and Coweta counties. Presently, he is President of Georgia Beekeepers, a member of the Coweta Board of Directors and has previously served as President of Coweta Beekeepers Board of Directors and Vice-President of Tara Beekeepers in Forest Park."
Page also noted what might be Edwards' most important accomplishment supporting his beekeeping passion occurred this year.
"He organized and worked tirelessly with an ad hoc group in Fayette County as they met with the Fayette County Planning and Zoning Commissioners for seven months regarding issues relating to beekeeping in residential areas," said Page. "Many hours were spent reviewing procedures and educating the officials regarding the importance of bees and the major role they play maintaining the balance of life for all nature.
As a result of the ongoing negotiations Fayette County is one of the few government agencies in the nation that has an ordinance that specifically defines the parameters of beekeeping in the county."
The Coweta Beekeepers meets monthly and will offer an Introduction to Beekeeping class on January 26, 2013. For more information visit www.cowetabeekeepers.org


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WASHINGTON, December 22, 2008 - World Bank Group President, Robert B. Zoellick, today announced the appointment of a French lawyer and former judge as the group's Senior Vice President and General Counsel.
Anne-Marie Leroy, who has been a partner in charge of the Department of Public Law at the Paris office of Denton Wilde Sapte LLP since 2005, will take up the post in March next year.
"The position of General Counsel is a critical one for our institution, "Zoellick said.
"Anne-Marie Leroy brings a powerful set of skills to this important task from a rich background in government, the private sector, development, and international institutions. "
Zoellick said the General Counsel not only oversees the Bank's Legal Vice-Presidency, but also needs to provide "the intellectual leadership and creativity in devising innovative solutions to enable the World Bank to meet its many developmental objectives and challenges in a rapidly changing environment within the framework of the Bank Group's Articles and policies."
A graduate of both the Paris Institute for Political Sciences in law and economics, and the National School for Public Administration (ENA), with a graduate degree in the Sociology of Organizations, Anne-Marie Leroy joined the Council of State (Conseil d'Etat) in 1986, the highest court in France for public and administrative law, where she worked as a judge for five years.
In 1991, she was appointed to the Ministry of National Education, as a director of legal and international affairs. Her work included technical assistance projects in developing countries, as well as in multilateral institutions, especially the EU and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). From January 1995 to May 1998, she served in the World Bank's Middle East and North Africa region as a senior public sector specialist, working on public management issues in Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia.
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by Meg at . CommentsFormer President George W. Bush sat down with Today Show host Matt Lauer for an in-depth interview that will air on Monday, Nov. 8 at 8 p.m. ET as a special primetime Matt Lauer Reports.
The candid discussion delved into the former commander-in-chief's new memoir Decision Points. One startling revelation deals with an unscripted comment that rapper Kanye West made during an NBC Hurricane Katrina telethon.
West said: "George Bush doesn't care about black people." Bush told Lauer: "That means 'he's a racist.' I didn't appreciate it then. I don't appreciate it now. I resent it, it's not ture, and it was one of the most disgusting moments in my presidency."
Lauer seemed incredulous: "You're not saying that the worst moment in your presidency was watching the misery in Louisiana? You're saying it was when someone insulted you because of that?"
Bush stammered: "No -- that -- and I make it clear that the misery in Louisiana affected me deeply as well. There's a lot of tough moments in the book. And it was a disgusting moment, pure and simple."
Check out the Lauer interview video and the Kanye West unscripted comments below:
After dealing with the 9/11 attacks, Hurricane Katrina and the beginning of our economic crisis in 2008, all that George W. Bush could think about was the offhand and emotional comment of some rapper? Good grief! I can't believe that this man had lasted two terms in office.
