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Welcome track and field fans! Thank you for visiting our team website. The Kern County Athletic All-Stars are one of the few nationally ranked Track and Cross Country teams in Kern County. By offering both programs, we are virtually a year round track club. Kern County Athletic All-Stars have won 41 National Championship medals in the last 8 1/2 years as a track club, although we've only competed at the national level for 6 years.
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The MEA/NEA offer grants throughout the year to help our educators build their skills. In addition, the MEA encourages you to apply for other grants from partnering organizations or companies that are committed to enriching the lives of educators and making our public schools great. The following are current grant opportunities:
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Members are Leaders Grants will award $500 in grants to local associations to: enhance the quality of education in public schools, equalize educational opportunities for students in public education; support professional development of members; and encourage participation in local association activities.
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Human, Civil Rights, and Cultural Affairs Grants will award up to $2,000 in grants for local associations to: enhance the quality of education in public schools, equalize educational opportunities for students in public education, support Human, Civil Rights and Cultural Affairs development of members/students; encourage participation in local association activities; enhance, broaden, or improve HCR issues in public schools.
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mdsolar (1045926) writes with this disconcerting story from CNet about security breaches at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, revealed in a new report to have been compromised three times in the last three years: The body that governs America's nuclear power providers said in an internal investigation that two of the hacks are suspected to have come from unnamed foreign countries, the news site Nextgov reported based on a Freedom of Information Act request. The source of the third hack could not be identified because the logs of the incident had been destroyed, the report said. Hackers, often sponsored by foreign governments, have targeted the US more frequently in recent years. A report (PDF) on attacks against government computers noted that there was a 35 percent increase between 2010 and 2013.
Intruders used common hacking techniques to get at the NRC's computers. One attack linked to a foreign country or individual involved phishing emails that coerced NRC employees into submitting their login credentials. The second one linked to a foreign government or individual used spearphishing, or emails targeted at specific NRC employees, to convince them to click a link that led to a malware site hosted on Microsoft's cloud storage site SkyDrive, now called OneDrive. The third attack involved breaking into the personal account of a NRC employee. After sending a malicious PDF attachment to 16 other NRC employees, one person was infected with malware.


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Henrico's Top Teachers – Nancy Niedermayer
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As a student at VCU, Nancy Niedermayer was assigned to Glen Lea as a student teacher. A decade later, it's still home. Though she taught second and third grade during her first few years at the school, Niedermayer has been firmly entrenched as a kindergarten teacher in recent years and says she loves it. "It's a lifestyle and very different from anything else," she says. "It's fast-paced. I find it completely entertaining. You can be having the worst day, and at some point in the day, they're going to make you laugh or challenge you. It's very hard to be in a bad mood in kindergarten." Glen Lea sits in the shadows of Richmond International Raceway and serves one of the most economically challenged regions of the county. But, one colleague wrote in a nomination letter, "Ms. Niedermayer never uses this as an excuse; instead, it motivates her even more." Niedermayer feels a strong connection with her students – even after they've left her classroom. "I'm not just interested in them in kindergarten," she says. "I'm interested in the all the way through. I just feel like when I go to school every day it makes a difference. I feel like there's lots that I can offer, and the kids offer just as much back. I need them as much as they need me." Many students don't have the type of basic resources at home that might be taken for granted elsewhere, so Niedermayer takes it upon herself to help out. She has organized an "angel tree" program through her church (Christ the King Lutheran Church) for several years during the winter holidays, during which church members purchase gifts for students who otherwise might not receive any. She's also partnered with her church to help provide food to students who might otherwise go without. "Just this past week, I observed her sending one of her kindergarteners home with a bag of food because she knew he was not getting enough to eat," a nominator wrote. To Niedermayer, it's all just part of the responsibility that comes with being a teacher. "In one day's time you can go from being teacher, to mom, to nurse," she says. "You're not only an educator – a lot of times the love, the stability that you can provide is just as important." Niedermayer created a program at Glen Lea called Character Cinema, which rewards students who consistently display good character with an afternoon trip to the movies as a group. "It creates excitement, it shows that their good character doesn't go unnoticed," she says. "Sometimes we're in an environment where we pay more attention to the bad behavior than the good." Niedermayer also has served as the school's computer contact, assisting other teachers with technology issues on a daily basis, and as the head of the school's social committee, helping to celebrate the successes of others. And she organized and compiled a staff cookbook to sell at school events, using the money to buy treats for students during SOL testing. But despite all she does at the school, Niedermayer's favorite moments are those that need no explanation: Watching students' reactions at the moment when a lesson suddenly makes sense. Then, she can't always hold back her enthusiasm. "Sometimes I'll do a little dance and they'll look at me like I'm crazy, and I say, 'You'll get it one day.'" |
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Hundreds of 'tweens' and their moms will attend the Secret Keeper Girl Crazy Hair Tour at West End Assembly of God on Jan. 22 at 6:30 p.m., a popular Bible-based tour geared toward building and strengthening relationships between mothers and their daughters (typically ages 8 to 12).
