Buying a new car soon? Maybe this will help you find the lowest possible price:

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Wheeler Dealers Find The Lowest Price Possible On Your Next New Car Ensuring that you don’t get screwed on the price when you buy a new car has always been tricky, given that car salesmen are infamously loose with facts. Here to level the playing field is TrueCar, an auto research site that provides comprehensive, up-to-date new car sale price reports based on local transactions, arming you for future negotiations. To start, select a make and enter your zip code. The site shows you all the popular models of a given brand, then lists the average sticker price and fuel economy.  Once you select a trim package and options you click “price report,” and this is where the site's calculations really start. The first thing you’ll see is a bell curve that shows you the range of prices along with a range that tells you what qualifies as a great price, a good price and an exorbitant price.   They calculate the True Cost (an estimate of what a dealer paid for the car, including all the discounts and holdbacks; this number is usually less than the factory invoice) and True Average (the average cost of a car in your zip code, your region and the country as a whole).  There’s also a historical graph that shows you fluctuations in the average price over time. But the best piece of data is the “Lowest Certified Price,” which gives you the lowest price available in your area, along with data on the dealers that sell the car at that price. Then you print the page, take it to the dealer and they sell the car—at that price.  No haggling. No fibs. Civility (and transparency) have finally reached the showroom floor.  Visit TrueCar Sign up for Netted Send to a friend  Advertisement Follow us on Twitter Join our Facebook Page You're receiving this email because you signed up for the Netted newsletter at Netted.net If you do not want to receive these daily emails, click here to unsubscribe. Netted by the Webbys, 19 West 21st Street, Suite 602, New York, NY 10010

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Meow.

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Biggest pizza I've ever seen. Banana added for perspective.

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One-man army decides that a great education on his favorite subjects should be free and streamed over the internet.

The Know-It-All An Easy Way To Brush Up On Thermodynamics (And Other Basic Staples) Even self-professed nerds can learn a thing or two. There’s so much knowledge out there in so many fields—economics, finance, biology—that it can overwhelm even a big brain. Unless that brain belongs to thirty-three year old Salman Khan, creator and star of the Khan Academy, a not-for-profit video site that aims to provide high quality education for everybody. Khan is an obscenely well-educated MIT engineering grad (and Harvard MBA) who offers more than 1,200 lucid tutorials on everything from linear algebra to collateralized debt obligations to the French Revolution. Originally posted on YouTube, the videos allow a layperson to understand esoteric and long-forgotten concepts that rarely get explained outside of the classroom. And, more importantly, they manage to make them accessible and interesting. Find a subject you like and scroll through the long list of available lessons. Khan records individual videos for each topic—which means that users interested in biology, say, can study embryonic stem cells or the anatomy of a neuron at their own pace. In each video, Khan draws extensive diagrams and writes important terms on a black Microsoft Paint chalkboard. He has a steady hand, so the writing (thankfully) is clear enough to read. The voice in the background is Khan going through each concept in a mellifluous tone. He struck us as calm and inviting—exactly what you’d want in a professor. For a little know-how from a generous know-it-all, look no further than Khan Academy.  Visit Khan Academy Sign up for Netted Send to a friend  Advertisement Follow us on Twitter Join our Facebook Page You're receiving this email because you signed up for the Netted newsletter at Netted.net If you do not want to receive these daily emails, click here to unsubscribe. Netted by the Webbys, 19 West 21st Street, Suite 602, New York, NY 10010

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This lovely office plant decided to migrate into my cube today. I shall take it home with me and call it spot.

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Blogger updates itself, providing more templates, customizability. No more 800px wide blogs!

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$10 down, $4,990 to go! #MultipleSclerosis #Charity #DonateNow

Alright! $10 so far toward my crazy $5K goal... who else will step up and be a hero? Will it be you? Donate Now and help find a cure for Multiple Sclerosis.

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Dear Michael, Congratulations! A donation was made on your behalf to the National MS Society. Visit your participant center to send a thank you note. Remember to bookmark your National MS Society participant center so that you can check it often for the latest updates to your fundraising. Your fundraising will make a difference in the lives of more than 400,000 Americans. Collectively, Walk MS Northern California participants are working to raise $1.2 million this year. Thank you for rallying support and joining the movement bringing us one step closer to a future free of MS. Sincerely, Walk MS Team http://www.walk.msconnection.org/ Name: (Removed for Privacy) Amount: $10.00

Early and ongoing treatment with an FDA-approved therapy can make a difference for people with multiple sclerosis. Learn about your options by talking to your health care professional and contacting the National MS Society at http://www.nationalmssociety.org/ or 1-800-FIGHT-MS (344-4867). Our postal address is: National Multiple Sclerosis Society 733 Third Avenue New York, New York 10017 Email Preferences Privacy Policy

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Another morning stuck in traffic. Driving is overrated.

Mike

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Sunset with the full moon in Italy... I mean Sacramento

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"Push to open" fail

Mike

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Nothing like te snack aisle in a small town ;)

Mike

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Applegate Farms Chicken Nuggets and Krazy Ketchup - Episode 53

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Some things go better together. Take these two products. By themselves, the Applegate Farms Chicken Nuggets and the Krazy Ketchup we tried seemed to be just "okay" by themselves--nothing we'd write home about. However, when you combine them together, it turns out each compliments the other. Further, we tried the Krazy Ketchup in salad dressing and a couple other applications off-camera and, as predicted on the show, the results were pleasing. Of course, it makes sense that these two products are better with each other because really: who eats ketchup or chicken nuggets plain? ;-)

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Goodie Good Stuff - Episode 52

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Goodie goodie gosh! These treats are great. Too bad they're not available in the US just yet... but we know we have at least ONE viewer in the UK who will appreciate these!

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We should all get out and walk more often! Check out this view! Someone let the painter go to town.

Mike

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Puffy dark clouds with silver lining

Mike

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