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After hitting up a Halloween party and sharing a romantic dinner with Karrueche — then visiting Rihanna late night at her studio — it's no secret Chris is dating both girls. Friends of the rapper say BOTH Rihanna and Karrueche are 'cool' with this three-way romance. Read on for all the EXCLUSIVE details!
It's great being Chris Brown these days. The tattoo addict has so much swag that both Rihanna and Karrueche Tran don't mind him seeing both of them. In fact, sources close to the situation EXCLUSIVELY tell HollywoodLife.com that RiRi and Karrueche are "cool" with this steamy three-way romance!
"He got them both twisted up," a source explains. "I guess he trying to get as much p–y as he can before he leave next month. He really like both of them and they know it and they like him too. It's a crazy situation. It's working for them, and if Ri and KT are cool with it, that's all that matters."
Chris will be touring overseas in November and is scheduled to leave the states early next month.
As HollywoodLife.com previously reported, Chris said he ended things with Karrueche back in early October. That was short-lived, because weeks later, the two have been spotted out together on a dinner date at Wokcano restaurant on Oct. 26, and again at the Greystone Manor Halloween party on Oct. 28. And, HollywoodLife.com has learned Chris is trying to get Karrueche back!
A source close to Karrueche tells HollywoodLife.com exclusively that Chris is trying very hard to get his ex-girlfriend back.
"She basically lived at his house when they were together and she still feel some type of way about the entire situation," our source says. "She's trying to be over him, but he [keeps] texting and sending her pictures of them together and [telling] her he [misses] her all the time and this and that. I wish he would be with her if he feels that way, but I know he's a dog — but Karrueche doesn't think so."
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i hope is a lie but if is true then i think cb is not doin the right thing i like chris, but he really need to stay away from kt because he is destroyin his name again after workin so hard for and as for riri if this seems to continue she should leave this love triangle and dump chris once and for all to avoid any pain or disaster for happenin again but hope they solve this situation and stay together happily, because hatin someone is a sin and insultin also so pls lets stop it GOD bless u all.
Posted at 3:07 PM on October 30, 2012
Rihanna is stupid, first getting beaten then having to compete with a new female, and she calls that true love. Rihanna may love Chris but is apparent that Chris does not know what love is. Chris has not met the one and only person he sees himself with and when it happens I doubt his ego will let him recognize it. True love should be between two people. Chris just wants to stick his dick in whatever he can, Rihanna wants what she cant have, and Kerrueche just needs to get her own life and stop trying to mingle with all the celebrities until she becomes one. Its obvious now that Kerrueche wasnt in it to love chris, she would have left him when she found out he did not love her. None of these people truely love themselves so how could they love someone else.
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That so nasty for a guy to share two women.What happen if someone catches STDS's or get pregnant? What they wanna do then, if that happen? I really do believe that rihanna gonna get hurt emotionally, if she do that what she get. One word for this whole situation (pathetic)!!!! Smh.
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Does this man want women fans or not . does he seriously think that going on tour in Europe leaving a situation like this open will help him. The European media are more intrusive and vicious than the American media after they have finished with him there won't be much fans left for him to tour with. this man is disgusting
Karrueche is so desperate because she has no money that she is probably willing to be in the relationship. What is shameful is that Chris Brown really does not know how to treat women especially Rihanna considering he has absurd her and now making her do this. Shame on you Chris. would you put your mother or sister through this. I hope this is a lie because Chris just fell way way down in my eyes.
Posted at 2:10 PM on October 30, 2012
Especially Rihanna? You're a joke. Rihanna is just as bad a Chris. They are both women. He was in a relationship with Kae for two years but because she's not famous or rich it's okay to dog her? I'm sure if you were in her shoes you'd be singing a different tune but we already know about birds of a feather. lol
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While the Maharashtra government now bans the slaughter of even bulls, though not buffaloes, I wonder how long the ban will remain in place.
Just before the assembly polls, the BJP, targeting the Congress-NCP, came out with a classic line: Kuthe nevun thevla Maharashtra majha? Today, I wish to ask the same of the authorities, "What have you done to a liberal, progressive state like Maharashtra?"
How long Modi-Pawar love affair lasts though is anybody's guess. Modi is too much in love with himself to care about others for too long. And Pawar, best at running rings round others.
I believe Fadnavis would have higher visibility and better returns if the CMO were to adopt 100 government and municipal schools and build girls' toilets in each one of them, writes Sujata Anandan.
Clearly, under the circumstances, the Congress could do no better than Ashok Chavan — unless the party has a death wish and wishes to shoot itself in the foot again!
Some years ago, when the war between the Pawars' Sakal and the Jadhavs' Pudhari was at its peak with the latter venturing out of its home base of Kolhapur and launching an edition in Pune, I was rather startled by the amount of dirt they were willing to fling at each other.
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis should watch out. NCP chief Sharad Pawar is on the prowl and his gloves are off. And Pawar is likely to hurt the BJP where it is most vulnerable — farmers' issues, writes Sujata Anandan.
What goes around comes around in full measure. Raj Thackeray's party, MNS finally seems to be crumbling like a cookie at the slightest pressure.
When nurses at the hospital, where I seem to have put down roots, first found out that I was a journalist, they subjected me to a lot of innocent questioning.
Watching Devendra Fadnavis reveal his vision for Maharashtra, I was charmed by the sincerity of Maharashtra's young chief minister. But soon I had an overwhelming sense of déjà vu.
Lying in my hospital bed for the past two weeks, I have been brooding about the sorry state of leadership that my beloved and adopted state of Maharashtra has come to.
My column this week is an unusual one — I wish to salute Rakesh Maria and his exemplary force of police officers, both men and women. I salute the Bombay Police once again.
Of late, a lot of comparisons are being made between Narendra Modi and Indira Gandhi. They are so similar (read dictatorial), both brook no interference and do not suffer fools gladly, we are told.
Murli Deora was almost the first person I met in Bombay when I first arrived in this big bad metropolis from Nagpur — and, indeed, the first celebrity politician apart from those I already knew from my home town.
Breaking the alliance with BJP may have unleashed the 'chhota tiger', as Uddhav is now being described by many of the Sena's supporters, writes Sujata Anandan.


