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SAN FRANCISCO, FLORIDA -- WORSE SERVICE EVER!!! When we arrived at the hotel I was informed that the hotel called Hotwire at 10:20 am to inform that they were sold out and had to cancel the reservation. The hotel was told by Hotwire they would contact me about the cancellation. I didn't receive any phone call and drove over 250 miles to find out we didn't have a room to stay in. The hotel representative called Hotwire and waited 35 minutes for someone to answer.
The representative who answered told her he couldn't do the rebook and I needed to call directly 866-hot-wire. It took 45 minutes for me to get a representative on the line while my whole family, including my 2 year old son and veteran father in law, slept uncomfortably in the car due to the incompetence of your company. I spoke to a representative who gave me NO solution and therefore asked to speak to a supervisor. I waited another 15 to 20 minutes for a supervisor to come on the line to finally tell me that since it was after mid night he couldn't book the reservation for me, I had to walk in and request the rooms. I ended up at a very run down hotel not a 3 star like the one I booked.
Due to no real solution I was forced to drive there and pay for it out my own pocket to find that the conditions of the hotel less than desirable. I was told by the supervisor that I needed to fax the receipt in and the research department would determine how much to credit me. Your company ruined my Memorial Day weekend vacation with my family. The gift of relaxation and visiting another city was ruined by your company.
SAN FRANCISCO, WASHINGTON -- I used to be a diehard Hotwire fan, booking every business trip through their service. Today changed everything, when they not only wouldn't honor my hotel booking, but made me endure an atrocious customer service experience. Did you know that Hotwire can call you at 1:49 PM on the day of your reservation and say the hotel you booked and PRE-PAID for is full and you're out of luck?
Earlier this week I booked two rooms in Vancouver BC at a 4-star hotel. The hotel I selected was in the Burnaby area, close to where I had a customer meeting the following day. At 1:49 PM, shortly before I was due to check into the hotel, I received a voicemail from Hotwire Customer Service, informing me that the hotel I had reserved and paid for in advance no longer had a room. He said that I needed to contact Hotwire if I wanted to book an alternate hotel or get a refund.
Did you know that Hotwire's Customer Service processes are cumbersome, time consuming and ineffective? When I reached an agent, she said that they could see if another hotel might be available. The first alternate hotel she found cost more money, and she said Hotwire would cover the cost difference. However, she said that she had to do something with Hotwire HotDollars, and could I please be put on hold.
Ten minutes later (I kid you not, because my cell phone indicates the duration of the call) she finally came back and asked for my credit card information. I asked her why she needed it, since I had already paid for two rooms. She insisted that she needed to charge my card again, so I gave her the information. Then, when she went to book the rooms, they weren't available.
So we started again, and she found two rooms at the Westin Bayshore at standard pricing, and again said that Hotwire would cover the difference. She said that she would have to put me on hold again to take care of the HotDollars needed. Five minutes later she came back, got my credit card information again, and GUESS WHAT? The rooms at the Westin were no longer available.
She then said that nothing else was available. I insisted that there must be something available further out, so she eventually found a 3.5 star hotel in Surrey. By now, I had been on the call 35 minutes, and I desperately needed to call my colleague so that he didn't show up at the original hotel looking for a room that didn't exist. I asked the agent to quickly conclude the call, and I told her that I was very upset about the customer service exhibited by Hotwire. She offered to deposit 50 HotDollars in my account, and I told her that I didn't even care about the HotDollars, as I needed to get off the phone and call my colleague.
Sadly, the Customer Service Supervisor wasn't much better. Later, I called Hotwire Customer Service back. I requested a Supervisor and explained my experience. I posed questions such as: Why was a booked reservation paid for in advance not valid only hours before check-in? Why didn't Hotwire secure other rooms in Vancouver before calling me, instead of putting me through 35 minutes of torture and 2 thwarted attempts to book another hotel. Maybe a process that requires 10 minutes to get HotDollars approved isn't good when hotel rooms are scarce and rooms disappear in that timeframe.
Why did I need to keep giving the agent my credit card number? Why was I paying the same for a 3.5 start hotel as I originally paid for a 4-star hotel….that was 3 times farther away from my business meeting location?
The net result was that the Supervisor offered me a whopping 25 HotDollars for my trouble. What an insult! That's less than a dollar a minute for the first call to Hotwire, much less the time and trouble I took to bring this to his attention. My lasting impression is that Hotwire doesn't want to examine customer service issues, or improve processes. All they want to do is try to buy off dissatisfied customers with a dollar amount that is insulting. It's especially interesting in comparison to the 818.90 in HotDollars they would have spent when the agent thought when comparable hotels were available for booking.
I also tried emailing with Hotwire Customer Service, and the responses I got were boilerplate and impersonal. Each email said "over-bookings do occur in the hotel industry and are not unique to Hotwire customers." They also said they looked forward to serving me in the future, which clearly shows that they don't think their service was that bad.
I'm still shaking my head. All of this is especially crushing when I have been a loyal customer and vocal advocate of Hotwire with friends and on social media. I don't ever plan to use Hotwire again.
WWW.HOTWIRE.COM, FLORIDA -- Please Share!!! BEWARE of HOTWIRE hotel reservations. For those of you who have never used Hotwire to make a reservation with a hotel let me explain how it works. You select a destination and they give you a general rate on hotels in a star rating system. For example, any hotel in that area with three stars will be one price, and any hotel with four stars will be more, but you are guaranteed a savings because they don't show you the name of the hotel until after you have booked.
So you are playing Hotel Roulette. However, you can feel comfortable booking a hotel without knowing the name because of the star rating that they have. I have used this service for years and have scored some pretty amazing deals, but last night was the exception, and the customer service on Hotwire's end to fix the problem was non existent.
A hotel room was booked under a three star rating, my husband wanted something affordable but nicer than a one or two star hotel. Three stars mean "Extra amenities and clean rooms that will make your stay comfortable." However upon arriving at the 'three star' hotel my husband was completely dumbfounded. If you were to give this hotel a star rating it would be negative stars. The room was absolutely terrible. The lock on the door was broken. The light fixtures were broken and were just hanging on the walls by string to keep them up. All the furniture had terrible stains and looked like it had not been cleaned in years.
There was silly string and grimy dirt on all the walls and door. The mirror in the bathroom was broken. The shower tiles were falling off the walls. The smell of the room was so acrid that by morning his lungs hurt. Plumping pipes were sticking up from the carpet near the broken air conditioner and the ceiling was caving in. Not only that but the hotel offered the exact same price through their personal website so no money savings at all through Hotwire.
Arriving after 11 o clock at night and driving for over 12 hours sleep was the only thing on my husband's mind so he hunkered down for the night and at first light he was out of there. Now am I upset about the quality of the hotel? Not really, you run into hotels like this but what you see is what you get. I am upset at the portrayal of this hotel through a once trusted site like Hotwire. So, OK, they got it wrong. Maybe they just needed to be informed of the situation, so I called them to let them know.
I told them about the hotel and the room and their response was, 'every booking is nonrefundable and cannot be changed'. Even after telling them that this hotel was no three star hotel I got the same response. They kept trying to pass the buck off on other site by saying that they get their star rating from what is already posted online by other sites. OK, so you offer a service but it's not your fault because other people are doing it? Ya OK.
