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on the subject of whatever, he seems to have been playing it with a choir backing him at some recent gigs. wtf?
personally I prefer it without...
So I certainly don't have any say. Haven't listened to the album OR seen a live performance, was interested though. Will the set be enjoyable in your opinions?
I'm seriously looking forward to this set!
I bought a ticket to see him at the Orpheum Theater in Phoenix the Wednesday after Weekend 1. He's still probably my #1 priority for Saturday (since I'll have seen Radiohead twice since September by that point) but with how loaded that day is, it's good to know that I don't have to stake out a good spot since I'll get to enjoy a proper headlining gig in an intimate venue just a few days later.
I think the self-titled album is pretty solid, actually. I hadn't bought an Oasis album since Standing on the Shoulders of Giants but I think his songcraft has remained strong. Some of the song titles are maybe a little goofy (the two "AKA"s could do without the preface) but "Broken Arrow" is among the best songs he's written.
Noel Gallagher has a second solo album in the works, a collaborative effort with psychedelic dance duo Amorphous Androgynous. Our first listen of their efforts comes via "Shoot A Hole Into The Sun", which appears as a b-side on the High Flying Bird's new single
It's funny how everything was roses when we held on to the guns.
so a piece from the amorphous androgynous album is just a high flying birds remix. hm.
but really, this was the first listen off that album:
How can any of you not see A Godlike Genius?
Former Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher was declared a godlike genius at the NME Awards on Wednesday night.
The magazine's editor, Krissi Murison, hailed him as "a man who has written more anthems in the last two decades than anyone else".
Taking to the stage at Brixton Academy in south London to collect his honour, the rock star behind a string of hits including Wonderwall and Don't Look Back In Anger paid tribute to his fans.
He said: "To all the people up there who bothered to buy a ticket, a CD or a T-shirt because that's what fucking counts, the merchandise thank you."
Singer Paul Weller, Kinks frontman Ray Davies and comic Russell Brand paid homage to the Mancunian songwriter, with Brand calling him "a hero to a generation".
Fellow 90s Britpop act Pulp were recognised for their outstanding contribution to music and frontman Jarvis Cocker dedicated the award to "all the people who came to see us last year".
The Sheffield-born singer, whose band reunited for a series of gigs in 2011, said: "A concert without an audience is just a very long soundcheck."
Other big winners included Florence + The Machine, who beat Adele to the title of best solo artist despite admitting "it's never been clear whether I am a solo artist", and Kasabian, who scooped the best British band award.
The Leicester rockers dedicated their prize to the Monkees lead singer Davy Jones, who died on Wednesday, bursting into an impromptu version of the group's theme song on stage.
Arctic Monkeys won the accolade for best live band, while the Stone Roses reunion was declared the year's greatest music moment.
Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, whose band got the award for best reissue for the complete re-release of their albums, said he was "really, really happy people still like those songs because we really liked making them".
It's funny how everything was roses when we held on to the guns.
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nme's godlike genious award is one of the most retarded things in the music industry.
Love to hear Noel's acceptance speech though
edit - found it. meh
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It's funny how everything was roses when we held on to the guns.
I do like the part of "everyone who I've influenced, you're welcome".
Last night in Chicago was pretty awesome. The new songs sound great live. There wasn't one song in the set where I got bored or distracted. I know it'll probably be hard to see if he's right up before Radiohead but I highly recommend catching this set. I was relatively sober too!
Don't Look Back in Anger
The Death of You and Me
It's funny how everything was roses when we held on to the guns.
I'm looking forward to the Wonderwall singalong.
I miss talking to TomAz.
We all do. I live in the same city as him (unless he relocated) and rumor has it that at 3:15am if you listen closely and its really really quiet you can hear him telling you to go fuck yourself.
He didn't play it the other night. Not sure how much in rotation it is in the setlist. Don't Look Back in Anger sing-a-long is much better anyways
It's funny how everything was roses when we held on to the guns.
Saw Noel in Philadelphia when he first got to the States. Was 3 rows back and had a fantastic time. He really rocked the place and I am hoping the time doesn't conflict with Radiohead (I saw Oasis twice and the aforementioned NGHFB in Philly).
So its safe to say Don't Look Back In Anger will be the closing song? Because that's really all I want to hear. It was my favourite song on What's The Story.
I can't wait for his set.
His Oasis b-sides were always really great, too.
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For Fred, a health worker in Zambia, the bicycle is a means of reaching twice as many patients. For Bharati, a teenager in India, it provides access to education. For Mirriam, a disabled Ghanaian woman, working on bicycles is an escape from the stigma attached to disabled people in her community. For Carlos, a farmer in Guatemala, pedal power is a way to help neighbors reduce their impact on the environment. For Sharkey, a young man in California, the bicycle is an escape from the gangs that consume so many of his peers.
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Corsair Performance Pro Series 256 GB Review
Lately, we have been looking at a slew of Solid-States drives that delivers comparable performance across the board, with most differences coming down to capacity and the NAND flash memory used. In general, the Sandforce SF-2281 controller has been the star of the show, capable of read speeds up and over 550 MB/s. Moving in a different direction from the norm, Corsair has stepped up to the plate with its Performance Pro Series drives, which use the Marvell 9174 series controller and Supercharged Synchronous NAND chips. The Performance Pro Series drives come in two capacities; 128 GB and 256 GB. We will be looking at the 256 GB variant today. The drive has top-line specifications of up to 515 MB/s sequential read, 440 MB/s sequential write, and 65K IOPS 4K aligned. Pricing is competitive, starting at $199 for the 128 GB version and $419 for the 256 GB version. Using a refined controller that bucks the current trend, this drive looks to be an interesting choice. Let's see if the work on the firmware and hardware pays off.
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Corsair's Performance Pro Series 256 GB drive comes in a standard retail box that displays a picture of the drive, its capacity (256 GB), the series name (Performance Pro), and SATA interface on the front of the package. The back side has the obligatory sales pitch in several languages, explaining the reasoning behind the Corsair Performance Pro Series drive as the best SSD choice. A small window reveals the drive serial number. Along the bottom, the model number is listed above the SKU tag. Overall, the package is standard fare and simple, just like the front of the box.
Inside the package, you will find two sections – one holding the drive and the other with the included 2.5 to 3.5 inch drive bay adapter. The Performance Pro drive is held in a plastic clam shell enclosure, while the drive adapter is in its own plastic sleeve that already has the mounting hardware attached. Installing the Performance Pro 256GB drive is just a matter of lining up the screw holes, threading in a quartet of the included screws, and then mounting the adapter in your chassis.
The Corsair Performance Pro Series 256 GB drive looks much like many other 2.5 inch form-factor drives in size and connectivity. The drive is 256 GB in size – a departure from the 240 GB capacity prevalent with SandForce-equipped drives, which require the extra space for wear-leveling and NAND reallocation. The shell is an aesthetically pleasing, brushed aluminum, 2-part enclosure held together by four screws. Anti-tamper seals are used to make sure that the end-user knows that once the seals are compromised, the 3 year warranty become null and void. In terms of connectivity, the drive uses a standard SATA 6Gb/s data connection that is backwards compatible with SATA 3 Gb/s and 1.5 Gb/s boards. It is also powered by a standard SATA connection. Mounting the Corsair Performance Pro 256 GB drive is accomplished by either the 2.5 to 3.5 inch adapter or directly into a 2.5 inch drive bay in your chassis.
The enclosure splits apart after taking out the four screws that hold it together. Inside is the PCB that holds the NAND flash memory alongside the DRAM cache and controller. Beside the fact that Corsair is revisiting the Marvel controller, each chip on the PCB uniquely has a thermal pad that connects it to the chassis for heat dissipation. The bottom shell of the chassis also has a shield to prevent any shorts on the back side of the PCB.
The Corsair Performance Pro 256 GB drive is built using the Marvell 88SS9174-BKK2 8 channel controller and 256 GB of 32 nm Toshiba Toggle mode NAND flash. The Marvell controller is rated for up to 515 MB/s sequential read, 440 MB/s sequential write, 65K IOPS (4K aligned). The Toshiba NAND part number TH58TVG8D2FBA89 is listed as Supercharged Synchronous NAND in the specs, with each module being 32 GB in size. Between the NAND and the drive connectivity, there is a pair of NANYA NT5CB128M16BP-CG 256 MB DDR3 1333 CAS 9 modules that serve a caching function. TRIM is supported on the Marvell 9174 controller, though you only benefit when using an operating system that supports it such as Windows 7. Instead of waiting for a TRIM cycle to take place, however, the Marvell controller also has a built-in garbage collection algorithm that runs during any idle time and continuously maximizes drive performance.
