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Dishonesty in Sales, Finance, Service
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MOUNT PLEASANT, TEXAS -- Do not purchase any product from AgPower--you will regret it.
After a year of research, I purchased a John Deere 468 baler from AgPower in Mount Pleasant, Texas.
AgPower knowingly lied to me about the year model of the hay baler. I specifically asked what year model was associated with the baler. I know depending on date of manufacture the year model is associated. I asked if the model was a 2011. I was re-assured multiple times by AgPower, Mt. Pleasant Texas it was. The purchase order and the finance agreement both stated this baler was a 2011. Was I surprised when I received paperwork from John Deere Finance. You got it! 2010.
I called and spoke to John Deere Finance regarding the "mistake" made by John Deere finance. It was proven to me easily it was in fact a 2010.
Also, on the day I spoke to John Deere finance, I was informed that I had not received all the financing options available by John Deere from AgPower Mt Pleasant, Texas. I specifically had asked the dealership all of the financing options available. Do not be fooled. Whenever you take 0% or 1.5% financing, there is a $3000.00 penalty. In other words, if you are like me and like to finance, but pay off the note early to save on interest, be advised there is "in-house" low interest financing of approximately 3.5 to 4% with no $3000.00 penalty through John Deere finance. BUT, AgPower Mt. Pleasant will not tell you that because it prevents them from maximizing their profit off of your back.
Some may say, you should pay cash!" True enough. However, I do not like to lay down a hunk of money for a piece of equipment and eat into my cash reserves. I prefer to finance for 48 to 60 months and attempt to pay off in 1/3 of the time. In my humble opinion, and I realize other may not agree, I would rather on a hay baler that is susceptible to damage, fire, etc...to have a cash cushion should I have to wait for insurance to pay off a claim should the need arise. 4% is not going to break the bank, but a catastrophic loss with no cash reserve could make for an uncomfortable position.
So, I addressed both of these issues with AgPower in Mount Pleasant, Texas. They had their money and started in with lame excuses, "we honestly thought it was a 2010." "We didn't know John Deere had low interest financing available at this time." "Well, we see your point, we'll ask Ag Power Corporate headquarters what we should do."
I even went up the chain at John Deere and it is virtually impossible to speak to anyone with the authority to rectify the situation. John Deere has created a structure that basically makes all complaints by customer run to to a "dog chasing its tail" scenario. I myself am a military officer and veteran and John Deere has a better "cover your butt" setup with no real accountability that rivals the military. Yes, it looks very official and good, but, when it goes up the chain of command, the customer is told at the end, "yes, you are right, but we have no real control over the dealership."
So, basically, if you purchase from John Deere, you are accountable to them in your part of the contract. But, their end is a bureaucratic line of excuses that basically admits fault and tells you they are sorry and there is nothing they can do.
Oh, and by the way...don't be fooled by the warranty promises. What a load of lies. Should you need any repair, be prepared to get hammered by John Deere AgPower in Mount Pleasant, Texas. Do not be fooled.
I am completely disappointed with my entire experience. John Deere makes a good hay baler. However, do not buy anything from AgPower inc. in Mount Pleasant, Texas.
Also, be advised Ag Power owns many dealerships in and around the area of Northeast Texas. If you have to buy a John Deere product, go somewhere far away from AGPower. AGPOWER=CROOKS
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danie1442 on 06/19/2012:
I would contact your local JAG or the VA in your area and have someone look at your complaint. This sounds like something that is a legal issue. They may be moved to contact the correct people if they hear from someone other than the customer.
trmn8r on 06/19/2012:
What problem did you have with warranty service?
D-m on 03/09/2013:
I have a 468 too and it didn't make it a full year either. Fish and Still in Crocket, Texas is telling it is not covered by warranty. The warranty is so unclear to what is covered and not covered. I've contacted John deere and same thing, the dealer is your contact. I'M UNHAPPY!
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Motor Failure in First 28 Hrs. of Operation
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DES MOINS -- At about 28, hours the motor on my D110, purchased from Home Depot started to run rough and backfire through the carburetor. I turned the motor over by hand with the spark plug out and my finger over the hole. I could not feel any "intake" stroke. I removed the valve cover. The stud for the intake valve had come loose. There was evidence of lock-tite on the stud but it did not look like it had set properly. I suspect they may have more of these problems coming. Not too bad if you understand small motors and have the tools but it will be a pain to the average lawn "mower"
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FoDaddy19 on 07/09/2013:
John Deere lawn mowers aren't what they used to be. My Dad has an old 318 that's been in use for around 30 years now (it was my grandfather's initially), it has something like 4000 hours on it. It's had the engine rebuilt once and the deck had some pulleys and springs replaced three years ago. It's dead reliable, and works perfectly.
When I got my own place about 10 years ago, one of my first purchases was new John Deere mower. I went with the LT-166. In the ten years I've had it, it's been through 3 batteries, two alternators, plastic on the front of the mower (looks like bumper, but it's not) literally broke and fell off whilst I was mowing the lawn, the plastic hood hinges have broke on both sides, and I had to replace the entire deck because the metal used is so thin that apparently if you use high lift blade to bag, it will eventually eat through the deck from inside and eventually sandblast holes in the deck.
Needless to say I'm not impressed at all with this mower.
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Deere 6420 Burns To Ground
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This past Monday 5/28/12 I was bush hogging (15 foot bat wing) with my john Deere 6420. My 13 year old son was riding along in the instructor seat. We had been running about an hour when I noticed a faint burning smell. I stopped the tractor, turned the PTO off and asked my son to step down and see if there was a twig or something on the exhaust causing the burning smell. Before he could get down multiple warning lights started flashing on the dash. As soon my son was one the ground he yelled fire. I could not see any fire or smoke from inside the cab. I turned the engine, jumped off the tractor and observed a fairly large fire in the rear of the engine near the cab. We tried to put it out with a small extinguisher but could not. When the fire dept arrived all they could do was try and save the bush hog. This tractor only had 750 hours. Called dealer and asked if there had been any history of fire with this model. He said he was sorry about the fire but didn't know of any fire problems with this model. If anybody has any knowledge of a fire issue with the 6420 please respond.
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KevinTX on 05/30/2012:
Is this thread you, or another owner? http://talk.newagtalk.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=20517&DisplayType=nested&setCookie=1
KevinTX on 05/30/2012:
This one too... http://talk.newagtalk.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=27387&mid=186249
trmn8r on 05/30/2012:
Sounds like you need a forensic analysis to determine the cause. Sorry this happened to you.
FranstonTX on 06/04/2013:
Yes, I have heard of this before. Actually JD came out and installed a heat shield on the exhaust leaving the engine compartment. When asked why they had to do this their comment was there is a history of fires being started by the exhaust from grass build up in that area. I think this was back in 2009 -2010
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John Deere Sucks
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SPRING GROVESPRING GROVE, ILLINOIS -- I bought a JD l-111 lawn tractor because I fell for their bs about it being a quality product that Wii last a lifetime, well the one I bought had a very short life span before the transmission died and JD wanted one thousand eighty dollars plus tax to fix a lawn tractor that had only been gently used for five seasons and serviced by a JD dealer every year since it was purchased. We complained to JD corporate but they were less sympathetic than the local dealer. JD corporate basically said too bad, your warranty expired, go suck an egg or pay up to fix it. They wouldn't even offer to assist in our dealings with the dealer, saying the dealers are independent and JD policy is that they don't get in between dealers and customers. Don't you just love a company that stands so firmly behind their products? I thought spending more up front to buy so called quality would save me more in the long run. Boy was I wrong about that and about JD quality. I am now the not so proud owner of a green and yellow boat anchor. Think twice before they suck you into their bs about quality.
