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Time for 200: Brabus Mercedes-Benz CLS RocketIts a very ordinary quarter-to-seven on a Wednesday morning, and Im sitting on a typical bed in an entirely commonplace hotel room, in a strangely familiar German town. Ive just had a run-of-the-mill shower, and in about half and hour Ill amble quite matter-of-factly downstairs and eat a breakfast that, I confidently predict, will be utterly conventional. For now, Im just staring at a television that isnt on, revelling in the quiet unremarkableness of it all. The reason Im doing that is because in a few hours Ill drive the fastest sedan in the world. I know if I dont drive the doors off it, Ill never, ever forgive myself. That ought to be quite enough excitement for one day. Weve come to Bottrop, a small industrial burg about 50 miles west of Dortmund. The town is significant to car buffs because its home to one of the most renowned tuning companies in the world: Brabus. read more. Today's BusinessWashington | Rates on 30-year mortgages fell for a sixth consecutive week, providing home buyers with more relief from an earlier rise in rates. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac said Thursday that 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages dipped to 6.44 percent this week, down from 6.48 percent last week. That was the lowest level for 30-year mortgages since they averaged 6.43 percent in the first week of April. Rates on 15-year, fixed-rate mortgages, a popular choice for refinancing, averaged 6.14 percent this week. That was down from 6.18 percent last week. For one-year, adjustable-rate mortgages, rates dipped to 5.59 percent, down from 5.60 percent last week. Rates on five-year, adjustable-rate mortgages fell to 6.11 percent this week, which was down from 6.14 percent last week. read more. Smoke and enjoy the flightAs more countries ban smoking in public places, his idea might seem malapropos. But Schoppmann, a German entrepreneur, is hoping to turn smokers' umbrage at ever-expanding efforts to stub out their habit into a highflying business proposal: Smoker's International Airways. . read more. Ohio prep insiderO.J. Mayo is gone, and Bill Walker can't play this season. The Ohio Division III basketball tournament is no longer an exercise in futility for non-North College Hill teams. "O.J. and Bill leaving couldn't happen at a better time for us," said Jeoff Gabbard, coach at D-III school Deer Park. "We return five pretty good lettermen, so we should be good. It's an open state championship again." Jim Reynolds, coach at perennial D-III contender Madeira, was among many rival coaches displeased with the NCH situation. Nationally ranked stars Mayo and Walker arrived in 2003 and drew plenty of other talented transfers to NCH, which breezed to D-III state titles in 2005 and '06. . read more. Microsoft Execs Get Millions In StockSeveral high-ranking Microsoft executives received millions of dollars in stock awards Thursday as part of a compensation program the company rejiggered several years ago. Three years ago, as its share price stagnated, making stock options less attractive, Microsoft switched from offering stock options to stock grants. . read more.If you would only take a few minutes and you'll undoubtedly find strictly the information that you are probing for. We have looked for several leading sites on the matter of Estate Luxury Home Plans and we have realized there is reliable material and awful material.
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