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Bash GM? Sales are down 20%, that's not bashing, that's just describing the water. "Aggressive pricing" has not worked; it's more like "Aggressive advertising" that's worked. These prices have been around for some time now.
I may buy a truck. I may not. That's up to me, not some salesman. Unfortunately for GM and the dealers, I don't have too, and I've done my homework. There are other trucks to be had on the market.
More importantly, I'm not going to fork over $20k+ just because someone tells me it's a good deal. If that's your case, I'll sell you some ocean front property in Kansas for a "good deal".
misterep Posts: 52$1500 rebate through the mail ! What is that? sounds good...
tripper0567 Posts: 5I agree. The out the door price has not changed in months. It's another sales gimmick. Whenever GM comes out with employee pricing or cash back, they subtract that number off of your trade in. Out the door price is the bottom line. To GM's benefit, many people are not savy enough to figure that out. Then we wonder why were in a mortgage crisis! Smart buyers do their homework and can recognize the sales gimmick.
Most dealers are within a couple hundred of each other when I shop. I always go to three.
Its the dealer that dips into his numbers more
to move an earlier build that gets my business. That- and usually I buy a base non-a/c truck(You know, the ones nobody buys from those screamer ads in the paper)
I got mine.
Yup. years and years of stuff have the domestic buyers trained for some sort of "dinner bell" to ring around the end of the year. GM is spending big bucks to ring it and of course should make the most out of it. Pitty the "dinner" is in most cases the same stew served the last few months anyway. With that and the usual "gm card" folks on the leash (GM allows or disallows as many points usable on a single purchase as it wishes) it can dump stock with less pain than usual. With this and other stuff they may whittle a 190 day supply to a more reasonable 70 day supply with some luck.
Good luck
I agree. The out the door price has not changed in months. It's another sales gimmick. Whenever GM comes out with employee pricing or cash back, they subtract that number off of your trade in. Out the door price is the bottom line. To GM's benefit, many people are not savy enough to figure that out. Then we wonder why were in a mortgage crisis! Smart buyers do their homework and can recognize the sales gimmick.
ocautoseeker Posts: 425The only way GM being in the red will affect the price you (the customer) pays is if they (GM) incent either you as the customer and/or the individual dealerships.
The price any given dealer pays GM for it's product is fixed throughout a given period. It's the rebates, bonus cash, dealer cash etc. that "sweeten" the deals. The bottom line is that the vehicles on the lot have already been paid for by the dealer (well, actually it's on loan through the captive bank, in this case, GMAC). The juice will start tickin' usually between 60-90 days depending on loan structure and terms specified. It's like any other loan, the bank wants it's money back!
Simple economics tells you that... sell enough vehicles for less than what you've paid, you're gonna' go out of business. Car dealers are closing down in record numbers. The Ford, Dodge and GMC dealers right down the street from my home all closed down within 6 months of each other - yeah, they were obviusly making a killing!
It just irks me when I hear people say that "employee pricing" is a gimmick. It's an incentive, so how is that a gimmick? Is a $5000 rebate a gimmick? No way! The emp pricing actually helps the dealer because the holdback money is what GM is subsidizing. Now, as opposed to a few months ago, you don't really need to haggle since GM is essentially "dipping" into the dealer's holdback "for you" and giving you that money. But, 3 months ago, dealers were dipping into their own operating accounts without help from the factory.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a big proponent of getting a great deal, but when you've worked in the business and you know how things work, you understand when someone is being reasonable and when someone has absolutely no clue.
As a dealer, I'm not gonna' make any money on the sale of my new inventory... why? Because we live in the free information age and an educated buyer knows what I paid. A savvy buyer probably has his own financing, so I lose there. A trade-in (if desirable) and aftermarket (finance products) are my only profit sources left. Sure, I'd love to sell you a vehicle for cheap, but it has to make sense. Even in rough times, unless GM keeps incenting me, my cost on any given vehicle is fixed.
The number of "roll-over" customers is dwindling because even a soccer mom will jump on edmunds nowadays to get pricing information.
Last thing... yes, there are some really scummy dealers - no doubt about it. However, if you act professional and courteous, you may just find that it will be reciprocated. If you walk into a delaership and act like an 'a-hole know-it-all' trying to prove something, I guarantee you're gonna' close the gap on your options. If you p*ss off enough dealers, pretty soon they'll blackball you and then you'll have no options left. You can be friendly,yet firm and still drive a hard bargain.
Sorry for the rant guys (and girls), just trying to educate some of you since making a purchase should be fun and exciting, rather than having stories about what a moron dealer A was, or how stupid dealer B is, yada yada yada...
The information you need to find holdback (for every manufacturer) is listed right here on Edmunds, as are rebates, bonus cash, lease and finance specials, and even marketing support monies.
Good luck in your searches! Be sure and post the details.
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cac4 Posts: 11I have a quick question on a purchase i am going to make. A 08 chevy 1500 lt 1 4x4 with 17000 miles for $19000.00. That is over $5000 less than a new one. The only probelm is that it has the 4.8L motor. I have not heard anything bad about this motor. Has anyone else?
I wanted a 5.3L but this is a great deal, I just dont want to have any problems with the motor being to small for the truck. I dont tow much so I dont think i will have a problem.
Thanks for any input.
I had an 03 Silverado Z71 with the 4.8. At the time I wasn't towing much and it was fine. Averaged about 16-17 with careful driving. If you just need a truck for the bed and won't be towing, you should be OK. I have a 6.0 engine with a 4 spd now and love the power, but man does it drink gas. The 5.3 has the alternative fuel management and they will add a 6 spd in 09. Only issue I would have is towing capacity. The 4.8 with the 3.42 gears tows 5500 lbs and the 5.3 with 3.73 gears tows 7000. Remember most dual axle trailers are a minimum of 7000 GVW, but if you don't tow, you're good.
dlandrum Posts: 4Dicked around with a dozen dealers for 6 weeks best I could do was $10000 off msrp. Now that I bought I'am sure the rebates will go up for the rest of you, your welcome.
With talks of a government bail out there's little incentive to move inventory, so every little bit helps.
The 2009s are hitting the dealers. Inventory of 08s is still good. The rebates and employee pricing is a good package. I was hoping the GM card would raise redemption allowances. $1500 is peanuts these days, especially when I'm sitting on $5000 the GM card dollars.
I was thrilled to get 6385 off a base truck with a MSRP of 18,380. Thats the cheapest longbed Chevy you can buy. (and I'm the cheapest longbed owner out there)
65 more payments and that baby's ALL MINE !!!!!!
skipnsb Posts: 12Anyone have any recent buying experience for the 2008 Silverado? thanks
i know there was a bunch of 2008 silverados sold and nobody is posting anything here! well for me, i would be buying through the college grad program so i get supplier pricing plus 6500 off a crew cab silverado 2008. thats what im aiming for right now. i got quoted a truck msrp of approx 38,000 for 29,500 or so. i know it can still be beat but the places around here (alaska) dont budge for crap. its irritating.
I am in the market for a 2008 GMC Sierra. I waited too long to start looking and there are very few available in my area. I found a dealership that had 5 or 6 that were close enough to what I wanted... Sierra 1500 Crew Cab SLE1 with 20" rims and 5.3L (Pro-package). Their sister dealership ran an ad for 10k off MSRP on all '08 1500's, however, when I called they didn't have any left. I presented the ad to the other dealership and they were willing to honor it. The sticker price on the vehicle I wanted was approx 32,900. They had a $650 charge for interior and exterior protectant that was not on the official sticker and brought the total to about $33,550. I also had a trade in (2002 Ford Expedition) which Kelly blue book indicates is worth about $3,300. I told the dealer I wanted 5k for it.
