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Harley Manning; Kerry Bodine; Forrester (Firm) |
OCLC Number: | 778424138 |
Notes: | "New Harvest Books." |
Description: | x, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents: | I. The value of customer experience -- You need your customers more than they need you -- Customer experience means billions to business -- The customer experience ecosystem -- II. The six disciplines of customer experience -- From bumper sticker to business discipline -- Strategy -- Customer understanding -- Design -- Measurement -- Governance -- Culture -- III. How customer experience transforms companies -- The natural path to customer experience maturity -- The rise of the chief customer officer -- The customer experience race is on. |
Responsibility: | Harley Manning, Kerry Bodine, Forrester Research. |
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Actor, Comedian Tracy Morgan Injured In New Jersey Turnpike Crash; Truck Driver Charged
State police said actor and comedian Tracy Morgan is in intensive care after the limousine bus in which he was riding in was involved in a multi-vehicle accident on the New Jersey Turnpike.
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The shots were reported somewhere outside the immediate area of the Cranbury Elementary School in Norwalk around 11:25 a.m., but a police investigation could not confirm that any shots were fired.

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great. new pics required though
He's not a bad actor actually. I used to watch Home and Away purely for him.. lol. Great arse and legs on him.
i met this guy back when i was in high school at this function thing. he was with leah off home and away aswell and i met them both...i still havnt washed my hand after shaking his (haha joking) but he had a soft handshake
So SEXY! Anyone got naked shots?
That's the best I could do.
All I can see are red crosses.
I keep on thinking of Summerland every time I see him. That's why it's so weird to see him nude, but thanks a lot though!
ok i know this scene is from a show called "true blood",the thing is i dont know which episode so i can't find it, so if you know what epsiode and which season it from pealse let me know, or even better if you have or know where the video if i would be PERFECT...
p.s. fuck hes hott...dying to see the scene in action
Is this it?
no it hink it right after tha scene
That was the only video I found. Maybe someone else will have the rest.
True Blood starts on HBO this fall, its not out yet
Beautiful,beautiful ass on this boy!!!!
Just perused some SMOKIN' hot butt shots of Ryan from new series True Blood.His ass is perfection!Immediately goes into my top 5!!
Wank city!!!!I get so excited when I see a new celebrity ass that lives up to my masturbatory standards!!!
Its the first season, first episode, second or third scene
Check out his new show True Blood(HBO), since it started, he's the only guy nude seen so far. Its going on episode three this sunday. Sadly no dick shots, but its possibe.
Have seen the show, LOVE IT! Ryan is so fucking HOT! it seems like he is shirtless all the time. He is also having plebty of sex which i enjoy watching him do it. What a body.
"LIKE is a SPIT, LOVE is a SWALLOW!"
My angel... but in bed i want a very australian animal, i want that sweet dick behind the boxer... all to lick, all into the mouth
In case you didn't know, he's appearing on the HBO series "True Blood" as the brother of the main character Sookie Stackhouse. Sadly, his character is straight, but he is oversexed, so in the first couple of episodes at least, he's shown undressed a couple of times, and shirtless a few other times.
On this weeks True Blood, Ryan is seen wearing just his briefs.
Oh man this dude is hot
I totally agree!!! He's carries a nice package!!!
i want a body like that
I'm going to have to start watching that series!
I want his used undies, at least...
That was a really hot episode.
I loved the scene of Ryan Kwanten dancing and spanking his own ass.
The 'gay' lover (Nicholas Gonzalez) of the vampire was sooooo hawt as well
and as for the gay black dude OMG
They had the third episode on surthechannel but it was taken off---
very very HOT
Jesus, his abs are sick! Now, I have the sudden urge to hit the gym.
A man in his tighty whities.....
I think I may be in love....... (hehehe!)
The Three Musketeers... Bashful, Chrisglass, and Ronboy!
He is definitely gorgeous. Loved him on "Summerland."