Towards the end of the conversation I was being blamed by Hotwire customer service for not switching rooms. It wasn't like this place had an off chance bad room, the WHOLE place was like this room. It would be like switching sleeping in landfill A because landfill B might have better trash. There was no point.
So beware when you book a 'star rating hotel', you are playing Hotel Roulette even though they 'GUARANTEE' their stars ratings, and if you get scammed into a one star or no star rating hotel and pay three star prices their response is, "Oh well. Better luck next time." Well, there will be no next time for me. Quoting my husband on the quality of Hotwire's 'three star hotel' - "If I were to sleep with a prostitute I would be more scared of getting diseases from this hotel than the prostitute." - puts the 'three star rating' in perspective.
MONTREAL, NEW YORK -- My complaint is regarding the recent scam at Hotwire. I was clearly told by the customer service representative that the room I am purchasing is a condo in a 3.5 star hotel in downtown Montreal. Once I paid and the hotel name a specs was revealed, neither of the specs were correct. I understand that no refund policy, but this was agreed to based on the specs stated.
The hotel was not 3.5 star, it was actually in the area of plateau Montreal and above everything my biggest concern was that this hotel is not a CONDO instead it is a LOFT. All rooms in this hotel are LOFTS. I have a 4 nights stay there, and my whole purpose of renting a condo was to have Privacy (separate closed room) due to two factors.
One being that I am pregnant and as needed and separate space to rest and secondly I am expecting frequent visitors during my stay.
As soon as they revealed the place to me I advised them that this is not a CONDO. I was transferred to another department that deals with such issues. The lady on the phone advised that we have tried to get in touch with the hotel and got their voice mail. "If this hotel does not have CONDOS we will refund your money. And someone from our review team will get back to you."
Later that evening, I spoke to hotel myself as well. The lady at the front desk clearly told me that this hotel does NOT have ANY condos. All rooms in this hotel are LOFTS. (Open concept rooms). 2 days later, I have gotten an e-mail from Hotwire team that they have checked with the hotel and the rooms have specs that meet the amenities of a CONDO. If the room has a kitchenette that does not make it a CONDO. CONDOS are not open concept rooms by all means. However they have mentioned on their own website that CONDO will have separate room, please see below Hotwire comments for a CONDO.
Condos are typically larger than a hotel room in size. Most condos offer separate sleeping and living areas and a full kitchen or kitchenette. For groups, condos can offer better value compared with multiple hotel rooms. Features typically include a separate bedroom and living room, full kitchen or kitchenette, and laundry facilities.
I plan to go there in August and would seriously require help to get my re-fund from Hotwire or else they should book a CONDO for me as committed in downtown Montreal in a 3.5 star hotel. LOFT Hotel in Montreal does not meet any of these specs as they have mentioned on their websites. Below is the list of hotels they have adversities as 3.5 star and after booking you get ripped off with 1 or 2 star rating hotels or a total fraud as in my case. The deal was Condo and they booked me 3rd class unknown pro claimed 3.5 star LOFT.
You can clearly see "LOFT HOTEL" is nowhere in their 3.5 star rating. At the time of booking they committed a CONDO and now they are forcing me to stay in a LOFT. This is a total RIPP OFF of innocent people and one should stop HOTWIRE for doing all these fraudulent acts. They are doing it so bravely (Cut throat) as NOBODY is out there to stop their fraudulent practice and bring them under the LAW Jurisdiction. I urge you please take up this issue as a fraudulent ACT and I want you to open enquiry against them on urgent basis. You can go online and just Google Hotwire SCAM or RIPOFF and you see how people are being victimized by them.
I returned my rental car a day early to the Alamo located in Orange County. My sister became ill on our trip and we rescheduled our flights so that we could get home earlier. I did not have time to call the rental agency to advise them of this, however, upon the return of the rental car I asked the receiving agent if we had returned the car in time in order to avoid paying for a fourth day. She said that we had, but because we had prepaid through Hotwire we would need to call them for the refund.
Consequently, when I got home I called Hotwire for the partial refund. I spoke with a representative named ** who said that she would just need to get confirmation from Alamo that their representative advised me that Hotwire would refund one day of the rental. She placed me on hold and tried to contact Alamo to no avail. She offered me the Alamo manager's contact number and said that I could try contacting the manager at my convenience so that I did not have to continue to wait on hold while she tried to contact the manager.
She said that I needed to get in touch with the manager and tell her that Hotwire needed confirmation to process the refund. After trying to contact the Alamo manager for several weeks and leaving numerous messages, I called Hotwire back to advise that I could not reach the manager to whom ** had directed me.
I first had misfortune to speak with **. After recounting my situation to him, I immediately got the sense that he wanted to do everything in his power to deny me even the slightest amount of customer service. He did what he called "research" into my account and came to the conclusion that ** was mistaken. He informed me that Hotwire's rates are the lowest out there and that because I received such a discounted rate, Hotwire could not refund me for the day I did not use.
However, Hotwire was not the only car rental booking service to offer this rate, and the only reason I chose to book through Hotwire rather than carrentals.com (whom I normally book through and will return to from now on) was because that I have had good previous experiences booking hotels through Hotwire. I told ** that I understood he was just trying to do his job and asked if I could speak with his superior since he was not going to be able to accommodate my dilemma.
After some time, I was connected with ** (employee #1615). ** might as well have been a computer. Actually, a computer would have given me better customer service than **. I am infuriated at the way I was treated by him. After repeatedly explaining my situation to him over and over he would simply state that since I had failed to get in contact with an Alamo manager, I was not entitled to receive a refund. I tried to explain to him that essentially I was doing ** a favor by agreeing to contact Alamo on Hotwire's behalf in order to process the refund.
I could have told ** that I would remain on hold while she continued to contact Alamo, but I agreed to take the number and do it later on my own time on her behalf rather than waiting on hold for whom knows how long and wasting both her and my time. ** never told me that it was my responsibility to get in contact with Alamo to receive confirmation that I was entitled to a refund. She gave me the option to either do it myself or wait on hold while she pursued the issue. ** did not seem to understand this detail and maintained that I still needed to contact Hotwire myself in order to get a refund.
I repeated that I have been trying to contact them for weeks but that I was fed up with it and thought that it should be Hotwire's responsibility since Hotwire is the one that said I needed this confirmation to begin with. I recapitulated the whole situation to ** yet again, detailing the entire interaction I had with the Alamo agent who said that Hotwire would refund me for the unused day. ** then asked if I had this agent's name.
I said I did not, but that I do have a receipt which was given to me by the agent who said I would get a refund and that I could scan an image of it over to him and maybe he could decipher out the employee's name or number somewhere on the receipt. He said he could not do that, so I tried to ask him if any of the random numbers on the receipt might be the lady's employee number and he said that he would not be able to tell without looking at it and that since I did not know the agent's name he would not be able to call Alamo himself.
I asked him why then had ** been able to, and he said that he did not know but that it was not possible for him to call Alamo without the agent's name. Exasperated, I asked him what he suggested I do, and he said to continue trying to call Alamo because it was Alamo's responsibility to refund the money. Again I told him that I had already been told by the Alamo agent to whom I returned the car that Hotwire had to process the refund. ** repeated that Hotwire would only be able to process the refund if I got a hold of Alamo.
I told him again that I had agreed to call Alamo myself as a favor to ** rather than waste both of our time, but he again said that Hotwire could not process the refund because I had not gotten a hold of Alamo, and he was not going to contact Alamo without the name of the receiving agent. Essentially ** succeeded in talking in circles like this with me wasting my time. I got the sense that he was enjoying this "game" in which he was getting paid to argue with me on the phone.