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There are few larger names in DJ-dom than Paul Van Dyk. This former East German started the ball rolling on his legend from the first time he took to the tables at Berlin's infamous Dubmission party in 1991. Two years later, when he tranced up Humate's "Love Stimulation," his profile only rose. And after Van Dyk future-fitted a floor-filling remix of New Order's "Spooky" later that year, his status as a rising colossus was cemented.
But it was when Van Dyk dropped his own "For an Angel" off his debut studio album, 45 RPM, on the well-respected MFS Records, that the master mixer truly became a phenomenon. And it was then that he both epitomized and defined a whole new trend in dance music. That trend, of course, was trance, a term Van Dyk neither disputes nor believes really best represents what he does to the beat.
"I don't have a problem with [being called trance]," he says one recent afternoon by transatlantic telephone. "I, for myself, just call it 'electronic dance music.' This is what it is. When you hear me play, you hear me playing from electro things, you hear house elements, you hear trancey things, and you also hear the techno things.
"If you look at what the sound is right now on the dance floor, you basically hear pretty driving heavy drums. So you can say it's electro, but you have really fat electro bass lines. At the same time, you hear very trancey melodic breaks," he continues. "Nobody knows where one thing starts and the other ends, so the easiest is just to call it electronic music, and it's usually danceable."
It's also terrifically popular, and Van Dyk, who has remained in DJ Magazine's "Best DJ" top ten since 1998, is again circling the globe to ensure it stays that way. In fact, his latest jaunt takes him on some very crazy stretches, including one that begins in São Paolo, Brazil; veers through Edmonton, Canada; and ends up in Beirut, Lebanon — all in the span of two weeks.
"It's even crazier when you look, let's say, at the last Asian tour," Van Dyk adds. "Because we started all the way up in the north, in Seoul; then went all the way down through Japan, China, and Taiwan; all the way down to Indonesia; and then back home from down there."
Thankfully, on this leg, Van Dyk has found time to add Miami to the mix, specifically Space, which he still considers not only "one of the best clubs in Miami" but also "one of the best clubs in the world."
And the DJ doesn't hesitate to elaborate why. "First of all, [Space owner] Louis [Puig] has been in the business for quite some time," Van Dyk says. "He knows what to do and how to do it, and how to promote the night. Also, the objective points of the venue are really, really cool. They have a great PA. The whole setup, the whole layout of the club is really, really cool. Then, of course, they choose the talents they have playing there very wisely. It's always high-quality events when people go there."
Van Dyk also is a frequent spinner at Miami's mega Ultra Music Festival and says he finds both the outdoors and indoors to be "equally exciting." And though he isn't completely confirmed for the fest's lineup next year, he says his people "are in contact [with the fest's organizers], and they are in contact with [him]."
Meanwhile, Van Dyk is eager to sing the praises of the Sunshine State's dance music scene. "Miami has always been absolutely in the forefront of electronic music," he says. "I remember back in '93 and '94 playing some of my first gigs in America down in Florida." He also specifically cites Space resident Oscar G as definitively influential on club music as a whole. "The music that somebody like Austin Leeds or Nick Terranova do, even though they're not living in Miami, they definitely have a straightforward Miami influence."
Van Dyk has been to the Big Orange so often he even has his own preferred eatery: La Loggia, which he calls "my favorite Italian restaurant in the world. Try the 'Pasta à la Loggia,'" But even a downtown as bustling as Miami's can't really compare to what went down at the Brandenburg Gate earlier this month. The occasion was the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and Van Dyk, who closed the show, was perhaps the most honored musical guest of the festivities.
"It was really impressive," he says. "You have to imagine my audience at that point was starting from Clinton to the Russian president, the British guy, the German guy, the French guy — all those major politicians on one hand, and on the other hand a few hundred thousand Germans at the gate. And [then there was] another six million people watching on television. It was a goose-bump moment," he adds, almost unnecessarily.
What led to those goose bumps was a fireworks-laden performance of Van Dyk's own "We Are One," which the German government asked him to pen for the occasion. To add vocals, Van Dyk drafted British singer Johnny McDaid. Van Dyk has had great luck with McDaid over the years, in fact. They first collided over "Time of Our Lives" on Van Dyke's 2003 album, Reflections. And now, besides "We Are One," the two boast the equally stunning single "Home." It all kind of leads one to believe that Van Dyk and McDaid were destined to collaborate.


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Last week Google publicly invited social media sites to integrate their activity streams with Google Analytics (GA).
Google makes the pitch that integrating social data such as shares, diggs, reddits, and +1s into GA will allow marketers and publishers "to discover off-site engagement, optimize their engagement within each social community, and measure the impact of each social channel and its associated digital investment."
In fact, a bunch of sites "including Delicious, Digg, Diigo, Gigya, LiveFyre, ReadItLater, Reddit, TypePad, Vkontakte, and of course, Google+, Blogger and Google Groups" are already working with Google to make this integration possible.
Jedi Mind Tricks
With all of their different products and services, it's easy to lose track of what Google's business model actually is.
Google sells ads.
And just like every television station, magazine and newspaper that came before them, Google needs an audience to consume their ads and create advertiser demand.
For most of its history, Google attracted a large audience by crawling, indexing, and organizing other websites' content which was then used to craft (hopefully) relevant filler results for searchers' queries.
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They generate massive revenue not from a product or content they create, but by turning the web's data into sellable inventory. And, in a Jedi mind-trick for the ages, they've convinced almost every site on the web to hand over that data for free.
The exposure Google gives our content, we dutifully parrot, is payment enough.
Credits Will NOT Do Fine
Noticeably absent from Google's list of integrating sites are two of the most popular social platforms, Twitter and Facebook.
Facebook is widely viewed as Google's one true competitor for a couple very good reasons:
- Their reach is comparable to Google's and may in fact be larger.
- They have access to vast amounts of personal and demographic data.
While Twitter's audience isn't on par with Google's or Facebook's, it has become the defacto platform for breaking news as content spreads across it at an alarming rate.
Google valued Twitter's data enough to negotiate a two year deal using it to power "realtime search" in 2009. The deal expired earlier this year and forced Google to temporarily disable "realtime." The search giant reportedly plans to revive the functionality using Google+ data in place of Twitter's, but there is little indication so far that Google+ (or Facebook for that matter) can rival Twitter for breaking news.
As Google has convincingly proven, data is a valuable resource in our wired economy. Yet they have the audacity to suggest social media sites freely hand over their valuable data so Google can integrate it into GA and who knows what else!