Their first offer came back at 10k off the MSRP and 4k for my trade in. I told them I was fine with the 10k off, but wanted 5k for trade in. Also, they had some $390 fee in the price, which was a service charge. The saleslady attempted to explain what it was for but it didn't make sense. I told her I wanted that waived in addition to adding the additional 1k to trade in price. She took it to the manager who said she would work with me but couldn't give me another 1k on trade in. Since it was our first place to shop, we left. I should also note that I was buying a "crimson" truck, which is really metalic purple in the sunlight, and that 3 of the 5 2008's on the lot were this color. Also, the mgr claimed the GM rebate was ending that day (10/31). It looks like it ends on 11/3 so I have a few more days to decide.
Here are my questions...
1) Do you think their initial offer was pretty good and worth taking if they would knock a few hundred more off?
2) Any idea what the GM incentives will be on '08's come 11/4?
3) Is that $650 protectant charge BS or do all dealerships have that?
4) Is that $390 service charge BS?
Any help anyone could offer would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks, Donnie
Yes, the 650 is bs.
Yes the 350 (usually called a doc fee) is bs.
Email 20-30 dealers within 200 miles of your locale (chevy website) for a truck of your specs. (about 32000 msrp, etc) for an 08 and 09 version. Ask their best price and that you will buy before nov 3 or end of month. Describe your trade and ask for kbb good (or fair) price (the lowest of nada kbb or edmunds). Set that and let them compete on the new truck.Give the top 4-6 your cell#. Chevy may well be more productive to work with as there are 4x as many dealers. Do 95% of the work by email and phone on your couch. Last week off the month is usually crunch time for about 10% of dealers not making quota. If you are paying cash or other financing your only concern is the lowest difference owed.
If you run a 07 version of your $32000 gmc (or silverado) truck you may find it may have a trade in value of about 17000 or so. This is what your 08 will be worth in 12 months. Even 22000 isn't exactly giving it away. Get prices for an 09 version too because you may get a dealer competitive on it as dealers can work 08 leftovers for more dough if supplies are low.
Good luck
Good luck
The "charges" are BS.
But, as a consumer, all you care about is price out the door. A price of $24K with "charges" included is better than $26K with no charges. That may be kind of hard for some folks to wrap their heads around. Get the final price and make your comparisons from there.
Thanks. Great advice!
A co-worker bought that exact Crew cab model in black at the same time I bought my Silverado.
Said he paid 23k OTD.
With an add on bed cover (folding)
Personally, I don't think a lot of Silverados have been sold since my last post.
Two of the trucks I test drove are still on the lot. And that was back in April.
ALL the dang dealerships in alaska wont budge on price. they simply wont. i go in, talk for 2 hours, and they wont budge. they tell me they can give me the current offers and thats it, so i say no take something off, they say they simply "cant lose money" and every time i walk out. nothing happens. they call me tell me to come back in, i go in, they show me the truck again, show me the price plus the current offers, they wont even take a penny off because they "cant lose money" and i tell them no again and walk out. im 21 years old, maybe thats why? anyone have advice? ive been to EVERY dealership in alaska. which is about 6 or so. ive been doing this for like 6+ months and i get the same answer EVERY freakin time. any advice would be GREATLY appreciated.
Buyer should get the any factory to buyer rebate money plus ..there's a factory to dealer spiff ($2000) out there on leftovers. Apparently they aren't that hurt- or your offer can't be supported by GM (its too low- GM basically makes the minimum prices up, not the dealer)
See whats on the net ...say eBay for instance. If there's a truck on there, get the particulars. If its priced to your liking, you might be better off. Shipping might be an issue......or not.
They have no incentive to budge. They stand to receive billions in government bail outs. It behooves them to continue to hold out as long as possible to make the bailouts more likely and come more quickly.
I would quit exhausting yourself walking into 6 dealerships end of month (if thats what you did, walking into 1 or 2 each month would be ineffective) and just email for their best quotes on an 08 or 09 model last week of the month and see what pops up. 98% less energy expended. (Read my last few posts here) If the particular store is meeting quota or good sales you can talk for 4 hours, tap dance, sing yankee doodle, do a strip tease and only entertain them. The one 50 miles away (that you're not at) may need to make some sales that month.
You may have answered your own question noting there are only 6 dealerships in the state.(there are 33 within 40 miles of me). If you are in a captive mkt like hawaii, your options may be limited. If you don't need a truck now, I would try the end of month thing for a few months, especially if you expand it to Ford and Toyota.
I also have no idea what prices you are getting. A 07 32000 msrp chev truck barely has a trade in of 17000 (if that) so you would want at least 10k off an 08
Good luck
ALL the dang dealerships in alaska wont budge on price. they simply wont. i go in, talk for 2 hours, and they wont budge. they tell me they can give me the current offers and thats it, so i say no take something off, they say they simply "cant lose money" and every time i walk out. nothing happens. they call me tell me to come back in, i go in, they show me the truck again, show me the price plus the current offers, they wont even take a penny off because they "cant lose money" and i tell them no again and walk out. im 21 years old, maybe thats why? anyone have advice? ive been to EVERY dealership in alaska. which is about 6 or so. ive been doing this for like 6+ months and i get the same answer EVERY freakin time. any advice would be GREATLY appreciated.
i dont understand this. dealerships in the lower 48 consistantly sell vehicles for under invoice and on top of that, you get the rebate. say a truck is 32,000 msrp, the invoice is 30,000, and the rebate is 5,000. alaska dealerships right now say 30,000 plus 5,000 rebate. and consistantly say "we cant lose money". ok well how can dealerships down in the states sell a vehicle for under 30,000 plus rebate. example i got a quote from bill pierre, the truck was 1,000 UNDER invoice plus rebate of 7,000. putting the truck at almost 11.5k under msrp. so to jjf, how do i go about getting a truck, msrp of 37,550, red tag plus 6500 rebate on it now puts it at 28,133. how can i get it for 10k off?!? its just frustrating to me. thank you for your help! i know all about dealer holdback and everything. i know when gm says ok red tag on there vehicles, that the dealerships get an additional incentive to sell. and they still simply wont budge.
Went by my local Chevy dealer, looking for a work truck. I had looked at a truck a couple of months ago and it was still on the lot. I had some old notes on the truck and had the employee price that was offered. It was $1000 less than the "red tag" sale" price. The rebate is $500 more now than before, so the net is about $500 better a month ago. I asked for the $1000 lower employee price. I made the offer by price. I didn't say, "Give me the employee price". Then I came up $500. They wouldn't budge. What's the deal? Are they waiting for a congressional bailout? Seems to me, if they want to stay in business, they need to sell vehicles. I am against the auto bailout as well as the $700 billion bailout.
Good luck GM.
Just made what I think is a good deal (don't tell me if it isn't). Frankly, I haggled with Toyota, Ford and Nissan. This was the best deal (though I got the Ford guy to within 200 bucks of the Chevy on a nice FX4).
2008 4WD Ext. Cab LT1
5.3 Auto
LT1 Convenience Pkg
"All Star" Edition
3.73 axle
What was the sticker? A good deal is about 7-8% off sticker plus rebates. If you can get 10-12% off sticker plus rebates, then you're talking employee pricing.
sticker (msrp) was $33,165 ...
BTW, the "Red Tag" was 23,737. NC taxes are 3%, tags are $68. I spoke with the sales guy (one of the commercial/fleet guys) over a couple of days and he said he couldn't come down off the "red tag". I said fine, but I would only pay $50 for a doc fee (they wanted $399), taxes and 68 for tags. He actually came back to me with a lower price.
As you can see, the red tag price plus state tax is over the OTD price I have. So they did come down off the red tag enough to negate the other fees; plus they threw in a bed liner.


