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New 2019 HondaAccord Sport Sedan
- Stock: H19239
- Fuel Economy
- 29.0/35.0 mpg City/Hwy
- Exterior Color
- San Marino Red
- Interior Color
- Black
- Body/Seating
- Sedan/5 seats
- Transmission
- continuously variable automatic
- Drivetrain
- front-wheel
- Engine
- 1.5 1.5T I4 DOHC 16V Turbocharged VTEC
Highlighted Features
- Lane departure
- Speed limit sign recognition
- Distance pacing cruise control
- Automatic temperature control
- Emergency communication system
- Wireless phone connectivity
- Exterior parking camera rear
- Front dual zone A/C
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Urse Honda new vehicles come equipped with Splash Guards for $199. Excludes some vehicles. See Dealer for details Prices added to MSRP.
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Sublime Competence
By Mauricio on Thursday, March 29, 2018This Accord has made me happy. I had to purchase it quickly after my A5 was totaled and my insurance company gave me little time in a rental. With mostly around town driving I was able to see how having the torque down low was of great benefit. I traveled to Austin to COTA and while on the toll roads 85 - 90 was comfortable and quiet. I kept driving on that tank until Thursday and was happy to avg 33.8 MPG of mixed Hwy and City. I tend to have a lead foot and obtaining that surprised me. I have played with many of the electronic systems and love the integration of these systems. If you explore the car systems, you will find items that will make ownership more enjoyable. Smooth when you want it, capable when you need it. HUGE trunk and backseat doesnt hurt.
- 3.0
Questioning Honda's "Reliability"
By MinnesotaNice on Saturday, July 20, 2019After owning the 2018 Accord Sport 2.0, I'm not sure if I'll ever buy another Honda. First time I took it through a car wash, water leaked in through the sun roof. Took it to dealership, said there was nothing they could do. At around 3K miles, water began flowing into the backseat like a waterfall whenever it rained. Again, took it to dealership and this time they replaced all window seals. At about 8K miles, Honda sending system started glitching (would warm me to stop on a completely open highway). Cruise control also went out at the beginning of a long road trip. Pulled over, restarted my car like a busted internet router and it fixed the issue. At 16K miles front wheel bearings went out. Replaced under warranty. The moment my bumper-to-bumper warranty is up, I'm trading this lemon. Which is unfortunate because it really does look good and drives like a dream.
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Value Purchase
By Larry on Tuesday, July 30, 2019We liked the Honda Accord EX-L, 1.5 VTEC so much, we bought an Obsidian Blue 2018 and a White Orchard Pearl 2019. Fuel mileage in both is much better than advertised. Peace-of-Mind safety, comfort, Driver visibility and convenience are remarkable. Honda is superb at vehicle optioned packaging and no non sense standard equipment. The interior and trunk are huge. The Honda Accord brakes and standard warning features are fantastic. The ride and design of the independent suspension build is luxury grade. The Accord is not just a low maintenance cost vehicle (Owned new 2013 & 2016 EX-L's), but it is built in the USA and will deliver high resale value return at Trade-in due to reliability, durability and Fun-To-Drive factor. Simply a great car!
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**Based on 2014 EPA mileage ratings. Use for comparison purposes only. Your mileage will vary depending on driving conditions, how you drive and maintain your vehicle, battery-pack age/condition and other factors.
For 2014 Honda Accord Plug-In Hybrid, 115 combined miles per gallon of gasoline-equivalent (MPGe) electric rating; 47 city/46 highway/46 combined MPG gasoline only rating. 13 mile maximum EV mode driving range rating. 570 mile combined gas-electric driving range rating. Based on 2014 EPA mileage and driving range ratings. Use for comparison purposes only. Your MPGe/MPG and driving range will vary depending on driving conditions, how you drive and maintain your vehicle, lithium-ion battery age/condition, and other factors. For additional information about EPA ratings, visit http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/label/learn-more-PHEV-label.shtml.


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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, April 6 (UPI) -- Russia's most popular art museum is hosting an exhibit in honor of the 60 cats it employs to protect paintings against mice and rats.
The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg has employed the cats dating back to its founding in 1764, when Catherine the Great created the institution. She even gave the felines a formal rank and stipend.
Museum officials began celebrating the cats in 1998.
This is the first year a separate gallery offering has been put together, RIA Novosti said Saturday. The exhibit is comprised of paintings by Alexandre Steinlen, an Art Nouveau painter noted for his love of cats.
The museum hosted a children's contest for cat drawings and compiled a "Book of Records of Hermitage Cats" chronicling the felines at the museum.

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Nicked! Tracing criminals and their crimes in Britain and Australia
Carol Baxter not only has convict ancestors of her own, she researches and writes about criminals in her popular histories – which fall within the sub-genre "true historical crime". In fact, two of her books were long-listed for the Davitt Award for women crime writers. She edited the CD-ROM Convicts to NSW 1787 to 1812 (Society of Australian Genealogists, 2002) – a transcription and compilation of all the convict transportation records for that period – and, while General Editor for the Biographical Database of Australia, edited similar records for later years. In tracing transported British convicts as well as colonial criminals – like the perpetrators of Australia's largest bank robbery (1828), the bushranger Captain Thunderbolt (1860s) and, currently, the last women executed in NSW (1889) – she has used a broad range of Australian criminal and general records, and consequently has an in-depth knowledge of the sources available for both British and Australian criminals.
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We know you were wondering: What could this presidential race need that Mike Gravel isn't already giving it?
What about the steely-eyed glare of Stephen Colbert? Sure, his name may sound a little French for the GOP, and he may channel Bill O'Reilly a bit too convincingly for Democrats' taste.
But here comes Mr. Colbert, filing papers to run in both parties' presidential primaries in South Carolina, per The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz. He announced his presidential candidacy on his Comedy Central program last night, ensuring that the line between politics and entertainment will be as fuzzy as a Teddy bear -- if Colbert weren't too manly for such things. (He is not pregnant, despite what he said last week on ABC's "Good Morning America.")
"After nearly 15 minutes of soul-searching, I have heard the call," Colbert said. Colbert said he planned to run in South Carolina, "and South Carolina alone," per the AP's write-up. (In case you forgot, he's hawking a book, and no, he's not giving up his show.)
"Colbert's chances may be less than slim, but in today's infotainment culture, he could draw precious media attention from the second-tier contenders," Kurtz writes in the Post. "And he has a nightly platform to milk the spectacle for jokes, if not votes."
He will not be the next president, and he won't win South Carolina, either, but what will his candidacy do to the Clinton-Obama-Edwards rivalry that's percolating in the Palmetto State?
Nine more questions to ponder on a busy Wednesday:
1. Does Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton wish that Iowa was 11 days from now instead of 11 weeks ? (Yes.)
2. Back when former mayor Rudolph Giuliani was bleeding for the Republican Party in New York, did Mario Cuomo help him heal? (No -- and how many clips like this have yet to drop?)
3. Does being endorsed by George W. Bush's successor make you George W. Bush's successor? (No, but it probably doesn't hurt.)
4. Where is Fred Thompson? (In Washington, D.C. -- we think -- working on his "cuddly and friendly" side.)
5. Is the Republican National Committee pleased that three of the Big Four GOP candidates skipped its fundraising dinner last night? (No, and neither are the donors who don't need another reason to keep their checkbooks closed.)
6. Does close count for Republicans in a special House election in Massachusetts? (Maybe.)
7. Is House Speaker Nancy Pelosi going to let a nonbinding resolution spark an international confrontation? (Unlikely.)
8. Did Sen. Barack Obama's campaign mean to send out a memo that included a link to the (non-working) Website My.BO.com? (No.)
9. Is it possible for a campaign to get too much good news too soon? (Maybe.)
Clinton, D-N.Y., is about to test that proposition. Another national poll has her north of 50 percent, and she's now officially erased the fund-raising edge that had been enjoyed by Obama. (It's clever to raise money off of that gap, but a gap is a gap.)
This leaves two trajectories: Clinton stays steady and has this locked up by Christmas. Or something happens to knock her off her pedestal, either an outside event, a campaign misstep, or an anti-Clinton message that starts to resonate from one of her increasingly aggressive rivals. The Republicans are already taking her on (and they love when she finds new ways to spend money) though such criticism may wind up helping her in the primaries.
Whether Clinton has to break a sweat could depend on Obama, who is tweaking his message on the trail. Obama, who hits Leno tonight (nothing left for him to announce for, unfortunately), is talking policy in a way that designed to connect with voters directly, as with the plan to address rural issues he unveiled yesterday. And he is just beginning to start the direct engagement with Clinton so many Democrats have been waiting for.
If Obama's message is going to grow his support, it's going to have to happen soon. "His call for a 'new kind of politics' faces a broad test in his own party," Alec MacGillis writes in The Washington Post. "It may be that his summons to 'turn the page' past the country's red-blue polarization is not what many Democrats want to hear after seven years of mounting anger at Bush and the Republican-dominated government."
"Obama faults a broken system in Washington for failures that many Democratic voters attribute simply to having the other side in power," MacGillis reports. "By contrast, Clinton more directly exploits Democrats' feelings of resentment."