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This has quickly become me new favorite show. The eye candy is unbelivably hot, and the story line isn't bad either.
you are forgetting the countless scenes where he showed his bare ass and v-lines
and i swear you could see the cock for a second when he jumped out of the gun toting ladies bed! but even in HD it wasn't sharp enough to be certain
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[QUOTE=noelie;4308646]That was a really hot episode.
I loved the scene of Ryan Kwanten dancing and spanking his own ass.
and as for the gay black dude OMG
When Ryan asked if there was any other way he could "pay off" the money for that blood, I thought, Hell yeah there is. I know what I would have offered him.
A nice clip from True Blood
very sexy, I love guys in briefs.
syn-es-the-sia n. Physiol. Sensation produced at a point other than
or remote from the point of stimulation, as of a color from hearing a
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Looks like he keeps it pointing to his left hip.
I've found that lube, time and the lust of the receiver make almost anything possible.
Wow! I had forgotten about him. He is so hot. Here is a picture I found.
thats one hot guy with a nice package !!!!!!!!
Finally got to watch the epispde----really well done. Ryan....to quote Sam...woof.
omg anymore videos he is so hot. is there any picture too of the black man
Great song,too. Who is that "The Gay Pimp"?
I'm really enjoying "True Blood" so far. As Lafayette said about Jason (Ryan Kwanten), "That boy is sex on a stick!" I can't decide, though, who I like better: him or Stephen Moyer ...
I love this show. Sex & Vampires!
So this latest episode was all about Ryan's dick. I kept waiting for them to show a prosthetic or something like they do in Tell Me You Love Me. I've heard of pryopism, but never from drinking vampire blood. That's a first.
Nice package on the blonde guy. Don't watch that show though.


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Intermittent claudication is a cramping leg pain that develops when walking and is relieved with rest. It is caused by inadequate blood flow to the leg muscles because of atherosclerosis (fatty deposits restricting blood flow through the arteries). People with mild-to-moderate claudication are advised to keep walking, stop smoking and reduce cardiovascular risk factors. Other treatments include antiplatelet therapy, pentoxifylline or cilostazol, angioplasty (inserting a balloon into the artery to open it up) and bypass surgery.
The review authors identified 30 controlled trials that randomised 1816 adults with stable leg pain to exercise, usual care or placebo, or other interventions. Outcomes were measured at times ranging from two weeks to two years. The types of exercise varied from strength training to polestriding and upper or lower limb exercises; in general supervised sessions were at least twice a week. Quality of the included trials was moderate, mainly due to an absence of relevant information. Compared with usual care, exercise therapy improved maximal walking time on a treadmill by almost five minutes (4.51; range 3.0 to 5.9 minutes). Pain-free walking distance was increased overall by 82.29 metres (range 71.86 to 92.72 metres) and the maximum distance that participants could walk by 108.99 metres (range 38.20 to 179.78 metres) in six trials. Improvements were seen for up to two years. Exercise did not improve ankle to brachial blood pressure index. No data were given on non-fatal cardiovascular events; data on deaths and need for amputation were inconclusive due to limited data.
Comparisons of exercise with antiplatelet therapy, pentoxifylline, iloprost, vitamin E and pneumatic foot and calf compression were limited because of small numbers of trials and participants.
The present review shows that exercise programmes clearly improve walking time and distance for people considered fit for exercise regimens. This benefit appears to be sustained over two years.


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With original and fresh reporting, China's Silent Army is a revealing piece of investigative journalism into the unknown extent of China's global power by two leading Beijing-based journalists, Juan Pablo Cardenal and Heriberto Araújo.
From 2009-2011 the authors travelled the globe to investigate how the Chinese are literally making the developing world in their own image. What they discovered is a human story, an economic story, and a political story, one that is changing the course of history and that has never been explored, or reported, in depth and on the ground. The "silent army" to which the authors refer is made up of the many ordinary Chinese citizens working around the world - in the oil industry in Kazakhstan, mining minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo, building dams in Ecuador, selling hijabs in Cairo - who are contributing to China's global dominance while also leaving their mark in less salutary ways.
