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I'm all about hybrids. When I'm not in Castle Shotgun's basement laboratories, attempting to breed rabbits with dragons, I love to investigate games that plunder from multiple genres. But by crikey, I'm daunted by the prospect of a third-person shooter crossed with a real-time strategy. That's the nature of Gettysburg: Armored Warfare, the latest from Paradox that's just gone on sale. Fortunately braver men than I, like Jim 'Brave' Rossignol, have taken a detailed look at it in the past. And now you can buy it.
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Electronic tags, known as cookies, can be used to track an individual's movements on the Internet for a number of years. The information commissioner is concerned that the unauthorized use of such intrusive technology could breach data protection principles within the U.K.
"If organizations are going to put lots of computer code on a machine that tracks a person's movements online, individuals should be told about it," said Iain Bourne, strategic policy officer to the information commissioner. "This shouldn't be happening until they have agreed to it." --Wendy McAuliffe, ZDNet UK

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The debate over a county vacation rental ordinance continues
It's 3 a.m., you've got a big meeting in the morning and the tourists staying in the vacation rental next door are rocking out to "Pour Some Sugar on Me." You could call the Sheriff's Office, but since the homeowner lives out of state, it's unlikely that your simple reprimand will be the end to your sleepless nights.
Scenarios like these are becoming more and more common in Santa Cruz County, where there are a known 570 vacation rentals. With the advent of the Internet, it's not hard to see why it's a goldmine industry.
But along with the tourists and supplemental income have come neighborhood complaints of increased traffic, excessive garbage, late night partying and limited street parking. In response to the grievances of locals, Santa Cruz County First District Supervisor John Leopold proposed a Vacation Rental Ordinance to the Board on June 15, 2010.


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A navigational system and a computer-based datalogger are used to store data on the distances traveled by and places visited by a monitored vehicle. The datalogger includes a clock and an on-board memory that can store time-stamped records of the latitude and longitude of places visited by the vehicle. In some such systems the vehicle operator can assign a label or a location classification to selected places that he or she visits. Additionally, in some versions of the system an administrator can use a central computer located at the vehicle's home base to assign labels to locations where the vehicle is expected to make a stop. The central computer generates a map-like graphical output that displays a point corresponding to each of the places visited. This display may also show the time spent at each place visited during an operational period.
1. A method of monitoring a trip traveled by a vehicle having a base computer from a fixed base to a plurality of destinations, the vehicle carrying monitoring equipment that includes a navigational receiver for receiving location data identifying the location of the vehicle, and means for storing data, including the received location data and the time it was received, in a log file, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) driving the vehicle away from the fixed base:
(b) inputting a waypoint identifier representing a destination into the monitoring equipment;
(c) storing the waypoint identifier, the location data received at the time the waypoint identifier was inputted, and the time the location data was received in the log file as a record;
(d) starting a clock at the time location data is received;
(e) storing the received location data and the time it was received in the log file as a record, after the clock has run for a predetermined time period without input of a waypoint identifier;
(f) using the stored log records to calculate a sequence of destinations at which the vehicle stopped for longer than a predetermined minimum time interval and calculate the corresponding distances between the sequential destinations.
2. The method of
3. The method of
(g) using the stored log records to identify each distance between the fixed base and a destination having a waypoint identifier associated therewith, or the distance between two destinations having waypoint identifiers associated therewith, as a trip of a first type;
(h) using the stored log records to identify each distance between the fixed base and a destination not having a waypoint identifier, or the distance between two destinations wherein one of them does not have a waypoint identifier, as a trip of a second type;
(i) generating a graphic representation depicting each of the trips of the first type in a first fashion, and each of the trips of the second type in a second fashion.
4. The method of
5. The method of
6. The method of
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/014,483, filed Jan. 27, 1998 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,115,655.
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to data processing systems employing a satellite navigation system, such as the Global Positioning System (GPS) for tracking places traveled to and distances traveled between a plurality of way points or destinations.
2. Description of Prior Art
In U.S. Pat. No. 4,258,421 granted to Juhasz et al., a vehicle monitoring system is disclosed that comprises a data processing unit for receiving and processing data relevant to the operation of the vehicle, storage means for storing the data, a portable data link for exacting the data from the vehicle and a remote computer for analyzing the data and for providing print-outs for record keeping, maintenance and diagnostic purposes.
In U.S. Pat. No. 5,041,206 granted to Scribner et al. a vehicle tracking system is disclosed in which the position of a vehicle is measured on the occurrence of a predetermined event by receiving a transmission from a navigational transmitter (e.g., a GPS satellite), and the position data is stored in an on-board data collector for subsequent retrieval.
In U.S. Pat. No. 5,068,656 granted to Sutherland a system for monitoring and recording out-of-route mileage for long-haul trucks is disclosed. This system uses two-way radio communication between a central office and the vehicle and uses on-board datalogging equipment of the sort that can report on vehicle activity after the vehicle returns to its base.
In U.S. Pat. No. 5,231,584 granted to Nimura et al. a vehicular navigation system employing manually designated start and end points is disclosed, which uses the end point of one segment of a trip as the start point of the next.
In U.S. Pat. No. 5,428,542 granted to Liesveld a system for recording the distance traveled by a vehicle for tax-reporting purposes is disclosed. Lisveld's system provides audible prompting messages to the vehicle operator on the occurrence of a predetermined event (e.g., turning the vehicle's ignition switch on or off) and records the operator's spoken response, which comprise the odometer reading and the current time.
In U.S. Pat. No. 5,532,690 granted to Hertel a system for monitoring a vehicle moving within a designated area is disclosed the system also determines when the vehicle leaves the area.
In U.S. Pat. No. 5,543,802 granted to Villevielle et al. a GPS system that stores way points in sequence so that a return route can be calculated is disclosed. The system provides for manually entered way points.
In U.S. Pat. No. 5,612,875 granted to Haendel et al. a system for measuring distance traveled within a predetermined area, such as a state is disclosed. This system stores the entire boundary of a state in memory and measures miles traveled within that state so that a truck's license fees can be properly apportioned.
The present invention provides a system and method for recording the distances traveled and the places visited by a monitored vehicle equipped with a navigational receiver and a computer-based datalogger having a clock and an on-board memory so that the datalogger can store time-stamped records of the latitude and longitude of places or destinations visited by the vehicle. In some embodiments of the invention an input means is provided for the vehicle operator so that he or she can assign a label or way point identifier to each one of the destination visited. Additionally, in other embodiments an administrator can use a central computer located at the vehicle's home base to assign labels to predetermined locations to be visited by the vehicle. Means are provided for communicating the set of time-stamped records from the vehicle to the central computer as well as communicating any administratively assigned labels from the central computer to the on-board datalogger. The central computer operates under software control to generate a map-like graphical output displaying a point corresponding to each of the destinations by by the vehicle visited. In a preferred embodiment the computer also displays the time spent at each destination during an operational period. An operational period begins when the vehicle leaves the home base and ends when the vehicle returns to the home base. A preferred display includes means of visually distinguishing between labeled and unlabeled destinations.