Obama was asked directly last night by a female voter why she should vote for him instead of Clinton, ABC's Sunlen Miller reports. This is a fascinating answer: "It involves a little more risk with me," Obama conceded, calling Clinton a "known commodity." Then this (hardly crisp) explanation: "If every move you're making is based on a static politics, or you're looking backwards and you're saying, 'Okay, this is what the polls tell me, this is how much we have to maneuver, and this is how I don't open myself to too much criticism from the Republicans.' If that's your strategy . . . you are not going to deliver on the big challenges."
And Clinton has to be careful about how she portrays her "inevitability" -- Iowa voters don't like being taken for granted. "Did I miss something? Did we already have the Iowa caucuses? Did we already have the New Hampshire primary?" former senator John Edwards, D-N.C., said yesterday in Iowa, per the Des Moines Register's Tony Leys. "Have we decided who the nominee's going to be? Have you decided?"
Among the Republicans, Giuliani, R-N.Y., decided to take the bait yesterday by addressing charges that he's not a pure-enough adherent of party dogma. "Am I real Republican?" Giuliani asked members of the Republican Jewish Coalition, per ABC's Jan Simmonds. "I gave my blood for the Republican Party in New York."
This fight is no more favorable to Giuliani than it is to former governor Mitt Romney, R-Mass., who started the dust-up in the first place. Rudy's rivals quickly reminded reporters that yesterday's statement came from the Liberal Party nominee for mayor who backed Mario Cuomo over George Pataki for governor.
Talking Points Memo posts video, from 1996, of Giuliani telling Charlie Rose, "Well, I'm a Republican mayor, but I'm really not. I'm the mayor of New York City. I ran as a Republican, I ran as a Liberal -- which really confuses all kinds of people -- and I ran as an Independent, as part of the Independent Party, which actually is now the party that's supporting Ross Perot. So I ran a fusion candidacy."
Giuliani is being endorsed by a real Republican governor this morning: Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas, who assumed the governor's office when George W. Bush became president. "He brings added cachet as a Southerner and a social conservative, although he is not uniformly well-regarded by conservative elites in Washington," The Atlantic's Marc Ambinder reports. "He may -- or may not be -- a vice presidential prospect. He is in the party's center on immigration, and has clashed, at times, with various wings of the Texas Republican Party."
Why should all Republicans be worried? Here's another reason (not related to Sen. Larry Craig): "More than a third of the top fundraisers who helped elect George W. Bush president remain on the sidelines in 2008, contributing to a gaping financial disparity between the GOP candidates and their Democratic counterparts," Chris Cillizza and Matthew Mosk write in The Washington Post. "A sizable number still have a wait-and-see attitude, despite the fact that the field appears to be set after the late entry of Thompson and the decision by former House speaker Newt Gingrich to stay out."
There is much to parse in this astounding sentence: "Hillary Clinton raised more money on Wall Street last quarter than Barack Obama, Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney combined," Bloomberg News' Kristin Jensen and Julianna Goldman report.
That's part of why the RNC would rather not have upset the big donors who shelled out between $1,000 and $15,000 in the hopes of seeing their top presidential candidates speak. All but Romney backed out at the last minute, per ABC's Christine Byun and Bret Hovell.
AP's Liz Sidoti reports that the RNC's media advisory "indicated that Romney, McCain, Thompson and Paul were scheduled to give public remarks at the annual dinner. Giuliani had been listed in an earlier advisory but his name was stripped from the final version when aides notified the RNC of a scheduling conflict. Still, Giuliani was to be in Washington on Wednesday morning to speak to the anti-tax Club for Growth. Thompson, who lives in suburban McLean, Va., also was scheduled to speak to that group."
Massachusetts voters yesterday chose another Democrat to represent them in Congress: Niki Tsongas, the widow of the late senator Paul Tsongas, D-Mass., defeated James Ogonowski, the brother of one of the hijacked 9/11 planes, in the race to replace Rep. Marty Meehan, D-Mass. "It was the closest race in the district since Democrat Chester Atkins beat Republican John McGovern of Harvard in 1990," the Lowell Sun reports, with Tsongas winning with a 51-45 margin.
A loss is a loss, but Republicans had little real chance at a pick-up in Massachusetts, so they're happy just to have come close. "Ogonowski drew a blueprint for the party's Congressional candidates to follow next year, as he sought to tie Tsongas to the Washington status quo," writes Reid Wilson of Real Clear Politics. Said one "GOP strategist": "Now every Republican challenger can go out there and just point his finger at Washington and say, 'That place sucks. That is not what you and I are about.' "
This from a hopeful National Republican Congressional Committee, in a pep-talk memo this morning (subject line: "The Democratic Wave Breaks"): "Democrats wrongly assumed they could continue to ride the 2006 wave to overwhelming victory in the bluest of blue states. Instead, in what should have been an election blow-out, Republican candidate Jim Ogonowski kept it close to the end, proving a major shift in the national political environment that, until now, was favorable to Democrat candidates nationwide."
Some finality (finally) in the primary schedule: "The Republican Party of Iowa voted Tuesday to hold its first-in-the nation caucuses Jan. 3, 2008 and Democrats in South Carolina voted to move its primary to Saturday, Jan. 26," ABC's David Chalian reports. But Iowa Democrats could still choose their own caucus date.
No decision yet (surprise) out of New Hampshire, the Union Leader's John DiStaso reports: "Secretary of State William Gardner . . . reiterated in an interview that a mid-December primary is not out of the question."
Even without a firm calendar, the shifting primary dates have inspired vastly different paths to the GOP nomination, per ABC News. "As they cope with a scrambled primary calendar, in a year with no heir apparent to the Republican throne, [GOP candidates] are combining campaign messaging with geography in ways that will test the traditional equations of presidential politics." Romney's got his "kindling" strategy, while Rudy looks to Feb. 5. It's New Hampshire or bust for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., while Thompson, R-Tenn., wants a drawn-out contest that lets him capitalize on support in the South.
The New York Daily News' David Saltonstall has more details of the national campaign Giuliani is building, with offices in California, Florida, North Dakota, Illinois, Missouri and New Jersey, in addition to Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.
Also in the news:
After (finally) receiving her call from the White House Monday night, Speaker Pelosi, R-Calif., "is now unlikely to bring [to the House floor] a resolution which would label the deaths of Armenians in a conflict more than 90 years ago as 'genocide,' " ABC's George Stephanopoulos reports. "Congressional sources say that Pelosi is telling House members that she will not bring the bill to the floor without majority support. At least seven House members have withdrawn as co-sponsors of the bill and several more are expected to follow. Key Pelosi ally Rep. John Murtha, D-Penn., is also lobbying against a vote."
It could just be that Pelosi knows how to count. "Almost a dozen lawmakers had shifted against the measure in a 24-hour period ending Tuesday night, accelerating a sudden exodus that has cast deep doubt over the measure's prospects," Carl Hulse reports in The New York Times. "By Tuesday evening, a group of senior House Democrats had made it known that they were planning to ask the leadership to drop plans for a vote on the measure."
President Bush has a news conference scheduled today at 10:45 am ET, and his opening statement will be heavy on domestic policy, including the fight over S-CHIP, per ABC's Ann Compton.
The new CNN poll puts the national numbers at 51-21 Clinton over Obama. But the real story looks like it's on the Republican side, where Thompson is down to 19 percent from 27 percent a month ago. (At least he's working it hard, right?)
Clinton yesterday unveiled a $1 billion family-leave proposal. Writes Patrick Healy of The New York Times: "The ideas are the latest parts of Mrs. Clinton's strategy to cement women as the cornerstone of her support, but her call for an expanded federal role in labor activities drew fire from business leaders, who called her proposals onerous."
Obama's campaign pushed back on Clinton's claim on women with a memo to "interested parties," but -- whoops! -- left some internal edits in there. Sorry, but we're more interested in what we weren't supposed to see.
This sentence was stricken: "Barack has the endorsement of high profile women in each of the early states." Another sentence the campaign didn't want out there: "we are light years ahead of Clinton campaign in terms of organization -- not photo-ops and TV cameos." Also crossed out: A link to this unfortunate-sounding (smelling?) Web site: My.BO.com.
This battle over who is the "real Republican" is could give McCain an opening, Boston Globe columnist Scot Lehigh writes. "Wait a minute, Mittster Boast-man," Lehigh writes of Romney's claim to represent "the Republican wing of the Republican Party." McCain's "best shot at really getting back in the running will be if the other major candidates ultimately prove unpalatable to party regulars. Now Romney has given him an opening to sow some discontent -- and McCain, wily pol that he is, has demonstrated that though his fund-raising has lagged, his political instincts haven't deserted him."
With the Republican candidates making the rounds of key constituencies with a series of Washington speeches this week, Giuliani "is finding that tough foreign-policy stands are helping him connect with social and religious conservatives," The Wall Street Journal's Jay Solomon writes. Yesterday, Giuliani championed the hard line he's taken against Iran and the Palestinians, complete with the story of how he kicked Yasser Arafat out of Lincoln Center. "We need to isolate the terror-funding theocrats" in Tehran, Giuliani told the Republican Jewish Coalition. "You have to stand up to dictators, to tyrants and to terrorists. . . . Weakness invites attack."