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BigAl on 04/14/2012:
At what point should John Deere no longer pay for out of warranty claims? You have a warranty period so that any manufacturing defects will be evident. If 5 years of use did not produce a failure I seriously doubt that there was a defect in manufacturing. It's always a bummer when a misfortune like this happens but to blame the manufacturer for not pressuring the dealer does not make sense. The dealer did not build this machine. You may be surprised that your statement of gentle use for 5 years does not carry much weight. I have been in the repair field for many years and this is a common statement.
trmn8r on 04/14/2012:
I know a guy who bought old Simplicity tractors, fixed em and resold them. Then he switched to Deere products because of their popularity. However, he told me they we made (generally speaking) like cr*p and the only thing good about them to him was continuing to be able to make money.
I'm still using my 1974 Simplicity. I don't have an automatic transmission, but it runs great!
Sorry to hear about your problem, but it is 5 years old. I think it had a two year warranty. This is good information for others to see.
Starlord on 04/14/2012:
We buy our dog food at a tractor place that deals in Kubota tractors. as you enter, the first desk has a sign on it, 'Friends don't let friends drive Deere.' lol
FoDaddy19 on 04/14/2012:
I haven't been terribly impressed with my JD LT166 either. I've had it since new for about 8 or 9 years now. So far It's been through 3 batteries, an alternator, and a mower deck. The mower deck developed holes in it from the inside of the deck. ( I was told that this happened because of the sand in the soil that causes a sandblasting effect when the blades are engaged. Of course none of my neighbors seem to have this problem.) Also the the plastic supports that attach to the plastic hood broke, So now you have to physically lift the hood off the mower to check the oil. JD will happily sell me a replacement hood assembly for $380 plus the $60 decal kit.
On the other hand my dad's 30 year old John Deere 317 has been built proof, it's all steel and has been in regular service for decades, needing only one engine rebuild and some pulleys on the deck replaced over the years. They don't make them like that anymore.
With that said, after 5 years, I wouldn't expect them to cover repairs. It's unreasonable to expect any company to do anything for you after the warranty period has expired more than twice over. It would've been a nice gesture if they had helped you out, but I can't fault them for not doing so.
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John Deere Does Not Stand Behind Its Expensive Products
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My mother and her husband were lawnmower shopping. They could have bought a $2,000 lawn mower. But, they decided to spend $5,000 on a John Deere, because they thought Deere and Company had high quality products that wouldn't have problems down the road. They already owned a John Deere gator, chain saw, and a few other John Deere products.
They have kept up the mower very well. Yet, the motor stopped working on it. They went through hell trying to get any type of resolution. John Deere said to call the motor company. My mother did not buy the motor. John Deere bought the motor, so why should she have to contact the motor company? In the end, she had to spend over $600 for a new motor. The motor company finally agreed to chip in $200.
Either John Deere or the motor company (can't remember which) tried accusing them of cloging a part of the motor and that the part should be cleaned out every so often. The repair said that part was clean. He also said the consumer cannot get to that part to clean it anyway.
John Deere owes them for the additional $400, but they won't pay up.
After all the weeks of hassle, I definitely recommend staying away from John Deere products.
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trmn8r on 10/30/2011:
What model tractor?
The fact that the motor company paid for part of the cost tells me that in fact that company was the one that warranteed the part, not JD. This isn't uncommon - I had a lawn product a few years back that came with one owner's manual for the product, and another for the motor.
You say that JD owes for the amount over and above the $200 received from the motor company. Is there something in the JD warranty that pertains to this, or are you saying this because it was a cost incurred?
You don't seem to know all the details here, which are important. What company found fault with the maintenance, and what part was said to need maintenance?
Seems to me your mother's complaint is with the motor manufacturer.
Anonymous on 10/30/2011:
Very good commentary. I would certainly expect quality and longevity from a lawnmower purchased from a company with a stellar reputation.
Thanks for warning us to stay away. Welcome to m3cents.
At Your Service on 10/30/2011:
I agree a lot with what trmn8r has already stated. One of the biggest questions on my mind is what the warranty coverage was on the Deer and how long the mower had been owned. If it was out of warranty, either by the engine manufacturer or by Deer, and you didn't purchase any form of additional warranty coverage, I fail to see where anything would be owed.
Old Timer on 10/30/2011:
I have a Coleman 5,500 watt generator with a Yamaha engine. The engine was starting to stall out so I called Coleman. (who does not sell them anymore) Coleman put me in touch with Yamaha, Yamaha had one of their service centers fix the issue. They even gave me a $40.00 credit for the diagnostic fee. Took a few phone calls but it all worked out OK. You just have to keep bugging them until you find someone that will step up to the plate. That being said, it's time to move higher on the food chain until you find someone that will help you out.
The first no, or we can't do anything for you is just a starting point.
fast327 on 10/30/2011:
I am a big John Deere fan! I have had John Deere mowers(2) since 1985 and never had a problem with them. They have performed flawlessly and are very dependable. I do keep them up well and make sure that upkeep and maintenance are up-to-date. My neighbor has been through 5(1-2-3-4-5) Craftsman so-called mowers during the same time.YOU make the call!
trmn8r on 10/30/2011:
fast327 - John Deere isn't necessarily the same as it used to be. And the stuff found in home centers isn't necessarily the same quality as your 1985 models.
I have a 1975 Simplicity tractor that will run circles around most of the stuff with 18hp and 22 hp labels on them. I got it from a guy that used to fix and resell them. He changed to John Deere because people (consumers) went gaga for "green". He was the one who told me that green is good for green (making money) but not necessarily quality.
Our neighbor in the 70's had a big old JD tractor that was built like a tank.
Sears issues a contract every 3 years to have its mowers made. Cub Cadet and MTD have gotten it in the past, I believe. Cub Cadet is another one that made great stuff in the past - don't know about their current offerings. You need to be very suspicious of anything you see at a home center, regardless of the label or color.
fast327 on 10/30/2011:
You mis-understood me. I have only one 1985 John Deere mower( which is still operating well). My additional one is a 2008 which I Did Not buy from a big box store,which only buys cheap second rate discount ones;rather I bought from a reputable dealer who carries authenic John Deere products and will not compromise on quality. My point is to know what you are buying and from whom you are buying.
Venice09 on 10/30/2011:
Old Timer, that's my theory, too. If at first you don't succeed...
Great info, trmn. I learned something about tractors today.
trmn8r on 10/30/2011:
fast -> sorry, I missed that you own a recent one too. I wish we knew what model the OP's mother has.
I don't know what "authentic" means though - are you implying that all those green ones outside Lowes or HD say JD on them are made by another company? I never considered that could be, but it seems possible.