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- Posted by Replacement_Faucet (My Page) on Sat, Mar 12, 11 at 9:19
Where are you purchasing the towel warmer from? The internet has made the global market a lot more local, many of the companies will have adapters. I recently bought Villeroy & Boch Faucets for a customer, which shipped with US adapters - the difference was in the part number. I would reach out to whoever you are purchasing the towel warmer from. I am sure you are not their first US customer. If they can't help you ... find out the size of the tappings on their unit. |
- Posted by sombreuil_mongrel (My Page) on Sat, Mar 12, 11 at 21:47
Euro pipe threads are not tapered, so special pipe dope is a crucial ingredient. Casey |
Did you ever actually get an answer to the question you posted. Lots of helpful info. but it did not appear that your question ever received a direct answer. I wish to install an German home urinal in our California home to be constructed. The manufacturer does not sell to the States and does not offer adapters, so i am interested in what you learned about adapters. |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominal_Pipe_Size here is an example of the kind of information available to one and all. Email the German manufacturer to give you the numbers and letters you will need to be able to specify what thread sizes their product's pipes have. Then it's a mere matter of sending that information to a plumbing supply house. |
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We are upgrading all of the old painted hollow core interior doors in our home to unfinished pine panel doors. I'll be staining all of the interior doors with a light gray stain. I'm looking for recommendations for both stain and topcoat products. Benjamin Moore products are not an option (no BM store in my city.) Store options are Sherwin Williams, Lowes, Home Depot.
I bought Cabot oil based stain from Lowes, in the color "Moonshadow" and it's a tad more cool blue-gray than I wanted. I also bought Rustoleum oil based Ultimate Wood Stain "Sunbleached", and we like the warmer gray color. The Rustoleum product says it can be topcoated with polyurethane, and I'm assuming it's best to use the Rustoleum Ultimate Polyurethane, to avoid mixing product lines. However, I find few testimonials online about either these Rustoleum Ultimate products. Has anyone here used them? If there is a better-known combination of light gray stain/top coat products you'd recommend, I'm open to suggestions. I can work with either oil based or water based products, I just want a good end result that I can repeat throughout the house. Thanks! |
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When working with pine, the most important step prior to staining is wood conditioner, but the Ultimate Wood Stain formula eliminates that step. That's a good thing! The product can be coated with poly in one hour instead of the usual 24 hours. That's a good thing! RustOleum is a very trusted name in the paint and coatings world. Yes, I'm endorsing it as a quality product that delivers satisfaction. |
Thanks so much, brushworks. I've used Rustoleum products for years on metal, but wasn't familiar with their wood finishing products at all! I had wondered about the need for wood conditioner also, so thanks for answering that as well. Happy to have the vote of confidence. Now, to start tackling doors... |
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last year I discovered an old rose bush that was being masked by a thick section of shrubs. I assume it had been forgotten by the previous owners. There wer no blooms and it was getting very little sun. I cut it down to the ground and moved it to a sunny location. There is a ton of new growth but still no blooms as of yet. Is there anything else that i should be doing? |
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Ever since the Chevrolet Camaro coupe concept broke cover to become the star of last year's Detroit show, interested observers have been wondering when a convertible would follow. Just as the current-generation Ford Mustang spawned a ragtop, it was simply inconceivable that Chevy wouldn't do thesame for the Camaro, even though the coupe is still a "concept." The convertible is also a neat way of keeping the Camaro buzz alive in advance of the coupe's 2009 production debut. The convertible will hit showrooms late in '09.
Like the coupe concept, this convertible is very close to the production version. Visually, the convertible makes a much bigger splash than the coupe. That's partly due to the retro hugger orange pearl paint job and gunmetal gray racing stripes. Tom Peters, General Motors' director ofexterior design for rear-wheel-drive and performance vehicles, says the idea was to create a more striking package: "We opted to go with bright metal accents, as opposed to satin finish, for things like the exhaust tips and fuel filler, and even the rear lights have a polished look. The wheels are different, too. We wanted to do an update of the redline tires from the 1960s, but instead of the red line going around the tire, it's actually onthe wheels."
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The concept's rear seats have been moved inboard, too, in order to accommodate the extra folding-roof hardware. That said, the Camaro concept doesn't yet pack a lid. Interestingly, Peters won't entirely rule out the notion of a folding hardtop. Although it's unlikely, since the extra cost involved would make the Camaro less competitive against its Ford Mustang rival, Chevy could conceivably offer either a ragtop or a folding hard top, as do Mazda (MX-5)and Chrysler (Sebring).
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Document Type Master's Dissertation Author Van Zyl, Karel Jacobus URN etd-08112012-184050 Document Title Barriers to enhancing project performance through experiential learning Degree MBA Department Gordon Institute of Business Science Supervisor
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Date 2012-03-08 Availability unrestricted Abstract Experiential learning has been empirically confirmed to enhance performance of project organisations. This research investigates the literature and included field surveys to get insights into the barriers (and by default any enablers) relating to project related knowledge transfer in project orientated organisations. It seeks to explore the reality and perceptions related to experiential learning within an international group of organisations to confirm expected obstacles to learning.The research follows a quantitative approach in the form of a field survey and includes qualitative insights gained from a secondary data review. It seeks to test the validity of propositions articulating suspected barriers to learning as it is experienced or perceived to exist within the selected sample of organisations.