It is an object of the invention to provide a method of recording and accumulating the total number of miles traveled for business purposes during a predetermined operational period. In accordance with the preferred method the vehicle operator labels each destination that is visited for business purposes. Thereafter, the central computer calculates the distance in miles between destinations visited for business purposes and between any one of the destinations visited for business purposes and the home base, and identifies these as trips of a first type.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a method of monitoring the time spent at any one of the visited destinations, or, alternatively, at each of a plurality of destinations visited during an operational period. It is a specific object of the invention to provide a method that can serve as a time clock for use in billing time spent at a customer's location. It is also an object of the invention to provide a method of monitoring the time spent at unlabeled destinations so as to generate an exception report usable by management to account for time spent at non-business purpose places and to indicate possible use of the monitored vehicle for other than business purpose, or assigned tasks.
It is yet a further object of the invention to provide a means of measuring the total distance traveled by a monitored vehicle and communicating that measurement to a central administrator responsible for distance-based scheduled maintenance of the vehicle. It is an additional specific object to use the measured distance and elapsed time to determine an average speed of the vehicle during a monitored interval.
FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a system of the invention.
FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing processes carried out by the on-board datalogger portion of the system.
FIG. 3 is an overall flow chart showing processes carried out by the fixed base portion of the system.
FIG. 4 is a map-like display of a monitored vehicle's travel history wherein some visited destinations are labeled and others are not.
FIG. 5 is a tabular presentation of some of the data displayed in FIG. 4
A system of the invention 10 comprises a navigational transmitter or transmitters 12, which are preferably satellites comprising a portion of the Global Positioning System (GPS), but which may also be LORAN transmitters, local low power radio transmitters or the like. Signals, which commonly comprise both a positional and a temporal component, are received and stored by the on-board portion 14 of the system 10. A monitored vehicle 18 carries the on-board portion 14, which is preferably adapted to include a navigational receiver 16 made by either the Trimble Company or by the JRC Corporation. An output from the receiver 16 is supplied to an on-board computer 20 (which preferably comprises an Intel Model 80C186 microprocessor) having on-board memory 22, a manual input means 28 and optional timekeeping means 24 operatively associated therewith. It may be noted that in the preferred embodiment, in which the GPS navigational system is used, the system can rely on the time code portion of the GPS signal when generating one of the time-stamped records of latitude and longitude stored in the log file. In this case, the time-keeping means 24, while conventionally a portion of commercially available computer motherboards that may be selected for the on-board computer 20, is not necessarily involved in the routine data collection process. On the other had, if the system uses a different navigational system that does not provide a time code, then the separate time-keeping means is necessary. The manual input means 28 of the preferred embodiment may comprise a keyboard or keypad (if detailed labels are to be supplied by an operator, as disclosed hereinafter).and a dump button (used during off-loading of data as will be hereinafter disclosed). Alternately, the manual input means 28 may comprise a dump switch and a separate way point indication button used to designate a visited site without providing detailed information associated therewith.
Another portion 26 of the system 10, hereinafter referred to as the fixed base portion, is commonly located at a garage, motor pool or other home base of the monitored vehicle's 18 operations. The fixed base portion 26 comprises a base computer 30 (which is preferably one of many desktop computers of the type commonly referred to as "Wintel" that run under a version of the Windows� operating system supplied by the Microsoft Corporation). The base computer 30, as is conventional in the art, has a non-volatile memory 32 operatively associated therewith, and supplies an output to a graphical display device 34, which is preferably a laser printer communicating with the base computer 30 according to the widely used HP Laserjet III protocol, but which may be any of wide range of devices suitable for performing the functions hereinafter described.
A communication means 36 is provided for transferring data and instructions between the on-board 14 and base 26 portions of the system 10. In a preferred embodiment, the communication means 36 may comprise a cable 38 temporarily connecting a serial port portion of the on-board computer 20 with a serial port portion of the base computer 30 only at those times when data transfer is to occur—e.g., when the monitored vehicle 18 is parked at the fixed base. Other communication means known in the vehicle monitoring arts may also be used. These include, wireless communication, such as by, transmission of radio waves or pulsed visible light or near-infra-red beams from fixed base and on-board transceivers, and the physical transfer of a data bearing record between the two portions of the system.
An overview of the operation of the on-board portion 14 of the system is schematically depicted in the flow chart of FIG. 2. After a start and initialization step 40 an endless loop operation begins by checking to see (Step 42) if data is to be communicated to the base computer 30. If so, the data is uploaded and the log file is reset in Step 44. The log file, stored in the on-board memory, contains a plurality of time-stamped records. In a preferred embodiment, at least two types of time-stamped records are stored in the log file. A first, location record comprises location data (e.g., latitude and longitude) and the time at which the location data was collected. As is well known in the navigation systems art, a sequential collection of records of this sort can be collected at regular time intervals, or regular distances along the path of travel (e.g., as determined from an odometer), and can be used to calculate the route followed by the vehicle 18. A second, record comprises a waypoint along with the location data destination for the vehicle, i.e., a business stop, and the time at which that identifier was stored. The record may includes also additional manually input textual data that the operator of the monitored vehicle wishes to have associated with that visit to that destination. It will be understood that a destination record could also include location data, if desired. If the location records provide a fine enough temporal or spatial resolution, the location data may be omitted from the destination records and the location data in the location records used instead.
It will be understood by those skilled in the data collection arts that program updates and the like may be supplied by the base computer to the on-board computer at the time of uploading. In the interest of clarity of presentation, this is omitted from the depiction of FIG. 2. Moreover, it will be recognized that resetting the log file is a matter of convenience and that other approaches (e.g., providing a fixed memory capacity for data in the log file and discarding the oldest data present as required to prevent overflow, and also tracking, in the base computer, the timestamp of the newest datum previously retrieved from the log file) are well known in the art of periodically collecting time-stamped data from a repository thereof.
If the on-board computer 20 is not being commanded to upload data, it receives input from the navigational receiver 16 (Step 46) and then checks (in Step 48) to see if the operator of the monitored vehicle is indicating by the manual input means 28, that the vehicle is at a way point destination which is expected to usually be a location at which some sort of business dealing (e.g., a sales call or a product delivery) is to occur a trip of a first type. If so, the time-stamped location data and the waypoint identifier data are stored in the log file. If not, a counter is incremented (Step 52) and a time-out value is checked (in Step 54) to see if a maximum predetermined interval between data collection instants has been attained. If a predetermined data collection interval has expired, then the location data is stored (Step 56) in the log file and the interval counter is reset. It will be recognized that this process of collecting data when a predetermined event occurs, or, alternately after a predetermined interval during which no predetermined event occurs is well known in the art, and that although the preceding explanation invokes a "counter" this function is conventionally provided by software programs running in the on-board computer. As will be hereinafter disclosed with particular reference to a use of the system of the invention to monitoring performance of a vehicle operating on a fixed route (e.g., a municipal bus), the manual input means 28 may be removed from the vehicle subsequent to an initial trip in which identifier data was entered.