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A lot of attention has been paid to Jefferson Bethke's video Why I Hate Religion But Love Jesus. Jefferson is a great, humble, teachable brother who loves the gospel. But the response to his video has been varied. Many love it. Others hate it. And still others have raised a caution flag – uncomfortable with the way "religion" is often contrasted with the gospel.


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Police in Alice Springs are questioning a man about an alleged violent sexual assault near the town's centre last night.
A woman told police she was approached by a man on Stott Terrace about 9:30pm yesterday.
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We have considered the issue at a recent committee
meeting and after subsequent discussions set out our observations
on the proposed legislation below. We welcome the changes that
are being proposed to the current system of means-tested benefits
but have a number of concerns as to their complexity and the resultant
potential impact on private sector schemes.
1. Government needs to disclose how the
thresholds will increase in the future and to signal that the
pension credit is only a temporary measure aimed at today's pensioners
and those retiring in the near future
If it is not made clear that S2P together with
the basic state pension, will deliver the foundation for those
retiring in the decades ahead, a culture could grow up of expecting
that the pension credit will remain a permanent ongoing feature
on the pensions landscape. This in turn will have a debilitating
influence on making private pension provision. The necessary future
withdrawal of the pension credit is explored below under its two
constituent headings.
The redesign of SERPS, which comes into force
from 6 April 2002, should have the effect, but not for many years,
of making the guaranteed element of the pension credit redundant
for those then reaching retirement age. This is because the re-targetting
of SERPS on the lower paid, especially with the deemed earnings
effect for those with earnings below the upper limit for the 40
per cent band should result, for those who build up a full entitlement
in their obtaining an income from the state
above the minimum income guarantee.
Does this mean that from some time in the future
the guaranteed element of the pension credit is likely to be withdrawn?
Or will this necessarily means-tested benefit continue but affect
fewer and fewer people?
Under the current proposals, entitlement to
the savings credit will continue to grow and for many individuals
on low incomes will be driven by their SERPS and S2P rights. The
government should be more forthcoming as to whether it and its
successors intend to withdraw this benefit and if so what the
process would be.
It appears that the threshold at which the savings
credit starts to accrue has initially been set to equate with
the basic state pension, but it is not clear whether this relationship
will continue. There are a number of ways to effect the withdrawal
of the savings credit and it would be good practice for the government
to disclose which it had in mind given the different effects that
would result. Possible methods are set out below.
If there is no increase in the Pension Credit
then increases in the basic state pension will have no beneficial
effect on many pension credit claimants and could make some of
them worse off.
2. The desire to control costs now in the
state sector has resulted in much complexity for those on low
incomes for the forseeable future
Much of the complexity could have been avoided,
if instead of refocussing SERPS on the lower paid in a gradual
way, the basic state pension had been quickly uplifted to a level
approaching the minimum income guarantee. If cost then became
an issue consideration could have been given to closing SERPS
for future accrual which if nothing else would have swept away
the complexities of contracting-out that most private schemes
have to address.
The complexity resulting from the government's
reforms to SERPS, its knock on effect to contracted-out schemes
and changes to the income support system has its expression in
a number of ways, some of which may impact on the advice that
members of our Association give.
We welcome the government's recent simplification
of the claim form for the current minimum income guarantee. But
at 10 pages plus another 30 pages of notes, it remains too long.
It still has some of the vestiges of the old lengthy income support
claim form applicable to all low-income groups. For example Part
10 of the notes informs the claimant that milk tokens may be available
after the individual concerned has given birth!
More seriously we question the extent to which
those who could claim the pension credit, available from 2003,
will in fact do so. But it is for others, with expertise in this
area, to offer their considered views on the level of take up
and whether the machinery of government will be able to efficiently
deliver means-tested benefits to 50 per cent and rising of the
pensioner population.
The savings element of the pension credit replaces
a 100 per cent with a 40 per cent benefit tax for income up to
the minimum income guarantee (but necessarily introduces a 40
per cent benefit tax for income above this level until the credit
is exhausted). It should be welcomed for those on low incomes,
but with the proviso that claimants are unlikely to pay any income
tax. Therefore the message for those in work on low incomes must
continue to be that so long as one believes that this form of
income support will remain, it is not worthwhile making savings
that have to be delivered as an income in retirement.
This should act to discourage formal retirement
savings, counter to the government's objectivesit will
certainly make it very difficult to advise such individuals to
take out stakeholder pensions. In a climate where many employers
are cutting back on pension provisionredesigning their
schemes to transfer the risk to their employees and then reducing
the contribution commitmentthis issue could become of importance
to those beyond the lowest paid.
Given the 40 per cent benefit tax, individuals
in work who are likely to qualify for the pension credit in retirement,
should be looking at other vehicles, such as ISAs, to invest any
spare money. But this is only so long as the fruits of such saving
can be consumed in one way or another before the age of 60. For
example expenditure on home improvements may result in an increase
in the value of an asset that remains outside the means test.
But it is more likely that individuals will choose to raise their
immediate standard of living whilst in work and then fall back
on state provision.
It is therefore necessary to revisit:
if those beyond government, in the business
of supplying professional advice, are to be encouraged to give
out the message that it always pays to save.
3. There are unnecessary elements of complexity
in the proposals
It is not clear to us why the qualification
age for the pension credit should be split in two. Entitlement
to the guaranteed income top up starts at 60 (and gradually moves
to 65 as state pension age for females makes this transition)
whilst entitlement to the savings credit starts at 65.
We understand the reason of practically for
the use of a notional rate of interest to turn capital into an
income equivalent and welcome the reduction in the rate from 20
per cent, but there is no clear statement of the rationale for
the section of 10 per cent. There is also no indication of how
and whether it will be reviewed.
The ten per cent rate will affect different
pensioners in different ways. For an individual with no private
pension income, allowing for the fact that the first £6,000
of savings is ignored in the calculation, the effective rate of
interest on total savings will rise from 0 per cent to around
8 per cent by the time that entitlement to the savings credit
is extinguished (at around £36,000 in 2003-04). For those
reliant on savings, this will remain a penal rate.
4. The long-term cost of the pension credit
has not been disclosed
In his statement the Chancellor indicated that
50 per cent of pensioner households will benefit from the pension
credit when it is introduced in 2003. He also said that the cost
in the first full year of its operation would be £2 billion.
What is missing from the pre-Budget statement is an indication
of the proportion of the pensioner population that could benefit
in the long-term and the resultant cost. Both can be expected
to rise thanks to the nature of the benefit and the growing number
of pensioners. The rise in the pensioner population is well documentedthere
are two aspects to the benefit design that will cause the cost
to escalate:
The second factor means that the savings credit
can be expected to extend up the pensioner income scale, expressed
as a percentage of national average earnings, as the basic state
pension loses its value on this measure. In 2003-04 this upper
income point will be around 30 per cent of national average earningsby
2040 it could be 40 per cent.
Helen James, Chairman
Pensions committee of the Association of Consulting
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Tapping Into Teens7 Nov, 2006 By: Jessica Wolf
Teens are the most digitally connected American consumers, and they represent a $200 billion market.
It's especially important that entertainment companies reach teens because movies are No. 4 on the list of top five things teens spend their money on, outstripped only by clothes, eating out and cars (if they have them). That's according to Jim Taylor, vice chairman of research company Harrison Group, who spoke at the recent "What Teens Want" conference in Los Angeles.
Not only are teens very interested in movies, but they are also more likely than the over-18 population to access digital entertainment, according to a recent survey by The NPD Group.
More than 11% of teenagers in the survey said they had streamed or downloaded a movie during a three-month period at the beginning of this year, compared to just 3.7% of respondents older than 18. For TV shows, the gap is even bigger between the two groups, with 11.4% of teens saying they downloaded or streamed a TV show compared to just 2.5% of the older age group.
This generation looks like no other with regard to access to technology, Harrison's Taylor said.
Teens have created elaborate multimedia entertainment hubs in their bedrooms, with personal computers, stereo equipment, televisions and DVD players, he said. Nearly 69% of teens can lock their parents out of their rooms, 57% have their own DVD players, 31% have iPods, more than 70% have their own personal computers and 67% have their own cell phones.
Teens spend 72 hours a week in connected activity — instant messaging, texting and surfing the Internet, Taylor said. More than 70% spend two to three hours a day listening to and/or downloading music, he said.
Most importantly, Taylor said, teens have created, via Web sites such as MySpace.com and Facebook.com, tightly knit circles of friends. This social interaction rules their lives. If a message doesn't come from within that network, it just doesn't get in, Taylor said.
Teens don't make the same kind of distinction between online and offline behaviors as other generations, said Christina Norman, president of MTV, at the "What Teens Want" conference.
"Their perception of the way they use media is very different from ours," she said. "We see it as a digital revolution; they simply see it as the tools they use to live their lives."
There are several key trends in the teen market, she said.
One is the "share/create/validate" mentality, she said, as evidenced by the popularity of user-generated content sites such as YouTube. The validate portion of the equation is essential, Norman said. It's not enough for teens to film videos and be able to post them on the Internet; they want to become Internet superstars by getting rated, receiving feedback and being seen.
Another teen trend is diversity, Norman said. Increasingly, teens' friendships with others are not based on people who look like them or live like them. Teens create "identity tribes" that rally around passions, ideas and shared interests rather than shared ethnic and cultural backgrounds, she said.
Entertainment companies and advertisers can break into those identity tribes, she said. Music is a key way to communicate with them, she said. But the message has to be authentic, she said.
"Young people are very spin savvy," she said. "Woe be unto the marketer who gets caught trying to be 'real,' she said.