This study is unique as, although it build on previous research, it introduces a new dimension in that experiential learning aspects as experienced by international organisations are measured simultaneously with conditions within related local organisations. The results confirmed a similar outcome between the two groups in terms of the research propositions and must be used by project orientated organisations to create management awareness in terms of the reality of specific barriers so as to guide implementation of suitable corrective measures.
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Well, the BBC is going all out with its support for Heroes, isn't it? In addition to Heroes Unmasked ( the behind-the-scenes programme which debuted after episodes 1 and 2 of the main series on Wednesday, and continues on BBC3 in future weeks) we now have Heroes: The Official Radio Show.
Airing on digital station BBC7 today, Saturday, at 6.30pm (repeated at half past midnight), the 15-minute weekly programme promises to "pick apart the latest episode of Heroes and look at the latest happenings [and] listen to your theories". Which could be fun, even though the internet is bursting with spoilerific information about the whole of Series 1, which has been and gone both in the US and, thanks to the Sci-Fi Channel, portions of the UK too.
Still, anything which helps people get involved with their drama is a good thing. If you miss the show on BBC7, it will be available as an MP3 download via the BBC2 website — and I'll guess that it'll be scheduled as a podcast as well.
UPDATE: I was right about the podcast — links to subscribe can be found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/podcasts/heroes/.
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Which sites do you all visit on a regular basis? Besides this one and WDWRadio, I love...
1. The Disney Blog (thedisneyblog.com) - This is where I start. They usually cover daily news and are much more streamlined than Laughing Place
2. Mouse Times (mt.mousetimes.com) - Great for THOROUGH picture updates of Disneyland and WDW
3. Re-Imagineering (imagineerebirth.blogspot.com/) - I'm not even sure who runs this and they don't update too often, but their analysis of Disney Park Attractions is fascinating.
4. Passport 2 Dreams Old and New (passport2dreams.blogspot.com/) - Similar to Re-Imagineering. Their coverage of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride is almost legendary
5. 2719 Hyperion (2719hyperion.blogspot.com/) - No surprise. There's a reason Jeff Pepper gets so much love.
6. My Disney Mania (mydisneymania.blogspot.com/) - A little-known but good site for filling in the details from a fan's perspective
7. The Disney Hub (thedisneyhub.blogspot.com/) - Similar to Disney Mania, will focus on some of Disney's more obscure treasures
8. Blue Sky Disney (blueskydisney.blogspot.com/) - Their Speculation of possible changes to the parks always gets my hopes up
9. If We Can Dream It... (ifwecandreamit.blogspot.com/) - A tribute to overlooked and underappreciated details around WDW
10. Mice Age (miceage.com/) - Lengthy articles that are kind of a cross between DSI's and Jim Hill commentary.
11. Jim Hill Media (jimhillmedia.com/) - This is a controversial choice. Many people love and embrace Jim Hill and he serves his purpose, but he is a pundit and you sometimes/often have to take what he says with a pinch of salt. (He also needs to stop trying to find fault with Pixar.) But he's often a good read.
12. Mouse Planet (mouseplanet.com) - A great resoure for park updates. Posts every Monday night for both DL and WDW
13. All Ears (allearsnet.com/) - My favorite catch-all for Disney World parks and beyond. The articles are great and the detailed Info us invaluable when planning your next Disney Vacation
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Last year, the Grammys were rocked by the passing of Whitney Houston less than 24 hours before the event.
Now, with the Grammys coming up this Sunday, it'd be impossible to not revisit that moment.
CBS will be airing an hour-long special, The Grammys Will Go On: A Death in the Family, on Saturday night with Taylor Swift, LL Cool J, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson and many others talking about suddenly losing the legend.
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I was wondering if you may give us your opinion on doing work in the house. We have an old victorian that has a small office (6.5'x5' - 32.5sq.ft.) in the front. The bedroom right next to it is roughly 10.75'x14.3' (148 sq. ft.).
