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PORTAGE — By an 18-8 vote with one abstention, the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission's Transportation Policy Committee agreed to add the Illiana Tollway to its 2040 master plan.
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CarMan@Edmunds Posts: 38,515Hi egold1. Porsche Credit's current buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36 month lease of a 2007 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe with 12,000 miles per year are .00310 and 58%, respectively. The longer you wait, I suspect the more willing dealers will be to discount 2007 models, assuming that there are still any around when you decide to buy.
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habitat1 Posts: 4,282Not to play devil's advocate, but there aren't a lot of necessary options on the Turbo, since it already comes with full leather, nav, Bose, power seats, etc.
Was at my dealer today and saw a Meteor Grey with sportchrono and a couple of other options for around $128,000. There will likely be no discount on a 2008 ordered, so if that or a similar car could be purchased for a $10k discount, that's a lot of nice dinners. I got a $10k discount on my 2005 C2S Cab and the only significant option it came with that I wouldn't have ordered was the sport exhaust. And, as fate would have it, that's now one of my favorite options.
Everybody's math is different, but there do seem to be a few leftover Turbo's hanging around to potentially negotiate on. -
vwguild1 Posts: 98All that I am saying is that to spend over $130,000.00 in purely disposable income; I would be hard pressed to take
ownership of a car that wasn't EXACTLY perfect for me...additionally at that pricepoint the $10K is not really even relevant...We had two Turbo Coupes in stock last quarter because both clients had either changed their minds or experienced some reversal of fortune...We sold the first one to a guy that had just inherited a bundle, and the second to a gentleman that had previously had 4 Porsches and bought a Corvette...this was in May...712 miles later he bought the Turbo on July 22nd, and we now have the Vette. Both Turbos nicely, but not lavishly equipped, as you indicated you had seen.
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habitat1 Posts: 4,282I would be hard pressed to take ownership of a car that wasn't EXACTLY perfect for me
I agree, but perhaps we have different definitions of "exactly".
For me, in the case of the Turbo, it would have to be a 6-speed manual, in one of 2-3 colors / interiors, come with the sport chrono option and not be loaded up with the cosmetic stuff. At that point, a $10k discount would be just about perfect.
I do agree with your point in another way, however. My wife and I looked at 100+ new homes over the course of the last 18+ months. Nothing was "exactly" what we wanted, typically with the builder offering more quanity of square feet than we need and way less construction and finish quality than we want. But most importantly, no real architectural inspiration, except in a couple of cases, that were in the wrong location. So we bought a tear down house, hired an architect and will be spending 16 months designing and building a Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie style house.
I have that kind of patience and passion for a house. But Porshce did well enough with the 911 that getting close to my preferred configuration and driving away with the car at a significant discount was my choice rather than waiting 4+ months and getting the EXACT configuration at full price. -
womble Posts: 28Hi Car Man, I want to lease a basic 911 coupe, tiptronic, power seats, bose, floor mats, heated seats, and right now I can't get any dealer to drop below MSRP on the car. The best quote I have for 36 months is $5,000 down, $1282 plus tax ($1388) for 10,000 miles a year. I am finding it hard to shop the deal as porsche dealers seem reluctant to give numbers over the phone, andI know I will get an initially high quote if I go in to each dealership. Trying to save time AND money here. How can I get leverage here to negotiate down? Given the money factor for lease is this a good deal I am being offered or not? Any help greatly appreciated! OH and I am in SoCal. Thanks
chrmdome Posts: 107Greetings:
Yes, I talked to the salesperson who sold me my 2006 C2S, recently , and he related that the number of cars being shipped and available build slots for the " S" have been greatly decreased by Porsche ( 997 )... ( I live in North County San Diego, CA ). With the flush pockets that Porsche now has and the complaints about the excess production ( thereby increased depreciation ) in previous years ( 996 ), maybe Porsche is protecting my investment.. I hope so.
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ringleader6 Posts: 43But that theory does not check out in the world Porsche sales and production figures, which are at record highs. The Cayman was a profit makerits first year at 18,000 units and they made 28,000. That is why there is a heavy inventory of Caymans. The huge increase of production and shipment to the USA while 911's are elsewhere. The current shortage at the US dealer lots I am told is for diversion of shipments to markets Porsche previously ignored, such as China. That holds the discount on the 911 to 6-7% It also props up the immediate past model year resale to more than dealer cost.
chrmdome Posts: 107Greetings:
I'm okay with that, I'm just concerned about the glut that took place in the Southern California market with the 996 and the large fall in the value of the car on resale, hoping that that doesn't happen with the 997. I would guess that the 997S, whether cab or coupe , would be the most sought after model in the line due to it's performance and price. Common knowledge that the 996 didn't holds its' value and the complaints that followed did not fall on deaf ears at Porsche. Wonder what the inventory at Porsche of the Secret City in China is like....2 cars? But your point is well taken..
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kerb Posts: 96Hello Carman, could you kindly provide the November Lease MF and Residual for an '08 Carrera for 36/10K, 36/12K, 39/10, and 39/12K. Additional what is the acquisition fee. Finally can you confirm the percentage of mark-up on the vehicle and what a reasonable discount would be. Many Thanks.
CarMan@Edmunds Posts: 38,515Hello kerb. Through the end of the year, Porsche Credit's buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36 month lease of a 2008 Porsche 911 Carrera without the Tiptronic transmission or X51 options with 12,000 miles per year are .00310 and 54%, respectively. The numbers for an otherwise identical 39 month lease are .00310 and 53%. This car's 10,000 mile per year residual values are 1% higher. Porsche Credit charges a $745 acquisition fee on every vehicle that it leases.
You should be able to find this car's dealer invoice price by looking it up in the New Vehicle Pricing section of Edmunds.com. Unfortunately, I am not intimately familiar with what the market is like for this car right now so I can't give you an idea of what sort of price to aim for.