The data from the monitored vehicle 18 (or from a plurality of monitored vehicles if the system 10 is used in a fleet operation) are processed by a base computer 30 generally in accordance with the flowchart depicted in FIG. 3. After the computer is started (Step 60) a main menu (62) for the vehicle monitoring system is selected by the base computer user (it is expected that other data and word processing operations may be conducted on the same computer, and that the bundle of operations herein described will be manually selected). From the main menu 62 the base computer user may select one of several principal processes 64, 66, 68, 70. In an initial data collection process 64 the data is received from the on-board computer (Step 72), checked for errors (Step 74) and appended to an appropriate vehicle history file (Step 76). One such vehicle history file is maintained for each monitored vehicle, and generally contains the data found in the corresponding on-board log file, as well as earlier historical data. In an embodiment of the system in which a vehicle operator may enter additional data pertaining to a given visit to a customer (e.g., a sales call report), that additional data may be stored separately so that the vehicle history file would contain historical data from which it could be determined when and how frequently the salesman visited that customer, but would not contain the call report data which would be processed by other means.
A distance traveled process 66 opens the vehicle history file (Step 80) and calculates the distance between points at which the monitored vehicle's latitude and longitude were stored. As is known in the navigational system arts, the degree to which this calculation of an "as the crow flies" distance accurately represents the distance actually traveled by the monitored vehicle moving over established roads depends on the time between samples—e.g., on the length of the predetermined interval after which GPS data is logged if there has been no waypoint identifier entered. Making this interval smaller improves the accuracy of the approximation at the cost of additional computer storage, longer data communication times and increased data processing time in the base computer. Both the distance calculations and the tradeoffs are well known in the art It will be understood that the average speed at which the monitored vehicle traveled in going from one destination point to the next sequential destination point can be determined from the calculated distance and the difference in the times at which the respective longitude and latitude data was stored.
A preferred system of the invention employs a graphic generation process 68 to provide either the vehicle operator or a vehicle administrator with a map-like historical presentation of the history of the monitored vehicle's travels during a predetermined period (e.g., a day's operation, or a one-month reporting period). In a preferred approach to carrying out this process the vehicle history file is opened (Step 86) and the data is imported into a spreadsheet program having a graphical output capability. In a preferred arrangement, Microsoft Corporation's Excel� spreadsheet (version 6.0 or higher) is used.
An important application of the system of the invention is that of recording the distance traveled by a vehicle for tax-reporting purposes. This can be of particular concern in cases where the vehicle in question is a private automobile that is used partly for business use and partly for the personal use of its owner and driver. In this case the owner of the vehicle must commonly provide documentation to the tax collecting authorities as to the distance driven for business purposes, and must provide a clear distinction between a trip made for business and trips made for other purposes. In a method of recording business distance traveled, a small business owner who made repeated business trips among a plurality of client locations and who also used his vehicle for personal use would initially identify his or her home base location to the measurement system. Subsequently, he or she would use the input means 28 (which in this case could be a simple momentary contact push-button switch) to designate that a given location at which the vehicle stopped for greater than a predetermined minimum interval was a place at which business was transacted (e.g. a customer's premises) and was one terminus of a business trip, or a trip of a first type. Locations where the monitored vehicle stopped (e.g., when the engine was turned off, or when a separate speed sensor (not shown) indicated a stop, or when a plurality of navigational fixes indicated that the vehicle had remained at the same location for some predetermined interval), but at which the designation button was not actuated would, of course, also be available from the log file and indicate a trip of a second type. For example, if a ignition sensor is used by the system a "stop record", can be written into the log file. In what is expected to be the more common situation, in which no separate stop-indicating sensor is employed, a sequence of location records associated with the same location (within the precision of the system) would be indicative of a non-waypoint stop. On returning to the home base the user could employ the base computer to generate a graphical display from the vehicle history file, as explained above, and could then manually label the ones of the heretofore unidentified designated sites that were visited for business purposes as trips of the first type. At the end of a reporting period (e.g., weekly or monthly) the distance-traveled algorithm 66 would be invoked to identify all business trips or trips of a first type (i.e., those having a designated waypoint as one terminus and either a second designated terminus or the fixed base as the other terminus), calculate the distance for each such trip, and accumulate and report the total distance traveled for business purposes.
In another important use of the invention, either or both of a time-clock function and out-of-route stop monitoring can be performed by an administrator who may or may not be a vehicle operator (e.g., the owner of a small business that has one ore more employee-operated service vehicles making calls at customer-specific locations). Because the time at which the monitored vehicle stops at a location and the time at which it leaves are both known the base computer can calculate the time spent at the location from the vehicle history file. Thus, the billable time spent at customer service location (e.g., by an air conditioning repair technician) can be reported by the system and used as either an accuracy check on manually entered time records kept by the employees involved or as a primary means of accumulating billable time to a customer during a billing period. Moreover, because the system informs the administrator of all stopping periods regardless of whether they have been labeled or not, the administrator can discover and investigate out-of-route or trips of a second type made by the monitored vehicle. For example, a pest control company could use the system of the invention to identify an employee's unauthorized use of the company's vehicle and supplies in a sideline business in which the employee pocketed all the unreported revenues.
Turn now to FIGS. 4 and 5 for an example of a use of the system of the invention to track a vehicle that is expected to travel along a predetermined route 100 according to a preset schedule. In an initial, calibrating, run along the route 100 the on-board computer 20 is equipped with a keyboard that a trusted supervisor uses to denote waypoints 102 (which may be locations where the vehicle is to stop, or which may be intervening points if there is a long distance between two adjacent stops) and to supply each waypoint with a mnemonic identifier label 104. On returning to the home base, the calibration data are transferred to the base computer 30 and the measured time between stops or waypoints may be then used to generate a list of minimum and maximum expected durations for each part of the route 100. On subsequent trips the manual input means 28 is removed from the on-board portion 14 of the system, and each such trip results in the accumulation of an on-board data file of time-stamped latitudes and longitudes (e.g., as shown in the three columns on the left of FIG. 5). At the conclusion of each trip the respective data file is transferred to the base computer 30 where the data is analyzed. In a first pass analysis, for example, one can elect to display the standard route in one color (e.g., blue) and display a locus of points that are off the route 106 in another color (e.g., red), to flag all the off-route points, and to copy the flared points into another file for additional analysis—e.g., a search within the file of flagged data for unauthorized off-route stops as indicated in FIG. 5 for the data covering an interval from 10:16 to 10:43.