Sorry, Rudy, but Judith isn't interested in those Cabinets meeting after all. "I'm not a political person. And I have no desire to sit in on Cabinet meetings. And I promise you, I'm not going to morph into a politician," Judith Giuliani said on Fox News yesterday. Mrs. Giuliani, a nurse, told ABC's Barbara Walters in March that she would attend her husband's Cabinet meetings "if he asks me to. Yes. And certainly in the areas of health care."
Is this change of heart because Rudy discovered how to put his phone on vibrate?
Giuliani isn't the only one with blood on his mind. Lynne Cheney yesterday said she learned that her husband has a distant relative running for president -- Barack Obama. "Dick and Barack Obama are eighth cousins," Lynne Cheney said, with a common ancestor going back eight generations, per ABC's Sunlen Miller. Said Obama spokesman Bill Burton: "Obviously Dick Cheney is sort of the black sheep of the family."
The New York Times' Marc Santora notices a shift in how climate change is being addressed by the Republican candidates: There is "a near-unanimous recognition among the leaders of the threat posed by global warming." "Within that camp, however, sharp divisions are developing," Santora writes. "Senator John McCain of Arizona is calling for capping gas emissions linked to warming and higher fuel economy standards. Others, including Rudolph W. Giuliani and Mitt Romney, are refraining from advocating such limits and are instead emphasizing a push toward clean coal and other alternative energy sources."
This brings us to Al Gore. He -- again -- tells Norwegian state TV that he's not running for president, but in that cutesy way that ensures he'll be asked the question again, and again: "I don't have plans to be a candidate again, so I don't really see it in that context at all," Gore said, per the AP's write-up.
The Gore endorsement (when and if it comes) is probably the most sought-after in the Democratic Party. But what about the most recent Democratic nominee? Elizabeth Wilner writes in Politico that Sen. John Kerry's, D-Mass., influence could still be felt in 2008. "The lack of an audible clamor for an endorsement by Kerry is more than a bit deceiving, as is the perception that he's still wandering around in that wilderness to which all losing Democratic nominees are cast," Wilner writes. "The two top candidates who aren't married to Elizabeth Edwards are quietly seeking his advice and support. An associate suggests that Kerry may hold off on endorsing until closer to the primaries, but when he does make his choice, that candidate will get access to a 3-million-name e-mail list, possibly the largest in the party."
The Virginia Tech gun bill has the support of the NRA and the Brady Campaign -- but not Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., who is holding up the measure, ABC's Z. Byron Wolf reports. "He has concerns about the privacy implications of the bill, particularly for veterans returning from war, who he said may be unfairly tagged as having mental problems," Wolf writes.
The kicker:
"John Edwards left South Carolina when he was 1 year old. He had his chance. Saying his parents moved him -- that's the easy answer." -- Colbert, declaring himself the favorite-son candidate of his native state.
"I've got a better chance of living to 90 than you do. That's the way the actuaries work -- because I'm from French Canadian stock, I'll live in my 90s unless I get sick. I only intend to serve four years anyway. . . . It's unfortunate from a political point of view that we're unlike many other cultures in not revering experience and wisdom." -- 77-year-old former senator Mike Gravel, D-Alaska, in a Washington Post Web chat.
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Vote with your Fork - Dine out for Bristol Bay.
Slow Food Seattle, Trout Unlimited together again in a command performance!
By Amy Grondin
September 2011 will mark the 4th year that Slow Food Seattle and Trout Unlimited will partner to raise awareness of Bristol Bay, Alaska, its pristine environment, hardworking people and wild salmon. In celebration of Bristol Bay's salmon fisheries, 17 Seattle-area restaurants will proudly serve wild Bristol Bay salmon from September 5th – 9th. Dining out at one of the supporting restaurants is a delicious and easy way to say the future of Bristol Bay matters. Directly invest your food dollars in Bristol Bay's sustainable salmon fishery by ordering a meal featuring wild salmon and show that it's a wild food source that you value. Join us in the fight to save our nation's last great salmon fishery. See below for the list of restaurants.
Were you a Slow Food Seattle member four years ago when we first decided to partner with Trout Unlimited in their Savor Bristol Bay campaign? Then you are familiar with the background details of the Pebble Mine issue and we thank you for being a part of the on going efforts to protect Bristol Bay.
If you are a new Slow Food Seattle member you may be asking, "Why do we need to save Bristol Bay and from what?" A quick primer on the issues follows but this link will satisfy those of you who want more: www.savebristolbay.org/about-the-bay/about-pebble-mine.
Multinational foreign mining companies are proposing one of the world's largest gold and copper mines (known as the "Pebble Mine") in the headwaters of Bristol Bay's salmon-producing watershed. This is a wilderness gem that that contains some of the most productive wild salmon rivers left in the world. Thankfully the mine permitting process is years long and it has allowed for time for Trout Unlimited to inform the public on the issues.
If the Pebble Mine were to be permitted and allowed to open, the Bristol Bay watershed would be exposed to the persistent chemicals used to extract gold and copper from the mine site. These chemicals once used would be left behind as toxic liquid waste after the mine's productive days are over, roughly in 50 years. Ten square miles of liquid waste in the resulting containment pond would be separated from Bristol Bay's interconnected freshwater systems by earthen dams. A spill of the toxic waste or seepage from the containment ponds would irreparably harm the freshwater food web. Since everything returns to the ocean, the marine food web of Bristol Bay would suffer the same fate. Wild salmon play a central role as a keystone species that ties these two food webs together. There isn't another fish to play this role if salmon don't survive the good intentions of the Pebble Partnership.
Based on what we're learned with recent environmental disasters, accidents are often not a matter of if, but instead when. Pick your disaster –a flood, maybe an earthquake? Both are a possibility in Alaska. Our best attempts to engineer our way around Mother Nature's forces have not proven to be as successful as we had hoped in other parts of our nation. By the way, formal surveys show that 80% of the local population of Bristol Bay does NOT want the Pebble Mine for reasons such as these.
The loss of Bristol Bay's sockeye would be truly disastrous for the dozens of Alaska Native communities that have caught wild salmon as part of a subsistence lifestyle in Bristol Bay for thousands of years. Bristol Bay Sockeye disappearing would also leave over 12,000 commercial fishermen and processors without work. The loss of Bristol Bay's salmon fishery would also create ripples in the seafood marketplace as it is the world's largest sockeye salmon fishery, contributing 40% of the world's sockeye salmon supply. But there is still time to protect Bristol Bay before mining permits are issued.
This is where Slow Food Seattle members can help! It may seem insignificant to simply make a menu choice to battle a multinational corporation but trust me. It works. In the late 80's tuna became "Dolphin Safe" because we didn't eat tuna from un-dolphin friendly companies. Remember the Give Swordfish a Break campaign from the 90's in which consumers successfully told the market place to change the way they sourced these mighty yet vulnerable fish? With your help in this new decade Trout Unlimited can do the same for the wild salmon of Bristol Bay.
So get out there next week and Vote with your Fork for Bristol Bay - smile and raise your glass to the table next to you that is eating wild salmon, too!
Seattle-Area Restaurants: September 5-9
5th Avenue Corner Cafe - 1900 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, (206) 728-1000
Andaluca Restaurant - 407 Olive Way, Seattle, (206) 382-6999
Art of the Table - 1054 N. 39th Street, Seattle, (206) 282-0942
Bennett's Pure Food Bistro - 700 Broadway East, Seattle, (206) 325-2211
Blueacre Seafood - 1700 7th Avenue, Seattle, (206) 659-0737
Coldwater Bar and Grill - 1900 5th Avenue, Seattle, (206) 728-1000
Flying Fish - 300 West Lake Avenue N, Seattle, (206) 728-8595
Hitchcock Restaurant - 133 Winslow Way E #100, Bainbridge Island, (206) 201-3789
Lola - 2000 4th Ave, Seattle, (206) 441-1430
Nell Thorn Restaurant & Pub - 205 Washington St, La Conner, (360) 466-4261
Olivar Restaurant - 806 E. Roy, Seattle, (206) 322-0409
Pike Brewing Company - 1415 1st Avenue, Seattle, (206) 622-6044
Roy Street Coffee - 700 Broadway East, Seattle, (206) 325-2211
Steelhead Diner - 95 Pine Street, Seattle, WA 98101, (206) 625-0129
Sushi Kappo Tamura - 2968 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, (206) 547-0937
Taste Restaurant - 1300 1st Avenue, Seattle, (206) 903-5291
Tilikum Place Cafe - 407 Cedar Street, Seattle, (206) 282-4830


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Nikola Tesla – Lectures, Patents, Articles (PDF)
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Can someone make me a map with 2 spawn points, one german 1 american, and 1 bridge inbetween them. I want a river to go across the whole map under the bridge. I want the action to be going on in a space no bigger than the island in Midway, but have the whole map available to walk around, like El Alamien. Also I do not want any vehicles accept for 10 american cars on one side and 10 german cars on the other side. Both bases shall be uncaps too. This map will be single player only and no bunkers or town is needed. Just a huge flat area with a river going through the middle, a base on one side, a base on the other side, and a bridge in the middle. It should be a clear day. If O was a base and = was a bridge the map would look like this: O====O
If that is too hard just do the same thing in the middle of the desert with no bridge. If you do it in the desert though have the same terain as el alamin.
ALSO: (IMPORTANT!) This map would be for battlefield 1942
Ok, I just re-thought something. I guess 1 bunker at each base would be good. Also 1 place to get ammo and heal up.