"The amount of reporting that went into China's Silent Army is truly impressive. It is the sympathetic accounts of ordinary emigrants' experiences that provide the backdrop for the real insights of the book." – Financial Times
"The Spaniards' research is prodigious and the facts they unearth startling....The Chinese should reflect on the questions the book raises. To put it mildly, there appears to be a case to answer." – Evening Standard
"Excellent macro-economic insights….But ultimately the human stories are what make [China's Silent Army] so compelling….It ought to be required reading."
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When installing pedestal sink over tile floor, and that I am not bolting down the pedestal. I read somewhere that I should put some silicone caulk as adhesives between the pedestal base and sink, as well as between pedestal and floor. The confusions are: some say caulking isn't necessary as I may leave it uncaulked for easier removal and cleaning in the future. Also I wonder how much good will a bead of caulk do to stabilize/join the sink to the pedestal--i.e. do I really need the caulk between sink and pedestal base? I assume caulking between the sink and the wall around the top surface is mandatory to prevent water seepage? Finally, should I caulk between the pedestal to the floor where you cannot see from the outside, or should I caulk AROUND the pedestal base to the floor, like you would a tub/toilet? I find silicone caulk very difficult to work with (if I screw up it will take solvents to remove, and that'll mess up walls, paints etc.), so if not necessary I would love to find alternatives or avoid all together. Grout is way easier to shape into a nice finish and to clean up. I wonder if the water-cleanup (acrylic/latex) grouts can substitute for the above mentioned applications just as well. Many Thanks. Ciac |
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I have removed antique pedestal sinks that appeared to have been joined with a lump of grout or plaster between the two sections. The pedestal would just sit on the floor, and be grouted-in. Nowadays, pedestals seem to be poorer in quality control, as there may be a slight deformation to the very bottom that prevents it sitting flat on the floor tile. I would see no harm in stabilizing the whole assembly with dollops of matching grout. Just make sure it isn't disturbed while curing, as you'll only have one shot at it. Casey |
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12 and they enter into a covenant to seek Jehovah, God of their fathers, with all their heart, and with all their soul, | 12 They entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul. |
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Another violin collection photographed a few days ago - maybe I should get the other full sized one out and see what I can do with all of them
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If this horrible nasty snow keeps up I'll be spending the weekend at home taking still life pics!
Alas I don't have a double bass - actually it was cello that I'd seen in the Oxfam shop in Morningside Road last summer - dirt cheap, in a state of disrepair but someone beat me to it. Plus I would have been a challenge getting it home and finding somewhere to put it
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Kids as young as 11 are getting hooked on a menacing new mix of drugs. Known as "cheese" among Dallas middle-schoolers, it is a snortable high with a simple recipe: mix heroin with Tylenol PM.
The concoction can be lethal. An 18-year-old Dallas girl died three weeks ago. She had been using "cheese" all weekend, her father said.
Alarmed police in Dallas alerted national authorities to be on the lookout for "cheese." When ABC News contacted DEA headquarters, however, reporters were told emphatically that this new drug is a "non-story." Some officials are concerned that publicizing it would only increase the use of the drug.
Michelle Hemm, Clinical Director of the Phoenix Academy Rehab Center in Dallas, wants to raise a red flag to the DEA and parents. "It's cheap and easy — a 12-year-old can mix it," she said. "When you see 11, 12, 13-year-olds snorting cheese, there's definitely a story."
In Dallas, just since January, there has been a surge in heroin seizures compared to the same period last year, according to Deputy Police Chief Julian Bernal. The heroin comes across the border from Mexico and eventually falls into the hands of teenagers and preteens on school grounds, say police. Completing the mixture with Tylenol PM is as easy as opening most household medicine cabinets.