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matthewdb Posts: 6I havent gone that far yet, in fact I don't plan on doing my lease until April at the earliest(I like dreaming). My bank is Navy Federal Credit Union. They seem to give very good rates, unfortunately if you were never in the Navy or are not married to someone in it you can't become a member. (Well at least as far as I know, I don't pay much attention to it anymore.)
matthewdb Posts: 6Ok I talked to bank, but it was an operator that was not part of the leasing dept(too late at night). However, she was helpful enough. For 90,000 and 36mos, she quoted 4.9% and .59 residual, and acquisition fee of 1868(!). One thing to note, she was only able to input the year 2006, which could explain the discrepancy of the 4.4 I quoted you earlier and the large acquisition fee. I'll talk to the leasing dept tomorrow to see if it changes.
kerb Posts: 96My '08 Carrera is slated for February production, as such, I do not expect delivery until late March early April. Porsche Financial will not allow rate locks in excess of 30 days, as such, I expect their residuals to drop even further and am hoping that their money factor will drop as well. Unfortunately, I have no ties to the Navy - hence I can forget about those nice money factors you mentioned. Thanks for keeping me updated.
matthewdb Posts: 6OK, so after visiting my Porsche dealer and talking lease terms I am not happy. Basically they are looking for 1500+ a month for a stripped 2008 911 cabriolet on a 36 month lease. However, after doing some google fu I found leases as low as 900 a month. I was contacted immediately by one of these companies after requesting a quote. They want 8800 down, but payments would be 890 for a stripped 911 cab. I, of course, asked if they were closed-end lease, to which they said yes. However, they mentioned the word "multi-term" lease, where they amortize the cost of the lease over a longer term(however I can end the lease at 30 months if I so choose, with no penalties, or so they say.)
Basically this sounds too good to be true. Can anyone help me understand why this company can offer such low leases and still make money? -
ocautoseeker Posts: 425It's simple: they extend the term of the lease and offer a lower money factor than Porsche Financial. You certainly don't want to put down $8800!!!
Currently, Porche's rates for an '08 911 Cabriolet is as follws:
Not sure how many miles you need...
36 mo /15k - 60% / .00320 (7.68%)
Give leasecompare.com a shot, or try a more competitive bank. -
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ocautoseeker Posts: 425Yes, those were PFS numbers. I accidentally quoted you the December programs... my apologies. Unfortunately, I don't have access to the January rates at this moment. When I get them you'll be the first to know. However, the numbers the dealer quoted you would appear to be very accurate.
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$188 Just off Place St.-Michel and adjoining its own hip café, Résidence des Arts (14 Rue Gît-le-Coeur; 33-1/55-42-71-11; www.arts-residence-paris.com) is a superb place to put up for a week: all 11 rooms have kitchenettes. Rustic ceiling beams blend with traditional French interiors on the first and second floors; stay in No. 11 or 21 for huge windows, or on the fifth floor for the best light.
$84 Although its rooms and service put costlier Latin Quarter hotels to shame, the Hôtel St.-Jacques (35 Rue des Écoles; 33-1/44-07-45-45; www.hotel-saintjacques.com) is resolutely a two-star inn. It has a charming, if faded, romance (and not just because Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn filmed scenes from Charade here): murals showing lovers by the Seine adorn the breakfast room and the lounge, and corner rooms 8 and 25 have balconies and views of the Pantheon and Notre Dame.
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You'll need a large container, potting soil, and 3 or 4 herb plants from your local garden store. I've picked four plants that have similar growing requirements so I can put them all into one pot. You'll want to read about the herbs you're selecting to know that they'll all be happy together, or plant into several pots if they have different needs.
If your container is particularly large or deep, you may also want some styrofoam packing peanuts and a piece of landscape fabric (or another small piece of cloth that will let water through).
The containers I use are quite deep, so I start by putting a layer of the packing peanuts on the bottom of the container.
Then I cover the packing peanuts with a piece of landscape fabric...
...and cover the fabric with my potting soil. (I mix a little composted manure into the soil, too.) This layer of packing peanuts reduces the amount of soil you need to use, allows the pot to drain, and makes the whole thing much lighter and easier to move around.
Add soil to within about 2 inches of the top of your planter, then gently remove each herb from its pot and arrange it in the planter. When you're happy with your arrangement, loosen the roots of each plant, scoop out a bit of soil in each spot, and set each plant, firming soil around them. You may need to add more soil to even up the surface, but you'll want to leave at least an inch of space between the soil surface and the edge of the pot (so the water doesn't run out over the edge).
Speaking of water...you'll want to water everything well before you place your planter in a convenient spot. My planter has cilantro, thyme, oregano, and basil, all of which like well-drained soil and full sun, so it sits in a sunny spot on the deck right within reach. The plants look pretty puny now, but in a month or so they will fill the container with gorgeous (delicious) foliage!
This summer I'll be sharing some recipes that include these fresh herbs and talking about how to harvest and store them. I'd love for you to plant yours so you can join me in trying them! I think you'll find that there's nothing quite as easy (or delicious) as an herb garden!
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During the period of this camp's existence 405,222 prisoners -- men, women and children -- were entered in the books. Of this number, around 340,000 persons perished at Auschwitz and in the other camps.
There seems to have been some sort of plaque at Auschwitz referring to (only) 340,000 people perishing there.
Now, as (rudely) noted by a Sergey Romanov, (I think he was a poster here at one time), the plaque seems to refer to registered ("...were entered in the books. ...") inmates.
Now, I must admit, that did seem to be a possible loophole. However, Irving's comment seems dead on. That is, why would any plaque refer only to the deaths of registered inmates? Why not everyone who died, registered or otherwise?


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Given the controversy that is raging in Vermont (and other states, I'm sure) about whether or not to remove the philosophical exemption for vaccines, I thought it was time to dig out an article I wrote about 8 years ago. I do not like it when a political body thinks they know better than I do about what is healthy for my child or my body. Are they willing to be responsible for the potential negative consequences? Vaccine manufacturers and doctors are no longer liable if something goes wrong. What does this tell us?