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If girls worked on working out as hard as they worked on relationships… I wouldn't have a letter to write. It's about time someone had a serious talk with ladies who display this lax behavior about their health and fitness.
If this describes you, I'm not going to sugar coat anything.
I use to be you. A girl who didn't see the need to ever commit to working out because I appeared to look fine on the outside. I wasn't dying, all levels were always fine at the doctors, and I didn't eat terribly. Balance is key they say!
Weight naturally fluctuates over the years so that wasn't alarming. I didn't grow up to be the athletic type, so I figured that it was not in the cards for me. I admit, there were times back then that I really wanted to take working out seriously. I played recreational tennis in high school to prove to myself that I had what it takes to be a fit girl.
When I left high school and started college, I figured that walking to and from my classes on campus was sufficient enough to count towards my daily exercise. I didn't push myself to explore any other type of activities that would keep me fit because, let's face it, I had to study + work all the time. Duh.
Working out was not "my thing" at the time. In my spare time, I would much rather be catching up on Netflix or simply relaxing. Getting a sweaty workout in that I didn't even like was not part of my agenda.
I hated working out!
These, my dear, are the words of a girl that needed to experience some personal growth.
You may not have the same story as I do, but this mindset that you are "just not cut out" to have a workout regimen is complete nonsense and, quite frankly, just an excuse.
To make this more impactful, let's pretend that working out is your significant other. This person is everything you want in a partner. I mean literally everything on your dream list is checked off. You have the perfect relationship in many peoples' eyes, but there have been some underlying issues.
Working Out: "I feel like we are having the same talk about what I need from you almost daily. This relationship is at risk because you haven't been putting in the work that the relationship needs for it to stay alive. Relationships are a two way street and I've been here working hard to make you happy, but I just don't feel like anything is ever reciprocated."
You: "You're right. You've been wonderful to me. You are not perfect by any means, but I can't deny that you are putting in more than enough effort into this relationship to make it work."
Working Out: "Thank you for acknowledging this. You've been allowing yourself to fall to the wayside and it hurts me to see this because I want you to be the best version of yourself. I just want to love you and have a good relationship with you. I'm not a priority in your life. You don't make time for me at all. I have to beg you to even think about spending time with me. It's unfair, because I always find a way to make time for you when you need it."
You: "I feel terrible. I really am so busy all the time. I go to school, then work, then I get tired and just need to have my alone time. I do want to be in a relationship with you, but the truth is, this relationship is hard for me to maintain. I feel like if I don't put you first you freak out. I mean, you do make my life better, and there are so many benefits to being with you, but why can't things just stay the way they are?
Working Out: "Because we both made a commitment. Don't you get it?! Relationships take work! You don't get to keep me in your closet and pull me out whenever you feel like it. There plenty of people out there who know what I'm worth and will make me feel appreciated."
You: "Why do relationships have to be so hard? I'm committed to you, I feel like I've never had to work so hard in my life for someone. The amount of energy, sweat, and tears I have to put into this relationship just to make it work is uncomfortable at times. Why can't we just get by seeing each other once a month? Things would be easier that way. I absolutely love the good times, but it's not easy for me all the time. "
Working Out: "You need to grow up. You are missing the whole point of what it means to have a relationship with someone."
I'm just giving you something to think about because I love you and I've been there. Sometimes it's helpful to see what you're doing from another perspective in order to change your way of thinking.
If you gave your relationship the same excuses as you did working out what would happen?
You're being immature. It's time to grow up.
Dramatic much? Hardly.
You've become okay with not working on your relationship with working out because it's not in your face with an ultimatum, picking fights or sending you massive amounts of text messages with "Hey, remember me?"
When you make a commitment to work on your fitness, you must also change your mindset about how your relationship is going to work. When working out becomes your lifestyle, and you are committed, such as in a serious relationship, you do whatever you need to do to make that relationship work.
Again, I wouldn't have to write this letter if I didn't see a problem. You hate working out because you need to mature in this area. Working towards good health is definitely not going to kill you and gives you guaranteed benefits. I see ladies basically idolizing their relationships and putting their partner first at all costs.
If you make excuses for working out, but don't make the same excuses for Johnny who you readily see at 10pm on a Friday night – Houston, we've got a problem.
Relationships take work! Which is why when single ladies tell me I'm so "lucky" to have someone by my side I also say you have no idea how much work I had to put into this man and this relationship. When you see a lady with an amazing body you know she put tons of work into herself, it didn't just magically happen!
Now that we've jumped over that hurdle I want to give you two tips for getting on track, even if you are starting from square zero. Yes, even if you absolutely hate working out.
1. You are not always going to feel like it.
I still have many days when I don't "feel" like working out. What would happen if my feelings ruled my life? A complete mess! I may not feel like working some days, but I have to pay the bills.
These are the top excuses I've heard as to why working out does not happen:
Zero Motivation
Non-Euphoric feeling
I'm sorry to break it to you, but not working out because of a XYZ reason above is an excuse! It is a signal that you still have some work to do within yourself and you need to get cookin'. I want you to know that you have the power to work on the many reasons as to why you don't work out.
These are struggles that we all deal with during different seasons of our lives. Working out is not going to feel good all the time because you are either burning away body fat or tearing down your muscles – not a fun process for your body. You are going to feel resistance and maybe even pain, but pushing through these obstacles will pay off months and years down the road. Trust the process + things will get easier!
2. Find your way
Good news: there are so many ways to work out! You don't have to be crazy about the gym, or spend hours working out, but you do owe it to yourself to find a way to consistently put your body first.
Lifting or running may not be your way right now or ever. That's okay! Fitness is not a one size fits all ordeal, so go find something that speaks to you and then make a commitment! If you can start with just 20 min of any activity daily you are well on your way my friend. 🙂
If you know me, you know that I'm not a cardio bunny. To overcome this I've taken kickboxing classes and found that this has become my favorite form of cardio! Since I've been solely focusing on strength training + bulking, I now vow to get back into doing cardio regularly. A huge goal for my upcoming year will be focusing on burning more fat and getting lean. This is going to be a heck of a journey for me since this has never been my focus before.
There is so much beauty in tackling your personal roadblocks and challenges. Like in a relationship, if you don't go through hard times, you will never truly appreciate the good times.
The ability to work out while you physically can is a blessing that many take for granted. Your relationship with fitness doesn't need to be non-existent next year. Work it out the best way you can.