We are having a baby in January and to make more space, we are considering moving the wall of the office and are wondering how this may value the home. We have a few options. 1) Moving the wall 3 ft. Changes the square footage to 116 for the big room and 52 for the small room. 2) Moving the wall 6.25 ft. Changes the square footage to 81 for the big room and 73 for the small room. 3) Moving the wall 7.5 ft. Changes the square footage to 66 for the big room and 81 for the small room. We would also need to add a closet to the small room (which I figure would be 6 square feet). My questions:
The cost for this will be at most $2000 (according to the contractor). We are looking at best options and want to make sure we don't do something that will come back and kick us later. Thanks! |
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- Posted by desertsteph (My Page) on Fri, Jul 22, 11 at 1:36
you're going to enlarge the small room taking from the bedroom? is this to have a baby room next to your bedroom? are the other bedrooms upstairs? can you draw it out on graph paper w/measurements and post that? |
- Posted by outdoorsoul (My Page) on Fri, Jul 22, 11 at 16:54
Here is a link to a rough sketch... The blue is option 1 The red is option 2 I didn't draw in option 3. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Room Sketch
- Posted by shades_of_idaho (My Page) on Fri, Jul 22, 11 at 17:41
Right now we have one bedroom/den that is 13 by 9 feet. I think it is WAY too narrow. I know bedrooms used to be 8 by 10 as pretty standard. For resale and this is only my opinion. I would keep it as is and use the office as a nursery next to the master. I would not like two tiny bedrooms at all. If anything open the wall between and make one really large room and then more children can share it. At our last house two of the bedrooms were 10 by 10 and that was about as small as I would consider comfortable.At one house we owned one of the rooms was 8 1/2 by 11. I used it for my craft room only.It was nothing but a tight fit. A double bed is 54 inches wide and then a side table or two.I am afraid you would be making both rooms unusable. I just remembered a house we looked at to buy and had two upstairs bedrooms neither would fit a twin bed. |
- Posted by lavender_lass (My Page) on Fri, Jul 22, 11 at 18:11
I agree with Shades. Either leave it as is, or put in an opening between the two rooms...maybe a play alcove off the kids' bedroom. Put in bunk beds and two children could easily share that space. Most kids love quirky rooms :) |
I don't know anything about the code except that every town seems to use a different one. As far as resale if you eliminated the office space, what did you think about the room when you first looked at the house? Our house had a 7x7 room off the entry when we bought this house. We couldn't figure out it's intended purpose. The previous owner used it as a bedroom (they left the bed in there), and we tried to use it as an office but it was just too small for more than one person at a time. So we made it a closet. I just thought it was a weird little room when we looked at the house. |
- Posted by moccasinlanding (My Page) on Fri, Jul 29, 11 at 18:30
I would make a passageway from the bedroom to this space if wanting to just use it for a baby room. Our daughter did that with a walkin closet, had the baby bed there, and once the child was large enough to get out of that, she moved into the bedroom with her sister. Then that went back to being a walkin closet. I think it would be better to make it so you could in the future turn it into your walkin closet for your bedroom, or if not, return it to being a study/office. It would be a lot more sellable and have more uses as folks say what they are looking for to buy. |
- Posted by moccasinlanding (My Page) on Sun, Jul 31, 11 at 13:12
Oh jeez, it happened again, I killed a thread!!! So sorry about that. I'd love to see a floor plan for the spaces involved, if you can create one in PAINT or upload a photo of the space itself. Don't stop now....we are waiting to see what happens next! |
- Posted by flgargoyle (My Page) on Sun, Jul 31, 11 at 19:30
Yes, IRC (International Residential Code) calls for a minimum of 70 sq ft for a habitable room. Most states/counties/municipalities follow some version of the IRC. There are also rules about windows being large enough to climb out of, etc. Chances are that if you get a permit to do the work, they won't pay much attention to all that on an existing old home, but that depends entirely upon your local jurisdiction. The only way to find out is to ask. It sounds like the wall you are moving isn't load-bearing, which means a future buyer could easily remove it or move it. On old houses, you expect that kind of thing, and as long as the work is well-done and attractive, I don't think it will hurt re-sale. |
Don't forget about windows for egress in those bedrooms....that is code~~ and to be called a "bedroom", there also needs to be closets...will you have both of these items? |
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EC Pirog, KD Quint, RK Yantiss. Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY; DDL Diagnostic Laboratory, Voorburg, Netherlands
Background: The classification of anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN) in mucosal biopsies is subject to considerable interobserver variability. Ki-67 and p16 immunostains have been shown to aid the diagnosis of squamous neoplasia in biopsy samples from the uterine cervix. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of Ki-67 and p16 immunostaining as adjunct tests to increase diagnostic accuracy.
