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Did you live on E. 64th st? I had a neighbor who would do the exact same thing. She would bang her broom on the ceiling even if I was tiptoeing around in my socks in the early evening, or she would come bang on my door to complain.

I met Shilpa at a trade fair and not only are her products amazing, she's the sweetest person ever!

Considering that a kindle, which does absolutely nothing else except for what iBooks does, costs $259 - $500...I don't see why people are complaining about the iPad price.

I think the big draw is that it's not a crappy netbook. I, for one, was glad that it simply wasn't a touch screen laptop, I don't need that. Plus, netbooks are awful - they don't work, they're expensive considering they can barely do what they claim to do, and frankly, they're ugly. This is a great little entertainment unit that addresses all my other needs since I already have the gamut of products doing everything else.

Lol at Bepsf. I have something similar in my home that IS actually formula one racetracks of the world.

If you're unsure where your job is going to be, I recommend living in the South Beach, Mission Bay or Dogpatch neighborhoods. All of these are close to muni (within the city transpo) and caltrain which goes down to silicon valley so it gives you some great options for jobs. They are also closely located to some great parks (Esprit park, mission creek park) that might have ultimate frisbee groups set up.

This is awesome and exactly what I was looking for, just placed my order! Thanks for the tip!

-put at least 20% down, not only is it a more stable loan but you look better to whoever you're trying to buy the property from and to the banks you're borrowing from

- get a fixed rate mortgage from a good loan broker who tracks the market and knows the best time to lock in your loan. Thanks to ours, instead of locking in at 5 %, he told us to wait a bit and we ended up locking in at 4.625%

-take into consideration everything from HOA fees to property taxes...sit down with an accountant (not a mortgage broker) to crunch the numbers to see what you can and cannot afford

-do your research, we looked all over San Francisco and took into consideration neighborhood, commute, relative price range, future development opportunities, ammenities etc. before deciding

-Tax incentives are great but do not include them into your budget. Treat them as bonus money for furniture or savings for the future. Can you afford the place without them? If you can't, walk away.

-work with a real estate agent...there are so many things that you need to know to buy a house and unless you have time to do it full-time, you should work with a professional. But, check in with a bunch of people to make sure you're 100% confident in the person and that they have your best interest in mind and can get you what you want. We went through a few before ending up with our guy, who was highly recommended by friends (always a good sign) and is amazing and goes out of his way to do everything for us to make the process as easy as possible

goodluck!!!!

Innovation USA makes great convertible sofas.

I think Kenneth Cobonpue is one of the best when it comes to working with rattan and natural fibers:

http://www.kennethcobonpue.com/

Budji Layug is also really good but less modern than cobonpue

http://www.budji.com/main.htm

Local furniture designers in The Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia etc. produce modern furniture using native materials. The two that I mentioned also have international show rooms.

I have this one by innovation design:

http://www.csnfutons.com/Innovation-USA-748070XXX-IV1151.html