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Reena and Sheela have just come back from health centres after getting their 6 weeks babies vaccinated. They had both gone for DTP vaccinations. Reena's baby was given Easy-five vaccine , while Sheela's baby was given Pentaxim. Reena is not sure of the difference. Sheela tell her what her doctor explained and why she chose Pentaxim. Sheela's doctor told her the following :
DTP or DTaP vaccines both stand for 3 diseases – Diptheria, Pertussis (Whooping Cough) and Tetanus. DTP and DTaP differ in pertussis vaccine. DTP has cellular pertussis vaccine while DTaP contains acellular pertussis vaccine. DTP has been in use many years, but is also infamous for its side-effects. A lot of kids suffer from high fever, soreness in injection-site and irritability.
The reason pertussis vaccine was associated with fever and irritability was because it was composed of dead version of the bacteria that causes pertussis. The vaccine contained all the parts of the dead bacteria and thus was called the "whole-cell" vaccine. However, researchers soon realized that perhaps a better vaccine would be one that included those parts of the bacteria which allow for the body to become immune but leave out other parts that cause the fever and irritability. This resulted in the development of acellular vaccine. The word acellular describes the fact that this vaccine does not contain the "whole" bacteria cell but rather only the parts of the cell that allow for the body to develop immunity against the disease. So, the name DTP was modified for this acellular vaccine and called the DTaP. The "a" stands for acellular.
DTP vaccine is also called as Easy-five , while DTaP is called as Pentaxim. Let us see how the two differ :
When you go to the health center to get your baby vaccinated, you will be given an option choose between Easy-five or Pentaxim vaccine. Easy-five and pentaxim both give protection against 5 diseases.
Vaccine name is Easy-five
Vaccine name is Pentaxim
DTP stands for Diptheria, Tetanus and Pertusis
DTaP stands for Diptheria, Tetanus and acellular Pertusis
Easy-five covers Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis ( cellular component), haemophilus Influenza type b and Hepatitis B.
Pentaxim covers Diptheria, Whooping cough , Tetanus, Haemophilus influenzae type b and IPV (injectable polio vaccine).
Protection offered is similar, but DTP has side-effects like fever and irritability
DTaP does not have these side-effects.
DTP is less expensive
DTaP is more expensive.
It is upto you to decide which vaccine to administer depending on all these factors. If you go for Easy-five, baby should be given oral polio vaccine, while in case of pentaxim hepatitis-B vaccine must administered separately.
Posted at 2013-12-28 16:59:10
Given 12 days old baby Easyfive-TT Vaccine, any side effect please tell me.
Tahnking you
Bay of Sabita
Posted at 2013-12-28 16:52:49
Given 12 days old Baby EASYFIVE-TT Vaccine, please help me
Posted at 2013-12-27 10:58:51
Pentaxim is only two component vaccine.iap recomended minimum three pertusis component product.best go fr whole cell vaccine
Posted at 2014-02-18 16:34:36
Pentaxim is only two component vaccine.iap recomended minimum three pertusis component product.best go fr whole cell vaccine-2 component vaccines have proven efficacy and safety-proved by clinic trails and used in almost 100 countries worldwide
Posted at 2013-12-23 11:40:23
Comvac is a product which does not have WHO prequalification, use a WHO qualified vaccine like comBE-five or pentavac which will help your child grow healthier..........think before act......WHO certification is for the quality maintenance during manufacturing of product....
Posted at 2013-10-28 12:37:08
Yes..Really pentaxim is good but cost is very high....It must be affordable for middle class parents also...
Posted at 2013-09-22 16:26:21
Can we use Easy 5 after 1st dose of Pentaxim for subsequent doses.
karan patel
Posted at 2013-09-12 07:03:15
pantaxim is not only costing high but also less effective as it offers less protection,but easy 5 is costing less and giving full protection as it contains whole cell of pertusis(whooping cough).just for sake of less pain i would not give my child pantaxim.therefore i used easy 5 for my son.
Posted at 2013-08-31 16:15:08
Really I got very help by all comments given by the people, but these comvac 5 is not available in Jammu market here the cost of pentaxim is Rs. 1900. and that too it is not available in the Govt. Hospitals.