Unlike their more desperate counterparts (Delicious and Digg), Facebook and Twitter seem to have told Google "no, credits won't do fine."
Even if the data sharing were limited to Google Analytics (something that would have to be explicitly spelled out in the TOS which Google has yet to make public), both Twitter and Facebook have their own analytic and advertiser platforms. Why would they add value to a Google property that serves as a marketing channel for Google AdWords (as seen in the image to the right)?
Is There No Help for the Marketer?
If we are to believe Google, they are simply acting in the best interests of the poor marketers who are desperate for more information. Plus, Google claims, social media sites will totally get all sorts of value out of the integration.
However, advertisers and marketers focus on networks that offer data visibility and transparency. And at Google, we think everyone in the Social space should have the opportunity to show off the value of their traffic to advertisers.
That's why we're making Google's social data hub available to all social networks and publishers. It's an open platform --free and secure -- with which anyone can integrate. Your data will be used by sophisticated social analytics tools adopted by top advertisers and marketers.
Unfortunately, Google didn't seem to care as much about advertisers and marketers when they decided to obscure keyword data from users logged into Google. Sites all across the web are reporting the "(not provided)" term accounting for up to 25% of their organic Google traffic, yet Google only provides that data to sites willing to pay the extortion fee of advertising on AdWords.
Direct Match Media clients on average have no idea what terms account for up to 11% of their conversions, yet Google dares to preach "visibility and transparency" to social sites in an effort to gain access to their data. Google definitely cares about something, but it's clearly not the lowly marketer.
Google Getting Desperate?
Google CEO Larry Page made the highly publicized decision of tying all Google employees' bonuses to the company's social strategy. Former CEO Eric Schmidt recently confirmed that "social signals" are ranking factors in Google's hallowed algorithm.
Unfortunately for Google employees, Google+ is floundering according to multiple reports. If Google is struggling to harvest valuable social data from their own properties, an aggressive push to acquire that information from other sources would make sense.
Whether the Social Data Hub is simply one more step in Google's social data strategy, or a contingency plan for the failure of Google+ remains to be seen.
One thing is clear though, Google desperately wants social media data... and these are not the droids we're looking for.


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School officials help serve National School Lunch Week
Date: October 13, 2011
by: Rachel S. O'Hara | Staff Photographer
Across the country, schools are participating in National School Lunch Week, which runs from Oct. 10 to Oct. 14. The theme this year, provided by the School Nutrition Association, is "School Lunch – Let's Grow Healthy".
As part of the celebration, a variety of guest lunch servers including principals, school board members, and district administrators, helped out at various school cafeterias.
Superintendent Lori White served lunch Thursday, Oct. 13, at Gulf Gate Elementary. The menu included Nokomis Nachos, Gillespie Park Potatoes and Land O' Lakes cheese with veggies along with fruit. Though she was only there for 90 minutes, she said it was going to be the best part of her day. 'I get to see the kids during a part of the day they look forward to," White said.
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When You've Got A Good Friend
(Robert Johnson)
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When you've got a good friend that will stay right by your side. (2x)
Give her all your spare time. Love and treat her right.
I mistreated my baby. I can't see the reason why. (2x)
Everytime I think about it, I just wring my hands and cry.
I wonder could I bear to apologize. And would she sympathize with me? (2x)
She's a brown-skinned woman, just as sweet as any girlfriend can be.
Oh, babe, I may be right or wrong.
Maybe in your opinion, well, I may be right or wrong.
Watch your close friends, baby, then your enemies can't do you no wrong.
The L'Arrivee in standard tuning, key of E. And rhythmic shifts from duple to triple rhythms that echo the polyrhythmic root stock of African drumming. We also hear the clear roots of electric blues and rock here, as well as the vestiges of the African call and response vocal tradition, in which the lead guitar licks hold the place for the community response so commonly heard in church music, and generally completely lacking in the jukes.


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Comcast, lawmakers debate mega-merger benefits
Comcast and skeptical lawmakers sparred Wednesday over the merits of a proposed mega-merger with Time Warner Cable which would boost the position of the largest US cable and broadband provider.
Comcast and skeptical lawmakers sparred Wednesday over the merits of a proposed mega-merger with Time Warner Cable which would boost the position of the largest US cable and broadband provider.
French conglomerate Bouygues offered 10.5 billion euros ($14.4 billion) for control of mobile operator SFR telecommunications, launching a bidding war Thursday that could extend the wireless industry's attempts ...
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Samsung Electronics said it will release a smartphone with a curved display—and a $1,000 price tag.
Security researchers said Wednesday they uncovered a "cyber mercenary" team which specializes in attacks on targets in Japan and South Korea, and warned of more operations of that nature.
Vodafone chief executive Vittorio Colao said Tuesday that the British mobile phone giant's $130-billion (99-billion-euro) Verizon Wireless deal would help strengthen its strategy, boost infrastructure investment ...
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European governments' ability to monitor citizens' online activity on security grounds has increased significantly in recent years.
Europe's Digital Agenda commissioner Neelie Kroes on Thursday proposed a radical shake-up of the mobile phone services market, including an end to roaming charges long denounced by consumer groups.
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Six Healing Sounds, a Demonstration of Qigong
On Sundays, starting at 9:00 a.m., unless stated otherwise, knowledgeable guides and members of our community lead explorations and offer demonstrations in an assortment of fields and specialties. Please call Bill Pentler at 452-5222 for Pre-registration if stated. Our wish is to nudge you and your family to expand your views and begin a lifelong ritual of returning to your newly discovered favorite Open Spaces.
June 23rd
Six Healing Sounds – Meet at Poblanos Fields for a 1 to 2 hour introduction and demonstration of Qigong with Sifu Dug Corpolongo of Lotus Dragon Tai Chi and Qigong, http://lotusdragon.com
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Antica Sosta is located in a beautiful building just outside the walls of the quiet village of San Quirico. We had a terrific breakfast of many choices, prepared every morning by our hostess Clarissa. The kitchen was at our disposal during our stay, which included a much appreciated espresso machine, and fridge. Our room was lovely. The village is pretty... More
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CRPF Constable Technical, Tradesman Result 2014–Written Exam held on (Sunday) 5th January, 2014
Central Reserve Police Force back in the month of November released a recruitment notice of 793 constables which included both technical and tradesmen disciplines. The technical category further included driver posts whereas tradesman category included (gardener, fitter, cobbler, tailor and several other low scale posts). All 793 posts were divided state wise. A total of 6 states including Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil-nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra & Gujarat will be the part of this recruitment. Exam is over now, other notifications like answer keys are going to be released very soon as the mode of constable exam was written.
