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At a Glance
Why Get Tested?
To determine whether you have an inherited gene mutation that increases your risk of developing deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and/or venous thromboembolism (VTE)
When to Get Tested?
When you have had an unexplained blood clot (thrombotic episode), especially when you are less than 50 years old, have recurrent DVT/VTE episodes, or have a strong family history of thrombosis.
Sample Required?
A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm
Test Preparation Needed?
The Test Sample
What is being tested?
Factor V and prothrombin are coagulation factors, two of a group of proteins produced by the liver that are essential for proper blood clot formation. When a body tissue or blood vessel wall is injured, a process called hemostasis begins to form a plug at the injury site to help stop the bleeding. Cell fragments called platelets adhere to and aggregate at the injury site, and a coagulation cascade is initiated to sequentially activate coagulation factors. As the process progresses, thrombin converts fibrinogen into fibrin threads that crosslink to form a fibrin net. The fibrin net adheres to the injury site along with the platelets and forms a stable blood clot. This barrier prevents additional blood loss and remains in place until the injured area has healed.
There must be an adequate number of platelets and each of the coagulation factors and each must function normally in order for a stable blood clot to form and then dissolve when no longer needed. Too little, dysfunctional, or too much of the factors can lead to bleeding or thrombosis.
Factor V Leiden and prothrombin 20210 are produced by genetic mutations that lead to the production of altered factor V protein and increased amount of prothrombin protein, respectively. They are associated with an increased risk of inappropriate clotting (thrombosis). They are independent mutations that are tested separately, but the tests are often performed at the same time as part of the investigation of a thrombotic episode in someone who is suspected of having an inherited risk factor for a clotting (hypercoagulable) disorder. The testing of each is intended to identify whether or not the specific mutation is present and to determine whether the person has one (heterozygous) or two (homozygous) copies of that mutation.
Factor V Leiden is a variant form of factor V associated with a genetic point mutation. The altered protein produced as a result of this mutation activates normally during clotting, but it resists being degraded by activated protein C (APC) during coagulation. APC helps to regulate and slow coagulation as a balance check. Resistance to its actions leads to prolonged factor V activity and thus to an increased risk of venous thrombosis and venous thromboembolism (VTE).
Factor V Leiden mutation is the most common inherited predisposition to abnormal clotting in the United States. Its prevalence is about 5% of the Caucasian population. A person with a factor V Leiden mutation may be heterozygous or, more rarely, homozygous. Those who are heterozygous have a 3 to 8 fold greater risk of developing a VTE than those who don't carry the mutation, while those who are homozygous have a 50 to 80 fold increased risk of thrombosis.
Prothrombin (PT) 20210 is a variant form of prothrombin gene, also caused by a genetic point mutation. PT 20210 is also associated with an increased risk of VTE.
Someone with a PT 20210 mutation may be heterozygous or homozygous, although it is very rare to find individuals who are homozygous. The affected heterozygous person will have a mild to moderate increase in their thrombin production, which is associated with 2.5 to 3 fold greater risk of developing a VTE; there is not enough information about risk in those who are homozygous. Although PT 20210 is less common in the U.S. than factor V Leiden (about 1-2% of the general population), it is also more prevalent in Caucasians than in those of other ethnic backgrounds.
How is the sample collected for testing?
A blood sample is obtained by inserting a needle into a vein in the arm.
NOTE: If undergoing medical tests makes you or someone you care for anxious, embarrassed, or even difficult to manage, you might consider reading one or more of the following articles: Coping with Test Pain, Discomfort, and Anxiety, Tips on Blood Testing, Tips to Help Children through Their Medical Tests, and Tips to Help the Elderly through Their Medical Tests.
Another article, Follow That Sample, provides a glimpse at the collection and processing of a blood sample and throat culture.
Is any test preparation needed to ensure the quality of the sample?
No test preparation is needed.
The Test
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Article Sources
NOTE: This article is based on research that utilizes the sources cited here as well as the collective experience of the Lab Tests Online Editorial Review Board. This article is periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board and may be updated as a result of the review. Any new sources cited will be added to the list and distinguished from the original sources used.
Sources Used in Current Review
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Hart, K. et. al. (Updated 2010 August). Hypercoagulable States – Thrombophilia. ARUP Consult [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.arupconsult.com/Topics/Thrombophilia.html?client_ID=LTD through http://www.arupconsult.com. Accessed September 2010.
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Kujovich, J. (2006 July 25). Prothrombin Thrombophilia. GENEReviews [On-line information]. Available online through http://www.genetests.org. Accessed on 3/16/07.
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McPherson R, Pincus M, eds, (2007) Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods, 21st edition, Saunders Elsevier.

