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A key defense witness in the Jodi Arias murder trial said that the former boyfriend whom Arias has admitted to killing in self-defense was "extremely afraid" of her shortly before the slaying.
"Isn't it true that Mr. Alexander was extremely afraid of the defendant Jodi Arias, based on her stalking behavior?" prosecutor Juan Martinez asked domestic abuse expert Alyce LaViolette in an Arizona courtroom Wednesday.
"He was afraid of her, yes," LaViolette replied.
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LaViolette has been on the witness stand for the past nine days and has testified that Arias, 32, was a victim of domestic violence. Arias says she shot and repeatedly stabbed former boyfriend Travis Alexander in June 2008 at his suburban Phoenix home. Arias says Alexander, 30, attacked her and she was forced to fight for her life.
Martinez used text messages in Alexander's own words to attempt to portray Arias in a negative light. In one message, Alexander told Arias she was "evil."
"And then it ends it by saying, 'You are the worst thing that ever happened to me,' correct?" Martinez said.
"Correct," LaViolette said.
"And that is true in this case, isn't it?" Martinez prodded, before defense attorney Jennifer Willmot objected.
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Martinez said Arias showed up at Alexander's home uninvited and peeked through the windows to see him with another woman after their breakup in August 2007.
Defense attorney Willmott reminded LaViolette that after the breakup, Alexander maintained contact with Arias, even inviting her to his home.
In January 2008, Willmott said Alexander told Arias he loved her in a text message.
"Is that in any way behavior that supports him being afraid of her?" Willmott asked.
"Not that I can figure out," LaViolette said.
Indeed, Willmott noted, Arias went to Alexander's home on the day of his death "at his beckoning."
"The fact that he would fall asleep and allow someone who he's supposedly afraid of to sleep next to him, is that typical behavior" of someone who is fearful? Willmott asked.
"No," LaViolette said.
Timeline of the Jodi Arias Trial
Martinez and LaViolette had another heated day of testimony Tuesday when the prosecutor accused her of blindly accepting Arias' story without interviewing anyone else.
At one point during Tuesday's war of words, LaViolette told Martinez he needed to "take a time out."
LaViolette will take the witness stand again today as jurors will be allowed to ask her questions based on testimony and the 44 hours she interviewed Arias in jail.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim began their 49th season down the street from Disneyland on Monday night, and with the usual opening-game pomp came some strange circumstance.
First, the usual stuff was there.
Both teams lined the baselines and were introduced, from assistant trainers up the team food chain to multimillionaires in baseball cleats.
The mandatory giant American flag was unwrapped all the way across the outfield, a nice prelude to the landing of three Navy parachutists, sailing in from 3,000 feet. They missed their giant yellow mark behind second base, but did well in swirling winds to get down softly in the outfield. The third man in carried another big American flag.
Then it got unusual.
Vladimir Guerrero, former Angels star outfielder now retired, was given the honor of throwing a first ceremonial pitch. His catcher was Don Baylor, a beloved former Angels player who is now, at age 64, the team's hitting coach.
Guerrero pitched low and outside. Baylor went down and to his right to get it, and couldn't get up. They carried him into the dugout and the report came later that he had broken his right thigh bone and will have surgery Tuesday.
Weird stuff.
Baylor had crouched behind the same home plate that the home run-celebrating Kendrys Morales jumped on four years ago and broke his leg.
The first real pitch hadn't been thrown and the Angels, who have had trouble with this beginning stuff the last few years, were off to a bad start. At least it wasn't one of the multimillionaires in cleats.
Within minutes, the bad karma turned good.
The new Mickey Mantle of baseball, young Mike Trout, came to the plate with new leadoff hitter Kole Calhoun on first after a single. Trout was greeted by chants of "MVP." The Angels now have their own Kobe.
Trout responded just like Mickey would have. He cranked a shot over the left-field fence for a 2-0 lead and the sold-out opening-night crowd of 44,152 was ecstatic.
After no playoffs since 2009 and with the memory of the 2002 World Series title getting dimmer and dimmer, the folks in red jammed into all corners of the Big A wanted an omen for the season and Trout had given them one. Sad for Baylor — the American League MVP with the Angels in 1979, back when he went by the nickname "Groove" — but they don't pay money to see him play anymore.
Hours before the game, Mike Scioscia sat in his office and expertly balanced optimism with reality. He was about to begin his 15th season as Angels manager and that in itself is no small thing. Only 13 other men in the history of the game have managed a team for 15 straight seasons.
Nevertheless, he is in a funny spot.
He has plenty of security. His contract takes him through the 2018 season, an almost unheard-of endorsement by baseball management for a dugout chief.
He also has plenty of talent to put on the field. Besides Trout, there is certain Hall of Famer Albert Pujols and good possibility Josh Hamilton. On the mound was another in that category, right-hander Jered Weaver.
If you went just by payroll, Scioscia's team would be given a bye into the playoffs. Starting with Trout's new contract next season, the Angels will spend enough on player salaries to purchase a small country — and have plenty left over for redecorating.
Scioscia knows better than anyone that this game was only the first of 162. Before playoffs.
He said one of the ways the Angels have attempted to address the failures of recent years, especially the slow starts, is to get more aggressive sooner. Spring training was not allowed to be a casual ease-in to the regular season.
"I didn't just like that we won a lot of games this spring," he said, "but I liked the way we won them."
He said pitching coach Mike Butcher was especially instrumental in pushing this agenda. "If we get off to the start we anticipate," Scioscia said, "Mike will deserve a lot of the credit."
Scioscia characterized much of last season's pitching problems — bullpen collapses, starters not going deep enough into the game —as shortcomings hard to conceal. "If you peeled the paint back," he said, "you could see the warts."
He said the perception he and General Manager Jerry Dipoto don't get along is wrong. "We've evolved into a good team," Scioscia said.
And he admitted some of the off-season moves, such as the acquisition of veteran third baseman David Freese and pitchers Tyler Skaggs and Fernando Salas, were tough because they came at a high price, the loss of young stars Peter Bourjos and Mark Trumbo.
"I winced," Scioscia said. "But I understood."
Sadly for the Angels, on this first of 162, the warts were still there. Pitching warts. Bullpen warts.
Weaver left after 61/3 with the scored tied, 3-3. Salas came in and gave up the hit that allowed the Mariners to take a 4-3 lead. Kevin Jepsen yielded a three-run homer in the ninth to Justin Smoak that made it 7-3 and Nick Maronde gave up a three-run triple to Dustin Ackley.
It was 10-3 and the Angels' bullpen wasn't putting out fire, but throwing kerosene on it again.
Poor Don Baylor was in pain. So were Angels fans.