Data collected from a vehicle may also be displayed on a map. In one approach to this, the system can be configured to read the collection of time-stamped position data into existing GPS mapping software at a speed that is about fifty to sixty times faster than the actual data collection time (e.g., one point per second instead of one per minute). This approach, which requires map data stored on a CD-ROM or other high capacity storage medium, is desirable if considerable detail is needed or if various levels of detail are to be displayed during the analysis (e.g., zooming into a selected portion of the map). In other cases where repeated analyses are to be done on a single map, other map-overlay approaches (e.g., using Excel� to display the single map as "wallpaper" with two fixed data points tied to points on the map) can allow for operation with relaxed requirements for data storage capacity.
Time-clock and out-of-route stop monitoring operations are most likely to be carried out when more than one vehicle is being monitored. Moreover, operations of this sort may be carried out to ensure that each operator of a company vehicle complies with the management policies and directives of the company. Because the presence of a monitoring device in or on a company vehicle is expected to be known to the operator and to be present for a well known monitoring purpose, it is expected that the mere presence of the on-board monitoring unit will be adequate in many circumstances to remind the employees of what things are to be or not be done. Therefore, it is expected that in some cases a monitoring system comprising the systems and methods hereinbefore disclosed may also comprise one or more dummy on-board units having the outward appearance of a genuine unit.
Although the present invention has been described with respect to several preferred embodiments, many modifications and alterations can be made without departing from the invention. Accordingly, it is intended that all such modifications and alterations be considered as within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the attached claims.
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Half the local entries that began the Section III Class B softball playoffs are still going - one that is expected, the other not as much.
Marcellus, the no. 11 seed, provided the surprise in Thursday's opening round when it went to no. 6 seed Phoenix and, avenging two previous one-sided losses, delivered a 6-4 victory over the Firebirds.
Meanwhile, Westhill, the no. 2 seed, fought past no. 15 seed Jordan-Elbridge 6-2, as Solvay, the no. 12 seed, saw its season end with a 5-0 loss to no. 5 seed South Jefferson.
The odds appeared long for Marcellus. After all, Phoenix had beaten them by lopsided margins in both their regular-season meetings - 16-1 on April 26, then 10-1 on May 17.
Motivated in multiple ways, the Mustangs stayed patient, even after the Firebirds went ahead 3-1 after three innings.
Marcellus began the comeback with a run in the fourth inning, then struck its big blow with three runs in the top of the fifth off Phoenix ace Brittany Sears.
Jenna Rodolico had two hits, as she and Jessie Manahan earned two RBIs apiece. Tabby McBride scored a pair of runs as Molly MacLachlan and Becca Ryan each had one RBI.
In the pitcher's circle, MacLachlan improved as the game went on, preventing a Phoenix comeback by limiting them to six hits and one walk while striking out four.
Meanwhile, Westhill, in pursuit of its second sectional title in three years, had a ready answer when upset-minded J-E got two runs off ace Toni Secreti in the top of the third inning on Liz Caspari's single.
That deficit vanished as the Warriors nearly batted around in the bottom of the third, hitting Jenn Gasparek for five runs, plus a run in the fourth.
Five different Warriors - Courtney Morgan, Kelly Mascari, Andi Golembiewski, Erica LoBello and Mary Bailey - drove in runs, with Bailey, Mascari and Mackenzie Davis each earning a pair of hits. Secreti allowed five hits and four walks, but more than made up for it by striking out 14.
Solvay never could get on the board at South Jefferson as Spartans slugger Jena LaLone got to Gabrielle Nurod for three of her team's five hits.
In Saturday's quarterfinals, Westhill hosts no. 7 seed Adirondack, while Marcellus tries for another upset against no. 3 seed Cazenovia - who, like Phoenix, had beat the Mustangs twice in the regular season.
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ECU's Brooks Competes In CPL All-Star Game
Updated: 07/14/2014 - East Carolina University centerfielder Garrett Brooks participated in the Coastal Plains League All-Star Game Monday night in Morehead City.
Updated: 07/14/2014 - East Carolina University centerfielder Garrett Brooks participated in the Coastal Plains League All-Star Game Monday night in Morehead City.
Updated: 07/13/2014 - A 7-run 2nd inning paced Wayne County past Pitt County in game one of the eastern conference finals.
Updated: 07/13/2014 - Former UNC standout and N.Y. Jets linebacker Quinton Coples is excited to have ECU product Chris Johnson on his team.
Posted: 07/13/2014 - A person familiar with the contract says free-agent point guard Brian Roberts has agreed to a $5.5 million, two-year deal with the Charlotte Hornets.
Updated: 07/14/2014 - Mario Götze volleyed in the winning goal in extra time to give Germany its fourth World Cup title with a 1-0 victory over Argentina on Sunday.
Updated: 07/13/2014 - Brad Keselowski completed a flawless weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and won Sunday under a green-white checkered finish.
Posted: 07/12/2014 - A person familiar with the contract says free-agent forward Marvin Williams has agreed to a $14 million, two-year deal with the Charlotte Hornets.
Posted: 07/12/2014 - The Cavaliers have acquired center Brendan Haywood and forward Dwight Powell from Charlotte for guard Scotty Hopson and cash considerations.
Posted: 07/08/2014 - North Carolina State has added West Virginia transfer Terry Henderson.
Updated: 07/07/2014 - Charlotte Hornets rookie and former North Carolina star guard P.J. Hairston has to appear in Durham County Court on misdemeanor charges of assault and battery following an altercation during a pickup basketball game.
Updated: 07/07/2014 - East Carolina seniors Shane Carden and Justin Hardy have been named to the 2014 Maxwell Award Watch List according to a release by the Maxwell Football Club Monday. The award is given each year to America's College-Player-of-the-Year.
Updated: 07/06/2014 - Aric Almirola has won the rain-delayed and rain-shortened NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway, putting Richard Petty's famed No. 43 in Victory Lane for the first time since 1999.
Updated: 07/06/2014 - Novak Djokovic won his second Wimbledon title and denied Roger Federer his record eighth by holding off the Swiss star in five sets Sunday.
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Posted: 07/05/2014 - Police say Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after speeding down a street in Raleigh.
Updated: 07/04/2014 - Pete Buscaino has been named Director of Baseball Operations at East Carolina University according to an announcement from head coach Cliff Godwin.
Posted: 06/30/2014 - North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham says NCAA investigators will take another look into academic misconduct at the school.
Posted: 06/30/2014 - Jozy Altidore is available to play for the United States in Tuesday's World Cup second-round game against Belgium, but it does not appear the forward is ready to return to the starting lineup.