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OutRVA, 'Say I Do!' to give away all-expenses paid wedding at Lewis Ginter
Citizen Staff Reports 01/15/2015
OutRVA and Say I Do! have collaborated to offer LGBT couples an opportunity to win an all-expenses-paid wedding at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden's Robins Tea House on March 7.
In September, Richmond Region Tourism launched OutRVA, a campaign designed to show people Richmond's strong LGBT community and highlight the area as a travel destination.
The winning couple will say "I do" in a ceremony coordinated by event designer and floral artist Casey Godlove of Strawberry Fields Flowers & Gifts and marriage concierge, Ayana Obika of All About The Journey. The couple will receive wardrobe and styling, a custom wedding cake, florals, an overnight stay at the Linden Row Inn (including a suite on the day of the wedding for preparation), and a post-wedding brunch at the Hilton Garden Inn on Sunday, March 8. > Read more.
No CVWMA collection delays for Lee-Jackson, MLK holidays
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CVWMA residential recycling and trash collections will continue as regularly scheduled for the Lee-Jackson (Jan. 16) and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Jan. 19) holidays. Residential recycling collections on Friday, Jan. 16 and the week of Jan 19-23 will take place on normal collection day. Residents should place recycling container(s) out for pick-up by 7 a.m. on their regular scheduled collection day. > Read more.
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It's off to the theatre – this weekend in Henrico! "Two on Tap" at CACGA brings audiences back in time to an era when couples like Fred & Ginger and Mickey & Judy filled the silver screen. CAT Theatre's production of "Book of Days" begins tonight and runs through Feb. 7. Fans of the Emmy Award-winning 1970s Saturday morning cartoon "Schoolhouse Rock!" will love the live adaptation at the University of Richmond on Sunday. The Shanghai Quartet will also perform at the University of Richmond. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
Environmental Film Festival films to be screened at Tuckahoe Library
The Tuckahoe Area Library, in conjunction with the RVA Environmental Film Festival, will present films of local and planetary interest on Wednesday, Feb. 4, beginning at 5 p.m.
Screenings include short films from the RVA Environmental Film Contest entries at 5 p.m., followed at 5:45 p.m. by Stripers: Quest for the Bite, a film for anglers. The main feature film, Slingshot, will begin at 6:50 p.m.
SlingShot focuses on Segway inventor Dean Kamen and his work to solve the world's water crisis. SlingShot is about a man whose innovative thinking could create a solution for a crisis affecting billions – access to clean water. Kamen lives in a house with secret passages, a closet full of denim clothes and a helicopter garage. His latest passion: the SlingShot water purification system created to obliterate half of human illness on the planet. > Read more.
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The transformational changes to its government that Nepal has embarked upon are massive. Thus far however, the focus has been on the political aspects of this transition, with less attention being given to the implications of federalization on the organization of public administration. However, recent developments show a more direct engagement with the bureaucracy in the debate on the restructuring of the state. While the political negotiations are ongoing, the government of Nepal has created a series of committees to ensure that public administration institutions are ready for the transformational change from a unitary to a federal system. However, unrealistically high expectations among politicians and civil society on the speed of transition to a new administrative order, with new federal and provincial institutions, needs to be carefully managed. Similarly, institutional resistance and low levels of capability hinder the ability of the public service to move towards a federalized structure.
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As Nepal continues to undergo a profound socio-economic and political transformation in order to meet the CPA and Constitution's calls for peace, change and political and economic stability, Nepal's ongoing peace process is anchored in the principles of democracy and access to justice as well as the fundamental human rights to equality, inclusion, and participation.
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Conflict Prevention Project
The People's Movement II and subsequent signing of the 2006 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) brought about historic changes in Nepali society. It also ushered Nepal into a complex transition, and bringing to the fore many political challenges as well as social and identity tensions. Ensuring that this is a successful transition requires leaders to apply innovative approaches to complex problems and establish more collaborative relationship.
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Renewable Energy for Rural Livelihood
Despite the great increase over the past two decades in the number of households with access to electricity, still about 30% of Nepal's total population does not have access (as of 2011). Population without access to electricity in rural area is 30 times more than that of urban area. Alongside this, in Nepal about 85% of total energy consumed comes from traditional biomass such as fuelwood, agricultural residues and cattle dung. This continued reliance on traditional resources depletes the forests of trees and farmers' fields of natural fertilisers.