I ** asked if there was any way I could get in contact with his supervisor and he repeatedly said no and that he had no supervisors. The only way to inform Hotwire about his lack of customer service was via firstname.lastname@example.com. I have never been so turned off from a company from such detestable customer service, especially from a supervisor. He was extremely unprofessional and apathetic regarding my situation. He snickered under his breath when I got upset and kept repeating jargon that did not address my complaint. $17.76 is a measly amount of money and I am confounded that I have had to spend this much time and effort on such a small sum.
But the fact of the matter is that I was informed both by the Alamo agent to whom I returned the car and the first Hotwire agent I spoke with that I would be refunded for the unused day. This situation was not about the money. It is simply a matter of principal that a company does right by its customers. I understand that apparently both the receiving Alamo agent and the Hotwire representative were mistaken regarding the information they conveyed. However, a company is obliged to fulfill the promises made by the employees who represent it.
CALIFORNIA -- I tried to book a vacation package that included airfare, hotel and car. On the last reservation page, it gave me the option of paying a $1,090 deposit and the remaining balance by August 5. That was my choice, and entered my VISA debit card information. When I hit the 'book this itinerary' button, the system stated: "We were unable to complete your booking at this time. You may wish to try again later. If your itinerary requires immediate action, please call our customer service center at 1-866-394-2015 for Vacation Packages support, 1-866-345-4007 for Activities support, or 001-817-983-0659 for international calls."
I decided to try again later, but in about an hour I discovered that my bank account (the one tied to the debit VISA card) had been charged $1,650 and $889 in separate transactions. When I called their customer service, they stated that this reservation IS NOT BOOKED, that there are no actual charges but a 'security deposit' hold because of using a debit card. That the amount should be back on my account in 24-72 hours.
Then I proceeded to call my bank, and they explained that this is NOT an amount on hold, but actual charges debited to my account. I called Hotwire several times again, only to find different employees telling me the same thing over and over "this is a security deposit", "our credit card authorization department is not available until Monday", and the last one "you have to call your bank, because they are the ones holding the amount".
I have cancelled my VISA because I am panicked that this people will debit more charges and they suggested that I request a bank investigation and reclamation. In the end, my account is WIPED OUT, I have NO RESERVATION and HOTWIRE representatives keep LYING and MISLEADING. DO NOT TRY TO DO BUSINESS WITH THESE THIEVES!!!!!!
THEY WOULDN'T TELL ME WHEN I ASKED, FLORIDA -- Hot wire does not back up their advertisements! We were in Kauai, Hi and needed a car for 2 days. My daughter contacted Hotwire as she has used them many times before and the lowest price guarantee was offered, my daughter accepted and put it on her credit card. The next day I checked directly with Alamo and got the exact time/day/car type guaranteed price of half what Hotwire was charging my daughter for their "Lowest price". She called first and was given the company line.. "It was the lowest price that Hertz had when we checked".. I called and got the same line, plus, because we weren't in the "more than 48 hours" cancellation time slot, they refused.
I asked to speak to a supervisor and I got ** (he wouldn't say where he was located... It's against company policy).. I'm in Hawaii.. where is he??? I quoted the Alamo price (half of the "guaranteed low price").. asked him to price match.. company policy, can't do.. not outside of the 48 hour cancellation period.. I explained same pickup drop off time, same economy car, etc. He wouldn't budge... I asked if the call was being recorded, he said it was..
We had a more detailed discussion about company policy, company reputation and my feelings about his answers.. it made no difference... We had to cancel the Alamo reservation (which they were very pleasant about) and use the Hotwire reservation or be fully charged for it... and considering contacting the credit card company and registering a complaint and ask them to not pay.
Needless to say, we won't be using Hotwire again and I strongly urge anyone else to do the same... Once they get your money (twice as much as they should have) they won't consider anything except keeping it!!! Greedy SOBs. Customer relations stink!
UNKNOWN -- So we're going to Panama for Christmas this year. I went to Hotwire, which had the cheapest tickets. What a mistake. I booked on Saturday, and booked that we're going to take a red-eye that leaves Tuesday night (11 pm), returning on a 9:30 A.M. flight a week and a half later. Three days later, I got an email from Hotwire that notified me that my return trip has been changed from 10 A.M. to noon. I looked at the itinerary and saw that BOTH flights had been changed, and the flight TO Panama has been changed to a red-eye that leaves on Tuesday MORNING (1 a. m.)
I called Hotwire to explain that my kids wouldn't miss another day of school, and asked why the computer changed me to a red-eye that left at 22 hours earlier than I had booked, instead of two hours later. While I never got an explanation for that, after about an hour on the phone with Hotwire, they tell me they'll change the red-eye to Wed morning at 1 a.m., which is fine.
An absolute comedy (not) of errors then ensued, with the morons at Hotwire telling me that there is no 1 A.M. flight and the red-eye leaves at 11 pm and the 10 am flight has been restored. In fact, there is no 11 pm flight any more, and the 10 am flight from Panama has also been changed, per the airlines. I wasted literally hours trying to get this straightened out with Hotwire, United and its codeshare, Copa.
By noon, Hotwire had somehow managed to book my family on TWO flights TO Panama (same time, same flight number -- the 1 am, NOT the 11 pm that Hotwire kept telling me was the valid flight) then sending me confirmation after confirmation that we're on flights that don't exist. Finally, after I complained using their "contact us" link, I got an email from Hotwire telling me that United has "assumed ownership" of my reservation.
So, this morning, I checked the status of all, hoping it was cleared up. As of now, we're booked on TWO flights back from Panama (again, my family is booked twice, on the same flight), Hotwire has AGAIN confirmed me on flights that don't exist, and I have a duplicate charge on my card. Best of all, when I called Hotwire (twice) they just don't care. A customer service supervisor and a customer service manager each told me that they can only book per the airlines. I asked why I keep getting emails confirming flights that don't exist, and they have no answer. This is the most absurd waste of time and money I can imagine.
TEXAS -- I'm writing this review to make consumers aware of what a big rip off Hotels.com is. My husband and I were going to make a trip to Galveston Island to Moody Gardens for the weekend and something came up medically where we were unable to make it. I called Hotwire consumer 800 number to ask if I could change the reservation to another day during the month. They stated that in order to do that I would have to fax a letter from the doctor stating that he had medical problems and was unable to travel etc. In my opinion it is none of their business what medical problems he is having.
We were willing to pay any extra fees it would cost to change the reservation but because we booked from Hotwire.com we were unable to change the reservations and we were unable to obtain a refund. I am very upset because had I known that the discount they gave us was only $5.00 difference from what the hotel would have actually charged I would have called the hotel directly and booked us a room through the hotel. So in closing consumers beware... HOTWIRE IS A BIG RIP OFF. They only give you a small discount and there are no refunds once you book with them.
The Summer is Upon Us. Renters Beware. To begin with, I want to make it perfectly clear that I am writing this editorial as a promise to a certain manager for a national travel company that boasts customer service. I am also writing as a service to anyone who is thinking about making the most of an opportunity to enjoy some family time together in what they are thinking is an affordable way to "get away" as the corporate agencies so portray.