Posted at 2013-08-10 18:31:15
Carmie Gutierrez
Posted at 2013-07-06 23:03:24
my daughter who is turning 5 months on july had her 2nd dose of pentaxim last month...my husband and I are wondering if it's possible to change from pentaxim (which cost a lot even in the government hospitals here in the Philippines) to pentavac (which is given for free in health centers)...


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Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.
The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.
Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".
Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.
Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights.
In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states.
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Dating Naked contestant sues VH1 after channel 'failed to blur out her crotch' in nude wrestling match
Jessie Nizewitz was appearing on VH1 reality programme "Dating Naked" when she stripped off to wrestle her date on a beach. She claims she was promised by producers that her modesty would be "blurred out" when the show aired.
Her modesty?
Miss Nizewitz said she became the subject of ridicule on social media, and the footage had upset her family. She even claims it cost her a relationship, with the man she was dating failing to return her calls after the footage was shown on July 31.
Consider the fact that a show called "Dating Naked" exists, and is available to anyone who has cable TV. Consider the fact that this young woman chose to be on it, and in fact probably had to compete with others for the honor. Consider that the young man she was "dating", who was apparently not the young man with whom she was wrestling naked on television, is thought to have been accepting of the situation but for the presumably few moments when she was fully exposed.
And don't forget that the people responsible for all this are wealthy and influential. The CEO of Viacom, which owns VH1, is "one of the highest-paid people in corporate America", taking home tens of millions of dollars every year.
Update: I meant to include this headline, too, also from the Mirror:
"Watch twerking 'grannies' join Miley Cyrus craze as they are invited to perform on American TV"
I am not, however, including the link. If you want to watch that, you can find it for yourself.


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The demo then moved to a Mac. This time, McAfee corrupted the firmware, which would not only destroy the data but require the machine be sent back to Apple for repair, since Apple doesn't let IT departments or users flash firmware themselves. The scariest scenario of, though, involved Android. While the Windows and Mac attacks seemed complex, the Android attack was comparatively easy, and McAfee got the hacked product to overheat and cook itself, destroying the hardware.
Analysis: Enterprise Version of Windows 8 Focuses on Security
McAfee also argued that attacks such as this are often associated with root kits. That makes it hard for security software that doesn't have a fixed hardware component to address this successfully. While this was clearly a pitch for Deep Defender, which McAFee co-developed with parent company Intel and which is only made available to Windows machines at large business, it is interesting to note that the attack would not have worked on Windows 8. That showcased (intentionally or otherwise) one of the more endearing aspects of the new operating system: secure boot partition.
Smartphone Security Leaves a Lot to Be Desired
However, there is no Deep Defender for smartphones, though McAfee has released mobile security software for Android devices. All you need is to install a vulnerability in a compelling free app. Get a target to install the app, then attack the vulnerability to access whatever's on the device (passwords, IDs, addresses, bank account numbers and so on) and/or activate camera and microphone functionality to essentially turn the device into a spy.
This is when I had my "A-ha!" moment. While you can protect, to some extent, a business phone, how many employees have personal phones on the corporate network that you don't know about? Let's say I wanted to bug a politician, executive, security officer, teacher, competitor, ex-spouse, rival&you get the point. I just need to get them to use a compromised phone; if they carry two, I can go after their personal phone. I could make the compromised app look like some sort of promotion and, once it's installed, turn that phone into a bug that's constantly taking pictures or recording every meeting and conversation, even if the phone isn't used for that particular call. I could try for a drive-by download, too.


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Type (Mobile/In-Vehicle), Brand (Heathkit), Model (HW-202 HW-2036),
Review (mpn:radios.hw-202) Lot of 2, Heathkit Ham radios.HW-202 + HW-2036. Powers up. Not fully tested. Lot of 2,Heathkit Ham radio.HW-202 + HW-2036.Powers up..
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Units seem as if they are in working condition. Units have been powered up and volume and squelch do adjust. Please ask all questions before buying or best offer. I do not have the knowledge, proper equipment or ham license to properly test these so they are being sold as is as seen only and may need repair.