It's a new season. Or is it?

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Ray Harper, when he was coach at Oklahoma City University, played a role in Kansas' last national championship.
When he was at OCU, the current Western Kentucky coach allowed Darnell Jackson, a local lad to work out with his team while Jackson was dealing with family issues. Jackson went on to become a starter for the Jayhawks when they won the title in 2008.
When the 16th-seeded Hilltoppers (20-15) face the No. 1 seed Kansas (29-5), Harper could again be a facilitator for another deep NCAA Tournament run by the Jayhawks.
"I'm trying to watch as little film as I can," Harper said of Friday night's South Regional second-round game here at the Sprint Center. "It makes it hard to sleep at night."
Kansas coach Bill Self had an eight-day stretch when sleep might have been restless. The Jayhawks lost three consecutive games, including a head scratcher at TCU, in early February. Self, though, believes that stretch is what helped the Jayhawks recover their swagger and win 10 of their last 11.
"I don't think you can have totally smooth seasons and all of a sudden perform when it gets a little tough in certain situations," Self said. "I really think that (losing streak) helped us. I didn't think it going through it and certainly didn't like it, but looking back now and we were able to accomplish what we accomplished … I'm not sure we would have done those things if it weren't for that week."
The Jayhawks won their ninth consecutive Big 12 regular-season title and capped it off by winning the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Championship – also here at the Sprint Center. Those accomplishments balanced the losing streak and helped Kansas earn the top seed in the South Regional.
"We learned from losing and we [spun] it into a positive," Kansas senior center Jeff Withey said. "The taste we had after losing three in a row … we didn't want that anymore. I think we got humbled and figured out we had to come ready to play every time. Since then, I think we have. We wouldn't be as good as we are if we didn't go through that hardship."
Western Kentucky made NCAA history in earning a spot in the bracket. The Hilltoppers became the first school to win four games in four days in consecutive seasons to earn a conference's automatic bid.
"I think, this time of year, you win with your defense and your ability to rebound the basketball," Harper said. "If we turn the ball over at a high rate, we're in a lot of trouble, there's no question about it. At times, that's been something that's been a problem for us and other times we've been really good. So hopefully that team that understands and values that basketball shows up Friday night."
South Regional
No. 1 Kansas (29-5) vs. No. 16 Western Kentucky (20-15)
8:50 p.m. Friday at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, TNT
Coaches: Bill Self, Kansas; Ray Harper, Western Kentucky.
Why they're here: Kansas won the automatic bid from the Big 12. Western Kentucky won the automatic bid from the Sun Belt Conference.
Scouting the Jayhawks: With four seniors who played roles on last year's national runner up, Kansas has hopes of another deep run. Freshman Ben McLemore leads the team in scoring but at times the Jayhawks have had struggle scoring. KU got a boost from freshman Perry Ellis in winning the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship; he scored 36 in the last two games and if can provide offense, the Jayhawks will be tough to stop. Kansas leads the nation in field goal percentage defense and has the nation's third-best shot blocker in Jeff Withey.
Scouting the Hilltoppers: Western Kentucky's 10-10 conference record was borne of injuries. The Hilltoppers are now healthy and have a deep bench (including 6-11 senior Teeng Akol, who transferred from Oklahoma State). Guards T.J. Price and Jamal Crook are tough-minded players who won't be intimidated. They combine to average 27 points per game and both are adept at driving to the basket. Western Kentucky's top front court player is George Fant, a 6-6 sophomore who is a crafty hard worker around the basket. Western Kentucky sometimes struggles to score and it prefers games that aren't fast paced.


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Certain terms reverberate constantly around us for more than half a century and have become part and parcel of the vocabulary to which we are accustomed.
We often find them parochial or anecdotal, but still they bring to us an air of comfort and hope. Such is their power and utility, when we hear of 'inter-communal talks' or of 'negotiations' aiming at 'a solution of the Cyprus problem'.
This article does not attempt to bring any more hope or hopelessness to a bleak state of affairs or 'status quo' but simply examines this issue from a different point of view.
We all seem to know very well what 'talks' and 'negotiations' are for us, and indeed we take them for granted. One little glimpse into this matter informs us that in reaching an agreement we pass through a number negotiation stages.
Let us start with the first stage. Here we have a preliminary stage. At this stage, there is no pro-contractual bond between the parties, but the parties are not completely alien to each other. They find themselves in a trust relationship.
In view of this relationship, a spirit of solidarity should prevail. The parties are bound to good faith behaviour between them. More specifically, in case of an offence during the negotiations known as 'culpa in contrahendo' the party causing damage is liable to rectify this damage. Pro-contractual responsibility is different from a binding proposal.
The Second stage: The preliminary stage comes to an end when a contract is made or when a preliminary agreement is reached.
First, by a preliminary agreement the parties undertake bi-laterally or unilaterally to make a future agreement containing a contract, which will be the final contract, either between them and/or between them and a third party.
Second, a preliminary agreement is different from an option.
The Third stage: The contractual point begins from the moment of reaching an agreement up to the moment of amortization of the contract.
The Fourth stage: The post-contractual stage comes last, in cases in which there are certain obligations between the parties emanating from the contract already implemented between them.
When negotiation is aiming to a compromise contract, as this has been admitted and declared repeatedly for the Cyprus problem, we must not forget that "by a compromise contract the parties dissolve by mutual concessions a dispute or uncertainty between them regarding a relationship governed by law."
We should also not lose sight of the fact that compromise comprises rights the parties can dispose under 'ius dispositivum'. Rights protected by public order rules are not liable to disposal as such. E.g. in the case of personality and property, we have absolute rights which everyone owes to recognize and to respect.
Even committing a suicide is not admissible, as life is an absolute right. After the legal abolition of servitude, resigning from the right of judicial protection, property and inheritance is not compatible with the notion of liberty.
Please see the enactment of the relevant law in Cyprus enforced as from 27 December 1879, Cap. 71.
Contract of Adhesion: In this type of contract the content of the contract as well as the terms provided therein do not emanate from liberal negotiations between the parties as equals. The terms of such a contract are set out in the form of general transaction terms unilaterally and beforehand in a stereotype text by the socially and economically stronger party, while the weaker party accepts or rejects in one word without having any margin to discuss or amend such terms.
In such cases, it is admitted that at least in theory the acceding party knows these terms at the decision making stage, when signing the contract, or paying for the ticket or coupon, as regards transport, theater and other services of similar nature.


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Audi Q5 Lease Questions
I agree with the consensus. The Q5 is a really nice vehicle, but I can't ever imagine spending nearly $700 per month for one. That's a lot of money and would could get something truly amazing for that much.
