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Six autobiographies rolled neatly into one,
This review is from: The Pythons' Autobiography By The Pythons (Paperback)
The only book about Monty Python you'll ever need- six autobiographies rolled into one, great value, insightful, funny and very readable.
It tells the story of each of the Pythons in roughly chronological order, from their childhood and growing up to their first comedy work, then how Python formed, then how it fell apart. It does this solely using the Python's own words from new and in-depth interviews with each one,or in Graham Chapman's case (what with him being dead), quotes from his previous autobiography and interviews with his long-term partner and his brother. It makes sense without any words, apart from a foreword, from Bob McCabe who has done an excellent job of compiling and ordering everything.
If I had to criticise I would say that the pre-Python school days and revue days sections are possibly a little too long, and the post-Python "what happened next?" section is too short- not even a tiny biography of what each of the Pythons has been up to solo.
Don't buy this book expecting it to contain unpublished sketches or alternative punchlines or anything like that (like a reviewer below seems to have done). There are a few anecdotes but there aren't any gags, as such. But if like me you think Monty Python's Flying Circus and their films are some of the funniest TV shows and films ever made, then this is a great in-depth insight into how it all came to be.
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Lorenzo Lamas might have been celebrating his fifth wedding, but the 53-year-old had the look of a young groom embarking on his first marriage on the weekend.
The actor, best known in the UK for his role on Falcon Crest, was taking his new 24-year-old bride for a spin on a jetski around Cabo San Lucas after the beachside ceremony.
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Just wed: Lorenzo hits the waves with his new wife Shawna on the back of his jetski in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Lorenzo married Shawna Craig at the Casa Dorada Resort on Saturday after proposing to her at Mr. Chow's restaurant in Beverly Hills in February.
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Fifth wedding: Lorenzo Lamas married Shawna Craig in the beach ceremony to make her his fifth wife
Celebrations: The couple were married on the beach in Cabo San Lucas in Mexico, by the Pacific Ocean
Reality TV star Shayne Lamas was a vision in red as she attended her actor father's wedding.
The 25-year-old former Bachelor winner posed on the beach with husband Nik Richie in Cabo San Lucas ahead of the ceremony.
Shayne managed to grab everyone's attention at the event when she raised a toast, telling her father: 'You better marry this girl or you are going to die old and alone,' RadarOnline reported.
Lamas was joined by some of his friends from his show The Bold & The Beautiful, including Ron Moss and Winsor Harmon.
Fifth time lucky: Her U.S. TV star father Lorenzo Lamas, 53, wed Shawna Craig who is just 23 years old
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Shayne is his daughter from his previous marriage to Michele Smith.
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I am just starting out in Objective-C programming, I have experience with C. I have some code (about 124 lines) that I am wanting to port to iOS (from OS X). The purpose of the code is to generate a URL and then open it in Mobile Safari. Seeing as the app does not have a user interface and it's sole purpose it to generate and open a URL, I want this code to be executed on launch of the application.
I have done some research and found out that if I want some code be executed on launch I have to put it in the "App_NameDelagate.m" file, in the
- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions { ... }
section, between the curly brases. The problem is, when I paste in my code and compile it (in Xcode), I get about 7 or so errors and warnings, saying, at every function declaration:
Nested functions are disabled, use -fnested-functions to re-enable
And at one point (when I start writing the code for my various functions, and the main "if" function ends)
Control reaches end of non-void function
The code it self is made up of 1 "if" function and about 5 other functions that get called during the "if" function.
I know the code it self is fine as I used it to build a Mac version of the app with the same purpose (to generate and open the URL) and it works fine.
I realise some of the Cocoa stuff changeswhen going from OS X to iOS, like, to open a URL on iOS use
[UIApplication sharedApplication] rather than
[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace], as you would on OSX. So I dont think that is the problem. I also removed the standard declaration of the "main" function at the start of my pasted code as I know it is also declared in the "main.m" file.
In the Mac version of my app I was able to put my code straight into the "main.m" file and the code would compile and the application would run just fine. On iOS I gather, this is not the case.
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated as it is driving me crazy!
UPDATE: Lines causing problems with 'nested functions' are:
int generateCrosswordNumber(){
int getDayNumber(){
bool checkIfSunday(){
void handleSunday(){
void normalDay(){
Below each of these lines are the code for the functions that get called. For each function there is another curly brace that closes the one that is opened on the above lines.
return YES fixed the
function reaches end of non-void function error, worked great, thanks!