Design: 75 consecutive anal biopsies originally diagnosed as benign anal transitional zone (NEG, n=15), fibroepithelial polyp (FEP, n=10), condyloma accuminatum (CONA, n=10), low-grade AIN (AIN1, n=20), and high-grade AIN (10 cases AIN2 and 10 cases AIN3) were collected. All cases were re-reviewed to obtain a consensus diagnosis and all cases were tested for HPV DNA by SPF10 PCR and LIPA25 genotyping assay. The results of HPV testing were correlated with consensus diagnosis to reach a final classification. All cases were immunostained for Ki-67 and p16. Ki-67 positivity was defined as a cluster of at least two positive nuclei in the upper two-thirds of the epithelial thickness. A postitive result for p16 was defined as moderate to strong intensity nuclear and cytoplasmic staining.
Results: Histologic review and HPV testing led to reclassification of 16 cases, so that the final study group included 17 NEG, 14 FEP, 6 CONA, 11 AIN1, 16 AIN2, and 11 AIN3. All cases of CONA and AIN were positive for HPV, whereas all FEPs were negative for HPV by PCR. All NEG cases and FEPs were negative for both Ki-67 and p16. All CONA and AIN1 cases were positive for Ki-67, but negative for p16. All cases of either AIN2 or AIN3 were positive for Ki-67 and p16. Overall, the sensitivity and specificity of Ki-67 for detection of anal condyloma or AIN was 1.0 and 1.0, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of p16 for detection of AIN2 or AIN3 was 1.0 and 1.0, respectively.
Conclusions: Ki-67 is a highly sensitive and specific marker for detection of HPV-related changes and neoplasia in the anal mucosa, whereas p16 staining is strongly associated with high-grade squamous neoplasia. These results indicate that a combination of these markers may aid interpretation of anal mucosal biopsy samples.
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Blackberry psyllid? I just cut the old cane that I had tip rooted (new shoot doing fine) that CAES said had spur blight. While inspecting the other canes I found 1 new (but very thick) primocane in another roow that had twisted all around. The canes there are pretty thick. Leaves are distorted and dark green. CAES mentioned the portion of dead cane I'd brought in had scale - could this cause this deformed growth? What's best to do - cut the cane off where it starts to twist, or cut it off at the soil line? If this is some sort of pest (I know JBs are coming out, starting to chew on the leaves, might also have aphids) what's a good organic solution? I really don't want to use Pyganic b/c it contains rotenone and the rows are right near the house. |
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- Posted by harvestman 6 (My Page) on Sun, Jul 6, 14 at 16:05
If there are no signs of insects- aphids in particular, I've always assumed it was viral and cut affected parts- often even leaving the healthy part of the cane. Never grown blackberries at a site in the NE and not had some of that within a couple years but it's never become too serious. Not quite a full answer, but I often only seek definitive diagnosis when the obvious strategy doesn't work. |
This cane did a U turn and started growing back down to the ground - leaves curled and dark green, very rugose but I can't find webs or worms or anything in them. Just not sure it was a good idea to cut a green cane even if it's as thick as my thumb? Will it seal the wound itself? If it's not going to spread a virus to the rest of the canes, would it be better to let it go until next year? Or I guess worst that could happen if I cut it now would be that I'd lose that cane, but no others. Not sure what's going on with the TC - first spur blight, now this. Raspberries look good. |
- Posted by scottfsmith 6B-7A-MD (My Page) on Mon, Jul 7, 14 at 10:55
It looks like a virus to me as well. Viruses you want out ASAP - any sucking insect could land on that cane and spread it to others. There is no problem with a wound at the cut, you can prune berries any time. Scott |
Thanks Scott - assuming virus, how far back do I cut it? To the ground? |
If it's virus, it's throughout the plant. If cut out, the plant is still virused. If it's fasciation, it's one of those interesting things that can be cut out. |
How do you tell the difference? And if it's virus, just take out that cane and the original it sprouted from (plus any others from same cane)? Or everything within X ft of it? |
- Posted by harvestman 6 (My Page) on Mon, Jul 7, 14 at 18:11
What Scot says makes sense but I've had plants where if I cut out entire canes nothing would be left and so I got in the habit of only cutting off affected plant parts. Apparently it is not necessarily distributed throughout the cane because the healthy parts will generally keep going strong and uncurled. The viruses are just a constant part of our pest complex because infected native plants are all around us and the insects function as a continuous vector. It is weird how some years those natives will send out healthy canes here with robust crops and other years just be all shrivelled No matter how you manage them you can't expect a stand of brambles to be long lived (or rather, long productive) on many properties unless they bare fruit on primocanes. |