GEF Small Grants Programme
It is local communities in the developing world who are often the first to feel the effects of environmental degradation and climate change. The realisation that they are at the forefront of efforts to prevent and reverse damage to the environment led to the setting up of the Global Environment Facility's Small Grants Programme in 1992. The programme was started following the Rio Earth Summit and has so far given out 14,500 grants to local initiatives to conserve the environment in 125 developing countries.
Ecosystem based Adaptation in Mountain Ecosystems in Nepal
Nepal's national economy and people's livelihoods largely depend on natural resources and ecosystems services. These are increasingly negatively influenced by the effects of climate change, including increased variability on water availability, extreme weather events and natural disasters. Drought, flood, glacial lake outburst floods, avalanches, landslides and forest fires are some climate related disasters that Nepal experiences. In response to this, the Government of Nepal's National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) and other national strategies and action plans have recognized that immediate actions are needed to minimize climate risks to society, economy and ecosystems.
Nepal Climate Change Support Programme
The Nepal Climate Change Support Programme (NCCSP) is being started with the aim of ensuring the poorest and most vulnerable communities in Nepal are able to adapt to the effects of climate change. This is the first significant intervention on climate change adaptation in Nepal in line with the recommendation of the National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA). The programme document has been designed in close collaboration with Government of Nepal and stakeholders and has been closely aligned with the NAPA (2010) and the Three Year Plan (2010/11-2013/14). NCCSP will also be guided by the Climate Change Policy (2011) and National Framework on LAPA (2011).
Community Based Flood and Glacial Lake Outburst Risk Reduction Project (CFGORRP)
Community Based Flood and Glacial Lake Outburst Risk Reduction Project (CFGORRP) is a joint undertaking of the Government of Nepal, Global Environment Facility (GEF) and UNDP. The project is being implemented by the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (MoSTE) as the lead implementing agency.
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The 'mission-style' property is in the most affluent section of Carmel Valley (private gated area), located eight miles from Carmel By The Sea and directly off Carmel Valley Road. Carmel Valley is known for its sunshine and beautiful scenery. Some of the finest resorts and spas are located within a three-mile distance. Carmel Valley and Carmel Valley Village (2 miles away) is also the home of some of California's top wineries and restaurants.
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In the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy, material nature and the soul. Prakriti is material nature in its germinal state, eternal and beyond perception. When it comes into contact with the soul or self (purusha), it starts a process of evolution that leads through several stages to the creation of the existing material world. In the Samkhya view, only prakriti is active; the self, trapped in materiality, does nothing but observe and experience. The self escapes from prakriti by recognizing its total difference from and noninvolvement in the material world.
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Unlike much of Europe, the Scandinavian countries retained high disposable income and a strong labor market in 2012. Travel demand was solid for the year and will remain so through 2015, resulting in steady annual growth for both the online and total markets. Scandinavia continues to lead Europe in online travel penetration, and mobile bookings are catching on quickly. Suppliers will maintain their advantage over online travel agencies in the coming years, partly by rolling out more and better mobile offerings. The Scandinavian Online Travel Overview Ninth Edition provides sizing and analysis of the total and online travel markets in Denmark, Norway and Sweden by segment and channel. Using both historical data and analyst forecasts, the report offers a five-year view of the markets from 2011-2015.
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Spain's economy has been mired in recession for over five years. As unemployment hit a new high in 2013, consumer confidence hit a new low - and dragged travel demand down with it. Because Spain is largely an inbound market, segments that rely heavily on foreign visitors - such as hotel and car rental - are withstanding the downturn more deftly than air and rail, which depend more on domestic travelers. Despite stagnation in the overall travel market, online travel bookings are on the rise and will continue their upward trajectory through 2015.
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Germany has remained Europe's bright star - and its largest travel market - during the region's fragile and uneven journey to economic recovery. While German travelers still prefer long trips, packaged tours, and offline bookings more than travelers in Europe's other major markets, the country's online bookings are having no trouble making headway. Independent hotels, constrained by fragmentation, are relying on online travel agencies for distribution, while airline and rail sales are making gains directly. Though Germany lags smaller markets in online penetration, the flip side of this phenomenon is that online distribution has plenty of room (and potential) to grow - especially in mobile bookings, which will skyrocket in the next three years.
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Although Italy is one of the world's most popular tourist destinations, the country's economy has wreaked havoc on its travel industry. Domestic demand continues to suffer, and no travel segment remains unscathed. On the bright side, Italians have wholeheartedly embraced the advent of mobile devices, and online travel sales reflect this shift. Unsurprisingly, online travel agencies are prospering in this environment. While overall bookings will sag further in the coming year, online sales are set for healthy growth through 2015. The Italian Online Travel Overview Ninth Edition provides sizing and analysis of the total and online Italian travel markets by segment and channel. The report examines the dynamics that have led the country into calamity - and those that will lead it out.