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text: With today's announcement of Ryan Villopoto's retirement from the sport of motocross and supercross, it's time to reflect on a hall of fame career he has left on the sport in the past decade. One memorable moment was Ryan's run to the 2013 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross 450 class championship, which would end up being his final U.S. outdoor title. This video shows how badass of a rider Ryan is and his run to the 2013 title was so dominant. Watch this short highlight video (produced by MXPTV's Matt Wozney) used for that year's awards celebration.


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Congressman Smith held a healthcare roundtable in Cape Girardeau for folks concerned with the rising cost of health care in America including doctors, pharmacists, patients, families and small business owners. At Congressman Smith's healthcare roundtable in Cape Girardeau, the main topic of discussion was how to fix America's broken healthcare system.
A festive Ozark Christmas Community Celebration was held at Mount Zion Church in Shannon County on Sunday Demeber 11th, 2016 to celebrate the heritage of the Akers Community. This celebration was part of the National Park Service (NPS) Centennial Celebration.
The Phelps County Regional Medical Center held a celebration on Thursday December 8th for the much anticipated opening of their nationally accredited Delbert Day Cancer Institute.
Congressman Smith recognized an impressive group of lego robotics and metal fabrication students who got to show off what they are learning as part of a meeting with educators, legislators and administrators at Jefferson College in Hillsboro on Tuesday, December 13th.
On Wednesday, December 14th, the North County Singers from North County High in Bonne Terre gave a beautiful performance of Hark the Herald Angel Sing during the Bonne Terre Chamber of Commerce meeting. North County High School's vocal music program has received many honors recently including being selected to perform at the Missouri Music Educators Association meeting in January.
On December 9th, Congressman Smith spoke at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Valley Flood Control Association.
The American Legion Post 63 held a riverfront remembrance ceremony in Cape Girardeau to honor the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Congressman Smith recieved the 'Friend of Farm Bureau' award for his continued commitment to supporting the hardworking farmers who put food on our tables.
On December 6th, Congressman Smith congratulated BJC Behavioral Health on expanding into Farmington with their new Friends in Action Clubhouse that they broke ground on. This new facility will help provide mental health services for citizens in St. Francois County and the surronding areas impacted by mental illness.
On Wednesday November 30th, Congressman Smith led Missouri lawmakers on a tour of the U.S. Capitol.


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Airbus will not hold a demonstration of its A380 superjumbo at the Paris International Air Show after the wing-tip of its test aircraft was damaged in an incident Sunday, the company said.
"During ground maneuvers with the Airbus A380 flight test aircraft MSN 004, the aircraft's right hand wing-tip touched a structure near the taxiway," at Le Bourget airport on Sunday afternoon, Airbus said in a statement.
"Airbus experts are currently inspecting the aircraft, but it is already confirmed that the A380 MSN 004 will not perform the flying display at the Le Bourget Air Show 2011," it said.
It was the second setback for Airbus ahead of the show, which starts Monday, after it announced earlier Sunday that its A400M military transport plane will not make any flight demonstrations because of a problem with its engines.
The A380 -- the world's largest passenger jet with capacity for up to 853 passengers -- entered into service in 2007, breaking US rival Boeing's more than three decades of dominance of the jumbo jet market with the 747.