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- Revenue Records Solid and Continuous Growth
- Global Mobile MAU Hits New Record High
Hong Kong, Aug 19, 2014 - (ACN Newswire) - Kingsoft Corporation Limited ("Kingsoft" or the "Company;" SEHK stock code: 03888), a well-known Chinese software and Internet services company, announced its unaudited quarterly and interim results for the three and six months ended 30 June 2014 respectively.
For the second quarter of 2014, revenue increased 11% quarter-over-quarter and 51% year-over-year to RMB750.5 million. Revenue from the online game, Cheetah Mobile and office software and other businesses represented 41%, 47% and 12%, respectively, of the Company's total revenue. Gross profit increased 11% quarter-over-quarter and 47% year-over-year to RMB634.2 million. Operating profit before share-based compensation costs increased 20% quarter-over-quarter and 1% year-over-year to RMB180.1 million.
For the first half of 2014, revenue increased 50% year-over-year to RMB1,426.1 million. Revenue from the online game, Cheetah Mobile and office software and other businesses represented 42%, 45% and 13%, respectively, of the Company's total revenue. Gross profit surged 46% to RMB1,203.2 million. Operating profit before share-based compensation costs decreased 5% year-over-year to RMB331.7 million.
For the first half of 2014, the Company has made proactive investments in its mobile internet business to support its long term business growth and strategy in mobile development and market expansion. As a result, the Company has achieved significant progress in the mobile internet business as its global Mobile MAU skyrocketed 242% year-over-year to a new record of 344 million in June 2014. R&D costs, net of government grants, increased 67% year-over-year to RMB419.1 million, primarily attributable to the expansion of the Company's mobile application development teams. As a result, the Company has launched and will continue to introduce new products throughout the year. The company has also been continuously committed to improving the product quality and enhancing the user experience across all of its business lines. Selling and distribution expenses increased 132% year-over-year to RMB323.6 million for the first half of 2014, primarily driven by higher marketing expenses as Cheetah Mobile continued to extend its mobile internet penetration in the global market. As a result, Mobile MAU from Cheetah Mobile soared 255% year-over-year to 284.3 million in June 2014.
Mr. Jun LEI, Chairman of Kingsoft, commented, "During the first half of 2014, we have achieved significant progress in our mobile internet business. We have continued to gain traffic share and competitive advantage with the rapid growth of our mission critical apps. In the coming quarters, we will continue to reinforce our core competence, expand our mobile user base, strengthen our position in mobile security, mobile office and mobile game, and speed up our global penetration."
Dr. Hong Jiang ZHANG, Chief Executive Officer of Kingsoft, added, "The second quarter of 2014 marked another quarter of consistent and strong top-line growth with revenue posted a growth of 11% quarter-over-quarter and 51% year-over-year to RMB750.5 million. I am pleased with the results, particularly the progress of mobile monetization. All of our business lines have set new records in terms of both revenue and operational results. The decrease in operating profit primarily reflected our proactive investments in mobile applications development and market expansion, and is in line with our strategy. As the mobile Internet is growing tremendously, we firmly believe that it is the right time to make investment in mobile development and market expansion in order to support our long-term business growth. The rapid increase of our overall mobile user base has shown that our strategy is effective."
Online Game Business
For the second quarter of 2014, the revenue from the online game business increased 4% quarter-over-quarter and 14% year-over-year to RMB307.5 million. For the first half of 2014, the revenue from the online game business increased 12% year-over-year to RMB602.4 million, outperforming the growth rate of the MMO gaming market in China. The continuous increases were primarily due to the sustained strong performance of JX Online III driven by the continuous optimization and innovation of the game through expansion packs on quarterly basis, and the Company's constant efforts in improving game experiences.
JX Online III continued to achieve a 64% year-over-year growth for the first half of 2014 and accounted for 54% of the revenue for online game. On 21 July, the "Polished" version of JX Online III was launched and has gained solid ground in terms of user population, users' rating and revenue. There are also 12 mobile games currently under development, 4 of which will be in close beta testing in the third quarter.
Cheetah Mobile
In the second quarter of 2014, the revenue and operating metrics of Cheetah Mobile achieved impressive growth. Supported by the significant progress in mobile monetization, and robust growth in traffic from Duba.com personal start page, the revenue from Cheetah Mobile increased 21% quarter-over-quarter and 146% year-over-year to RMB353.6 million for the second quarter of 2014. For the first half of 2014, the revenue from Cheetah Mobile soared 140% year-over-year to RMB646.4 million, and approximately 18% of its revenue was from mobile services, compared with approximately 3% in the first half of 2013.