With a change-up from the popular SandForce SF-2281 controller, Corsair has put the Performance Pro at a performance crossroads. Let's see how it does in comparison to its competitors and see if the controller change can validate the Performance Pro nameplate.


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i am new to .net and sql server 2005.
i have a problem,i have a db was made on sql server 2000 with a user called 'mattya',and a password.and my application was made in windows NT,with ASP.NET 2003.
the problem is i install windows xp,ASP.NET 2005,SQL SERVER 2005 and i want to publish my application on local iis but there is a message appear to me that 'mattya is not associated with trusted sql server connection' and i do not know why?
as i make a login in sql named it mattya,attach the db and change its owner to mattya by default the db contains in its users mattya and schema called mattya.
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Snow and rain failed to dampen the spirits as thousands of tourists added a mix of color to the St Patrick's Day festivities all across Ireland.
Over 220,000 arrivals at Dublin Airport over the bank holiday weekend ensured the capital city was packed for the traditional parade.
And the stars of the show were the pipes and drums of the New York Fire Department according to the Irish Sun newspaper.
The paper reported that the musical firefighters had flown in just hours beforehand and were just one of a dozen US bands who flew in for the festivities.
The report says over half a million hardy souls braved the cold and wet conditions in Dublin alone as marching bands and carnival floats celebrated the national feast day.
Over 6,000 people from 144 nations marked the year of The Gathering by taking part in the People's Parade which preceded the main event and followed the same route.
Brazilian samba dancers offered a little entertainment for the men while sailors from visiting French frigate De Grasse won over a legion of female fans.
Parade Grand Marshal Nicky Byrne, the Westlife singer, told the media how the afternoon's frequent downpours had failed to dampen spirits along the route.
Byrne said: "This brings back memories of parades as a young fella sitting on my dad's shoulders. The weather isn't great but it's a great day out.
"Traveling with Westlife meant we were away a lot on St Patrick's Day. So to be home now is pretty special."
Parades in Cork, Belfast and Galway and all across the country also drew big crowds.
Shop owners reported an increase in business on last year.
And President Michael D. Higgins thanked those who had made the day special.
Speaking at the Dublin parade, the President said: "This is a day to celebrate being Irish and to celebrate the Irish and we have done just that."


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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) A little rain will fall - even at Cowboys Stadium.
The roof was open for Thursday's game between the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins, and there was a brief period of rain early in the second quarter.
It was the first time since the stadium opened in 2009 that rain fell while the roof was open during a Cowboys game.
Nothing like Thanksgiving Day 1993 when the Texas Stadium field was covered in snow. That is the game known for Leon Lett's gaffe of touching a loose ball after a blocked field goal, setting Miami up at the 1 for another kick that won the game.
Unlike the $1.2 billion dollar stadium the Cowboys now call home, the hole in the roof at Texas Stadium couldn't get closed.


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Perth, Australia
My younger brother is getting married in October (Spring here in Oz) to a lovely girl and I can't wait! I have loved her and the Burdastyle Godet dress since they both first appeared and this was my opportunity to fulfill two wishes :) All the internal seams are bound as I was having tension problems with Trude Bernina and they weren't looking pretty. Around 35 hours of work have gone into this dress and it is still not quite finished.
Modifications: I took 10 cm off the length as I am a shortie.
Modified the neckline to a round neck
Lined the front and back panels instead of interfacing them (hate interfacing!)
Topped each godet with an appliqued rosette from the main fabric
Sewed the top seam of the belt rather than letting it sit freely
Flutter sleeves instead of the plain sleeves of the pattern
Material Notes
Main fabric: "Country Gardens" cotton
Godets and belt: Silky soft Japanese cotton
Lining: Muslin (because it could be a hot day)
Stockings are Voodoo stay ups in :Moondancer"
Shoes are Edwardian Reproduction from an American Manufacturer
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Jul 10, 2013, 05.32 AMby ndimi
What fun! I love the flutter sleeves, they look gorgeous with that dress, really suit the style.
Congratulations and good luck to the prospective bride and groom. :)
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Jul 10, 2013, 09.47 AMby jennyrecorder
Being an eighties gal, I have such a soft spot for drop waists, the dress actually looks better on than off! The wedding is going to be a lovely event, my brother really deserves some happiness after losing his heart many years ago to a girl not good for him..this one is a peach!
Jul 6, 2013, 01.22 PMby skeeler
Beautiful and so flapperesque! Have fun at the wedding…
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Jul 6, 2013, 01.42 PMby jennyrecorder
Thanks Susan, I am really looking forward to it :)
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The #1 Multi-Tasking Gadget You Should Have In Your Small Kitchen
A few weeks ago we asked Kitchn readers who cook in small kitchens to share their most essential "pry-it-from-your-fingers" multi-tasking specialty tool or gadget. There were plenty of opinions, but one gadget kept coming up again and again, which gives us confidence to declare it the #1 essential tool for small kitchens. Can you guess what it is?
Cuisinart SmartStick with Whisk and Chopper Attachments, $60 from Amazon
The immersion blender!
And we heartily concur! The handheld immersion blender is a multi-tasking whizz. It's lightweight and super easy to maneuver, it cleans up easily (soap, water, some parts can even be put in the dishwasher), and you can use it to blend, well, pretty much anything! Creamy vinaigrettes, smoothies, pesto, soup, whipped cream, dips... the list goes on. Top it all off with the fact that it's very affordable ($30 for the basic Cuisinart SmartStick, our favorite brand) and fits in a drawer, and we're sold!
Here's what you, our readers, had to say about it:
I ordered [an immersion blender] months ago and finally gave in and opened the box when I was making a strawberry rhubarb puree. I was a FOOL! Best thing ever and the blender has gone on the shelf. -Jules from Paleo Republic* * *
I was gifted [a Cuisinart immersion blender that also has a whisk and mini-food processor attachment) ~6 years ago, and used it to its sad demise about a year ago, when I bought the exact same model again. It gets used (any one of the three attachments) every single day. -Carrborogirl* * *
Immersion blender. We have the Cuisinart one that is a immersion blender/mini food processor/egg beater all in one. It's amazing. We make mango salsa, pina coladas, pureed soups, everything. We specifically registered for it because we just don't have room for a blender or food processor otherwise. -Boatharbor* * *
An immersion blender was one of the first things I bought on my small budget when I began to cook on a regular basis and use I it for soups, salsa, whipped cream and for beans...probably a few more things too. - thedabble* * *
I just got the Cuisinart immersion blender over the holidays and, so far, it's handled everything I've thrown at it - soups and smoothies - very well. Very easy to clean, and, if you're like me in a tiny apartment with little to no kitchen storage, one main plus is its tiny storage footprint. - PHDyogi* * *
If you buy an immersion blender with a "kit", it replaces a ton of one-off gadgets including an ice crusher, blender, and food processor and provides an electronic whisk. The Braun that I use has all of these attachments, and allows me to skip having a separate device for each of these other purposes. -Orchid64* * *
Looks like the people who don't see the point to an immersion blender are also people who have a food processor and a blender. I can see how you wouldn't want to buy something that duplicates those appliances. However, I don't have an electric mixer or a blender and my mini food processor is on the fritz, so I use my immersion blender for everything now (chopping, blending, whisking). - Pandorathecat
The immersion blender clearly beat out all the competition, but coming in at a close second for the most useful multi-tasking gadget was the food processor. Check out all the recommendations here.
Buy It! Cuisinart CSB-76 SmartStick 200-Watt Immersion Hand Blender, $34.45 from Amazon
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• Quick Tip: Use Your Immersion Blender to Puree Fruit
• Immersion Blenders: Should You Buy One?
• Should I Buy a Food Processor or an Immersion Blender?
• I Have a New Immersion Blender! How Should I Use It?
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• Make Small Kitchen Living Easier With this One Tip
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(AP) – Buick's largest sedan, the LaCrosse, is a quiet and peaceful riding car with a spacious interior that is updated for 2014 with new seats, styling and luxury appointments.
The 2014 LaCrosse also has flashier exterior styling than its 2013 predecessor _ from a bigger waterfall-type grille and long, shiny, silver strip on the trunk _ and offers new radar- and camera-based safety features.
Among them: Cross-traffic alert that can briefly vibrate the driver's seat cushion if an oncoming car is detected while the driver is backing up out of a parking space. It's difficult to ignore this car-to-human communication, and it's more effective than merely adding another beeping sound or warning light to a car's interior.