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Artificial Hells is the first historical and theoretical overview of socially engaged participatory art, known in the US as "social practice."Claire Bishop follows the trajectory of twentieth-century art and examines key moments in the development of a participatory aesthetic. This itinerary takes in Futurism and Dada; the Situationist International; Happenings in Eastern Europe, Argentina and Paris; the 1970s Community Arts Movement; and the Artists Placement Group. It concludes with a discussion of long-term educational projects by contemporary artists such as Thomas Hirschhorn, Tania Bruguera, Paweł Althamer and Paul Chan.
Since her controversial essay in Artforum in 2006, Claire Bishop has been one of the few to challenge the political and aesthetic ambitions of participatory art. In Artificial Hells, she not only scrutinizes the emancipatory claims made for these projects, but also provides an alternative to the ethical (rather than artistic) criteria invited by such artworks. Artificial Hells calls for a less prescriptive approach to art and politics, and for more compelling, troubling and bolder forms of participatory art and criticism.


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As the economy continues to improve homeowners are more willing to invest in their bathroom remodeling projects. Financial optimism coupled with rock bottom prices is causing bathroom remodeling in the San Fernando Valley to skyrocket, and three important trends have been showing up in abundance around the valley.
The first trend is noisy Jacuzzis being replaced by soaking tubs. Though Jacuzzi's are still a popular option, many home owners are opting for a quite, serene environment for their bathrooms. These jetless alternatives are often deep, insulated tubs that are ideal for soaking for long periods of time.
The second trend concerns the bathroom's lighting. Master bathrooms are becoming sanctuaries, and bathroom remodeling in the San Fernando Valley is seeing an increased demand for brighter, more sun-filled master bathrooms. Large windows have been an increasing trend, as have skylights and mirrors that better reflect the internal light.
The final trend concerns steam. As health clubs and beauty salons increase in popularity more and more people are experiencing the massive benefits of steaming to alleviate stress. As this trend continues home owners have now begun to build steam rooms within their own bathrooms, and technology has allowed steam room pricing to drop considerably over the last several years. Some systems even allow the home owner to turn on the steam room when they enter their garage. The system usually takes 10 to 15 minutes to heat up, which is the perfect amount of time to come inside and prepare for a stress reducing experience.
With the current trends in bathroom remodeling in the San Fernando Valley, 2011 is shaping up to be a lucrative year for contractors and home owners alike. "Sanctuary" is the name of the game for the upcoming year, so keep your eyes peeled for new trends that center on de-stressing and relaxation.


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Information Overload: The Causes And Consequences Of Too Much Information
The Information Revolution is upon us as billions of pieces of information are created every single day. With everything from social media updates, to online encyclopedias, to newspaper articles, it's hard to be sure what's reliable and useful, and what is a waste of time.
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Allen & Overy (A&O) is set to become the first magic circle firm to open an office in Africa, with a Casablanca launch scheduled for September.
The office will open in September when banking and corporate partner François Duquette relocates from the firm's Abu Dhabi office. Duquette will be joined immediately by two lateral hires from Gide Loyrette Nouel – Naciri & Associés.
Partner Yassir Ghorbal and local Casablanca partner Philippe de Richoufftz will be with A&O from launch, with the latter working out of the magic circle firm's Paris office. Partner Hicham Naciri, who will lead the office, will join later in the year.
A&O anticipates that the office will have around 25 lawyers by 2012.
In a statement, A&O global managing partner Wim Dejonghe said: "Morocco is rapidly establishing itself as a key hub for international companies and investors looking to build a presence in Africa.
"It also has strong trade links with other markets in our network, particularly France, the Middle East and Spain, with growing interest from China, India and Japan. It's the perfect match for our global network and our emerging markets strategy and offers a fantastic platform to build on our extensive Africa-focused work."
Paris-headquartered Gide established its tie-up with Casablanca firm Naciri & Associés in 2003.
Other international firms with an office in Casablanca include Spanish players Garrigues and Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira, which launched in 2005 and 2007 respectively.


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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ General Audiences ] With the film direction of Danielle L. Ross, Anika C. McFall heads the cast of this movie of USA, with script in English (see subtitles), whose presentation to the public was scheduled for 2011. You can watch He Who Finds a Wife 2: Thou Shall Not Covet online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in English at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2011.
Rating: 5 by 14 users./
Runtime: 100 minutes
Anika C. McFall, Marston Fobbs, Keith Burke, Roger Payano, Xango Henry, Vanoy Burnough, Shelli Boone, Alice Mae Thomas, Omega Kayne, Vincent M. Ward, Latanya Williams, Angela Landis, Jo Mani, Karyn Bailey, Jason E. Barnes and Dai Boggan.
100-minute film (full movie) directed by Danielle L. Ross.
The original audio of He Who Finds a Wife 2: Thou Shall Not Covet has dialogues in Dolby Digital, it was produced in USA.
It premiered in cinemas or television in 2011.
Screenplay written by Danielle L. Ross.
Pierre Chemaly.
Danielle L. Ross, Jean-Claude La Marre, Bervick Deculus, Stephanie Cunningham, Martine Jean and Anika C. McFall.
This film was produced and / or financed by Southern Peach Entertainment, ACM Media and Black Christian Movies.com.
Composed by Geri King and Kimo Kaulani.
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Without commercial breaks, the full movie He Who Finds a Wife 2: Thou Shall Not Covet has a duration of 100 minutes; the official trailer can be watched in streaming on the Internet. You can watch this full movie free in EnglishDolby Digital in movie TV channels, renting the DVD or with VoD services (Video On Demand player, Hulu) and PPV (Pay Per View, Netflix).
See the page of this full movie, He Who Finds a Wife 2: Thou Shall Not Covet in FULLTV Movies.


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Marcus W. Reinkensmeyer is an aspiring Arizona based landscape photographer, especially drawn to less traveled parks and remote wilderness areas. His travels encompass remote mountain ranges, silent slot canyons, lush coastal regions, hidden waterfalls, meandering rivers and urban landscapes. His growing body of images and writings celebrate the transient quality of light, the intricate patterns of nature and the joy of time spent in quiet exploration.
Photography credits include publications in Backpacker, Country, Shutterbug, Nature Photographer, Photographer's Edge, Arizona Republic, Arizona: The Grand Canyon State, Visit Phoenix: 2015 Official Travel Guide to Greater Phoenix and Ground of Being album cover; display at Sky Harbor Airport and office buildings; and Arizona Scenic, American Bible Society and Capture My Arizona calendars.
Marcus' photography and writings can also be found in two collaborations with other Arizona photographers, Windswept Landscape: Images from the Arizona-Utah Border and From Rock to Sand: Death Valley Landscapes, and Landscape Portfolio: Photography Rediscovered.