Posted: 06/28/2014 - Brad Keselowski dominated the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Saturday night to become Kentucky Speedway's first repeat winner.
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Posted: 06/27/2014 - Florida State's Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference men's athlete of the year. Maryland women's basketball player Alyssa Thomas earned the award for the league's women.
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Woman Arrested for Trying to Run Down Dog Warden
A New York woman has been arrested on a misdemeanor charge of reckless endangerment after she attempted to kill a dog warden with her vehicle. A dispute over a family pet is said to be the basis for 25 year old Elizabeth Remington's rage.
The Colton resident is accused of driving her vehicle at a high rate of speed toward the town's dog warden while he was operating his tractor on his property at East Hill Road Wednesday morning.
The St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Department had already charged Remington with assault on Tuesday after she attacked the dog warden while he was serving legal papers to her husband.
Remington was ticketed and an order of protection was issued.
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April 27, 2012 5:11 pmPosted 3 years ago
April 27, 2012 5:12 pmPosted 3 years ago
April 27, 2012 5:12 pmPosted 3 years ago
That's taking things a bit too serious!
April 27, 2012 5:12 pmPosted 3 years ago
takes all kinds!
April 27, 2012 5:13 pmPosted 3 years ago
April 27, 2012 5:14 pmPosted 3 years ago
What is a Dog Warden?? Do they confiscate pets?
April 27, 2012 5:14 pmPosted 3 years ago
Thank goodness there are more good, decent people…than jerks…in this world of ours. I must remind myself of this a dozen times a day!
April 27, 2012 5:14 pmPosted 3 years ago
April 27, 2012 5:14 pmPosted 3 years ago
April 27, 2012 5:15 pmPosted 3 years ago
April 27, 2012 5:15 pmPosted 3 years ago
I wouldn't have a problem at all running her over in my truck….Not cool lady…
April 27, 2012 5:16 pmPosted 3 years ago
Mindless bitch!
April 27, 2012 5:16 pmPosted 3 years ago
Yikes, a face only a mother could …..nope, not even a mother could.
April 27, 2012 5:16 pmPosted 3 years ago
She's proud of her crazy self huh. What a nutjob.
April 27, 2012 5:18 pmPosted 3 years ago
Wow really Angel? Pimping yourself on a thread about a lunatic trying to kill a guy. Class.
April 27, 2012 5:18 pmPosted 3 years ago
dog warden just doin his job…..
April 27, 2012 5:21 pmPosted 3 years ago
April 27, 2012 5:22 pmPosted 3 years ago
I hope she gets maximum decipline in jail I mean max
April 27, 2012 5:23 pmPosted 3 years ago
Trying to run someone over in your vehicle is a misdemeanor? Good to know.
April 27, 2012 5:25 pmPosted 3 years ago
nahhhhhh, it was probably an accident…..surely she didn't mean to run him over and certainly didn't aim to kill him….
April 27, 2012 5:25 pmPosted 3 years ago
Was he her husband or boyfriend?
April 27, 2012 5:27 pmPosted 3 years ago
She look's High! Well,really stupid also! O.K. She's Goofy looking as hell! I thought it was at least a felony?? Oh Well!
April 27, 2012 5:29 pmPosted 3 years ago
Marge! You sound like you're her Mother! That's some BS a Mother would say,My baby would never do that! Idiot!
April 27, 2012 5:29 pmPosted 3 years ago
Is that her mugshot??? And since when is attempted murder called reckless endangerment?
April 27, 2012 5:30 pmPosted 3 years ago
She looks like a little biotch. I wish the would let me run her over. I wouldn't miss. Promise.
April 27, 2012 5:33 pmPosted 3 years ago
sounds to me like soneone had a dumbass attack and trying to run someone over should get them an attempted murder charge.. Jmo
April 27, 2012 5:34 pmPosted 3 years ago
April 27, 2012 5:38 pmPosted 3 years ago
ignorant heifer
April 27, 2012 5:39 pmPosted 3 years ago
Would love to hear her side of the story
April 27, 2012 5:43 pmPosted 3 years ago
We need to hear both sides of the story. People are way to quick to judge.
April 27, 2012 5:44 pmPosted 3 years ago
this is a very incomplete story. why was the dog warden driving a tractor and for what was he serving papers? not that it makes it right to drive your car into someone, just saying that there is more to this story than was published.
April 28, 2012 7:19 amPosted 3 years ago
I agree
There is more to the story and would like to hear the complete story then just a part of it.
April 27, 2012 5:46 pmPosted 3 years ago
Holy cow! What a whack job.
April 27, 2012 5:48 pmPosted 3 years ago
April 27, 2012 5:51 pmPosted 3 years ago
i wonder if she was mad at him for some reason.
April 27, 2012 5:52 pmPosted 3 years ago
what is wrong with the human race????
April 27, 2012 6:02 pmPosted 3 years ago
UR right Katie, if he took my dog I would run his butt over.
April 27, 2012 6:06 pmPosted 3 years ago
there was some bloke on here commenting and advertising his pitbull… where has that link gone and why on earth was he advertising a pitbull on this??? some of you must think im going mad lol but hes obviously deleted it
April 27, 2012 6:11 pmPosted 3 years ago
April 27, 2012 6:18 pmPosted 3 years ago
Now, you just can't be doing that sort of thing!
April 27, 2012 6:23 pmPosted 3 years ago
you know, I knew this person growing up. I know her family, her husband, her friends. We are all from a tiny little town. That dog warden is a rude chauvinistic pig who really loves to ticket people, he is on a power trip. In no way am I condoning her actions, but my knowledge of the man in question leaves me not really surprised. I love people who live on East Hill Road in that town. This person is not a monster, only a frustrated mother.
April 27, 2012 6:24 pmPosted 3 years ago
She looks Looney Tunes . . .
April 27, 2012 6:36 pmPosted 3 years ago
IDK anyone involved in this, but can say I've seen some pretty rude, opinionated, and down right mean "dog wardens/animal control officers". Some don't have a clue about their job, how to handle dogs, or what breeds are, let alone the ordiances, treat citizens with little if any respect especially if you are a "have not". I've seen them go onto private property, behind a fence, remove the chain and impound the dog, another used a thermomenter (sic) taped on a stick to check the temps of cars with dogs in them.
Not every "dog warden/animal control officer" is willing to educate or work with the citizens on correcting the problem.
April 27, 2012 6:37 pmPosted 3 years ago
TWO sides to every story people! Never know what the situation is!
April 27, 2012 6:45 pmPosted 3 years ago
I agree!
April 27, 2012 7:53 pmPosted 3 years ago
Why the hell is that a misdemeanor? can someone enlighten me?
April 27, 2012 8:06 pmPosted 3 years ago
I'd spend 10 yrs in jail for my dog!