Plus, with 40.5 inches of legroom in the back seat, the LaCrosse is ready to carry passengers. Some sedans don't have this much legroom in the front seats.
Starting retail price of the LaCrosse is up but competitive, and that's before taking into consideration Buick's free regular maintenance on the car. All 2014 LaCrosses come with two years/24,000 miles of free, regular scheduled maintenance, which includes oil and filter changes, tire rotations and multi-point inspections.
Starting manufacturer's suggested retail price, including destination charge, is $34,060 for a base, 2014 LaCrosse with front-wheel drive.
At this price, buyers get to choose between the 182-horsepower four cylinder with eAssist hybrid technology, which delivers the LaCrosse's top fuel economy numbers, or the more powerful, 304-horsepower, direct injection, gasoline V-6 with no eAssist. The V-6 engine is a no-extra-cost offering in the base LaCrosse, and each engine comes with a six-speed automatic transmission.
In contrast, the starting MSRP, including destination charge, for a 2014 Lincoln MKZ sedan is $37,085, and this front-wheel drive model has a 240-horsepower, turbocharged four cylinder. The 2014 MKZ with V-6 has a starting retail price of $38,315.
Another competitor, the 2014 Lexus ES, has a starting MSRP, including destination charge, of $37,280 with 268-horsepower V-6 and six-speed automatic. Note that the base ES includes a power moonroof. The base LaCrosse does not.
The lowest starting retail price for a 2014 LaCrosse with all-wheel drive is $39,140 and includes the V-6. All-wheel drive is not available with the LaCrosse four-cylinder engine. This price is below the $40,205 starting retail price for a 2014 MKZ with V-6 and all-wheel drive. But Lincoln also offers an all-wheel drive, 2014 MKZ with turbo four cylinder with a starting retail price of $38,975.
Slotting in the lineup atop the Buick Verano compact sedan and the mid-size Regal, the LaCrosse is nearly 7 inches longer from bumper to bumper than the Regal and nearly an inch taller. Most of the extra length goes for the generous LaCrosse back-seat legroom.
In fact, the smaller Regal has a larger trunk than the LaCrosse. Maximum trunk capacity is 13.3 cubic feet in the LaCrosse vs. the Regal's 14.2 cubic feet.
The Lexus ES and Lincoln MKZ also offer more trunk room. But the 2014 LaCrosse has rear seatbacks that fold down, nearly flat, in two sections. This provides additional cargo room, especially for long items.
The two LaCrosse powerplants are largely carried over from last year.
The test LaCrosse had the 3.6-liter V-6 that delivered power smoothly in regular driving. Passengers, cocooned in a Buick QuietTuning interior and talking in normal conversational tones, rarely noticed engine sounds.
In pedal-to-the-metal acceleration _ during passing on highways, for example _ there was just a bit of a wait and then the power came on steadily. Peak torque is 264 foot-pounds at 5,300 rpm.
Even with highway passing demands and hilly terrain, the test car averaged 23.9 miles per gallon in driving that was 70 percent on highways. The federal government's fuel economy numbers for this model are 18 mpg in city driving and 28 mpg on highways for a combined 21 mpg.
Only regular unleaded gas is needed. With V-6, the LaCrosse has an 18-gallon fuel tank, so the range of the tester was 430 miles.
With the 2.4-liter four cylinder with eAssist technology that stops the engine automatically at idle to save fuel, the LaCrosse's top fuel mileage is 25/36 mpg.
The ride in the test LaCrosse wasn't just quiet and relatively agile. It was stable and compliant, with the MacPherson strut front suspension and rear H-arm suspension configuration keeping most road bumps away from passengers.
Speeds can be deceptive in this comfortable riding car. What felt like 60 miles per hour on the highway was actually 75-plus mph. This was a good reason to use the optional head-up display in the test LaCrosse. It projected the vehicle's speed in large, digital numbers onto the windshield ahead of the driver, allowing a close watch on speeds.
The LaCrosse's easy-to-read, white gauges allowed for customization, too, and the navigation system allowed the front-seat passenger to input destinations as the car traveled. Many other navigation systems allow destination inputs only when a vehicle is stopped.
The LaCrosse's tastefully crafted interior has a low top of the dashboard, giving an airy feel.
Front-seat interior lamps, in particular, give more light than what's found in many other cars. It's as if the LaCrosse's interior comes alive with light at night when the interior lighting goes on when doors open.
A thin line of ice-blue, light-emitting diode lighting that runs along the front of the dashboard is eye-catching and soothing at night. Too bad this arc of light doesn't extend to the doors.
The test car's trunk had no hooks or latches on which to attach bags and other items.
New, optional safety features include lane change alert, blind spot warning and adaptive cruise control that can automatically adjust vehicle speed as the LaCrosse comes upon cars in front.
Only frontal crash test results are available from the federal government, and the 2014 LaCrosse earned five out of five stars for passenger protection.
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In 1938 the Blumenthal family attempted to escape Nazi Germany but became trapped in Holland when their passenger ship was bombed. Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan now talks of her six years in various refugee, transit and prison camps. She travels to schools, organizations, synagogues and churches worldwide to share her message of love, respect and tolerance. The documentary is based on Lazan's book Four Perfect Pebbles. G
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Longtime resident of the Santa Rosa Beach area, Steve Beard, 70, died Feb. 15, 2013, after an extended illness. Born Feb. 8, 1943, Steve was adopted as an infant by Fred Beard and Mar Criss Beard. He grew up in Detroit, Mich., attended the University of Michigan and obtained an MBA in Business from Wayne State University. Steve retired from AT&T, but held many other positions. He liked working with the public and enjoyed taking jobs in sales even after his retirement. While in the Santa Rosa Beach area, he worked as a cashier at Publix in Watercolor Crossing.
While still living in Michigan, Steve loved scuba diving and was a rescue diver for the hydroplane races. He enjoyed exploring shipwrecks in the Great Lakes area of Michigan and Canada. In addition to diving and his boat, Steve also loved traveling on his motorcycle and made many friends at biker rallies.
Described as fun, funny, handsome, and most of all charming, it is the hope that those qualities will survive in his wife, Jeane Beard, children from a previous marriage, Patricia Whipple and Cassandra Esselink, and grandchildren, Conor, Maddison, Shayla, and Nolan. Steve is also survived by his brother, David Beard, and nephews, Donald and Christopher. He will be missed by the children and grandchildren of Jeane Beard; daughters, Ellen Marion, Ann Barker, Gena Barrett, grandchildren, Laura, Denise, Ryan, and Russell, and great-grandson Zavier.
The family asks that no flowers be sent, but a donation in his name to Heart Fund or The National Greyhound Association.
Friends are invited to meet with his family for a memorial service at 3 p.m. Feb. 23 at 458 Blue Mountain Road. It was Steve�s wish to be cremated and leave a few of his ashes on the beach.
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David Dean Acree has gone home to be with the Lord. He had a moment of peace before passing into eternal peace.
David was born in Richmond, Va., and enjoyed growing up on or near the sea. He loved his family and tried to stay close no matter how many times they moved. He had been a long time resident of Florida, loving the abundance the sea had to offer his palate.
David is pre-deceased by Kiddo and Charlie Durham and Christine and Walter Acree, his grandparents. He is survived by his parents, Walter and Jackie Acree; his siblings, Skip, Richard, and Jo; and his daughter, Rena Cooper; along with countless aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
A chef in his own right, he loved preparing extravagant meals for large groups of people. One primary target was his co-workers at the Northwest Florida Daily News where he served faithfully for more than 20 years. But he would lay out a gourmet meal to any group that gathered. Also an enthusiast of music of all kinds and accomplished piano player, he was prone to burst into song at anytime (especially around sweet women).
He was given two of his most desired wishes in December. First, his family was able to gather for a wonderful Christmas and second, his beloved Redskins made it to the playoffs by wiping up the field with Dallas.
David expressed his joy and confidence in his Savior Jesus Christ. We are able to go on without him because he has no more pain, no more pills, no more doctors, no more confusion. We love you David and will miss you always. Save a dance for me.
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by kelerabeus
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Seeing all the lovely versions of Megan Nielsen's Darling Ranges dress around the web lately, I came to a realization that this design is just too cute to pass up. This is what I came up with.
I love this fabric! It is possible that I actually squealed a little when I saw it in a fabric store. I do that sometimes.
Neckline is finished with a pink satin bias tape, which I also used for enclosing the raw edges of the seams. I always try to make the insides of the garment as neat and pretty as possible, for me it really makes the difference.