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TAMPA, FLORIDA -- Our family vacation began with a flight to our usual place of destination which meant we were flying into Tampa Fl. Our reservations were made 6 months in advance and now it was time to soak up the sun, First we got on the shuttle to the off sight rental facility of Payless Car Rental in Tampa, FL. when we arrived and noticed two people ahead of us we figured that this would be quick and painless at Payless, but instead it was the beginning of a NIGHTMARE!
I was listening to what the rental agents were saying to the people as they were being processed and a lot of it was concerning to me and sure enough my wife and I were next after waiting 45 minutes. They asked for the drivers license of all licensed drivers that would be in the vehicle, not of just the driver of the rental. Next we told them again the two car seats we needed even though this was already on our itinerary and listed on our confirmation.
The agent that was helping us started to go into a sales speak explaining to us what our charges were and what extra protection we should take. The first thing that caught my eye was the base rental fee of $589.00...... WHAT...we were quoted and reservations were made with a price of $245.00. Even though we had this set price that did not include the taxes and list of 6 other additional fees and then proceeded to tell us that did not include the car seat rental even though it was listed on our reservations and listed on the quote. Continued by scare tactics for us to pay another $19.99 per day for protection that your insurance company would not cover....what was that I ask? The agent explained to us that in the state of Florida if I were to not take there insurance and there was damage to the vehicle whether my fault or not we would be liable for rental fees as long as it takes to get that vehicle back into operating condition....most likely that would take 30 to 45 days and we would have to put an additional $280.00 deposit down if we opted out of there insurance.
When you think that is the end we are only half way there...my wife saw another additional charge of $80.00...for a second driver...I was the only driver and I was the only driver listed, but in the state of Florida as was quoted by the agent all licensed drivers must be charged this fee! at this point I was ready to take the shuttle back with my 16 month and 4 yr old boys and head back to the airport...were told that we would still be charged and that we would have to dispute these charges with our credit card company! We sucked it up took the rental walked out to get in our full size rental vehicle to find a Nissan Altima! Nissan and all other rental companies list this vehicle as mid-size! When we returned home to contact Orbitz and Payless we got a credit of $27.00...Our final bill $554.00 Our quote $245.00 difference $309.00 more than quote and a bad start to a much needed vacation! BBB here I come!
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Orbitz Customer Relations on 04/26/2013:
Hi Rwatt111,
My name is Kristi, and I am part of the Orbitz Customer Relations Team. We want to learn more about your experience so that we can address the issue. Please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com and enter my name in the subject line, so that I can investigate further.
Thank you for your patience, and I look forward to hearing back from you.
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Misleading Sales Practices; Faulty Equipment on Vehicle; Unprofessional
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APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA -- My husband and I recently went to PAYLESS CAR SALES in Apache Junction. We were greeted by a salesman who quickly took us out for a test drive in a vehicle we looked at. My husband and I along with 2 of our children, loaded up in this vehicle for a test drive. Within a block of leaving the lot, we noticed that the speedometer was not working properly as it stayed at 30 MPH regardless of the vehicle moving or not.
The salesman said to just add 30 MPH to the number climbing at the time. There were other damaged equipment items installed on this vehicle. When inquiring about repair of those items prior to sale, we were told that the car is for sale 'as is'. We were reminded repeatedly that they were already taking a loss on the vehicle selling it to us, so the car was being sold 'as is'. I am floored that a company could attempt to sell a car to a family that knowlingly has faulty equipment in it. We looked at other vehicles on their lot with a salesman.
We expressed an interest in 2 other vehicles but were told inside that the numbers wouldn't fly with the lender. The vehicles were within $750-$1,000 of the other vehicle we were looking at and similar in age and mileage. This didn't make sense. We had completed a credit application earlier and went inside to discuss approval and vehicle options. We were told that we could select the original SUV (with faulty speedometer and other equipment) or a minivan they pointed out to us. We stated we weren't interested in anything other that SUV's at that time. They agreed at the beginning to 'work on the price' of any vehicle we were interested in.
Upon further discussion after our test drive, we were told the list price was the best they could do since they were already taking a loss on the vehicle. In addition, we were told we HAD TO purchase the extended warranty. I explained that I actually am not opposed to car warranties, but that my understanding was that a dealership and/or lender COULD NOT demand an extended warranty, that these were optional to the buyer.
Over further discussion, the salesman STILL INSISTED that we had to accept their choice of extended warranty or the lender would not allow us to complete the loan. After excusing himself for a while, he returned with the same answer except now he offered a shorter term for more money. We left the dealership and went home to some more homework. We called several different people at the lender's office and explained what happened and the dealership we were dealing with.