These TC were planted in 2012, we did try to clear all wild brambles within about 500ft of them but since we don't own that far to the NW I don't know what's up there. We did also clear a lot of wild blackberries about 1500ft away last summer due to SWD. No aphids but in the next row over I found a couple of leaves curled (not rugose like these) with black "pellets" and webbing in them but couldn't find a caterpillar. JB and another type of dull gray-brown beetle are on everything - mostly the veggie garden. Rain tonight and tomorrow but I will cut that cane down to the straight part on Wed. Thanks |
Found the culprit! On the underside of the twisted part I found white webbing and a couple of guys that look like pure white crickets close up (sorry if picture is blurred). So I suppose they introduced a virus? I just took a steak knife (so I could throw it in the DW) and sawed at the straight part just below the twist. Even though this is a primocane I think I need the loppers if I have to take this down to the ground. Or should I dig the whole crown out? |
Was trellising the floricanes and found a couple more primocanes with the rugose leaves and these bugs. Not twisting yet but I cut them off below the affected leaves. What are these things and how do I control them? Is cutting the canes back sufficient to keep this from spreading? Floricanes look good and the TC are the only canes affected (so far). But I'm worried I may not get any blackberries next year if all the TC primocanes are attacked - or worse, that the bugs/virus will spread to my raspberries in the same row and next row. This things are fast and jump just like crickets though they are just a little bigger than aphids. Can't find them on the extension websites I've been going through looking at blackberry and raspberry pests. |
Yes, blackberry psyllids. See info at link, below |
Here is a link that might be useful: blackberry psyllids and other horrors
This post was edited by jean001a on Tue, Jul 8, 14 at 20:51
But are blackberry psyllids white? Looks like I need to find some Surround - that may help against SWD too, but I don't know how I'm going to get it off the raspberries if I spray those. Is it too late just to try to cover the berries with sheer curtains? Most of the blackberries have set fruit. |
- Posted by harvestman 6 (My Page) on Wed, Jul 9, 14 at 5:27
Interesting and surprising to me. You can suppress them with horticultural oil if we get cooler weather- don't want to try it until temps are well below 90, but maybe where you are it's cooler than here. Surround indeed would be the ticket- even commercial growers often use it for psyla. |
Yeah, cooler here (much better than last July heat wave!) but still hot for me. 82 yesterday (was supposed to be 87) and 84 predicted today, cooling off tomorrow. May even see lows in mid-50's the next couple of nights. Next week nice predicted mid-high 70's, lows mid-high 50's (though the pepper plants may not like it, I don't even bother to grow eggplant). I've got insecticidal soap (Organicide concentrate I mix), will that work? |
- Posted by harvestman 6 (My Page) on Wed, Jul 9, 14 at 19:17
Never heard about it if it does, but I can see how it might, psylids are soft bodied. |
Going to try it. Now a different problem - looks like the squirrels have discovered the raspberries! I got a couple of ripe ones before the holiday, now I'm finding drupelets on the ground and berries half-eaten around the cone, ends bitten off half ripe ones! Given the problem I had with keeping them out of the strawberries, with netting pegged down (I thought securely) on the edges, how on earth do I keep them away from the bramble berries? Do I have to build a roofed screened enclosure over my hillside rows??? I never see half eaten berries like this on the wild canes.... |
ajsmama, I have something like these critters on my Triple Crown and Siskiyou blackberries as well-- no leaf issues for me yet. I'm no expert, but the closest thing I could find (here and elsewhere on web) were either nymph flatid planthoppers or some other leafhopper. That is, if they aren't psyllids. I don't know how psyllids act when approached, but leaf/plant hoppers decisively move to the other side of the stem. Then, if molested further, they jump a good couple of feet. Along with the woolly ones, I have a few of what I think are adult leafhoppers. They are bigger, act the same, but lack the woolly stuff. The medium-size ones are green. The largest ones are multi-colored. I'm not any help on the control. I use neem and castile soap whenever I see them. It knocks them down for a little while, but they come back in a couple of weeks. All of my plants are 1-2 years old. See old gardenweb thread below. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Old Gardenweb Thread
- Posted by harvestman 6 (My Page) on Thu, Jul 10, 14 at 12:43