Originally I planned to find some orange or turquoise buttons, but that didn't happen. I did, however, found these sweet pinkish ones, so I guess they'll do the job.
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Light weight cotton, satin bias tape, buttons.
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Apr 10, 2012, 11.11 PMby Meg Hardin
So cute! (: Love the fabric.
Mar 27, 2012, 09.23 PMby jacquipardue
love the dress!
Mar 27, 2012, 06.56 AMby loulourosa
What a sweet dress, love the fabric too!
Mar 25, 2012, 08.56 PMby Yuki M
Such a cute bird print !! Your coordinate with colour tights is also lovely.
Mar 25, 2012, 02.59 PMby pampula
Mar 25, 2012, 08.07 AMby aico
sooooo cute!!
Mar 25, 2012, 02.28 AMby aparet
This dress is adorable!! I love the length of the sleeves, nice job!
Mar 24, 2012, 08.33 PMby catofdrurylane
This is so cute! I love the fabric, it drapes beautifully. I also love how you've done your hair, it looks just as good as the dress.
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Mar 25, 2012, 05.49 PMby kelerabeus
Thank you! My short hair doesn't really leave me many options, I keep telling myself that I will grew it longer. But somehow I never do :)
Mar 24, 2012, 06.16 PMby mokosha
a eto i pticica konacno :) divna je haljinica, bas mi se svidja ova tvoja verzija
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Mar 25, 2012, 05.52 PMby kelerabeus
e, hvala ti! he he, da to je taj famozni materijal :) malo je providan (možda i malo više), ali nešto se i ne uzbuđujem previše zbog toga.
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Posted: Fri 01 May 2009, 13:41
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How I connected a ZTE 636 wifi modem to Netcom
I finally managed to get a reliable connection with the ZTE 636 modem. My connection was to the norwegian mobile broadband provider
This recipe worked for me:
1) Connect the modem to a machine with windows XP.
2) Open hyperterminal and connect to the port of your modem (for me it was com3) write AT+ZCDRUN=8 and press enter. You should get a message telling you the operation was successful. this will disable the CDautorun thing, making it useless for new installations in a windows machine, but puppy will now recognise it as a modem. To bring back the autoinstallation feature, open hyperterminal and send AT+ZCDRUN=9)
3)Boot Puppy. Install 3G_pupdial-wireless-9.pet, option-patched-01Apr09-k220.127.116.11.pet, and usb-storage-ZTE-patch-k126.96.36.199.pet.
4) Plug in the modem.
5) Run pgprs-setup from the network menu, enter /dev/ttyUSB3 for the modem, enter pin-code, phone number(for me, *99#) and adress of the internet provider (for me internet.netcom.no).
6) Run pgprs-connect from the network menu.
7) Now, if your connection is like mine, you'll get wrong dns on the first try (10. something). If you get this, then disconnect. After a while, reconnect. This time you'll get the right dns( 212. something).
Verify that you have a file /etc/resolve.conf with nameservers beginning with 212, (or create such a file with nameservers from open dns)
9) comment usepeerdns( put a # in front of the word) wherever you find it ( /etc/ppp/wvdial,/etc/ppp/peers/gmmrs ....I can't really remember, and I don't have the machine here, but you'll find it ...)
Now the connection should work correctly every time you connect, but you still have to wait til after boot before connecting the modem.
I hope this was useful.
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Post subject: ZTE USB EVDO Modem -- how to configure
Subject description: ZTE USB EVDO Modem -- how to configure
Hello Kark - thanks a lot for your post. However I am new to Linux and do not know much about installing packages etc... I am from India and have a USB EVDO modem from ZTE (Tata Indicom as the service provider) which I would like to connect through Puppy. The CD came with the modem had a dialer for Windows -- so I am forced to use Win XP to get on to the internet...
Now my questions are as below:
1. can I follow the same process as you have described above for getting the connection up?
2. if yes, how do I install these packages as it would mean connecting Puppy to internet -- but my modem is still not connected. (I don't have any other connectivity right now except this Modem).
3. after disabling the modem for the auto-run, can I use it in the same way in Windows using the dialer software pls? (the dialer software needs to be triggered manually by double clicking its icon)
Please help... I have Puppy 4.2 and also the previous version to that.
Thank you in advance....
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Post subject: Re: ZTE USB EVDO Modem -- how to configure
Subject description: ZTE USB EVDO Modem -- how to configure
Sonapuito wrote:
1. can I follow the same process as you have described above for getting the connection up?
I don't know. Can you find out anything more about the modem?
Sonapuito wrote:
2. if yes, how do I install these packages as it would mean connecting Puppy to internet -- but my modem is still not connected. (I don't have any other connectivity right now except this Modem).
you need to download these packages first. You can for instance store them on a usb-pen. Once you boot in puppy, you can click on the .pet-files to install.
Sonapuito wrote:
3. after disabling the modem for the auto-run, can I use it in the same way in Windows using the dialer software pls? (the dialer software needs to be triggered manually by double clicking its icon)
You can use it on a machine where the software is already installed (If you have plugged it into a XP machine once, it will work on this machine) but not on other windows machines, then you need to reverse the process first.
Hope this was of some help
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It works for me with my ZTE MF627!
I will create a How-to for my modem... just a link for your's!!!
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Posted: Fri 18 Sep 2009, 07:04
Post subject: Downloading .pets needed.
Hi , i just got puppy to run on my net book and i too have a ZTE MF636. I want to know wehere i xan download the files needed in your post to do what you did. I red Rerwins post and downloaded 3G_pupdial-wireless-12.pet and usb_modeswitch-1.0.2.pet from his links there but id like to try your method first since its specific to ZTE modem.
Thanx and great work guys!!!
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Posted: Fri 22 Jan 2010, 20:43
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Hi there
I am about to buy a ZTE MF 636 modem (again, this modem follows me!
It seems that one could install it on puppy linux?
I have some doubts, if someone would be so kind and knowledgeable:
1- (optional
) Regarding point one, connecting to a windows XP machine. Is there any way to not do so? I do not own a legal copy of windows XP, and would rather acquire some linux experience.
2- Hyperterminal? Does he mean
3- How to connect to/determine which is the port of my modem? Any way of doing this on Linux?
I will be infinitely grateful
( and will add all info to the wiki. )
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A bill signed into law by Florida Gov. Rick Scott in March now means students will see "In God We Trust" displayed at all schools in the state.
WPTV reported that the law requires the state motto to be shown in a "conspicuous place."
According to state statute 1003.44, "Each district school board shall adopt rules to require, in all of the schools of the district and in each building used by the district school board, the display of the state motto, 'In God We Trust,' designated under s. 15.0301, in a conspicuous place."
According to the Florida Department of State, "In God We Trust" was adopted by the state legislature as part of the state seal in 1868. It was officially designated as Florida's state motto in 2006.
A physical education teacher in Georgia resigned after he accidentally showed pornographic images in class, WSB reported.
The sixth-grade teacher meant to show Sandy Springs Charter Middle School students an instructional video Tuesday from his personal laptop, WSB reported.
Instead, officials said, "a few seconds" of porn were displayed on the screen.
Fulton County Schools officials investigated the teacher, who eventually submitted a letter of resignation, WSB reported.
"It is our expectation that teachers and staff maintain a safe and appropriate instructional environment for all students," a Fulton County Schools official said in a statement to the news station. "Our focus will continue to be student achievement and the safety or our students and staff."
Four children found their parents – including their airline pilot father – dead Thursday in their Centerville, Ohio, home in what investigators said appears to be the latest incident in a scourge of drug deaths plaguing Montgomery County and Ohio.
The husband, Brian Halye, was an active pilot for Spirit Airlines, flying for them nine years, and captaining a passenger jet as recently as last Friday.
He and his wife, Courtney Halye, were found in a bedroom of their home on East Von Dette Circle, a suburban cul-de-sac.
RELATED: Centerville pilot, wife deaths may be fentanyl-related
The deaths appear "drug related due to paraphernalia found at the scene," Centerville Police Officer John Davis said. Ken Betz, director of the Montgomery County Coroner's Office, said the incident resembles other opioid cases and "could be consistent with what we're seeing with fentanyl products in our community."
"We've been talking about this for how long now?" Betz said by phone. "Here I go again … year-to-date, accidental drug overdoses exceeded 160 already this year."
Official causes of death for the couple have not been released, as a full medical exam will be performed today.
'They were very cold'
The couple each had two children from previous marriages. In two 911 calls to Centerville police shortly before 8 a.m., the children ages 9 to 13 told dispatchers their parents are on the floor and "not waking up."