About CRPF
CRPF was founded in 1939. CRPF has also made various hospitals, government schools, parks & training grounds for government employees. It recruits numerous candidates every year for newly organized vacancies. The sole aim of the CRPF is to provide security to people of India and government of India though all means. Being one of the biggest armed force of India, CRPF is responsible for the state of law and order in the country. It also provides security to polling booths during elections in every state.
CRPF Constable Result 2014
The result for todays exam Constable Technical, tradesman is going to be published on official CPRF website : www.crpf.nic.in. All other recruitment notices and result announcements are released on the same website in separate section. To check your results, you need to navigate to the Recruitment/Results section. CRPF also took a similar constable exam in the last month as well to which results are being declared already, you can easily check them on their website. But for this new constable exam, you need to wait a little while till the results notification is officially released.
Checking Constable technical, Tradesman result 2014 on crpf.nic.in
- Open the CRPF press releases website, www.crpf.nic.in.
- Find the results link and click on it.
- After you will see a new window, where you can find your constable exam results.
- Check properly.
Written exam was only the first phase of the recruitment process, it is being followed by the physical efficiency test and then a medical exam that will ensure the candidates fitness level before start serving as a CRPF constable candidate.


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Heater has combined the Crusher Curve and the HomeRun Lite-Ball Batting Cage together into a package so your hitter can work on their fundamentals and you can save big money! You just need a little room in your backyard.
Heater has combined the Crusher Curve and HomeRun Lite-Ball Batting Cage together into a package so your hitter can work on their fundamentals and you can save money!
The Heater HomeRun Lite-Ball Batting Cage is the most affordable revolutionary batting cage on the market! You can take hit after hit in this cage and not ever have to chase a ball again. This affordable 12' x 12' x 10' backyard batting cage by Heater Sports is designed for use with lite ball pitching machines. It is also great for hitting off a tee, soft toss hitting, and practicing golf. The Heater HomeRun Lite-Ball Batting Cage comes with a DuraFlex frame made of strong yet flexible fiberglass poles, allowing the cage to flex in the wind without bending or breaking. It also features a is 3/4 –inch poly net, 6" steel power-stakes for maximum support, and a 12" x 12" opening for the pitch to come in. With just a little room in your backyard you can become a better hitter!
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Easter Sunday - Ravenwood Hall Hotel
Easter Sunday is fun at Ravenwood where you can choose to dine in the Dining Room, Garden Room or Bar.
Easter Sunday
5th April 2015 Sample Menu
To Start…
Cream of Water Cress Soup, Poached Duck Egg
Pressed Ham Hock Terrine, Pickled Mushrooms, Chilled Mustard Aoili
Roasted Fillet of Cold Smoked Mackerel, Beetroot &
Horseradish Root Salad
Crostini of Fresh Goats Curd, Confit Tomatoes, Olive Crumb
Chargrilled First of the Season Asparagus, Toasted Brioche,
Truffle Hollandaise
Classic Prawn Cocktail, Quails Egg, Caviar
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Roasted Sirloin of Scottish Beef, Yorkshire Pudding, Horseradish Root, Pan Roast Gravy (£4.50 supplement)
Roasted New Season Lamb, Shallot, Lamb & Thyme Jus
Traditional Roast Chicken, Crisp Bacon, Bread Sauce, Roasted Pan Juices
Pan Seared Cod Loin, Beer, Bacon & Mussel Broth
Fillet of Sea-bass, Gnocchi, Samphire, Brown Shrimps, Beurre Blanc
Woodland Mushroom Tart, Spinach, Soft Garlic Cream
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Treacle Tart, Clotted Cream
Dark Chocolate Marquise, Confit Oranges, Orange Sorbet
Zesty Lemon Curd Cheesecake, Rhubarb Compote
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Swiss GCOS Office publishes first complete inventory of Swiss climate For the first time, a national inventory of climate measurement series of particular significance has been compiled by the Swiss GCOS Office at the Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss.
Switzerland has a long tradition in climate observation: temperature and precipitation series of more than 150 years, the world's longest total ozone series, glacier measurements since the end of the 19th century, bud burst observations in Geneva from 1808 onwards, and the 100-year anniversary of the Physical Meteorological Observatory Davos are only a few of the impressive milestones of Switzerland's contribution to global and regional climate monitoring. With the report "National Climate Observing System (GCOS Switzerland)", Switzerland's coordination office for the Global Climate Observing System (Swiss GCOS Office) has compiled the first-ever inventory of the country's long-term climatological data series and international data centres, including an assessment of their future prospects. The inventory was compiled in cooperation with ProClim (the Forum for Climate and Global Change of the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT)) and the responsible federal offices, research institutes and universities, assisted by a steering committee consisting of scientists and policy-makers. The report gives a comprehensive overview about the most valuable long-term data series of essential climate variables in the atmospheric and terrestrial domain of GCOS. The compilation identifies for each climate variable to what extent the legal basis, responsibility and financial resources for their continuation exist. Systematic observation programmes established by Swiss institutions make a significant contribution to the Global Climate Observing System. The most important systematic observations concern surface and upper-air meteorology, atmospheric composition (e.g. aerosols, pollen), hydrology (e.g. isotopes, lake ice), the cryosphere (e.g. snow, glaciers and permafrost) and climate-related biosphere variables (land use, forest ecosystem, forest fires, phenology). Regarding surface-based and upper-air measurements, Switzerland contributes to the GCOS Surface Network (GSN) and the GCOS Upper Air Network (GUAN). Atmospheric composition measurements are organized within the Swiss contribution to the WMO Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) programme.In addition to the long-term climate measurement series, Switzerland hosts two of the world's oldest and most important calibration and data centres: the World Radiation Centre in Davos (PMOD/WRC) is responsible for ensuring that atmospheric radiation is measured consistently worldwide, and the World Glacier Monitoring Service at the University of Zurich (WGMS) has coordinated and collected international observations of glaciers since 1894. Switzerland's standardized climate series provide an important basis for studies by international climate experts, including the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In the recently published IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, Swiss data series of precipitation, radiation, snow cover, glaciers, permafrost and phenology were taken into account. The implementation of international agreements such as the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer also benefit from the precise measurements carried out in Switzerland. The report is available in print or electronic version (PDF format) in English, French and German through the Swiss GCOS Office, www.gcos.ch. In English: In French: Contact/further information: |
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Zimmerman Trial Juror Speaks Out On CNN. They Never Thought It Was Racially Motivated!