I agree with your sentiment about buying from a reputable dealer.
ok4now on 10/31/2011:
I have a two year old J.D. lawn tractor which has had no problems. The maintenance is very important to keep it running properly. For example there are a total of 7 grease fittings that need to be lubed every 25 operating hours. My neighbors all have Sears tractors that are constantly breaking down. J.D. is the better product.
clutzycook on 11/02/2011:
Oh honey, you think $5K on a JD product is expensive? That's dirt cheap. Try buying a brand new combine. THOSE puppies will run you $200-300K just to start!
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John Deere Nightmare
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My father bought a John Deere 790 3 years ago. This was one of the happiest days of his life. A John Deere... Wow... Until we got a lemon. To begin with the front bearings on the right side broke on a few occasions, always the same problem. The tractors quality is poor at best. It recentlly broke in half by picking up dirt with the front end loader. We immediately contacted our local John Deere and told them what happened. This is where our nightmare began. My father struggled to keep this tractor through his time of unemployment and the company was very understanding. Then when the tractor literally buckled John Deere financing had a different attitude. The openly said we pulled the tractor in half! Not only was this absurd and unfounded, it was insulting. We WERE a John Deere family. We THOUGT this was a quality product with Good people in charge. We were wrong. This issue has made my father sick to the point it is physically obvious. I spent thousands of dollars having my sons room in John Deere, custom curtains, bedspread, toys, clothes... And now we find John Deere isn't worth the dirt it can't pick up. I will inform everyone I can of this awful experience and hope they don't make the same mistake we did!
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terry gaddis on 06/25/2013:
I also had a 790 bought it new and also got the front end loader and backhoe, well, my nightmare started as soon as it backed off the trailer when I got it home.. the trans went out! it would not stay in gear, I called the dealer and they told me that I abused it, and I said.. as soon as it started? with 0 hours and it did not run long enough for the temp hand to move, and I told them that I lived on a farm all of my life! I never had the problems with the olivers, fords, farmalls, masseys. only the john deere, I bought 4 john deere tractors all junk! the backhoe bent cylinders, the 5210 clutch and rear end problems, anyway, I almost sued John deere, I got the phone number for the main man and he was not happy, he asked how I got his number, anyway, long story short, we settled out of court. the only john deere that was any good was the combine.
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Colossal Ripoff
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After 200 hrs of use, mower failed to go forward and reverse. Went to dealer and was informed that L series were low quality and only sold at department stores. Was told that transmission has a high failure rate and was not worth repairing. Repair would cost $650. for parts plus extensive labor hours. In addition, would need bearings and possible future engine replacement because of the hours of use.
Was told that the transmission was not serviceable and had to go to a qualified dealer for a repair.
After research on Google, found that the transmission fluid could be drained and replaced with some mechanical ability.
After replacing the fluid and a lot of mechanical ability (which you definitely need to do for this job!) is running like new.
Bottom line is...JD makes this product to only last for a given number of hours. They don't want it to be fixed!
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2004 JD 6420 Catches Fire
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I farm about 1400 acres in NC. I have had numerous John Deere tractors with good success. In 2004 I traded a a late model 6410 for new 2004 JD 6420 and had good experience with it until January 2010. While bush hogging some pastures on my farm the 6420 caught fire in the cab and in the engine. We were able to extinguish the fire since we were fortunate to be near a shed with a hose. The entire plastic console melted around the steering column and the wiring harnesses that connect the on-board computers to the engine were destroyed. The John Deere dealer examined the tractor, which only had 985 hours, and blamed it on "trash accumulation" under the tractor. The repair price quoted was $34,100. John Deere took no responsibility for the damage other than offering a small discount on a new JD 6430 tractor. I do not know if other John Deere 6420 owners have experienced this problem or not. I have pictures of the damage if anyone is interested. This could have been catastrophic. If we had not been near a hose then the tractor would have been completely destroyed and we could have lost some of our buildings and our forests of lob-lolly pines nearby.
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Starlord on 02/08/2010:
You feel you have been badly mistreated because a six-year old tractor with 'trash accumulation' has caught fire. Regular maintenance includes proper cleaning, and checking electrical connections occasionally. If a connection works loose (quite possible over six years,) and a loose connection that creates heat, a fire is not hard to predict. I feel for you, but you can't expect to just run something till the wheels fall off and expect to get free service. Before you criticize me, I lived on a farm for many years as a child, and we had a John Deere Big A tractor. We were religious when it came to maintenance on all our gear, because it was a small farm, and if something broke down, we were unable to pay a lot to get it going, not to mention the losses just from being broke down. We kept the equipment running, and learned how to repair a lot of it ourselves.
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JS25 ran like a dead Deere and Customer service just as impressive
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MOLINE,, ILLINOIS -- After 45 days of ownership and a handful of uses, our JS25 stopped running. We took it to our local John Deere dealer expecting that everything should be covered after only 45 days. Unfortunately, according to the service dealer, we had not used oil. OF COURSE we put oil in the mower, we're not stupid. While speaking with the service manager about this problem, oil leaked out of the mower while it was on it's side. OBVIOUSLY oil was used!! After sending pictures to Briggs and Stratton, our warranty claim was denied. We then went to John Deere customer service, which was not helpful. After escalating to a manager in the customer service department a case was opened. After waiting 3 weeks, we are now told that they will not honor the warranty either. So 2 and a half months later, we still have no mower. We spent $350 on a lawn ornament. DO NOT BUY a mower from John Deere!!!
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Anonymous on 10/13/2009:
Give this distinguished member a call. Good luck.
batpot on 10/14/2009:
Amazingly, I have had the exact same problem with the JS25, but haven't gotten as far as you have dealing w/ their customer service.
6 months old, and maybe 5 hours worth of use, and the engine died. How the hell does 1/2 quart of oil disappear in that amount of time?
I wish you had had a better experience...it doesn't leave me with much hope.
wallybuck on 10/19/2009:
I also had the same issue with the js25 john deere mower. Four months old and the engine blew. Said not enough oil in the motor. How do you burn that much oil mowing once a week for an hour.
batpot on 11/19/2009:
A month later: an update...
John Deere customer service is worthless. They claimed that they were not the responsible warranty claimant because the engine was made by Briggs & Stratton, and since it was Briggs & Stratton who denied the warranty claim from the dealer, it was therefore B&S who I had to deal with. Of course they could not provide me w/ contact info.
I filed a claim against the local dealer w/ the BBB, went and spoke with the owner, and he said that this mower is actually built by B&S, FOR John Deere, which I had never heard before. Of course the ENGINE is, but the whole mower? However, the B&S rep was due to arrive shortly after our meeting, and the dealer was able to convince the rep to do a sort of "courtesy" engine replacement. So I'm getting a new engine, but have to pay the dealer for the labor to install it. All things considered, I'm happy with this compromise.
ok4now on 07/20/2010:
I recently purchased a lawn tractor (LA-135) from my local JD dealer. It is well made and I have no complaints with it. I also needed a lawn mower and inquired about the JD mower. Dealer said he stopped selling them because they are junk & he had too many complaints. JD does NOT make them...B&S does and they are nothing but trouble. Shame on you JD for allowing the use of your name on an inferior product. I purchased the Honda mower and love it.