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I have tried for years to make a decent cream puff, but I have never been successful at the shells. I tried again this morning and suffered another failure. Now, I have some delicious bavarian cream filling and no puffs.
I use the typical mixture of 1 c. water, 1 c. flour, 1/2 c. butter, and 4 eggs. Bake at 400 for 25 min. They puff nicely and turn a beautiful brown, but they fall as soon as I take them from the oven. Does anyone have a recipe for the shells that I can try?
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How big are you making them? I make mine about golf ball sized and they go for 20 - 25 minutes. If yours are larger, maybe they just need to go a little longer so they hold their shape. I like mine to be almost past golden brown but certainly not burnt. Alexa |
From Baking 911.com: "However, if they are removed from the oven too soon, the structure of the shell has not solidified, and it will collapse. However, when you think they are done take one out of the oven and check it by breaking open and checking the interior walls. If wet and eggy, return to the oven as necessary. Remove when done and cool on a wire rack." ----------------------------------- Turn off oven and let pan sit on open door to cool slowly so they do not collapse. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Cream Puff & Eclair Shells
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I agree with the above help. Mix well..you've made it if you go a few more minutes past your arm falling off. LOL And turn off the oven and open the door to let dry out a bit more with no heat. I live in a mostly damp climate. Those are my tricks too. |
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I make cream puffs A LOT, :) If they fall, you are not baking them long enough - or you live in an extremely humid area. Here is my method: Boil 1 cup water with 1 stick real butter. Add 1 cup all purpose unbleached flour and stir in until it forms a ball - I use a silicone heat safe spatula. I mash the ball around a bit to make sure all the flour is incorporated. Remove from heat for 10 minutes (set a timer!) I then toss the mixture into my KitchenAid with the paddle attached. I beat one egg in at a time, scrapping down the bowl if needed. Beat each egg in well - 4 eggs in all. I heat my oven to 400ş and line my baking sheet with parchment paper. I use a large size cookie scoop (just a bit smaller than an Ice cream scoop) to portion out the dough. I usually get around 15 at that size. I also like to make them in a smaller size using a regular sized cookie scoop. I can get almost 40 at that size. I usually bake them at least 30 minutes. Maybe a bit longer for the large size. Every oven varies - you cannot bake them for an exact time - go off of color and feel. You want them a deep golden brown. |
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Everything is great. There was a bunch of us and the variety of items ordered were all excellent. Service was great and prices are not outrageous.
We like most all of the menu at "Muchas." I am G.F. and often order the rolled tacos. Their chili rellenos are great also. The prices are very fair for the quality and we like to go late at night sometimes.
Muchas is a restaurant we frequent probably twice a week. Carne Asada burrito is my favorite. The horchada is also fabulous. Their beans are incomparable to any we have had in this town.
Never got a bad meal here. Never. Open 24hrs. The Oregonian burrito is sooo good!!
This is a great place to come for average fast mexican and to fill up.
Open 24 hours & excellent Orgeon Burritos..Drive thru staff are VERY Freindly & fast..keep up the good work...Thanks
Cheap hot food, and alot of it. Presentation and favor could be improved but, you get what you pay for.
I have eaten there several times. The food is good and you can eat it there or get it to go. They are open 24 hours a day. It is a chain restaurant. Not fancy, and definately a fast food restaurant.
If you don't like the food you get in Tiajuana or Ensenada, don't go here. I find it a little TOO authentic, and there don't seem to be any stray cats and dogs around. This is a low end joint.
Wonderful food and service but the place is dingy and tired. Way better than most Mexican fast food. The carnitas were fantastic!
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Is this possible? I was trying to make a simple windows program that prompted the user to select a .dwg file and the program would list all the layers in a listbox. But the Database.ReadDWGFile procedure doesn't appear to work outside of AutoCAD (FileNotFound Exception). Can I have my windows program open AutoCAD in the background to achieve this?
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Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.EditorInput Public Class Form1 Dim myLayers As ArrayList Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click Dim myDB As New Database(False, True) myDB.ReadDwgFile("C:\test.dwg", FileOpenMode.OpenForReadAndAllShare, True, "") Using myTrans As Transaction = myDB.TransactionManager.StartTransaction Dim myLayerTable As LayerTable = myDB.LayerTableId.GetObject(OpenMode.ForRead) Dim layerName As String = "" For Each myObjectID As ObjectId In myLayerTable Dim myLayer As LayerTableRecord = myObjectID.GetObject(OpenMode.ForRead) myLayers.Add(myLayer.Name) Next myTrans.Abort() End Using myDB.Dispose() For Each layerxx In myLayers ListBox1.Items.Add(layerxx) Next End Sub End Class
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Is this possible?
But the Database.ReadDWGFile procedure doesn't appear to work outside of AutoCAD
You can only use ActiveX interface of AutoCAD from external application, e.g.