"They were very cold," said the oldest child, politely answering "yes, ma'am" to the dispatcher as his sisters cried in the background.
The children ran outside the home to relatives as police conducted an investigation. By 10:30, police and emergency response vehicles cleared the usually tranquil neighborhood.
The Halyes purchased their home in summer 2013. The neighborhood, Pellbrook Farm, is just southwest of the Ohio 725-Wilmington Pike intersection. The quiet suburban cul-de-sac features homes valued around $150,000 to $225,000.
Warren County Court records show Brian Halye was divorced in 2011 in a shared parenting case. Courtney Halye was convicted of a felony drug possession charge in 2009, but the case was expunged. Her previous husband Jacob Castor, the father of two of the children, died in 2007 at age 27.
Neighbors were stunned by Thursday's news.
"There's never much activity going on over there," said a neighbor, who declined to be named. Added another neighbor, "That's what surprises us, because he was an airline pilot, and he flew for Spirit."
Pilot flew last week
Halye last flew for Spirit on Friday, according to the "ultra low fares" carrier. The pilot's social media accounts indicate he was based at its Detroit operations center. The airline does not provide service to Dayton International Airport.
"Captain Halye served at the airline for just over nine years," Paul Berry, the company's spokesman, said in a statement expressing the company's sympathies to his family, friends and colleagues.
The Dayton Daily News asked Spirit Airlines officials to provide more details about Halye's last-flown routes and upcoming flights, as well as the dates and results of any drug screenings. Spirit declined to answer.
Federal regulations require employers to administer drug and alcohol testing in pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, random, post-accident, reasonable cause and follow-up situations, Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Elizabeth Cory said.
MORE: Spirit Airlines pilot suspected in OD flew 6 days ago
Pilots must hold valid medical certificates in order to fly. The Airline Transport Pilot certificate, which Halye held, requires a first-class medical certificate, which must be updated every 12 months for a pilot under the age of 40. Halye was 36.
The FAA database lists Halye's medical certificate date as September, 2011, which would mean the certificate expired more than four years ago. Asked to double check, Cory said Halye's certificate was up-to-date, with it due to expire this fall.
"I'm not sure why the online database does not have that information," Cory said in an email to the Dayton Daily News. "The system could be in the process of update."
Dr. Richard Garrison is among the doctors who conducts such tests locally. Garrison said that exam is roughly similar to an annual physical, and also includes vision testing and EKG heart tests for pilots over a certain age. But he said those exams do not include substance-abuse testing.
Drug issues everywhere
Multiple-death overdoses at a single site happened at least four times in Montgomery County in 2016 — including to Jamie Haddix and Darrell Morgan, who were found dead on Christmas Eve. The place where they died, a four-unit apartment building on Wiltshire Boulevard in Kettering, isn't ground zero in the region's opioid crisis because there is no ground zero.
"You always hear, 'It can't happen in my neighborhood,' " said Michael Link, who lives around the corner from the Halyes in Centerville. "But it does."
Centerville ranked comparatively low on Montgomery County's 2016 overdose list, with only five residents dying from drug causes, according to preliminary coroner's data. That's much lower than comparably sized Trotwood (17), Miamisburg (14) and Riverside (13). But nearly every community in the county had a spot on that list, which included 355 deaths.
Two of the children attended Centerville's Tower Heights Middle School and two attended another district. Centerville schools Superintendent Tom Henderson said the district "continues to support friends of the students who were part of this family. Centerville had guidance counselors "on call and on deck as needed."
Henderson said so many students know each other not only from school, but from sports and other cross-community activities that a tragedy like this can have a wider impact that people might think.
"These two students have come up through our district, so we try to be cognizant of that and get out to the other buildings they've attended," Henderson said. "We'll be ready (Friday) when students come in, and we'll be ready when the students (in that family) come back to attend school again."
Staff Writers Chris Stewart, Malik Perkins, Katie Wedell and Hannah Poturalski contributed reporting.
Compiled from Associated Press and Florida News Service reports.
Students excused from having to daily recite the Pledge of Allegiance in Florida public schools would no longer have to stand and hold their hands over their heart either, under a bill that is headed to the House floor.
The House Education Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill (HB 1403) that would change how students are notified of their right to skip the daily pledge and what the excused student must do during the pledge.
Current law requires schools to conspicuously post a notice, telling students they don't have to recite the pledge if a parent asks in writing for a student to be excused. The law also requires excused students to still stand and hold their hands over their hearts while the pledge is recited.
The bill would allow the notice to instead be placed in a student handbook, and excused students would no longer be required to stand or hold their hands over their hearts.
The bill was filed after a parent of a child at a Panhandle school told the school district it was not following notice requirements. A Senate companion bill has not yet been heard in the first of its three required committees.
A bipartisan Senate agreement expected to be voted on Wednesday will include some changes to the meals your children will be offered at school, and it may be changes that would bring them to the table.
The bill, which is expected to be passed by the full Senate, will offer more flexibility to the nations nearly 100,000 public schools as it eases requirements on the use of whole grains and delays a deadline to cut the level of sodium in school lunches.
The legislation has grown out of complaints by some schools that the requirements for their meals – changed in 2012 with the support of first lady Michelle Obama – are burdensome and that children are not eating the food.
To qualify for federal reimbursements for free and reduced-cost meals, schools are required to meet federal government nutrition guidelines. The guidelines set in 2012 imposed limits on the amount of fats, calories, sugar and sodium that meals could include.
Many schools balked at the standards, saying children would not eat the healthier options. Wednesday's vote comes after a bill that would have allowed schools to opt out of the program entirely failed in 2014.
Per the bill, the Agriculture Department would be required to revised the whole grain and sodium standards for meals within 90 days of its passage.
Here's how the legislation would change what school lunchrooms are serving:
Grains: Currently, all grains served in public schools must be whole grains, meaning the food made from grain must have been made using 100 percent of the original grain kernel. The new legislation requires that 80 percent of the grains used be whole grain or more than half whole grain. (Currently, schools may request waivers from the whole grain requirement.)
Salt: The implementation of stricter standards for the amount of sodium in school meals would be delayed until 2019 under the new legislation. The bill would also fund a study into the benefits of lowering salt levels in school meals.
Waste: The problem of waste is a big one in school lunches. Under the new legislation, the Department of Agriculture and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would be tasked with coming up with a way to reduce what is not eaten by students – particularly fruits and vegetables. Children are currently required to take the food on the lunch line, but many toss them without touching a bite.
Summer programs: More money would be allocated for summer feeding programs – where school lunchrooms offer meals for children who qualify.
The House is set today to vote on a rewrite of the controversial No Child Left Behind education bill that has, for nearly a generation, increased the federal government's role in elementary and secondary education in America.
The update to NCLB, called the "Every Student Succeeds Act," (ESSA) will loosen some of the restrictions the NCLB placed on schools and transfer much of the job of measuring school progress to the states.
Here's what NCLB is, what it requires and how it will change under ESSA
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The No Child Left Behind Act increased the role of the federal government in elementary and secondary education holding schools responsible for the academic progress of all its students – particularly focusing on poor, minority and special education students and students for whom English is a second language.
It was not without many critics who railed against its heavy federal involvement in local school districts, the goals which many came to believe were unrealistic and the penalties that were deemed harsh for "underperforming" schools.
How will it change under "Every Student Succeeds" Act, or ESSA?
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Below are the very personal stories from women battling cervical cancer and an "archive section" with a few of the past years' stories too. You may also submit your personal story on how you are battling issues related to your cervical cancer or persistent HPV disease.
While this section focuses in on cervical cancer survivors, there will also be comments from women that are battling persistent HPV precancerous lesions and family members and friends of cancer survivors as well. As Mrs. Randi Kaye, the co-founder of the NCCC stated; "No one person is a statistic." Each person has their own personal battle.
To read stories from survivors click the "I am a cancer survivor" link below. Stories from family and friends at at the "I am a friend / relative of a cancer survivor" link. To share your own story, click the "Submit Your Story" button below.
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A PDF version is available here, as well as a flipbook version. Additional formats compatible with most ebook readers (epub, mobi), including the Kindle, are available free through Smashwords. The ebook is also available (at the lowest required price through) Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
This collection offers a powerful message to those dealing with the impact of cervical cancer—you are not alone. We are grateful to the survivors and family members who have chosen to share their stories of pain, struggle, strength, and hope. We hope you will find inspiration in the stories here and will share the message of prevention.


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|Karachi violence claims nine more lives
|[Dawn] Nine people were killed in different incidents of violence in Karachi-- the restive southern metropolis of Pakistan-- on Tuesday.