Upset in PA on 06/29/2011:
I had the mower for 2 years and the same thing happened to me tonight. I had a Toro for about 9 years before I bought this junk and did not change the oil once in the mower. I just added oil to the JD within the last 6 months of using it. Just a crappy product.
Pissed on 03/22/2012:
I also have the same issue. The first time that it was used this season the motor blew. What the he##! I spent close to $600 on this piece on crap! It has maybe 10 hours on the mower and looks brand new. The tank was drained and oil changed before putting up for the winter. If anyone gets restitution please post. Thanks. Pissed
Marko on 04/06/2012:
My mower decided not to start after 3 years. Went through oil also and I don't know where it went. I might as well bring up how the blade would seize up
after using it for an hour. Had to manually rotate blade to free up bearing. John Deere support is a joke. Gave machine away to co-worker and bought a Honda.
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Only Suckers Would Buy John Deere Products
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COVINGTON, GEORGIA -- When my neighbor's John Deere riding mower developed a bad power take-off switch, and I tried to find one, I ran into the following problems:
1. There is no John Deere telephone #
2. The web site is totally non-functional
3. Web site doesn't even recognize its own product numbers.
4. Part is unavailable at all local dealerships
5. Parts are way over-priced.
6. Parts unavailable at other net sites.
7. The PTO switch is obviously an electrical part, but entering "PTO Switch" under 'electrical' results in "NO products found matching PTO switch".
8. One must obtain a 3-digit registration code to make purchases.
In short, you are boxing yourself in if you buy one of their products. You pay way too much for a product you may find impossible to service.
My Sear's product allowed me to replace an entire transmission (new, original equipment) for $200.00 by purchasing it over the internet. Don't try that with Deere.
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BokiBean on 05/25/2009:
From their web site:
To contact Deere & Company World Headquarters, One John Deere Place, Moline, Illinois 61265, please call (309) 765-8000.
madconsumer on 05/25/2009:
so is ypour neighbor mad or just ypou? are you mad cause he bought a john deere and not a Sears? he was smart for not buying any Sears products.
I think your search for replacement parts was a little short sighted.
try this site for replacement oarts.
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06 December 2010
'Pretty Special'
Sydney. Day off.
Woke up to find that a slight eye irritation I€™d been noticing over the past day or so had now turned into an alarmingly swollen event. My right eye looked like I hadn€™t slept for a month and the left one looked like it had ideas of following suit. When you€™re on the road it€™s almost amusing that the first emotion that accompanies any kind of ailment or illness is the sheer inconvenience of it. I knew I had to go and see a doctor but in a foreign city on the other side of the world, it€™s often far easier said than done.
With the aid of our extremely helpful local promotor rep, I did manage to find a trusted doctor by the middle of the day and he was both reassuring and helpful. He€™s certain that the mad swelling is due to some sort of allergic trigger which, being the least dramatic option, was what I€™d hoped he€™d say. A couple of prescriptions later and I was out the door feeling calmer, though my customary resemblance to Quasimodo might be slightly more pronounced for the next little while.
The whole experience had left me a little traumatised, so the phone call that I received shortly afterwards could not have been better timed. My hope that there might be room at the crew hotel had become a reality and so, I was informed, I was free to move there forthwith. Never was I happier to check into a normal hotel - that€™s it for me and casinos for the foreseeable future. I€™m not sure what the opposite of 'adding insult to injury' would be ('adding compliment to healing'?), but the fact that I even have a view of the Opera House from my new accommodation would certainly fit the phrase.
By way of convalescence, I took myself for a walk through the Botanic Gardens, along the Finger Wharf at Woolloomooloo (top name) and back to the Art Gallery of New South Wales where I stopped for a mooch around the Aboriginal works. On past the Opera House and to Circular Quay, which is my new €˜hood. In a fit of spontaneity I even went to see a movie. I haven€™t seen a film at the cinema in forever and, if nothing else, I thought it would prevent me from checking out my swollen eye every five minutes to see if the drugs were working yet.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 3D was the next movie playing, so I wandered on in. I loved the C.S.Lewis books as a kid and the Dawn Treader had been a real favourite, after The Magician€™s Nephew. Of course the movie version had been blanded into standard young-adult action-movie sentimentality, and through adult eyes the original plot probably wouldn€™t stand up to a great deal of scrutiny, but in the moment I was glad to sit and get lost in it. I even got to keep the 3D glasses which would still be large enough to conserve my dignity if my eye swelled to three times its current size.
I rounded out the evening with a bite to eat at a place in The Rocks overlooking the harbour. Sitting on the little wooden balcony out the back, I had my supper and settled into finishing my current book (Henry James€™ Washington Square). The place was all but empty when I got up to leave I passed a table of five or six people, one of whom said €œWillie!€ Yet again, in a city of four million or more, I manage to pick the same place to eat as a posse from our touring party. I joined them for a nightcap and we strolled back through Circular Quay. Sydney harbour at night is one of the great urban beauty spots. The bridge, the Opera House illuminated, the ferries coming & going, a calm, balmy evening, it€™s pretty special.
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infin8tee - 29 December, 2010
Travel Writer Extradonaire!
Willie you have done a superb job of pointing out all of the beautiful highlights of this gorgeous city! Sorry Melbourne,there really is NO competition especially in the beauty stakes! Come back for NEW YEARS EVE CELEBRATION,when Sydney turns on the fireworks
Hardfelt - 12 December, 2010
Melboune has food and culture (we say about Sydney, "thins books read quickly"), but they have the harbour and for that, we'll never beat them.
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would you care if a 17 year old and a 14 year old dated?
its their life....let them do what they want.....IMO
No. They're not so far in age. If would be my son/daughter, I would agree.
But the 14 yr old is obviously being deceived.
Personally, no, because I'm 14 and gone much older than that ._.
It's kinda weird... but they can do whatever they want.
Only 3 years of difference and both passed the age of puberty.
Well if they both were older then it would be more 'normal' I guess. (I don't see what's wrong with that)
Personally, I wouldn't care.
There are adults who are have much greater age differences and yet still maintain healthy relationships. The only problem I see here is that the maturity difference between 14-17 and 40-43 is simply phenomenal. Neither a 14 year old or a 17 year old are overly mature and I don't think it would turn out well. The 17 year old is more likely to push a 14 year old into something prematurely.
Originally Posted by -Tsuki
Only 3 years of difference and both passed the age of puberty.
Well if they both were older then it would be more 'normal' I guess. (I don't see what's wrong with that)
Personally, I wouldn't care.
I don't agree that they're passed puberty at this stage. The 17 year old may be close to being physically developed but the 14 year old isn't. That and mentally/socially they're still children.
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No, its only 3 years. I don't go 3 years out of my age for dating. Its a rule.
no its not a problem it all depends one there respect for one another.... there are much larger ages gaps in this world, they should be free to do as they please
I have no problem whatsoever unless limits are not crossed
It is allowed. I have friends going through this.
I wouldn't do it, I believe. I don't care if others do. Like others said, in good points, the age difference isn't that bad, but the maturity could be.