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estebanbruin Posts: 20Hi Car_man, can you please post new March lease details for 2013 Audi Q5 3.0 Premium Plus based on 12,000 miles for 36 months? Is there a better lease term (39, 42) and if so can you post those numbers as well? Thank you so much.0
sylwio30 Posts: 1Hi I lease Audi Q5 2013 few weeks But I am not sure if I like the color Do anyone know If I can switch the car for the different color Thanks For your help0
Car_man: Just curious: What would you consider "truly amazing" at this payment level ($700/mo) ?
brewin Posts: 1Hello Car_Man and all, based on all the useful data on this forum, I am trying to decide whether it makes more sense to lease or buy used, with $15,000 cash today (combined value of trade-in and cash on hand).
Here are the inputs for the lease:
Description: 2013, 2.0T, Premium Plus, and MMI
Residual: 55%
Invoice: $42,770
Lease term: 36 months
Money factor (MF):0.00141 (thanks car_man)
Cap cost reduction: $3,000 (keeping $12k cash)
Calculated Payment: $494.85 + tax, or $540.63 (with 9.25% tax)
Total 3-year payments: $19,462.58
At the end of the 3-years, I'd have paid about $19,500 for the lease. Q5 would be "worth" $25,000 then. Assuming I purchase the Q5 at the end of the lease ($15,500 loan, 3 years, 3% interest), then it would cost another $16,500 in payments, bringing the total to $36,000 in payments over 72 months or about $500 per month.
Here are the inputs for the used buy:
Description: 2011, 2.0T, Premium Plus, Navigation, 36,000 miles
Used: $35,000 + $4,500 (costs)
Down: $15,000
Loan: $24,500
Rate: 1.75%
Months: 48
Payments: $530
Total Payments: $25,440
Even though used prices seem very high these days (compared to residual percentages), 48 payments * $530 = $25,500. This appears to be a savings of $10,500 over 6 years or $1,750 per year, buying used instead of leasing.
Am I look at this the right way? Even if used Q5 prices seems higher than expected, would it still make sense to go the used route (understanding we may have different priorities, etc.)?0
Certainly estebanbruin. Audi Financial Services' March buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2013 Audi Q5 3.0 Premium Plus with 12,000 miles per year are .00143 and 55% for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
The numbers for 39- and 42-month terms are .00163 / 53% and .00163 / 51%.
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Hi tkh1. I haven't run payments on every vehicle out there this month, though some times it seems like I have . The one vehicle that I always personally use as a high-end luxury vehicle lease reference point in my mind is the BMW 7-Series. To me, that's one of the best luxury vehicles out there, so if any other car or truck out there costs more than a 7 to lease then it's not a good deal.
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Hi brewin. You're better off keeping the entire $15,000 than using any of it as a capitalized cost reduction on your lease. Doing so is much safer. Generally speaking, if you want to keep a vehicle long-term you should just buy it from the beginning. Leasing works better for people who want to get different vehicles every couple of years. In terms of buying, assuming that you don't get a messed up vehicle buying used is almost always cheaper than buying new.
At least that has traditionally been the case, used vehicle prices have been a little on the high side over the past couple of years. That has mainly been the case because leasing dried up during the financial crisis and it was always responsible for a large number of used vehicles coming onto the market. Leasing has picked back up and we are already seeing signs of used vehicle prices easing some. I suspect that this trend will continue.
So in short , buying used is likely your cheapest option.
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Wondering if this is a good deal. Thanks everyone.
I live in Northern California.
Audi Q5 3.0 Premium Plus
+ Bang Olfsun sound
+ Navigation package
Price: $48,300
Down: $1800
Monthly: $673
Residual: 57% ($27,531)
Money Factor: .00143
It seems decent to me, but this is my first time leasing (vs buying). This model is pretty popular here in the Bay Area.
Oh. 36-months; 10,000 miles p/yr0
Thanks, Car Man. Can you post the April money rates and residuals when you have them? Also, any lease promotions for April that you know of?0
botrnewmusic Posts: 4I have a deal proposed to me from a local dealership. Seems like a very good deal.
2013 Q5 2.0 - 15K miles, 39 month lease. Premium Package with Convenience Package and Heated Seats, no lighting package or nav.
Only money down is Bank Fee, DMV/Plate charges and First Month Payment.
Quoted: $529.00 a month PLUS they will pay the final 4 months of my BMW payment of $609 a month.
Is this a good deal?0
twins12709 Posts: 8thats a great deal. what dealership? wish i could get something like that. also trying to get out of 4 payments left on 335i
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You're welcome tkh1. Audi Financial Services' April buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2013 Q5 2.0T Premium Plus with 15,000 miles per year are .00139 and 52% for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
The only cash incentive on this model right now is $1,000 owner loyalty.
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CycloneRcr Posts: 3Hi Car Man,
Could you please also post April lease numbers for Q5 3.0T Prem. Plus for 10.000mls/year for a 24month lease.
Thanks for your contribution to this forum!
lizjax2013 Posts: 1Hi Everyone,
I am interested in leasing an Audi Q5. I found the one that I wanted and acted quickly. Please let me know what you think about ths offer....I think it's terrible!
2013 Ibis White Q5- Premium Plus with Navigation and Sound System- MSRP $50, 100.
I have a trade- 2010 Honda CRV with 30K miles and still owe $8,356. They are offering me $15K for the trade. Thus a positive difference of $6,644.
They told me that my credit is great, no problems there.
What they are offering is: The trade + $2,000 down and monthly payments of $600. 12K miles. 42 month lease.
I think it is absurd. But I would like to hear from others...they keep pushing me to purchase the car and telling me that the Audi leases are much much different than other companies. I simply don't understand.
I am willing to put some money down but this is essentially asking for $8644 down for a lease!
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weave015 Posts: 1Looking at a Q5 3.0 with Nav and sport and sport interior packages for which msrp is $52,270. Would like to get an idea of suggested purchase price as well as April money factors and residual for a 36 mo, 12,000 mile/yr lease. Does anyone know these numbers?
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audimd Posts: 33.0 q5 prem+ 0.00139 and 55% for April 36 month.
Just got a 42 month lease 3.0 prem+ with sline interior and exterior packages with nav and the b and o. Sign and drive deal 800/ mth. Seems a little pricey but there was nothing similar available for months and this really nice with the phantom lack paint and black interior. Sline interior is really nice looking.0
Here's the information that you're looking for, CycloneRcr. Audi Financial Services' April buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 24-month lease of a 2013 Q5 3.0T Premium Plus with 10,000 miles per year are .00139 and 62% for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
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Hi weave015. I am not personally all that familiar with what the market is like for this truck right now, so I really can't give you an idea of what sort of selling price to shoot for other than to aim for as close as possible to the dealer invoice price that is listed here at Edmunds.com.