For squirrels refer to Bucket of Death- check link. Otherwise, expect to need a full chicken wire enclosure, although netting will work if they are not too hungry- I like the woven kind- monofilamint gets tangled without a frame and is more easily torn through. I've noticed that they don't like climbing plastic fencing, so it's possible if you devise a support system for it without posts they can climb (place on inside of closure, bury the netting at the base and nail arms out from the post to hold the netting up, for example) you wont need a full enclosure. I noticed some panicked squirrels inside a plastic deer fenced enclosure and they wouldn't or couldn't go up the plastic and scurried until they found posts. Actually, come to think of it, 4' of fencing with a couple charged wires can stop squirrels (and most other critters) as well, if it's rigged up right so the squirrel gets zapped while hind legs are touching ground or the metal fencing closely behind the hot wires. Best to use a constant charger instead of a pulsing one for that. They aren't available as solar powered units last I checked. |
Here is a link that might be useful: bucket of death
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Battlefleet Koronus, a supplement for Rogue Trader, is now available |
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"War is the natural state of man, for it is in battle that he has made his greatest achievements. It is at the heart of every endeavour, and those who claim otherwise are doomed to die on the same swords they decry."
– Attributed to St. Drusus
Beyond the gates of the Maw, savage enemies raise arms against the Imperium. Rogue Traders, backed by the might of the Imperial Navy, must arm their vessels to wrest fortunes from their enemies in bloody warfare!
Battlefleet Koronus, a supplement for Rogue Trader, is now available at your local retailer and through our webstore! This indispensable tome is an extensive sourcebook about the starships that traverse the Koronus Expanse, and it features new rules on Nova Cannons, torpedoes, attack crafts, and squadrons, plus new options for outfitting player ships. Battlefleet Koronus also provides a host of enemy starships to challenge Explorers, and it delves into the rich history of the Imperial Navy and Battlefleet Calixis.
In the great darkness beyond the Emperor's light, the enemies of humanity swarm and multiply like vermin. Pirates, renegades and aliens raid from wilderness space and think themselves safe from retribution. They are wrong. The fiery sword of Imperial wrath can descend upon them at any time in the shape of the Imperial Navy, a monumental organisation with the power to shatter star systems and destroy entire civilisations. The innumerable ships and crews of the Imperial Navy, from lumbering battleships to nimble destroyers, are the Imperium's sword and shield in the war between the stars. Now, that sword and shield turns to face the Koronus Expanse.
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The key is that she is all over the bills. There is no way for me to spend money without her knowing. I'm on financial lockdown! (The upside is that I don't have to worry about paying the bills or balancing the checkbook.)
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2. Recieve book.
3. Explain the book was a gift from some long lost relative who remembers you being into the hobby.
4. ???
5. Profit.
careful with the evening of romance, they can read minds and can smell fear!
lol it's not suicide to distract her with a more obvious approach. It's like throwing one of the other players in front of a Daemonhost so you can grab the treasure that will kill it. Unfortunately, your book is the treasure that WON'T kill her, and YOU are both players.
So technically speaking... ok fine... suicide.
Second idea: Flowers and romantic evening "just for the hell of it."
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Nice! Now can I get a wallpaper of the art piece used above?
Write her up a character, and get her to play!
While you're reading your shiny new tome full of voidy-death, tell her to make you a sammich.
This will distract her ire to you saying that and less about the book.
This plan is fool-proof and chosen by the Dark Gods to work.
also as she is your wife what yours is also hers and you should point out that it adds lots to the game and it is so cool it hurts! ok clutching at straws here, lol if see married a gamer she should under stand, hell its only a book , not like you cheated on her with her best mate is it?
well just get it and hope that she can't tell it apart from your old once
treat her like a goddess and then she can not get mad, works for me, or you could just not tell her, does she tell you everything she buys? ;) lol
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The greenkeeper knew at first glance what he was beholding: an abandoned golf course. A ghost course. "You stand there," Irvine said, "and it's just waiting to be played."
