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2013 Bentley Continental GT Speed

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2013 Bentley Continental GT Speed On Sale: November Price: $217,725 Drivetrain: Twin-turbo, 616-hp, 590-lb-ft W12; awd, eight-speed automatic w/ torque converter Curb Weight: 5115 pounds 0-60 mph: 4.0 seconds, (mfg.) Fuel Efficiency: 13 city/20 hwy/15 combined The Bentley Continental GT Speed is the fastest production Bentley ever made, with a top speed of 205 mph. How fast was the second-fastest Bentley ever made? The 2009 Continental Supersports went 204. The 2007 Continental GT Speed went 202. So we're splitting hairs to some degree but the hairs are all on very fast heads. Granted, you're not likely to ever find a place where you could actually go that fast, but it's nice to know you could and to be able to throw out the 205 figure and the phrase "fastest ever" when you're talking about your car. The first Bentley Speed appeared in 1923 as the Bentley 3.0-liter "Speed Model." That one used twin SU carburetors and higher compressi...

It's Like Finding Cash in the Attic

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If you dig around at home in the wardrobe, look in that old chest of drawers in the spare room, or dig around in the garage you're bound to find at least one old mobile phone which has been discarded by you or the family. If you can find any (and you're not alone) it is like finding cash in the attic, because you can now get paid cash for having them recycled. How Can I Profit from My Old Smartphone or Mobile Phone Handset? Now consumers can sell Blackberry Bold 9900 or other handsets which are no longer required and get cash back for the trouble. With millions of new handsets coming onto the market every year, there is a rapidly increasing number of handsets that are redundant. They are made redundant, not because they are out of date, rather because they have fallen out of fashion and many of us need to have the latest must-have gadget in our hands. Now, for every mobile phone handset or Smartphone which is surplus to requirements, your old gadget can become someone ...

iPad Mini prices reportedly revealed

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Prices for various memory and wireless combinations for the unannounced tablet allegedly depicted in screenshot from European retail giant's inventory system. Apple has not yet even acknowledged the existence of the iPad Mini, but pricing and configuration information for the much-rumored tablet is allegedly already appearing in a consumer electronics giant's inventory system. The iPad Mini will come in 16 different memory and wireless configurations, according to an inventory system screenshot obtained by MobileGeeks. The screen capture allegedly comes from the internal inventory system of Media Market, Europe's largest electronics retailer The page -- in German -- lists pricing for various configurations in Euros, presumable with Europe's 19 percent value added tax already factored into the price. Prices will start at 249 Euros ($322.60) for a Wi-Fi-only 8 GB iPad Mini, with other memory configurations of 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB also available. The high-end 64GB ...

October 2012 CPA Board Exam Results - October 2012 Certified Public Accountant Board Exam Results

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Those awaiting the results of the CPA Board Exam Results - October 2012 Licensure Examination for CPA Board Exam Results held on October 6-7, October 13-14, 2012 can check the availability of results on this website. The Professional Regulation Commission is expected to release the list of passers of the October 2012 CPA Board Exam conducted in the cities of Manila, Baguio. Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi as well as the lists of top performing schools and performance of schools or topnotchers, a few days after the last day of exam. The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Monday announced that 4,772 out of 9,987 passed the Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination given in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan De Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo and Legazpi in October 2012. For an update , we encourage you to bookmark visit this site more often, like our daily news feed via RSS or Email , follow us on Twitter , and to our Facebook page . Oc...