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They will be paid from university reserves. MU will negotiate with ministry about compensation.
Political situation in Crimea has disrupted relationships among colleagues.
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Soooooo, I put five and a half gallons of raw cider in the six gallon Carboy with one and a half pounds of brown sugar and champagne yeast about a year and a half ago and pretty much just neglected it ever since. When I decided to bottle it about a month ago the airlock was completely dry, and I decided to to try to bottle carbonate the Apfelwiein. I added some cane sugar and bottled. I waited a week, then tried some, and no carbonation. I figured the yeast had died and it would all be still. Well last night I cracked a bottle and much to my surprise I got a nice PSSHHHTT and bubbles. Poured into a glass and boom! Carbonation! Not only does it taste great, it'll put a hurtin on you. So glad I didn't just dump the stuff after seeing the airlock was dry!!
Whats the shipping rate for liquid from MI to ME?!?!?
Does the dry airlock mean the cider was exposed to air all that time? If so why is bacteria not a concern?


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Nice pics indeed, very worthful for a database ;0) 'Theum' and 'Thume' are both wrongly spelled, 'Thuem' it is... |
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The Setting: Dakis Joannou, Greek billionaire industrialist, founder of the DESTE Foundation Centre for Contemporary Art in Athens, and owner of the over-the-top Semiramis Hotel, has one of the most impressive private collections of contemporary art in the world. (He also has a 114-foot yacht, named Guilty, with an exterior designed and painted by Jeff Koons.) Designed by Karim Rashid, the 51-room property is an explosion of pop-art color (think glowing pink) accented by rotating pieces from Joannou's collection.
Collection Highlights: Jeff in the Position of Adam, by bad-boy artist Jeff Koons, features himself and his then-porn-star wife in a salacious pose. There are also two photographs by Spencer Tunick, known for shooting group nudes in public places.


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Clark County's labor market experienced "another good month" in December, the region's economist reported Tuesday, adding 3,900 jobs over the year and posting an annualized growth rate of 2.9 percent.
All but two employment sectors showed a net gain in jobs in the 12 months ending in December 2013, according to Scott Bailey, regional labor economist for the state Employment Security Department. Trade, transportation and utilities payrolls ballooned by 1,100 jobs, professional and business services fattened with 800 jobs, construction added 700 positions, and leisure and hospitality chipped in 500 jobs.
On the negative side, health care shed 100 jobs. Government employment saw no change over the year.
The net job growth over the year included a bump up from November to December of 700 jobs, including 400 in retail trade and 200 in professional services.
Meanwhile, the county's preliminary unemployment rate in December clocked in at 7.4 percent, Bailey wrote in his "Southwest Washington Labor Market News" report, released Tuesday. That's down from 8.3 percent unemployment in December 2012.
However, December's initial jobless rate of 7.4 percent may be revised upward next month, according to Bailey. The revision would take into account those unemployed county residents who previously worked in Oregon.
The county's preliminary jobless rate of 7 percent in November was similarly revised upward to 8.2 percent.
Clark County's unemployment rate reached its highest level in March 2010: 15.9 percent.
The newest numbers underscore Clark County's continued economic recovery. During the Great Recession years — from February 2008 to February 2010 — the county hemorrhaged 10,000 jobs. Since then, it has recovered 9,900, or nearly 100 percent, of what was lost.
But hold your applause.
"While the total job count was almost the same," according to Bailey, "there have been big changes at the industry level." Clark County "has 3,000 fewer construction jobs, 900 fewer manufacturing jobs, 300 fewer real estate, rental and leasing jobs, and 300 fewer transportation jobs," Bailey wrote. "Health care has added 1,900 jobs, corporate offices 900 jobs, and other services 700 jobs."
In a phone interview Tuesday, Bailey said those numbers suggest a troubling trend: that Clark County's recovery is creating more low-wage than middle- to high-wage jobs. "The first two years of the recovery definitely created a disproportionate number of lower-wage jobs," he said. Another concern: "Initial unemployment claims jumped sharply on a seasonally adjusted basis," Bailey noted in his report. "This indicator bears watching to see if the county is approaching a low for this business cycle."