Would it matter if they were 24 and 21?
The only issue I see is when one turns 18. That's babysitting at that point, not dating.
As long it isn't MY life.. I don't give a .. Flower.. about it
Once their maturity is nearly on the same scale.
I was 17 and my gf was 14 when we got together. I'm in college now and she is still in High School. O .O
Hmm... I think the 'adult way of life' is creeping its way down to younger and younger generations, that is what disturbs me, though let me put it like this: If people want to delude themselves about love, then let them.
It's their responsibility, though I doubt they understand it completely, and if they end up regretting it or getting hurt, then that's that.
I, as an older person however, whom actually believe myself to have some insight in what people usually refer to as 'love', if I may be so bold, wouldn't court a young person's delusions on what love is, was this about me, that is.
I can't honestly think of any young person I've met ever giving me the impression of understanding this matter very well, which might just be my ignorance though.
So, it's not a question about 'ok or not?', but rather, it's their business, not mine.
its totally cool if they date cause its their life but i would care if they have sex and she's tell someone about it! He should wait till she's 16
If there's consent and they are happy, why would I care? *shrugs* It's their lives
Wasnt Romeo 18 and Juliet 14?? No problem for Shakespere, No problem for me.
You should look up your state's law. In my state it's illegal for an adult (18+) to date someone under 16. So if one of you turns 18 and the other is still 14...
No. Why would I? Only 3 years difference. +That...what ta f- is this?! Are you jelous about your friend that you did this thread?!
im 20 and my gf is 31. :/
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Being that there currently is no 'spam' healer left in the game, care to back this up with some math?
Honestly this is a degraded version of blood draining. Ok, come cata when healers will apparantly be mana conserving I can see a use for it.
The ONLY time this talent will be useful at 80 is if you are fortunate enough to have it proc at low health with no incomming heals for a second as overhealing pretty much renders this useless for the majority of the fight. It's 10% so even in ICC now that's 7-8k health over 5 sec or 1.6 a tick.
Looking at the scenerio now, burst threat tends to be the bigger issue especially in a tight dps fight, so it would seem like war accademy or cruelty would be the better option.
Being that there currently is no 'spam' healer left in the game, care to back this up with some math?
I have been thinking of speccing out of Blood Craze after going over the WOL of recent raids.
On trash it doesnt do bad since I am getting hit alot.
However come bosses which is when your actually going to need the healing, certainly in end game tanking gear, it just doesnt cut it.
I was healed 15k by Blood Craze on PP hc when I was tanking PP for phases 1 and 2 aswell as probably 40% to half of phase 3.
41k on Sindragosa Hc.
Yes its maybe bonus healing and added survivavility but I see it as very poor return for 3 Talent Points when it comes to use in a raid setting.
Im sure it has a bit more uptime in 5 mans but given 5 mans at the moment and the lack of aoe tanking in the expansion It might not get any better.
Other places to spend the points?
The choices as I see It would be 3 points in War Academy or 1 in War Academy and 2 in Cruelty.
Having checked the numbers from logs I seem to be running at around 10-11% crit shield slams in raids.
So 2 points in Cruelty would pretty much double my crit chance with the extra 5% damage on HS for the left over point, as an added benefit, it just seems to be the way to go.
Guess this calls for some testing.
Come the expansion, I can only really see the talent being of more than a little benefit to survivability if bosses hit very fast like the dual wielding bosses we have had only occasionally in wotlk, Algalon, Twin Valk's while a shield is up etc
Last edited by Sifer; 11-10-2010 at 09:29 PM.
Don't forget that there is a nerf incoming in a future patch (from 9% to 3.6% with field dressing). So you ticks with clvl 85 won't be much higher than your ticks outside of icc: about 1kish.
Well as soon as I shut down my pc It hit me why I would be seeing quite so low healing.
I thought maybe partial hits eg Blocks would be proc the heal.
I guess that isnt the case.
Given the amount of avoidence I have and that I have quite a bit of mastery, although not quite unhittable, That would have drastically reduced my non blocked or non avoided attacks.
Given the avoidence and mastery rating required per percent looks like its going to increase quite steeply in the expansion we should see a bigger amount of heals once the expansion comes with the talent getting progressively less procs as we get better and better gear and closer and closer to unhittable again.
So I will spec out of it now and then maybe test it out again at level 85.
I still dont believe its worth speccing out of blood craze , it will be very powerful when you have like 150k hp(even with the nerf to beta blood craze) and its takes a healers 3 max rank heals to top you off, but from what i heard from speaking to healers is that blizzard has greatly exaggerated the mana will matter thing. IN beta right now, palas are spamming what ever heal they want once they start getting some epics, they claim tank damage isnt very bursty and is relatively low, allowing them to never really worry about mana once they get rid of some blues. Read the article on hydramist if you want to know more.
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There have been a few phases of premade characters thus far in the beta, from fresh 85s to fully raid geared (non-heroic) characters. The latest premade characters, having full raid epics, are so strong that mana conservation is pretty much gone.
I know gear is supposed to make things easier, but literally you can end fights with full mana… at least as a Paladin. With mana becoming this much of a joke during the first tier of raiding is pretty concerning. All of the initial epic pieces give healers a ton of Spirit, through set bonuses or procs. You can reforge out of spirit and into throughput stats instead. Even still, you'll have more than enough mana to play with…
Making mana matter is, in my opinion, never going to play out throughout an entire expansion. Initially, we're going to need to watch our mana bar. As we pick up epic gear, things will get so ridiculous in terms of regen that choice of which spell you use if going to be your only concern.
Last edited by Krays; 11-11-2010 at 08:06 AM.
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Assuming that what Krays said is just a beta balancing issue, which will be corrected on live:
My thought was that at 80, with mana still not at a premium for healers, blood craze would be a lot of overheal (or push the healer's heals into overheal). I'd definitely take it for progression raiding at 85, or even for solo leveling as prot, or solo farming older content.
Right now though, my prot warrior skipped it.
Which is the point exactly. If you notice it, it is over powered whereas if you don't, then it is well balanced. If it does nothing, then it is worthless. The last time I used it and victory rush in a spec, it out-performed victory rush substantially.it will simply be infused and forgotten amoung the "steady damage" and huge heals tanks are receiving.
I'm not saying it makes a huge difference, I'm saying wait until cata goes live before you write off the talent or at least have some kind of math to back it up instead of just claiming it is crap.
I was surprised. Last night it accounted for 3.7% of total effective healing done on me during the Lich King. A total of 173k healing, or 125k effective healing. By comparison, Flash of light did only 346k effective healing to me during the fight, which was the highest healing ability used on me.
Last edited by Reev; 11-12-2010 at 09:11 AM.
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That is a decent amount of healing.
I havent checked out you on the new armory to see what mastery you have, and sadly I dont use WMO so I have no idea how to find blocked hits or even if its possible to find them.
Im around 5 or 6% block above you if I use the block amount on the old armory and noticed a dramatic difference in the amount healed.
In terms of healing , dont forget you also got heals from the Beacon which means you were getting healed quite possibly with the Other tank getting the flash of light.