Audi Financial Services' April buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2013 Q5 3.0 Premium Plus with 12,000 miles per year are .00139 and 54% for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
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Hi Car Man,
Could you please post the lease numbers for a Q5 3.0T Premium Plus for 18,000 miles a year for a 36 month lease.0
markcincinnati Posts: 5,343Car man: We're looking for some education regarding the impact of making multiple security deposits.
When we didn't know any better, we would consider a cap cost reduction which did, of course, lower the monthly payment, but on a closed end lease seems, in hindsight, ignorant. Doing such a thing going forward would graduate us to being stupid, knowing what we know now.
Having read posts here (and elsewhere) pertaining to leasing, it appears there may be an approach that ties up some funds (just like making a cap cost reduction contribution) but does allow those funds to be recovered at the end of the lease.
We have found that Audi Financial allows up to 10 security deposits to be made in order to reduce the monthly payment (apparently by reducing the money factor). What we don't know is where to go to find the impact of 1, 2, 4, or more security deposits. If the sec dep requirement is $500, and instead of "buying down" the payment with a down-payment, one were to make, say $5,000 worth of security deposits, what happens (and is it linear?) to the money factor and hence the payment.
We're some months away from making a decision, but it seems to us that leasing with $0 down but with a refundable deposit could be a not unreasonable alternative.
Comments, opinions, facts, etc, please . . . .
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Hi mmalecka41. Audi Financial Services' April buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2013 Q5 3.0T Premium Plus with 15,000 miles per year are .00139 and 52% for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
I believe that 15,000 miles per year is the highest mileage allowance that AFS publishes residual values for. If this is indeed the case and you were to need 18,000 miles per year, you would have to purchase additional miles on a per-mile basis. It is less expensive to do so at lease signing than it is to wait until lease-end and have to pay an excess mileage penalty.
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Hi markcincinnati. You are absolutely correct, making multiple security deposits is a much better way to lower your vehicle's payment than making a capitalized cost reduction. Each additional deposit you make lower your vehicle's money factor by certain amount. I haven't looked into this aspect of Audi's lease program in a while, but the last time I checked it provided a reduction of .00008 for every additional deposit that consumers made. This may have changed slightly.
You should be able to make up to nine additional deposits, unless the money factor is already fairly low. Audi won't let money factors go below zero on a lease.
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ddjohns1 Posts: 3We are purchasing a Q4 Hybrid with the PRQ wheel package, $250 worth of wheel locks and cargo nets, and no other options for $52,000. I guess that is $1,500 off MSRP.
I was told by the dealer that the lease rates are fixed by Audi Financial and are non-negotiable???
The MF is .0022 and the residual is 51% for 12,000 miles per year and 36 months. This seems really high compared to other lease rates, but I was told the Q5 Hybrid is highly sought after and the rates are higher.
I'm thinking I might be better off purchasing, and putting a large portion on our home equity line at 4% (which is also tax deductible.)
Any advice?
Also, the car is being delivered in May, so the rates may change depending on what Audi is offering at the time. Any idea if rates are likely to go up or down?0
Hi ddjohns1. What you were told about the money factors isn't exactly correct. Audi Financial Services does set the buy rate money factor for the vehicles that it leases, however dealers are often allowed to mark this factor up to add additional back-end profit to deals. AFS' April buy rate for a 36-month lease of a 2013 Q5 Hybrid is .00162 for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier. If you're credit is in good shape, this is the factor that you should insist that they use on your deal. Anything higher than that is being padded.
I don't expect Audi's lease program on this model to be much different in May, but you never know for certain until the program is officially announced.
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aidansmom Posts: 1Help!!
I was at a dealership in San Diego and after many hours, came out with this offer on a 2013 Q5 Premium Plus 2.0
$41,385 ($1000 off MSRP), $4000k down, 10k miles/yr, 42 mo lease, $564/mo without Audi care.
From all the research I've done and the messages I've read, this does not seem like a good deal.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!0
hit22 Posts: 8Keep looking. That is high. Check 36 months - the residual is higher thus payment is lower. I'm in NY and got 36 month, 10K ,$3,000 down, 42,300 MSRP Premium Plus, Advanced key and floor mats....$483 per month. Good Luck.0
exophthalmos Posts: 2Hi Carman, very informative blog! I'd like to lease a Q5 but do not have top tier credit score (I recently did a short sale on a condo). Can I use my bank or other financial institutes if I can get a better rate? Or Audi financial service is my only option....
I like the multiple security deposit option to buy down MF (just like BMW FS). Where can I get more info on that?
I just got this quote after lots of work so I would like to know how we'll I did, if I did.
Audi Q5 3.0T
Msrp: 46,070 down to 43670.
After taxes and fees total is 47,345$
2,500$ Down 36 months @ 15k miles payment is 688$
Same everything but 39 month 681$
Same everything but 42 month 662$
Meeting with one more dealer tomorrow and bringing these specs to see if they will beat. Any input would be greatly appreciated.0
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I want to choose my death when my health reaches the point of extreme pain. I do not look at it as the end of life, for that will have past long before the moment I choose to be euphinalized (euphorically finalized by euthanasia).
That makes sense to me. So, the imperative is to live life fully, each day, with joy and compassion and love. Can't get much better than that!
You nailed it, Joan. Carpe diem.
I agree, furthermore, having an end of life choice may also remove some of that fear that keeps the old people in churches funding the war on women.
I will miss the life spring of your wisdom that proceeds from your wealth of experience and your love for others.
I am not going anywhere Jon T. Are you? We should be able to have a great experience together as we explore the changing world and ways to be content, calm, serene, even as the world scrambles trying to figure out what the hell is going on.
That is good to hear, and no, I too, am neither ready nor willing. Nevertheless, in that future time...
The only worry about death I realize are my Cactus plants. They are as isolated here as I am(I being considered an infidel and cactus as plants of hell). They are in habit of being heavily cared. Being exposed to harsh rains, summer heat and remaing unwatered for months would be difficult.
As far as I am concerned, its ok. Death is a part of life. And we often forget while talking about death that it is concern of living not the dead.
There is so much concern about death, not recognizing it is a necessary part of life. When we push needles into people to pump in chemicals we violate the dignity of a quiet, calm, serene dying. Just hold my hand. As to the regalia of death, fine satins, gleaming coffins make a mockery of death. What does fine cloth and strong metal and a fancy stone do to memorialize a person? Rather, I want my gardening clothes on by body and a cotton sheet covering me. Let the bugs and worms and bacteria and fungus do with me as they will. As for a wake, gather the people together and tell outrageous stories of my life's journey ... there are lots of them. Talk of me as I was, warts and all. And if anyone offers up a prayer, shove a bar of soap between their teeth and shove them out the door. I will have none of that nonsense.