Other job gains
The Portland metro area, Oregon and Washington all showed job gains at the end of 2013.
The metro area "snapped out of a three-month swoon," Bailey wrote, "adding 1,800 jobs over the month." Oregon wrapped up last year "on a positive note," according to Bailey, gaining 4,400 jobs — the fifth straight month of solid job growth.
And Washington's labor market "was looking a little better" in December. November's initial loss of 6,000 jobs was revised downward to 1,500, Bailey wrote, and December showed a gain of 4,800 jobs, "the first positive number in several months."
Although Clark County's labor market remains on the mend, not everyone who wants full-time work is securing it. The underemployment rate is a broader measure of labor market inertia that includes involuntary part-time workers (those who want full-time work but can't find it) and those who've given up looking for work but who still want a job.
The U.S. underemployment rate was 13.1 percent in December 2013, according to Bailey's report. In December 2012, it was 14.4 percent. Bailey has said Clark County's underemployment rate likely mirrors that of the nation's.
Last month also marked another painful fact about the area's labor market.
"For over 1,300 county residents (and perhaps as many as 2,000 if residents claiming in Oregon are included), it was the last month of receiving extended unemployment benefits," according to Bailey.
"These claimants will likely drop out of the labor force," Bailey wrote, "and thus lower the unemployment rate."


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On Tuesday, the New York Times had a piece by Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman, a professor of American foreign relations at San Diego State University, that misunderstands America's foreign military presence, misrepresents its role today, and mis-prescribes how to "fix" it. The piece, uninspiringly titled "Come Home, America," rehashes old liberal talking points, then mashes them up with neo-isolationist aims of pulling American troops out of their remaining strongholds in Europe and Asia (primarily Japan). But her call for global American withdrawal is a little too slick for its own good.
It's easy to prescribe withdrawal when you set up a straw man to frame your argument. Thus, Hoffman daringly asks about our troop locations abroad: "Why are we still fighting World War II?" The problem is, we're not still fighting the Good War, as she acknowledges in her next sentence. Our global posture is based on Cold War commitments taken on starting in 1947; the fact that we used our presence in the occupied territory of former enemies to base American troops is no more proof that we are still fighting WWII than the Marshall Plan was evidence that we had resurrected the Dawes Plan and thus were still rebuilding Europe after World War I. Conflation of this sort is an easy, but terribly misguided, reading of different historical eras, and an example of how the legacy of one can slide into another.
But the problem is, times change. An argument against the entangling alliances of the 18th century doesn't demonstrate how to deal with global totalitarian threats such as Nazism or Communism. Presidents Roosevelt and Truman learned that, to their credit, and their successors followed their lead with great success (as Hoffman points out).
So what's the problem today? Well, to paraphrase the late Lloyd Bentsen, Hoffman is arguing: "I knew the Communists. The Communists were friends of mine, and China and Russia, you're no Communists." (Well, the Chinese are, but never mind). To Hoffman, today's global troublemakers are just skinny street punks, not worthy of the Charles Atlas–like figure of America's military. And it is here that her argument falls apart.
"Germany and Japan . . . are perfectly capable of defending themselves and should be trusted to help their neighbors," she claims. "It's time they foot more of the bill or operate their own bases." Consider Japan first: It already spends more than $50 billion annually on defense, so it's not exactly shirking. And yet, Washington and Tokyo also realize that no nation in Asia can outspend or outbuild China, so teamwork is necessary. Moreover, and unforgivably, Ms. Hoffman utterly ignores that Japan's neighbors don't trust it at all and are decades, if not centuries, away from accepting meaningful Japanese help on security issues, and therefore the Japanese can't "help their neighbors" even if they tried. The U.S.'s "hub and spoke" structure of bilateral alliances remains irreplaceable in Asia, and it requires troops in Japan.