With the coming Memorial Day holiday approaching, I as many of you reading this thought of different ways to entertain the family while making the most of what is available. Together, my wife and I came up with the idea of renting a nice car and taking a short outing to North Carolina's Outer Banks. My goal was simple, to watch my kids while my wife and I watched the sun rising over the Atlantic. So to work we went. Trip planned, motel reservations made and securing the car.
Easy enough: My wife is used to making needed motel reservations from my old days of racing on tour. Me: Not so much and the reservation of the car of course fell to me. So I immediately jumped online and soon was "chatting" with a salesman for a national travel website. Let's call them "Warm Cable".com.
The customer service I thought at the time was excellent. He helped me through the rental agreement and before I knew it, the rental agreement had been clicked and the money was deducted from my account. No problem; that is until we found out at work that contrary to what we were told earlier, the company would be down longer so in an effort to take advantage of the longer length of time, I attempted to extend my car rental reservations.
This is where things get a bit ugly. After several attempts to get through to "WarmCable", I finally got through to a customer service representative and found out that the traditional definition of customer service meant something entirely different from her. I am not sure which was more offensive. Her belittling attitude or her matter of fact stance that there was nothing she could do, I would need to contact the car rental agency themselves. This went back and forth between "WarmCable" and Hertz until finally; my wife was more worried about my blood pressure than the car or vacation.
After a 35 minute wait, I was finally connected to a manager at "WarmCable". Apparently having read the notes about my attempts to extend the rental agreement, he calmly explained that the rental contract did not allow them or the rental company to make any changes to the contract. Then of course came the inevitable "Didn't you read the terms of the agreement?" This, in case you do not know, is the little box that you have to check in order to complete the agreement when you do anything online.
Generally beside it is a comment to "Click Here to Read the Terms of the Agreement". OK: So I didn't. After all, I was online with a helpful chap who was guiding me through the agreement. At this point, a slight chuckle came from the other end as I was informed that the agreement clearly states that the agreement cannot be cancelled or changed at all and by clicking, you are agreeing to this. What kind of idiot would agree to something like this? ME! And anyone else who feels that they are doing something special for their family.
So take it from me. Read the terms and understand them before you get railroaded yourself. Make sure you know what you are clicking and have everything planned out and in stone before spending the money you have allotted for your vacation. As for me, against my wife's better judgment I wrote the fee for the initial agreement off as an investment. Like I told ** after being laughed at by him, I considered the money lost and am making it my purpose to make sure that as many people as possible are aware of what they are doing and who what kind of businesses they are dealing with before agreeing to do business with them.
If one person reads this and takes the time to look at the information and is educated and makes the right decision, then it was money well spent. So don't let me down. Think before you rent anything.


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Chevrolet calls the Colorado a "Mid-sized" pickup truck, but it's actually the smallest pickup truck built by GM, slotting below the Silverado and Silverado HD. That said, the Colorado is available in a couple of cab and bed styles allowing it to stretch out and haul more cargo depending on the individual trim ordered with the vehicle. Starting under $21,000 the Chevrolet Colorado competes closely with the Toyota Tacoma and Ford Ranger as a truck that can both haul cargo and drive around in the city without any serious concerns about parking or street size.
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The Chevrolet Colorado gets a full redesign for 2015. The new Colorado has a sleek new exterior to complement its more quiet and comfortable interior. The truck looks modern and aerodynamic from the outside and suggests a vehicle less compromised by classic pickup truck utility. Indeed, Chevrolet have made an effort to make the Colorado much more usable as an everyday vehicle for 2015, while at the same time not compromising the core features that people expect out of a truck. Both turning radius and fuel economy are very car like, while at the same time, the Colorado has a tow rating of up to 7000 lbs.
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Chevrolet Colorado is a mid-sized pickup for people who do occasional hauling, tow light trailers, or need four-wheel drive to reach their favorite sporting site.
Narrower and lower than a full-size pickup but not necessarily shorter, Colorado offers two cabs: An Extended Cab with rear doors that open opposite the front and a Crew Cab with four conventional doors. Extended Cabs have two compact, forward-facing rear seats good for kids or child seats, while Crew Cabs use a three-person bench with head and legroom approximating the space of a full-size pickup with an extended cab.
All Chevrolet Colorado pickups have roomy bucket seats in front.
Load capacity ranges from 1,400 to 1,600 pounds, more than some full-size pickups. Maximum towing capacity is 7,000 pounds. As with all pickups you can't carry and tow maximum weights simultaneously.
Useful Silverado bits that trickled down to the midsize Colorado include bed lights and cargo control systems, corner bumper step and rail grab handle, and a locking tailgate with backup camera. The primary compromise in pickup utility comes from wheel arches too close to put a 4×8 sheet flat on the bed floor; they'll need to be carried above the wheels with some 2×6 or 2×8 cross planks. Tailgate opening width is about 55 inches so your quad or watercraft may fit.
The base model Chevrolet Colorado is powered by a four-cylinder engine, with manual transmission, rear-wheel drive, no back seats, vinyl upholstery and flooring, and few options. This is best for the most budget-conscious or as a blank canvas for a custom truck. Features and options progress upward through Colorado WT and Colorado LT to the Colorado Z71 top trim. A fully loaded 2015 Chevrolet Colorado will hover around $40,000.
A rearview camera is standard and you can get forward collision and lane departure warning systems, but at least for now you cannot get those warning systems on the Z71 with our favorite suspension setup. OnStar is available on most 2015 Chevrolet Colorado models and now offers 4G LTE communications and serves as a Wi-Fi hotspot. Data pricing varies on use and whether you are an OnStar subscriber. The pilot/machine interface is easy to use and includes Bluetooth streaming, text alerts, internet radio and so on.
Engines include a 200-hp four-cylinder and a 305-hp V6, almost all with a 6-speed automatic transmission. Both perform well. The four-cylinder tows up to 3500 pounds. Given the choice, we'd recommend the four-cylinder if you're using your Colorado as a second car, V6 if you plan on towing or four-wheeling. EPA ratings are better than those of the similar-size Nissan Frontier and Toyota Tacoma, but they're also just one or two miles per gallon better than those of a full-size Silverado V6 or Ram HFE and lag behind ratings for a Ram 1500 diesel.
Colorado's twin brother GMC Canyon has a much different appearance, slightly different trip computer/data screen operation and different packaging. It may appear to cost more but do the math: Canyon comes standard with alloy wheels, has a higher shipping charge and includes basic maintenance for a couple of years. If you want a more premium vehicle, go for the GMC, if you want more value, go for the Chevy.
Your debate between a Chevrolet Colorado Extended Cab with 2+2 seats or a Chevrolet Silverado regular cab with three seats, or Colorado Crew Cab V6 versus Silverado Double Cab V6, will come down to which gets top priority: cost and the features you want, styling or garage width consumed because loads, fuel economy and maneuverability are typically within 10 percent of each other.
The 2015 Chevrolet Colorado offers three configurations, an Extended Cab with 6-foot, 2-inch box and a Crew Cab with 5-foot, 2-inch or 6-foot, 2-inch box. A 2.5-liter four-cylinder is standard on all Extended Cabs and 2WD Crew Cab short box; a 3.6-liter V6 is optional on all but Base trim; the V6 is standard on Crew Cab 4WD and all Crew Cab long box.
