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2013 and earlier Chevrolet Equinox Lease Questions
Hi mdr4. Ally's January base lease rate and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2013 Equinox LTZ AWD with 15,000 miles per year are 1.58% and 58%.
There is a paltry $150 cash incentive on leases of this truck through Ally. It's better than nothing.
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Hi Carman,
can you please give me the money factor and residual on a 2013 Equinox 4 cylinder, FWD 1LT. 36 months, 12,000 miles? I am in GA.
I think this is a great deal. Can you share if you have any trade-in, your cap cost? Where is the dealer? Thanks.0
dylrex Posts: 76Hi Car_man.
Can you please provide February's base lease rate and residual value for a 36 and 39-month lease of a 2013 Equinox LS FWD with 12k per year?
Thank you!!
Here's the information that you're looking for equinoxg. Ally's February base lease rate and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2013 Equinox 4-cylinder FWD with 12,000 miles per year are 1.58% and 60%.
There is a $150 cash incentive on leases of this truck through Ally right now. It's not much, but I guess that it's better than nothing.
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I just put money down for the dealer to locate an Equinox lt1 awd. Its a 0 drive off. Now I've seen that sometimes there's a $395 lease end fee. Does gm usually charge this fee. Honda and Ford never did.0
Also the dealer claimed that my $1000 gm earnings don't apply $1 for $1 on a lease. So they knocked $15 off the rate. On as 39 month lease shouldn't it be a little over $25 off per month?0
granular Posts: 1closing in on a 2013 equinox LT1. $27200 msrp , zero otd, 10k/yr mileage, 36 mos lease $249 tax included.
trading in 2010 Corolla LE - 5 payments left on a TMCC lease, $11500 payoff0
Hi jpjanko. Ally runs its leases through a number of different banks. Ally does not charge a disposition aka termination fee on leases.
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Hey jpjanko. Your GM Card earnings would be used to lower the selling price or capitalized cost of the vehicle that you want to lease. The exact impact upon your payment will depend upon what the other aspects of your lease are. It's not just as simple as dividing $1,000 by 39.
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Ok thanks For the info. The dealer ended up giving another $10/mon off. So they basically gave $25/month off. Also they confirmed no lease end fee.0
buster6 Posts: 132I wanted to say a big thank you to Car_Man for helping me with several different vehicles this month. I decided on an Equinox and got the following deal.
LTZ V6 with nav, moon roof and chrome wheels
belonging to a credit union I got the supplier price of $34,803.73
It also capped my doc fee to $75.00 and credited my first months payment
2 year lease -12k per year = 72% residual and 3.75 apr
Rebates total $3918.44 and included
$2,000 gm card top off (expires tomorrow)
$1,000 lease conquest
$600 lease cash
$318.44 first payment waiver (part of belonging to a credit union)
all of the above was reduced directly from the cap cost to make the adjusted cap cost
I paid $1400 up front to include all doc, license plate, lease acc fee and first payment
adjusted cap cost was $30869.10
23 additional payments of $291.34 plus $37.10 tax totals $318.44
lease end value is $26,020
I also traded my old leased vehicle in and received a generous allowance for it (but kept is all in a separate part of the transaction).
I feel like a low 300 payment for a $36,000 2 year lease was very fair and love the truck so far.
GM Financial is the leasing company
Gm has also done away will all termination charges (the 2500 early fee and disposition fees).
there was a 3 year option with a much lower interest rate, but the monthly payment was only about 20.00 lower with that so I opted for a 2 year deal. Hope this helps someone out there with their deal.0
You're welcome jpjanko. I'm glad that I was able to help you out. Enjoy your new Equinox.
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You're very welcome buster6. Thanks for stopping back to let us know how everything turned out. Wow, it sounds like you got a great deal. $300 per month on 2-year lease of an Equinox is pretty darn attractive. Enjoy your new ride :shades: !
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Thanks for the info on the Lacrosse. My wife is also interested in the Equinox LTZ so I am trying to run some numbers on that as well. Same paramaters 36 mos. 15,000 miles.
Rate & Residual? Any incentives? We are in Mid-Michigan 48603.0
Seems like you know a lot on the subject and maybe can help me.
I'm looking to get 36 months lease from my local (NYC) GM dealer on 6 cyl. 2013 Equinox 1LT
MSRP $27500 10 or 12K/year
Can you provide money factor & residual ?0
You're welcome go2sno. Ally's current base lease rate and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2013 Chevrolet Equinox LTZ AWD with 15,000 miles per year are 2.14% and 58%.
General Motors is currently providing a $925 cash incentive on 36-month leases of this truck. It's waiving the first monthly payment as well.
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Thanks greg_ny. The numbers are the same for all Equinox trim levels. Please see my previous post for the information that you're looking for.
The residual values for a lease with 12,000 miles per year are 2% higher. The 10k residuals are 3% higher.
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thanks car_man0
Thanks Car_man this is extremely helpful. I have two final questions.
1. I'm eligible for GM employee discount pricing (my father is a retiree) so it appears that I may be eligible for the $1,000 EVA. Would the $1,000 be in lieu of the $925 cash incentive from Ally or in addition to it?
2. Also there is $500 fuel economy bonus cash available. Does that apply only to a buy or would it be applicable on the 36/15,000 lease to reduce cap cost?0
hondarider2 Posts: 4I have the same questions as go2sno - in addition there is also a $1000 for competitive lease. Does this mean that all of these discounts are applicable or can only certain once that can be used simultaneously?
500 fuel economy cash
1000 current lease bonus cash (lease expiring with Honda)
1000 GM Family discount (part of the family)
950 GM/Ally lease cash
2950 total cash???0
You're very welcome greg_ny.
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No problem go2sno. You should be eligible for the special pricing and incentives that the retiree pricing plan entitles you to plus the normal consumer incentives for this model.
I think that the $500 bonus cash is available on Equinox models that are paid for with cash, financed using a conventional loan through Ally or financed through an independent bank. I do not think that it is available on leases.
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Hi hondarider2. If I am not mistaken, you should be able to combine all of those incentives except for the $500. You definitely should ask the dealer to make certain, but I don't think that the $500 is available on leases.
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smgreenberg Posts: 8Wanted to get opinions on this deal:
Equinox 2LT
36 months/10k miles
Paying final 2 payments on current lease
Zero down - all rolled in
$320/month including tax/title...
Car man,
I have used your notes for my past 2 leases, and I want to thank you. I have not seen an exact match for what I am looking for, so I wanted to get your input.
Cincinnati Ohio
36 Month Lease
15,000 Miles/yr
LS 1, fwd, 4 cyl, MSRP $25,015
We are eligible for the Competitive Lease ($1000), and College ($?)
Would you please help me with APR/MF, and Residual? Where do you think I should end up pre-tax payments?
Car man- this is what I was offered so far, what do you think?
LS base 4cyl Fwd
35 payments $231 Month all in
Nothing down0
Hi nick237. It would be easier for me to evaluate this deal if you were able to provide me with this car's MSRP and selling price. Do you have that information?
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peccotrice Posts: 1CarMan,
Do you know the current ally lease rates for a 2013 chevy equinox 2LT AWD for 39 months and 15K miles/year?
kyfdx Everywhere, USAPosts: 126,124I'm sorry... we don't have any Chevy lease numbers..
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Warm weather = tennis cravings.
I'm in E. Williamsburg, but I'm not afraid of the train.
Looking for a consistent tennis buddy to hit around with for a few hours in on weekday evenings and weekends.
If you also have the tennis-itch let me know.
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Hey Keesean,
I'm about a 4.0 (rusty as I haven't not played since last summer) and I work in Greenpoint (though live in Brooklyn Heights). I have a car and I'm not afraid to drive. I can meet on weeknights and weekends. I've never actually played at McCarren Park--are the courts there lit? And how late can you play? Let me know
I actually have played there yet -- or anywhere, for that matter, since last summer.
I'm not sure about the details about the park, but would you be interested in playing tomorrow?
Hey Andrew,
I'm available today starting noon til 4pm. I'm a 4.0 too. can play anywhere in brooklyn. Are the courts at McCarren open now without requiring passes? if not, I also live around brooklyn heights and can play at Fort Greene park which is the closests to us.
Hello Keesean, I am interested in hitting - can play morning/evening most days. I am in Manhattan. New to the NYC area. Moved here from India where i played on clay courts. I expect to be rusty initially but will be able to catch up soon. Cheers and have a great day!
We trying to find partners here meetup.com / TennisBrooklyn /. I'll glad be playing, but I could play only in the morning. Also I saw one group, who playing in the Brooklyn. So check out the Meetup you probably could find the partners
hey, i'm also looking for someone to hit with on weeknights. I'm about a 4.0. I'm in bay ridge but i wouldn't mind taking the train either. want to set something up?