Here's what I wrote:
Ten years ago my friend carried her infant daughter into a local pediatrician's office for a checkup. She started to ask the doctor about vaccinations, but before she could finish her sentence, the doctor nearly leaped onto the desk and started sputtering about "some woman, Amy Todisco (yup, that's me), who has frightened parents about vaccines with her recent letter to the editor in the Marblehead Reporter (the local paper)." Apparently other parents were also asking questions about vaccines.
Imagine a doctor having this type of reaction to one letter to the editor from a concerned parent questioning the risks versus the perceived benefits of vaccination. Apparently I pushed a button. The gall of a mother publicly asking questions about the safety of vaccines and encouraging other concerned parents to do their own research. Let's not forget that immunizations are the bread and butter of most pediatricians' practices. Most of all, my friend wanted to be reassured by this doctor that vaccines were truly beneficial, instead she left frightened.
What if most of what we have been told about the safety and effectiveness of vaccines was a lie? Well, according to Dr. Robert S. Mendelsohn "Much of what we have been told about vaccinations simply isn't true…The greatest threat of childhood diseases lies in the dangerous and ineffectual efforts made to prevent them through mass immunization."
In his book, "How To Raise A Healthy Child…In Spite of Your Doctor" Dr. Mendelsohn said, "I not only have grave misgivings about them (vaccines); if I were to follow my deep convictions in writing this chapter, I would urge you to reject all inoculations for your child."
Like many doctors, my friend's pediatrician probably told her that the decline of the major diseases is a result of vaccination. What he didn't tell her (and maybe didn't even know) is that all of those diseases were in massive decline BEFORE vaccinations began. In fact, these same diseases had already declined by 90% in Europe without any mass vaccination program. Improved sanitation was key.
Believe it or not, vaccines themselves are actually causing some of the disease outbreaks.
For instance, Dr. Jonas Salk, who pioneered the first polio the Sabin polio vaccine is causing most of the polio cases that appear. And for thirty years kids died from smallpox vaccinations even though they were no longer threatened by the disease.
My friend's pediatrician probably assured her that vaccines were thoroughly tested and were safe and effective. " , according to Attorney Alan Phillips, Director of Citizens for Healthcare. Yet these assumptions are directly contradicted by government statistics, published medical studies, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports, and the opinions of credible research scientists from around the world".
Dr. Sherri Tenpenny stated in her video, " Vaccines: What CDC Documents tests on vaccines don't even follow the standard"double blind placebo" protocol. Normally, a new vaccine would be tested against something safe and inert like purified water. Instead, new vaccines are tested against older vaccines that are already in use. Plus, there hasn't been any study to compare disease rates in vaccinated people versus unvaccinated, so there really isn't any scientific proof that vaccinations have protected people from diseases.
The idea of administering a vaccine directly into the bloodstream via the muscle tissue of a vulnerable infant or child whose immune system is just building is questionable at best. If that same child were to contract that disease naturally, those germs would enter his/her body through the skin, nose, mouth, or ears and meet up with the body's natural defense system. By injecting it, along with countless toxic preservatives and additives, directly into the bloodstream, the immune system isn't able to do it's job normally.
There's also a "one size fits all" dosing practice. A 10 pound two month old gets the same dose of a vaccine as a 40 pound 5 year old. Random tests on the number of "units" in a vaccine found that there is a quality control issue. A vaccine may have 1/3 to 3 times what the label indicates.
There is a commonly held, yet faulty belief that just because someone has the antibodies for a disease in their bloodstream, that this means they're protected from that disease. Not true. If it were, then fully vaccinated people would not be getting the diseases they've been vaccinated against. In fact, Attorney Alan Phillips said that outbreaks in recent years have recorded more disease cases in vaccinated children than in unvaccinated children. And, acquiring a disease naturally versus injected directly into the bloodstream makes a difference.
Attorney Philips also said that "Doctors in the U.S. report thousands of serious vaccine reactions each year including hundreds of deaths and permanent disabilities, fully vaccinated populations have experienced epidemics, and researchers attribute dozens of chronic immunological and neurological diseases that have risen dramatically in recent decades to mass immunization campaigns".
Isn't it interesting that the flyer for the DPT vaccine stated that the chance of a serious adverse reaction from the vaccine was 1 in 1750, whereas the chance of dying from pertussis was 1 in several million. I'll take my chances with pertussis, thank you.
Experts estimate that only 1-10% of the actual adverse vaccine reactions are actually reported to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
Even the FDA estimates that approximately 1% of serious adverse reactions to vaccines are reported. The CDC admits that maybe only about 10% of these events are reported. Can you believe that Congress has heard testimony that medical students are told not to report suspected adverse events? Wow, who's looking out for our best interests? And President Bush and his administration have been working to relieve vaccine manufacturers from any liability from these adverse reactions.
Oh, and have you heard about the myth of "herd immunity", read what Dr. Russell Blaylock says about that here.
But it gets worse…recently Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote an article entitled "Deadly Immunity". Vaccines are not a topic that he usually speaks about, but he found out something so heinous he felt the need to inform us all. Here's the story:
In June of 2000, a secret meeting was held to discuss the disturbing results of a study that raised alarming questions about the safety of a number of common childhood vaccines. The meeting, which was not publicly announced, was attended by a group of top government scientists and health officials from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a top vaccine specialist from the World Health Organization (WHO), and representatives from every major vaccine manufacturer, such as: GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Wyeth, and Aventis Pasteur. The meeting was "embargoed", which meant that no one could take notes, make photocopies of any documents, or leave with any written materials. Why all the secrecy?
According to CDC epidemiologist, Tom Verstraeten, who analyzed the medical records of 100,000 children, the mercury based vaccine preservative, Thimersol, seemed to be responsible for a dramatic increase in autism and a host of other neurological disorders among children. He was actually stunned by what he saw.