April 27, 2012 8:35 pmPosted 3 years ago
I don't know what the true story is here.. But if you mess with my animals I will mess you up!!!! Car running you over, if need be!!
April 27, 2012 8:43 pmPosted 3 years ago
Agree with nicole
April 27, 2012 8:58 pmPosted 3 years ago
What's the whole story???
April 27, 2012 9:37 pmPosted 3 years ago
can i just beat her ass, please
April 28, 2012 2:13 amPosted 3 years ago
GO GIRL …. after all there is nothing like that for CATS & they run feril and rampant.
April 28, 2012 3:03 amPosted 3 years ago
wish i could slap her ugly face!
April 28, 2012 3:44 amPosted 3 years ago
April 28, 2012 9:54 amPosted 3 years ago
I'm not going to comment on her facial expression, but I think it's very telling…
May 1, 2012 8:54 amPosted 3 years ago
people need 2 get the story straight!!!! Elizabeth is my sister,she was dropping off her kids at my moms b4 work,our mother lives on that road. The dog wardner was in the middle of the road,liz had no room on the road. this asshole is always in the middle of the road and his animals r always there 2. One of our sisters end up in an accident bc of his animals. He's a fucking asshole who is just starting shit,making it look worse. I agree the mug shot looks bad,but the police officer said no one would see it,so she was being a smart ass. He was at her house bc of her dog barking,not abuse!!!! The guy next door from her is friends with this asshole. When the dog wardner went 2 her house,he wouldnt leave,she was scared bc her husband wasnt home. He kept on saying he didnt need 2 leave,he was being cocky. So some of u people need 2 get a life and stop commenting on shit,u dont even know!!!!
May 1, 2012 10:47 amPosted 3 years ago
the dog warden "Austin Garvin" was trespassing on my property. he was asked to leave- instead he gets in my face, and tells me no, and says "what are you gonna do about it?" he was asked repeatively to leave. he was there to serve my husband papers cause my dog "barks" my dog is accused of barking even when he's inside. the neighbor makes shit up all the time, and has for the last 4 years. yes, i've been getting harassed from these people for several years now. anyway, my husband wasn't home, the papers were not for me; he was asked to leave and come back when my husband got home. i never hit the guy. i did push him away from me because he kept popping his chest out like some tough guy. anyway, he tells the cops i punched him, i get arrested. i only smiled because i asked the cop if it was going to be in the paper, and he told me no. so i smiled for the camera. so what? i'm innocent. i have no reason to look miserable. so the next day, i go up east hill to drop my kids off at my parents house. my mother babysits for me. i grew up there for 20 years. as i was coming down the road… down the hill… theres Austin at the bottom of the hill, 6:30am, foggy, and rainy out, no bright colors or lights on this huge tractor on MY SIDE OF THE ROAD. i NEVER saw him till i got close to him. i was going 40MPH, WHICH IS NOT A HIGH SPEED RATE! i slowed down to 30-35, and swirved to the left so that i WOULDN'T hit him. he was on my side of the road facing traffic. duh. i'm not the only person who's been having issues with this guy. ** by the way, he makes about $650.00 a year. was told so by the judge. **
May 1, 2012 10:48 amPosted 3 years ago
and yes, i agree, an absolute shitty photo of myself. but hey, aren't all mug shots?


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Destroy the Giza pyramids and the Sphinx? Murgan Salem al-Gohary, a leader of Egypt's ultra-conservative Salafist party, recently called on Muslims to do just this on Egyptian Dream TV. According to Gohary, Egypt's iconic cultural treasures must be eliminated as a "religiously mandated act of iconoclasm," for the same reasons as Mullah Omar and the Afghan Taliban destroyed the Buddhas of Bamiyan in March of 2001.
Claiming that he had indeed participated in blowing up the Buddhas, Gohary said:
"The idols and statutes that fill Egypt must be destroyed. Muslims are tasked with applying the teachings of Islam and removing these idols, just like we did in Afghanistan when we smashed the Buddha statues.
With the sight of the majestic Buddha statues being blasted with dynamite still fresh, the thought of a similar fate occurring to the pyramids is chilling. In Foreign Policy, Ian Straughn suggests that Gohary's threat is certainly geared to grab media attention and all the more in today's post-Arab Spring Egypt, where the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafists are in power and while debates about the status of women and of minorities and about Egypt's relations with the West are ongoing.
The Pyramids Have Faced Threats To Their Existence For Centuries
The pyramids have faced numerous threats since they were erected by the pharaohs. In the ancient world alone, Egypt was under the rule of the Persians and the Romans. In medieval times, the pyramids' limestone casement was pillaged to build cities (including Cairo).
Starting in the 19th century, amateur archaeologists helped to awaken the world to the artifacts hidden in tombs in Egypt. But they also oversaw the transporting (some would say pillaging) of numerous archaeological finds into foreign museums, many of which are now in awkward disputes with Egypt's government over repatriating objects. Today, pollution of a sort the ancients could never have fathomed threatens numerous ancient sites.
Many of us in the West were riveted by the image of Egyptians guarding the Egyptian Museum near Tahrir Square during the protests that would lead to the fall of Hosni Mubarak. Those archaeological treasures, and the Sphinx and the pyramids, are part of the world's cultural heritage and must be protected not only by Egypt's Supreme Council for Antiquities but also by international governments. This is common knowledge if not common sense to many of us.
Reconciling the Pyramids and Muslim Beliefs
As Straughn details, since the medieval age, Islamic scholars and others have sought to understand — to reconcile their religious beliefs to — the pyramids and other remains of Egypt's long past. On seeing the destruction of antiquities, al-Masudi, a 10th century Muslim traveler in Egypt, argued that respecting these is "not incompatible with Islam." Ancient structures and objects indeed "strengthen the Quranic injunction to search out and contemplate the lessons ('ibar) which the divine has left for believers in the landscape."
Today, even while very much aware of "the role that these ruins play in the economy and various state efforts to represent Egypt as a modern-day heir to one of the world's great civilizations," Straughn notes that there is "a palpable discomfort with this promotion and glorification of a pre-Islamic past." It could be said that, as in Italy, there is something of a "love-hate" push-and-pull with the country's archaeological heritage, which engulfs tremendous amounts of resources "at the expense of the welfare of an Islamic past, present, and future."
Tourism accounts for more than 11 percent of Egypt's economy, which has struggled in the post-Mubarak era; the importance of the pyramids and other ancient sites is certainly understood. The pyramids, in Straughn's estimation, are not likely to suffer the fate of the Buddhas of Bamiyan; Gohary's call to destroy the pyramids encapsulates "the broader debate within the religion [of Islam] over how to orient itself after the Arab Spring."