Hi Nick, I am interested. I am in Manhattan. May be we can play somewhere halfway between where we live. Cheers!
Let's do that.
I've never played at Prospect Park, but I have played at McCarren Park and those courts aren't too bad. When are you free ?
hey nick,
i'm also in bay ridge. let me know if you want to hit sometime. i'm 4.0-4.5 looking for a regular practice partner.
im in bedsuy , i can drive around to paly , let meknow ...
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The Braselton Police Department has arrested a 15-year-old girl in the murder of her mother, who was an Army recruiter.
First Sgt. Karen Moore, 42, was killed late Wednesday evening, when her teenage daughter allegedly shot her in the back of the head with a 9mm gun while she was watching TV and using her computer, according to assistant police chief Lou Solis.
The mother and daughter had some apparent ongoing domestic issue, he added.
The daughter later asked a neighbor in The Falls of Braselton subdivision, located off Ga. Hwy. 211, to help jumpstart her Volkswagen Beetle on Thursday, according to Solis. The vehicle was still parked in the driveway on Thursday when investigators were at the scene.
That neighbor couldn't get the vehicle started and another neighbor was asked to help the teenager with the car, according to Solis. At some point, the girl said she couldn't wake up her mother and one of the neighbors went inside the Sahale Falls Drive residence to help.
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Beef and Butternut Squash Stew with Rosemary and Balsamic Vinegar
|This delicious stew has beef, butternut squash, rosemary, and balsamic vinegar.
For weeks now I've been having fun sharing Thanksgiving Recipes , and yesterday I even posted Turkey Soup recipes for using up leftover turkey. It's time to change the menu a little, at least for a day, and focus on a delicious dish I tried recently that has absolutely nothing to do with Thanksgiving.
Cut beef tri-tip or top sirloin into pieces about 1 1/2 inches square.
Cut butternut squash (or other winter squash) into cubes the same size as the beef.
I used fresh rosemary from my garden which I had frozen. You could use dried rosemary, but be sure it's finely chopped.
Brown the beef well in a small amount of olive oil. I used my new pan, which I absolutely love.
Beef simmers with squash, onions, rosemary, balsamic vinegar , and beef stock for about 40 minutes, or until most of the squash has dissolved into the stock. Then add 1 cup squash cut into smaller pieces and cook 20 minutes more.
Beef and Butternut Squash Stew with Rosemary and Balsamic Vinegar
(4 servings, recipe inspired by Epicurious.com with many adaptations by Kalyn)
1 medium onion, diced
2 tsp. olive oil (or more, depends on your pan)
1 pound beef tri-tip or top sirloin, cut in 1 1/2 inch cubes
2 cups plus 1 cup butternut squash cubes, cut 1 1/2 inch pieces
1 1/2 cups beef stock (or use one can low sodium beef broth)
1/4 cup water
1 T chopped fresh or frozen rosemary or 2 tsp. finely chopped dried rosemary (or more if you really like rosemary)
2 T balsamic vinegar (or more, I use Fini brand)
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Butternut Squash is one of my favorite kinds of squash, and I have fond memories of eating it with my Grandmother Denny when I was a young girl. There are two types of squash, and butternut is a winter squash. (See The How to of Winter Squash for some great information from Chrispy of Experimentation of Taste.) In many parts of the world, butternut is regarded as a pumpkin, and it can be used interchangeably in many recipes. Butternut squash provides many health benefits, and is considered one of the World's Healthiest Foods.
South Beach Suggestions:
(If you're a South Beach fan, be aware that butternut or other winter squash are much higher on the glycemic index than summer squash. Although winter squash is not specifically restricted, I would eat it in small servings and for phase two or three only. Combining the squash with meat, as is done in this recipe, makes the total dish have a much lower glycemic load.)
More Tasty Ideas with Butternut Squash:
(Some recipes may not be South Beach Diet approved, so check ingredients if you're following South Beach.)
Butternut Squash Soup from What Did You Eat
Spicy Lamb Stew with Butternut Squash from Simply Recipes
Butternut Squash Muffins from 101 Cookbooks
Butternut Squash Bisque with Maple Syrup and Sage from Christine Cooks
Butternut Squash Bread Pudding with Italian Sausage and Quince from Experimentation of Taste
Butternut Squash Risotto with Sausage, Pancetta, and Leeks from Stephen Cooks
Lazy Man's Butternut Squash Ravioli from Beyond Salmon
There are lots more butternut squash recipes in my Blogher post where I announced that Butternut Squash is a Beautiful Thing.
You've figured out with all the butternut squash information this is my post for Weekend Herb Blogging #60, which is being hosted by the uber-talented Haalo of Cook (almost) Anything At Least Once. If you're interested in participating, send your permalink to hellohaalo AT gmail DOT com.


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CUNA and NAFCU Opt Out of Data Security Pact
By David Morrison
CUNA and NAFCU both declined to participate in a new partnership between banks and retailers because the other groups would not stress that retailers must do their part to protect consumer data.
Thursday's announcement of the as yet unnamed effort included some of the largest retail and banking associations, including the National Retail Federation, the Financial Services Roundtable, the American Bankers Association and the National Association of Convenience Stores. The groups said in the release they aimed to help retailers and financial institutions cooperate to protect data security.
"We are committed to working together to ensure customer personal and financial information is secure and protected," said Tim Pawlenty, CEO of the Financial Services Roundtable. "Exploring avenues for increased information sharing and collaborating on innovative technologies and safeguarding data will be critical in defending against common enemies."
Although they had been invited to join in the partnership, CUNA and NAFCU declined. The two cited, in part, an unwillingness to change the subject from the retailer's responsibility for safeguarding consumers' payment data.
"Though we support collaboration whenever possible, this unfortunately does nothing for consumers or small financial institutions like credit unions, who continue to pay for all these data breaches," said NAFCU CEO Dan Berger. "We still believe national standards for retailers are necessary to protect consumers' personal financial information, as well as a mechanism to reimburse small financial institutions for their losses."
On background, a spokesman for CUNA explained the trade declined to join the partnership because it didn't want to shift the focus of its Government Affairs Conference. Thousands of credit union executives are expected to travel to Washington next week to participate in the event, which includes appointments with legislators. The need for greater data protection by retailers is a talking point credit unions are preparing to deliver.
CUNA's members want to discuss this issue without any implication that some sort of understanding has been reached between credit unions with the retailers, because it has not, the executive explained. Credit unions still believe retailers should share in the costs of these data breaches and our members will talk to lawmakers about that, he added.
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QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — At least 15,000 Shiite Muslims took to the streets in southwest Pakistan on Monday in a second day of protests following a bombing that killed 89 people. Relatives of the victims refused to bury their loved ones until the army takes action against the militants targeting the minority sect.
Meanwhile, militants wearing suicide vests and disguised as policemen attacked the office of a senior political official in northwest Pakistan, killing six people, police said.
Pakistan has been besieged by militant attacks in recent years, many of them carried out by the Pakistani Taliban, who have been waging a bloody insurgency against the government. Radical Sunni militant groups have also increasingly targeted the country's Shiites because they do not view them as real Muslims.
Many of these sectarian attacks have occurred in southwest Baluchistan province, which has the largest concentration of Shiites in Pakistan. Many are Hazaras, an ethnic group that migrated from Afghanistan over a century ago.
The bomb that ripped through a produce market Saturday in Baluchistan's provincial capital of Quetta was the second mass-casualty attack targeting Shiites in the city in a little over a month. A double bombing of a billiards hall in January killed 86 people.
The death toll from the most recent blast, which was caused by a bomb hidden in a water tank, rose to 89 on Monday after eight people died of their wounds, said Baluchistan's home secretary, Akbar Hussain Durrani.
Outrage over the attacks has grown in Pakistan, and protests were held in over a half dozen cities Monday in addition to Quetta. But it's unclear whether the demonstrations will spark action that will make the Shiites any safer.
Rights groups have criticized the government for not doing enough to crack down on the attacks. They explain this apathy by pointing to past connections between the country's military and anti-Shiite militants, and also allege the sectarian groups are seen as less of a threat than the Taliban because they are not targeting the state.
Despite this criticism, the Shiites in Quetta see the Pakistani army as their only potential savior and are demanding the generals be given control of the city. They blame the provincial government and police for failing to protect them and want the army to take targeted action against sectarian militant groups like Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, which claimed responsibility for both the recent bombings in the city.
"We will not bury our martyrs until our demands are fulfilled," a top Shiite leader in the country, Amin Shaheedi, told reporters Monday at the site of the protest in Quetta.
Saumbal, the police officer, estimated that the crowd of protesters numbered at least 15,000. Some poured into the streets near the attack site carrying signs and chanting slogans against terrorism. Others remained inside a mosque beside the bodies of their relatives, which were covered with white sheets. One young girl wrote on her face, "Don't kill me. I am Shia."