Since 1991, when the CDC and FDA recommended that 3 additional vaccines containing Thimersol were given to extremely young infants (one within hours of birth), the estimated number of autism cases increased 15-fold.
It used to be 1 in every 2,500 children had autism, now it was 1 in every 166! At this point, most of us would have expected that this secret group would make plans to immediately alert the public, and get the Thimersol out of vaccines. According to transcripts obtained by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), most of the people at the meeting were more concerned with damage control and how this information would affect the vaccine manufacturer's bottom line. In other words, these people knew that Thimersol was causing a huge leap in autism cases and other neurological disorders, and instead of stopping the madness, they wanted to hide the truth so none of the manufacturers would lose any money.
Clearly, human health is not the priority, money is.
And the award for most despicable goes to…Dr. John Clements, vaccine advisor to the WHO. He declared flatly that the study "should not have been done at all" and warned that the results "will be taken by others and will be used in ways beyond the control of this group. The research results have to be handled".
Do you have any trust or respect for these people? I sure don't. How do they sleep at night?
My personal belief is that building our immune system is the most important feature of good health. Not everyone exposed to a disease gets that disease. Why? Because some people's immune systems are stronger than others. Eating certified organic food, using truly organic and natural products, regular exercise, a good night's sleep, natural remedies, and laughter, are some of the tools I use to stay healthy.
But, don't take my word for it. Do your own research and see where YOU come out.
Other Resources used for this article:
1. "How To Raise A Healthy Child…In Spite of Your Doctor", Dr. Robert S. Mendelsohn
2. "What Every Parent Should Know About Childhood Immunization", by Jamie Murphy
"Vaccines: What CDC Documents and Science Reveal", by Dr. Sherri Tenpenny


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Campanulas are another favorite of mine, I just started some more Campanula primulifolia seeds. I first grew this by mistake, the seed was supposed to be thysoides and not having growing either one of these I didn't know it was the wrong one until it bloomed. Then the hunt to find out what I actually had. I was really taken with the flowers but lost it after a particularly harsh winter. Here's a picture of my primulifolia, apparently not often seen in gardens, they say it reseeds but it sure didn't in my garden. What are some of your favorites? Annette |
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- Posted by SunnyBorders 5A (My Page) on Sun, Apr 20, 14 at 20:08
Don't use campanulas much in mixed perennial beds. Habit? But it's hard to forget a few highly invasive garden campanulas, notably Campanula punctata and C. takesimana. For me cultivars of C. lactifolia, C. latifolia and related hybrids are the most useful. Below: C.latifolia 'Brantwood' (June 22, 2013). |
- Posted by aftermidnight Z8 V. Island B.C. (My Page) on Sun, Apr 20, 14 at 20:45
Sunnyborders that's lovely, I must look for that one. Annette |
Annette, your C. primulifolia is realy beautiful. I traded for seeds of it a few years back, but the plants didn't survive their first winter (it was a bad one). I hope you have success with it again. It is lovely. kms |
I'll, uh, third that - amazing, SB! I'm going to have to get that one for sure. I have a few campanulas I'm starting from seeds. I HAD (bold, italic, underline, underline, underline) two campanulas I got from a plant exchange two years ago... one was "lady bells" the other "cluster bells". Well the clusterbells fell victim to a windy day that knocked their little pot over, snapped it in half and it never quite recovered or came back after proper planting. The lady bells... rude puppy grabbed the little container it was in and took off with it. So I'm hoping mine will go better this year and I'll report back on them, happily (hopefully) |
I grow 'Sarastro' and think it is gorgeous. For me, the plant does not spread by long stolons but the clump increases around the perimeter at an incredibly fast rate. I have very loose, sandy loam and I am not sure if that contributes to the fast multiplication! Regardless, it is a delightful and beautiful plant that is very easy to remove and/or transplant as needed. |
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- Posted by christinmk z5b eastern WA (My Page) on Mon, Apr 21, 14 at 11:08
- Posted by aftermidnight Z8 V. Island B.C. (My Page) on Mon, Apr 21, 14 at 12:09
I don't have as many campanulas as I used to, some have died out and I'm having a hard time replacing them unless I grow from seed. I keep looking for cochleariifolia in the garden centers but no luck so far. I still have a non-descript glomerata for some reason it's quite well behaved, 'Sarastro' and then there's bits of poscharskyana running through some rock work, this one gets clipped back after flowering. I have one more but don't know which one it is, at least I think I still have it, after this weird winter I don't know. Christin I think I'm in love, do you ever collect seed from 'La Belle', hint, hint, that is a real beauty. Annette |
- Posted by christinmk z5b eastern WA (My Page) on Mon, Apr 21, 14 at 22:12
-Annette, 'La Belle' is sterile. I'm not sure what the restrictions are to ship live plants to Canada?? I'd send you a chunk (almost mistyped that to "hunk", LOL!!) otherwise ;-) CMK |
- Posted by aftermidnight Z8 V. Island B.C. (My Page) on Mon, Apr 21, 14 at 23:16
Double darn, oh well, I'll have to keep my eyes open for 'La Belle' up my way. Now about that 'hunk' LOL. Annette |
- Posted by woodyswife z5 OH (My Page) on Tue, Apr 22, 14 at 8:53
I've got Glomerta Superba and although its pretty now and beautiful when it flowers in June it is terribly invasive--I'm afraid it's gonna strangle everything else in my bed. I don/t know how to control it short of tearing up the whole bed. Oh well--I should listen when people say a plant is invasive, but at least it's nice to look at. |
- Posted by Gyr_Falcon Sunset 23 USDA 9 (My Page) on Wed, Apr 23, 14 at 0:20
I love the many campanulas; unfortunately, they are not fond our hot summers and die out after a year or three. C. poscharskyana is about the only one that toughs it out for many years, but it does not spread as quickly here as it does in other areas. I still give them garden space if I can grab some for reasonable prices for temp plants. |
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February 14, 2005
CANNES, France - Eyeing the success of Apple's iPod and its iTunes music service, the mobile phone industry is betting on music downloads as a way of boosting revenues from the faster "3G" networks and handsets now becoming widely available.