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We NBA fans know Paul Pierce to be, well, a little cocky. So when the following tweet showed up on Pierce's official Twitter account, we assumed it was him, because it sounds like something Paul Pierce would say.
"Anybody got a BROOM?"
As it turns out, though, that wasn't actually Pierce - it was some dude who hacked his Twitter account. Which stinks for guys like Orlando Sentinel columnist Mike Bianchi, who wrote a print column presenting the tweet as fact, only to find after his deadline that the tweet wasn't from Pierce. Sorry dude.
So how did this fake "tweet" get exposed?
Right from the start, Pro Basketball Talk's Rob Mahoney was suspicious. As he wrote last night:
There are numerous pieces of evidence that point to this being something aside from the mouthpiece of Pierce himself. The account is verified and does belong to Paul, but the bizarre online trash talk seems to have come from nowhere, contradicts Pierce and the Celtics' "taking care of business" company line in favor of a more brash approach, and while all of Pierce's other tweets were submitted via text or Twitter's web site, the tweets in question were sent in using a non-browser agent called Twitterific. Ladies and gentlemen, I'd say this is a hack.
A couple hours later, Athlete Interactive, the digital media firm behind Pierce's Twitter account, confirmed to Mahoney that the tweets were indeed fake. So just to review: it took someone suspecting foul play based on the Twitter client the tweets came from to "expose" that this was a fake Tweet.
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Microsoft may have to rename its Metro UI after a trademark dispute with a mystery European company. Billy MacInnes is on the trail. Opinion
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5 Social Media Networks That Failed to Catch On
Posted on March 1st 2013
Social media is still relatively in its infancy, and in its early years we've seen many battles to be the number 1 social network of choice. Currently Facebook is leading this race with Twitter chasing behind. However, what happened to those social networks that failed to stay at the top, or even failed to catch on?
It doesn't feel like that long ago when the likes of MySpace and Friendster were enjoying their limelight, and MySpace is the perfect example of fickle Internet users flitting from each site claiming them to be the 'next big thing.' Once users find their new social haven, the preceding monster social sites are forgotten, and the active user numbers are left dwindling down.
The reality of gaining success as a social media big hitter is exposed by examples of companies getting it completely wrong with bad planning, foresight and bad luck. If they're really unlucky – this might be all three!
We've taken a look at the social media trends that have fallen by the wayside – those that never quite got going and the ones that tasted success yet still managed to collapse in the face of competitors.
iTunes Ping
Launched: September 2010 - Finished: September 2012
Even successful tech moguls can get social very wrong. This attempt of a social media music network from Apple's Steve Jobs spectacularly failed and never really kicked off. Built into Apple's iTunes platform, Ping was designed as a place where music fans could connect over their favourite artists.
Ping failed to grab user's attention with its clunky platform, and cutting off integration access to major social channels. The boom of Twitter and Facebook hindered any chances Ping might've had as music artists and bands decided to use more traditional social media channels over Ping.
Ultimately, Ping's demise can be attributed to the success of Facebook and Twitter combined with the fact that there was no real demand for such a platform, especially as MySpace (which previously offered this) had already sunk into oblivion.
Launched: 2009 - Finished: 2012
Gowalla was a location-based social network, where users could check into 'spots' in their local area. Users were able to score points by checking into venues multiple times, enabling them to win virtual prizes which could swapped or dropped on places to become a 'Founder'.
Unfortunately for Gowalla, they launched on the same day as rival 'Foursquare', which turned out to be the winner of location-based networks. Despite an estimated $8 million of venture capital backing and a relaunch in a bid to differentiate itself from its major rival, it never managed to reach the same success as Foursquare.
However, it wasn't a complete disaster as Gowalla was acquired by Facebook for undisclosed sum in December 2011.
Launched: November 2010 - Still active
Dubbed as a Facebook rival, Disapora was created as the answer to Facebook's much publicised privacy issues. Built on an open source social networking software, it was designed to be simple to use, whilst allowing you to control and own your personal data. It enabled you to connect Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr accounts, however it only allowed you to post updates from Diaspora. A lack of functionality to import any external news feeds ultimately made it a quiet experience.