After the bombing in January that killed 86 people, Shiites camped out in the street for four days alongside the coffins of their loved ones. Eventually the country's prime minister ordered a shake-up in the regional administration, putting the local governor in charge of the whole province. But the governor has expressed frustration, saying the recent bombing was the result of a failure of the provincial security and intelligence services.
Durrani, the home secretary, said the government has no plans to call in the army and will continue to rely on the 3,000 members of the paramilitary Frontier Corps who are deployed in Quetta, as well as the police.
The most significant protests outside Quetta on Monday occurred in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, located on the country's southern coast. Hundreds of protesting Shiites paralyzed key areas of the city by blocking major roads, including the one that leads to the airport.
Violence in Karachi risked exacerbating sectarian tensions. Gunmen opened fire on a restaurant in the city, killing two people, said police spokesman Imran Shaukat.
A spokesman for a Sunni extremist group, Ahle Sunnat Waljamaat, said two of its activists were killed in the attack. Members of the group clashed with police following the shooting, he said.
In the eastern city of Lahore, gunmen on a motorcycle shot to death a Shiite doctor and his 12-year-old son, but it was unclear whether the attack was sectarian in nature, said senior police officer Malik Ovais.
The target of Monday's attack in the northwestern city of Peshawar was the office of the top political official for the Khyber tribal area, a major militant sanctuary in the country. The militants were disguised in the same type of uniform worn by the tribal policemen who protect the compound.
At least five militants attacked policemen protecting the compound with assault rifles and hand grenades, said Mian Iftikhar Hussain, information minister for surrounding Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Some managed to slip inside the compound, and two blew themselves up. Officials are trying to determine what happened to the other attackers, he said.
Six people were killed in the attack, including four tribal policemen and two civilians, said senior police officer Shafqat Malik. Thirteen people were wounded, including some who were inside an office that collapsed from the force of the explosions.
Khan reported from Peshawar, Pakistan. Associated Press writers Adil Jawad in Karachi, Pakistan, Zaheer Babar in Lahore, Pakistan, and Zarar Khan in Islamabad contributed to this report.


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I'm sorry for my blogging absence... I've been trapped under endless loads of laundry. I'm seeing why families with this many kids often have two sets of washers and dryers. Mental note for the future...
There has been so much going on lately - and yet nothing has really changed. We are still Clayton and Mandy plus 6, but that may soon change. One of our foster boy's biological father's has surfaced and wants custody - we'll see what the court decides next month. My feelings on him possibly leaving range wildly. One day I think, "Dear God if they're going to do it, do it now!" because of his "after-visits" behavior. When things calm down, and he's regulated again, I could sit and cry at the thought of him not being here, being separated from his brother... and put into ANOTHER new school. 3 schools in your kindergarten year does not seem like a great start. I'm often finding myself thankful that I have zero control over any of it. I would not want to be put into that spot to make a decision as to what's in "the best interest" of a child.
Other than "typical" DHS stuff, upcoming events for us include tons of baseball and dance stuff. Dance pictures are this coming weekend - I've done nothing to get Madison's costume ready for that. Nice. Everyone that wants to play baseball is now registered except for Emily. Working on that.
I'm really excited about ball season! It's such an "All American" sport, and seeing the same families on the fields year after year just makes small town living what it should be. Don't get me wrong, the last two weeks I always feel like "Seriously.. we have 4 more games?!" because I'm ready for the season to end before the season is ready to end, but maybe this year will be different... yeah.... sure...
On that note - I do want to share a tidbit of info that an older gentleman gave to me when my first two started playing ball. I was talking about the "stress" of getting ready and going here and there and everywhere. How I missed our lazy afternoons at home. His words have stuck with me:
"We always used sports as family time. It is so much fun if parents just see it as fun.. the kids won't get stressed if you don't. We had some of the best laughs traveling to and from games.. eating out afterwards.. getting slushies from the concession stand. It was some of the best memories we ever made."
I want THAT for us, too! Last year I made the decision to never let my kids see any stress on my face in regards to their activities. It made the soccer and baseball season so enjoyable! I still look back on last year as such a wonderful time. This year we'll have 3 more kids to share those memories with. Memories their own families never made, and likely never will even if they return home. What an honor!! When they hear the clank of a baseball against a bat in the future, they will likely think of being with the Moss family. When they smell hot dogs and popcorn on a summer day, they might just remember the fun we all had at the ball field.
That's what I hope they remember - THE FUN. Not that mom and dad were always stressed out about it. Not that we fussed about "having" to go here or there. Just that Mom and Dad were ALWAYS at our games. They ALWAYS cheered for us. And we ALWAYS got to get a lollipop to eat on the way home... even though Mom hates candy in the van...
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Hello World!
Posted by Mandy at 6:25 AM
Categories all of 'our' kids, The Trio, What I'm Thinking
2 comments:
- Reagan on Sunday, 27 February, 2011 said...
Thanks for the attitude adjustment there at the end. Sometimes I dread soccer season but this year, I'm going to love it. I'm going to love it!
- Sarah on Saturday, 05 March, 2011 said...
This is brilliant! Our family of 6 is about to gear up for ball season too... I'm totally sticking a quote from this post on my visor in the car to remind me to CHILL and Have fun! Thank you!
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In Germany an album set (2 Versions: 2CD or 3CD) Dieter Bohlen Die Megahits including some new remixes of Modern Talking and Blue System will be published soon, probably 19.5.2017.
The following downloads out of that album set are already available:
Modern Talking: Your my heart Your my Soul (New Version 2017)
Modern Talking: Modern Talking Pop Titan Megamix 2k17 (3-Track DJ Promo)
Pietro Lombardi & Alexander Klaws & Prince Damien & Juliette Schoppmann: We have a dream (New Version 2017)
EDIT 19.5.2017: The album is published in Germany in time.
The Release of the Vinyl-Edition of CD2: Back for Gold is previewed for 16.6.2017.
Actual Dieter Bohlen Music Publication with English Lyrics
The Forum for Dieter Bohlen Fans all around the world.
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Effective Date: August 30, 2012
Revision: this policy was last edited on August 30, 2012
Policy Statement
This policy defines when and how network devices (e.g., Ethernet switches, routers, and repeaters) may be deployed and operated on Barnard College's network.
Executive Summary
Network devices can be deployed and operated only when approved by Barnard's Vice President for IT or her designates.
Reason for the Policy
This policy provides guidelines to situations in which someone other than BCIT personnel deploys and operates a network device on Barnard's computer network. Introducing unauthorized network devices onto Barnard's computer network is a security risk, which may result in the loss of access to network resources and the Internet for the Barnard computer-using community. Moreover, routing loops can bring part or all of Barnard's computer network offline.
Who is Governed by This Policy
This policy applies to all individuals on the Barnard College campus.
Statement of Policy
Network devices not authorized by Barnard's Vice President for IT or her designates are not permitted on Barnard's computer network.
Individuals on the Barnard College campus interested in deploying a network device must submit a request via email to email@example.com. Upon BCIT's confirmation that the network device(s) will be deployed and operated with no adverse impact to Barnard's computer network, Barnard's Vice President for IT or her designates will authorize the requested network device(s).
BCIT will remove all unauthorized network devices from Barnard's computer network. If BCIT is able to determine the owner of the unauthorized network device, then BCIT will return the network device to the owner. Otherwise, BCIT will store the unauthorized network device at the BCIT Service Desk until it is claimed by the owner.
Cross References to Related Policies
Barnard Computer Use Policy
Policy on Deployment and Operation of DHCP Servers on Barnard College Computer Networks
Policy on Deployment and Operation of Wireless Access Points on Barnard College Computer Networks
For questions or comments:
Barnard College Information Technology
Web: http://barnard.edu/bcit/
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The industrial sector is by far the largest consumer of world energy.
For many industrial companies, energy represents the single largest cost within their business.
Leading Industrial Innovation - A new world of efficiency
We see the promise of a bright industrial future where our customers improve business performance while saving operational costs. We see the plant of tomorrow as more connected, more secure, more efficient and more collaborative.
Active Efficiency Management - Measuring and managing energy
We create efficiency through intelligent energy management systems that are simple and cost effective. Most importantly they reduce waste by guaranteeing compatibility throughout the entire operational systems landscape—from data centers, buildings and security, to power, machines and processes.
Process Efficiency - Building smarter plants
We design and supply advanced technologies that optimize the performance and profitability of industrial and commercial companies. From oil refineries and power stations to mining companies and machine builders, our market-leading solutions enable you to automate, monitor, and control your processes and machines.
We offer a complete set of solutions to manage renewable energy production, electrical distribution and energy management. We engineer and implement electrical distribution architectures that are designed to improve site performance and deliver reliability, safety and efficiency.