Nokia Corp., the world's largest handset maker, announced Monday a new 3G "smartphone" with integrated music player and stereo output. It is working with Microsoft Corp. to make it easier to transfer music between mobiles and PCs.
Sony Ericsson, another leading phone maker, outlined a similar strategy last week, when it said music will be a "new focus for 2005."
The announcements came on the first day of the 3GSM World Congress, a major mobile industry gathering in the French Riviera town of Cannes.
Nokia unveiled three new phones Monday: two high-end 3G phones, the 6680 and 6681, and a folding camera phone that can be heavily customized to suit operators' needs and branding, the 6101.
Each of the smartphones features two cameras - for video and still images, the latter a 1.3 megapixel camera with flash - and supports video calls and sharing, backed up by up to one gigabyte of optional memory.
In addition, the 6681 has a music player delivering high-quality audio through stereo outputs. It comes with software for organizing music tracks in iPod-style playlists.
"Music is the next big thing in mobile multimedia," said Anssi Vanjoki, head of Nokia's multimedia division.
With high-speed 3G networks now widespread - based on UMTS in Europe and mainly EDGE in North America - the ability to download music tracks has rapidly become a reality as consumers look to their phones to be portable entertainment centers that offer wireless gaming, instant messaging and more.
Nokia's deal with Microsoft furthers that goal. Files downloaded onto Nokia phones will be compatible with PCs equipped with the Windows Media Player - and vice versa.
Amir Majidimehr, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Windows Digital Media division, said consumers will be able to "buy music (files) on either platform, seamlessly transfer them, organize them any way they like, in a way they haven't been able to do before."
Nokia's U.S. shares rose 1 cents to $15.98 in morning trading on the New York Stock Exchange, while Microsoft shares rose 7 cents to $26.04 on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
Nokia, the Espoo, Finland-based company that already sold 10 million phones equipped with music players last year, has teamed up with Seattle-based Loudeye Corp. to provide a download service to make songs available.
The mobile industry, which previously offered largely cosmetic downloads such as ring tones, believe music offerings have the potential to win new customers for mobile networks and the handset brands they offer.
Jonas Guest, Nokia's vice president for entertainment, said the company is already "in talks with operators about the implementation of this service," but didn't say which ones.
Mobile operators like Vodafone and O2 are seeking new ways to generate revenue as it becomes more and more difficult to find new subscribers on saturated industrialized markets.
Analysts say the success of Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod digital music player, which sold more than 4.5 million units in the quarter ended Dec. 25, has whet appetites in the mobile phone industry.
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One grim winter morning, Kurt Wallander—the cop hero of Henning Mankell's Faceless Killers—gets the news that an elderly couple has been murdered outside the Swedish port town of Ystad. You can feel the damp and cold of the city, the area's melancholy, as Wallander drives across the raw, flat land to their farmstead.
Like all the Wallander novels, this one is based in the province of Skane, in southern Sweden. Ystad is as much a character in the series as Wallander, who knows his way around the cobbled streets lined with turn-of-the-century buildings—some exquisitely restored, others dull and abandoned. He also knows the waterfront, where, in this fictional world, dead bodies turn up in rafts on the Baltic, the mysterious sea that connects Sweden to the East.
Wallander inhabits Ystad so completely that you can feel the pavement underfoot, slick with snow. Like all great fictional detectives, Wallander works his turf close to the ground; he can navigate the back alleys and underpinnings of this town. He rarely eats Swedish food. As often as not, he gets a fix of pizza or burgers. It's as if the fast food were a metaphor for a peaceful country's invasion by foreigners, its assault by the modern world.
So closely did I identify Ystad with Wallander that I was convinced Henning Mankell, the author, lived there. I was a tiny bit disappointed to discover that, in fact, he's from Sveg, in central Sweden, and spends much of his time in Mozambique. (What's more, he's not even a cop, but a writer, actor, director, and Ingmar Bergman's son-in-law.) In Mankell's re-creation, Ystad is full of mayhem and terror; in reality, it is a charming town where the locals spend the endless summer days playing golf.
I thought about visiting Ystad. Then a couple of friends, also Mankell fans, said brightly, "Oh, yes, let's all go together." Suddenly I could picture an outing; suddenly I saw how I would lose my Ystad in hotels and flights and arrangements. I decided in the end that mine was best kept as a Ystad of the mind.
The way a great mystery writer evokes a sense of place can make his or her books better than a travel guide. You might not get a list of restaurants, but you do get a peephole into a culture. There are places I have been because of a thriller I've read, places that have never seemed quite the same again. Once, I traveled to Bern because of John Le Carré's Smiley's People. An elegant medieval city with an old arcaded shopping center, it was physically like Le Carré's world; but when you're eating chocolate there on a sunny day, Bern seems completely unlike that curious Swiss setting for double-dealing and spies. I went to the town's huge outdoor chessboard, where a critical scene takes place, and watched the players, thinking of how potent a symbol chess is for the games spies play.
I'd been to Venice a half-dozen times before I discovered Donna Leon's books. For me it had been a city of hotels and restaurants, of boat trips and art and coffee in Piazza San Marco. I went back and saw Leon's Venice, the Venice of her hero, Commissario Guido Brunetti. This was a place of early-morning markets at the Rialto, where Brunetti's wife, Paola, shops for tomatoes and onions and zucchini for risotto—a place where everyone knows the numbers of the water-buses and that the clock in the Campo San Bartolomeo is always an hour off.