The recent collision of a schoolbus with a train — resulting in at least 50 dead, most young children — suggests that Egypt still falls short in addressing issues like safety on its roadways. The pyramids are likely to remain a point of debate and even contention so long as Egypt remains a place that many associate more with its past than the very real demands of its present.
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I've been very lucky - have visited Egypt 5 times, and have been inside the Great Pyramid; have laid my hands on the great blocks of stone that the ancient Egyptian workmen put in place all those thousands of years ago. I have gazed at the Pyramids - and the great Sphinx - in absolute awe. And I have walked in the Valley of the Kings and gazed down at the mummy of Tutankhamen, still lying in his beautifully painted tomb, as well as visited many of the tombs and temples along the banks of the Nile and seen the treasures in the Cairo Museum. The Mask of Tutankhamen is, for me, the greatest, the most fantastically beautiful treasure the world has ever seen - or ever will see. Nothing compares to it. To think that these glorious things may be destroyed by religious extremists makes me feel sick with fear - it would be the greatest loss of historical artefacts the world will ever see. To Kathy P, Nancy C and all the others who love Egypt and want to see it's treasures - do it if you possibly can. You will never regret it, and you'll have wonderful memories of a mystical, ancient land that will stay with you all your life.
This guy is such an idiotic power seeker who believes som Rubbish about Allah who does not possibly exist anymore than any other God all fairy tales to grab & hold power for EVIL young & OLD MEN to suppress women & the Masses. I have met a lot of them & even the mild ones just want to hold WOMEN down, just stupidly unnecessary free women are much better than Suppressed!
Just typical Islamist s destroy everything. It would put a downer on Tourism for sure and a great loss to Humanity.
It's BECAUSE they're such a powerful symbol to the world that religious fundamentalists would like to ''control'' them by their destruction.
Anyone who's seen the tomb paintings with all the lovely little half-nude dancing girls or the lovely tomb goods of Tutankamen, for example, knows immediately why Islamists would HATE them....they're sensual NUDES with breasts and cute little bottoms....thighs, etc.
"What can we do?" Stand by and weep....once some loon decides to blow them up....they're gone.
I worry about the antiquities in Cairo's museum.....so many treasures.....so carelessly guarded.
If someone ruins the pyramids so help me they will NOT get away with it. Egypt has been my favorite place to learn about and such since grade school, it is my PASSION. I have to see these. I just HAVE too. I could literally cry thinking about any of Egypts history being damaged or lost, especially before I get to see them for real. What can we do?
Wow... I'm Muslim Egyptian and I think It's pretty stupid. It has NOTHING to do with Islam. It's what made Egypt on the map, we don't need it destroyed. I'm speaking the truth here. The pyramids are a big part of the culture.
I NEVER EVER thought this would happen! I've wanted to go to Egypt since I was 4 years old just to see the pyramids at Giza! Now for me there is no point to go to Egypt!
It would be Egypt's loss to wipe out its history and become another Islam victim of utter destruction, just like Afghanistan. I have been there, rode a camel to the pyramids, loved it, visited the Cairo National Museum, very educating. Now lets blow up Egypt's history, go ahead, wipe yourselves off the map. But do not forget, you are the loosers.
That would really be a shame. Saddam Housain did it in Irac too though.
It is amazing that people can still be so 'now' that they would destroy historical sites like this but given how Muslim fundamentalists recently destroyed the world's premier Egyptian research center with nary a peep from Muslims in general, guess we'll see more of such in the future. Watching the daily assaults against the Copts too has drawn deafening silence there and elsewhere in the West but for many, buildings and artifacts seem to be worth more.
There is the oft chance the Muslim Brotherhood/Morsi will be forced back a bit from their recent grab from power but when as that been any more than a tactical retreat for them (unless crushed by the military as in the 70s) ? I've been pleasantly surprised to see the Egyptian backlash to the Brotherhood power grab but I have little confidence in it's staying power. Sadly the 'best' thing we likely can hope for is a return to a quasi military rule which might be able to keep the fundamentalists under some sort of control.
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Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said he ignores the speculation that Saints coach Sean Payton could take his job while also saying the Cowboys are close to turning things around. Garrett addressed a number of issues during his Monday press conference, less than 24 hours after a 19-13 loss to the Falcons, but the most tension-filled moments came when he was asked about the Payton situation. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell confirmed Sunday that Payton's contract extension with the Saints was voided, meaning he would not be under contract after this season and available for other teams to hire. Garrett's Cowboys are now 3-5 on the season and 16-16 overall since he was named head coach. Garrett was asked if he was made aware of Payton's contract status on Sunday. "There's a lot of stories that circulate around our game," Garrett said. "Certainly, some people bring those kinds of things to my attention, but again we're focused on what we need to do. We had a heck of a challenge la...
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If the words "African barn find" and "Zimbabwe vehicle registration stickers" don't stimulate your imagination like an ivory backscratcher in the eye, then this filthy fintail station wagon is probably not for you. Mercedes didn't build a factory wagon in the 1960s, but this period conversion looks like a natural evolution of the "heckflosse" form, and all the funky exotic details just add to the charm.
It's cosmetically rough, and the mechanical needs are no doubt substantial (and expensive), but just think about the reactions you'd get showing up in this thing at the local break with a vintage longboard on the roof!
Nine Mercedes-Benz wagon conversions from the 1960s sold on eBay in the past two years, averaging $13k to $23k. This one has obviously lived a storied life, and if the new owner gets it running again, I can't imagine the stories would ever stop.
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I have several of these Universal fintail station wagons and I am always looking to connect to other owners.
Contact me for networking to get out cars restored and/or saved and maintained.
I'm a big fintail nut and have two, 66 w110 230 auto, running and a 1967 w111 230s manual, not running. I'm going to put them up on ebay soon. Are you interested?
Yes, Interested.
Where are you & the cars?
Hey Chris,
I am also an Universal Enthusiast, living in North-Germany, having 2 x 1967 W110 200D:
One in nearly best conditions, with matching numbers and great history, only 1 Owner, run in Seattle for the first 15 years, than saved over 30 years, in last 2 years full restored from the german IMA-expert;
one in good shape, run in Danmark for the Mercedes Maindealer in Kopenhagen – we are still working on it.
What IMA cars do you have?