Reliable Power Supply - Ensuring maximum availability
Every day, industrial customers face significant risks from external forces like natural disasters and security threats. They also have to manage the risk of equipment failures, procedural safety breaches and human error. From data center racks to smart machines and field assets, our secure power solutions for Industries ensure high availability, efficient cooling for digitized equipment and a reliable power infrastructure.
Software and Analytics - Bringing value to operations
The convergence of IT and OT is driving the next industrial revolution, and our solutions are helping to make it happen. Our software minimizes risks, reduces costs and carbon footprint, and brings real-time profitability to operations while keeping them safe, secure and always available.
Decrease in Production Downtime New Belgium Brewing Co., USA
The New Belgium Brewing Co., the eighth largest brewery in the U.S. since 2012, was able to leverage Wonderware Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Performance Software to decrease production downtime by 50%, increase its packaging line efficiency by 30%, saving more than $400,000 in labor costs, and extend packaging capacity to about 1.3 million barrels each year, all while delaying capital investments and maintaining lower operating costs.
Automated for Efficiency Total Agroindustria, BrazilWhen designing its plant from the ground up, Total looked for a reliable production system that would require a minimum number of operators. It was prepared to invest heavily in technology to make the plant as automated as possible and ensure a high quality output of ethanol and electricity. They also wanted a system that would be scalable to accommodate future expansions, as well as one that could facilitate a short time to market. They chose Schneider Electric to supply all the necessary components, including low voltage, automation and control.
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More Efficient Manufacturing Argos Cement, South AmericaArgos Cement, a Colombia-based cement manufacturer with over 10,000 employees, chose Schneider Electric to supply electrical equipment and energy management expertise for the development of a new $450 million type-I cement facility. The business goal that drove Argos to engage with Schneider Electric was the desire to enhance competitiveness, and to trim costly waste. The Schneider Electric Ecostruxure architecture enabled the creation of integrated, real time dashboards which provided easy point and click access to key performance metrics, multi-dimensional analysis, and hierarchical and historical views.Related solutions and products
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Another Guilty Plea in $200 Million Minnesota Ponzi Scheme
Another of the principals in a failed $200 million currency arbitrage Ponzi Scheme pled guilty Tuesday in a Minneapolis federal court. Christopher Pettengill, 54, pled guilty to charges of securities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering as part of his role in the failed scheme. The alleged mastermind of the scheme, Trevor Cook, was sentenced in August to 25 years in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $155 million to the identified victims.
While Pettengill faces a maximum of twenty years under the charges, prosecutors are asking for a sentence of 15 - 19 years based on federal sentencing guidelines. Pettengill's lawyers argue that the appropriate range is 12-15 years; sentencing has not yet been scheduled. The ultimate length of the sentence may be reduced, as authorities have indicated that Pettengill has been cooperating since January. Other associates of the firm have denied wrongdoing.
Beginning in 2006, Pettengill and his associates pitched a currency arbitrage strategy in which investors were promised steady annual returns ranging from 10.5 to 12 percent with virtually no risk. Originally called Universal Brokerage Services, the entities involved were renamed to various funds with the word "Oxford" in their names after a trademark infringement lawsuit from UBS Bank. In his plea agreement,Pettengill admitted that investors were provided with fictitious account statements that bore no relation to the actual fund performance.
Unbeknownst to investors, Pettengill and associates had invested some portion of the asset pool with Crown Forex SA in Switzerland. Yet, when Crown Forex began having financial problems, Pettengill and associates worked to keep the news quiet. The Oxford entities eventually collapsed during the height of the financial crisis in late 2009. Cook and radio host Patrick Kiley were charged in November 2009.
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Marrakech Action Plan for Statistics
A renewed action plan for statistics, "Statistics for Transparency, Accountability, and Results: A Busan Action Plan for Statistics," was endorsed by the High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, in November 2011. The renewed action plan builds on the progress made over the last decade under the MAPS, while providing directions for the decade ahead.
Good statistics are important for achieving better development results. The Marrakech Action Plan for Statistics is a global plan for improving development statistics, agreed at the Second International Roundtable on Managing for Development Results in Morocco in 2004.
Eight programs have been developed with the UN and other international agencies to take the identified actions into practice. Much progressed has been achieved, which is highlighted by the following as of March 2014:
- 86.6% of IDA countries have completed/are designing an NSDS. A further 12.2% are planning to design a strategy by the end of 2013.
- 205 countries conducted a census by the end of 2013 (197 by 2012), accounting for over 90 percent of the world's population.
- The International Household Survey Network (IHSN) established a household survey catalog with more than 3,352 surveys, by February 2014, developed NADA, the National Data Archive in which survey and census data are being published, created a tool for microdata anonymization, as well as the DDI international metadata standard.
- The Accelerated Data Program (ADP) complements the activities of the IHSN by promoting the use of tools and guidelines at country level and best use of available data through improved practices of data collection, management and dissemination. The number of agencies participating in ADP is increasing: more than 74 countries have received training and support by the end of 2013.
Activities of these partners to implement MAPS actions received support by the Development Grant Facility in 2014:
- Strategies for better statistics: over 100 countries have prepared (or are preparing) a National Strategy for the Development of Statistics as a basis for improving statistical capacity.
- Increased investment in statistics: many countries are now implementing their strategies, some with external support - though much more is needed.
- Support for the 2010 Census round: a World Program has been launched by the UN to support the 2010 census round, with technical assistance and advocacy activities.
- Launch an international household survey network: to better coordinate international household survey efforts and to provide countries with helpful planning and dissemination tools.
- Support improvements in measuring the Millennium Development Goals some specialized agencies have implemented programs to help countries improve statistical capacity in key areas, such as education, health, urban welfare, and gender.
- Improve accountability for international statistics: principles of international statistics have been agreed and tools for better coordination of statistical capacity building programs have been developed.
- PARIS21 Secretariat at OECD: guidance and support for developing countries to develop National Strategies for the Development of Statistics.
- The International Household Survey Network, managed by the PARIS21 Secretariat at OECD.
- The Accelerated Data Program managed by the PARIS21 Secretariat at OECD.
- The UN World Census Program 2010.
- UN-Habitat's program to improve urban indicators.
- The Gender Statistics program of UNECE.
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics' Program for Education Statistics
- UNSD Gender Program
MAPS Action Plan
MAPS actions are:
The Development Grant Facility has provided grants to several partner agencies to implement MAPS actions, including the following programs:


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May 20, 2001
Los Angeles — Preschool children and their families will be the ultimate beneficiaries of specialized management training completed by Head Start directors through the Head Start - Johnson & Johnson Management Fellows Program. Johnson & Johnson awarded UCLA Anderson a grant of almost $600,000 to conduct an intensive two-week management education and training program for 81 Head Start directors.
Johnson & Johnson, Head Start and UCLA developed the program in 1991 in response to concerns about the health and educational development of children in low-income families. Fellowships are awarded annually to Head Start directors who have been selected from the most exceptional programs in the country. Since the program's inception, almost 700 directors have graduated with enhanced management and leadership skills.
"The primary goal of support for child-care should be to enhance the healthy development of all children," stated Al Osborne, faculty director of the program. "In order to create an environment which fosters such development, a strong entrepreneurial management team is essential."
Osborne continued, "Building on our experience in training entrepreneurs in the for-profit arena, we have developed a curriculum model which allows child care providers to develop their own management tool kit. In this way, managers are empowered with knowledge and understanding to produce successful outcomes, whether they are products, services, or happy and healthy children."
The capstone of the program is the development of a management improvement project, addressing specific issues within the individual Head Start program and creating a blueprint for implementation. A year or more later, graduates of the program are encouraged to showcase their resulting successes through the Helen Hollingshed Taylor Award that honors the most significantly implemented improvement projects. The four-year-old award was named in honor of Ms. Taylor (a graduate of the program's inaugural year) this year upon her retirement as associate commissioner of the Head Start Bureau.
Head Start provides comprehensive developmental services to low-income children, from infancy to five years of age, and their families through a network of grantees and delegate agencies across the country. Program directors supervise more than 48,000 classrooms nationwide and manage at the local level with the assistance of more than 167,000 paid staff and almost 1,400,000 volunteers.
The 2000 program is conducted in two intensive two-week sessions; one taking place in June and the other in July. Courses are taught by UCLA Anderson faculty and involve the school's MBA students as teachers' assistants.


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"IMF Warns on the Dangers of Inequality," screams the headline of a story by Ian Talley in the Wall Street Journal. The IMF – which Talley dubs "the world's top economic institution"– is said to be "warning that rising income inequality is weighing on global economic growth and fueling political instability."