Did my obsession with crime novels come first, or did it appear after I started writing my own thrillers?I can't quite remember. I recall reading the early American noirs that colonized whole territories: Raymond Chandler in Los Angeles, of course; Ross MacDonald in Santa Barbara. I've always loved what James Lee Burke did for New Iberia—the dripping bayous, the mysterious light, the seedy bars. Agatha Christie reinvented a kind of a generic English village, and Ian Fleming served up sixties glamour in the Bahamas and Monte Carlo, back when they were still exotic.
My idols began as fiction writers; I came to the craft as a journalist. I spent a lot of time reporting on Moscow in the late eighties and early nineties, while the whole world changed. One night someone took me to an illicit rock club in Gorky Park, and all I could think of was Martin Cruz Smith's novel and the corpses in the snow, faces flayed. It was a time when the old and new were jammed up against each other: the mafia guys in leather jackets hurrying across Red Square past Lenin's Tomb; the fancy shops selling Versace; the elderly babushkas outside, peddling meat pies. All this became a backdrop for my own hero, Artie Cohen. A New York cop born in Moscow, his identity is invested in the tension he feels between the two cultures. In Red Hot Blues, a crime in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, forces Artie back into the culture he fled, then to Moscow for the first time since the collapse of Communism. Here I had a way to use all the details of the life I'd seen: the school for would-be strippers on the outskirts of Moscow; the Party faithful, abandoned by a new world, still wearing their war medals; a radio DJ who broadcasts Russian rock to China.
Hot Poppies, my second book, emerged from a trip to Hong Kong. I was interviewing some very rich people, who took me gambling in Macao and shopping in the Central District. It was just before the Chinese took back the city; there were demonstrations, people were nervous. It was infectious. What I remember most clearly is getting off the train from still-British Hong Kong into Shenzhen in the People's Republic. Thousands of workers poured off as well, and I felt myself drowning in a sea of people. All I could see was a man near me, his hands rising out of the mob, holding a toilet aloft. The scene went into the book whole.


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Islamic dreams about Broken Teeth find dream interpretations. Meanings & explanations for Broken Teeth dictionary!
Broken Teeth dream interpretations
Teeth Dream Explanation
— (Acrimony; Dice; Grasping; Longevity; Migration) Falling
in a dream means longevity, or living past one's contemporaries. Collecting one's lost
in a dream means longevity, or it could mean having a large progeny. If one cannot find his
in the dream, it means that his family will die before him, or that a member of his clan will emigrate to a new land. If one finds a lost tooth in a dream, it means the return of an immigrant to his homeland. If the upper
fall into one's hand in the dream, they represent profits. If they fall in his lap in the dream, they mean a son, and if they fall on the floor in the dream, they means death. If the lower
fall in the dream, they mean pain, sufferings, sorrows and distress. Falling
in a dream also mean paying one's debts. If a tooth falls in a dream, it means payment of a loan, while the number of fallen
represent the number of debts to be satisfied. If one's
fall without pain or a cause in the dream, then they represent worthless deeds. If they fall because of a gum disease or cause pain in the dream, then they mean being forced to part with something from one's house. If the front
fall and cause pain and bleeding in the dream, they represent one's incompetence or inability to complete a project. If the front
fall without pain or bleeding in the dream, then they mean losing one's property. Falling
in a dream also denote a long illness that may not necessarily culminate in death. If one collects his fallen
in a dream, it also means that he can no longer conceive children. If one's
fall into his lap in the dream, it means having a large progeny. If one's wife is pregnant, and if he pulls out a tooth without difficulty or pain in the dream, it means that his wife will give birth to a son. If his gums bleed, it means that he will forsake his family, except if he owed someone money, then it means that he will be asked to pay, or that he will be forced to comply. Collecting fallen
in a dream also means saying something one will regret. If a religious person loses his
in a dream, it means that he should be more assiduous in his devotion, and votive fasting will surely help him as a start. If one loses his
and finds himself unable to eat properly in the dream, it also means poverty. Falling
in a dream also denote spending one's money to acquire spiritual knowledge, then recuperating one's investment through a new and a blessed business. (Also see Body; Pain; Tooth)
Teeth Dream Explanation
— (Setting the tooth on its edge.) To set one's tooth on its edge in a dream means a betrayal carried by a member of one's family the tooth represents. This includes one's children, wife, partners, or employees. To set one's
on their edge in a dream also could mean changes in one's behavior that may lead to a changing attitude on the part of such family members. (Also see Body; Tooth)
Dream Explanation
— Loose
implies that one of his family members will fall ill.
Dream Explanation
— To see the
in the act of chewing suggest that one of his family members will fall ill.
Dream Explanation
— If a person sees his
as long or white or beautiful, it means that he will witness certain conditions in some of his family members that will give him pleasure and satisfaction.
Teeth in the Pocket Dream Explanation
— Pocketing the
or wrapping them in cloth or seeing them falling into the hand or keeping them in the house-any of these is a harbinger of a child, brother or sister being born. If may also mean his deriving some benefit from one of them.
The Front Two Teeth-Upper and Lower Dream Explanation
— They symbolise a perbond children, brothers and sisters.
Bucket Dream Explanation
— If the bucket used for drawing water is seen as
it means the help he used to render to the people will cease.
Minaret Dream Explanation
or fallen minaret suggests the people of that locality will become corrupt in matters of religions by dividing into numerous sects.
Bow Dream Explanation
— it is an omen that either he or his son or his brother will lose respectability and honour.
Broken Gate of a Garden Dream Explanation
— If one side of the gate leading to the garden is seen as
, it means the observer will divorce his wife.
A Sword in a
Sheath Dream Explanation
— If a person dreams that a sword is given to him in a
sheath then the mother will die but his son will be saved.
Waist-band Dream Explanation
— If a person sees his waist-band as
, snatched or altered in any way, it means harm coming his way.
Sword in a Sheath Dream Explanation
— If a persons dreams that a sword is given to him in its sheath and it breaks in the sheath it means his son will die while it is in its mother's womb.
A Sword with a
Handle Dream Explanation
— The father, paternal uncle or their equivalent will die.