The base Colorado ($20,120) is 2WD, four-cylinder, manual transmission only with no rear seats. It includes vinyl upholstery and floor, air conditioning, backup camera, power driver seat cushion, tilt steering wheel, power windows, chrome rear corner-step bumper, locking tailgate, compact spare tire, 16-inch steel wheels, floor console and 4.2-inch display 6-speaker AM/FM stereo with aux and USB ports. The sole notable option is an engine block heater.
Colorado WT is the work truck model available with 2WD ($21,775) or 4WD. A 6-speed manual comes standard on 2WD, with 6-speed automatic optional; 4WD comes standard with the automatic. WT improves on base with cloth upholstery, carpeting, floor mats, rear seats with storage underneath (folding on Crew Cab). WT offers numerous options: V6 engine; OnStar basic or 4G LTE with Wi-Fi hotspot. The WT convenience package adds cruise control, remote keyless entry, unauthorized entry theft-deterrent, EZ-lift and lower tailgate. WT appearance package features body-color trim and power mirrors, 16-inch aluminum wheels.
Colorado LT ($25,170) upgrades further with 8-inch screen MyLink with SiriusXM, overhead console, tilt/telescoping leather-wrapped steering wheel with redundant controls, reading lights, OnStar, chrome exterior trim, the WT convenience package, sliding sun visors, wide-angle driver side mirror and 17-inch aluminum wheels. Options include leather, climate control, forward collision and lane departure warning, rear defroster, sliding rear window, auto-dimming inside mirror, power lumbar adjustment, heated front seats, fog lamps, projector headlamps and LED position lights, 18-inch aluminum wheels, full-size spare, spray-in bedliner, locking differential, and trailer package (V6 only).
Colorado Z71 ($27,630) is the top trim with climate control, heated front seats, rear defroster, auto-dimming inside mirror, remote start, four-way power passenger seat, fog lamps, projector headlamps, EZ-lift and lower tailgate, full-size spare, and 17-inch all-terrain tires. Options include many mechanical upgrades but Z71 does not offer chrome exterior trim or the forward collision/lane departure warnings.
A variety of racks and cargo management systems are available through GM Accessories, many of which can be included in financing and warranty.
Safety features on all models include dual frontal airbags, dual front side-impact airbags, side curtain airbags front and rear, engine immobilizer, daytime running lights, tire pressure monitors, electronic stability control and a rear view camera. Upgrades include OnStar and forward collision/lane departure warnings.
Beyond its bowtie badges, squared fender apertures, tail lights and corner-step bumpers the Chevrolet Colorado doesn't share much styling with the Silverado from which it is derived. It looks much more a world truck than its brother, the GMC Canyon.
With no regular cab, the shortest Colorado is longer than some full-size pickups but typically a half-foot narrower and not as tall. A Colorado long-bed Crew Cab has the same wheelbase as some full-size four-door pickups and needs the same roadway to make a U-turn, but they'll all fit in a typical 20-foot long garage.
The rear view is typical pickup: bumper that doubles as a step, vertical tail lights and a none-too-discrete badge. A locking tailgate is standard and most can be optioned with assist so it lifts easily and doesn't crash open if you let it go. The rear view camera is here too, so don't grab the lens with your hand still holding a tool. A receiver hitch and 4/7-pin plugs adjacent the license plate are the tow package, but without it there is still a frame crossmember to avoid dragging the spare tire or rear bumper off obstacles.
Bed depth is nearly 21 inches regardless of length and 55 inches wide at the gate. More important the space between the wheel-housings is less than 45 inches, so ubiquitous 4×8 sheets of building materials will go in the back but they will not lay flat on the floor. There are moldings in the side to lay 2x6s across to make a deck for those 4×8 flats. Four tie-down loops are standard but there are 13 attachment points for accessory cargo management systems.
The profile of the Colorado is defined by the windshield slope, upswept rear side window base and character line rising behind the front wheel, some of it reminiscent of a Toyota Tacoma. No surprise the Colorado's roof is the only panel shared with Chevy's world truck. All that upswept styling leaves a tailgate chest-high to a six-footer, where you may see only the motorcyclist's helmet in the rear-view mirror.
A big-bar grille is the only semblance to family lineage up front, the angled-back lights and corners not nearly as blunt those on the Silverado. The projector headlamp and LED running light arrangement for upper trims looks better, and more aggressive, than the standard lights but lacking darkness we can't say which, if either, performs better.
Chevrolet Colorado's cabin is basic pickup in bucket seat form. Materials are appropriate for truck use and upper trims are nicer but don't expect anything like High Country luxury here. And if you don't like black and gray you're out of luck.
Visibility from the driver's seat is good. Even the price-leader has a power seat cushion for the driver, and some have that on both sides and welcome power lumbar as well; recline is manual across the board. There's plenty of room for those well beyond six feet, but some of those might wish for a longer seat cushion or a lower center armrest.
Extended Cab rear seats are accessed by aft-hinged doors you can open to nearly 90 degrees when the front doors are open. The big clamshell opening makes it easier to load kids or child seats in the minimal rear buckets, or slide awkward objects in. Clamshell doors are less convenient in tight situations, such as parking lots, however. Rear seats in Extended Cabs are for kids of short-term less-than-average-height adults; competitors are in the same boat. There is some storage below the seat cushions, though the separate release seems unnecessary when you could just lift the cushion past a detent.
Crew Cab rear occupants are treated much better and your 6-foot-plus correspondent got in without becoming stuck in the roof. A 6-foot passenger could not comfortably get in with the same size driver, but for a small family this is plenty of space.
The Colorado dashboard echoes that of the Silverado, with switches for the headlights and four-wheel drive functions moved beneath the left vent rather than next to it. We prefer the ergonomic alignment here, and there's good visibility of instruments. Gauge gradations are blue and the small cluster offers data on oil pressure, transmission fluid temperature, fuel economy and most truck controls; it's run by the menu and end-button on the signal stalk.
Center-stack display screens vary by model from a 4.2-inch monochrome to 8-inch color with navigation. All the infotainment functions work well, including Siri eyes free, the 4G LTE Wi-Fi hotspot and text alerts, and there are plenty of input choices, our only wish was more choices in map scales.
The console shifter uses a +/- thumb rocker for manual gear changes, after you've moved the lever to M.
Cupholders and storage areas in the center console, doors and glovebox were more than sufficient for our traveling circus.
Unlike the full-size Chevrolet Silverado truck, the Chevrolet Colorado uses car engines, a 200-horsepower four-cylinder or a 305-horsepower V6. The four-cylinder can be found in the Cadillac ATS, while and the V6 is similar to what's in the Camaro. So, refinement and high-revving power are not issues in the Chevrolet Colorado.
But they do have a minimum of two tons to haul around. The four-cylinder drives around town well enough and cruises easily on the highway, but even with its 4.10:1 axle ratio any call for power will bring a few downshifts and lots of revs. We found our freeway merge was approaching 60 mph at 6000 rpm in second gear. The 6-speed automatic is programmed for economy and upshifts at the first opportunity, so it shifts frequently in undulating terrain or winding roads where you vary throttle often.
Shifts are firm and reassuring, neither hammered home nor slush-like. The 6-speed manual price-leader is so rare we didn't get to sample one and expect real-world economy wouldn't be appreciably better than the automatic.
The V6 revs even more than the four, more than once making a full-throttle shift in the tachometer's red zone (6500 rpm, but peak power is at 6800) and amusingly it felt no more refined in those reaches. The V6 clearly makes more power than the four (with 40-percent more torque), but it's also geared 16-percent higher and similarly programmed for economy so it behaves quite similarly.