They were very interested in any items that might have been misrepresented with their name attached by the dealership. The lender confirmed our thoughts that EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE IS OPTIONAL, NOT MANDATORY. We also gave them VIN #s, year, mileage, make and model numbers of other vehicles this dealership had, and they stated we would have qualified for these as well. So another lie by this dealership. Oh, and the price that was already too low to consider working on even though it had faulty equipment.....they lowered it through at least 2 different car search websites only 2 days after we left!
Think twice, three times, or even 10 times before going here. They are trying to take advantage of people. We have called several times and explained our issues in detail and were double-talked and dismissed like school children. And 5 days later, still no word from the manager/owner that we also left messages for. I would be VERY CONCERNED for the nearby elderly, people with recent credit issues due to rising ARM mortgage payments, slow pays, late pays, new job, new to area, etc. Even with doing some homework and giving them several opportunities to correct themselves, they did not. They looked us right in the eye and lied.
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madconsumer on 09/27/2008:
depending by state, some loan companies do require special warranties to secure the loan. some states do not allow this.
used car salespersons are all the same. you are nbetter off going to a different place to shop. try your bank, or a credit union, they oiften have cars for sale and will assist with finacing.
ringostar on 09/27/2008:
I have never heard of having to buy and warranty to buy a car, insurance can be required to receive a loan however. But why even bother doing any homework or looking at anything else at this dealer when the first vehicle have defective parts. "Just add 30mph to the speed" What??? You may have bad credit but there are a lot of good dealers around that you can get a reliable car you can afford.
Slimjim on 09/27/2008:
They want to sell a car as is with non working features, then demand an extended warranty purchase??? That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. Let me take a wild guess, the broken speedo and other things wouldn't be covered under this warranty.
tnchuck100 on 09/27/2008:
"AS IS" AND an extended warranty? Just think for a minute. Does that make any sense? Absolutely not. You did the right thing in walking away. This car dealer lacks any form of integrity.
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Payless/Fox LAX THIEF EMPLOYEE stole handphone in MINUTES!
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA -- I rented a car from FOX/PAYLESS LAX (Los Angeles) from the 26-28 December 2010.
I made prior reservations so no problems with customer service (apart from long queues due to holiday season). In fact the customer service lady at the counter was very patient and gave me a free upgrade which we were pleased about. The only complaint about the car is that the brake pads were really worn out which was very dangerous.
However, it was a nightmare when we returned the car!
We left a Blackberry handphone in the car cup holder which was clearly in plain sight of the front seats. The phone was also flashing red as we had just received a message on the phone.
We dropped off the car to a new employee called JEREMY and then walked to the counters from the drop-off point (prob about 50 meters away) and realized we had left it. We IMMEDIATELY went back to get it. All this took less than 5 MINUTES and when we went back, the employee JEREMY had mysteriously disappeared!
The other staff who were around, tried to search the car for us and told us they had worked there for over 10 years. Clearly they were anxious for this not to ruin their reputation.
We tried calling the phone but it was already dead! When this new employee, 'JEREMY' resurfaced after 10 minutes, he had problems giving us eye contact and the FIRST thing he said when we asked if he saw our phone was to blame his other colleagues and say that his other colleagues had also accessed the car!
When a manager finally appeared after almost half an hour, he did not do anything about this except search the car for the phone which was obviously not there anymore. They should have pulled up the security cameras as whoever who took it, would have stashed it nearby.
This incident really traumatized us and tarnished an otherwise fantastic trip. It left a bad taste in our mouths about L. A/U. S and also Payless and Fox Car Rental.
We also paid a $20 deposit for an extra driver which we were told would be refunded to us, however till now, we have checked our account and it has not been done so.
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Anonymous on 01/04/2011:
Their policy states that they will do their best to find lost items, but do not guarantee anything. That was really lousy, but rest assured that the incident will not be forgotten and the employee will most likely strike again and will eventually get what's coming to him. I would follow up on that and contact the corporate office, it may well warrant that employee being watched more closely.
vaworldtraveler on 01/05/2011:
I hate to be the one that tells you this but just like most rental companies if you leave something inside of the vehicle the company is not responsible. I myself have been to other countries where I have left some things behind and the only person I could blame was myself.
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Payless, NU, and EZ car rental in Toronto
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TORONTO, ON, CANADA -- It's the WORST car rental I've ever experienced in my life.
The staff are rude. Their airport pickup is not guaranteed (only if they feel like it, or they may ask you to go figure out some other shuttle that goes to a hotel which is close to their location).