A 28-year-old man, Dilshad son of Muhammad Hanif, who was injured in an armed attack by unidentified motorcycle riders in Korangi's Gulzar Colony last night, breathed his last at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC).
Police said the man was sitting at the shop when the incident took place.
Separately, an office-bearer of Muttahida Ulema Council, 42 year-old Tauqeer Hassan son of Sanaullah was killed by unidentified armed men in Bihar Colony, Orangi Town within the precincts of Pakistan Bazaar police station.
His aunt Taranum Banu was also injured in the incident. The body and injured were brought to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for an autopsy and treatment respectively.
Police said the victim was standing outside his home when unidentified armed men shot him dead on the spot.
The Managing Director Pakistan Machine Tool Factory, Muhammad Ashraf Parvaiz was killed and General Manager Mohammad Kashif injured in firing by unidentified armed men in Bhains Colony, within the jurisdiction of Sukhan police station.
The incident took place when the factory officials were leaving in their car.
Similarly, 30-year-old Safdar Ali Kazmi son of Waqar Ali Kazmi was gunned down by unidentified armed men near airport signal, within the remit of Airport police station.
A 50-year-old man, identified as Ejaz Siddiqui son of Ishfaq Siddiqui was killed by a gun fire by unknown armed men in Korangi Industrial Area.
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four people were killed in a firing incident at a mobile phone market in Landhi area of the city.
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BMW 5-Series Lease Questions
socal59 Posts: 70There are instances when purchasing a car after your lease works. My X5 that I own I did just that. They lowered the price way below what the used car market was, they verified it, detailed it, new tires and almost free financing 3%. I had to contact different dealers for the best deal. So definitely not to do it is not always the right choice, if you want the car.0
bocabmw Posts: 5I just leased a 2013 535 m sport, 65000 sticker SIGN and DRIVE absolutely zero out of pocket including all fees and taxes and first month, $775/ month 36/12k. Very hard to locate well equipped m sports with paddles in florida.0
Braketoolate: Los Angeles0
Bocabmw: So I guess my deal is pretty good. Thank you Boca.0
Is there any info on 2013 535i lease residual value and money factor?
I plan to lease for 10k for 3 yrs.
Thanks in Advance.
Hi braketoolate. BMW Financial Services' April buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2013 535i Sedan with 10,000 miles per year are .00129 and 63% for consumers who qualify for its top credit tiers.
Prices Paid: Buying & Leasing Experiences Forum0
Car_man, you r da man!
How about 535 Gran Turismo? I wonder if it would be better. Also 36x10k.
Thanks in advance.0
The RV for the 535 GT is 65%0
tspark Posts: 3Car man
Does the 1500 bonus cash apply to this model( 2013 528xi )? For a lease of course. Thanks so much for all your help.0
Thanks braketoolate. BMW Financial Services' April buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2013 535i GT with 10,000 miles per year are .00129 and 65% for consumers who qualify for its top credit tiers.
Prices Paid: Buying & Leasing Experiences Forum0
Unfortunately, tspark, the $1,500 cash incentive that was available on the 5 in March is no longer available in April.
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coffee22 Posts: 1I'm in Los angeles. Can you tell where you got such a great deal? Currently looking for 535 with premium and technolgy package. What should I expect a lease payment to be with a good deal?0
535 xi
Imperial Blue
M Sport
Cold Weather Package
Driver Assistance Package
Premium Package
Navigation System
Final Neg. Price (including March 1500 rebate, USAA 500, Dealer "discount) - 61,650 (invoice 61,780)
Residual - 62%
miles - 12K
I don't have total monthly yet. Does this sound like a good deal? Dealer tried to give me a MF of .00170, but I talked them down.
535 xi - Imperial Blue
M Sport
Cold Weather
Driver Assistance
Neg Price (with USAA 500, March Rebate 1500, Dealer "discount") - 61,650
invoice - 61,780
Residual - 62%
MF -.00129 (they came at me with .0017, I talked them down to the April rate - I penned this deal 3/31/13)
Miles - 12K
sjeed Posts: 87Try Greg @ Pacific BMW in Glendale. He's done right by me several times over.0
donmonopoly Posts: 23Here is the deal I have been offered. Any feedback would be appreciated.
Car: 535i 2013
Term: 36 month X 15K miles
Invoice:$56,445 (Jet Black, M Sport, Premium, Navigation, Parking Distance Control)
Payment with 6% Tax: $715
Due at signing: $2200 (First payment $715, Bank fee $599, Dealer Fee $925, Tag $250)
**This includes forgiving 3 out of my 4 outstanding payments plus $500 first payment credit. I will still have to make my 4th payment ($650) on my current BMW which I have 500 miles left before I go over and is due back n 9/18. Thoughts?
I feel I might be better off waiting another month so I don't have to eat that 4th payment. Granted RVs and MFs hold up and they continue to offer the pull forward program on 3 remaining payments.0
nrwayne Posts: 45My Infiniti M37x comes off lease in August. After having three Ms, I'm ready to get a five, two of which I had previously. But the timing seems less than optimal. I want a 2014 and wonder how long I would need to wait before what I suspect is higher pricing at the start of the model year will get down to "normal" levels. I have a second car and can wait if needed, but would prefer not to do so for a long time. Suggestions greatly appreciated.0
I was offerred the exact same deal in CA incl the 3 months of my present car, but it was a $65K msrp. You can do better.0
Center BMW.
But I may start using a broker called Authority Auto. That way, I don't feel guilty getting the absolute best deal I can once I get to know the salesperson. (I'm not affiliated, just thinking about it)0
donchar Posts: 38Hi
1) Has anyone managed to negotiate current advertised lease offers for better terms?
2) What if exact lease program spec vehicle is not available, how will the lease program be modified ?
For example current program running in SoCal:
Well-equipped including features such as Executive Package (Comfort Access, Heads-up Display, Satellite Radio, Premium Hi-fi and more), Navigation, Xenon Headlights, Moonroof and Destination charges.
$689*/month for 36 months. $750 Loyalty Cash included in payment.
• $689 First months payment
• $3,500 Down payment
• $0 Security Deposit
• $725 Acquisition fee
• $4,914 Cash due at signing
Donchar: We need more information...
a- are you talking about a 550i? I don't think the exec package is available on the 535i.
b- is this deal advertised by a dealer or by bmwusa?
c- why do you want to put down a down payment?0
Sorry Donchar, I see now offer by BMWUSA... here is what I was offered in April for a $72,500 MSRP 550i in San Diego...
Capital Reduction and tax $1,400.00
License & Registration $572.00
Bank Fee $725.00
Documentation Fee $80.00
Security Deposit $0.00
First Payment $775.00
Rebate - $1,250.00
$775.00 x 35 months incl tax.0
donchar Posts: 38Thanks Berisky1. Good info. The offer was for a 550iGT
Just trying to understand if advertised offers like the one on BMWUSA currently can be negotiated or modified for a better deal.
Looks like your deal is better. Not sure if you started from an advertised lease offer or you just negotiated from scratch.
Hi CarMan
Can you share the lease rates/residuals for May for a 2013 528 xDrive for 15K miles? Also, any incentives (option credits, nav credits, etc?)
.00127 and 62%. Only incentive right now is $750 Loyalty Cash0
thank you!0
Just did this deal for a customer. Premium pacakge, cold weather, navigation, park distance control, rearview camera and M sport package - MSRP $60,495 and selling price of $54,610. Its about $1,700 behind invoice. Too bad he did have Loyalty, would have been another $750 off...
64% residual and .00127 money factor for 36 months / 12,000 miles.
Wednesday, May 08, 2013 10:45:18 AM
Customer Name: Inside Car Buying, LLC WD Deal ID: 98452
Sale Vehicle: New 2013 BMW 5 SERIES 135B 4dr Sdn 528i xDrive w/AC , Automatic , Odom: 0
Payment Details
Term 36
Base Payment 560.01
Total Payment 560.01
Purchase Option 38,716.80
Est. Miles Per Year 12,000
Disposition Fee 350.00
Excess Mileage Charge 0.20
Amount Due at Signing
1st Month Payment 560.01
Acquisition Fee 725.00
Fees & Insurance 197.50
Upfront Taxes 1,755.40
Total Inception Fees 3,237.91
Total Cash Required on Delivery 3,237.91
Tax Information
Customer State: New York Customer County: WESTCHESTER
Type Amount Rate Paid
Cashdown Tax 67.00 8.3750 Upfront
Upfront Tax 1,688.40 8.3750 Upfront
Fee Information
Description Amount Paid
Reg 100.00 Upfront
Insp 10.00 Upfront
Title 12.50 Upfront
DocFee 75.00 Upfront0
ged3584 Posts: 27It is a great deal.