Point of a Sword Dream Explanation
— A perbond mother, paternal grandmother, maternal aunt or some lady equal in status to any of these will die.
Repairing Dream Explanation
— Repairing a
jar or a utensil in a dream means correcting oneself, giving medicine to a sick person, or setting a
Molar Tooth Dream Explanation
in a dream represent the elderly members in one's family, or their most distinctive ones. If a molar tooth falls in a dream, it means loss of money or life. Molar
in a dream represent one's relatives, or his friendliest relatives, or his own young children.
of the upper jaw represent a male person and those of the lower jaw represent a female person. Whatever may affect them in a dream, will show in wakefulness. For example, if one's molar tooth falls in a dream, it means that the particular person it represents may die shortly, or it could mean being absolved of one's debts, or perhaps repayment of one's debts. If one suffers from a tooth ache in a dream, it represents ill words which are spoken against him by such family member, or that he feels hurt from the treatment he receives from such a family member. (Also see Teeth; Tooth)
Toothbrush Dream Explanation
— (Boy; Broom; Employee) A toothbrush in a dream is a sign of hygienic conditions, prosperity, purity, cleanliness, repentance, or asking someone for forgiveness. Brushing and cleaning one's
in a dream is also a sign of being religious, a family person, a concerned relative and a generous kin. If one sees himself brushing his
, and if his gums bleed in the dream, it means that he will become free from his sins and curtail his evildoing, or it could mean the opposite, that is to proceed with abhorrent actions, cause harm to one's own family, steal their money, or defame them. Brushing one's
in a dream also could mean reservation and prudence with one's words, purifying oneself from sin, faith after disbelief, paying one's debts, doing what pleases Allah Almighty, fulfilling one's promises, a pregnancy, or a marriage. (Also see Broom)
Comb Dream Explanation
— In a dream, a comb represents a good man who strives to help, serve, comfort and entertain others. A comb in a dream also represents an auspicious time to be involved in a business partnership or accepting an employment in a large corporation, since the
of a comb are equal. If the
of one's comb are capped with gold or silver caps, then they represent one's workers. The golden caps represent trustworthy workers and the silver caps represent treacherous and disloyal workers. Combing one's hair in a dream signifies paying alms tax, or it could mean distributing charities. A comb in a dream also can be interpreted to denote an honest and a just man, an hour of happiness, or a wise person, a judge, a physician, or a preacher one can benefit from his knowledge. A comb in a dream also represents a hairdresser or one's mother. Combing the hair of an unknown woman in a dream represents a wind that will help pollinate the trees. In a dream, a comb also represents a sifter or a sieve. The
of a comb may represent one's own
or the
of a saw. It is also said that combing hair in a dream means weaving a carpet. Combing one's hair or beard in a dream means dispelling adversities and distress. In a dream, a comb also represents a good man who is just and equitable with all his friends, or it may mean longevity, wealth and victory against one's enemy.


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i was just curious as to whether or not anyone has effective, but simple, recipes for herbal creams or balms that are good for healing cuts and scrapes. any help would be greatly appreciated. |
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Here's one i wrote up, and we made at the local garden club last year. Very healing. I used my oils that were already "done" so the first step would be to make your infused oils. I had a pint of SJW, Comfrey and Calendula oils. We just warmed the oils in a microwave, stirred in beeswax until it was melted, added Eo, and poured in small jars. Gardener's Hand Salve ST. JOHN'S WORT - ( Hypericum perforatum ) The salve is good for burns, wounds, bruises, sores, insect bites, fungal infections such as eczema, and itching. This is my favorite herb to use in salves! The oil of the flowering tops turns a gorgeous red color. COMFREY ROOT - ( Symphytum officinale ) Prolific plant that is valuable in the treatment of all types of skin, bone, and muscle injuries. Comfrey helps wounds to heal quickly. Use for burns, blisters , broken bones, and inflammations. CALENDULA - ( Calendula officinalis ) This species of marigold is often cultivated in gardens. Calendula helps to soothe inflamed tissues, reduce pain and aids in quick healing of cuts and abrasions. Hope you like it as much as we do! I use this on rough hands, dry feet, burns, cuts, scrapes, you name it... Lynn |
- Posted by inkofthebroken cntrl Tx - 8 (My Page) on Wed, Jul 14, 04 at 1:53
thank you so much! ive heard a lot about calendua, just was never sure the best way to use it. a lot of the recipies ive come across call for lanolin as well as beeswax and i was never sure where to find lanolin. but this just requiring beeswax is so much simpler! |
I get lanolin at the local pharmacy. |
Also, if you want to make lip balm out of your infused oil, just add a larger amount of beeswax. Enjoy! Lynn |
- Posted by drlubnazubair hyd PAK (My Page) on Mon, Jan 31, 05 at 13:38
- Posted by greenhouseman (My Page) on Wed, Aug 16, 06 at 9:28
My wife uses a healing cream made by a local woman who has survived cancer, and now makes all natural creams for cancer patients. If you want to make it yourself she has the ingredients on her website: http://bethelbotanicals.com/skiningredients.htm I hope this helps. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Healing Cream
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Tactics: Get a gang/fleet with ANY ship with 1 or 2 webs and a warp disruptor II. This is a multi-use setup because it has great dps, nice tank and ECM to support your gang. Just approach your enemy with EVERYTHING on except the booster because I only use it when I need to rep. Try to stay at 0m till the enemy dies ( you will mostly always win if you have a tackler in gang because you both can't get damaged, nossed ect ). If the enemy has drones on you just shoot them first, that won't take to long. Normally you can take on all ships nomather what class without taking damage, as long as its not another jammer with faster targeting speed. You can swap your drones for ECM drones to upper the effect, but then its better to train for a blackbird.... You own choice tough. You can also swap the co-processor and a magnetic field stab for an overdrive and nano to get more speed. Positive: * Jamming ( about 50% chance, 70% with drones ) * High DPS ( around 500 dps ) * Good tank ( around 30k effective hp ) * Permarun * Nos * Cheap * Multifunctional Negative: * Tackler Required * Slow |