They over charge as much as they can (insurance is required, and only MasterCard insurance is not enough for them, so they charge you insurance).
for airport pick up they charge a fee in form of "their airport tax", that is separate than "airport fee and taxes".
Full size, mid size, compact car is exactly the same: Toyota Corolla or similar. It works if you're looking for mis size or compact car, but if you want a full size car, good luck getting it from them (even though you reserve for full size), and good luck fitting 5 adult and 2 suitcases in corolla!
I returned the car at 10AM (my drop off), they made me wait for the guy to get off the phone for 20MIN,20 min no kidding, and then there was an extra $17 charge for extra hour that I was late at 10:20.
NU, EZ car rental, and Payless have the same staff and location, and owned by the same borthers, based on what I found out.
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TLawlor on 03/09/2012:
I could not agree more with the comments above. I travel every week of the year for consulting and this was the worst car rental experience I think I have ever had. All the points above are true - horrendous customer service, poor pickup coordination - I had to take a cab back to the airport in order to make my flight. Basically the guy running the NU rental appears to run the shop from his cell phone - supposedly "away parking cars for 10-20 min." but really completely offsite for a few hours. The car size was a joke relative to the reservation classification. Basically, don't ever rent from these guys. You get less than the discount you pay for and more hassle.
new yorker on 07/25/2012:
They deceive you by making you initial a place on a contract where you'd be agreeing to the insurance, even though you tell them that you didn't want insurance and later, charge you for the insurance. Bunch of despicable people there in Toronto. I have a lot more to say but NEVER EVER AGAIN from these horrendously operated car rental joint. It's not even a company. It seems like it's run by a mom and pop corner joint, operating out of a small room at Ramada hotel.
Their customer service, demeanor, professionalism is out the door. Don't expect to talk much sense with them. These people seem to be from India/Pakistan region where they have yet to learn the proper human respect, courtesy, professionalism and decency. These people just don't belong in a people service business. It was just not right. I was really surprised that I met these type of people through EXPEDIA who I trust and respect. I told EXPEDIA that they should not allow this company to be listed on Expedia because I didn't want other people to suffer the way I did. It was absolutely the worst car rental experience ever.
It is not the car rental companies like Dollar, Budget, Hertz, enterprise, national etc.
It is the bottom of bottom in car rental and should not exist in this business at all.
If they were nice, courteous, tried not to make extra buck by using devious tactics, maybe I might give them the benefit of the doubt despite their shortcomings but NO. These peole are just not nice people. They will never get repeat customers. It looked like they were suffering and desperate for dollars because of the way they conduct themselves. I told Expedia about them and I hope they don't exist anymore. These people should really choose a different type of business where customer interaction or service is not required.
They don't even have a shuttle or any signs at the airport, so you don't know where to go until you call.
They pick you up in a hatchback with other people squeezed in the back. The driver, became the front desk clerk once we got to the Ramada hotel from the airport to get the car. Really pathetic operation.
lhowe2775 on 05/17/2014:
DO NOT USE, 2014, may, we rented. they lie, dont tell truth, deceptive
better to go to reputable company in airport
MALIK Is so RUDE< I was crying. DONT GO
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Payless Car Rental Montreal – Hidden Geographic Restrictions On 'unlimited Miles'
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MONTREAL -- Payless Car Rental Montreal – hidden geographic restrictions on 'unlimited miles'
A few months ago I booked a car on Travelocity to go from Montreal to a location 600 km away and back again. Naturally like a fool I gravitated to the cheapest option – Payless car rental based in the Montreal airport hotel, an independent franchise. What a delight when on the screen I saw unlimited miles; however little did I realize there was a hidden clause on the next tab of the page under geographical restrictions saying unlimited miles is only for the province of Quebec.
Anyway I went ahead and booked the car and also 2 hotel rooms in my destinations for the 3 day vacation. The day before our journey I went over to the location and was straight off asked where I was going, and like an honest bloke I said such and such place. I was immediately nailed with the 'then sir, unlimited miles does not apply.' I was reeling. Should I cancel and get another car? Should I try to negotiate? It was too late to cancel my vacation. This was the classic bait and switch.
I left the place and sat in the lobby to think for a bit; it's interesting that when I dropped of the car later I saw 2 fellows cancel their reservation on the spot. Anyway it was too late so I went ahead and got the car, and begged them to lower my over distance fees. I hate getting surprised like this. I hate losing control over my destiny, and being at the mercy of others. Anyway through their infinite magnificent grace and mercy they decided to extend by daily km allowance out of province and to reduce my charge per over km. Nonetheless when I brought the car back I was hit with a huge excess charge. Of course the smart fellow behind the counter blamed it on me, saying it was my fault I did not read the fine print. How convenient. I wonder how the credit card companies like it now, in North America, that the governments are forcing them to vomit the sneaky fine print out into bold letters in boxes above the sign here line.