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Toyota RAV4 Prices Paid and Buying Experience
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legalman Posts: 6Toyota has been forced to hand a 'smoking gun' memo produced by its own factory workers to US investigators probing a spate of system faults.
The two-page document, sent to president of the company Katsuaki Watanabe in 2006, warned of systematic threats to car safety.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1257161/Toyota-smoking-gun-mem- o-staff-warned-safety-issues-FOUR-years-ago.html#ixzz0hsGpWQFW -
evergreen Posts: 208Toyota may have blown big time how they handled these problems but you have to give them a break. Historically, their cars have been the most reliable, and still are. They just don't have a lot of experience in dealing with manufacturing flaws. Besides, most of the problems are on the products made in North America. I recently bought a new RAV4 made in Japan and I expect many, many years of reliable transportation.
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puneecar Posts: 17code sheet to your VIN number
there's a automatic decoder Iv found in the past just by entering in your VIN, not exactly this site, but similar
Im very glad that my dealer happen to get me a Japanese Build, hopefully that means Im exempt from these recent major issues. Leave it to the corporate americans to cut corners and F*q things up..
It's funny in an article i read about Japan's corporate heads recently visitng US to discuss the issues and after being badgered aggresively by US interrogaters referencing a defective Prius, the [non-permissible content removed] Representative snapped "These are NOT Japanese cars! that is an american car! The parts are american and it is built in america" .. not exact quote but pretty much to that effect. -
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super_exiton Posts: 14thanks. Should I apply for an autoloan in my bank before going to the dealer? I have 720+ credit score, but not sure if that is enough for getting the recent 0APR incentive. I also heard from ppl that the salesman will ask you to sign paperworks before you are handed to the finance dept. But since I am not sure if I will get the 0APR from toyota, can i insist on not signing anything before talking to the financing ppl. I am planning not to buy the car if I cant get the 0APR from toyota.
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kyfdx Posts: 31,886You always want a financing commitment from a lending institution before getting to the dealer's finance office.. Your local bank should have no trouble pre-qualifying you.
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lokie Posts: 8$23,800 out the door, which includes TTL (tax here is like 9.5% and license is about $300-$400). So the price before all this is about $21,300. I don't qualify for the recent graduate rebate; but I would likely have to pay cash for this rather getting the 0% financing. This includes the extra value option and carpets. What do you guys think?
blueiedgod Posts: 2,798but I would likely have to pay cash for this rather getting the 0% financing.
If they qualify you for 0% APR, why not take it? It is basically free money. Take the cash you would have paid for the vehicle and invest. Even the simple savings accounts pay 1.5-2.0% APR these days, get a CD and lock in something like 3-4% and let Toyota foot the interest on the vehicle. Try Wall St. and you can potentially make the $20,000 into $40,000 in 5 years that it would take you to pay off the RAV. -
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lokie Posts: 8just on 'paper', this looks like a great deal for you. on paper because you are probably in a different market from me...as other people posted here, in MD people seemed to have gotten much lower prices than here in California. If you are serious about buying, email at least 3 dealers in your area with the exact vehicle you want. then negotiate via phone and do a "confirmation" email with them on the price. then go pick up the car. i just did that...originally, i agreed on the base 4x4, black forest, 5 piece carpet and the base value package; msrp 24,194. then the guy email and said the black forest was gone and said a silver was available with blue tooth...sold me the silver (which was also made in japan) with blue tooth for the same price we agreed originally on the black forest...again, i had to pay cash and did not qualify for the new graduate rebate. price was 21,200 (including the 1000 rebate for not taking the 0% financing, this is before taxes,license, etc...). no one was able to beat this price in my area (for those with the car I want). so i know i got what i consider to be a fair price. good luck and would be happy to share what i know.
erye Posts: 7Just bought a new RAV limited. This is the first brand new car I've ever purchased, and my state (MA) requires auto insurance before I can go pick it up.... My question is, what coverage level do people usually get for a car like this? I am currently having a liability-only coverage for my car because it's much cheaper this way, but I would like to get some extra protection for my new RAV.. It seems the premium may vary a lot based on the coverage I selected, and I also don't want to pay too much for something I will never need... What's the typical coverage/deducible that people use? Any suggestions? Thanks!
comem47 Posts: 395Are you getting an auto loan for this car? If so, the lender will tell you the bare minimum you MUST carry(no choice). Coverages above that amount are your option.Collision will be a mandatory besides the liability. It's a whole different league of costs compared to just basic liability.
fhs64 Posts: 4Am extremely depressed. Want to end it all. Have a million dollar life insurance policy. Gun to noisy, poison too painful. Have decided to "test drive" a Toyota (that way I don't have to actually buy the vehicle) then my estate can sue the dealership and Toyota as well as get the insurance money. Any dealership you'd like to give some comeuppance?
deechoo Posts: 1I visited a local dealership for a test drive and gathering of information on the various models and packages. I spent over a week researching online -- calculating invoice prices, visiting dealerships' websites, and obtaining quotes for the specific vehicles that I'm interested in. Some dealerships were eager to get your business, others were not. I emailed one dealership that I would go in and see the car if they drop the price to X amount, and when they did, I kept my word and went in. Not much negotiating took place with me basically saying, "I'm still on the fence with X price, but if you lower it to Y, it's a deal".