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Deborah Vazquez, CEO of PROTECH, quoted in the Sun Sentinel.
Deborah Vazquez, CEO of PROTECH, quoted in the Sun Sentinel.
Deborah Vazquez, CEO of PROTECH, quoted in the Sun Sentinel.
PROTECH'S recent survey was the topic of a Sun Sentinel article published on May 2, 2013. According to the survey, 85% of workers would consider leaving their employer in the 2013 survey.
By Marcia Heroux Pounds, Sun Sentinel
Full Story: www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/fl-south-florida-tech-jobs-20120417,0,5385528.story
April 17, 2012
Technology professionals are in the driver's seat again when it comes to jobs and salaries, a new survey indicates.
South Florida employers are concerned about losing their employees with tech skills, according to a new survey of more than 1,000 tri-county technology workers by ProTech, a Boca Raton staffing company.
For tech workers, salary is the top motivator, said Deborah Vazquez, chief executive of ProTech. "We're in a market now where candidates have multiple job offers," she said.
Employees received an average 2011 pay increase of 3.5 percent, up from the 2 percent they received in 2010, according to the survey.
Forty-six percent of technology professionals say they have "seriously considered" moving out of Florida, down from 55 percent in 2011, according to ProTech's survey.
Vazquez said employers are hiring to update their websites and develop projects they have had on the back burner during the recession. Forty-two percent of technology companies said they plan to increase staff this year, up from 13 percent in 2011.
The best perks are flextime and telecommuting, according to workers who responded to the survey.
Gary Henning, Florida district president for staffing firm Robert Half International, said the demand for IT workers is increasing salaries, both for new and existing employees. Employers are recognizing they "better bring their salaries up or people are going to entertain other offers," he said.
Tech workers also want to be involved in work that is "cutting edge," he said.
Programmers, security analysts and administrators who maintain company databases are in high demand, the staffing firms say.
firstname.lastname@example.com, 56-243-6650
Here are average annual salaries for selected technology jobs in South Florida, according to ProTech:
Database administrator: $101,250
Web developer: $90,000
Security analyst: $80,500
Help desk manager: $92,500
Copyright © 2012, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
The PROTECH report involved two surveys of 700 IT executives (from the director to chief information officer level) and more than 15,000 IT technical professions in South Florida. PROTECH is a Boca Raton based IT employee search and staffing firm.
The point of the program was aptly summarized by Deborah Vazquez, CEO of Protech and co-chairman of the South Florida Technology Alliance: "After this program, I think you will all realize that South Florida has earned its reputation as a technology hub."
Susan Hall of IT Business Edgespoke with Deborah Vazquez, CEO of Boca Raton, Fla., IT staffing firm Protech, about the IT job market in south Florida.
PROTECH CEO, Deborah Vazquez, was quoted in an article by the South Florida Business Journal "Google deal gives Motorola Mobility's Plantation operations deep pockets."
BOCA RATON, Fla. – According to two just-released surveys by Boca Raton-Information Technology (IT) search and staffing specialist, PROTECH, there is much stronger economic outlook among IT executives and tech talent in the region.
An annual survey of information technology executives at South Florida companies by Boca Raton-based staffing agency ProTech found stronger demand for information technology workers now than a year ago.
Deborah Vazquez, CEO of Boca Raton-based Protech Staffing, said the companies she works with are looking for people who can analyze systems and provide a cost analysis for upgrades, expansions and the like. Programmers with financial knowledge are in great demand as the financial world continues to get it footing. And techies with experience in digitizing and infrastructure creation are in growing demand as the federal healthcare legislation continues its roll out.


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Another shooting involving young children and possibly another "prepper". A veteran with some kind of bunker no less.
Imagine they have psych experts devoted to the cause that scour the web for posts by insane people. Then use psychology to get those politically useful people to attack. If the shooter and hard drive is gone, there's no evidence.
But there have always been nutjobs, and there are often more nutjobs is bad economic times than in good times because people are under more stress, so it would be difficult to prove if there has been any "influencing" going on until someone gets an offer and refuses it, as have some Palestinians, by backing out at the last moment and warning Israelis they'd been loaded up with explosives, getting help. That's when the palestinians came up with the cell phone detonator, so the mule can't back out at the last minute.
There was some nut years ago who buried an entire busload of kids. Some real sickos out there...
"This is nuts and I'm really contemplating getting the tinfoil out."
Tinfoil is not wise. It acts like an antenna for the mind-control device that has been planted in your brain.


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Rockies vs. Rangers - 8/9/16 MLB Pick, Odds, and Prediction
Texas Rangers (66-47) at Colorado Rockies (55-57)
MLB Baseball: Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at 3:10 pm (Coors Field)
A Griffin (5-1) (4.05) vs. T Chatwood (10-7) (3.63)
The Line: Colorado Rockies -116 / Texas Rangers +106 --- Over/Under: 12 See the Latest Odds
The Texas Rangers and Colorado Rockies meet Tuesday afternoon for game two of their series.
The Texas Rangers look to keep rolling after winning eight of their last 11 games. The Rangers have scored 12 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last 10 games. The Texas Rangers offense has been hit or miss lately, and they've won five straight games when scoring more than three runs. Ian Desmond leads Texas with 129 hits, Rougned Odor has 56 RBI and Adrian Beltre has 17 home runs. A.J. Griffin gets the nod, and he's 5-1 with a 4.05 ERA and 60 strikeouts this season. This will be Griffin's first career game against the Rockies.
USA TODAY Sports
The Colorado Rockies could use a win after losing four of their last five games. The Rockies have allowed 20 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five straight games. The Colorado Rockies have an ERA of 4.78 and have lost five of their last six games when allowing more than three runs. Offensively, Carlos Gonzalez leads Colorado with 133 hits, DJ LeMahieu has 40 RBI and Nolan Arenado has 30 home runs. Tyler Chatwood takes the hill, and he's 10-7 with a 3.63 ERA and 76 strikeouts this season. Chatwood is 0-3 with a 11.17 ERA and three strikeouts in his career against the Rangers.
The Rangers are 36-15 in their last 51 during game 2 of a series and 9-3 in Griffins last 12 starts. The Rockies are 5-0 in their last 5 during game 2 of a series and 4-1 in Chatwoods last 5 starts with 4 days of rest. The Rangers are 3-8 in the last 11 meetings in Colorado.
The Rangers are one of their hot streaks again after struggling to win a single game just a few weeks ago. In Coors, you have to like the Rangers even more, as this is one of the more dangerous lineups in baseball. Chatwood has been solid this year, but Texas is too hot right now to bet against, especially with the plus money.