ALSO: This map has been made for me before...but it was not really what I wanted. I wanted a single player map and also to be able to walk around the entire map if I wanted to. You can search for the previous map if you want, but I would much rather see what someone else comes up with! Or you can mod the previous map to meet my expectations. Just search my name in forms and you'll find it. I kind of like the idea of the map being on a terrain like el alamien but with a river running through it. Thanks to whomever accepts this challenge!!!!!!!! I am really excited to see what someone will come up with.


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Collection of lecture notes and miscellaneous material relating to the philosophy of Sankara, a seventh century Hindu philospher. The lectures were delivered by Miss B.S.A. de Branconiere, also identified as 'Guru Sahasrara Satchitananda,...
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It's been a couple of years since we've checked out box wine options. From our sampling of nearly three dozen 3-liter boxes - an equivalent volume of four 750 ml bottles - there seem to be more choices with varietal character, not just pleasant adult beverage-ness.
The Wine Cube, a Target store offering from Trinchero Family Estates, hit the bull's-eye with four varietal choices: Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon. At $17 each (that's $4.25 per 750 ml) it was also the least expensive.
Another readily available label, Big House, showed strong across the board. We tasted a few imports too, and had more success with whites than reds. Italy's Duca del Frassino offered two enjoyable white blends.
The boxes offer easy transportability and last about four weeks once opened. So I'm on board - especially if the plan involves picnics. Once it's in your glass, it's the wine that counts.
2009 Alandra Alentejo Red ($21; 13% alcohol): A rustic, country red from Portugal's Herdade do Esporão with moderate tannins and plenty of red fruit. Try it with grilled and roasted pork or oily fish like sardines. (Importer: HCG Imports)
2009 Big House Cardinal Zin Beastly Old Vines California Zinfandel ($22; 13.5%): A dialed-down style that has balanced berry fruit, is nicely made and is still big enough to accompany barbecue and sausages. The favorite of the Big House lineup.
2009 Black Box Wines Central Coast Shiraz ($25, 13.5%): Black Box was an early entry into premium boxed wines nearly a decade ago. Give the bold berry flavors and hint of gaminess a slight chill - especially if it's a hot day.
2010 Duca del Frassino Venezie IGT Garganega-Pinot Grigio ($19; 12%): A Soave-like wine with depth, breadth and a slight amaro-bitter almond note on the finish. Or try the 2010 Duca del Frassino Venezie IGT Durello-Chardonnay ($19, 12%) with simple grilled chicken or white-fleshed fish. (Importer: MW Imports)
2010 La Petite Frog Coteaux du Languedoc Picpoul de Pinet ($35; 12.5%) If your palate prefers leaner wine, you'll enjoy this white from southern France, with its zippy citrus and mineral hints. (Importer: Kysela Pere et Fils)
2008 Powers Washington Cabernet Sauvignon ($24; 13.5%): The most varietal and well-structured Cabernet of those tasted.
2009 R. Muller Landwein Rhein Riesling ($24; 9.5%): The German category of Landwein (country wine) falls between tafelwein (table wine) and the QbA designations. Apricot and lichee; lighter-bodied and relatively sweet, but still considered off-dry. (Importer: Underdog Wine Merchants)
2010 Trinchero Family Estates Wine Cube California Sauvignon Blanc ($17; 13%): Slightly grassy and very varietal, with bright lemon and lime peel, stone fruit aromas and flavors. A terrific option for your go-to summer white, while the 2009 Wine Cube Pinot Noir ($17, 13.5%) is a perfect red for salmon.
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I just got your message about you and Warren being on the Caney Fork this past weekend. @#$% it! My in-laws were in and I haven't even been on the computer in about week. (the comp is in the guest room)
I hope the fishing was good. I am sure the weather was lousy Friday. A friend of mine took a pic of a tornado close to here, but thank the good Lord it didn't touch down. Did you guys have any damage from the storms? I was never scared of storms, but after the tornado last year, I sure do respect them now.
I hope you had a good trip, and I hate I missed you. How was the fishing? I wish I had known, I would have loved to have gotten down there. I finally got out of my knee brace, but the doc still don't want me to wade any. but even if I couldn't have fished, I'd love to have gotten down there and visited with you guys. How is Warren's hand? I haven't heard from him, I hope he is OK.
You guys take care, and I can't wait to go fishing with you again,
Got the leaders, they are beautiful, very nice work. Couldn't get them wet this weekend, but when I do, I'll let you know!! Thanks again! Alan
I hope the TN Fish In 2 is a blast, wish I could come, but the doc won't let me go fishing for a while yet. I finally got to go back to work today, it was good to get out of the house finally, but I am exhausted. At least it was a slow rainy and snowy day to start back on. Can you believe that? Snow in april! How is Warren's hand? I haven't heard from him in a while. I hope everything is Ok. I can't wait to get down there and go fishing again. Take care,
I finally got to stand outside and practice with the rod you loaned me the other day, I am hopeing to do it again some this evening. Although, casting while standing on one crutch isn't the easiest thing to do. lol I really love the action on that rod better than mine. Went to the doc today, he is real pleased with my progress and so am I. I may get to go back to work in a couple of weeks, though it will be a while yet before I will be able to do anything much. But at least I get to get out of the house. Maybe it won't be much longer and I will be able to get down there and go fishing with you again.
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This is a ridiculous story and an even dumber lawsuit. It is an effort to completely abdicate parental responsibility and sends a terrible message to the child involved. Whatever she does wrong is not her fault, but the fault of the corporation that "let her" do it. Seen from that angle, there are a host of potential defendants: the camera or cellphone company, the computer manufacturer, the telecommunications provider, the ISP, even the clothing and makeup manufacturers. I'm an attorney myself, and I have to say that this type of lawsuit makes tort reform look like a better idea.
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Reading 1: Chinese and Japanese Immigrants
The Chinese
Between 1850 and 1880, operators of mining camps and railroad construction projects eagerly hired Chinese workers until European American workers began to demonstrate bitter opposition. Although prejudice and violence drove the Chinese out of mining, they played a major role in the construction of the western section of the transcontinental railroad. When the railroad was completed in 1869, some of those Chinese laborers were hired to work on an extensive levee project in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
The levees, constructed by Chinese laborers, eventually turned 500,000 acres of swamp into some of California's most valuable farm land. When machinery replaced human labor on the levee project, the reclaimed land provided a new source of employment. With the creation of large farms and a shift from wheat to intensively cultivated fruits and vegetables, cheap manual labor was in demand. In the last part of the 19th century, the Delta, known as the home of the Bartlett Pear, was ranked as the pear capital of the world. By the 1890s, when technological improvements in canning made it profitable to grow asparagus, even more hand labor was needed. The Delta eventually accounted for nearly 90% of the world's asparagus crop.
The predominantly male Chinese immigrant population proved an able work force for the older pear orchards and the booming asparagus fields. Few had brought their wives and children with them, because they planned to return to their homeland when they had saved enough money to pay their debts in China. The workers found their jobs through Chinese "bosses," the same businessmen who set up Chinatowns throughout the Delta to use as bases of operation. Laborers congregated in these towns between jobs, waiting for the bosses to direct them to their next jobs. They stayed in boarding and rooming houses, often owned by the bosses, and bought their supplies at the bosses' stores. This system maintained the Chinese workers' indebtedness and obligation to the bosses, who also catered to the recreational needs and desires of the predominantly adult male population by providing a variety of recreational activities, legal and otherwise. Gambling was an especially popular pastime because it provided not only recreation, but also the hope of substantial financial gain.
The Japanese
San Francisco was the center for Japanese immigrants who preferred city life, but the nearby agricultural fields attracted those who had worked as farmers in their native country. Like the Chinese, most Japanese agricultural workers were recruited by labor bosses. By 1904, Japanese workers were farming 50,000 acres in California, and by 1919 the figure had risen to 450,000 acres.
Like the Chinese, most of these Japanese farm workers came as single men, but they were able to establish family lives sooner than the Chinese. Some soon brought over the wives they had left at home. Others married "picture brides," women chosen by the immigrant's family who sent their sons photographs of their prospective wives. In the Delta, the Japanese farm laborers built houses for their families in an area known as a nihonmachi, or Japanese section of town. Some even became landowners and started their own farms.Questions for Reading 1
1. When and why did the Chinese emigrate? The Japanese?
2. How did levees help to create good farmland in the delta region?
3. What were two major crops of the delta region?
4. Who were "bosses" and how did they operate? What services and recreational opportunities did they provide?
5. What were the differences between Chinese and Japanese family arrangements? Do you think the differences would have affected their communities? Why or why not?
6. Why were the Japanese laborers able to find jobs in the fields that had previously been worked primarily by Chinese?
Reading 1 was adapted from James H. Charleton, "Locke Historic District," (Sacramento County, California) National Historic Landmark Nomination Form, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1990, 21-23; Roger Daniels, Asian America, Chinese and Japanese in the United States Since 1850 (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1988); Roger Daniels, Coming to America, A History of Immigration and Ethnicity in American Life (New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1990); and George Chu, "Chinatowns in the Delta: The Chinese in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, 1870-1960," California Historical Society Quarterly, XLIX (March, 1970): 21-37.