Mobile MAU from Cheetah Mobile increased 28% quarter-over-quarter and increased 255% year-over-year to 284.3 million in June 2014. Clean Master, a flagship mobile application launched in September 2012, has rapidly gained an extremely large user base to be a "super app". The MAU of Duba.com Personal Start Page increased 25% quarter-over-quarter and 70% year-over-year to 67.6 million in June 2014. Other new products launched during the first half of 2014 were CM Security and CM Browser, which have also quickly ramped up user traffic.
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Office Software and Others
For the second quarter of 2014, the revenue from the office software and other business increased 2% quarter-over-quarter and 9% year-over-year to RMB89.4 million. For the first half of 2014, the revenue increased 21% year-over-year to RMB177.2 million. Revenue from WPS for the first half of 2014 grew 30% year-over-year to RMB132.4 million. The online marketing revenue from WPS is becoming a growth catalyst supported by the increasing user traffic of WPS Personal Edition and Docer.com.
The MAU of WPS Personal Edition recorded 73 million in June 2014 compared to 56 million in June 2013. The global mobile MAU of WPS Office continued to grow robustly, exceeding 50 million in June 2014 compared to 21 million in June 2013. In addition to user base expansion, the Company was committed in improving the quality of the products in WPS and compatibility with other enterprise application systems to enhance the products' competitiveness and penetration of enterprise markets. During the second quarter of 2014, WPS Mobile Office for Android 6.0 was launched and new features, including a simplified user interface, phone reading mode redesign, and document synchronization were introduced to enhance the mobile user experience with the products.
The Company's growth in the enterprise data storage services has been accelerated, driven by the rapid increase of users' data from Xiaomi, WPS and Kuaipan. The daily upload of data into storage services is approximately 250T at the end of June 2014. The Company will focus on optimizing the underlying storage framework and providing its users with stable, secure and cost-efficient storage services. Also, the one-stop game cloud service platform has grown robustly, and the Company provided game cloud services to approximately 50 third party game developers since the services are launched. In the second quarter, the Company improved the platform layout based on the feedbacks from third party developers. These progresses have laid a solid ground for Kingsoft to become a leading player in China cloud storage and computing market.
"We had an impressive and encouraging first half of 2014. With the continuous proactive investment in mobile businesses, strengthened mobile monetization of Cheetah Mobile, continuous optimization of JX Online III, four mobile games to be launched, strong sales and fast growing users base of WPS as well as advantageous partnerships with Xiaomi, Tencent, Sogou and Xunlei, we are well positioned to achieve our goal in 2014." concluded Dr. ZHANG.
About Kingsoft Corporation Limited
Kingsoft is a leading Chinese software and Internet service company with its shares listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Since the commercial launch of its first office applications software, WPS 1.0, in 1989 followed by more than 20 years of innovative endeavors, Kingsoft has become well recognized as a leading brand in China. Kingsoft has also rejuvenated itself by successfully transforming from "the King of Packaged Software" to an internet technologies and services provider.
Kingsoft provides a range of products and services across devices and platforms, and its main business encompasses online game, internet software, mobile applications, office software, and cloud storage and computing services. The Company utilizes the internet as an effective channel to market and distribute its products and services, and has built an extensive sales and distribution network.
Enhancing the quality of the digital lifestyle has been the mission of Kingsoft. Kingsoft will continue developing new products, expanding our products and services across the internet especially the mobile internet and expanding its market share in China, while vigorously penetrating overseas markets.
For more information, please visit www.kingsoft.com
Source: Kingsoft Corporation Limited
Kingsoft Corporation Limited Ms. Francie Lu Tel:(86) 10 62927777 ext.5581 Email: [email protected] Strategic Financial Relations (China) Limited Ms. Nan Dong Tel: (852) 2527 1628 Email: [email protected]
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#1 Oct 4, 2008
This is the second time a Pirtek has opened as "Park Rose"...The first guy went under, not enough business, and that was when the economy was going well. This poor guy will be out of money and out of hope in two or three years. I hope to hear about this so called great business then. Pirtek has had numerous failures. They are rated at the bottom of the franchise 500 list, most centers go broke, close, or are terminated. Just ask the people that owned Tucson, Anaheim, Ontario, Portland, Boston, Miami, Clearwater, Houston, Dallas, I could go on and on, there are many more Pirteks that closed up shop. Its an expensive venture with low profits, stay away from Pirtek.