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I am sick of people calling
I am sick of people calling me White and I find it very offensive. The proper term is Caucasian American and I wish people would call me as such.
We all share this eternally evolving present moment- The past and future only exist as inconsequential mental fabrications.
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Don't believe the lies
The right loves that Sharpton is doing this. It gives the left and right MSM the opportunity to hypnotize...
Herd you like cattle into your left and right wing pens.
It's how they keep control.
Hate Sharpton, he's a bigot and a liar...
Hate O'Reilly, he's a racist and a fool...
If one is tells the truth then the other must be a liar...
Watch the TV and choose a side, you have to choose a side...
Left, right, left, right, left, right...
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Left, Right, Left, Right
marching to their own enslavement!
"Government is the entertainment division of the military-industrial complex". - Frank Zappa
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I think the biggest
I think the biggest psychological barrier race baiters put up against you is, you're not allowed to objectively identify the race of a person or you're racist. Or to identify gender or you're sexist. Or identify sexual preference or you're homophobic. Or to identify nationality or you're xenophobic. Or to identify age or you're ageist. Your not allowed to objectively identify any characteristic of any human being or you're violating their civil rights and profiling them.
These race baiters are just plain mentally retarded. People screaming racism are retards.
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Hand Me That Pen
These discussions always remind me of the SNL MacGruber skit with Charles Barkley. MacGruber has been racially insensitive so he's been to some sensitivity classes.
As the explosion is approaching and the pressure is on...
Vicky: Ten seconds, MacGruber!
MacGruber: Okay, uhh -- Vicky! Hand me that screw!
Vicky: You got it, MacGruber!
MacGruber: Okay, Dar-rell -- respectfully -- hand me that pen.
Darrell: [ looking down ] Which pen?
MacGruber: That one! Right there!
[ reveal three pens -- yellow, red, and black ]
Darrell: I can't tell which one you're pointing at! Be more specific!
MacGruber: That one! The -- uh -- uh -- African-American pen!
Darrell: What?!
MacGruber: I'm sorry! The -- uh -- Negro pen? [ Darrell frowns ] Uhhh -- Negro-American pen?
Darrell: Just call it a BLACK pen!
MacGruber: Oh! So now it's fly and rap to call it a Black pen? But, earlier, it was square?
Darrell: Here! Just take the pen! [ he forces the black pen over to MacGruber ]
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Using race, etc., only as Descriptors
with no malice whatsoever - and you're some kind of 'ist.' Sheesh.
This reminds me of a 'House' episode. Someone asks Dr. House about the 'Heavy-set black nurse who wears glasses.' House says "Oh, that's her Indian name. Her real name is Mary." LOL.
Political Correctness is no bueno.
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Best Concealed Carry Pistols for Beginners
Let's talk about the best concealed carry pistols for beginners today. People form a bond with their guns, especially one as intimate as their conceal carry pistol. You want to make sure the weapon is comfortable, safe, and accurate. You life could depend on this pistol, and you want to find the one that is right for you.
Visiting your local gun shop is fun, but being surrounded by so many weapons can be intimidating to the uninitiated. Don't worry, this post is designed to give you a foundation of information so that you can walk into that gun store with some confidence.
We are going to share 5 different models of the best concealed carry pistols with you below. Please note that these are not really in any specific order, as again, your conceal carry pistol is something that needs to be right for you. What is one of the best concealed carry pistols for a person is not always the best for another.
The top 5 concealed carry pistols below is just your starting point, and we are only covering new production pistols that we consider affordable for a new shooter in this post.
We recommend that you visit your local guns shop and hold each one of them in your hand, and if possible, go to your local gun range and rent each model so that you can fire it to test comfort and accuracy before making your purchase.
5 Best Concealed Carry Pistols for Beginners
1. Smith & Wesson 642 Hammerless (Est $379.99 – $449.99) – A five shot .38 Special +P revolver is a great first gun for any new shooter. There is no slide making it easier to manipulate for a weaker handed person and less chance of a jam making it more reliable. The Smith & Wesson 642 is great for conceal carry as the weapon is hammerless (there is actually a hammer, but covered and protected) leaving less of a chance of the pistol snagging on clothing when you pull it out. This aluminum J-Frame is a 5 shot revolver that only weighs 15 ounces and is extremely accurate. It is double action only, making it a draw and fire weapon perfect in a high stress situation. Smith & Wesson has one of the best reputations in the gun world, and there quality and customer service is first class.
Gun owners love to debate that a .38 Special does not have enough stopping power, or that only having 5 shots is not enough. These are fair concerns, but most real world scenarios will not place you in a heated gun battle against 100 zombies. Self-defense situations usually happen within a few feet, and only one or two shots needed to stop a threat. There is no question that getting hit with a .38 Special bullet at 3 to 5 yards will get a criminals full attention. This is why we have chosen this as one of the best concealed carry pistols for beginners.
The biggest negative to the Smith & Wesson 642 is the cost of ammo. In the current market .38 Special ammunition can be expensive, so make sure to consider this factor when creating your gun purchasing budget.
For more information please visit the Smith & Wesson official website.
2. Glock 19 (Est $489.99 – $649.99) – The most popular and dependable semi-auto 9x19mm polymer framed pistols on the planet, and one many passionate Glock owners feel is one of the best concealed carry pistols anywhere. The G19 comes packaged in a nice hard case and three 15 round magazines, or if you are in a state with high-capacity magazine laws, you will receive two 10 rounders. This pistol is in the most popular caliber, and 9x19mm ammunition is some of the most available and affordable in the current market. The G19 might not be the best looking gun, but it is one of the most dependable. It has less recoil than larger caliber Glocks pistols, and it will not wear you out on the shooting range.
This is a mid-sized, or compact, pistol that we consider the perfect conceal carry size. If you would like something a little smaller, Glock also offers the G26 that is a subcompact model of the G19.