In the end, I paid $27,785 (selling price, not including tax, fees, and junk) for a 2010 Toyota RAV4 Sport 4WD V6 equipped with LA, SP, BD, QX, TO, RM, CF, and B3. Didn't qualify for the graduate discount, but I did take advantage of the 0% APR for 60 months. :shades:


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31 Things We Learned from the 'Star Wars' Commentary
Commentary Commentary By Kevin Carr on June 5, 2014 | Be the First To CommentIt's hard not to think about Star Wars with all the news and potential spoilers about Episode VII dropping lately. Still, for the purist, the original will remain the greatest of the series, even if there is no high-quality version of the theatrical releases available. With so much Star Wars lately, it only seems appropriate to go back to the beginning and revisit Star Wars before it was ever known as A New Hope. For the DVD release in 2007, a commentary track was added to the film, which has been preserved through the subsequent Blu-ray releases. Recorded separately and cobbled together for relevant points of the film, the commentary includes George Lucas, Carrie Fisher, Ben Burtt, and Dennis Muren. While this particular commentary does not offer a modern perspective of the legacy of the prequels or the upcoming films and spin-offs, it does give a look back at the making of a classic.
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10 Profound and Poetic Movie Character Redemptions
Cinematic Listology By David Christopher Bell on March 15, 2012 | Comments (4)It seems that when it comes to tales of good and evil – we often see anything besides good winning and evil losing as some kind of a cop out. Like… we'd rather see the villain fall to their death or be eaten by hyenas than learn the error of their ways -something that's more than evident in Disney films, which have featured both killer hyenas and high places. But, you know – when a bad guy ultimately turns good, if done right, it's way better to watch. More often than not they still usually end up dying horrible, so there's that too, but at least they die good. There's probably going to be a lot of spoilers below.
7 Incredibly Surprising Roles From Typecasted Actors
Cinematic Listology By Ashe Cantrell on August 18, 2011 | Comments (12)Typecasting is death in Hollywood. If you keep doing the same kinds of roles over and over A) you'll go insane and B) people will get sick of your shit. But the sad paradox of Hollywood is that once you've established yourself as one kind of actor, you're basically stuck that way because that's all people will send you scripts for, turning the whole thing into a spiral of bullshit. It's extremely difficult to break out of, and it's ended numerous careers. (Some for the better.) Some actors get fed up with it, and then you get the roles where those actors try to break out of their type (often unsuccessfully) and as time goes by they end up looking like movies from some creepy alternate dimension or something. But what's also weird is going back through an actor's early filmography and finding insane gems where they're going totally against their later-established type. For some more famous examples, just look at Keanu Reeves in the Bill & Ted movies or Sean Penn in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Neither of those guys would even put their cigarette out on those scripts now, and that's what makes seeing them in those roles hilarious. So now, in a far from comprehensive list, we're going to look at some of the weirdest roles that actors have done outside of their typical repertoire.
For Science: On the Classic Oscar Front
Features By Neil Miller on February 22, 2010 | Comments (10)With the Academy Awards right around the corner, I've had history on the brain. Ever since I bought my mom The History of Oscar in the 11th grade (she's a lover of Hollywood's big night), I've been curious about Best Picture winners. What made something the Best Picture of its particular year, and how has the criteria for such an award evolved over the years? In an effort to start this journey, I sat down this weekend with four best pics from an era long before my time…
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Hugh Masekela's trumpet has long been a call to freedom and a celebration of the resilience of his people. He relives the joyous and heady days of his youth on Jabulani, his new album scheduled for release this year.
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5 For thus saith the LORD; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace. | 5 "This is what the LORD says: " 'Cries of fear are heard-- terror, not peace. |
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Man Arrested After Shots Fired in Apartment
EL PASO — A convicted felon suspected of firing a handgun at an apartment early Sunday morning was arrested by Las Cruces Police.
Gilbert Uranga Jr., 23, is charged with four counts of shooting at a dwelling or occupied building, and one count each of possession of a firearm by a felon and tampering with evidence, police said.