As for Germany (and many other American allies): Wishing something will not make it so. Berlin is ending conscription and cutting the size of its military. Britain (which will have its smallest army since the 19th century), France, and other NATO partners are all cutting defense, too. The absence of U.S. troops will not make our broke European partners suddenly build up, even if they could afford it. She is flat wrong, moreover, when she writes that "the Libyan crisis showed that our allies can do a lot." In fact, it showed precisely the opposite, as anyone who followed the European-led operation knows: Britain and France ran out of ammunition within days of commencing airstrikes, and the U.S. Air Force and Navy provided crucial intelligence, communications, and supplies, even conducting their own operations.


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New York, NY -- (ReleaseWire) -- 03/04/2014 -- Al's Cocktails is pleased to announce the launch of their brand new cocktail recipe blog, dedicated to providing drink recipes for both old classics as well as the newest and most popular alcoholic drinks. "As a foodie and cocktail enthusiast, I felt that there was a need for a blog dedicated to cocktail recipes that featured the classics as well as the new modern drinks. There are constantly new drinks becoming popular in different parts of the country and I wanted to provide a resource that could gather them all in one place for everyone to experiment with and enjoy. What started as a hobby has quickly turned into a very thorough collection of cocktail recipes," stated website founder Alex Smith.
The website is geared to cocktail lovers of all ages and generations, as it includes old fashioned recipes such as the classic martini, as well as newer favorites like the Appletini. Along with the option to search cocktails by their alcohol base, the website also has a featured martini and featured classic sections that highlights popular drinks. Mr. Smith added, "I designed the website to be extremely simple and easy to use. This allows site visitors to search for new ideas or discover new drink recipes and quickly get the information they need so they can begin mixing and trying the cocktails featured on the website."
Al's Cocktails is quickly gaining popularity as an online cocktail recipe resource, with an equal amount of visitors searching for new trendy drinks as well as old fashioned drink recipes. "I have noticed that visitors to the website have been searching through all of the drink recipes provided, which shows me that they appreciate the details recipes provided. As I continue to expand and add new cocktail recipes I encourage visitors to share their favorite recipes with their friends through social media. The site makes it extremely simple to share a particular recipe on Facebook, Twitter, and even via email. I truly hope to see the website grow into one of the most popular alcoholic beverage resources on the web," continued Mr. Smith. Al's Cocktails also welcomes feedback and questions, which are accepted through the website contact page.
About Al's Cocktails
Al's Cocktails is an online resource dedicated to cocktail recipes, old and new. The site is maintained and run by a food and drink enthusiast in his mid 20's and is constantly updated with new drinks to try. The website features an easy to navigate layout that allows the user to search drinks based on the alcohol base or within a specific category. For more information or to contact the website, and to browse the large selection of cocktail recipes visit http://oldfashioneddrink.org.


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Top 10 Valentine's Gifts for Your Boyfriend
Everything about Valentine's Day screams "girls!" from pink hearts to teddy bears and chocolates, but what about your boy? Want to show your boyfriend how much you care this Valentine's Day but can't figure out what the best (and most boy-friendly) Valentine's Day gift is? Take a look at the top 10 Valentine's gifts for your boyfriend! Back to Article
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Gift Card Swagananza: A Look Back
by TSG on Sun, January 3rd, 2010 at 10:00 am
For the last chunk of 2009, TSG marked down a different gift card in the Swag Store every day. Sometimes, certain gift cards came back at different discounts. But, every card was featured and marked down at least once.
Hopefully, this helped Swag Nation save some money, give stocking stuffers or take some of the financial burden out of their holiday shopping. But, why not just ask the recipients?
So tell us what you thought of the Gift Card Swagananza in a poll.
Why stop there? Tell us your ideas of how to improve, enhance or what not to change about the Gift Card Swagananza. We love to hear your feedback!


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