Regards Harald
Hallo Harald,
melde Dich mal bitte bei mir, zwecks Infoaustausch IMA
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Avene Cicalfate Creme Restauratrice
109 reviews
84% would repurchase
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INGREDIENTSIngredients: Water (Aqua), Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Mineral Oil (Paraffinum Liquidum), Glycerin, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Zinc Oxide, Propylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-2-Sesquiisostearate, PEG-22/Dodecyl Glycol Copolymer, Aluminum Sucrose, Octasulfate, Aluminum Stearate, Beeswax (Cera Alba), Copper Sulfate, Magnesium Stearate, Magnesium Sulfate, Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina), Zinc Sulfate.
on 12/4/2007 2:54:00 AM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
I got this cream when I lived in France. It's kind of a multi-purpose cream for types of skin ailments. I think it works OK, but not any better than Neosporin. It just has the pretty pink and white tube with the Avene logo on it. It's definitely not worth buying, unless you live in Europe--otherwise use Neosporin.
on 11/9/2007 7:48:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Normal, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Fine
Eyes: Hazel
Originally I had this product for my daughters diaper rash. Then I broke out on my chin really bad. I tried to fight it with my usual procedure:Proactiv!Didn't help so much this time...my skin was dried and the pimples red and itchy. So I thought I would give this cream a try. I put it on at night and when I woke up....WOW!!!My pimples were almost all gone..less bumpy and the nasty redness almost disappeared. This is really a miracle cream!!!I love it!You, who habe some breakouts give it a try and be amazed!!!!
on 9/29/2007 7:59:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Blond, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Green
Just recently I bought both LRP Cicaplast as well as Avene Cicalfate. Both creams are designed to repair the skin barrier, reduce inflammation, treat dry, chapped skin and heal cuts and scrapes. This is a thick, white cream, very moisturizing and soothing. I like it very much; also makes a great night cream. A staple in my medicin cabinet! Ingredients: Water (Aqua), Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Mineral Oil (Paraffinum Liquidum), Glycerin, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Zinc Oxide, Propylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-2-Sesquiisostearate, PEG-22/Dodecyl Glycol Copolymer, Aluminum Sucrose, Octasulfate, Aluminum Stearate, Beeswax (Cera Alba), Copper Sulfate, Magnesium Stearate, Magnesium Sulfate, Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina), Zinc Sulfate.
on 9/15/2007 6:29:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Other, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Other, Other, Other
Eyes: Other
This creme is supposed to help your skin recover. Not really. It broke me out in rosacea pastules after using. It felt smothering as if my skin could not breathe.
on 8/27/2007 12:44:00 AM
Age: 44-55
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
I had the liquid problem happen to me too. I actually drained the liquid off and think its maybe spring water??? don't know. The thick cream is on the bottom. Sucks but I love this cream and would buy it again. Its very soothing!
Updated 11/26/07 This has become my HG face cream. I alternate with Eluage Cream but the Cicalfate keeps my redness in check like nothing else I have ever used. I love this stuff. I now buy it from a US source and have not had the liquid problem occur again.
on 7/21/2007 5:47:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Very Dry, Fair, Cool
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
This is glorified diaper cream but it works wonders on ripped cuticles and paper cuts and general bobos. I have also used it around my eyes and nostrils when they were irritated. I cut my hand chopping vegetables last weekend and a bit of cicalfate cleared it right up. I alternate between this and La Roche Posay's Cicaplast, which soaks in a bit better. I find the products to be similar, but in France Cicalfate seems to be a lot more popular. I use CD apricot cream at night on my cuticles, but I find a little Cicalfate (or Cicaplast) on my cuticles during the day prevents them from ripping. A good all purpose product worth having in your stash.
Edit: in response to the review above, Cicalfate has the consistency and appearance of diaper rash cream- thick, white and opaque. Hope this helps!
on 5/13/2007 5:53:00 AM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Combination, Fair, Warm
Hair: Brown, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Brown
I purchased Avene Cicalfate Creme Reparatrice Antibacterienne based on favourable reviews here. I use a few Avene products already and they have been very helpful in managing my often sensitive, easily irritated but oily/acne prone skin. It is difficult to find products that meet this criteria. I've been suffering from dermatitis on my neck and along my jawline for quite some time and was desperately trying to find alternatives to cortisone creams. I get dermatitis often, on different areas of my body, for no obvious reasons. I found this cream very soothing, thick and rich but easily absorbed with none of the oiliness often found in balms designed for sensitive/dry skin. It is a well balanced preparation. Goes on pasty white at first (like nappy rash cream) but sinks in quickly. It moisturises, calms and seems to assist my skin in repairing itself. The redness and creepiness caused by the dermatitis was so much better after just 24 hours! The itch was gone too. I have started using it under my jawline (where I often get acne breakouts) and the area is less inflamed, the pimples much smaller than usual. I have not noticed any adverse reactions to this cream and I think it can be used as often as necessary. A great find and will definitely repurchase!
on 4/21/2007 10:26:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
I bought this as it's supposed to repair barrier function. I don't know if it will do that but it has helped a lot. My skin is parched from using aggressive treatments to treat other skin ailments. I find that some moisturizers work to calm my skin for a while but by the afternoon my skin is parched, taught or peeling.
This applies like a paste, thick and quite greasy at first but it does absorb somewhat although not fully. If I am applying powder or smthg that will clump I finish this cream with a drop of Murad's perfecting serum which seems to take the oily finish off but seals in the moisture. As a night cream it is great. I have plastered it on expecting some break outs or clogged pores but it that hasn't happened. It calms my skin when it's irritated. If you have ever experienced tight "burnt" skin from acid treatments or just cold weather then I'd advise investing in this.
on 3/23/2007 3:53:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Acne-prone, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Other, Other, Other
Eyes: Other
I bought this based on the reviews. i have a tendency to pop my pimples and sometimes it leaves a big crust and mark that takes forever to heal. I bought this cream and applied 2 or 3 times a day on the areas. it still takes a couple of days but it definitely healed it really well and better. I had a crust for 2 days and then it's like it almost disappeared. Now I have a pink-ish mark (day 3) but am confident it will go away much faster.
My skin also craves hydration since I am on RAM and Azelex for my acne. This cream soaks into my skin leaving it smooth. I am planning to use it on my face evry night during my trip in Hawaii to limit sun damages...
Love it.
on 1/22/2007 10:49:00 AM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Acne-prone, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
I ran across this cream when searching for something to help repair my barrier function. It was really suffering due to continued aha use, plus a change in retinoids to a different, stronger one. My skin was dehydrated yet oily, extremely sensitized and reddened, as well as being very very acne prone. Enter Cicalfate.
According to the box:
-Micronized sucralfate helps the healing process when topically applied
-Copper sulfate and zinc sulfate work synergistically to promote and maintain a healthy enviroment during skin recovery
-A high percentage of Avéne theraml spring water helps soothe and soften the skin
-Preservative free, fragrance free
This cream helped me hydrate my skin, while keeping it in a naturally antibacterial environment so it could heal itself. And it did. Suprisingly without breakouts. It's a thick white cream that looks very white while I spread it on, but it disappears quickly. I use this at night due to the heaviness b/c I really slather it on. I wake up without any redness whatsoever. On days when it's really cold and windy, I put this on under my sunscreen and my skin stays happy. I couldn't be more pleased to have found this product as well as this line.
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