Launched at a similar time to Google+ and looking almost identical, it struggled to beat the competition. Google+ had substantial marketing reach and managed to create a far greater buzz around their launch – if even it turned out to be a damp squib. Other social networks boasted more impressive features and it failed to cut the mustard.
Launched: June 2011 - Still active
Google described Google+ as a 'social layer', which incorporates Google's multiple sites and platforms, encourages users to get interactive and share their online experiences. There was a massive hype around it's launch with invitation-only "field tests" in June 2011 and early invites suspended due to an "insane demand" for new accounts – all this buzz seems to have amounted to little results so far, with many users calling it a 'ghost town'.
This platform is currently fighting for dominance in the social media network war, a recent report from the Global Web Index showed that Google+ is now the second most active social media platform, so maybe it is finally making some headway? However, many have been quick to question the results' validity, as Google now automatically creates a Google+ account for anyone using their services. Most users seem to log on once, establish their account and then don't go back.
It appears to be popular with tech writers, SEO-ers, social media types, and generally the people that do this sort of thing for a living. You don't really seem to find 'average-Joe' on here yet – they're still socialising on Facebook. Only time will tell if this budding niche network will turn into a Facebook killer in the future, Google+ may need to look at offering something truly unique from its counterparts.
It might currently be a trend that never took off, but it has a lot of power, so that must count for something. Google+ launch problems came from the simple issue that they created a platform that no one really wanted or really needed. If only Google had managed to acquire Twitter several years ago, they might not still be trying to break into social…
Yahoo! Buzz
Launched: February 2008 - Finished: April 2011
Buzz was a community-based news article website, which seemed to borrow a lot of its ideas from the social news site, Digg. Yahoo's Buzz combined social bookmarking and a voting system simply failed to light up the social media space at the time. Buzz fell to the wayside, as its buggy platform and lack of innovation meant that Facebook, Digg and Reddit gained much more traction with Internet users, Yahoo finally admitted defeat in 2011.
There are a plethora of new social networks being introduced every year, with some taking on the giants and others spectacularly flopping. There is always a gap in the market for something new, as technology and social trends evolve, but there are key principles that these potential networks should not ignore. The network should be constantly innovative, offering something different that is not currently available, and there needs to be a solid platform where users can engage on topics that they feel passionate about.
The annoying propensity of Google+ to create an account for everyone using their services is a patently dishonest and ultimately fatal means to demonstrate its heft in the social media space. Coupled with the difficulty of customizing one's presence and an apparent inablility to deactivate an auto-created account, Google+ has doomed this experiment to the scrap heap of so many other also-ran, me-too attempts on its part to leverage its search, mail and video services.
It is telling that while the average Facebook user engages the platform for an aggregate 7.5 hours per month, Google is able to compel only a 3.3 minute per month aggregate connection rate. In a word: fail.
Great article Michelle, I must admit I hadn't even heard of iTunes Ping, probably because I'm not a Mac user and pretty much hate itunes.
I actually really like Google+, it works exeptionally well on tablet PCs. Your right though it does seem to be only for a few niches; marketing, photography, travel etc.. I really hope this continues and doesn't disapear like Google Buzz.


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OCPA Presents THE BISHOP'S 18 WIVES at Theatre Out, 3/1
OCPA Studios presents The Bishop's 18 Wives, a new play by John Byrd on SATURDAY, March 1 - 2:30pm at Theatre Out. $6 suggested donation, 714.902.5716 reservations.
In 16th-century Germany, a handsome and illegitimate tailor's apprentice reinvented himself as a charismatic preacher, proclaimed himself king of Munster, and required all the men in town to take multiple wives. Costa Mesa playwright John Byrd has written a provocative comedy about this blasphemous episode - The Bishop's 18 Wives - and it kicks off the OCPA Studios staged reading series for 2014 on March 1 @ 2:30pm at Santa Ana's Theatre Out. Katie Chidester (The Miss Julie Dream Project, Machinal, American Buffalo) directs.