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Admittedly a $130 million project dedicated to waterslides sounds farfetched for rural Pickens County, but, as one member of the local development boards said, if outside investors really want to put up the money we need to hear them out.
Absolutely we agree. There remains many hurdles from a business side, not to mention sewage for the accompanying 400-room hotel.
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Desperate times in this case shouldn't call for desperate measures -- as in paving the way for something we don't want. But our existing industrial/commercial job base is so threadbare that we would strongly encourage the economic development, land planning officials and the three member board of commissioners to put jobs as their top priority. This isn't about developers getting rich, rising property values or even tax revenue, it's about people here having work.
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If you follow me on Twitter, you know by now how the Raiders quarterbacks fared at practice today, the first day of the team's three-day, mandatory mini camp. However, now we have feedback from coach Dennis Allen and the quarterbacks to give some context.
As expected, Allen and the quarterbacks put a slightly different spin on things, which underscores the value of being there in person to provide an unbiased account.
Suffice, in 19 years covering the NFL, today's showing by Matt Flynn, Tyler Wilson, Terrelle Pryor and Matt McGloin rates as one of the worst in memory.
Time and again, balls were batted at the line of scrimmage, thrown behind receivers, thrown over receivers, delivered too high or just plain off the mark.
All four quarterbacks were just as guilty, with none of the four doing anything to distinguish himself today. Not that any of them seemed very concerned.
"Each and every day we're going to want to come out and complete every pass and throw 10 touchdowns," Flynn said. "But, realistically, right now everyone is still learning, everyone is learning each other, everyone is learning a new playbook. Things are coming. Things are formulating. But we have a long time until game one."
Good thing, too, for it appears as if they are going to need as much time as they can get before they
Pryor said part of the issue right now is players aren't wearing pads, so defensive players aren't getting low to create leverage and that allows them to stand tall and concentrate on swatting passes out of the air.
Sure enough, defenders batted down two of Pryor's passes and four of Flynn's, by Pryor's estimation. Heck, it could have been more. It was tough to keep track of all the negative plays by the quarterbacks today.
Flynn and Allen added that quarterbacks also are burdened with having a lot thrown at them right now in terms of the playbook and defensive looks.
Fair enough, but that doesn't explain fluttering passes, wobbly throws and errant passes time after time. Even two of Flynn's completions came on throws that bore the marks of sure interceptions but somehow wound up in the hands of Marcel Reece and Denarius Moore, respectively, after nice adjustments of their routes.
"I don't allow that to frustrate me," Allen said. "I understand where we're at in the season. I understand that we've got a lot of new pieces, a lot of new guys working together and I don't concern myself with that. I know we've got a lot of work to do, but the way our guys are working, we're going to get where we need to be."
Pryor said the more important takeaway from today's practice, as well as previous ones, is the quarterbacks getting in synch with the receivers, sharpening their blocking protection calls, improving their footwork and creating chemistry with the offensive linemen.
Well, there is that.
"There's a lot being thrown at us," Wilson said. "Obviously the defense is doing some things, and the offense is trying to put a lot on the table and see what sticks. It's a process for all of us going through it, and it's good. I think we made plays on both sides of the ball today."
— Wide receivers Josh Cribbs and Isaiah Williams, fullback Jon Hoese, running back Latavius Murray, tight end Nick Kasa, linebacker Miles Burris, defensive tackles Johnny Jones and Stacy McGee and cornerbacks Coye Francies, D.J. Hayden and Taiwan Jones missed all or part of practice.
— Lamarr Houston lined up at left defensive end today, as he has throughout all the offseason workouts. Andre Carter lined up on the right side, the domain of Matt Shaughnessy last season.
As always, Houston displayed impressive quickness, relentless determination and the looks of a player on the rise. Allen said there's no reason why Houston can't get even better than he was last season, when he had a breakout season of sorts.
"If you really study what Lamarr Houston has been able to do, he's been able to get some pressure on the quarterback," Allen said. "Now, that may not have ended in big sack numbers, but I'm extremely pleased with where Lamarr Houston is.
"I'm pleased with him as a football player. I'm pleased with him as a leader on this football team in trying to bring other guys along with him. So, I've got no qualms with where Lamarr Houston is. He'll be effective rushing the quarterback this year."
The Raiders haven't had a legitimate sack threat since Derrick Burgess bolted town for a short stint with the New England Patriots. Houston and rookie David Bass are the best options on the current roster to turn into that kind of player this year or beyond.
— Allen maintained his stance that every position on the team is open to competition. In reality, this team already is taking shape as the days whittle away and training camp comes into focus.
Defensively, that means Mike Jenkins and Tracy Porter and cornerback, Charles Woodson and Tyvon Branch at safety, Houston and Carter at end and a handful of players competing for the three linebacker spots.
We won't know how that shakes out until Burris recovers from his knee surgery and jumps into the fray, alongside rookie Sio Moore and veterans Kaluka Maiava, Nick Roach and Kevin Burnett.
Burris is the only returning starter from last season's team, and he has to be considered a favorite to carve out a spot once again, even though he will have stiffer competition this time around.
"I can't answer where he's at right now," Allen said of Burris. "Whenever he's healthy and he's able to get out there and compete, he'll define where he is on the depth chart. That's the thing about the competition. I'm not making any decisions right now. We don't have to make any decisions right now. I'll let the competition dictate that and may the best man win."
— Undrafted free agent quarterback Matt McGloin appears to be the odd-man out when it comes to the 53-man roster. Anything is possible, though, and Allen isn't giving up on McGloin just yet.
"The thing I like about him is, he's smart and he's accurate," Allen said. "If he continues to do those things as we get into training camp, he'll see some more reps and we'll really get a feel for where he's at."
McGloin set a slew of records at Penn State. Now he's behind Flynn, Wilson and Pyror as he attempts to overcome long odds and make the roster.
For now, he's getting limited reps and trying to soak in everything, from the playbook to life as an NFL hopeful.
— Sight of the day: Sio Moore attending his news conference while wearing SpongeBob Squarepants pajamas.
"I like pajamas," Moore said.
Hey, whatever works, as long as he plays well, right?
— Denarius Moore and Jacoby Ford were the only players used on punt returns today. It's likely that Cribbs will be part of the equation once he returns from his knee injury.
The addition of Cribbs also brings about the prospect of the Raiders using Cribbs and Ford deep on kick returns, with one of them doubling as the punt returner.