This has been a familiar chorus from the White House/IMF songbook since late 2011, when President Obama's Special Assistant David Lipton became Deputy Managing Director of the IMF. It echoes a December 2012 New York Times piece, "Income Inequality May Take Toll on Growth," and a January 14, Financial Times feature, "IMF warns on threat of income inequality." This isn't news.
Talley writes, "The IMF … says advanced and developing economies need to raise more revenues through taxes, focusing on progressive taxation that moves more of the burden for social security, health care and other state benefits to the high-income earners." That isn't news either. The IMF has an ugly history of advising countries to raise tax rates, with disastrous results. The inequality crusade is just a new pretext for old mistakes.


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Backwards-incompatible changes
As Django is still in pre-1.0 mode, we haven't yet committed to maintaining backwards compatibility in any APIs. Although we're keeping such changes to a minimum, Django developers should be acutely aware of these changes.
Of course, once we reach 1.0, we'll be strongly committed to backward compatibility.
This page lists all backwards-incompatible changes to Django since the 0.95 release. For changes prior to 0.95, see the OlderBackwardsIncompatibleChanges page.
Table of Contents
Changes made after Django [source:/django/tags/releases/0.95 0.95]:
- August 2, 2006: Database constraint names changed
- August 11, 2006: Backslash escaping changed
- September 27, 2006: Removed ENABLE_PSYCO setting
- March 14, 2007: Enforcing MySQLdb version
Changes made after Django [source:/django/tags/releases/0.96 0.96]:
- March 31, 2007: Changed 'spaceless' template tag to remove all spaces
- April 8, 2007: Renamed `localflavour.usa` to `localflavor.us`
- April 9, 2007: Removed `LazyDate`
- April 20, 2007: MySQL Introspection change
- April 25, 2007: Login URL is now a setting
Database constraint names changed
As of [3512], the format of the constraint names Django generates for foreign key references changed slightly. These names are only used sometimes, when it is not possible to put the reference directly on the affected column, so this is not always visible.
The effect of this change is that
manage.py reset app_name and similar commands may generate SQL with invalid constraint names and thus generate an error when run against the database (the database server will complain about the constraint not existing). To fix this, you will need to tweak the output of
manage.py sqlreset app_name to match the correct constraint names and pass the results to the database server manually.
Backslash escaping changed
As of [3552], the Django database API now escapes backslashes given as query parameters. If you have any database API code that match backslashes, and it was working before (despite the broken escaping), you'll have to change your code to "unescape" the slashes one level.
For example, this used to work:
# Code that matches a single backslash MyModel.objects.filter(text__contains='\\\\')
But it should be rewritten as this:
# Code that matches a single backslash MyModel.objects.filter(text__contains='\\')
Removed ENABLE_PSYCO setting
As of [3877], the
ENABLE_PSYCO setting no longer exists. If your settings file includes
ENABLE_PSYCO, nothing will break per se, but it just won't do anything. If you want to use Psyco with Django, write some custom middleware that activates Psyco.
Enforcing MySQLdb version
As of [4724], Django raises an error if you try to use the MySQL backend with a
MySQLdb (MySQL Python module) version earlier than 1.2.1p2. There were significant, production-related bugs in earlier versions, so we have upgraded the minimum requirement.
In [4767], we added a
mysql_old backend, which is identical to the
mysql backend prior to the change in [4724]. You can use this backend if upgrading the
MySQLdb module is not immediately possible. However, the
mysql_old backend is deprecated, and we will not continue developing it.
Changed 'spaceless' template tag to remove all spaces
As of [4885], the
spaceless template tag removes *all* spaces between HTML tags instead of preserving a single space.
For example, for this template code:
{% spaceless %}
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The old output was this:

 Foo

The new output is this:

Foo

As always,
spaceless only affects space *between* HTML tags, not space within HTML tags or space in plain text.
localflavor.usa to
As of [4954],
localflavor.usa has been renamed
localflavor.us. This change was made to match the naming scheme of other local flavors.
LazyDate helper class was removed in [4985]. Default field values and query arguments can both be callable objects, so instances of
LazyDate can be replaced with a reference to a callable that evaluates to the current date (i.e.,
datetime.now). For example, the following model using
class Article(models.Model): title = models.CharField(maxlength=100) published = models.DateField(default=LazyDate())
can be redefined as:
from datetime import datetime class Article(models.Model): title = models.CharField(maxlength=100) published = models.DateField(default=datetime.now)
Note that the new model definition refers to the name of the
datetime.now() function, but doesn't actually call the function. The call to
datetime.now() is deferred until the value is actually required (i.e., when the model is saved).
MySQL Introspection Change
In [5042] a small change was made in the
mysql backend in how it interpreted
CHAR(n) columns in the database. They are now mapped to Django's CharField class, rather than the previous TextField. See ticket #4048 for details.
This will only be apparent if you introspect a database table using 0.96 and again using [5042] or later: you will have slightly different Django models generated if there are any
CHAR(n) columns. However, no real code changes should be necessary.
LOGIN_URL is now a setting
In [5072], we moved the LOGIN_URL constant from django.contrib.auth into the settings module. This was part of a broader change to make these URLs (including logout and post-login redirect) configurable. Code that previously read
from django.contrib.auth import LOGIN_URL
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settings.LOGIN_URL instead.


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Williamsburg, June 26, 1782.
I received yesterday Your Excellency's letter of the 30th of May. You must have been apprised since that Sir Gu(y Carleton) has desired to make overtures to Congress and General Washington which have "been so ill received that Congress would not even grant a pass to his Secretary, having enacted a resolution to harken to no proposition unless for a solid peace, and with the concurrence (of the Allies)•
The intelligences which I have had of the engagement of the 12 April, tho' not official, are as bad as those you have received. Certain it is that the engagement was terribly warm and fought with the greatest obstinacy, that the British had several ships in reserve, and superior by that number, which conjointly with 3, three deckers, fell on the division commanded by de Grasse,


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As the CIO of Catawba County, N.C., Bledsoe says the investment he's made in people will have a far-reaching impact in today's world and in the future.
Editor's note: In this series, Public CIO set forth to find answers from several of the nation's top CIOs who have served or currently are in state, local and federal positions. These firsthand accounts are about how establishing partnerships, trusting and letting go, investing in people, and assessing situations have all been instrumental to smart decision-making.
When reflecting on the decisions I've made as a CIO, there have been ones that I am very proud of and ones that have changed the direction of the organization. Recently I've made decisions to move to VoIP; put in redundant infrastructure incorporating storage area networks and virtual computing; and ventured into the cloud. Looking back, I chose Ethernet over token ring, Microsoft instead of Novell, and to support video conferencing in the early '90s when it was extremely expensive.
But as I look at all the technology changes that I have lived through, I realize that all of them were just temporary. Many were just steps to the next technology. Some were fleeting innovations for the moment but quickly replaced by a new gadget or program. Hopefully they were good decisions for that point in time. But were any of them the smartest thing I ever did as a CIO? Definitely not.
The smartest thing I've done as CIO is to constantly invest in people. I want my team to be growing, learning new things and putting that knowledge to work. This is the only way teams become truly innovative, truly world class.
This is how we have been very successful at getting our customers to first buy into new technologies and then support them. They have seen the many creative solutions that my team has envisioned and brought to reality. They have experienced the energy of finding that one thing that has taken the hassle out of their workday, the one thing that has allowed them to be more efficient and the one thing that perhaps sets them apart from other agencies.
And have I ever been disappointed? Of course! But by constantly investing in people, I find that there are many more successes than disappointments. I usually find that when one of my team members fails, they are more disappointed in themselves than I am in them. Every project has risks and everyone fails at some point, but the secret is to learn from it and grow stronger.
So while my past technology decisions will have a limited life, the investment I have made in people will have a more far-reaching impact in today's world and in the future. That investment is definitely the smartest thing I have done as a CIO.
Jerry Fralick | Assess and Strategize
Fralick is the former CIO of North Carolina -- and current CIO of the Office of Justice Programs in the U.S. Department of Justice, and deputy CIO for the Administration for Children and Families in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Irey is the CIO of Overland Park, Kan.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Despite unleashing a season-high 28 shots – easily eclipsing the previous mark of 20 – the New England Revolution was officially eliminated from playoff contention with a 2-1 loss to D.C. United on Saturday night at RFK Stadium.
United goalkeeper Bill Hamid made five saves, including a pair of remarkable stops on Kelyn Rowe and Benny Feilhaber in the closing stages to preserve the victory for the home side. Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis also made five saves.
Rowe scored his third goal of the season to give the Revs (7-15-7, 28 pts.) a short-lived lead in the 29th minute, but Chris Pontius hit back just three minutes later to pull D.C. (13-10-5, 44 pts.) level. Pontius then set up second-half substitute Lewis Neal's game winner in the 63rd minute as United swept the three-game season series with the Revs.