Glock has one of the best reputations when it comes to reliability and safety. This pistol can be abused and it will still function flawlessly. This is the biggest reasons why it made the best concealed carry pistols list. Now, we do not recommend not taking care of your pistol, but if you find yourself in a swamp and your gun gets buried in the mud, you can feel good knowing that when you dig it out it will still fire as needed.
Even though a Glock is very dependable, you will need to practice on how to deal with jams. Any semi-auto magazine can fail to feed, fail to extract, or fail to eject. It could be bad ammo, a lack of proper cleaning, or shooting with a limp-wrist. These are all reasons why considering a revolver is important for a beginner. If you decide to go with a G19, or any semi-auto pistol, make sure to practice how to clear the weapon and fix these jam issues so that it becomes instinctive in a high stress situation.
For more information please visit the Glock official website and the Glock 19 Guns 411 page.
3. Ruger LCP (Est $284.99 – $299.99) – This is a true double-action only pocket pistol chambered in .380 Auto with a 6 round magazine. It is 5.16 inches long, 3.60 inches tall, .820 inches think. and weighs only 9.40 ounces making it very easy to conceal. It is also very affordable compared to other options, and you are not sacrificing quality and dependability by trying to save a few bucks.
The Ruger LCP is made of a reinforced nylon frame with an alloy steel slide. The sites are small, but get the job done at that less than 10 yard range. The grip might take some getting used to, as this is a really small pistol, but there is an extended base plate that helps a little with this.
These are not a lot of fun to shoot for an extended period of time. This is not the fault of the Ruger LCP itself though, as all double-action only small pistols have a harder trigger pull and can be a bit snappy when fired. It's extremely small size and dependability are why it made our list of the best concealed carry pistols.
For more information please visit the Ruger official website.
4. Bond Arms Snake Slayer (Est $475.00) – These are smaller guns called derringers, and Bond Arms builds them like a tank. Since they weigh in the 22 oz range they are not your typical derringer, but they are safer and more reliable than most others on the market. Bond Arms brands these derringers as "The smallest and most powerful personal protection you can carry!" and they live up to this statement very well. This is a great pistol to have when you need something small and powerful.
The Bond Arms Snake Slayer Derringer is built with stainless steel, so it is tough. The trigger is single-action only, meaning you will need to cock the hammer for each shot. It only holds two rounds, but there are 15 barrel options to handle everything from .22 Mag to .410 shell.
We know this might be an odd choice as one of the best concealed carry pistols, and we do understand that these derringers are not for everybody. Please note that derringers are not long range pistols, and you only get two shots here, but having the large caliber options is a nice touch and that is why it made the list.
For more information please visit the Bond Arms official website.
5. Sig Sauer P229 (Est $759.99 – $899.99) – This is the most expensive one of the bunch, but in our opinion, one of the best concealed carry pistols in the world. It is the slightly smaller version of the Sig Sauer P226 carried by the Navy Seals, Texas Rangers, and more.
Sig Sauer pistols are some of the most accurate right out of the box. It is single-action and double-action, and built like a tank. If you invest in a Sig Sauer p229 you will have a pistol that will give you dependable security and make you a happy gun owner for life.
The P229 comes chambered in 9mm, .40 S&W, and .357 Sig. Our personal favorite is the .40 S&W, but 9mm ammo is cheaper if you plan on hitting the range a lot.
For more information please visit the Sig Sauer official website.
Don't forget that this list of the best concealed carry pistols is not in any particular order, just a very solid and diverse group of the best pistols for concealed carry for a first time gun buyer to consider. All of these guns have been proven reliable, and come from quality manufacturers. All 5 are also very different in form, function, and design.
The top things you are looking for in a gun are safety, quality, and dependability. All 5 of these above pistols offer that to you. The final choice should comes down to your comfort level when holding and firing the weapon. As a first time gun owner, you are not going to be comfortable right away, but make sure to take time every month to visit a shooting range and practice, practice, practice. You life, and the life of others, could depend on it.
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Hello! My name is Brad Behrends and I am currently the Hospitality director for TigerPaw Productions. I am a senior industrial engineering major from Clover, South Carolina and have been working with TPP since my freshman year. TPP is great because it provides a unique backstage look into the concerts and venue management. As students, we can plan and execute events and shows that will be among the many highlights Clemson students experience during their time here.
- Hospitality is also known as the act of generously providing care and kindness to whoever is in need.
- When working Hospitality it is very crucial to remember to always keep a professional attitude and demeanor.
- If you are unsure about something don't be afraid to ask, we'd rather you take a couple of seconds to get it right than spend a couple of hours trying to right a wrong that could have been prevented.
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The Hospitality Crew is an important part of Tiger Paw Productions. When an individual comes to an event or concert at Littlejohn they may not actually see a hospitality worker but that does not mean that their impact will go unnoticed. The hospitality workers are responsible for providing the building with a neat and orderly appearance this includes making sure that all the table linens are clean and properly applied to the tables. Decorating and stocking the rooms that will be used by the artists and tour managers. Along with these they also are responsible for providing food and drinks to the Tiger Paw workers who are staffing their respective crews. This is usually purchased through an outside vendor and picked up by one of the workers. Another, and probably the most important job of a hospitality worker, is making sure that the artist performing has the most enjoyable and comfortable visit possible. Before the artist has arrived we are given what is called a rider and in it are the specifics of everything the artist would like in his/her dressing room, on the bus after the show, on the stage. Anything else you can think of is usually covered in this. It is very important that this is followed as closely as possible. The hospitality job can get stressful at times, but it is very rewarding with all the different people from various backgrounds that you get the opportunity to interact with.


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Even though total robberies in Shreveport are down 30% for the year compared to last year, Shreveport Police's Robbery Task Force is already starting an operation for the holiday season.
Detective John Jackson, Shreveport Police Department reminds shoppers to "be careful, it's this time of year people get desperate for money."
The Shreveport Police Department is already adding extra uniformed and undercover officers to patrol the streets as Shreveport, historically, sees an increase in some crimes during the holiday season. During this time "personal robberies go up and business robberies go up," explained Sgt. Craig Ivy, Shreveport Police Armed Robbery Division. The goal of this operation "is to prevent armed robberies first of all, and if we can't prevent them, then catch them."
Detective Jackson is part of the Robbery Intervention Detail who will spend a lot of time patrolling parking lots and other areas with heavy retail traffic. The Robbery Intervention Detail is a combination of efforts from numerous departments including narcotics and undercover agents.