Las Cruces Police detectives learned that at around 3 a.m. Sunday, Uranga started arguing with several men who were at a party in a nearby apartment. At some point during the argument retrieved a handgun from his residence and went back out to the parking lot where he fired several shots toward an upstairs apartment.
Police said no one was struck by the gunfire.
Uranga's roommate eventually took the handgun away and hid it. Charges against the roommate are pending.
Police said at least one partygoer was injured during a fight that erupted in the apartment complex parking lot. The injury was not life-threatening.
Detectives learned that Uranga was convicted in 2007 on a felony offense of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Uranga was arrested Sunday evening and booked into the Dona Ana County Detention Center with a cash-only bond set at $50,000.


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[OS] UK/FRANCE/LIBYA/MIL/CT - Libya Apache deployment signals Britain's escalating role in conflict
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Ministers are to announce the deployment of Apache attack helicopters to
Libya, a move seen as a significant escalation of Britain's role in the
conflict despite government denials, according to well-placed Whitehall
The decision will be officially announced on Thursday after a meeting of
the cabinet and the National Security Council chaired by David Cameron,
the Guardian understands.
At a joint press conference with Barack Obama, Cameron all but confirmed
Britain would send Apaches to Libya.
HMS Ocean, with four Apaches on board, is expected off the Libyan coast
within days. The heavily armed helicopters will be used to protect a
16-mile buffer zone around Misrata, defence officials said. They could
also be used to attack Gaddafi forces' positions in the port city, despite
possible vulnerability to rocket-propelled grenades and even rifle fire.
The decision - agreed jointly with the French, who are deploying 12 Tiger
helicopters - had already been taken as far, as military commanders were
Nick Harvey, the armed forces minister, told the Commons "no decision" had
yet been taken. He added that the deployment would represent "a shift in
tactics not an escalation of what we are doing".
But ministers and officials have made clear they are frustrated about the
failure to make headway against Muammar Gaddafi's forces and fear that
military operations will not end any time soon. Libyan rebels have been
pressing Nato to help them defeat Gaddafi troops, now in civilian clothes,
who are continuing to fire at them in Misrata.
Harvey told the Guardian the government had ruled out going to the UN to
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criteria. He warned, though, that the UK may have to brace itself for the
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The minister said there was probably an "over-expectation" that military
pressure alone would force Gaddafi out of power, and that the effort had
to be pursued on three fronts. "Things are progressing in the right
direction, albeit slowly," he said. "It could be that the military,
economic and political pressure, if sustained, will get us to the point
that the threat to the civilian population can be overcome.
"It takes as long as it takes. "I think that the whole effort is going to
take quite a bit longer. Even if Gaddafi goes, there is going to be a need
for a smooth transition programme, and very likely a big job for the
United Nations to help in the recovery phase."
A senior Whitehall source said the Libyan leader was constantly on the
move. "Gaddafi is moving round like a whirling dervish. We know where his
compound is; it does not follow that that is where he is."
Amnesty International warned that anti-personnel mines could have been
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drones. The US accounts for a quarter of all sorties over Libya, which are
carried out mainly by reconnaissance aircraft.
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Tripoli next week for talks with Gaddafi, for the second successive night,
Nato air strikes targeted the area around his Bab al-Aziziya compound in
the Libyan capital, Tripoli. The Ministry of Defence said RAF planes had
attacked four heavy armoured vehicles deployed near the city of Zliten and
destroyed a regime radar station at Brega.
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are based - returned to RAF Coningsby, in Lincolnshire, at the end of
The disciplinary action followed a night's drinking, but the MoD was
unable to confirm whether the pilots were declared unfit to fly. The RAF
said two personnel had been "returned from detachment". They would be
dealt with through internal "administrative action" that would have
serious implications for their future career, defence officials said.
The army's Apaches have clocked up 100,000 flying hours across the world,
a third of which have been flown on operations in Afghanistan, the MoD
announced. The defence secretary, Liam Fox, said: "The army's attack
helicopter force has proven itself to be a versatile and capable attack
platform providing vital support to our ground troops over the last five
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This weekend I am going to brew an English bitter, and the water I am using is R/O purified water. Should I be adding any minerals to the water, or are the necessary minerals already present inthe extract? -pjw
Extract will contain enough minerals to give the yeast what they need, so no salt additions are necessary. However, if you really want a minerally profile like burton on trent style beers, you'll need some mineral additions. Mainly gypsum, which will accentuate the hop bitterness. I would say try the recipe without additions and it should end up being a good beer. Then if you decide its lacking some characteristic of a bitter, you may want to research water salts that would be appropriate for addition to your boil for the extract version of the beer. Short answer, no you don't need salt additions for an extract beer.
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Legion star Paul Bettany has pipped critics to the post when it comes to summing up his new film: "If you're looking for a serious discussion on religion, it's not. It's about guns and explosions." No kidding.