I tried to get one similar in San Francisco Bayarea, CA.
The "internet manager" are much less forthcoming. They never give me a complete disclosure like the one you provided above.
It is too bad you are in Newyork, otherwise, I would lease one from you.0
You have at least 10 BMW dealers within a 50 mile radius of you. This makes it very competitive for dealers. Shop harder, you'll get it!0
lookingforbmw Posts: 1What kind of deal's do you have for the 550i M package? really need one in my life.0
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Lake City officer Schneider laid to rest Saturday
LAKE CITY - Lake City paid tribute to slain police officer Shawn Schneider Saturday as his family and 2,000 public safety officers from across Minnesota and around the country laid him to rest.
His funeral at First Lutheran Church was rich with stories, song and scripture. The Revs. Darrin Paulson and Kevin Woestehoff talked about the tragic circumstances of Schneider's death and his faith in Jesus.
"This is what Shawn would have wanted: the honor, the ceremony, the support for his family," Woestehoff said after a white pall replaced an American flag on the casket.
His widow insisted that the funeral be at their church instead of a larger venue. Two large tents provided sound and a video feed to the overflow crowd.
"Brittany, in her great planning, said we need to be at the church," Paulson said.
The 32-year-old was a devoted son, brother, husband and father, said Minnesota State Patrol Trooper Malachy McCarthy, who gave the eulogy.
"Shawn connected with citizens by going the extra mile and following up on concerns," the trooper said. "He'd be at your side before you even asked."
Schneider attended his three children's Christmas pageant the day before Alan J. Sylte Jr., 25, of Hager City, Wis., shot the officer in the head.
Schneider and another officer responded early the morning of Dec. 19 to 618 W. Lyon Ave. in Lake City to a reported domestic incident involving a handgun. Sylte, an Iraq war veteran, had broken up with his 17-year-old girlfriend, it was learned later. Schneider was helping the girl safely escape when he was shot.
After a daylong standoff that included a lockdown of local schools, officers found Sylte dead. He had shot himself in the head.
Schneider, a nine-year veteran of the police department, died of his injuries Dec. 30 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester.
"A split moment of agony and pain, a trigger is pulled," Paulson said in his sermon. "It makes us sick just thinking of it."
And yet it happens all too often. He noted that 174 American officers died in the line of duty in 2011.
"It is senseless and random and tragic," he said, adding "this tells us this is a broken world that needs a savior."
And like Schneider, Jesus died in the line of duty, Paulson said. Schneider gave his life to save a young woman's. Jesus died, the pastor said, for Shawn and for others.
"For Jesus and Shawn, death is not the end," Paulson said.
"A despair of a young man with a gun doesn't have a victory," the pastor concluded. "God has the victory and in God Shawn does, too. Amen."
Schneider was buried in Lakewood Cemetery following the police tradition of a radio dispatcher calling his badge number, 208, three times, then declaring he was "10-7," police code for out of service.
Then two members of the St. Paul Police Federation rang a bell 14 times, signifying that the officer served almost 14 years, and two helicopters flew overhead in a missing man formation.
The first police marched into the cemetery at 3:15 p.m., 10 abreast, and the ceremony ended at 4 p.m.
Earlier, an eagle circled high above Lake City as the funeral began at 1 p.m.
An estimated 2,400 people attended the funeral, including 2,000 public safety personnel. While some Twin Cities' officers' funerals have been bigger, Doug Neville of the Minnesota Public Safety Department said Schneider's was large for one outside the Cities.
About 600 crowded into the church, with the rest in tents nearby.
Before the service, the family met for a few minutes with Gov. Mark Dayton, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Rep. Tim Walz and state Senate Majority Leader Dave Senjem. House Speaker Kurt Zellers attended the funeral, riding to Lake City with Dayton.
Thousands lined the procession route, some setting up chairs hours earlier.
Carol Schmidt of Lake City was among the thousands of citizens who lined U.S. 61 and city streets to pay their respects. Holding 1-year-old grandson Mason Eggenberger on her shoulders, she spoke with pride about how this Mississippi River community of 5,100 has supported the Schneiders and Lake City Police Department.
"I think they've rallied behind the family really well and there are plans to hold more benefits," she said. "It's been a very somber week in town."
Schmidt's daughter and son-in-law were among the law enforcement personnel in the procession following Schneider's casket. Stephanie Eggenberger is a Wabasha County dispatcher and Mike Eggenberger is a Wabasha County jailer.
The last few hundred yards before reaching the cemetery, those in the procession passed dozens of American flags held by the Patriot Guard, a group that attends most military and law enforcement funerals.
After the funeral, the American flag was returned to the casket, and the red, white and blue clearly showed through the carriage's glass windows.
Law enforcement officers from all over Minnesota and Wisconsin attended the funeral and joined in the procession, but they came from distance locations, too. Two Chicago police cars joined the nearly four-mile procession from the church to the cemetery, along with one from Las Vegas, Nev., and closer places such as Jamestown, N.D.
As the first part of the hourlong procession passed St. Mary's of the Lake Catholic Church, its bell began to toll 261 times, once for every Minnesota law enforcement officer who has died in the line of duty.
Two University of Minnesota police officers rode motorcycles in front of the horse-drawn wagon carrying Schneider's body. As they entered the cemetery, they parked the motorcycles, saluted and stood at attention as the coffin and family members slowly went by.
Law enforcement vehicles from Goodhue and Wabasha counties filled the cemetery for the graveside services. Lake City straddles the county line.
Following a rifle salute, a police bagpipe group played "Amazing Grace." A bugler also played taps.
In Lake City, and for miles away, signs in front of businesses paid tribute to Schneider, such as one in Miesville that read: "God bless 208 and his family."
Don Davis reports for Forum Communications Co. Anne Jacobson is editor of the Red Wing Republican Eagle, a Forum Communications news operation.


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By Wayne Drash and Jessica Ravitz, CNN
Protesters have taken to the streets in reaction to what they see as an assault on their reproductive rights.
(CNN) -- If anyone is comfortable speaking openly and boldly about women's bodies, it's Eve Ensler. The playwright and activist behind "The Vagina Monologues" has been at it for years.
So when she watches American politics of late -- especially the conversations swirling around women's reproductive rights -- she feels both amused and vindicated.
"The vagina has become so real, so present, so powerful that people are going after it directly," she said. "It's evidence that we're winning."
America is abuzz about women's issues.
The Republican Party, which has long fought big government in favor of privatization, has turned to regulating women's private parts -- or at least that's how many on the left see it.
Rush Limbaugh calls a graduate law student a "slut" for advocating contraception. Planned Parenthood gets vilified as a house of horrors for promoting women's health. And a new term has emerged for the leaders of states where abortion laws have tightened: "gyno-governors."
Fonda, Morgan and Steinem: Boot Limbaugh from airwaves
What's unfolding has been fodder for TV laughs, with "Saturday Night Live," "The Daily Show" and Stephen Colbert getting in on the game. Garry Trudeau took on state-mandated vaginal ultrasounds in his "Doonesbury" strip, telling the Washington Post that "to ignore it would have been comedy malpractice."
A site called Government Free VJJ has launched "The Snatchel Project" with tips on how to "knit or crochet a vagina or uterus" and send it to men in Congress. "If they have their own," the site says, "they can leave ours alone!"
On Facebook, a viral campaign has targeted at least five "gyno-governors," with women asking anything from intimate questions about their vaginas to advice on menopause.
"I'm hopeful the sleeping giant of women and men across the country that has been awakened ... will help put the brakes on what has been a runaway train," said Susan Cohen, director of government affairs at the Guttmacher Institute, an organization established to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Women's groups had been closely monitoring conservatives since the tea party revolution of 2010. Their fears quickly became reality: State legislators in 2011 enacted 92 restrictions on access to abortion services, which nearly tripled the previous record of 34 restrictions adopted in 2005, according to the Guttmacher Institute, which conducts research, policy analysis and education.
Feminists of old see this fight as a pivotal point for the new generation, a carpe diem moment that could get younger women more active in health issues and policy.
"In every generation there are moments when the activism reaches a new level, and I think we're seeing that because of the vile rhetoric from anti-choice politicians and radio show hosts," said NARAL Pro-Choice America spokesman Ted Miller.
"What they didn't count on, or what they may have underestimated, is just how out of touch this agenda is with the country's values and priorities."