Also Paladins use a bigger variety of heals now than they did previously.
But as I mentioned a few posts above, the skill's usefulness varies alot dependant on gear and especially the level of mastery you have.
For me atleast until I overgear the content less its not really worth the points.
As with everything that may not be the case for you.
Yeah, it's possible I got lucky with the procs, and very likely that the 6% difference in block causes a major difference as well.
I wasn't suggesting that Blood craze was close to the paladin's total heals or anything. I took healing from a very wide variety of spells, and flash of light in actuality, while the greatest source, only accounted for 14% of my total healing.
Still, at my gear level, which is respectable for guilds doing normal Lich King, Blood Craze isn't an insignificant amount of healing. At least until the nerf. Possibly that's why they're nerfing it, since we'll take more normal hits at the beginning of level 85, probably increasing the value of the talent significantly.
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i have 79k hp buffed in icc.
7.5% = 5925 per proc.
the avg fight lasts 7 minutes.
with a 2 second swing timer that 30 melee attacks per minute and 210 per fight
at a 10% proc, that roughly 21 procs per fight ( and this assumes a short fight)
thats roughly 124,425 healing per fight. ( NOT considering magic damage)
this assumes your NOT specd into field dressing, which i am. someone else can work out the added 20% effect.
note: are wow logs accounting for bloodcraze? also, dose it account for the 20% added effect from field dressing? my logs indicate a percentage of healing done my be as "other" with no breakdown of spells.
often, the numbers there are in line with the above calculations. often, they are closer to 150K ( field dressings effect on blood craze?)
this is all very rough math, as some fights are much longer, some fights have frenzy whereas haste is buffed, exct. but unless my calculations are out right wrong, 125k per fight seems worth while to me. as specially considering the presence of avoidance and more spike damage.
i really cant see giving up this tallent for threat. im pumping out 35-40k tps as it is with vengeance stacked.
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An avoided hit is a hit that won't proc blood craze, which will change your numbers. To be honest, avoidance will devalue this talent.specially considering the presence of avoidance and more spike damage.
Sipher made the point that I'm in mostly 264 gear with a couple 251s, and in his 277s with ~6% more block chance, he was seeing far smaller Blood Craze numbers.
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I'm empty and aching and I don't know why
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They've all gone to look for America
That's my healing taken over last nights little bit of fun in ICC10HC, Blood craze come in as my third largest source of healing by spell being 11.3% of my healing taken, with a mere 14% overheal, and 15% uptime on boss fights.
I am mainly in 264s with the occiasional 277, and have at present 37.08% avoidance, 41.3% block going off my character sheet (unbuffed), with blocks avearging a 42.8% damage reduction. Dunno how much that will affect BC proccing but i am fairly sure it can proc off Blocks;
[19:02:46.155] Risen Archmage hits Tengenstein 4813 (O: -1, B: 2063)
[19:02:46.167] Tengenstein gains Blood Craze from Tengenstein
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[19:11:39.445] Lucita Prayer of Mending Tengenstein +4182
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I like it, i don't find threat an issue, or at least threat isn't an issue as often as me dying is. In the balance of things, I tend to die more often due to lack of heals, than i do becuase a mob broke loose and twatted a raid member.
Last edited by Tengenstein; 11-12-2010 at 11:04 AM. Reason: Fail copy pasted
I do NOT know how blocked attacks work into the equation. but i would assume "after taking ANY damage" implies that includes blocked attacks, because damage was infact taken. avoidance is different. you avoided that attack, and took no damage. i dont think blizz is as silly to exclude blocked attacks and list in the tool tip " after taking any damage".
sure, avoidance takes about 30# of melee attacks off the table, but in almost all fights, 30% or much more of the damage taken is magic damage, which cant be avoided, so the calculation still holds.
also consider your not using worldoflogs.com. your using another site. perhaps your site is updated and wowlogs isnt.
but to say that 6% block is making that much of a difference, id have to see proof of that. im in all 264/277 gear. and the returns im seeing above are inline with my calculations above.
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Given it does only proc after a hit that does help with it being more effective healing and that it scales with Health even better.
If your not going to be blocking or avoiding most attacks it would have a decent uptime.
Its that its counter to what you would want from a talent I dont like.
About swapping it for a threat talent, I agree threat with vengence stacked up when figthing a raid boss is at a situation when you can pretty much afk the later half of fights.
Burst threat is however still slow even with MD's and tricks especially if you open up with BL and the dps nuke with everything they have.
it does proc from Blocks however, probably shares the same proc mechanic as UO stacking does
EDIT; but yeah if you Overgear the content there's no point, might as well maximise your DPS once your survivability has reached the nigh unkillable level.
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of existing manufacturing processes and systems within an organization can this goal be achieved. In the biomanufacturing
industry, complete visibility means effective communication of process data and product information.
Quality by design (QbD) is defined in the the International Conference on Harmonization's Q8 Guideline as "a systematic approach
to development that begins with predefined objectives and emphasizes product and process understanding and process control,
based on sound science and quality risk management" (2). In a typical QbD approach for development of biological products,
decision on the Target Product Profile (TPP) is followed by a risk- and science-based assessment of product attributes with
respect to their effect on the product's safety and/or efficacy (3, 4). This assessment results in identification of the so-called
critical quality attributes (CQAs). Next, the process is designed to consistently deliver these CQAs within the acceptable
This article is the 23rd in a series in BioPharm International about the "Elements of Biopharmaceutical Production" (see full list at
http://BioPharm-International.com/). This article focuses on operational excellence in manufacturing of biotechnology therapeutic products in the QbD paradigm,
including the use of efficient and effective data and knowledge management. The authors discuss key concepts and present a
related case study.
Data hoarding
In an attempt to achieve operational excellence, biopharmaceutical companies often spend significant amounts of resources
on building data-collection and data-capture systems, leaving fewer resources for the more important task of performing analysis
of the collected data. Collecting more doesn't enable doing more. Rather, the task adds to the complexity of finding a needle
in haystack. Although data collection is an important step toward continuous improvement, the inability to visualize data
and share its analysis across the organization is a key deficiency in current industry practice.
Complex analysis tools
Complex statistical tools for performing advanced analysis of manufacturing process data have become the norm in biotechnology
manufacturing (5). As the complexity of process data and analysis increases, however, training an entire organization's staff
on how to best use these tools is not feasible. Many organizations, therefore, opt to create a specialized team that is trained
to perform such analysis. As a result, organizaitons end up being segregated into groups of staff who on one side, have hands-on
scientific experience with the product or process but no knowledge of the analytical tools associated with them, and on the
other side, staff who know how to use the statistical tools but do not have hands-on scientific experience with the product
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Gender-Based Violence:
A Price Too High
-The Magnitude and Many Forms of Gender-Based
-Violence Against Women and the MDGs
-Mobilizing for 'Zero Tolerance'
-Men Take a Stand
"[A] woman who lives in the shadow of daily violence ..is not truly free." - UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, In Larger Freedom
Gender-based violence is perhaps the most widespread and socially tolerated of human rights violations. The cost to women, their children, families and communities is a significant obstacle to reducing poverty, achieving gender equality and meeting the other Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Violence is a traumatic experience for any man or woman, but gender-based violence is preponderantly inflicted by men on women and girls. It both reflects and reinforces inequities between men and women and compromises the health, dignity, security and autonomy of its victims.