"Primarily, we're going to focus on areas where there are shopping centers and businesses," Detective Jackson explained. Other places that might be prone to armed robberies will also be more heavily patrolled. "We want a big presence to try to deter it." Detective Jackson explains that with the addition of officers in unmarked cars, then they have the opportunity to get up closer to the situation to see if a person of interest is doing something wrong.
With the increased number of detectives on the streets, they will be quick to respond if they do receive an armed robbery call. "A group of four or five detectives immediately working on any robbery" helps them to get leads early on in an investigation.
While officers will be doing their duty to protect citizens from crime during the holiday season by patrolling shopping centers and neighborhood streets, they have suggestions for how you can avoid becoming a victim of a holiday crime.
"If you can shop in groups that will be helpful, and also if you can walk in well-lit areas," suggests Sgt. Ivy. "Be mindful of your surroundings." He also recommends that if you do not have the opportunity to take purchases home, then place them out of sight and in the trunk of your vehicle.


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Accounting is a key function of any business-big or small. Good accounting practices are necessary to maintain an accurate set of books which in turn are necessary for taking business decisions, raising capital or bank loans and of-course for knowing how much money your business is making.
Many small business owners ignore the fact and consider it boring and unimportant as accounting is a monotonous task, and anyone can get bored very easily while maintaining the day-to-day accounting and financial transactions. They would rather focus on things they think are more critical to their business, such as marketing/sales. While marketing/sales may be the most critical activity for any business the finance or accounting department cannot be ignored. For a small business to succeed accounting is as important. Without accounting, your small business might not reach its full potential.
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Decision Making Accounting is a way for you to keep records on your business performance. A business owner should be able to see how the business is performing over the years. Accounting helps in making better business decisions and is useful in the growth of a business.
Obtain Funds/Loans A detailed and correct set of accounts are important when a business is seeking outside financing. A financial institution would be reluctant to assign a loan unless the financial state of affairs of a business is presented in an acceptable manner.
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In a small business it is often seen that due to high overheads small businesses are not able to or rather cannot afford a qualified and experienced accountant to manage the day to day accounting activities of the business. Hence the owner either ignores the accounting aspect of the business or does it himself. Both the cases can be harmful in the near future. Ignoring the accounting activities can create problems in the future and if the business owner does it himself then his time is divided between daily routine aspect of the business and thereby giving little time to more important aspects of the business, i.e. marketing/sales.
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Program Development Formative research was conducted to identify specific farm safety behaviors and environmental conditions impacting farmworker health, to identify factors influencing farm safety behavior among migrant and seasonal farmworkers, and to develop an educational intervention to increase sun safety behavior among farmworkers. An initial literature review was conducted as well as a series of four focus groups with farmworkers and lay health workers in Texas to explore occupational safety and health issues and concerns among farmworkers. The primary areas of concern identified included: exposure to pesticides, heat and sun related illnesses, and acute musculoskeletal injuries. A review of existing education programs for farmworkers on each of these topics revealed various culturally tailored programs on pesticides and musculoskeletal issues, but not on heat and sun. Therefore, the development team decided to focus on developing a heat and sun related illness prevention program specifically for the farmworker population. We then carried out a focused literature review and a series of four focus groups with farmworkers in Arizona and Texas to identify 1) risk factors for farmworkers heat and sun illnesses, 2) determinants of farmworkers heat and sun safety behaviors, and 3) appropriate health education methods and strategies to include in the intervention. The formative work revealed that farmworkers do not consistently practice heat and sun safety behaviors and that the primary determinants of these behaviors included low levels of knowledge concerning risks and preventive practices, low self-efficacy and skills, and perceived organizational barriers. Following formative work, the program team carried out a pilot test of the materials and full implementation of the program in New Mexico with 100 farmworkers. The findings from this pilot study can be used to better understand farmworker heat and sun safety behaviors and practices. The findings indicate that the intervention was effective in increasing lay health worker competencies for delivering the program and farmworker safety behavior. Specifically, the program effectively prepared lay health workers to effectively deliver the program by increasing their knowledge, self-efficacy, and attitudes about the importance of heat and sun safety and most importantly, the general core competencies and heat and sun safety specific competencies. The study also showed that the intervention not only increased knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy and intention among farmworkers, but that it also increased sun and heat safety practices. Intervention Description Intervention Mapping, a framework to help program planners develop successful health promotion programs, was used in the development and piloting of FRESCO. A comprehensive curriculum to train promotoras how to carry out the program was developed to assure the program's effectiveness and sustainability. Trained promotoras will use the FRESCO educational tools to conduct education sessions with farmworkers. The goal of the educational sessions is to impact farmworkers' knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy and to motivate them to practice the following target behaviors:
Organizations that adopt FRESCO will be provided with technical assistance on program planning, implementation, management, and evaluation. Educational Materials The FRESCO materials are available in both English and Spanish and include:
Promotora Training Curriculum The training curriculum provides promotores with the skills and knowledge to effectively use the FRESCO materials to encourage farmworkers to make simple, practical, and lasting changes to protect themselves from heat and sun while they work in the field. The full training is two days in length. Methods include structured learning activities (presentations, group discussions, group work, role plays, practical exercises, etc.) to engage the promotores and give them a chance to practice. Promotores will have the opportunity to expand and reinforce the basic promotor competencies through critical thinking and hands-on activities. The curriculum materials include:
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umike Posts: 9i am looking at the XC90 and the X5. for those of you who tested both but ended up with the BMW, can you give me a feel for what swayed you in that direction. also i am in the northen nj area and i have heard that dealing on the X5 is very tough. is that true? also, i am looking to at the possibility of putting a dvd player in. has anybody had any experience in this?