The Play In this saucy sixteenth-century tale, a seductive cad becomes a bishop and marries himself to all the women in town. Political intrigue, a farm girl in a jewel-encrusted corset, a poisoned dagger, bloodthirsty revenge, eunuchs with swords, true love, and a Catholic nun in a chicken costume ... it's all here!
The Playwright John Byrd's playwriting credits include The Hermit Bird (Editor's Choice, Callboard; Lowell House Award, Harvard University), The Death of Ayn Rand (Virago Theatre) and Zombie Vixens From Hell (Virago Theatre). TV credits: Seriously Unusual Television Network (UPN). Film performance credits: Ambassador's Day (Best International Short, Toronto After Dark Film Festival; Best Science Fiction Film, Poppy Jasper Film Festival). Stage performance credits: The End (world premiere by George Furth, New Conservatory Theater), Romance in D (Standout Comedy Production, Silicon Valley Theater Awards), The Rainmaker (Subscriber's Choice Award, Hillbarn Theatre). John is a member of the Dramatists Guild, AEA and AFTRA/SAG.
The Orange County Playwrights Alliance (OCPA) began on April 1, 1995 with an informal meeting in an oncologist's office in Anaheim. Since then, OCPA has become the fundamental group for playwrights in O.C., presenting staged readings and productions of plays at intriguing local theatres. Its playwrights have been produced across the U.S., and have won national and regional playwriting awards.
As a gay and lesbian theatre, Theatre Out presents works by gay and lesbian playwrights, as well as pieces about the gay and lesbian community, and strives to explore both the classics that shaped our history and the new works that are continuing to form, examine and reshape our culture. Theatre Out is passionate about telling the stories of the GLBT community with romantic comedies, intriguing musicals, thrilling mysteries, serious dramas and everything in between. Theatre Out fosters a creative environment open to all artists in the theatre community, and it fosters local playwrights by supporting groups such as OCPA.


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Rob Zombie Makes Surprise Label Switch; Hints at Blob Delay
It was announced a few days ago that Rob Zombie's new album Hellbilly Deluxe 2 was being delayed past its scheduled release date of November 17th due to some issues he was having with the Geffen label he's been with for the past 18 years. And today we got the word those problems were so irreparable that Zombie has signed a new worldwide deal with leading rock label Roadrunner Records through its Loud & Proud imprint.
As Billboard explained it, Zombie felt "the basic structure of releasing a record" was not adequately in place for the project.
"Basically the label (Geffen) wasn't really in a position to promote it or deal with it," Zombie explained. "It was basically everything, from getting advance copies to the press to...There wasn't even time to make a video (for the first single, 'What?', which you can hear below), and we were leaving for the tour. There was the sense that every little thing about the record was rushed -- not the music, 'cause that was done for a long time, and that was the thing that was so annoying. We spent so much time crafting the record, we didn't want it to be something that was so chaotic that it became, 'Oh, that's done and gone' two weeks later."
Now fans can look for Hellbilly Deluxe 2 from Roadrunner in early 2010. But none of the behind-the-scenes drama has affected his first headline tour since 2007, which kicked off October 29th in Phoenix, AZ. He told Billboard fans can expect a return to the lavish stage production he'd abandoned in supporting 2006's 'Educated Horses'.
"It's pretty awesome," Zombie noted. "I have the stage set from the first 'Hellbilly' tour in storage; I toyed with the idea of pulling it out...and using the actual set. But it felt so tired and contrived to do that. It seemed fake. So we've sort of gone back and created what seems like the new version of that...the modernized update of that. There have been some incredible advancements in digital technology. It's a pretty high-tech stage show going on. The stage feels very fresh, very modern, very high-tech. It has the spirit of that first show."
Zombie is also planning an "extra special" version of the show for his Halloween night performance at the Palladium in Los Angeles, re-creating the concert scene from his latest film, Halloween II, complete with a performance by Capt. Clegg & the Night Creatures and more pyrotechnics than he'll be using during other stops on the tour.