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City concerned about Everett Transit's financial future EVERETT - Everett Transit's projected plan to dip into its cash reserves is raising concern among council members. On paper, the agency will eat up $5.9 million of its reserves by 2018. The agency is using conservative revenue figures to gauge the future, agency finance manager Mary Lamb said during a City Council presentation in August. The projected picture could change significantly after the state and federal governments pass transportation budgets that usually include transit service grants. Gov. Jay Inslee is pressing lawmakers to pass a transportation budget later this year after they failed to pass one in July. Everett Transit has about $7.6 million on-hand for operations. Under August's projections, the agency's five-year plan leaves it with $3 million by 2018. The agency's five-year plan is reported to the state, which uses each transit agency's report to gauge transportation grant needs. The City Council approved the agency's five-year plan last week. Mayor Ray Stephanson warned more service cuts may be coming in 12 to 18 months if Everett Transit can't balance its budget better. The city bus system relies on its own revenue stream and receives no city funding. The mayor is its chief operating officer. Councilman Scott Murphy and others did not like the budget forecast. "I don't think I'm too interested in spending $5.9 million more than we take in over five years and put the transit system in jeopardy potentially." The mayor and the city's chief financial officer Debra Bryant said they wouldn't let the agency run aground. Increasing wages and a lack of state grants this year also impacted the bottom line, Stephanson said. Councilman Ron Gipson said the city could cut its payments to Community Transit's Swift rapid transit line that runs from Everett to Shoreline. Everett Transit pays Community Transit 1/12th of its sales tax revenue for Swift operations and maintenance. The contribution equals more than $1.2 million a year. Everett Transit runs on a $21 million operating budget and collected $15 million in sales tax revenue last year. "If we can't afford something, we'll have to cut it," Gipson said, adding, "We have to take a look at these monies going out." About 50,000 riders use Swift within Everett city limits and 100,000 riders depart from Everett on Swift, Community Transit manager Roland Behee said. Dropping the Swift contract was first brought up as a cost-saving topic last year when Everett Transit's union argued dropping the contract is favorable to making in-city service cuts. Community Transit responded by saying the payment cut would likely mean Swift wouldn't serve Everett. The Everett Transit's core funding source is sales tax revenue, which plummeted during the Great Recession and remains stagnant. Until last year, the bus system avoided service cuts by eating into its cash reserves while expenses continued to increase. Everett Transit capitulated last year and implemented a 15 percent service cut that equaled about $1.5 million in expenses. The agency couldn't continue eating into its reserves, transit director Tom Hingson said when announcing service cuts last year. According to the latest forecast, by 2018 Everett Transit hopes to restore almost half of the bus service hours it cut this year. The agency looks at its budget before increasing service, transit services manager George Baxter said. This year, Everett Transit implemented minor schedule adjustments Aug. 26 and ran a special summertime bus to the waterfront.
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Times were much easier when Jermaine Dupri was hitting The Chickenhead in the "Right Thurr" remix video but the past is the past. In today's world, fans of longtime friend and collaborator Mariah Carey want his head.
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Following in the hallowed footsteps of Theme Park, Thrillville was a rollercoaster management game that somehow made the transition to the consoles, so this sequel has good heritage. As far as gameplay goes, you simply build the biggest, bestest coasters then ride them!
Mark Montoya and Toby Mast of LucasArts take us through the title. "This is a kids' game," explains Montoya. "It's about kickass coasters, mini-games and socialising with your guests." Players can start making coasters almost immediately, and the game currently loads really quickly. First, though, you have to create an avatar from a large range of cutesy types that can all be customised to suit your desires; Mast goes for a nubile young lady so he has something nice to look at while he's playing.
You need to maintain an income to keep building your coasters, which means you need to keep your customers happy. But how do you know what they want? Well, you ask them - they'll tell you exactly what they want if you just walk up to them, whether that's more bathrooms or better coasters. Each customer is an individual, so they'll show different preferences for rides and say different things. However, this is a kid's game and hence not particularly challenging, so you don't have to talk to them if you don't want to.
There'll be 15 theme parks in the game, ranging from a traditional carnival to the monster trucks of Stuntsville. Each theme park has its own, er, theme, and the game changes the scenery nicely to match this. When you put down a ride, mini-game or stall, the camera zooms out so you can see what you're up to, and ghosts out a shape of the item so you can choose where to place it. You can customise each item's appearance or set them up to automatically match the theme of each park.
Then you can start putting down coasters! Here you can choose what sort of ride you're going to make, then start laying down a track. The game gives you help, telling you where the track is going and what effect this is going to have on the passengers. If you make an unfinished track the coaster will crash, though the people will all parachute down to safety - this is a kids' game after all. You can also share tracks with friends over Xbox Live.
Souping up your rollercoaster is easier with the new Whoa! Parts. These are physics-defying effects that you'd never be allowed to do in a normal theme park, because of foibles like Health & Safety laws. They include things that defy gravity, that break the track, jumps without any connecting cables or safety gubbins, and so on. If you're not sure how to use these stunts, or if you're just a bit confused about how you go about setting up the track in general, then you can use pre-built tracks and edit them instead.
You can get help at any point in the game, ideal for kids who've got stuck. When you're making a coaster you can just click on the Trick Out button and the game will attempt to work out a solution for you. You can do this bit by bit or just complete the whole track. Handy for when your towering Mammoth Ride of Death seems to be tied in more knots than MC Escher's efforts at getting his scout badges. You can also autocomplete the stalls and mini-game stands so that they fit in with your current park's theme.
At the time of writing, the game was fun to play but there was still a lot of work to do. Most notably, the look of the game wasn't quite up to the polish we were hoping for, probably due to its co-development on weaker, older platforms. However, the lack of micromanagement and the kids-oriented setup should make this a family-friendly and popular title.