His eyes searched the shadows behind the projector. Spotting me, he said, "Well, you know."
I certainly did, because Irvine's story was my story. In the spring of 1990, Sports Illustrated asked me to check out the rumor that there was a long-forgotten Old Tom Morris course in the Gaelic-speaking Outer Hebrides. With my wife at my side, I traveled to the island, played the simple nine-hole course, and reached the same conclusion Irvine did: Old Tom might have slept in town, but he hadn't built a golf course there. After three uneventful days slapping balls around the gentle meadow, however, I climbed the looking-glass dune for a look around.
"I froze in my tracks," I wrote. "The terrain was suddenly as violent as a storm-tossed sea. Canyons wound through grassy dunes carved by winter gales. Sand spilled down dune walls. Shadows collected in sinister pools. If this was not Ballybunion, on Ireland's southwest shore, I was damned."
There was no one to stop me that day, so I teed up a ball and drilled a two-iron shot to an imaginary fairway. I romped through the dunes for an hour or so, playing winter rules. I hit to natural green sites. When I spotted a hole or burrow, I tried to chip in, in the manner of the ancient Scots.
I christened my secret links Askernish Old.
On to the new. The morning after Irvine's slide show, the lot of us shuttled out to Askernish to play. It was cool and windy, but spirits were high. Our host was Malcolm Peake, an Englishman with gray hair, a florid face and the bearing of a cabinet minister.
"Ralph and Gordon were terrified about my bringing a group here," said Peake, a drumbeater for sustainable greenkeeping practices who had volunteered to promote Askernish. "They're afraid the course will be unplayable in its raw state. But you walk down these holes and it's unbelievable. It's Ballybunion, Turnberry, Troon. If Askernish hadn't been isolated in the Hebrides, it never would have been lost."
Askernish was, in fact, unplayable—the part-time greenkeeping staff had not yet fully mown much of the course. As a consequence, any ball landing four inches or more off the fairway disappeared into knee-high fescue and wildflowers. The course was also littered with rabbit warrens—vast underground bunny condos that swallowed golf balls and made fairways look like World War I battlefields. The greens were somewhat lacking as well, with bumps, potholes and shaggy grass. My mental Stimpmeter produced readings of four or less.
Those quibbles aside, Askernish was as stunning as advertised. In March 2006, Irvine had returned with Martin Ebert, a Canadian course architect who trained with Donald Steel, and with help from local golfers unearthed eighteen Old Tom gems. Three holes in particular—the first, sixth and eighteenth—required the most imagination, as they had to be shaped out of the unimpressive nine-hole course. This area, apparently, actually had been part of the Old Tom Morris design, but in the 1930s it was flattened by hand and horse power to create a grass airfield. "It's fair to say I've had to do some gentle redesign in the area of the runways," acknowledged Irvine, "but I feel confident that these green sites are where Old Tom would have had them."
The result is a course that begins and ends in understated fashion, in the manner of Turnberry. From seven through seventeen, however, the journey is mind-blowing. The par-four seventh runs south along the shore from a dune-top tee to a green sheltered by even taller dunes. The green at the eleventh, a long and spectacular par three playing directly into the sea wind, looks as if it could only be reached using ropes and crampons. And what can I say about sixteen?Dubbed Old Tom's Pulpit, this unforgettable par four has a two-level green, the back half of which forms a punchbowl, which is where most approach shots end up, the pulpit being as hard to hold as a stone parapet.
Irvine, who worked for free, believes that based on his ability to distinguish natural landforms from man-made ones, he has correctly exposed and re-created the 1891 layout. (Only the eighteenth green had to be relocated; the original now serves as a practice green.) "We'll never know for sure," he told me. "We can't bring Old Tom back. But this course is as close as you'll get to an original Old Tom Morris layout."


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This Spring, UWG will be hosting its first ever BIG Event.
The Big Event is one of the largest, one-day, student-run service projects in the nation where college students come together to say, "thank you," to the residents of their community. Students, faculty, and staff participating in this annual event will show their appreciation to the surrounding community by completing service projects such as yard work, window washing, and painting. Student groups and athletic teams may also work with a number of our local non-profit organizations in Carrollton. Below is the schedule of events. If you have any questions, please contact Dustin Killpack, Coordinator of Volunteer Programs.
Spring 2014 Schedule - April 12:
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