Zombie will be on the road until the fall of 2010. As for his next movie project, Billboard calls his remake of The Blob "rumored" and still "unscheduled" with another film "that will take him out of the horror and gore realm" in the pipeline. "If (that's) the next movie," Zombie said, "people will be shocked."
Hmmmm ... that's our Rob! Always up to something that gets people talking. Personally, I'm hoping it's that Western he's been hinting at. It's time for him to do something more suited to his filmmaking style.
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Denise Currie
24 West Holly Avenue
Oaklyn, NJ 08107
856-869-8468; 856-470-4510 (cell)
by Denise Currie
I like stuff — all kinds of stuff. In fact I like stuff so much that my basement and attic is full of clothes, household goods, books, and toys, much of which my family of five can't use anymore. It's not so bad now, but left unchecked I could be on a Hoarders episode one day.
That's why I love having yard sales. It's hard for me to just throw things away when they're still perfectly useful. Why put these items in landfills when someone could still use them? It's recycling at its best. I want my items to have new homes. And, yes, while getting money for used items is nice and can help me get more stuff my family may actually need now, it's the purging of materials that's most important to me. I want to claim some of my household space back.
It's for that main reason that I decided last year that enough was enough. I wanted to have a yard sale to get rid of as much stuff as I could while helping other people find the treasures they need for less. While my house is off a busy road and gets lots of traffic, I wanted to make sure my yard sale was one that people would make sure was on their yard sale list.
With a background in marketing I decided I needed a gimmick for our yard sale. I wanted to pull in more people to hopefully take away my family's stuff. Smart marketing has been used successfully at my yard sales before. For instance, I live down the street from a theater that offers children's shows on Saturday mornings. Since many families park on my street to walk to the theater, I made sure to plan our yard sale on one of these show days. This guaranteed us more traffic. My family and I were trying to sell tons of toys so I made sure these were prominently displayed up front for the children to see and drool over. Our signs for the yard sale also catered to children and families with sayings such as "Kids stop here — Free toys with purchase" and "Attention Moms, Dads, Grandparents: Best toy selection around."
Another marketing trick that has been employed at my yard sale is using my children as entertainers to draw people in. With a sign in his hand, and a dance in his step, my son, Chris, dressed up in the Robot shoes we were trying to sell and danced on our street to get attention for our yard sale. Not to be outdone, his younger brother, Ben, would dress up and dance around, too, calling to passing cars to stop and shop.
But I wanted a bigger idea this time to promote our yard sale. At first I thought I would just put out all our stuff on our lawn and give it away for free. I dismissed this idea, not because it wouldn't make our family any money, but I wasn't sure a lot of people would be willing to attend thinking that our items must be junk if we were so willing to just give it away. I didn't want to diminish the value of our items by not giving them a price. I'd get a few people to stop out of curiosity, but I wanted a huge turnout. That's when I started to brainstorm about where people like to shop to get good deals. Places with fixed prices like Five Below and dollar stores entered my mind. That's when I got the idea to have a 25 cent yard sale.
For only a quarter, someone could buy something big or small and get a great deal. Because the price was so inexpensive I was betting people would buy a larger quantity of items. I was so right! We advertised the yard sale for free on Craigslist, and listed some of the many items we had to offer to reassure buyers that while our prices were cheap, our items weren't junk. After placing numerous signs throughout town and on our street, we had an amazing turnout. Our past yard sales have never been so busy. We had a constant stream of people from all walks of life. Shoppers were constantly stunned that great items, some even new, were so cheaply priced. I had to reassure many people that we weren't tricking them somehow on prices. Everything really was 25 cents each.
Despite the low cost for items, I still had some people who had the bargain mentality that they needed to haggle on the price. It seemed funny at first, but when I reminded myself that we weren't really doing this to make tons of money and that my goal was to get rid of things, I was fine with it. In fact I ended up altering some prices for even better deals by offering some items as buy one get one for 25 cents and in some extreme instances offering full bags worth of stuff for 25 cents. I had realized along the way that another goal I had for this yard sale was to help people. Even lower prices really assisted those who were financially challenged.