Using Tow/Haul mode on the V6 acts like a sport mode, not upshifting at first chance and was our choice when not just cruising highways or plodding through traffic. It rev-matches for cleaner downshifts and has grade-control braking, but we recommend trailer brakes for any weight of consequence.
All Colorado models use the same all-disc brake package, with a nice firm pedal, quick response and good modulation. You might think a lighter 2WD four-cylinder would stop better with the same brakes but don't plan on it; most pickups stop just as well with some weight in the back.
Steering assist is electric and has decent directional stability with no dead zones off center and adds effort quickly so you're aware of cornering forces. There's plenty of roll stiffness so the body rarely leans much in corners, it changes directions well, for a truck. We thought 2WD four-cylinder models offered the best handling.
Ride quality is solid in these pickups. An empty truck does have some rear-end kick on bumps, common for vehicles designed to carry 1400-1500 pounds, and perhaps more noticeable here than in some full-sizes because payload is a greater percentage of truck weight. As is often the case, we found the Z71 suspension setup gave the best comfort/handling compromise.
We were pleasantly surprised how solid the Colorado felt. The Extended Cab models had none of the squeaks, rattles and groans that usually result from a 25-square-foot hole in the side of a body structure. Indeed, the Colorado is far and away the quietest pickup in its class. It seems quieter than a lot of cars and SUVs as well.
Colorado 4WD uses an electrically switched part-time system with low-range; there is no on-highway 4WD automatic mode. Any Colorado except a 2WD automatic can be flat-towed, such as behind a motorhome, but none is approved or recommended for snow-plow use.
Load ratings range from 1410 to 1590 pounds, less with any weighty options or passengers aboard. All Colorado models are rated for a 3,500-pound trailer; a V6 with tow package is rated to 7,000 pounds. The top GCWR (truck, trailer and everything in them) is 12,500 pounds: a well optioned truck, 1400 pounds of friends, gear and trailer tongue weight and a 6,000-pound boat. It handled a 4500-pound trailer with no problems. For routine trailer loads at 6,000 pounds or boxy camper shells we'd step up to the heavier Silverado and better mirrors.
The Chevrolet Colorado boasts better EPA numbers than mid-size competitors and we observed everything between 14 mpg and 23 mpg. However, a V6 Silverado is only 1-2 EPA mpg behind, a Ram 1500 diesel is better, and we expect the F-150 2.7 to come very close, so don't consider this 75 percent of a full-size pickup and expect to get 25 percent better mileage.
Chevrolet Colorado brings a new standard of refinement and contemporary safety features to the mid-size pickup market, with a size that may be just right, like Goldilock's porridge. If you don't need a three-person bench seat or a flat-floor for 4x8s, it's just the combination of payload, towing and 4WD to replace a 10 or 15-year-old full-size half-ton.
NewCarTestDrive.com G.R. Whale filed this report after his test drive of Chevrolet Colorado models near Del Mar, California.
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Arts Commission calls for submissions for Poetry Sidewalk ProjectWritten by Sanya Ali | | email@example.com
Upcoming changes to Collingwood Boulevard sidewalks will be more than another layer of tan pavement.
The Arts Commission is planning a large-scale public art project for the street and is calling for submissions to ensure the walkway is filled with original poems.
Nathan Mattimoe, arts in public places coordinator for The Arts Commission, said the idea for sidewalk art is modeled after a similar public art project in St. Paul, Minn.
"They have a really cool slightly different project, not even in the application, but the way they spread them throughout their city," Mattimoe said. "We're slowly experimenting with that and see how far we can take it and see how far we can spread that around the city."
In the St. Paul version of the project, the commission in charge created stamps out of the original poems to apply upon existing sidewalks.
Mattimoe said he wants passersby to take in each of the poems and experience the city through the eyes of the poet.
"We like the element of just kind of walking down the street and unexpectedly coming across these poems and having that moment of whimsy or whatever that poem expresses through day-to-day life," Mattimoe said.
Ryan Bunch, performing and literary arts coordinator for The Arts Commission, said he wants Toledo's art and literacy to gain deserved recognition.
"For the public, I want them to be aware of our excellent public art program — the first in the state — and to be aware of the strong literary arts heritage that Toledo holds," Bunch said in an email. "There is a strong community of writers here that goes back decades."
The Arts Commission is in Phase III of its artist-designed bike racks initiative and the number of submissions for that project makes Mattimoe optimistic for Phase II of the sidewalk art project.
"We had a great turnout [in Phase I] and I expect this time around they're going to double," Mattimoe said.
Phase I installed five poems, chosen from 70 submissions, themed around the Great Lakes near the National Great Lakes Museum in the Marina District in the East Toledo.
"We are selecting 10 poems for this round," Bunch said. "Given the placement along Collingwood Boulevard, we chose a looser theme of neighborhoods, pedestrian experience, architecture, things that relate to the neighborhood in the Old West End."
Mattimoe said there are many advantages to the project.
"This is another example of giving more access to public art projects, for one," he said. "And, for local artists, to give them more tools in their tool kits so they can grow and build larger projects and expand their skill set."
Public art, Mattimoe said, should give both the artists and viewers a better sense of where they live.
"Art gives people identity," he said. "It gives them a sense of biography, a sense of ownership, whether it's their art they create or art that's placed in their community. Public art should really tell a story about where that art is and the people that live there."
Besides sidewalk art, The Arts Commission has its hand in some major citywide projects that will extend beyond the art world.
"We have a large-scale mural we're working on that will be painted on the Parks Department maintenance building which faces I-280 right before the split," Mattimoe said.
The commission just recently narrowed the submissions for that project down from 137 to three finalists. Those three will present proposals later this month.
The Arts Commission is also working with city engineers, the Warehouse District and others regarding the Gateway Project, with a focus on redesigning the exit ramp onto Erie Street leading into Downtown Toledo.
"We're tasked with finding an artists or artist team to put on the design and infrastructure team," Mattimoe said. "Landscaping, lighting, seating or communal areas; we're not exactly sure what this is going to look like but it's been a priority to have an artist be part of this project and to give a more artistic way of approaching everyday infrastructure."
Mattimoe said his goal is better awareness of the neighborhood.
"This is not plopping a couple thousand dollar sculpture on a roundabout," Mattimoe said. "We're hoping it's something people want to go out and seek and experience them and at the same time experience the neighborhood that they're in and really get a better understanding of what that community is about."
Bunch said the Poetry Sidewalks Project is unique and he hopes people enjoy it.
"Of all the arts, writing is probably the least public," Bunch said. "So I think this is exciting on that level. I also want the community to really enjoy these works. This is a special program that isn't offered in many cities. I hope the works bring people joy in their daily routines and inspire them to read, write, think or live more fully."
The deadline for poetry submission is July 29. Poems must be appropriate for a public setting and between eight and 40 lines long. Winners will be notified by early August.
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LOGAN — November is Diabetes Awareness Month and the Logan County Diabetes Coalition is working hard to raise awareness about Type 2 Diabetes.
Most people living in southern West Virginia know someone who has Type 2 Diabetes. The body needs insulin to help convert the food we eat into fuel. Diabetes is a condition that occurs when the body doesn't produce enough insulin or when the insulin produced doesn't work very well. Insulin is important because it helps to control blood sugar. When a person has Type 2 Diabetes blood sugar levels are not controlled. Type 2 Diabetes usually occurs in adults.