Worldwide, an estimated one in five women will be a victim of rape or attempted rape in her lifetime.(1) One in three will have been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused, usually by a family member or an acquaintance.(2) More often than not, the perpetrators go unpunished. Each year, hundreds of thousands of women and children are trafficked and enslaved, millions more are subjected to harmful practices. Violence kills and disables as many women between the ages of 15 and 44 as cancer. And its toll on women's health surpasses that of traffic accidents and malaria combined.(3)
The consequences of gender-based violence are devastating. Survivors often experience life-long emotional distress, mental health problems and poor reproductive health. Abused women are also at higher risk of acquiring HIV.(4) Women who have been physically or sexually assaulted tend to be intensive long-term users of health services.(5) The impact of violence may also extend to future generations: Children who have witnessed abuse, or were victims themselves, often suffer lasting psychological damage.(6)
The cost to countries is high as well: Increased health care expenditures; demands on courts, police and schools; and losses in educational achievement and productivity. In Chile, domestic violence cost women $1.56 billion in lost earnings in 1996, more than 2 per cent of the country's GDP.(7) In India, one survey showed women lost an average of seven working days after an incident of violence.(8) Domestic violence constitutes the single biggest health risk to Australian women of reproductive age, resulting in economic losses of about $6.3 billion a year.(9) In the United States, the figure adds up to some $12.6 billion annually.(10) International financial institutions have also begun to take note. The Inter-American Development Bank, for example, is addressing genderbased violence through its lending portfolios.(11)
The Magnitude and Many Forms of Gender-Based Violence
Gender-based violence may involve intimate partners, family members, acquaintances or strangers. Though it was long regarded a private matter, it is now recognized by the international community as a violation of human rights, rooted in women's subordinate status (see Box 28). The action plans from the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women (Beijing) recognized the elimination of gender-based violence as central to gender equality and the empowerment of women. The term comprises domestic violence, sexual and psychological forms of abuse as well as harmful practices, such as female genital mutilation/cutting. It also includes prenatal sex selection and female infanticide- extreme manifestations of the low social value placed on girls (see Box 29). Systematic rape, increasingly used as a tool of terror during armed conflict, has prompted the adoption of major international agreements to protect women and punish perpetrators (see Chapter 8).
In 1993, the UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women offered the first official definition of gender-based violence:
Article 1: Any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivations of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life.
Article 2 of the Declaration states that the definition should encompass, but not be limited to, acts of physical, sexual, and psychological violence in the family, community, or perpetrated or condoned by the State, wherever it occurs. These acts include: spousal battery; sexual abuse, including of female children; dowry-related violence; rape, including marital rape; female genital mutilation/cutting and other traditional practices harmful to women; non-spousal violence; sexual violence related to exploitation; sexual harassment and intimidation at work, in school and elsewhere; trafficking in women; and forced prostitution.
The 1995 Beijing Platform for Action expanded on this definition, specifying that it includes: violations of the rights of women in situations of armed conflict, including systematic rape, sexual slavery and forced pregnancy; forced sterilization, forced abortion, coerced or forced use of contraceptives; prenatal sex selection and female infanticide. It further recognized the particular vulnerabilities of women belonging to minorities: the elderly and the displaced; indigenous, refugee and migrant communities; women living in impoverished rural or remote areas, or in detention. See Sources
Discrimination against girls may begin in the womb. In some countries, a strong preference for sons has led to the elimination of millions of girls through prenatal sex selection. Baby girls also die through deliberate neglect and starvation. In Asia, at least 60 million girls are "missing". In some countries, sex selection is more common in cities, where technologies such as amniocentesis and ultrasound are readily accessible and open to misuse. In others, it occurs more commonly in rural areas, where the preference for sons is strong. Governments have banned the practice, and passed laws against discrimination and abandonment of girls, but the practice is deeply rooted. In many places, it is reinforced by the perception that daughters are an economic liability, either because of low expected contributions to family income or large dowry requirements. Sex selection has become a lucrative business for doctors and producers of medical equipment.
Sex ratio at birth is slightly skewed in favour of boys due to biological reasons. For every 100 girls born there are normally 103 to 107 boys. However, since boys and men normally have higher mortality rates than girls and women throughout life, in most countries of the world, women outnumber men. A country's sex balance can be a telling indicator of its social well-being. The shortage of women and girls in some Asian countries has potentially alarming social repercussions, including increased demand for trafficking in women, whether for marriage or for sex work, and the worsening of their status overall.
Eliminating the practice requires changes in the way girls and women are valued by society. In India, UNFPA supports the Government in a comprehensive approach that includes building media interest, creating community-based networks to advocate against the practice, sensitizing health providers and involving youth and other key stakeholders. In Haryana State, where the sex ratio imbalance is one of the highest, jagriti mandalis ("forums of awakening") function as women's social action groups that promote the rights of daughters. These groups have convinced families and doctors not to practice sex selection. In China, where the government aims to normalize its sex ratio imbalance by 2010, UNFPA has worked with the government, academia, and media to raise awareness and increase capacity. The National Population and Family Planning Commission is offering a "Girl Care" initiative in poor communities in 13 counties. Incentives such as pension plans or monetary rewards designed to offset school fees are being offered to the parents of girls. In 2004, UNFPA and the Ford Foundation organized an international conference on prenatal sex selection, drawing media and policy attention to strategies for eliminating the practice. See Sources
Domestic violence is by far the most common form of gender-based violence. Based on survey data, between 10 per cent of women in some countries and 69 per cent in others are subjected to domestic violence. (12) In about one fourth of cases, sexual abuse also occurs.(13) Sexual violence may involve physical and psychological intimidation, unwanted sexual advances or acts, date and marital rape and blackmail. It may also play on a woman's financial insecurity, through threats of job dismissal or exploitation, such as the offer of food or shelter in return for sex. Denial of contraceptive protection is also considered a form of sexual violence.(14) Although abused women often live in terror, many are trapped by fear of community disapproval or reprisal. These fears may be justified; studies from developed countries show that a significant number of intimate partner homicides occur when a woman tries to leave an abusive partner, or soon thereafter. In Australia, Canada, Israel, South Africa and the United States, between 40 and 70 per cent of female murder victims were killed by their male partners.(15)
"Day in and day out I am verbally and
physically abused by my husband and in-laws
for not bringing in enough dowry..There is
nothing I can do about it."