I wanted to be a bit of a smartass so I asked the guy, what if I lied and said I would drive around aimlessly inside Quebec. He said, well sir we will check this on the audit of the contract, with the satellite location finder records showing you left Quebec, and we will then hold you in infraction of the contract. So don't try that – honesty is the best policy always. By honesty I mean the complete truth, not part of it.
By the way this geographic limitation is quite bizarre. I only see this in Quebec only with Payless of course. I used to live in Boston for 10 years and regularly rented cars there for unlimited mileage and I never saw any geographic restrictions. I looked around other rental agencies and I think unlimited only applies to Canada, and entering the USA is altogether another aspect. These is in general a cautionary tale – call ahead and confirm that the unlimited miles means what it says; calls the agent you used [online or otherwise] and the rental firm. Finally get it in writing that it is indeed unlimited.
Conclusion – 'Payless' means 'Getless', and you end up paying the same as others, through tricks and games and deception.
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CrazyRedHead on 05/23/2009:
This is not bait and switch. You didn't read the terms of your rental contract for what you bought and found out when you got there. How would you have felt if they wouldn't have asked you and you went on vacation only to find out at the end of it you were hit with all of these mileage fees. That would have been an even bigger surprise.
Ponie on 05/23/2009:
'This was the classic bait and switch.' Nope. This was the classic I-didn't-read-everything-so-now-I-want-to-blame-it-on-the-company complaint. That wasn't a 'hidden clause,' it was, by your own admission, right there in print under geographical restrictions. Kwitcherbellyachin. Saw that in a bar in Quebec.
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NEWARK, NEW JERSEY -- Ms D.S., Vice President, Air Travel Rental Corporation d/b/a Payless Car Rental, 500 Route 1 South, Wyndham Garden Hotel, Newark, NJ 07114, Tel: 973-824-5800, Fax: 973-824-1575
This letter is to report a complaint about the horrible experience I had on July 3, 2008, about 5:30 pm at the above facility of Payless Car Rental. The entire experience was bizarre and very humiliating. The behavior of Ms. D.S. was extremely unprofessional, rash, rude, and intimidating.
I booked my car rental through Priceline.com. This was for "unlimited mileage" as clearly mentioned on reservation confirmation . By the way, this was deceptive in my opinion not to mention the geographical restriction on the Priceline reservation confirmation and rather mentioning this in the fine prints of rental policies on a separate web link. Even in the fine prints of the rental policy there is no mention that I need to declare names of all the specific cities I may visit.
The staff at the Payless Car rental asked for my driver license and my credit card and charged my credit card (American Express) for $368.43 (which was later voided). Then they asked me to specify which cities I will be going to. I told them I may go anywhere in the areas that is covered in your plan as "free" and colored green in your map. However, they kept insisting that I HAVE to tell them which cities I will be going to. I said I may also go to Philadelphia in addition to New England. I told them to please just mention in the rental car agreement that we may go anywhere in the "free" covered area. I found it strange and odd that they have to know and they have to specify in the rental agreement all the places I may visit in the next 10 days.
I am still mystified as to the reason for the way she (Ms. D.S.) behaved. She was full of attitude. She told me that she will not give me a car and cancelled my reservation. In my hand, I had a copy of the rental car agreement I had just signed and a customer copy of my credit card receipt. She came and PHYSICALLY snatched these documents from me and called the security. A few minutes later, one of her staff gave me the yellow copy of the rental car agreement/invoice and voided Amex receipt (photocopies of which are enclosed herewith). The entire episode happened in front of my wife and my son who were horrified and disgusted, and could not believe if this was really happening. Two security guards came and talked to me and my wife. He told us that this lady is "full of attitude and in the past she has had several incidents with other tourists including a female German tourist recently". We asked them why no one takes action against her. He said she "owns" this Payless car rental franchise.
I have rented cars on numerous agents over last several decades. Needless to say, I have never had any experience anything like this. I was totally shocked with what had happened today. I along with my wife and son then went back to Newark International airport (several miles distance) and rented a vehicle at National Car rental. The experience at National was pleasant, friendly and smooth. My 12 year son told me that why did not we come to this facility first. He is absolutely correct.
I would appreciate if a thorough investigation is done in to this matter and appropriate actions are taken. In my view, at the minimum Ms. D.S. and her company should be stripped of her Payless Car rental Franchise and people like these should be debarred from any participation in customer service. I would not be surprised at all if there are past complaints by other tourists against Ms. S and her Payless car rental franchise.