Either way, the Raiders figure to get a huge upgrade in both areas this season, whereas both return spots were problem areas all last season.


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Governor of Oklahoma Debuts New Web Site Design at http://www.ok.gov
More than 16 million visitors, 2 million transactions,
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., – April 7, 2009 – Oklahomans now have a redesigned government portal to visit and use as the central gateway to interacting with the state government at http://www.ok.gov, the state's official Web site. OK.gov, which first launched in 2001 under the name of YourOklahoma.com, receives an average of nearly 1.3 million visitors per month and offers more than 260 online services to the businesses and citizens of Oklahoma.
"The new portal design assists the state in providing Oklahomans with efficient government," said Governor Brad Henry. "Oklahomans can now find information faster with the new organization of content and search tools available at OK.gov."
At the new OK.gov, visitors are greeted with new technologies such as a 'One-Click Search' utility to assist Oklahomans in finding answers fast by displaying the most recent and popular content.
"This is phase one of the new OK.gov where we provide a more intuitive experience for Oklahomans. The public can look forward to more new services and utilities being launched on OK.gov in the near future," said Joe Fleckinger, Deputy Director of the Office of State Finance.
The site now features translation available in 8 languages and the ability to "Share" with eleven different social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace. Another new feature is a dashboard on the right column of the homepage providing quick access to real-time content such as State Surplus Auction items in the "Shop OK.gov" panel and the status of state bills in the "Bill Tracker" panel.
Oklahomans are invited to visit OK.gov and provide feedback utilizing the online "Feedback" form located in the "Support" menu. The portal also offers Live Chat Help during normal Oklahoma government business hours, available through the Help Center located in the right content area.
OK.gov is also assisting the state in its efforts to be more environmentally friendly. Through http://gogreen.ok.gov, agencies can report the amount of paper saved by putting services and information online. Oklahoma's online services reduced paper consumption amongst state agencies by over 35.9 million sheets of paper since January 2007.
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Boucherville, Que. • The goal of testing any vehicle, as I have elucidated many times, is to evaluate it relative to its intended use and competition.
Personal viewpoints about the viability of a market segment or the relative health of a company's coffers may be relevant, but they should be discussions for another time and place.
A road test should be a completely objective assessment of particular merits, especially compared with the specific models against which it competes. It's no good complaining that a Chevy Silverado pickup doesn't handle like a Ferrari if the intended customer is really concerned about payload and towing capacity. And, to an autojournalist, it shouldn't matter if he or she doesn't personally like SUVs, only whether the Range Rover is indeed superior to its sport-brutish competition.
So, while the fact I am skeptical that non-range-extended electric vehicles are the salvation to all the ills of the internal-combustion engine, that's a subject best kept to a Motor Mouth column.
This, being a road test, should not be concerned with EV viability so much as whether the Nissan Leaf is a better or worse electric vehicle than other EVs I've tested — namely the range-extended Chevrolet Volt, Mitsubishi's i-MiEV and even Mini's little E. So, while the Leaf, with apologies to Chevrolet's Volt, may well be the very face of the electrification of the modern automobile, the real question to be answered here is "How does it drive?"
Surprisingly well, as a matter of fact. As Ian Forsyth, Nissan Canada's director of corporate planning, says, the biggest surprise to all who test the new Leaf — consumer and professional road tester alike — is how much the Leaf is like a "real car."
Indeed, other than the eerie silence that accompanies any electric vehicle's operation, there's precious little — except for the multi-coloured, multi-paneled digital gauge display with floating trees and the like that all environmentally conscious automakers insist on foisting upon us — to differentiate the Leaf from a garden-variety Versa, which the Leaf resembles, at least in size and some areas of comportment.
That means there's brisk acceleration to about 120 kilometres an hour, the electric motors' prodigious torque at low speed making the Leaf quite responsive around town. If one were looking for an internal-combustion analogy — and enviroweenies will surely blanch at the comparison — the Leaf feels as torquey as a mid-displacement V6 at low speeds but only as powerful as a small four-banger once moving.
The transmission, what little there is, shifts much like a conventional automatic; over and forward for Reverse, over and back for Drive. Indeed, other than that eerie silence — punctuated by a slight whistle (to alert pedestrians) below 40 kilometres an hour and a beeping when reversing — and a complete lack of vibration, there's simply nothing to differentiate the Leaf from any other car. The benefits of that lack of noise, vibration and harshness should not be diminished — it can be more relaxing to drive than a conventionally fuelled car in the urban grind.
The Leaf is about the same size as Nissan's own Versa (though it weighs almost 300 kilograms more) and uses Versa-derived suspension bits, so it's hardly surprising if its comportment is similar to the compact (the Volt, by the way, is similarly based on Chevy's Cruze, so it, too, rides like a compact sedan). The ride is on the harsh side of firm but not destructively so, and the handling is surprisingly agile because the 300 or so kilograms of lithium-polymer battery are built into the cabin floor, lowering the centre of gravity.
Much has been written about the compromises that have been made to extend the Leaf's range, namely re-engineering the heating and air conditioning systems to use less electricity. Heating a car's cabin in the winter takes an extraordinary amount of energy, sapping the Leaf's 24-kWh battery of electrons that could otherwise drive the wheels. Nissan's solution is to heat all the seats (even the rear perches have a built-in electric heater), allowing the range-conscious owner to save those precious electrons for motivation. Indeed, one of the primary functions of the Leaf's Eco mode, besides altering throttle response and increasing regenerative braking, is to moderate the HVAC system's energy usage; it's enough to extend range by about 10% over the normal "power" mode.
That's not to say that the air conditioning system can't generate much heat. Though it was still summer, I decided to crank up the Leaf's interior to a sweltering 32C. Although the electrically heated water circulation system isn't quite as fast to get to full boil as a conventional system, there's adequate heat output. That said, the air conditioning system gets fully frosty almost immediately, something my dear old dad — suffering from heat-induced COPD — would dearly welcome. Overall, I don't expect the Leaf to sacrifice much in the way of creature comforts.
It's also fairly roomy, its 90 cubic feet of interior volume qualifying as mid-sized (according to the EPA's rating system, at least), though it looks like a compact-sized hatchback. Headroom is NBA approved and, thanks to the upright seating position, there's a lot of legroom, even in the rear. There's also plenty of cargo space (20 cu. ft.) but, unfortunately, lowering the rear seats doesn't result in a completely flat cargo floor because of the protrusion caused by the onboard charging unit.