There was one change to the Revolution lineup which claimed a 2-0 victory over the Columbus Crew last week at Gillette Stadium as Jerry Bengtson returned from international duty to replace Dimitry Imbongo, while Juan Toja made the bench for the first time since returning to MLS.
After a quiet opening, Rowe put the Revs in front with one of the game's first real chances in the 29th minute. Diego Fagundez created the opportunity with a perfectly-weighted through ball to spring Rowe into the right side of the box, where the rookie drilled a deflected shot off the underside of the crossbar and into the back of the net.
United responded in short order, however, drawing level at 1-1 just three minutes later. Branko Boskovic did much of the work with a lengthy run through midfield before his clever back-heel teed up Pontius, who notched his team-leading 11th goal of the season with a rocket into the lower left corner from 25 yards.
Both sides had chances to grab the lead before the halftime break – Lee Nguyen and Kevin Alston went narrowly wide for the Revs, while Andy Najar forced a smart save with a 30-yard rocket for United – but the teams ultimately went to the locker rooms on level terms.
Reis kept it that way in the 61st minute with a remarkable save on Maicon Santos – sprawling low to his right to stop a one-on-one chance – but he couldn't prevent Neal from pushing the hosts ahead in the 63rd minute. Pontius played provider on this occasion, working his way into the box before finding Neal, who placed a first-time shot inside the right post.
In search of an equalizer the Revs brought on Feilhaber and Toja in the 73rd minute, and the moves almost paid dividends six minutes later. Feilhaber was on the end of a short free kick and let fly from distance, but his drive flew inches wide of the near post.
Toja got in on the act in the 85th minute when his delicate chip sent Rowe into the box, but Hamid charged off his line to make a crucial save. The D.C. goalkeeper came up big again just moments later, denying Feilhaber from close range as the hosts clung to the one-goal victory.
The Revs return home next weekend for another Eastern Conference showdown with the New York Red Bulls, who'll visit Gillette Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 22.
New England Revolution at D.C. United
September 15, 2012 – RFK Stadium (Washington, D.C.)
D.C. United 2, New England Revolution 1
Scoring Summary:
NE – Kelyn Rowe (Diego Fagundez) 29
DC – Chris Pontius (Branko Boskovic) 32
DC – Lewis Neal (Chris Pontius) 63
New England Revolution: Matt Reis ©, Kevin Alston, Darrius Barnes, Stephen McCarthy, Flo Lechner (Juan Toja 73), Lee Nguyen, Clyde Simms, Ryan Guy, Kelyn Rowe, Diego Fagundez (Benny Feilhaber 73), Jerry Bengtson (Dimitry Imbongo 61)
Substitutes Not Used: Bobby Shuttleworth, A.J. Soares, Fernando Cardenas
STATS: Shots 28, Shots on Target 6, Corner Kicks 11, Saves 5, Fouls 14, Offsides 2, Passes (percentage) 313 (75.7%), Possession 52.7%
D.C. United: Bill Hamid, Chris Korb, Dejan Jakovic, Brandon McDonald, Andy Najar, Chris Pontius ©, Perry Kitchen, Branko Boskovic (Lewis Neal 56), Nick DeLeon, Lionard Pajoy (Robbie Russell 83), Maicon Santos (Hamdi Salihi 67)
Substitutes Not Used: Joe Willis, Raphael Augusto, Emiliano Dudar, Long Tan
STATS: Shots 12, Shots on Target 7, Corner Kicks 8, Saves 5, Fouls 17, Offsides 4, Passes (percentage) 282 (69.1%), Possession 47.3%
* Note that all statistics are unofficial
Misconduct Summary:
DC – Chris Korb (caution) 54
DC – Maicon Santos (caution) 64
NE – Clyde Simms (caution) 65
DC – Lionard Pajoy (caution) 77
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Assistant Referees: Eric Boria, Adam Wienckowski
Fourth Official: John McCloskey
Weather: Clear and 75 degrees
Attendance: 15,104
Team Records
New England Revolution: 7-15-7 (28 pts.)
D.C. United: 13-10-5 (44 pts.)
- This was the 66th overall meeting between the two teams, including U.S. Open Cup and MLS Cup Playoff matches … the Revs have played no other team more than they have D.C.
- With the loss, the Revs fell to 23-28-8 all-time in MLS regular-season action against D.C. United
- It was also the Revs' third-straight loss to D.C. this season – all by one goal – as United swept the teams' three-game season series
- Tonight's match was the ninth one-goal game between the clubs in the last 11 matches between the two teams
- Tonight's loss was also the team's 14th one-goal loss this season … only one of the team's losses – a 3-0 loss at Kansas City on March 17 – was by more than one goal this season
- The loss also snapped the Revs' modest three-game unbeaten run … the Revs entered tonight's game with a 1-0-2 mark in their last three games, all at home
- In the last 12 games, New England is 1-8-3 overall
- The Revs now sit 1-11-2 in MLS away games this season
- The team's 28 shots marked a new season high … previously, the Revs' season high in shots was 20, which they did twice previously this year: May 26 at D.C. and in their last game – Sept. 5 vs, Columbus
- Kelyn Rowe scored his third goal of the season with his 29th minute strike … it was his first goal since June 2 when he scored against Chicago at Gillette Stadium
- Diego Fagundez recorded his second assist of the season when he fed Kelyn Rowe for the game's first goal
- Diego Fagundez's assist on Kelyn Rowe's goal was his second assist in as many games … he also recorded an assist on Dimity Imbongo's goal in the team's last outing, a 2-0 win over Columbus on Sept. 5.
- Chris Pontius' 32nd-minute goal snapped the Revs' 255-minute shutout streak that dated back to Aug. 29 in a 3-3 draw against Chivas USA at home
- Prior to Chris Pontius' 32nd-minute goal, the last goal the Revs' defense allowed was in the 47th-minute against Chivas USA, and then the team posted back-to-back shutouts against Philadelphia (Sept. 1) and Columbus (Sept. 5)
- Juan Toja made his Revolution debut when he checked into the game in the 73rd minute … it was Toja's first MLS appearance since July 19, 2008 when he was with FC Dallas
- With 90 minutes played, Matt Reis moved in to fourth place on the MLS career (goalkeeper) minutes played chart … Reis now has 24,941 career minutes played, passing Zach Thornton who had 24,935
- Matt Reis also moved into a fourth-place tie with Zach Thornton on the MLS career (goalkeepers) starts list with 276 starts
- Tonight's match featured MLS' two youngest head coaches in New England's Jay Heaps and D.C.'s Ben Olsen
- Chris Tierney, who traveled with the team despite suffering a left knee sprain at the very end of the Revs' training session on Friday, did not dress for tonight's game and sat on the bench in street clothes


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Sarah Spills Her Secrets
Sarah Chalke has a very special — well, okay, weird — talent: She can write with her "freakishly long finger toes," as she calls them. It's a skill the 32-year-old Scrubs star honed growing up in British Columbia, where, she says, "I used to pass notes with my toes in class. I never got caught."
Chalke is, in fact, pretty handy with her feet. She was a part-time ski instructor until age 16, when she landed the part of Becky Conner on Roseanne. And she has done her share of three-day hikes through the Garibaldi Belt, a range of volcanic mountains north of Vancouver. "By the end, you have so many blisters you don't want to put your hiking boots back on," she says.
Chalke isn't the type to sit still — at least not for long. She even talks at breakneck speed. When she auditioned for the role of Scrubs' Dr. Elliot Reid, some of the character's traits instantly struck a chord. "[The script] said, 'She moves and talks at a faster pace than normal humans,'" Chalke recalls. "The feedback I'd always gotten on auditions was 'slow down,' so it was fun as Elliot to get to go with it."
This is the eighth, and possibly final, season of Scrubs. And Chalke is busier than ever. She appeared on several episodes of How I Met Your Mother last year, and this spring she stars in Maneater, a Lifetime Original miniseries about a Hollywood It girl who is determined to marry the hottest producer in town. She spoke to FITNESS after demonstrating her toe-writing abilities by giving us an autograph. The signature was shaky, and the heart she added for a flourish looked a little like a squashed bug. But, hey, you gotta love a girl who gets her feet dirty.
FITNESS: You've described yourself as klutzy, yet you can write with your toes. Sure you're not exaggerating?
Sarah Chalke: I have torn the ligaments in my left ankle seven times. The first time was during a college psychology class that took place in a huge lecture hall. My leg fell asleep, and when I got up after class to ask the professor a question, I rolled right over my ankle and fell flat on my face in front of 400 or so people.
FITNESS: Okay, you are klutzy! Is that the most embarrassing thing you've ever done?