This was the first day of our long planned 10 day vacation and this experience at Payless ruined our vacation experience, and caused immense emotional and mental harm.
I plan to leave no stone unturned including a possible legal action unless and until appropriate action(s) is taken against Ms. D.S. and her Payless Car rental Franchise.
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BobJohn on 07/28/2008:
That is an odd experience. I would have just named a few cities - how would she ever know if I was there or not?
I can see getting po'ed and angry but "... immense emotional and mental harm..." and a ruined vacation seems to be a far stretch.
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They Try to Hard Sell People and Scare Them.
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TAMPA, FLORIDA -- They try to scare people to get insurance that you don't need which cost more per day then the car.They did that to me in Vegas and I fell for it. When I got home I called my insurance they said I'm covered its a hard sell by some of the rentals . This time he said if I get a flat or run out of gas just call and they would come out and get me going, however when I signed the paperwork it was 30.00 more then my online quote they said because I elected roadside insurance at this point I just wanted to get out of there . I will never use them or any car rental company that uses such sales tactics again.the name should be pay more not Payless.
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Peter on 10/05/2014:
Most rental companies do give the hard sell for insurance that you don't need. I just say I say firmly (not nasty though) I decline all insurance. And I check my contract to make sure I am not being charged.
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TAMPA, FLORIDA -- Stay away from Payless car rental company at Tampa airport. Extremely dishonest company lying about the rates. I attracted by rates and booked a car through internet just recently at the end of August 2014, but when I came to pick up the car they increased a total price three (!) times from internet total price for same type of car. Moreover, I reserved to pick up a car at say 11:30 a.m., but my flight was delayed because of weather conditions and I came to pick up at 4 p.m.,because of this they charged me the extra day of renting (!). The personnel is rude. Don't rent thru this company, they behave like a scam.
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- My husband and I travel quite often and have rented cars a countless number of times in the past. I've never been through a worst experience than Payless. The staff was rude, they ripped us off, the manager threw the contract in our face when we refused to take "the extra coverage". It was HORRIBLE and a bad way to start our vacation.
It gets better, when we wrote to complain to their corporate office, they made it sound like we were complaining about the extra charges not about the abuse of their employees. Don't ever rent from them especially out of Vegas. Their employees there are beyond rude and horrible; especially the manager. Will complain to consumer affairs.
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- I rent cars 15-25 times a year and I should know better than to rent from one of the off brands but to "save" a couple bucks I went with Payless this time because they were in the Las Vegas rental car center. They must have a top down management theory to suck as much out of a customer as possible up front because they will not come back.
I Have my acknowledgment here for $234? That will be $250 sir. But I have it right here $234 in writing from your company. That will be $250 sir. Great way to start the vacation.
I don't care for any gas insurance any anything, please get me on my way. But sir many people get the blah blah, Very mad at this point, please give me the car and let me go.
Finally get the POS car that I rented that has a hole in the carpet where your heal rests by the gas peddle bigger than a softball exposing the styrofoam and the cars metal floor. I take a picture to the desk and I'm told they are all like that and they don't have any others to give me.
Drive this POS for 5 days and upon my return there is no one to take it back. Finally one of their sloth like employees manages to crawl out of where ever he was hiding to come out and be rude to the customers.
Pay more money up front at Thrifty or Alamo or whoever.
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Speaking of the show, which, if successful will air on E! in the States she said, "We've been filming for the last five days, so we'll know in about three weeks if it will be made into a series." Revealing that the show would focus on every aspect of the girls lives, "It's very tell-all, we really want people to be able to see just what it's like being in the band everyday."
Mollie was also quick to re-iterate that she does not have a special man in her life at the moment and is, despite being linked to the swoon-some Prince Harry, 100% single. "It is weird reading things about myself but everyone who knows me knows I'm single," adding, "Obviously one day I'd love to meet the one but I'm happy being on my own at the moment and just focusing on everything with the girls." So does that mean Prince H is free for us to date? We hope so!
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We just wrapped up our annual Christmas trip to the upper midwest, and I finished it up with the three icy rides below:
And here are all the photos from the three rides…
Ride #1 – Shell Lake, WI – 12/29/09
Ride #2 – Northwestern Green Bay Area – 12/30/09
Ride #3 – La Porte, IN to New Buffalo, MI – 1/1/10
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Over the weekend, Tim and I drove up to Seattle to visit with his parents who were there for a conference. We managed to eat plenty of delicious vegan food (treats included!) while we were there. I was only able to snap photos from two of the places we visited because I forgot my camera the first night we went out for dinner. But, I can tell you with confidence that the photoless meal was the best one from the bunch (read review below)!