A final gripe is that, although the interior build quality — namely the panel gaps — is excellent, it looks as if Nissan, as Honda did with its latest Insight hybrid, tried to offset some of the high cost of the EV technology by saving on materials. The interior's plastic is simply not up to the standard compared with a conventional car costing $38,395 (the Leaf's base price). And though the seat covering materials are laudable for having been created from recycled plastic bottles, they, too, are not up to snuff for a car that is priced like an entry-level luxury sedan.
These, however, are the few disappointments in the Leaf. Of course, the bigger question is whether the Leaf is useful. I can't decide whether an EV is appropriate for your lifestyle and driving habits, but I can tell you the following: Nissan claims — depending on how fast and where you drive — a range of between 100 and 160 kilometres on a charge. I managed 140 driving abnormally reasonably, which suggests that's what's achievable without "high-miling" it. Judge for yourself whether that will be adequate for enough of your driving to make it worthwhile. Remember that the car will take 18 hours to recharge on a 110-volt circuit and a full seven hours on 220V. The 30-minute recharge time you may have heard bandied about is only available if you buy a 480-volt/70-amp charging unit that currently retails for anywhere between $20,000 and $50,000!
As for comparisons with other EVs, the Nissan is more of a grown-up car than Mitusbishi's i-MiEV. That's neither a compliment nor an insult; those who consider EVs as small urban vehicles may think the i-MiEV is more appropriate. If you want a substitute for your everyday car, the Leaf might be more your size.
The more obvious comparison is to Chevrolet's Volt. Interestingly, despite the differences in technology and shape, there's little difference in comportment and size. The biggest complement I can pay the Leaf is that it is as good an electric car as the Volt; General Motors, after all, had a head start with the Saturn EV1 and, therefore, should be the segment leader.
The difference is, of course, each car's range. The Volt can travel 64 km on electric power alone, after which it reverts to its gasoline backup. The Leaf should average around 140 km on electric power alone, after which you're the Pony Express waiting for your horse to be fed.
The comparison then is simple: Up to 64 km of driving per day, the two cars offer essentially identical fuel economies and emissions reduction. From 64 to 140 klicks, the Nissan continues to operate electrically, while the Volt needs to be fed gasoline. After 140 km in a day, the Leaf needs recharging, while the Volt just needs a few dollops of hi-test.
So, if most of your commuting is less than 64 km a day, there's precious little difference between the two cars other than styling and the approximately $3,000 GM charges for the Volt's range extender. If you typically drive between 60 and 140 km a day but never venture further, the Leaf's greater electrical range will serve you better. If, however, much of your daily commute is 60 km or less but you will need the same car to sometimes venture out of your city centre, then the Volt is the better choice.
It really is as simple as that.
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Everyone has a special way to prepare their favorite meatloaf recipe. Generations have passed recipes down and inevitably someone will change things up and make the recipe their own. In this case, I have reinvented my family recipe and put an Italian/Southern twist on meatloaf.
I was born and raised in Gainesville, so my Southern blood lets me enjoy the flavors of my heritage. Though I don't have any Italian blood, I have always enjoyed Italian cuisine. With Southern ties, I incorporated the spicy and the wholesome flavors of the South with the sweetness of Italian flavors to create my signature recipe.
After my graduation from First Coast Technical College's School of Culinary Arts I plan to get my professional certification and pursue a position in the foodservice industry.
Mary's Meatloaf
Serves 4 to 5
Don't be afraid to use more seasonings than listed in the recipe itself.
1 loaf or flat pan
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1 tbsp. Worcestershire Sauce
2 whole eggs
1 tsp. hot sauce (optional)
1 tbsp. butter, softened
2 tbsp. yellow mustard
1 white onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 cup bread crumbs
1 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
2 tbsp. Italian Seasoning
2 tbsp. Lemon Pepper seasoning
1 tbsp. parsley
1 tbsp. oregano
1 tbsp. basil
1 tsp. black pepper
1 tsp. salt
Preheat oven to 350 F. In a large bowl, combine ground beef and dry ingredients. Add onion and bell pepper into the bowl. Next, add the moist ingredients. Combine all ingredients thoroughly. Shape mixture into a loaf on a sheet pan or place in a loaf pan. Bake at 350 F for 45 to 55 minutes until done.


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Now, usually we wait til the end of the month to do a giveaway, but this was just too cool to wait! The wonderful company La Plates has made a wonderful CAKESPY plate, which will go to one lucky reader!
La Plates is a very cool company that makes custom plates--what a wonderful holiday idea! But act quickly--their deadline for custom holiday orders is December 5.
This contest is in addition to our regular monthly cake poll, which will occur later on this month. The winner (sorry, US only this time!) will be announced this Friday at 5pm PST.
To put your name in the running, just leave a comment letting us know the following:
What's the first sweet you'd like to eat off of this fantastic plate?


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Though the SAG Awards may not have the global draw of the Golden Globes and Oscars, that underdog quality can make the red carpet fashion all the more interesting. Not as much at stake means more risk-taking and more chances for lesser-known designers to get a turn.
The biggest trends of Sunday night were black, white and dark blue hues, sheer accents, corseted bodices and side-swept Veronica Lake hair.
SAG fashion photos: In the Jan. 28 Calendar, the photos of Jessica Chastain, January Jones and Marion Cotillard on the fashion page of the Screen Actors Guild Awards coverage were credited to Mark Boster of The Times. The three pictures were taken by Allen J. Schaben of The Times. —
The biggest risk-taker? January Jones, wearing a black-and-white Prabal Gurung gown with an intriguing sheer, scarf-like neck treatment. Her blond hair was swept into a punky pompadour-mullet like David Bowie from his Aladdin Sane days — totally rockin'.
SAG red carpet: Hathaway, 2 trends with 1 dress
Most unexpected designer spotlight? Ralph Rucci is one of the most talented American designers working today, but his name is more typically associated with socialites than starlets. Until Sunday night. Michelle Dockery ("Downton Abbey") looked smoldering in a vintage black Ralph Rucci gown with sheer cutouts revealing the contours of her side cleavage. Yes, side cleavage, and in a good way.
There were several other fabulous, anything-but-basic-black dresses, including Anne Hathaway's edgy Giambattista Valli gown, with a sleeveless corseted tulle bodice and full sheer skirt revealing a shorter skirt underneath (she looked like a modern-day Audrey Hepburn); Nicole Kidman's romantic Vivienne Westwood gown with delicate floral embroidery on the front; and Claire Danes' dramatically minimalist, black one-sleeve Givenchy gown with white, geometric details accenting the leg slit.
Pasadena-based Rodarte designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy scored with Kerry Washington, who wore their white silk tulle and silver lace gown with a corseted bodice. White gowns have been all over the place lately, but this one was something special.