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Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Wednesday:
Murray, Djokovic and Federer in quarter-final action
Holder Andy Murray plays big-serving American Sam Querrey to kick off the men's quarter-finals, Rafael Nadal's conqueror Gilles Muller faces Croatia's Marin Cilic, Novak Djokovic meets Tomas Berdych and seven-times champion Roger Federer faces Milos Raonic hoping to avenge his defeat by the Canadian in last year's semi-final. (TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/ (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), expect throughout, by Ossian Shine, Mitch Phillips, Martyn Herman, John Stonestreet, Toby Davis, Pravin Char, Clare Lovell and Simon Evans)
Tour de France: Stage 11
Kittel going for fifth Tour stage this year
PAU, France - German Marcel Kittel is the overwhelming favourite to claim a fifth stage win this year as the 11th stage takes the peloton over 203.5km between Eymet and Pau. Chris Froome is the overall leader. (CYCLING-FRANCE/ (PIX, TV), expect throughout, by Julien Pretot, 400 words)
British Formula One Grand Prix
Silverstone making as many headlines as home hero Hamilton
LONDON - Silverstone, which staged Formula One's first world championship race in 1950, has been making as many headlines as home hero Lewis Hamilton ahead of the mid-point to the season having triggered a break clause in their hosting contract. (MOTOR-F1-BRITAIN/ (PIX, TV), expect by 1100 GMT/7 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words)
We will also have a drivers' form sheet and statistics for Sunday's race
F1 takes to the streets of London
LONDON - Formula One holds an event in Trafalgar Square featuring all the teams and a showcase of their cars, a series of music acts, and on-stage appearances by some of the key people in the sport. (MOTOR-F1-LONDON/ (PIX, TV), expect throughout, by Alan Baldwin, 400 words)
Round table on digital transformation of F1
LONDON - Ross Brawn, Formula One's managing director for motorsport, attends a round table discussion on the digital transformation of the sport. Also attending is Tata Communications' F1 head Mehul Kapadia. (MOTOR-F1-DIGITAL/, expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin)
We will have the latest transfer news from around Europe as clubs strengthen their squads for the new season. (SOCCER-COUNTRY-TEAM/, expect throughout)
U.S. Women's Open
Lang defends title in midst of joist for number one
BEDMINSTER, New Jersey – American Brittany Lang defends her U.S. Women's Open title while the celebrated chasing pack behind world number one Ryu So-yeon hope to reclaim the glamour spot among plot lines at the third women's major of the year starting Thursday at Trump National Golf Club. (GOLF-WOMEN-USCHAMP/ (PIX), expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 400 words)
PGA Tour: John Deere Classic: (to 16), Silvis, Illinois
Berger warms up for British Open in Middle America
World number 20 Daniel Berger talks to the media at TPC Deere Run on the eve of his first start since he lost a playoff to Jordan Spieth more than two weeks ago in Connecticut. (GOLF-JOHNDEERE/, expect by 2000 GMT/6 PM ET, 300 words)
Mayweather, McGregor take act on road to Toronto
TORONTO - After kicking off their media World Tour in Los Angeles undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather and mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor take their act on the road to Toronto looking to drum up interest and pay per view sales for their Aug. 26 fight in Las Vegas. (BOXING-MAYWEATHER-MCGREGOR/, expect by 1130 GMT/7:30 PM ET, by Steve Keating, 400 words)
Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)


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袜子,if you read Chinese, you may go to www.qunar.com. You can find more ticket info there. good luck.
Right, I knew I'd hear of people snagging incredibly cheap tickets to the Philippines - I've already looked on Qunar and all the other usual suspects. Cebu Pacific sounds familiar, I'll check 'em out.
Anyone else have recommendations on what to do while I stay there? Couchsurfing does sound interesting, although I think I'd prefer to have a hotel room or something of that nature.
"Also, he was the one to sleep on couches while I stayed in hotels. But then I used his CouchSurfing friends to hook up free drugs and killer house parties."
This is what the fuck I'm talking about. You're right, I should reach out to some locals and find some cool cats to chill with while I'm there. Although I'm considering hanging in some remote-ass place, so I can just hang out with birds and shit.
Just checked Cebu Pacific - they have a promo for something like 550 yuan, round-trip. THESE GUYS.
Those spices are awesome.
I suggest u to go to Puerto Galera, then don't miss these places, Los Angeles, and in Manila, Ermita


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The Infrared Universe
In the infrared, astronomers can gather information about the universe as it was a very long time ago and study the early evolution of galaxies. Although light travels extremely fast (186,000 miles per second) the universe is so incredibly vast that it can take up to billions of years for light to reach us. The farther away an object is, the farther in the past we see it. For example, it takes light about 8 minutes to reach us from our Sun, so solar astronomers see the Sun as it was 8 minutes ago. If a large flare started this second, they would not see it for another 8 minutes. Light from the nearest star takes about 4.3 years to reach us, and light from the center of our own galaxy takes about 25,000 years to reach us. The billions of galaxies outside our own galaxy range in distance from hundreds of thousands to billions of light years away. For the most distant galaxies, we see them as they were billions of years ago.
As a result of the Big Bang (the tremendous explosion which marked the
beginning of our Universe), the universe is expanding and most of the
galaxies within it are moving away from each other. Astronomers have
discovered that all distant galaxies are moving away from us and that the
farther away they are, the faster they are moving. This recession of galaxies
away from us has an interesting effect on the light emitted from these
galaxies. When an object is moving away from us, the light that it emits is
"redshifted". This means that the
of light get longer and are
shifted towards the red part of the spectrum.
This effect, called the Doppler effect, is similar to what happens to sound
waves emitted from a moving object. For example, if you are standing
next to a railroad track and a train passes you while blowing its horn,
you will hear the sound change from a higher to a lower frequency as
the train passes you by.
As a result of this Doppler effect, at large redshifts,
visible light from distant sources is shifted into the infrared part of the
spectrum. This means that infrared studies can give us much information about
the visible spectra of very young, distant galaxies.
The image on the left is an infrared view of some of the farthest galaxies
ever seen. It was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope's NICMOS camera.
Some of the galaxies shown here were previously unknown.
In 1965, the radiation left over from the Big Bang was discovered by radio astronomers Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson. This radiation, which peaks at 3 degrees Kelvin (-454 degrees Fahrenheit) can be found in all directions in space. Astronomers believe that this radiation was much hotter in the past and that it should behave like a "blackbody" (an object that is perfectly black because it absorbs all of the electromagnetic radiation that reaches it). To prove this, additional data were needed. In 1975, infrared observations made from a balloon flight proved that the Cosmic Background Radiation follows a blackbody curve. Additional studies of the Cosmic Background Radiation were done using the COBE satellite which was launched in 1989. COBE discovered that the background radiation is not entirely smooth and shows extremely small variations in temperature. These small temperature differences may be due to variations in the density of the early universe which may have led to the formation of galaxies.
Infrared studies have also found a potential protogalaxy
(a galaxy in the process of formation) more than 15 billion light years from
Earth. This object, named IRAS 10214+4724, may be a huge, contracting
hydrogen cloud just beginning to shine with newborn stars. This is close to
the edge of the observable universe and its light has taken since nearly the
beginning of the universe to reach us. Protogalaxies provide us with a look
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Telangana government has earlier planned to hold its first-ever global investors meet in Hyderabad between January and March in a bid to attract investments from across the world. But then the meet is likely to put on hold as industries department recommended that it is not the time to hold the meet due to Demonetization.
The state government will be keenly watching the outcome of the global investors meet to be held in Gujarat from January 10 before taking a call. Trade and industry bodies are still assessing the implications of Demonetization and the clarity on the meet will emerge only after the normalcy is returned.
The Gujarat's investors meet will help all the states to check how companies, global and Indian, were viewing demonetization in terms of impact on the economy. Telangana government is planning to send a team to the meet to study and observe how things are moving. Telangana hopes to secure big investments in the manufacturing sector with this meet.
The last global investors meeting in Hyderabad happened in the United state in January 2012 when the Telangana agitation is at its peaks. But then not much of the investments are actually realized due to the political instability prevailing then. So, Telangana government is taking this meeting very prestigious especially as the state is ranked top in the Ease of Doing Business.