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We ate at a place called Cafe Flora. The atmosphere alone had me wishing I could eat all my meals there while in Seattle. The restaurant has two dining areas, one was pretty normal, and the second was a large indoor patio with an atrium. The room had tons of plants surrounding the tables and lining the walls, a waterfall in the center, and huge floor to ceiling windows on two sides. It was incredibly relaxing. I felt like I was amidst a rainforest garden, there was a ferny plant draping gently above my chair (but not touching my head) and small candle filled vases on the tables. This is a spendy place to eat, but the food is amazing (perfect portions, clever combinations of ingredients, lovely textures) and the staff is very friendly and attentive.
I had the Hazelnut Mushroom Farro and a Sweet Potato and Tahini Soup (tahini in my soup!!!) with a sweet chile sauce drizzled on top. Tim chose the Tamale Timbale and Fried Avocado, and his mom chose the Sweet Potato Ginger Ravioli. We sampled from each other's plates and enjoyed every last bite. They even had house-made ginger ale (the best I've ever tasted) and rhubarb soda! Nice, huh? For dessert, we shared the Citrus Cheesecake Tart. It was pretty fantastic. For a closer look at their dinner menu, click here. I definitely recommend a visit to Cafe Flora if you are ever in Seattle. You won't be disappointed.
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The following day, we went to Mighty O for donuts of course! I've posted numerous times about my love for these fine treats, so there are no pictures of donuts this time. We ate some donuts and then walked down the hill for a three mile walk around nearby Green Lake. That's the perfect way to walk off lots of tasty donuts!
After spending some time at the Pacific Science Center, we drove over to the Wayward Cafe for lunch. This little cafe provided some cozy shelter from the icy rain and snow that was falling outside. Here are some photos of our food:
My Nut and Mushroomy cutlets (I don't remember what this was really called) in Gravy with a salad
Tim's mom's BBQ Seitan with a salad
Tim's Vegan Reuben and Home Fries
The Wayward Cafe prepares some serious comfort food (all vegan), and it's tasty! Our food disappeared off of our plates before we knew it and kept us overly full until dinner.
Dinner? Yeah!
We went with Tim's parents to Vegan Garden for dinner later that evening. The family-owned (I am assuming because we had several different folks bringing us food, taking our orders, and keeping us happy) restaurant has a menu loaded with choices, and it was very difficult to choose! We started with Wonton Soup and Summer Rolls (Rice paper salad rolls with herbs, noodles and tofu, served with peanut sauce), both of which were spot on. For our entrees:
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This affects all aoe around by like say I think cap is 10 not sure but let's use 10 for calc sakes.
Howling blast default dmg 2k
10 mobs 20k dmg done
20 mobs (2x cap) 20k dmg done 1k dmg done to each mob
I saw this thread in the halp! section and feel it deserves some discussion in here with our theory-crafters and math guru's (you guys rock).
So I will pose a few questions:
1) How will this effect spells by casters?
2) How will this effect melee classes (ie. Bladestorm/D'n'D)?
This affects all aoe around by like say I think cap is 10 not sure but let's use 10 for calc sakes.
Howling blast default dmg 2k
10 mobs 20k dmg done
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The current cap never affected the tanking AoE abilities. I am not sure the new one will either.
Has this been implemented? I get regular 86k Howling Blast crits when I'm tanking Onyxia's Whelps.
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It is implemented in 3.3 I believe vine.
I never saw anywhere that said it was implemented for tank abilities. Is there a source on that?
Sorry Jere, a little confusion methinks. I was just saying that the cap is in 3.3. I have no idea how (or if) it will effect melee classes or strictly caster AoE, this is why I am curious.
Well what I mean is, the current cap only affects DPS (both caster and melee...there is no distinction there), but abilities that tanks use (DnD, Consecration, TC, Swipe) are exempt from the existing cap. I would assume that hasn't changed for the new cap eitehr.
What about an ability such as bladestorm?
bladestorm will never reach the cap because it only targets 4 (maybe 5?) targets at once anyways, this kind of AoE cap mostly affects large packs of mobs (we're talking 10+)
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So in general a melee class is not going to need to worry about this based on the number of mobs required for the cap to take effect (like 10+). This would also explain why the tanking abilities won't likely be effected, as the damage output is usually much lower than the threat output of said abilities and tanking 10+ mobs is not really something that happens regularily. But of course that is speculation on my part, if someone has something else to contribute please do.
Rogues will have to "worry" about it with fan of knives, but I mean... there's not much they can do about it and it is still optimal to AoE even with more than 10 mobs.