Reducing the risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes can be done by making small changes in your day to day activities. Here are some tips for reducing your risk:
• Choose smaller portions and choose healthier foods. Eat fewer foods high in starch (potatoes, etc.)
• Exercise - Talk to your doctor about exercises that will work for you!
• Lose weight - losing just 5-10 percent of your body weight can make a big difference. Cut back on sugary drinks.
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Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield Adopt an Adorable Golden Retriever Together
Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield are getting serious enough to adopt — adopt an animal, that is.
The couple of one year recently decided to take in a 2-year-old golden retriever named Ren after initially bringing the pup home as a foster pet.
"She was one of the dogs they first saw, but they weren't sure," a source told People of the pup the duo plans to adopt. "They left and they couldn't stop thinking about her, so they came back for her. And it's true love."
Emma and Andrew planned to bring the dog home as a foster pet but decided to fully adopt the animal on Christmas Eve, apparently unable to stand the thought of giving their new canine friend away again. We wouldn't be able to give up that pup either! See pictures of The Amazing Spider-Man couple's new pooch here.
"She won the doggie lottery," the source added, describing the dog as "a typical golden puppy. Very, very sweet and loving. They totally fell in love with her."
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Crescent moon-shape cut stone crescent moon pendant ring.
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*By Jane Diaz
Rated 4 out of 5Â by 2 reviewers.
Rated 5 out of 5Â by brenannoel Bella Luna Rings are my favorite accessory... So easy to pile on, for an effortless, no-thinking-involved, laid-back-cool vibe. Great personal expression pieces! When I noticed this ring, I knew I had to have it... It's now one that will rarely leave my finger. It is the perfect statement: Subtle, yet very intriguing and quite noticeable. It is sterling silver and very sturdy. The stone is natural and will thusly vary in color, accordingly. I chose the white, and it is just what I expected... Striated with white, clear, and gray. My fingers are very long and slender, and I bought the size six, with intentions of wearing it on a middle finger. A size six usually works perfectly, on that finger. However, this ring seems to run a bit small. Therefore, it has found a home on my right, ring finger. All and all, this is a wonderfully crafted, substantial, unique, and fairly priced piece of wearable personality. 3.18.2013
Rated 3 out of 5Â by luvehorror Not worth the price. I ordered this ring in white. Overall I do like the ring. The only reason I gave it three stars instead of 4 or 5 is because the price tag seems WAY too high when you see the ring in person. It's very lightweight. I assume it's sterling because it has 925 stamped on the inside, but the white stone itself is kind of milky, blah. Not as iridescent as in the photograph. Also bare in mind that the shape of the moon isn't perfectly rounded. It's cute and bohemian chic, and will look good layered with other rings, but kinda blot-o on it's own. Not worth more than $48.00 in my opinion. But that's just my opinion. 12.13.2012
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About the CNR Undergraduate PAL Program
The Peer Advising Leadership (PAL) Program of CNR strives to offer personal viewpoints and experiences to current and prospective CNR students. These students are trained in understanding CNR and University requirements, policies, and procedures, and they help with CNR recruitment and enrichment programs. Their work is integral to the success of their fellow CNR undergraduates.
If you wish to contact a peer advisor, visit the Student Resource Center at 260 Mulford, or send an email.
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Are you passionate about your major and CNR? Do you want to help students find their path and build community within CNR? If you replied yes, apply to become a peer advisor for CNR! It's a great opportunity to work with staff advisors and learn about the different majors and departments. We are looking for new peer advisors for the 2015-2016 academic year. All CNR students are welcome to apply. Applications are open until April 1st.
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Established at the City College of San Francisco (CCSF) in 1970, the Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) is a California State funded counseling and special services program designed to assist low income at risk students by facilitating their enrollment at the community college and providing services to promote their retention, graduation, transfer and employment.
EOPS offers academic, career and Personal counseling, educational planning and academic progress monitoring, peer advising and mentoring, priority registration, outreach and recruitment, orientation to college, financial aid advising and workshops, California State University and University of California transfer application fee waivers, and transfer workshops.
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Congrads on the twins!
If it was me, I would start with the "help me to help you" approach. I would call the doctor RIGHT NOW and have them paged. When they call you back, I would say, "I know that you are the doctor, not me, but I am confused and scared. My wife is NOT doing well and to me just appears to be getting worse by the day. Her BP just keeps going up. You have found protein in her urine. He ankles are the size of grapefruits. She is throwing up repeatedly and her headache will not go away. This sounds like pre-eclampsia but I am not the doctor, so why do you think it is NOT pre-eclampsia?"
You might be surprised at the answer you get. If that does not start the doctor in the right direction, you can follow-up with, "Well, even if this is not pre-eclampsia, the symptoms alone are scaring the * out of me and making me VERY nervous. I don't feel that I can provide the level of constant care that she needs now. At what point do we talk about getting her in the hospital?"
This will get you a trip to the hospital to "get checked out" and they will likely try to send her home again, so you will have to go through this same routine AGAIN at the hospital until her doctor (or the on-call doctor) decides that the risk of a malpractice suit is greater than the flack they will get from the insurance company for admitting her.
Sorry if this sounds cynical, but a pro-active OB dealing with a mother who is almost 36 weeks with twins, with a heart condition, and with all these symptoms would have induced by now (in my non-expert, non-medical, but been through this same thing 5 times myself opinion).
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Researchers at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi launched their first drone mission over the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday.
The unmanned aircraft is equipped with a multi-spectral camera which will acquire images in the visible, infrared, and ultraviolet frequency ranges.
Researchers hope they will be able to track algae, pollution, and even hurricanes with the drone.
"This new aerial technology has potential to be a game-changer, saving lives and protecting precious resources, not only here, but throughout the country," said Texas A&M System Chancellor John Sharp. "The Texas A&M System is proud to be a part of this innovation."
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Project Opportunity provides educational, developmental, and employment opportunities within Vanderbilt University Medical Center to individuals with disabilities. The goal of Project Opportunity is to fill a business need with qualified individuals with developmental disabilities. Participants are considered for the program using a set of criteria which includes eligibility for the Department's Division of Rehabilitation/Vocational Rehabilitation Services under their priority criteria.
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5 Classic British Cocktails to Drink In The Queen's Jubilee
This weekend marks the official celebration of Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee. For those of you not in the know, that means 60 years on the throne! But, the Queen still has over four years to go in order to surpass Queen Victoria's 64 years on the throne.


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During an appearance on the Sherdog Radio Network this week, The Chosen One spoke about how he feels the UFCs 170-pound title picture has been watered down by rematches and how it hurts the sport of MMA as a whole.
I think we need to have some consistency and a rubric to make it more of a sport, Woodley said. I feel like [there are] guys that are legitimately putting themselves in that position to fight for the title by working so hard, and we should be given that shot, not just look at the fans saying, That was a good fight. I want to see it again. OK, well, if you saw the NBA finals and it was a great series between the Heat and OKC, you dont get to run it back just because it was a great last game of the series. The winners the winner.
Woodley refers to Robbie Lawlers path to the title against Johny Hendricks at UFC 171 and what now appears to be a fast track towards a rematch with the incumbent champion, pending a clean bill of health.