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This is a no-brainer combination! Really! Zucchini and chocolate were meant to be. The moistness of one pairs so beautifully with the richness of the other to make one succulent and intensely flavorful bite.
How it came to be is no real story. With an overabundance of summer squash to make use of, I was racking my brains and the net for inspiration when I remembered a zucchini bread that I had made last year. That was the first time I was made aware of the selfless good nature of the said vegetable.
I mean, one needs to acknowledge it's behind-the-scenes altruism. The finished product, in every subtle and not-so-subtle way, gains from its presence. Yet, it makes no declaration of or proclamation to it! And, that indeed, is what warmed me to using this summer staple in sweet things.
This time around, I wanted more decadence and much more dessert likeness! The simple bread was great for breakfast or tea but wasn't quite the sweet finish to the meal. By making a cake like loaf that was light as air and fresh as summer, it just elevated the humble loaf to a level comparable to the dessert greats!
Paired with the freshest donut peaches that I have ever bitten into and ever fragrant garden basil, it was just the sublime I was looking for. The peaches add naturally fresh sweetness and the basil just the touch of herb-y savory which brought the dessert into a nice balance along with the just slightly sweetened lemon mascarpone.
Ok, fine, I'll confess, it turned out way finer than I had expected and it was all greedily consumed, swiftly at that, by the FSKs, especially the Mr.! :)
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Zucchini Chocolate Loaf
Recipe Note: Although I added the basil in the batter, we couldn't taste it in the loaf. However, sprinkling some fresh basil on the dessert served, makes a world of difference!
1/2 cup flour
3/4 cup zucchini grated
1/4 cup cocoa powder
handful chocolate chips semisweet
1/2 cup lightly packed brown sugar
2 T basil
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 egg
1/4 cup canola oil
1/4 cup whole milk yogurt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp baking powder
Mix the wet ingredients together and sift the dry ones in a large bowl. Add the wet mixture in three parts to the dry and fold until just combined. Pour into a 5 inch loaf pan and bake at 350 F for 45 minutes or until the cake tester comes out clean. Cool on rack to room temperature before slicing.
To serve, spread a generous teaspoon of sweetened mascarpone mixed with lemon zest. Arrange peach slices on top and sprinkle fresh basil over.


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Hi everyone. Please use the following discussion to post any questions that you have about leasing a Nissan Quest. Thanks.
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fizzyhair Posts: 20Would would be a good offer for a 2005 Quest S (with the power package in Canada) for a 48 month term. Any thoughts?0
Hi fizzyhair. I do not personally keep tabs on what manufacturers' lease programs are like in Canada, but if you are just a Canadian proudly flying who plans on leasing a Nissan Quest in the United States I should be able to give you an idea of how much it should cost to lease it. First, I am going to need some additional informaiton from you, including many miles per year you need to be able to drive it as well as its full MSRP and an approximate selling price. You can look up this model's MSRP information by visiting the following section of this site: Edmunds.com - New Vehicle Pricing. You should be able to get an idea of how much you should pay for this van by visiting the following discussion: "Nissan Quest: Prices Paid & Buying Experience".
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goody59 Posts: 5I'm in NJ, looking to lease a 2006 Nissan Quest, probably the SL. For 3years/36000 miles, what is the expected residual percentage, and what kind of money factor are we looking at? Also, is there a typical best time of year to get a good deal from Nissan, and what that might be like ?0
Hello goody59. If you were to lease a 2006 Nissan Quest SL through Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. right now for 36 months with 12,000 miles per year, its buy rate lease money factor and residual value should be .00191 and 50%, respectively.
It is difficult to say what the best time of the year to lease this van would be. Consumers are usually able to get bigger discounts on vehicles and manufacturers provide larger incentives at the end of the model year, however this is not necessarily the best time to lease. This is because vehicles' residual values gradually fall as the model year progresses. The lower a vehicle's residual value is, the more expensive it is to lease. If I had to generalize about when the best time to lease this van is, which is a difficult thing to do, I'd probably say in the middle of the model year to around three quarters of the way through it.
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I just got a notice from Nissan to schedule an inspection since my 3-year Quest lease is up in November. What are the pros and cons of having the inspection done now as opposed to just before the end of the lease? It has never been in an accident. What things can I do in order to avoid any charges other than washing it and vaccuming and steam-cleaning the carpet and cloth seats?
Thanks for your input.0
rprossil Posts: 62Sounds like you're on the right track - please keep us posted how it goes - my lease is up in Mar '07 and I'm new to leasing to. I'm interested to see what they look for. I suppose if you do it sooner rather than later, you have a little time to make a decision about taking care of any items they may bring up. Part of it also depends on on if you're planning on buying/leasing through Nissan again - they may forgive certain things if you're a returning customer - I've heard and read this in some of these forums, don't have firsthand experience. I'd also be curious to see what they do regarding a buyout - if they make you an offer other than what the residual on your lease is. Please let us know. Thanks.0
Thanks for your input.
I had a great experience with the Quest; nevertheless, I am planning to lease either an Odyssey or MB R350 next just for a change of scenery.
I'll keep you posted.0
dslunceford Posts: 26Here's what I was offered for a 2007 Quest SE today (credit score above 740).
36 month residual is 51; 48 month residual is 39. Money factor is .00379
Vehicle total was $33,419. 48 month lease w/12k miles with $5k down = $523; 36 month = $635
$2500 down/48 months = $587; 36 months =$614.
They threw in an extra year of warranty so bumper to bumper would last life of lease and I took the 48 month $2,500 out the door price for $587 per month (first month payment included in the $2500).
Hope this info helps someone else shopping!0
Are there any recent transactions out there? Everything here is pretty stale. We are interested in an '07 SL with:
Fold Away Seat
We are looking for leases for 15k with $0 cap cost reduction. I price it out around $39,960 MSRP and $37,979 TMV. The salesperson says he can give it to us for $100 over invoice but he hasn't been able to provide any other numbers yet. Anyone have rates/residuals, etc.?
Any help would be greatly appreciated as this is my wife's first car and I am hoping to teach her about being an informed buyer. Thanks.0
Hi pmannymo. $100 over invoice is a very good deal for a lease of a 2007 Quest. I can give you an idea of what its current lease program is like, but in order for me to do so I need you to tell me how long you want to lease for. For now I will assume that you are interested in a 39 month lease, since that is this model's most attractive term. Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.'s current buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 39 month lease of a 2007 Quest SL with 15,000 miles per year are .00259 and 47%, respectively. Let me know if you have any other questions.
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I am interested in a Quest SE's residual and money factor for a 39 month lease. The car's MSRP is $38,410 with invoice price of $35,000. Trying to figure it all out as soon as possible. Thanks SO much for all of your help wading through all of the information. You are an incredible help and I sincerely appreciate it.0
Here's the quote I received for the last post...
2007 Quest SE with DVD, Technology, Seat, floor mats and splash guards....$38,470 MSRP. They said their numbers are based on invoice +$500 for total cost of $35,500. $0 due at inception, $581/mo for 39 months at 12k miles per year.
With current money factor and residual, is this a good deal? Has anyone done much better than this? Thanks again!0
You're very welcome, pmannymo. Here's the information that you're looking for. If you were to lease a 2007 Nissan Quest SE through Nissan Motor acceptance Corp. right now for 39 months with 15,000 miles per year, its buy rate lease money factor and residual value should be .00145 and 46%, respectively. Let me know if you need anything else.
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Hey pmannymo. I just notices that you posted this van's price as well. $500 over dealer invoice is a pretty good price for a lease of a 2007 Quest right now, but given the dealer cash incentives that Nissan has out there I would not be surprised if you were able to get this van for invoice or even $500 under if you are in an area that has a decent level of competition and you shop around.
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xmontecristox Posts: 1Can you tell me what the current money factor and residual value is on a 2007 Nissan Quest 3.5 S? MSRP is 28,830, invoice is $26,526. I agreed to buy for invoice less $2k rebate. Can you give me the info based on a 36 month lease? I know they are making money, but IYO, is that a decent deal? Thanks0
robh243 Posts: 4And what do they want at the time of signing?
First payment, taxes, security deposit, dealer fees?
Watch because if you don't read the fine print a lease really isn't as good as it initially appears.
If you have to fork out $3000.00 plus tax, fees, security etc etc then it's not as good a lease as you may have thought.
Here's something for everyone to look at who is thinking about leasing.
First: Take all of the front money the dealer wants. That can be cash or trade equity. Equity being what your trade is worth over what you owe. Example you owe $3000 but the trade is worth $5000 equity is $2000.
Second: If your term is 39 months. Take all of your front money and divide that by 39 months.
Third: Now take that number that you arrived at by dividing your front money by 39 and ADD it to the monthly lease payment.
Now you know what the vehicle is actually costing you per month.
Go one more step. Find out what payments would be if you financed it for 60 months and I think you'll find that it's pretty close to the lease payment. The thing is if you financed it for 60 months (21 months longer)then what you have in the vehicle is ALL EQUITY.
I hope you find this informative.
If I can help further..... let me know.
I'd be happy to help you out, xmontecristox. This van's lease program varies by term and mileage allowance. For now I will assume that you are interested in a 39 month lease with 15,000 miles per year. Let me know if you want something different. NMAC's current buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 39 month lease of a 2007 Quest 3.5 S with 15,000 miles per year are .00145 and 46%, respectively. Unfortunately, the $2,000 customer cash that Nissan is providing on the '07 Quest is not compatible with its special lease program. Dealer invoice is a very good selling price for a lease of an '07 Quest.