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oh the cap is already there for tanks as well. go to MGT, pull all the wyrms before the 2nd boss and look at your damage. at least there was a cap for thunderclap and shockwave last time I went there.
I just tanked 25 man Ony yesterday and with probably 50+ whelps, i fired off a shockwave for over 88k total damage... i dunno if that's capped or not but that's big enough #s for me not to worry about it.
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The cap right now is a flat number, I think 100k damage.
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At the current time I've seen no evidence of a cap...
That said, I'm not entirely sure who will be affected by this as tanks. I know DnD was cited as a spell that will be affected. I imagine by extension that Consecrate will be as well. That said, I don't know if Bear Swipe, Shockwave, or T-clap will be. The first two are nice passive set AoE's and can be used by dpsers (DnD more commonly than Consecrate). Shockwave and Bear Swipe are specific tank abilities, virtually never seen for DPS, and I've never seen T-clap used regularly for DPS.
The upshot of the change as proposed are two-fold as I see it:
1.) As DPS or Tanks, this makes AoE abilities a little more useful against smaller group pulls, but keeps it from being titanic if you get, say, enough whelps in one place. The same can apply to tank threat. Because it is being applied to a lot of the large zone AoE's our tools against them get the same treatment as the dps tools. That means the balance should remain roughly the same.
2.) This frees Blizz's hands in terms of certain designs. They create scenarios where they want and expect you to AoE down packs of stuff (I call them swarm-type mobs, lots of tiny guys, low health, low damage, but all combined they are nasty). There are other times where they don't want players to just collect everything up and have each of the more AoE capable raiders do 14k dps total just AoE'ing the heck out of it. If that is a viable option it can spoil other challenges their trying to put to the raiders. They answered this on Faction Champs by just giving them a flat "AoE's don't work on us" buff, but that's not fun, or ideal, and it has some trickle down effects that can diminish some key tools that some class/specs use.
This change serves to free Blizzard some in their encounter designs (ICC here we come), and allow them to keep a handle on balancing dps between classes with these tools that scale near infinitely with the classes that don't have that sort of open-ended scaling (say, DPS Warriors or Enhancement/Elemental Shamans).
I think it will hurt the Blizzard/Hurricane/FoK/Rain of Fire spammers who get giant numbers because the pulls are big enough, but I don't think it will mess the game up really, and I expect we'll see more range available in encounter designs with that potential capped.
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Howling Blast on live hits for about half of normal when you've got both sides' collections of whelps from the initial spawn gathered together in one place. At least, it does for me, consistently. Not sure about Death and Decay, since I always lay that down by the entrance to one cave. Blood Boil seems to be a bit lower than normal too, but I use it infrequently enough that I have less confidence in claiming that it's affected by a cap.
Practically speaking, this should change almost nothing in the game other than making it take a lot longer to take out Onyxia's whelps. There are almost no other (meaningful) cases where you're hitting more than 10 targets at once. Even if there are such situations in the future, it won't make them harder to tank, because the AoE DPS will be lower as well. It'll just take longer.
AoE Spell Cap Mechanics - Elitist Jerks
That thread isn't updated for WotLK (I think the caps were increased above 25,000 damage), but has place holders for 3.3 changes.
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Kate Upton's high-fashion rise has been extraordinary for many reasons. Firstly Ms Upton is a curvy 'body' girl who launched her career as Sports Illustrated's Rookie of the Year in 2011. Secondly she's built much of her following off the back of a couple of scantily-clad You Tube virals (most infamously the Terry Richardson 'Cat-Daddy' film, currently stacking up 11.25 million views and counting) and a strong social media strategy. Finally sexy-girl Kate's looks are more girl-next door smouldering than strikingly androgynous. Hardly typical 'edgy' industry credentials.
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The 'Gavotte' preserves the character of the Baroque dance. After a short orchestral introduction the first theme is presented by the soloist, while the second theme consists of a contrasting two-part melody. After the repetition of the first theme, the soloist plays a fast variation on the second theme, which is also heard on the woodwinds. A return of the first theme completes the movement.
The 'Idylle', a pastoral siciliano-like movement, was also published and performed as an independent piece. In a straightforward A–B–A structure, the movement opens with an orchestral introduction before the soloist plays the main melody. The minor-key middle section is slightly faster and dynamically developed. The coda ends on the high harmonics of the solo violin.
The third movement, 'Intermezzo', starts with triplets in the strings. Over this backdrop the violin presents a marching tune. A more mellow, melodic section in the minor key leads to the marching first theme played by the horns. The soloist develops demanding technical variations on this theme before the slower melodic section appears in a different tonality, ending in high trills on the violin. The movement ends with a restatement of the opening theme.
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