Sarah Chalke: Omigod, no. I peed in my Brownie uniform right in the middle of class when I was in kindergarten. That was high on the embarrassment scale. More recently, I lost my engagement ring. It happened after an acupuncture session that left me kind of out of it. I was wearing the ring when I went in, and then about three hours later I realized I didn't have it on. One of my friends helped me retrace my steps. There we were, crawling on our hands and knees on Ventura Boulevard looking under cars, peering into grates. We never found it. Luckily the ring was insured and my fiance, Jamie, was unbelievably understanding about the whole thing. This [she holds up her new emerald-cut diamond ring] is engraved with Je t'aime on one side and Jamie's cell phone number on the other.
FITNESS: What's your funniest fitness moment?
Sarah Chalke: One time I was out for a walk, stepped on a pinecone and wrecked my ankle. Another time I did it when I tripped while hiking with my dog. It was never for an extreme sport, which would have at least given me a good story.
FITNESS: Did you play sports as a kid, or were you watching from the sidelines?
Sarah Chalke: All I wanted growing up was to be on a sports team, any sports team. I tried out for the volleyball team, but I didn't make it, even after I went to volleyball camp. I ended up doing the two most underattended sports — shot put and racewalking. I actually made it to the state finals in racewalking, which may sound really nerdy but is very demanding physically. People throw up all the time. In the tenth grade, I finally made the basketball team. I spent most of the season on the bench, but I had a uniform with a number on it.
Her Favorite Moves, Motivation Tricks, and Guilty iPod Pleasures
FITNESS: What's your favorite workout routine today?
Sarah Chalke: I love Xflowsion, a combination of martial arts, yoga, and power dance. There's so much variety that an hour and 15 minutes just flies by and you never get bored. It incorporates a lot of yoga, which improves your flexibility and your strength, and then you get to do boxing. That's my favorite part, because it's such a great release. I feel so much stronger now, and I definitely have lots of energy.
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FITNESS: Any other get-fit tricks?
Sarah Chalke: I like to hike with my chocolate Labrador, Lola. If I can't squeeze in a workout any other way, I'll hop on the treadmill at home. Actually, if I need to study lines or get ready for an audition, I find it easier to learn on the treadmill. There's something about movement that helps get everything going.
FITNESS: How do you stay motivated?
Sarah Chalke: I have to mix it up. I can't go to the gym or I get too bored. So I'll hike and do yoga. I also listen to my iPod. My fiance has great taste in music, so he makes mixes for me. Listening to cool new songs keeps me going.
FITNESS: Fess up: What's the goofiest song on your iPod?
Sarah Chalke: "Baby Got Back." That's because for the parents' night show at my twelfth-grade graduation, my friends and I all wore spandex tights with G-strings on top, stuffed our butts with I can't even remember what, and lip-synched and danced to that song. I think all of our parents were very proud. Now whenever I listen to it while I'm exercising, it makes me smile.
FITNESS: Your workouts are clearly paying off — you've worn some pretty skimpy outfits on Scrubs. Did you ever say, "I'm not wearing that"?
Sarah Chalke: I've sported bras in pretty much every color of the rainbow. The wardrobe department buys them one size bigger and then adds a little help with a chicken cutlet [aka padding]. In one fantasy sequence they put me in a sort of naughty-nurse outfit. In another I wore a burlesque dance outfit. It was a black corset with a bustle in the back, fishnets, high heels, a feather boa, and lots of fans. The crew dared me to walk down the street in that outfit to get a coffee at Starbucks, and I did it because I can't turn down a dare. But this is Los Angeles, so nobody cared.
FITNESS: On which of these shows would you be a real contender: The Amazing Race, Survivor, American Idol, or Dancing with the Stars?
Sarah Chalke: The Amazing Race. I absolutely love to travel. My two sisters and I were brought up with the notion that a trip is not really a vacation unless there's a chance you might come down with something like dysentery.
FITNESS: Which show would you get booted off in the first round?
Sarah Chalke: American Idol, definitely. In fifth grade, our choir teacher asked my sister and me to just mouth the words because we were so off-key.
FITNESS: After playing a doctor on TV for eight years, would you be able to perform the Heimlich maneuver in an emergency?
Sarah Chalke: I really hope I'm never in that position! It's crazy, but I haven't even taken a first-aid course. I have, however, been Heimliched myself — twice. Once was in Thailand, where I choked on a lemongrass shoot. My fiance did the Heimlich on me. The other time was on a set in Canada. I was eating a mixed-green salad and a piece of red cabbage got stuck in my throat. One of the camera grips did this really hard motion on my rib cage without pushing up, which is what you need to do. I remember thinking, "Oh my God, this is not how I thought I was going to go down, choking on a piece of organic cabbage in the middle of nowhere!" Then the head of craft services, who doubled as the first-aid person, ran over screaming and said, "Stop, you're going to crack her ribs!" On her second try, just like in a cartoon, this spitball goes flying out.
Sarah on Her Eating Habits and the Hollywood Diet
FITNESS: What's your worst health habit?
Sarah Chalke: I drink coffee and tea at temperatures that are way too high. Sucking down scalding hot beverages is just not a good idea.
FITNESS: What's your best health habit?
Sarah Chalke: Wearing sunscreen every day. Right before Scrubs was starting, we lost my aunt to melanoma and my grandmother to cancer. It definitely made me feel a little less invincible. My aunt was the healthiest person I've ever known. She meditated and did yoga and was a vegetarian her whole life, but she lived in Sri Lanka for 10 years and was always in the sun. Now my whole family is just OCD about using sunscreen.
FITNESS: Are you the kind of celebrity who nibbles two celery sticks and calls it dinner?
Sarah Chalke: No! I was raised to eat good-for-you foods, but we often had pie or ice cream for dessert. So that's how I eat now — I love really, really healthy stuff followed by a really, really naughty dessert, like pumpkin pie. Dark chocolate is my favorite. I sometimes make hot-chocolate soup, which is basically a thick bar of chocolate melted and topped with whipped cream.
FITNESS: What foods are always in your refrigerator?
Sarah Chalke: Eggs, apples, peanut butter, and fresh berries. In my drawer there's dark chocolate, and I have an entire cabinet of different kinds of teas.
FITNESS: Would you eat differently if you weren't in Hollywood?
Sarah Chalke: I would like to say no, but I think the answer is probably yes. There are definitely pressures in this business to look a certain way. I believe you have to try to find a happy medium and put your health first. I don't even own a scale, actually.
FITNESS: If you could place your own personal motto on a bumper sticker, what would it be?
Sarah Chalke: "Life's uncertain; eat dessert first." I can't take credit for that quote, but I really believe in it.
Originally published in FITNESS magazine, March 2009.


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Paul Merson's Premier League predictions - Week 34
Merse says Norwich, Cardiff and Sunderland will lose and slip towards relegation
Last Updated: 11/04/14 9:45am
For me, whoever wins this match will win the Premier League. The winners will have all the momentum, but if I'm being honest I don't see either of them winning it. I can't wait to watch it, though, and I think it will be a very entertaining football match because Man City don't go anywhere and defend, while Liverpool won't sit back because this is their chance to win the league.
There's not a lot between these teams at all, but the return of Sergio Aguero will make a lot of difference to City. Liverpool will struggle to live with him - but at the same time I don't see how Man City can live with Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge. The atmosphere at Anfield has been absolutely phenomenal recently - and for the Liverpool fans and players to win this game and virtually win the league on the day they commemorate the 25th anniversary of Hillsborough is the sort of script you couldn't write. They have been brilliant this season and winning nine games on the trot is a huge ask in any league, but I'm going for a 1-1 draw - although it really wouldn't surprise me if it was 3-3.
Swansea v Chelsea (3.30pm, Sun, Sky Sports 1)
If I'm right and the Liverpool v Man City game is a draw then Chelsea can put themselves right in the hunt by beating Swansea. That would mean Liverpool have to beat them at Anfield instead of the other way around - and that makes a big difference.
Chelsea just kept going and going against PSG and there wasn't a lot of panic. They showed their European experience; they weren't just lumping the ball in the box and the fans were brilliant too. They could easily have got restless in the second half, but they have experience of being in the Champions League now and stayed behind the team and that played a major part. It was a great result, but they must carry it forward and make sure they don't slip up here. Fair enough if you slip up at Liverpool away, but don't slip up before you get there.
Crystal Palace v Aston Villa
I've got to go for Palace to win this game. The job Tony Pulis has done is bordering on unreal, absolutely unreal. Aston Villa have been hit with a double whammy because they're in a bad run of form and their best player - Christian Benteke - has got injured at the same time. All they had to do was not lose to Fulham last week and I thought they'd stay up fine - but they lost it and now they are in a bit of trouble. I still think they will avoid relegation, but I have to back Palace to win this one.