In the showdown between big themes and big set-pieces, the latter wins hands down. True, some will attempt to find meaning in its theological wranglings. Here's a tip: don't bother.
Intriguingly, the movie's chief baddie is God himself who, having decided to smite everyone on Earth for being a bit crap, dispatches a swarm of angels to turn us all into flesh-chewing zombies.
However, the Archangel Michael (Bettany) thinks that the Almighty's being a bit hard on his flock, so decides to save us – only to be opposed by the Archangel Gabriel (the imposing Kevin Durand), who carries out the Lord's work with the aid of his bullet-deflecting wings. You know, just like you remember from Sunday School.
The plot – indeed, the fate of mankind – hinges on Michael's inexplicable efforts to save the unborn child of a chain-smoking waitress (Adrianne Palicki) working in a middle-of-nowhere diner, where the cast is filled out by the likes of Dennis Quaid (rough), Charles S Dutton (tough) and Tyrese Gibson (packing heat). At this point, you're either on board, or think the whole thing utterly ludicrous. It is. It's an antidote to the sombre apocalypses of The Road and The Book Of Eli.
It's also far from perfect. First-time feature director Scott Stewart is a former ILM special effects wizard who's been given the keys to the store and it shows. There's little sense of narrative cohesion – or any explanation for the moments of madness.
Good job, then, that these fits of freakiness are spectacular enough for their own sake: flies attacking a moving car, an old woman spider-walking on the ceiling, one angel bashing another over the head with a telly…
Enlightening? Not remotely. Entertaining? Amen to that.
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For eye lashes, nothing beats Shiseido. But for the price, Clinique isn't bad. The texture is a little thin, and Smashbox is my #2 choice after Shiseido. I actually use the Clinique on my invisible thin brows to give the brow powder something to cling to. Works like a dream
i couldn't decide how i felt about this primer for the longest time - until i had a scarring experience which pushed this straight into the negative island. while trying to *gently* pinch off the over-extended tip on a lash after using this primer, an entire clump of lashes came right out from the base. i screeched, cursed, and immediately started using ardell. luckily, the lashes grew back in a few weeks... but the fear of this primer hasn't gone away. i still use this primer (because i hate to waste)... VERY CAREFULLY. it lengthens ok and adds a little volume, making less than average mascaras look slightly better. unfortunately, it flattens a curl... unevely i might add. and i don't dare re-curl after applying mascara. i haven't had any more lash displacements, thank goodness. i won't be buying this again though.
I got this primer as a gift and used it when my MAC primer was gone. To my shock, it works as well as MAC's lash primer. It goes on smoothly and makes my mascara last longer without causing much smudge. I would say the Clinique's Primer works as well as MAC's. The only thing I don't like is "too little". A quick tip. The brush is very thin, you can scoop out other primer leftovers. Another plus!
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This works well for me. Maybe not when I'm going for a very natural look, but then again I like to emphasize my lashes. The brush looks quite bulky at first, but it hasn't been a big problem for me. I do find that I need to separate my lashes after using this, but I don't mind doing that (since I like the results).
I love this. I have tiny teeny itty bitty lashes and this makes them seem almost like normal lashes. It takes a bit of work to get it off (like a waterproof mascara) but it's worth it.
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this product is the worst ever!! it made my lashes so brittle and when i curled them some of them came out!!!!! now i have a huge gap, which i cried over. i returned this crap to sephora and also called the 800 number to complain!! the worst mistake i could of ever made to my once nice lashes!
Don't know what it is but this for me, this product was just horrible. It clumped my lashes together and the brush delivered way to much primer. I've tried several primers before, but never encountered a primer this bad. The brush is not good at all. It's way to big, and do not distribute the product even. And you can't work with it and separate the lashes for a great result, because you get way to much product on with the first stroke, even though I wiped off the wand it still held to much product. This one went right into the trash. Will definitively not buy this one again!
I used to be a Clinique consultant (The Expert, as we are called in company literature), and at first, I honestly thought this product was a ploy to get people to spend more money. After all, if our mascaras were as good as we were promoting them to be, why would anyone need a primer? I was quickly converted when I received my Gratis (the hundres of dollars worth of free swag you get twice a year for being an employee of the Estee Lauder Companies...awesome perk) and I ordered the primer. I figured I had nothing to lose because it was free. I must say, it made my lashes feel fuller and over time, more healthy. I think mascaras in general are drying and can cause lash fallout. Having this "conditioner" between your mascara and your lashes seals them from the drying chemicals and pigments in mascaras. Use this with Clinique Naturally Glossy mascara or Maybeline Full and Soft mascara for daytime casual lashes that are beyond sooooooft and pliable, not stiff and brittle. With Clinique's High Impact, the primer gives this mascara even more of an impact. Great product.
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