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ctmom Posts: 1Sorry this is so long. My husband and I went to purchase a 2007 Nissan Quest. Signed a leasing order for motor vehicle. The dealership didn't have what I wanted in stock so they quoted me a vehicle that they ran a search on. The form just has name and address, ss#, vin (which was left blank) and delivery date of 02/28/07, and a breakdown of the lease payments. The next morning after signing the dealership called and said the vehicle they got was a demo and has 4800 miles on it. We told them we are not interested, we signed a lease for a new vehicle not a demo. They said they would start searching for another vehicle to make it right and call back in the afternoon they didn't call back so we called. We had to keep calling to see what was going on, then they were rude about it. So I called and followed up on internet quotes from some other dealerships and they could offer an SE instead of SL same options for 6,000 dollars less. We told them we wanted our money back and the manager told us that is financial dept is closed if he want our money back we can come in "tomorrow" (which is today) between 8:30 and 5:00 for a refund to our credit card. He called the dealerships that I had the least of the two amounts from and trying to obtain the vehicle. He told me he got the vehicle from one of the dealers and i could pick it up "tomorrow" He still wanted the price that we had negotiated previously on the other car. We told him we could get that same vehicle for much less why couldn't he do the same then he gave us a bs answer about service. We put 3800 down. Well he said he would talk to his GM to see if he could match the price of the other vehicle and call back in "ten minutes" With it being the last day of the month this would of been the last day to take advantage of the incentives from Nissan. After an hour the other dealer that had one of the two vehicles called and told me that the dealership called him and try to get the vehicle. He thought to either get it for me or try to keep me from getting it from them. He advised to me that since there was no vin number he didn't have a leg to stand on and to call the credit card companies explain the situation and put a stop on the down payment. The other dealership started the transaction on good faith that we would come in over the weekend since they where closing in half an hour. Then after 8:30pm (They closed at 8:00)the dealership we signed the lease order form with called and said they would match the others price. Of course after they already closed. My husband told him "forget it", No Deal because they kept feeding us lie after lie, being rude to me why would we want to continue receiving service from them and he called over 3 hours after our last conversion ended with I'll call you in ten minutes. Then he told him you can't cancel we will keep your deposit. My husband said "You have no deposit" He had called the creditors and put a stop as advised. Then he went on to say he signed an agreement. On the flip side of the leasing order there are additional terms and agreements. It was never discussed with us. I asked my husband if he signed it. He does not remember signing any terms agreements. On our copy the part that reads I have read the terms and conditions on the back thereof and agree to them as a part of this order. It is blank no signature. My worry is what if he did sign their copy and doesn't remember?
On their section for Lessee's refusal to purchase reads, if I fail to accept delivery of said motor vehicle within five days after I have been notified that it is ready for delivery, then I understand that nay deposit which I have made with this order whether by cash or by another motor vehicle turned in for trade shall be forfeited to you and be kept by you and at your option shall constitute liquidated damages for my breach of this agreement.
Can they sue us for the down payment? Do I still have to pick up the van from them. What do I do :-(0
kyfdx Everywhere, USAPosts: 128,067Did you stop payment on the credit card?
If you don't take delivery, then you are in the clear... the contract isn't complete until you have the car.. No delivery, no money changes hands, no contract..
They are trying to bully you into taking the car.. Just say no..
(I'm not a lawyer and this is not legal advice).
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Not a lawyer nor do I play one on TV...
how can they sue you for the down payment when there was never a VIN # on the lease order? In other words, there was no car.
they are trying to bully you. Just walk away.0
saab510 Posts: 1Hello. I am in desperate need of help. I own a '02 Mercedes ML500 that I owe $26K on. I pay $636 a month and now need to lower my payments due to job etc. I also need a van (Nissan) that would be better for my family. I was thinking of leasing a 2004/05/06 for the lower payments but the car I have now is only worth $14-16000 trade in. Can I roll the negative equity into a lease? How do I get out of this nightmare????0
tough situation.
I would find out what the true value of your ML500 is by going over to the "Real World Trade-In Values" forum under the Car shopping forum. There are a few dealers who deal with auctions all day/every day. they are kind enough to give you the going price on your vehicle at auction (ie trade in price). They can also give you an idea of the private sale price on a vehicle like yours. Right now you are looking at $10k negative equity. that is a lot to roll over into a new loan or lease and may not be possible. If you could, your payments probably won't be much less then the $636 you are currently paying.
Your best bet may be to sell your ML500 privately and somehow scrounge up the rest of the cash to pay off the remainder of the loan then purchase a Quest used. Although I would lean toward a used grand Caravan or MPV not because they are better vehicles but simply they will be cheaper to purchase. A leftover 2006 MPV can be had for $17k-$18k because Mazda has stopped production on these vehicles. Used for several thousand less.
Is the $26K the payoff amount or the total of the remaining payments? If my calculations are right, you have 40 payments left.0
barcap Posts: 1I'm interested in a 2007 Nissan Quest SE fully loaded with Navigation and Carpeted Floor Mats. Can anyone provide Residual Value %ages and Money Factors for a 39 month lease? I currently have a dealer quote for a sign and drive deal (no money down other than first mo. payment and registration fees) for $513/month for 39 months (tax included). This reflects a $2000 Nissan customer loyalty incentive but no other cash down on my part).
However, the exterior color (Black) and interior color (Chili) that my wife wants are nowhere to be found in our area (NY tri-state). In fact, the fully loaded SE's with Navigation seem to be an extreme rarity. I've checked dealer inventories in numerous cities (Philly, Boston, DC) and only came up with two vehicles in the wrong colors. If the deal is a good one, how likely will it be that the dealer a) can find the vehicle and b) if he has to order it from the factory will honor the quote?0
Hi saab510. You may be able to roll part of the negative equity that you have in your current ML500 into a new lease, but unfortunately probably not the entire $10,000. Banks place caps on the amount that they will finance on leased vehicles. I am not sure what cap Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. places on leases, but let's say that it is 105% to 110% of vehicles' MSRPs. A base 2007 Nissan Quest S has a spread of around $2,000 between its full MSRP and its dealer invoice price, so even if you were able to lease one at invoice you would only be able to roll $2,XXX of negative equity into your lease. If you really want to lower your monthly payment, you should be looking to get the least expensive vehicle possible. Do you really need to get a van? Perhaps an inexpensive sedan, like a Honda Accord or a Toyota Camry would be adequate. If you absolutely need a van, you may be able to get a better deal on a Dodge Grand Caravan.
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Here's the information that you're looking for, barcap. Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.'s current buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 39 month lease of a 2007 Quest SE with 12,000 miles per year are .00121 and 46%, respectively. Unless Nissan allows consumers to lock in lease programs on ordered vehicles, you will not be able to use this program to calculate the monthly payment on your ordered Quest, but instead will have to use the program that is available when you physically take delivery of it.
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ooomcooo Posts: 1Hi Car Man, can you tell me what the money factor and residual is on a 39 month lease of a 2007 Nissan Quest SL with 15k miles per year? Also for 12k miles per year?
I agreed to invoice price which I think is pretty good...
Thanks in advance for the help.0
I sure can, ooomcooo. According to the latest information that I have seen, Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.'s current buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 39 month lease of a 2007 Nissan Quest SL with 15,000 miles per year are .00068 and 44%, respectively. This van's 12,000 mile per year residual value would be 1% higher. Dealer invoice is a very good selling price for a lease of an '07 Quest.
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conger14 Posts: 25Car_man
Is the money factor and residual value still in effect for July? I live in upstate NY and I bouncing around between an 07 Sienna, 07 Odyssey and 07 Quest. I'm looking for the lowest current lease plan for 36 months at 12k miles a year. I welcome any suggestions. My wife and I have looked at the Odyssey EX (test drove one), the Sienna LE with AWD (we still get a lot of snow every year) and now the SL Quest.
Hi Conger14. On July 3rd, Nissan published a new lease program. NMAC's latest buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36 month lease of a 2007 Nissan Quest SL with 12,000 miles per year are .00030 and 45%, respectively. This is a great money factor, but a terrible residual value.
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mich0222 Posts: 2hi,
I was recently quoted the following for a 2007 quest (base model):
24,300. price
39 mo.lease/12,000. miles
348.20 per month..
the dealer says he is "losing" money on me. I keep thinking they are lying and laughing behind my back! I am trying to get the monthly payment closer to $300...am i crazy to think this is possible?


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Monday is a mind-swirling blur. Tuesday sees a spike in stress levels, and Wednesday requires a Herculean effort just to get out the door. With a schedule as packed as yours, how can you create some bona fide breathing room?
The answer lies in slow, restorative yoga poses that you can do in just 5 to 10 minutes a day. "When you stay in a pose without exerting muscular effort, the fascia and ligaments, or connective tissues of your body, get a rare chance to stretch," explains Noel Schroeder, a Boston-area yoga teacher and co-creator of the DVD "Notice Your Experience." Stretching these supportive tissues also opens pathways of vital energy (known as "nadis" in the yogic tradition, or meridians in Chinese medicine) that run throughout the body.