Winners | Show highlights | Red carpet
And it was Marion Cotillard once again, not Jennifer Lawrence, who nabbed the evening's best Dior by Raf Simons gown, with an ivory silk faille bustier and dark blue-green, high-low skirt. Her short, asymmetrical bob hairstyle was the exception to the evening's many side-swept waves, and it was so very French and chic.
Lawrence, on the other hand, just looked blue.
Full coverage: SAG Awards 2013
Photos: 2013 SAG Award winners and nominees
'Argo' wins top SAG Award; Day-Lewis, Lawrence win
SAG Awards 2013: Watch the Actor statue being made


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Often times, WhatsApp may not be able to operate correctly due to errors originating from the BlackBerry Operating System (OS). In these cases, it may help to perform a security wipe or reload the OS. We recommend that you first try a security wipe, and if that does not fix the problem, then proceed to reload the OS.
Before beginning either of these methods, you should back up all data on your phone as they will be deleted.
Backing up your phone
If you have access to a computer:
- Download and install the BlackBerry® Desktop Software.
- Connect your BlackBerry device to the computer.
- Once the Desktop Software recognizes your phone, click on Back Up, select All data, then click on Back Up.
If you do not have access to a computer, we recommend the following:
- Export the chat histories of any WhatsApp conversations you don't want to lose.
- Email yourself any important documents or files that you have saved on your device.
- Note down any personal settings you have in your phone.
- Save your contacts to your SD card, or see if your provider has a contact syncing service.
- Make sure your media is saved to your SD card, then remove the SD card from the device so that the media does not get erased.
Performing a security wipe
This process will delete all of your applications and data (contacts, mail, calendar, etc.):
- Back up your data.
- Go to BlackBerry Options > Security > Security Wipe.
- Make sure all boxes are checked.
- Write "blackberry" in the confirmation box.
- Select Wipe Data.
- Wait for the data to be erased and for your phone to restart (should take around 10 mins).
- Download WhatsApp again.
Reloading the operating system
You will need access to a PC to reload the OS. The following information is from this BlackBerry support forum.
This process will delete all of your applications and data, and will take approximately 30-40 minutes to complete.
- Download and install your phone's operating system from your carrier's download site in this BlackBerry download page.
- Back up your data.
- Close the BlackBerry Desktop Manager and leave your device plugged in.
- Open Windows Explorer and go to the following folder: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\AppLoader\ and open the Loader.exe file.
- In Vista 64-bit computers, the file is in C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Research In Motion\AppLoader.
Depending on your computer's settings, you may need to show hidden folders (under File > Options for Windows XP or Organize > Folder and Search Options in Windows Vista).
- After the device configuration has been retrieved, you will be on the Device Application Selection page. You may scroll through the list to ensure all the applications you want are selected. You can also de-select any applications you don't use to save space. Click Next.
- On the next page, click on the Advanced button. Ensure that both boxes (Delete all application data and Delete all currently installed applications) are checked. Click Next.
- Proceed with the OS reinstall. Note that this process may take 10-30 minutes (usually ~10 minutes). Do not disconnect the device.
- Once the process is complete, re-open the BlackBerry Desktop Manager.
- Select Backup and Restore and open the Restore application. Select the file to restore (Backup-(Year-Month-Day).ipd) and click Open. Follow the steps to restore your device.
- Re-enable your device connection by going to Manage Connections and turn on your Mobile Network. Re-download any missing applications.
It is also recommend that you remove your battery for 15-30 seconds after this process is complete to ensure the device is running smoothly.
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Venus Williams advances, Stephens upset at Family Circle Cup
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Venus Williams advanced in the tournament where her top-ranked sister could not, battling from behind at the Family Circle Cup to defeat Chanelle Scheepers 7-5, 7-5 on Wednesday.
It was another long day for Williams, ranked No. 28 in the world, who needed 1 hour, 50 minutes to finish the straight-set victory over the South African. Williams fell behind 3-1 in the first set and trailed 4-1 in the second.
"She was playing so well, but the good thing is that when I get behind, I give even more effort and get even more focused. And I've been playing well from behind lately, which is something you really have to be able to do to win big matches," Williams said.
The seven-time Grand Slam tournament champion has battled injuries and Sjogren's syndrome, a fatigue-causing autoimmune disease, during the past two years. She was on the green clay in Charleston for 2 hours, 15 minutes on Tuesday in a three-set victory and said she has been ill this week.
"I'm still dealing with the bug, but my goal is just to hang in there until it, hopefully, goes away and then I can just continue to play my way into the tournament and play stronger," she said. "But it's definitely a challenge."
On Tuesday night her sister, top-ranked Serena Williams, was stunned 6-4, 6-4 by Jana Cepelova of Slovakia, ranked No. 78 in the world, in the second round. Serena Williams said later she was tired and needed time off to regroup.
"I definitely can see where she is tired and her body is taxed," Venus Williams said of her sister. "She gave an amazing effort yesterday, and she's going to get some well-deserved time off from winning."
Venus Williams, who won the Family Circle a decade ago, now faces No. 20 Eugenie Bouchard.
No. 8 Jelena Jankovic, the tournament's No. 2 seed, later scored a 6-0, 6-3 victory over American Lauren Davis. Jankovic won the Family Circle back in 2007 and was runner-up last year to Serena Williams.
Earlier Wednesday, American Sloane Stephens was upset 6-4, 6-4 by 19-year-old Elina Svitolina of the Ukraine, who has a career-high No. 35 ranking.
"She played pretty well, and it's just unfortunate that I lost, but I mean, you can just learn from the mistakes and things like that and build on it," Stephens said.
It was Svitolina's fourth career victory over a top-20 player, the third coming last week at the Sony Open.
"I started to believe more in myself that I can compete with players like this, top level, top 20 and top 10," said Svitolina, who is making her first appearance on the green clay in Charleston. "I think this is the key. That I believe more in myself and I play more solid from the baseline and trying to go forward to finish the point earlier."
In other matches, Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia defeated American qualifier Grace Min 6-2, 6-3 while Elena Vesnina of Russia stopped Petra Cetkovska of the Czech Republic, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.
Italian Sara Errani, ranked No. 11 in the world and seeded third, advanced, as well. She won the first set 6-3 when qualifier Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands retired. Fourth-seeded Sabine Lisicki of Germany was extended to three sets before defeating American Vania King 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.
Andrea Petkovic of Germany, the 14th seed, defeated Lourdes Dominguez Lino of Spain 6-0, 6-0 while Shuai Peng of China eliminated 15th-seeded Madison Keys of the United States 6-1, 6-7 (3) and 7-6 (4). Qualifier Belinda Bencic of Switzerland defeated Marina Erakovic of New Zealand 6-2, 6-1.