Since defeating Carlos Condit in the UFC 171 co-main event, Woodley has been on the shelf awaiting an opponent. Lawler has already defeated Jake Ellenberger and now is poised to be named the next in line for a title shot if he can top Matt Brown next month at UFC on Fox 12. The former University of Missouri Tiger takes exception to such matchmaking.
I think the interest is there [for a rematch]. As a fan and friend of Robbie, I think it was a great fight. When in the history of MMA did a guy that just came out of, not a quick knockout, but a five-round war, get signed up so quickly for the next fight? A fight in May, then right back in there in July, Woodley explained. Hes already been set up with two fights. He will fight two times by the time I fight once. I think that if I get another chance to fight someone else in between, then I am the number one contender now.
Lawlers opponent for July was also addressed. Woodley questioned how a fighter coming off a significant injury -- and one who has fought lesser competition -- can be flung into the title picture before Woodley has his say.
I think that Matt Brown is a tough guy. I like watching him. He comes for blood and you can never count him out. He has seven wins in a row, which is huge, but none of the guys are in the top 10, which is not as huge, Woodley said. Before he went on that tear, he was nearly 12-11, .500 in record. I can see how all these things are playing out, but I think maybe that bout should be the next in line to fight the winner of me and Johny.
In the end, the 32-year old is more than aware that he can take hold of this situation with an impressive showing against MacDonald in Seattle. But Woodley suggests that if those involved in choosing the bouts continue to book based on what is best for selling pay-per-views instead of the sport as a whole, the value of championships will continue to be in question.
I feel like all these unwarranted rematches in our sport are making the belt not as credible as it should be.


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Town of Elkin commissioners at Monday's meeting voted to give amnesty to property owners who violated a 1974 subdivision ordinance.
In July of 1974, the Town of Elkin adopted the ordinance to curb developments from illegally emerging subdivisions without the approval of town officials.
"The problem with the 1974 ordinance was that it was not enforced," said Town attorney Raymond Parker. "Though the new ordinance created by the Town in 1996 does enforce and monitor subdivision violations, we still have existing violators who created subdivisions from 1974 through 1996."
According to Parker, the town can't do anything about the past subdivision violations, one of which includes the house of Mayor Lestine Hutchens. She was not the developer.
"We are not able to pursue this matter legally, and what we need to do is cure all issues involving unapproved subdivisions during the contested dates," said Parker. "We need to enforce the 1996 ordinance and move forward."
The Town of Elkin Planning Board recommended the Board of Commissioners to adopt a resolution repealing the 1974 ordinance.
Town commissioners adopted the resolution unanimously.
When asked about current enforcement and policy, Town of Elkin Planning Director George H. Crater said, "Due to the small area we have in jurisdiction no lots have been developed without the knowledge of staff or elected officials. The bottom line is we keep up with all new developments, and if there is a nonconformance we immediately send out violation letters. Fines will be attached as tax liens."
In North Carolina, it is a misdemeanor to violate a subdivision ordinance that would include developers or any owner who sells a lot or parcel in an unapproved subdivision.
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I had HELLP (daughter now 24). My next pregnancy ended with fetal death at 20 weeks (at the time-- no known cause) Then I was infertile for many years. Almost nine years after HELLP I had a successful pregnancy (daughter now 15)
Here is what I have learned: Symptoms of HELLP can be caused by masked Vitamin B12 deficiency. We take prenatal vitamins with high folic acid (synthetic folate) but little or no active B12. Folic acid corrects the enlarged red blood cells doctors were taught to look for in B12 deficiency. If you are taking acid suppressing medicines, as many with HELLP do, you cannot digest B12 from food (acid is needed to extract B12 bound to animal protein.) But your growing baby needs increasing amounts of B12. By the third trimester the baby has high needs for B12 --for brain and bone growth-- right when the mother's stores may be severely depleted. Women with opposite extremes of B vitamin status -- high folic acid and low B12 -- are predisposed to high homocysteine. The B vitamins must work in synergy to keep homocysteine down.
Homocysteine is a toxic metabolite that builds up when your B vitamin metabolism is askew. Homocysteine is positively associated with developing preeclampsia and HELLP. So-called HELLP wasn't even a named syndrome until after high folic acid was added to prenatal vitamins. We all think folic acid is the same as real folate from food. In fact it is a synthetic unknown to the human body until the 1940s. Research in the 1940s showed us that people low in B12 should never have folic-acid-only interventions that can mask their B12 deficiency. In my case I have a common MTHFR gene variant that makes folic acid an inferior source of folate for me. Taking folic acid can actually lead to functional folate deficiency in some vulnerable people. In my case I was also eating less meat (the only food sources of B12 are animal products), taking Tums, and this was a second pregnancy, after a first pregnancy with severe unexplained anemia treated with folic acid and iron (no B12) I survived HELLP and DIC with 7 blood transfusions. No one ever tested my B12 or homocysteine, despite my being at one of the best teaching hospitals in America.
Tests are: B12, homocysteine, methylmalonic acid, holotranscobalamin, unmetabolized folic acid, MTHFR genetic testing.
This is from NIH Rare Diseases Information website:
Can the symptoms of HELLP syndrome be caused by a vitamin B12 deficiency?
Although vitamin B12 deficiency is not typically included in the differential diagnosis for HELLP syndrome, there are overlapping features for both conditions. We identified the following reports of suspected HELLP syndrome that were due to deficiency of Vitamin B12.
Chauvet E, Youssef M, Boukhari R, El Guindi W, Carles G. [Symptoms of HELLP syndrome due to vitamin B12 deficiency: report of seven cases]. J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris). 2009 May;38(3):226-30. Article in French.
Hartong SC, Steegers EA, Visser W. Hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelets during pregnancy due to Vitamin B12 and folate deficiencies. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2007 Apr;131(2):241-2.


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Phoenix Suns
Looking at Dan Majerle's future with Suns
Dan Majerle is not the head coach of the Phoenix Suns.
The man Cotton Fitzsimmons told every Suns fan they would regret booing, was hoping to be the next head coach. Just as his coach had drafted him to help change the Suns' fortunes, he wanted to follow in Cotton's footsteps.
Majerle had mixed feelings because no one likes to see their friend get fired, yet there was an NBA job opening with the team he loved the most. A job as an NBA head coach that he knows he is ready to accept.
"Listen," Majerle said, "the fact it wasn't working doesn't mean Alvin can't coach but maybe guys need a different voice. We all know it's a business and change happens."
Dan Majerle, Elston Turner and Lindsey Hunter interviewed for the job of head coach of the Phoenix Suns. Hunter was selected by GM Lance Blanks and president Lon Babby to take over the position in light of Alvin Gentry's departure Friday.
"If I would have been the guy I would have given everything to the job," Majerle told me during a phone conversation Sunday. " If Elston would have been the guy, I would definitely stay on."
A source had told me that the players had been asked by management (I wasn't told who in management) what their thoughts would be on a potential interim coach. The majority of players sided with Majerle. One player even told me, "Dan was my guy," after the news of Hunter's hiring became public.
As this topic came up, Majerle said, "You didn't hear that from me." When I pushed him to let me know if that source was correct he simply said he was glad to have the players' support but was in no way angling for it.
So I asked the question every Suns fan wants to know. I asked if Dan Majerle was going to stay on as an assistant coach. Right now, Majerle doesn't know.
"I think we'll get together and decide what's best for the Suns and go from there," he said.
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