Schroeder designed the following pose-a-day yoga plan as a powerful antidote to life's daily stressors. Use it to ease into your day or to undo tension in the evening -- or both.
You can see next week's deadlines and responsibilities building up like a wave about to crest.
Take a few moments of silence to coil your energy before you dive into another week. This pose helps ward off the Monday-morning blues, inviting energy into your body and mind.
Supported Fish
What It Does
Stretches the shoulders, neck, and chest; improves posture and deepens breathing, countering a forward hunch. Opens the heart and the throat chakras, bolstering courage and encouraging authentic expression.
How to Do It
Roll up a thin blanket and lie on your back, resting your shoulder blades on the blanket. If your head doesn't comfortably reach the floor, place another blanket or small pillow underneath.
Let your breath rise and fall naturally, and stay here for 3 to 5 minutes, or as long as you like.
One minute, you're enjoying your Sunday coffee, lounging on the sofa. The next, it's Monday morning and your alarm's going off. The weekend has come to a screeching halt, but the transition doesn't have to feel like whiplash. This posture helps you greet your week head on, with a clearer, calmer perspective.
Seal Pose
What It Does
Stretches the belly and aids digestion, restores the curve in the lower back, helps protect the spine from long hours of sitting.
How to Do It
Lie on your stomach with your legs and feet relaxed. Then, reaching your arms forward along the floor, straighten them just enough to lift your torso into a gentle backbend.
Do not strain or force; this should be a very passive and subtle stretch. Hold for 3 to 5 breaths, then release. Repeat for 1 to 5 minutes.
You can feel the stress mounting. Remember to take things slowly and stay loose as you find your rhythm. Use this gentle stretch to help undo back and leg tension and keep you grounded and steady.
Supported Seated Forward Bend
What It Does
Stretches hamstrings and inner thighs, releases tension along the spine. Quiets the mind and promotes focus, stimulates the sixth chakra, which activates intuition and wisdom.
How to Do It
Sit on a cushion on the floor with your legs extended on either side of a chair. Fold forward at the hips and rest your forehead and arms on the seat of the chair. Take deep, slow breaths through your nose and hold for 3 to 5 minutes.
If a midweek slump has left you out of steam, get back on track by carving out a moment of calm. This easy reclining pose does just that, with an ultra-relaxing stretch that helps you get out of your head.
Supported Goddess
What It Does
Releases tight hips, stretching the groin muscles; connects you to the grounding energy of the root chakra, located at the base of your spine.
How to Do It
Lie on your back with the bottoms of your feet touching and knees splayed to the sides, resting on pillows or rolled blankets. Feel your spine on the floor.
Place your palms on your belly or rest your arms out to the sides, palms up. Let your belly slowly rise and fall with each breath. Remain here for 3 to 5 minutes, or however long you like.
What if I don't get this done in time? Why hasn't she called? Worries have been accumulating -- and they're cluttering your head. Left unchecked, even the tiniest stressors will inhibit your best ideas from coming through.
Treat yourself to a few moments of stillness with this pose, and watch your inspiration re-emerge.
Supported Pigeon
What It Does
Opens the hips and groin, lets go of stress and pent-up emotions, quiets the mind, and promotes emotional release.
How to Do It
Sitting cross-legged on the floor, swing your left leg around, extending it straight out behind you, tops of the feet and toes against the floor. Fold forward at the hips.
For added support, put a folded blanket or pillow under the right hip. Rest your forehead on a cushion or blanket and relax into the pose for 2 to 5 minutes. Repeat with the other leg.
As another hectic workweek slows to a close, it's time to downshift -- and ramp up your self-care.
Friday's pose quiets your mind and nervous system, restoring your inner resources so that you can fully enjoy the weekend ahead.
Supported Child's Pose
What It Does
Releases the muscles in the back, gently opens the hips, boosts your energy.
How to Do It
Sit back on your heels with your legs folded under you and the tops of your feet on the floor. Open the knees wide and bend forward at the hips.
Rest your forehead (or your chest) on a pillow or blanket and keep your arms slightly bent. If your buttocks don't reach your heels, place a blanket under your thighs. Relax and breathe deeply for 3 to 5 minutes.
The sun's out and the day's wide open. Savor your Saturday by twisting away any residual tension in your back. It's a delicious way to wake up -- or even wind down after running around town.
Supported Reclined Twist
What It Does
Helps the whole body (hips, spine, digestive system, nervous system, shoulders, chest, etc.) unwind. Promotes digestion and detoxification.
How to Do It
Lie on your back, dropping your left knee across your body to rest on a pillow or blanket. Shift your hips right to avoid over-twisting the lower back.
Rest your arms, elbows soft, on the floor over your head. Turn your head in whichever direction feels most comfortable and breathe into this gentle stretch for 3 to 5 minutes on each side.


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Eureka Police Department
Gary Lee Bullock is a suspect in the murder of Father Eric Freed.
Authorities have arrested a California man suspected in the murder of a beloved Catholic priest and educator found dead in the rectory of his church Wednesday morning.
Gary Lee Bullock, 43, of Redway, Calif., was taken into custody Thursday afternoon by Humboldt County deputies in connection with the slaying of Rev. Eric Freed, police said.
Bullock had been named in an arrest warrant earlier Thursday. He had actually had a series of encounters with local law enforcement in the hours leading up to the slaying of Freed — including an arrest for public intoxication — police said in their statement naming him a suspect.
Freed's body was discovered by parishioners at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Eureka, according to police.
"Father Eric was a friend of mine, a tremendous person in the community," Eureka Mayor Frank Jager said in a video of a press conference posted on local news website LostCoastOutpost.com. "This is absolutely a tremendous loss not only for the St. Bernard's parish but for our community in general."
On Tuesday, New Year's Eve, deputies with the Eureka Police Department responded to reports of a person "acting strangely" in southern Humboldt County. Bullock was then arrested for public intoxication and taken to jail but "was rejected due to his erratic behavior," according to a police statement.
Courtesy of Bernard Fosnaugh
Father Eric Freed was found dead in the rectory of his church.
He was then taken to a hospital for evaluation and released in the early hours of New Year's Day.
Just two hours later, the suspect had another run-in with authorities: Police officers responded to a report of a suspicious person — Bullock again — but determined that he was not intoxicated and shouldn't be detained, according to the statement. He was referred to a homeless shelter.
Later that morning, police said, a guard at Freed's church noticed a person matching Bullock's description on property and instructed him to leave.
Shortly after that incident, a group of parishioners discovered the murdered priest. Few details have been released about how Freed was killed, but police in the statement said their investigation "revealed that forced entry was made into the parsonage and a violent struggle ensued."
An exact cause of death has not yet been determined, according to police, adding that an autopsy is scheduled for Saturday.
Freed was beloved in Eureka, especially among its sizable Japanese community, Jager said. He was installed formally as pastor at St. Bernard's parish in 2011. In addition to his priestly duties, Freed taught in the Religious Studies Department at nearby Humboldt State University.
A Catholic priest in California is found dead inside of a Eureka church rectory. KIEM's Robyn Ridpath reports.


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On the Case:
Learning Disabilities Trigger Truancy Summons
|Staff Attorney Darren Jones is a member of HSLDA's litigation team, which helps homeschool families who are facing legal challenges. He and his wife homeschool.
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Although Gwen Peregrina (names changed to protect privacy) started homeschooling her special needs son in October, it wasn't until January 2013 that she won legal recognition of her homeschool program.
At the beginning of the school year, Gwen Peregrina's son Sam was not receiving the attention he needed in his 11th grade special needs classes. Since Peregrina's repeated discussions with the school about Sam's IEP (individualized education plan) were unproductive, she began investigating homeschooling as an alternative. Despite the IEP team forcefully telling her that homeschooling wasn't an option, Peregrina withdrew her son from public school in October 2012 and filed a private school affidavit, one of the legal options to homeschool in California.
In December, a truant officer visited the Peregrina household and then sent Gwen a summons for her son's alleged truancy. Peregrina contacted Homeschool Association of California, which referred her to Home School Legal Defense Association for legal assistance.
Immediate Action
HSLDA's local counsel Mary Schofield immediately called the truant officer, who stated that some school staff had expressed doubts that Peregrina could successfully homeschool Sam. Attorney Schofield explained that Sam was not truant because he was attending a homeschool in full compliance with California homeschool law. Attorney Schofield also emphasized that Peregrina had access to numerous resources on homeschooling special needs children.
Five minutes later, the truant officer called back and explained that the court hearing had been changed to a review by the school, commonly called a SARB. But after attorney Schofield followed up the conversation with a letter again reiterating the Peregrinas' right to homeschool, the school then canceled the scheduled SARB.
HSLDA doesn't believe that its mission, to protect the rights of parents to direct the education of their children, excludes any children, especially children with learning disabilities or special needs. Your membership with HSLDA makes our defense of homeschooling possible. If you're not yet a member with us, please consider joining today.


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Let $I$ and $J$ be two ideals in $A$. Show that
$\operatorname{Tor}_{1} (A/I, A/J) =\frac {I \cap J} { IJ} $
$Tor_{2} (A/I, A/J) =\ker(I \otimes_ {A}J \to IJ )$.
The first Tor is not a problem, this is also in Rotman, An introduction to homological algebra, but the second ?