Evangelical leaders urged to mobilize against administration contraception policy
Not so fast, say those on the other side of the debate. If you believe all that, then you're buying into the Obama campaign's brainwash machine -- led by a group of radicals whose goal is to pull women and girls "into the abortion facility as fast as possible and perform that abortion," said Carol Tobias, president of the National Right to Life Committee.
"I think there is a war on women," Tobias said, "but it's not coming from the Republicans or the so-called right.
"A lot of this is orchestrated by President Obama's campaign and his supporters. They're hoping to increase their support among women for the election, and I really don't think it's going to work."
Opening the 'gates of hell'
While campaigning last year for Mississippi governor, Republican Phil Bryant declared that if the state's "personhood" amendment failed, then "Satan wins."
"This is a battle of good and evil," said Bryant, who swept into office in November. "What times are we living in when it is politically incorrect for somebody to say, 'Satan has a hand in this.' ... We've got to fight against the gates of hell to prevail here."
The measure defined a person as "every human being from the moment of fertilization," and conservatives believed it was a slam dunk: a Bible-thumping state with a broad anti-abortion contingent.
Mississippi voters ultimately sided with women's rights. And ever since taking office, Bryant has yet to live down his remarks.
Whenever his Facebook page gets updated for things such as "Attend the Mississippi Employment Expo tomorrow," the digital onslaught begins.
"I heard Walgreens does pap smears for free, but the one in my town refuses. What should I do?" wrote Cristen Hemmins.
"I'm just a woman, isn't my place in the home? I need to just make babies, right?" added Melissa Sauer.
"Brother Phil, will women be allowed to attend the Job Expo? Isn't that contrary to Scripture?" said Alan Alexander, who got 36 "likes."
At times, the governor's office deletes offending posts, which promptly results in even more messages.
Bryant is not the only "gyno-governor" facing this Facebook graffiti. Sam Brownback of Kansas, Rick Perry of Texas, Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania and Bob McDonnell of Virginia have been targeted for supporting similar legislation.
The digital warfare starts at the grassroots level, regular folks within a state united by a common cause: those who don't want women's rights trampled. Groups like NARAL and moveon.org join in, drawing even more comments.
Soon, it's viral.
McDonnell has been dubbed "Governor Ultrasound" for legislation that requires women to view ultrasounds before having abortions.
For his part, McDonnell is taking the Facebook attacks in stride.
"The governor is always pleased to see individuals exercising their First Amendment rights to free speech," said McDonnell spokesman Jeff Caldwell.
A sisterhood of lawmakers
Not to be outdone by comedy writers, political cartoonists and the Facebook gyno-surgency, state lawmakers have proposed bills and amendments that have garnered plenty of snickers, if not signatures.
In January, amid debate over the abortion ultrasound legislation, state Sen. Janet Howell of Virginia introduced an amendment to require that men seeking erectile dysfunction drugs get rectal exams and cardiac tests.
Oklahoma state. Sen. Constance Johnson in early February introduced a handwritten amendment to the Health and Human Services Committee which read, "Any action in which a man ejaculates or otherwise deposits semen anywhere but in a woman's vagina shall be interpreted and construed as an action against an unborn child."
"I asked myself, 'Is there another word for ejaculation or vagina?' I couldn't think of any," she said, her drawl thick. "I wasn't trying to be funny. As ludicrous as I thought my proposal was, I was dead serious. If it's good for the goose, it's good for the gander."
Johnson has worked in the Oklahoma Senate for 32 years, first as a longtime staffer before she became an elected member in 2005. As a staffer, she drafted the bill in the late 1990s to mandate coverage of Viagra, she said.
"They passed that thing so quick. It was the fastest bill I've ever seen go through the legislature," Johnson said.
And until prevention of unintended pregnancies gets its due -- through sex education and access to contraception -- she'll keep making noise in support of a woman's right to an abortion.
"Some people call me a smart ass," she said. "But I come from a legacy of smart asses. And the scary part is I have smart-ass daughters."
Other lawmakers have followed: mock bills to ban vasectomies have been offered in Georgia and Missouri, suggesting the procedure deprives potential children from ever being born. In Illinois, one measure would require men seeking Viagra to view a graphic video showing the drug's potential side effects.
These like-minded lawmakers, and others (including some men), didn't work in cahoots. But Ohio state Sen. Nina Turner would like to change this. She sent a letter to her "sister legislators," inviting them to join in on a conference call.
"We must work with the utmost urgency and forge a sisterhood of lawmakers to more effectively defend the rights our foremothers worked to attain," she wrote earlier this month.
Turner was the force behind a bill that would require men seeking erectile dysfunction drugs to submit an affidavit from a sexual partner to certify impotence, see a sex therapist, receive counseling, undergo a cardiac stress test and be warned of risks and complications.
"The men in our lives ... generously devote time to fundamental female reproductive issues," she wrote in her press release. "The least we can do is return the favor."
'Two different planets'
Election cycles always bring out the most ardent activists on both sides of the abortion debate. Yet recent months have shown an intensified rhetoric around women's health policy, as exhibited by Rush Limbaugh's tirade against Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke.
That incident, combined with the increase in abortion restrictions, was the tipping point among women's rights groups, they said.
But what is wrong, anti-abortion groups ask, with having a woman look at an ultrasound before going through with an abortion?
An ultrasound helps humanize what is about to happen, they said, something urinating on a stick and seeing a positive sign on plastic can't do.
"If she can be shown a picture of her unborn, that just helps her make a more informed decision," said Tobias with the National Right to Life Committee. "We think that a woman deserves to have all the medically relevant information that's available."
Tobias noted she's one of many women leading the "pro-life movement." The ultrasound measure in Virginia was introduced by a woman, state Sen. Kathy Byron, not by a gray-haired white man.
Virginia's 'personhood' bill is latest front in the culture war
"This is not an anti-woman campaign," she said. "Women are leading the charge. Pro-life, intelligent women in this country are not going to be fooled into thinking that there's a war against them."
Marjorie Dannenfelser said the left began steering the conversation away from abortion and toward contraception -- which she calls a "non-debate" -- after it realized "attacking the idea of the humanity of the fetus wasn't working anymore."
"It's as if we're on two different planets," said Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B. Anthony List, an organization established to advance and mobilize "pro-life" women in politics.
The idea that the GOP has declared war on women, she said, is "jaw-dropping." A war has been waged, she said, but it's "a war on religious liberty ... and a war on our ability to exercise our consciences."
"Women are fully aware of what's going on. They're tired of gender politics that divide women from men and women from children."
Opening the window
All this debate is enough to invoke hot flashes. So CNN tracked down Eve Ensler, the expert on all things female anatomy. Her global V-Day movement, an outgrowth of the success of "The Vagina Monologues," is set to celebrate its 15th anniversary next year with an event called "One Billion Rising."
What does she think about the resurgence of the vagina on the national stage?
"For so many years, people told me I was too vaginally centric," she said by phone from Paris. "And clearly, I wasn't vaginally centric enough!"
That the political conversation has swung to talk about contraception and mandated vaginal ultrasounds may be "the gift that keeps on giving."
Those on the right, she said, "don't even know what they've stepped into."
In her mind, she sees several images. One is a window that leads to women's liberation. Right now, Ensler says, it is only halfway open. Women can't quite squeeze their whole bodies through, but she believes what's happening now could change everything.
"This is the moment for women to come together. This is the moment to understand feminist rights and civil rights are here to stay," she said. "Women are going to rise up and push it all the way."
She references studies that outline women's progress -- how they're more often the major bread-winners, how girls are prospering in school. And she sees a "patriarchal dragon" rising up to fight that progress and taking its "last gasp."
Those driving this dragon, she said, have made it their mission to deregulate protection of the environment, deregulate corporations and finance and, in many respects, deregulate war, she says.
"The only thing they want to regulate is our bodies," she said. "It's profound if you think about it."
In a way, Ensler pities those trying to control women's reproductive and sexual rights.
"To some degree, the world has changed," she said. "And they don't know what to do in the new world."


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from the interesting dept
There have been a number of computer related legal cases (usually involving hackers) where the final sentence includes some provision preventing them from using computers for a specified period of time. I had always been surprised that not too many people protested this - as it seems to me that computers have become so essential to many peoples' lives and jobs that it would be too much of a burden to say they couldn't use computers at all. Now, a federal appeals court has overturned a ruling against a convicted child pornographer which had said he couldn't use a computer. The court said that it's an "unfair encroachment on his liberties" and points out that even though people use telephones to commit crimes, courts don't ban the use of telephones as punishment.