I felt good that I heard so many wonderful stories on how our items were going to be used to help those in need. One grandmother confided in me that she was buying clothes and toys for her grandchildren because her daughter was a single mother and couldn't afford many items. She was so pleased that on her fixed income she was able to help her family.
Another woman bought tons of our children's books. She explained to me that she was a teacher in a poorer school district and her students couldn't afford many books of their own.
She always wanted to help them, but buying a large quantity of books even at a regular yard sale was cost prohibitive for her. I made her a 25 cent deal she couldn't resist. She was beaming as she explained how happy her students would be with their "new" books.
A large immigrant family from the area, who spoke broken English, assured me that they were grateful for the deals they were getting for their family which included a mixture of new and used clothes, coats, shoes, toys, and baby items.
I heard so many amazing stories that day from people who were so grateful to get a deal. Little did they know that I was just as grateful that they were taking our items away and in return giving me these wonderful stories to share.
Just as uplifting as the stories were was the expressions on the faces of people who didn't verbally share their stories. I saw the happiness in children's faces when they proudly bought a toy or two with money from their piggybank. The faces of those people who I knew didn't have much money, but yet still managed to walk away with new or new-to-them treasures for themselves and their families.
My family made $93.50 at our 25 cent yard sale. That means we sold over 374 items! While the day may not have been as financially successful as a regular yard sale, it was tremendously successful to me. We cleared out a lot of items from our home, provided others with some much needed things, and heard many incredible stories. We have since made our 25 cent yard sale an annual tradition. We have people who ask us when our next one will be. I can't wait either. I still have many more boxes to clear out of my attic.
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Plans for Meijer store moving forward in Sussex
Village of Sussex – Although there have been a few delays, plans for a big box Meijer supermarket at the southeast corner of Highways 164 and K are moving forward, officials say.
After a year-long series of exchanges at the municipal level, Grand Rapids, Mich.,-based Meijer in October purchased a 40-acre parcel within what had been the town of Lisbon. The property has since been annexed into Sussex's corporate limits.
Initially, there had been talk of Meijer opening the Sussex store at some point in 2015, but those plans appear to have been pushed back to 2016.
The 191,350-square-foot Meijer store in Sussex is to include a gas station. Meijer paid $5.25 million for the property.
Village Administrator Jeremy Smith said preliminary work – including site grading and installing stormwater infrastructure – is underway at the site.
"But they are still working on some of the permitting issues with the (Department of Natural Resources)," Smith said of the state agency. "I think that's pushed the project timeline back just a little."
Late last week, Frank Guglielmi, senior director of communications with Meijer, said he was not prepared to make an immediate announcement on the Sussex location – or any of the other sites proposed in Southeastern Wisconsin.
"We are preparing to make an announcement about our sites in Wisconsin," Guglielmi said in an email. "I'll need to get that completed before I can get into detail about any individual sites."
Lengthy permitting process
From his understanding, Smith said work at the Meijer site should pick up steam once the permitting process has been satisfied.
A number of state and federal agencies, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, have been involved in the Meijer proposal in Sussex since plans were first announced. The property had been a "suspected area" for wetlands, and the finding has resulted in a higher degree of scrutiny than normally takes place on a construction site.
The DNR, meanwhile, is requiring Meijer obtain a Chapter 30 Permit because two stormwater control ponds have been planned at the site. Additionally, another permit, known as NR 216, is being required to satisfy concerns of ground erosion and stormwater control plans.
The Sussex store is one of more than a half-dozen spots announced as Meijer, a longtime staple in Michigan, makes its foray into the crowded Milwaukee-area grocery market.
Next year, Meijer anticipates opening stores in Grafton, Kenosha, Oak Creek and Wauwatosa. In 2016, stores are slated to open in Greenfield, Janesville, Sussex and Waukesha.
Speaking at a business leaders' luncheon in March, Hank Meijer, co-CEO, said the company plans to open between 10 and a dozen new stores each year after the initial roll-out in 2016.
Meijer has a presence in five states, with more than 200 stores in operation. In addition to Michigan, the retailer is located in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio. Meijer said most of the company's growth plans, moving forward, are focused in Wisconsin.
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