- Jamna, 19, bride of six months, India
Human trafficking, sometimes called the "largest slave trade in history", is overtaking drug smuggling as one of the world's fastest growing illegal enterprises. (16) The United States Department of State 2005 Trafficking in Persons report estimates that between 600,000 and 800,000 individuals are trafficked each year for forced labour, the majority for commercial sexual exploitation. Approximately 80 per cent are women and girls, and up to 50 per cent are minors.(17) Some two million children, mostly girls, are believed to be sex slaves in the multibillion-dollar commercial sex industry.(18) Trafficking estimates within countries run even higher.(19) In 2000, the alarming rise in sexual trafficking prompted the UN General Assembly to adopt a protocol to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime to protect women and children.(20) In 2005, the Council of Europe also adopted a convention on trafficking.(21) A growing number of developed and developing countries have adopted anti-trafficking laws and policies.(22)
Lured by a relative's false promises, Maya (not her real name), now 35 years old, left Nepal for a brothel in Kolkata, India when she was a young woman. For 14 years, she was forced to have sex with 10 men a day. When she contracted HIV, she was sent back to Nepal, depressed and suicidal. She spent 35 days receiving counselling at a women's shelter in Nuwakot, Nepal, run by Beyond Trafficking: The Joint Initiative in the Millennium Against Trafficking in Girls and Women (JIT). As her confidence increased, Maya began training other women on trafficking and HIV prevention. JIT, a collaborative effort between the Nepalese government and the UN System Task Force Against Trafficking, works to help women like Maya recover and participate more fully in society, not only as survivors, but also as resourceful community members.
UNDER ASSAULT: ADOLESCENT GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN. Younger women and adolescent girls are especially vulnerable to gender-based violence. Nearly 50 per cent of all sexual assaults worldwide are against girls 15 years or younger.(23) High numbers of young women report that their first sexual experience was coerced.(24) In the Caribbean, this figure is estimated at 48 per cent of young women.(25) Studies from Jamaica, Mali, the United Republic of Tanzania and Zimbabwe revealed that between 20 and 30 per cent of adolescent girls had experienced sexual violence.(26) Forced sexual relations are especially likely within the context of child marriage.(27) In Burundi, the UNFPA-supported NGO centres offering support for victims of sexual violence found that 88 per cent of the women seeking care in 2004 were young women. In Thailand, intimate partner violence is a leading cause of death for women and girls between the ages of 15 and 24.(28)
Women who have been sexually abused once are more likely to suffer it again: 60 per cent of women whose first sexual experience was forced experienced sexual violence later in their lives.(29) Sexual abuse and incest in childhood can have lifelong effects on sexual behaviour and reproductive health.(30) Abused adolescent girls are more likely to undergo early and repeated pregnancies and abortions, and to contract sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. Adolescent girls and young women are also the prime targets of traffickers and of armed groups during conflicts and are also subjected to harmful practices such as child marriage and female genital mutilation/cutting.
"People from that area would take
any girl like me. They don't have many
females there. I was sold and had to
live with him. It was a frightening
experience. I could not escape and I
had no money even for a phone call.
I always wanted to return home."
- 19-year-old girl from China, sold to an older man by her brother
HIDDEN BY A CULTURE OF SILENCE. Violence against women has long been shrouded in a culture of silence. Reliable statistics are hard to come by, as violence is underreported because of shame, stigma and fear of retribution.(31) It is not uncommon for women to be blamed for their own rape and for bringing dishonour to their families. The World Health Organization found that 20 to 70 per cent of the women interviewed in its multicountry research were talking about their abuse for the first time.(32)
One of the reasons women remain silent is that in many societies violence against women is accepted as a "normal" aspect of gender relations.(33) In some countries, a large proportion of women believe wife beating may be justified for reasons such as refusing to have sex or not preparing food on time (see Figure 5). Studies in Peru and South Africa have found that both girls and boys interviewed believed the victim of a sexual assault was to blame and may even have provoked her own assault.(34)
Figure 5: Women Who Believe Wife Beating is Justified for at Least One Reason*
Source: Source: Kishor, S. and K. Johnson, 2004, Profiling Domestic Violence: A Multicountry Study, Calverton, MD: ORC Macro, Measure DHS+:66
Financial dependence, subordinate social status and a lack of legal rights and legal counselling services in many societies limit the ability of women to protect themselves or leave abusive situations. Abused women tend to be isolated and kept from social interaction or income-earning activities that might give them the option to end the abuse. Threats of deprivation can trap them and their children in abusive situations. Withholding the means to family survival or financial security, or damage to property or business, constitutes a form of violence. However, such intimidation is rarely legally recognized, with some exceptions, such as in Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala and Honduras.(35)
Even where laws against gender-based violence do exist, enforcement and legal systems may not be supportive. (36) Sometimes they re-victimize women. Such laws often lack budgetary appropriations, leaving critical gaps between intention and reality. In Latin America and the Caribbean, where most countries have passed laws on domestic violence, an analysis of ministry budget lines reveals insufficient funding to implement them properly.(37)
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Pivotal and VMware are partnering to deliver well-managed, agile and secure data and application infrastructure for VMware environments across public, private and hybrid clouds. Pivotal SQLFire, formerly known as VMware vFabric SQLFire, is now part of the Pivotal portfolio of products.
Pivotal SQLFire is an in-memory distributed SQL database. In the category of NewSQL databases, SQLFire delivers dynamic scalability and high performance for data-intensive modern applications.
In-memory distributed SQL database
Pivotal SQLFire is an in-memory distributed SQL database. In the category of NewSQL databases, SQLFire delivers dynamic scalability and high performance for data-intensive modern applications.
- Speed; 30x faster than Oracle 11g*
- Simple scale-out
- Standard SQL
Data in the cloud: speed, scale and SQL
Add a sophisticated distributed data platform to applications that need to maintain very high performance under shifting user loads with SQLFire. Because it's based on SQL, JDBC and ADO.net standards, applications designed for traditional databases can easily incorporate SQLFire.
Standard SQL Accelerates Application Development
By incorporating an efficient SQL query engine and supporting standards including SQL, JDBC and ADO.NET, applications designed for traditional databases can easily migrate to SQLFire.
Move Data at the Speed of Memory
Eliminate disk I/O constraints and enable distributed data access. Reduce latency by moving data closer to applications.
Accommodate Application Demand with Near-Linear Scale
Distributed data enables parallel data access to more easily meet the needs of shifting user loads. SQLFire also supports global WAN connectivity and gives you the option of replicating data to remote clusters for disaster recovery.
When to consider Pivotal SQLFire?
When traditional database approaches have hit a performance wall, SQLFire provides applications with fast- throughput, low latency, horizontal scalability and a consistent view of data.
*VMware Internal Study, April 2012. Results available upon request.


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personally, unless you need to gem otherwise for your meta ; I would never gem anything else than +30 stamina or dragonseye +stamina.
Looking over your gear you have no socketbonuses worth taking. Just mind your meta and gem exclusive +sta. This will increase your Time to live alot more.
Your healers will love you.
Besides that I have small tips like make sure
Demoralizing shout
are always up 100%. (or similar effects like ice touch/demo roar)
Use agility food/flasks.
full buffs.
Make sure to use any ability/cooldown before a heavy hitting boss uses his special pewpew like impale on gormok or headbutt on icehowl.
Follow these simple guidelines and all is well.
(If all that makes your paladins seem easier to heal is the once every 2 minute "oh shit cheat death" shit then you can simply look to your healers, since they technically let the tank die .
Ardent Defender
Damage that takes you below 35% health is reduced by 7%. In addition, attacks which would otherwise kill you cause you to be healed by up to 10% of your maximum health (amount healed based on defense). This healing effect cannot occur more often than once every 2 min.)