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IsaacA needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 45 designs submitted by 29 freelance designers.
LoveMyLabel is a new company that will be launching in September. Based on our experience with our first company, swimsuitsforall.com, we are starting to understand exactly what our customer wants. We have been in business since 2004 providing swimwear for all types of customers. It is now time for us to expand and bring in new and hot categories that our customers would like wear. Eventually, we would like to become the largest distributor of all types of clothing, swimwear, and every day lifestyle for plus size and misses women.
Our target audience is all types of women sizes b/t the ages of 20-55. This women is looking for hot and fresh new designs that they can come up with themselves. LovemyLabel will help this customer get exactly what she needs.
We would like a logo for our online site. This logo although for a womens site, should not be restrictive to just a feminine look. You can add your own feel a design that you think might work for us. Please make sure to include the LoveMyLabel name, as well us adding some sort of tshirt logo so the customer will know kind of what we do when they see the logo. Take a look at this link http://staceylapidus.com/, this is for the most part the direction we would like to go in.
Thank you everyone for all your help. Have fun with this. Looking forward to seeing some beautiful designs.
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When it comes to super-caloric fast-food items, we're often left asking, POR QUÉ? (That's Spanish for "WHY?") But one bite of our new guilt-free swap, and "Why not?" becomes the more appropriate question -- hence the name of our recipe. Just chew it!
Two 6-inch corn tortillas
1/3 cup frozen ground-beef-style soy crumbles (like the kinds by Boca and Morningstar Farms)
1/2 tsp. taco seasoning mix
2 tbsp. fat-free refried beans
2 tbsp. taco sauce
3 tbsp. shredded reduced-fat Mexican-blend cheese
1/4 cup chopped tomato
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray.
Lay tortillas on the baking sheet, side by side, and bake for 6 minutes. Flip tortillas. Bake until crispy, about 6 more minutes. Leave oven on.
Meanwhile, bring a skillet sprayed with nonstick spray to medium heat. Add soy crumbles and sprinkle with 1/4 tsp. taco seasoning. Cook and stir until hot and well mixed, about 2 minutes.
Spread 1 tortilla with refried beans. Top with seasoned soy crumbles, followed by the other tortilla.
In a small bowl, mix taco sauce with remaining 1/4 tsp. taco seasoning. Spread the top tortilla with seasoned sauce, and sprinkle with cheese and tomato.
Bake until sauce is hot and cheese has melted, about 3 minutes. Eat up!
Calories: 254 Fat: 6.5g Sodium: 803mg Carbs: 34.5g Fiber: 6.5g Sugars: 3.5g Protein: 16.5g PointsPlus® value 6*
The world is full of all kinds of pizza, but this Taco Bell menu mainstay is different from most. Let's start with the fact that it is really in no way a pizza. Sure it's round and topped with sauce and cheese, but that's pretty much where the similarities end. This smothered tortilla sandwich is filled with seasoned beef and beans and topped with "pizza sauce"... which actually tastes a lot like taco sauce, but you get the idea. It's not super-big, making its 540-calorie, 30g-fat price tag a little NUTS. Those are Big-Mac-sized stats! So how can you satisfy your junk-food cravings without consuming a TON of fatty calories? With our recipe, of course! Slimmed-down ingredients and baked-not-fried tortillas do the trick. Sabrosa! (Loosely translated, that's "YUM" in Spanish!)
Serving Size: 1 pizza Calories: 540 Fat: 30g Sodium: 870mg Carbs: 47g Fiber: 7g Sugars: 2g Protein: 20g PointsPlus® value 14*
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Today, March 20th, is National Ravioli Day! The average restaurant version will cost you around 700 calories and 40g fat... sometimes, MUCH more. Lean Cuisine's Butternut Squash Ravioli entrée should do the trick, and for only 260 calories and 7g fat!
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On Friday the Rapids acquired Danny Mwanga (above) - 2010's first overall SuperDraft pick - from the Portland Timbers in exchange for Colorado's top pick in the 2015 SuperDraft. When he makes his first appearance for the Rapids, he'll be 8th former top draft pick to play for Colorado.
From 1996-1999 the league held both a college draft and supplemental draft, which was used to select players that had previously played in other divisions or pro leagues. In 2001, the annual drafts were combined and renamed the MLS SuperDraft.
While only holding the top pick in the drafts once, Colorado has throughout the years acquired seven other former top picks. Here's a look at all of them:
Former #1 overall picks in the College / SuperDraft that have played for the Colorado Rapids:
1996: Matt McKeon - Drafted #1 by Kansas City out of St. Louis University. McKeon was acquired by Colorado from KC in exchange for Chris Henderson on November 19, 1998. It turned out to be a one year stint. After playing 28 games for Colorado, the Rapids sent him back to KC on Feb. 3, 2000 along with Peter Vermes and a draft pick for Scott Vermillion, an allocation, and the #20 pick in the 2000 draft.
1997: Tahj Jakins - The only time Colorado has had the top pick in the annual draft. He made 60 appearances in three years before he was waived on April 5, 2000. He was picked up by KC and left MLS following the 2001 season.
1998: Leo Cullen - Drafted #1 by the Miami Fusion out of Maryland. After playing 3.5 seasons for Miami, and another 2.5 for New England, Cullen did not play in 2004. The Rapids acquired his rights from New England on Jan. 14, 2005. He played 15 matches for Colorado that year before retiring.
1999: Jason Moore - Drafted #1 by D.C. United out of Virginia University. After winning the MLS Cup with United in his rookie year, the Rapids acquired the midfielder from DC on Feb. 18, 2000 in exchange for Colorado's top 2001 pick. Moore played two seasons in Colorado before being waved in 2002. He played his final two seasons in Chicago and New England.
2000: Steve Shak - Drafted #1 by New York (then the MetroStars) out of UCLA. Shak was acquired by the Rapids on Aug. 9, 2001 from New York along with their 2002 second-round pick in exchange for midfielder Ross Paule and the Rapids' 2002 third-round pick. After starting 24 of the 32 games he appearend for NY, he only started in 4 of his 6 games for Colorado before leaving MLS after the 2002 season.
2001: Chris Carriei - Drafted #1 by San Jose out of North Carolina. Carrieri only played five games for the Earthquakes before he was acquired by Colorado in exchange for Junio Agogo on June 13, 2001. Carrieri scored 5 goals in 14 games during his rookie year, and added 11 more goals his sophmore season. His last season with the Rapids was in 2003, when he scored three goals and added eight assists in 30 games.
2006: Marvell Wynne - Drafted #1 by New York out of UCLA. The speedy defender was traded by New York to Toronto in his second year. After three years in Canada, the Rapids traded for him on March 25, 2010 in exchange for Nick LaBrocca. Wynne has since signed two new deals with the Rapids and has averaged 28 games for Colorado the last three seasons.
20010: Danny Mwanga - Drafted #1 by Philadelphia out of Oregon State -


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The teacher says, "Today we are going to learn multisyllabic words, class. Does anyone have an example of a multisyllabic word?"
Little Johnny waves his hand, "Me, teacher! Oh, me, me!"
The teacher smiles and says, "Alright, Johnny, what is your multisyllabic word?"
Little Johnny says, "Mas-tur-bate."
The teacher is taken aback, but she manages to smile and says, "Wow, Johnny, that's a mouthful."
Little Johnny says, "No, ma'am, you're thinking of a blow job. I'm talking about jerking off."


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Gluten-free Soy-free Vegan Japanese Quinoa Salad Recipe
The other day I was thumbing through one of my favorite cooking magazines and came across a recipe for a cold quinoa summer salad, with tomatoes and italian herbs. It sounded lovely, but somehow I just wasn't in the mood for an Italian quinoa salad. Instead, I was in the mood for something distinctly more… Japanese. It may have been because earlier that day I'd gone with my Father to a Japanese restaurant and watched him eat a tasty bento while I sipped on a Jamba Juice (all fruit, no dairy, no soy, bless them). But whatever the reason, I wanted sesame in the saltiest, most umami way. Thank goodness Baby Yum seems to be doing well with the inclusion of sesame in my diet. I'd excluded it for many long months because sesame is a rising allergen, recognized as one of the top eleven allergens in Canada and other countries where it is a common ingredient. I thought about cold Japanese noodle dishes, popular in the summer, with their sesame infused soy and vinegar sauces. It was a day earmarked for quinoa, and so I thought perhaps I could make a sesame quinoa salad that broke from the Italian mold and ran straight for the island of Japan, fusion style. This lovely and light salad was the result. I think it could give any noodle salad a run for its money, with a good amount more protein and whole grain goodness. I added avocado in a nod to my favorite vegan fusion roll- the avocado roll. Ah, how I love you with rice, avocado. But it turns out, I also love you with quinoa.
For more creative "Japanese" takes on quinoa, try my Quinoa Sushi Roll Recipe
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*I use Coconut Secret for my soy-free gluten-free un-soy sauce.
Quinoa Avocado Sesame Chirashi Salad Recipe
Serving of Cooked Quinoa
1/2 fresh avocado, cubed
Black sesame seeds
Put your cooked quinoa in a bowl and top with avocado to taste. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Whisk dressing ingredients together in a small bowl.
Drizzle dressing over quinoa. Enjoy!
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