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bmwnc Posts: 2just bought an X5 3.0 this afternoon...has the following.
premium pkg
cold wx pkg
rear climate pkg
premium sound
automatic dimming mirrors
MSRP was 50,570...got it at $1000 over invoice at $47,640...thought I did pretty well and the negotiating wasn't that bad. Any thoughts? Really like the panoramic moonroof and got Sterling Grey with Sand Beige leather..that's a new combo the brochures don't even have. -
compwhiz Posts: 46Just picked up '04 X5 3.0 yesterday:
Titanium Silver/Black leather
Premium Package
Steptronic Transmission
Cold Weather Package
Rear Climate Package
Xenon lights
Heated Steering Wheel
Invoice: $45,020
Paid: $46,000
$980 over invoice
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martini4me Posts: 13Hello: Need opinions on if we're getting scammed...We are negotiating on the above vehicle w/options and dest MSRP of 50970. Dealer agreed to $2400 off the MSRP to bring price to $48570. He took our credit card # for a $1000 down payment, but has not yet charged the card. We want specific color combos and he said that he located the vehicle (coming off the mfr line) and could get it at the agreed upon price. We agree on pricing, date, etc and are looking forward to getting the vehicle next week. THEN, the salesman calls back yesterday (one day after deal made) and said that the vehicle was "released" from BMW mfr and is now on a truck to another dealer. He said that NOW they will have to pay $500 to a flat-bed trucking company to transport the vehicle from NJ to VA. He says we would have to pay extra $500. Meanwhile, he is unable to explain to us what the $695 dest fee includes and why we would have to pay extra. We are prepared to pay cash for a vehicle and this is the 3rd dealer we've talked to...the others were slow to respond for requests...unless we wanted to purchase off the lot. This is a "dream vehicle" and will be kept for 8 to 10 years. We want a certain exterior and interior color combo that is not currently on the lot of these 3 dealers. When we bought a 325Ci last year, the VA dealer had to get from another dealer in NJ, but didn't try to charge extra fees. Is the extra $500 pure dealer profit? It gives me a bad taste in my mouth! Thanks for your input!
mynextcar Posts: 30It depends on the relationship between the dealers in NJ and VA and how desperate the dealer wants to sell the car. I bought my E class about the same time two years ago and my dealer (also in VA) had to transport my car from a dealer in NJ. Since the new year models were coming and the NJ dealer was their sister dealer, my dealer paid the transportation fee out of their expense. The destination fee is from the manufacture to the first dealer, in your case it's to the NJ dealer. My cousin had to choose one from the dealder's lot since his dealer would charge him the transportation fee, so I think it is common that dealers ask this. If you have time, I would suggest you wait a little longer as dealer would most likely do whatever it takes to move the '04 model out as '05 models are arriving. I remember there was $3000 - $3500 rebate on X5 last fall for '03 model. Hope this help.
compwhiz Posts: 46Besides my own experience($3200 off MSRP on a lower-priced vehicle), there're plenty of other people who purchased X5 at similar savings. Considering that your dealer only gave you $2400 off MSRP to begin with, it's not unreasonable to ask him to eat the $500 cost of transporting the car to the dealership. Get your contract void and find another dealer who will do the deal(and possibly get you more than $2400 off MSRP).
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fjoyce Posts: 4I'm about to start the process of buying an X5. Here is the package I'm looking for and the Edmunds price information. Interested to hear back from anyone on how much over invoice I can expect to pay. I'm in northern NJ. Also interested in BMW dealer recommendations in northern NJ. Thanks.
2004 BMW X5 4.4i AWD 4dr SUV (4.4L 8cyl 6A)
Optional Equipment:
ZPP Premium Package (w/on-board computer)
ZSP Sport Package
677 Premium Hi-Fi Sound System w/ DSP
ZCW Cold Weather Package
ZRC Rear Climate Package
261 Rear Door Mounted Side Impact Airbags
438 Dark Poplar Wood Interior Trim
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nyccarguy Stamford, CTPosts: 8,234My Dad paid $1K over invoice on a ordered 3.0i back in February. I hear the deals on the X5 are much better on the Inline 6 than they are on the V8. I guess maybe it has to do with the V8s being allocated to the 7s & 5s before they reach Spartanburg, SC.
My Dad bought his X5 from Wide World of Cars in Spring Valley, NY (very close to the NJ border). The people at Prestige BMW (on Rte 17 SOuth) were offering a great deal as well, Wide World matched the price and it is closer to my Dad. Park Ave BMW didn't want to be bothered if I didn't take a vehicle from their lot. However, a customer of mine recently leased a new 530iA from them for his wife and was treated fairly and got a good deal YMMV. Good Luck!2001 Prelude Type SH, 2011 Pilot EX-L 4WD, 2015 Subaru Legacy 2.5i Premium
fjoyce Posts: 4Thanks for replies on my X5 pricing question. Got three bids from local dealers, all over the net. Best price is $1,250 over what Edmunds shows as their invoice, $3,915 off of BMW MSRP.
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nyccarguy Stamford, CTPosts: 8,234is definitely a good start. go back and forth a couple of times. Let them know that you are a serious buyer and will come in to sign the papers if the price is right. Definitely let 'em sweat for a few days and see if they contatc you again.
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ranajo Posts: 50I am looking to purchase a X5 3.0 with the premium package, navigation system and cold weather package. The MSRP is working out to $48125.
I am looking for a lease term between 36 months and 42 months depending on which would provide the best deal in terms of the residual. Annual mileage would be 15K. I have flawless credit with a FICO score of over 740.
What would be the lease terms that I should aim for - specifically the money factor and residual that would be appropriate?
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ranajo Posts: 50I am looking to purchase a X5 3.0 with the premium package, navigation system and cold weather package. The MSRP is working out to $48125.
I am looking for a lease term between 36 months and 42 months depending on which would provide the best deal in terms of the residual. Annual mileage would be 15K. I have flawless credit with a FICO score of over 740.
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The other day I blogged about a real-estate agent's claim that homes in and around Beverly Hills are selling at a healthy pace, as though the housing slowdown didn't exist. She wasn't just blowing smoke. A look at sales in the infamous 90210 ZIP code shows that plenty is selling there, even in the last three months:
Single-Family Homes
For sale: 176
Average listing price: $3,562,500
Average listing square footage: 3,114
Average listing price/sq. foot: $695
Sold since 12/15/07: 79
Average sold price: $2,225,000
Average sold square footage: 4,217
Average sold price/sq. foot: $863
For sale: 68
Average listing price: $844,000
Average listing square footage: 1,308
Average listing price/sq. foot: $614
Sold since 12/15/07: 31
Average sold price: $875,000
Average sold square footage: 1,702
Average sold price/sq. foot: $554
It looks like condo sales are especially strong, with asking and selling prices closely aligned. There's a little more of a disconnect between listing price and sold price on homes, but $2.2 million is still a huge price to pay for a house.


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