Fulham v Norwich
I can't believe what Norwich did with their manager. Why sack Chris Hughton before this game? This was always the big game because the next four are matches they shouldn't win anyway. I can understand why you would want to do it after this match, but if they lose this one they will be relegated - because Fulham have got nice games and the momentum would have changed. I watched Norwich last week and they weren't great, but this is just an act of panic. I'm going to back Fulham to win this game and stay up - and it's relegation for Norwich. I wouldn't have said that seven days ago!
Southampton v Cardiff
Cardiff had a shocking result last week, losing 3-0 to Palace and I think it could be a similar scoreline again here. Cardiff have got to have a go and Southampton's players have got to keep their performance up because so many of them are trying to get into the England squad. Roy Hodgson turns up to watch them play almost every week (and I feel sorry for poor Jay Rodriguez by the way), but people like Rickie Lambert and Adam Lallana have got to keep going because they're not certs to go to Brazil. It's a big game for them and I fear for Cardiff.
Stoke v Newcastle
I've got to go for Stoke to win this game at home, all day long. Newcastle have hit a really bad patch; I know they've had some injuries but they've lost their last three games 4-0, 4-0 and 3-0 and that's not good at all. I very rarely go against Stoke at home and I don't think you can read too much into the defeat at Chelsea. Nobody has been to Stamford Bridge and won when Jose Mourinho has been in charge, so forget that result. Stoke should win at home.
Sunderland v Everton
Everton are in dreamland - and now they have to keep it up. I watched them against Fulham a few weeks ago and I thought they were lucky if I'm honest, but they absolutely ripped Arsenal to shreds last week. The pressure is on them a bit more now because fourth place is in their hands, but I've got to say they will win this game because Sunderland were so poor against Tottenham it was beyond a joke. I don't know how they are going to get anything out of Everton playing like that.
West Brom v Tottenham
West Brom aren't out of it yet, but they had a great result against Norwich last week and were unlucky to be denied a win over Cardiff with the last kick of the game the week before. They would have been clear if it wasn't for that result, but I still think they will be ok. This is a tough game for them because Tottenham will be full of confidence after a good result against Sunderland and both teams will have a go. West Brom are at home and Tottenham won't sit there, so there will be plenty of goals. I predict a Desmond.
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In October 1987, New Bern was one of 15 communities selected from 61 potential communities in the Main Street programs of Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina, to participate in the Pride In Place: Small Town Image Building Program.
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In October 1987, New Bern was one of 15 communities selected from 61 potential communities in the Main Street programs of Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina, to participate in the Pride In Place: Small Town Image Building Program.
Pride In Place was a collaborative program sponsored by the North Carolina Arts Council, South Carolina Arts Commission and Tennessee�s Arts Commission. Main Street co-sponsors were the North Carolina Main Street Center, South Carolina Downtown Development Association and the Tennessee Main Street Project.
The program matched and provided a resource team of architects, urban planners, art directors and preservationist to spend three days in a town to review the issues and opportunities presented by the community, determine its feasibility and to design a conceptual framework in which it might occur.
In the application, the Swiss Bear director noted the issues and opportunities were to determine if it would be feasible to renovate the vacant 23,000 square foot Kress Building into a cultural arts/conference meeting center type facility and the five-story Elks Temple (75 percent vacancy) into a modern public office/mixed use facility. Downtown was faced with a lack of adequate meeting space for larger groups wishing to hold conventions in New Bern and there was need for a cultural arts center to serve area residents.
Both buildings and a vacant parcel of land on Hancock Street were available for development. The Kress Building, in the 300 block of Middle Street, recently donated to the city by C.C. Robinson of Elizabeth City, appeared to have the potential for meeting New Bern�s need for a cultural arts and conference center.
Declining memberships and poor maintenance led to the Elks Lodge membership�s interest in selling the Elks Temple, at the corner of Pollock and Middle Street. The city�s need for additional office space and the potential/feasibility of rehabbing the building, a pivotal commercial downtown landmark, for this purpose needed to be explored and the vacant lot (on Hancock Street) had adequate parking. The Kress Building was within three blocks of two hotels and four inns and four blocks from two other hotels. With the increase of tourism, lack of meeting space for small conventions and cultural activities was beginning to hamper downtown�s expanding tourism market.
Swiss Bear organized the team�s three day stay in February 1988 that included meetings with state representatives, county commissioners, the Mayor and Aldermen, downtown merchants, members of the Craven Arts Council, Tourism Development Authority, New Bern Historical Society, New Bern Preservation Foundation New Bern Civic Theatre, Tryon Palace and the New Bern Area Chamber of Commerce. The team, which worked inside the Kress Building during its visit, heard many positive comments from the public and an evening open house meeting drew more than 200 people. The dialogue and synergy between the community and the team resulted in a proposal/report that went beyond the original request.
The team members, Nancy Howell, executive director, Lancaster County Council for the Arts, S.C.; Ray Huff, architect, Charleston, S.C.; John Jaques, professor of architecture, Clemson University, Clemson, S.C.; John Morgan, economic development, Columbia, S.C.; Stroud Watson, urban designer and professor of architecture, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, were immediately impressed by the over-all beauty and scale of the town and its surroundings. After listening to presentations by the city, county and various organizations, the team clearly understood the sense of purpose in the downtown effort and the importance of maintaining its sense of place.
While the team�s immediate task was to investigate the potential re-use of the Kress and Elks Buildings, this action needed to be viewed within the context of the downtown as a whole.
They were very impressed with the city�s �ideal plan� prepared in 1710. The nine blocks of the original settlement and the Tryon Palace grounds, set apart within the neighborhood immediately to the south of the downtown, bordered on the converging rivers forming the town�s northern and eastern edges. As the town grew and the nine blocks filled in with buildings, certain potentials and problems emerged they identified as:
Legibility: It was important to provide visual clues so visitors could find their way within the downtown. It was difficult to gain a sense of direction/orientation with many landmarks and few vistas to specific points.
Circulation: Broad Street should have a visual emphasis as the major north/south connector; Pollock Street emphasized as the link between Tryon Palace and the Neuse River; and, Middle Street as the major shopping street with its link to the Trent River.
Open space: New buildings constructed to the sidewalk�s edge with parking and open space in mid-block areas. Landscape those areas and preserve the beautiful greenery surrounding Christ Church.
River edges: Steps should be taken to carefully plan for the futures of the river edges. Public access, visual corridors, community functions etc. needed to be choreographed with commercial development in order to ensure this most valuable physical asset is enjoyed by all.
The team recommended New Bern should locate a convention/conference center along the river-edge as part of a coordinated plan. Union Point Park needed to be redeveloped along with other forms of public and private community-oriented activities along the scenic waterways.
Consistent lighting standards, special pavers, festive banners and well-designed street furniture were needed to provide further clarity in the downtown.
Their main task led to the conclusion the city would soon need a full service conference center. The short-term conferencing needs could be alleviated by renovating the Kress building for meeting room, break out spaces and exhibitions areas, however, a conference/convention center should be developed as part of a coordinated river edge development program. They determined the Elks Temple was adaptable for office or residential uses at the upper levels and retail at the lower level.
Their final recommendation: commission an Urban Design Plan to develop a long-range plan for the future development of downtown New Bern. The progress of the city now depends on redefining current issues and addressing them.
Susan Moffat-Thomas is executive director of Swiss Bear Downtown Development Corporation. Her column appears every other week.


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Moving around as a child was very exciting, the best part was exploring new houses. My favorite place I ever lived was Utah.
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Case Summary | Judgment | 19 January 2017
James Whyte represented the Respondents (collectively "Siemens") in this appeal concerning Wobben's patent for a method of operation of a wind turbine in high winds.
At first instance Birss J had found that Wobben's patent was obvious in light of a prior art research paper "Bossanyi", which disclosed strategies to mitigate the effects of wind turbine shut-down at high wind-speeds. The judge further held that, had the patent been valid, it would not have been infringed by Siemens' turbines.
Wobben appealed on the basis that the judge had made fundamental errors of principle in his assessment of obviousness and that, in making his finding of non-infringement, the judge had made an error of construction in relation to how Siemens' rotors responded to changes in wind speed.
The Court upheld the judge's findings and dismissed the appeal. On obviousness, the Court held that the judge had been entitled to find that the system for controlling rotor speed in high winds described in the patent would have been obvious to the skilled person in light of Bossanyi, despite the fact that Bossanyi was primarily directed to fixed speed rotors, rather than the variable speed, variable pitch (VSVP) rotors that were the subject of the patent. The judge's findings on how the skilled person would have applied Bossanyi to VSVP rotors were supported by the evidence.
Further, there was no basis on which to interfere with the judge's finding that Siemens' rotors would not have infringed the patent had it been valid.