#2 Dec 1, 2008
"Let me reply to Mr. Layer's email. I am a Pirtek franchisee located in
Detroit. I am in the worst economy in the U.S. The Pirtek System is one of
the best franchises around. In fact, as I see a number of other restaurants
and other franchisees fail, I am really glad to be part of the Pirtek
System. While I keep reading about a lot of other businesses sales go down
in the past year, in fact, my sales are up over 20% over last year and I
just set an all time record! The Pirtek System works for those that follow
the Pirtek System. Is it possible to fail? Absolutely, just like in any
business. But, I will tell you that I have now opened my second Center
which is doing great and I have signed on for my third. The Pirtek System
is a system that works and gives you a great chance to make some real money.
But, you have to follow the Pirtek System."
Thanks, Eli.
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#3 Dec 15, 2008
I am very happy to be a Pirtek Franchise owner in Plano, TX for the last 3 years. I have struggled a little bit in this economy, like everyone else, but I am proud to report that my business has increased significantly over the last 12 months while I have watched several businesses close. Pirtek has over 300 Centers in operation around the world and is number 1 in the world and number 1 in the U.S. in mobile hose replacement.
In several of Scott Layer's erroneous blogs, that he has scattered across the web, he mentions the arbitration in which he was instrumental in bringing against Pirtek USA. What he fails to mention is that the result of that arbitration found that Pirtek charged fair and reasonable prices. In fact, the Centers that brought the arbitration ended up paying all of Pirtek's legal bills because Pirtek won the arbitration. In January 2006 Scott called me (before the arbitration) and he tried to inject fear and uncertainty and he tried to convince me that the Pirtek system did not work. Scott seemed to want to stir up trouble and do harm to the Pirtek system. Eventually he gave up on recruiting me into his campaign. The bottom line is that Scott failed and I believe he wants everyone else to fail just like he did.
The Pirtek System is not for everyone. It requires hard work and diligence, just like any business. However, if you follow the Pirtek System and grow
your business like 300 other franchisees around the world have, the rewards can be very big! That's why 6 of the Pirtek owners in the United States own more than 1 Center and some have signed on for a third Center. I am glad to be a Pirtek Center owner and have already signed on for another one too!-David Johnson, Owner Pirtek Plano
#4 Dec 16, 2008
Business is about the numbers. If Pirtek is such a great business model how come we never see any numbers? I invite all the franchisees to share their numbers with the community, answer the phone when someone calls that might want to buy a franchise. I have talked to many prospects about Pirtek. I followed the system and had great sales. In fact my location performed better than any location at that time for the time open. While Tucson, Nashville, Portland, Anahiem, and many other stores failed my store did great numbers in sales...BUT LITTLE PROFIT. On top of that a new location was sold right on top of mine within 3 months of my store opening. I feel sorry for 90% of the Pirtek franchisees out there. Show us the numbers, don't attack me, prove your point with the facts. Please read the "Franchise Fraud" by Robert Purvin. Why is Pirtek at the bottom of the franchise 500 list? Why have more Pirtek locations been re-franchised, sold at a loss, Terminated, or closed than have been successful? Just owning a business and being forced to take low pay is not a success. The facts are Pirtek is a poor performer, people looking to get into a good business should stay away from Pirtek. If you must go the Pirtek route open a location in the Twin Cities, or in Atlanta. Right now Pirtek San Diego is for sale cheap. San Diego has been for sale twice, how come its owner got out? He just walked away! Call him, the add for the store is on Bizquest. Google "Pirtek Mira Mar for sale". How come Nashville filed for Bankruptcy a couple of months ago?, this is the second time this stores owner has gone bankrupt. Finally explain why 17 of 36 franchisees filed arbitration against Pirtek? Was it because they were making money and they were happy? The answer is simple. The facts are Pirtek pulled out of a whole country, France..it did'nt work there. The facts are Portland failed, Clearwater was sold for pennies on the dollar, Tampa was re-franchised, Orlando has had multiple owners, two locatons in Farfield closed. Most locations are struggling, just like you admit. I say Pirtek and Pirtek locations should open their books, the numbers tell the story. If you want to be in the mobile hose business there are better ways to do it than Pirtek. Contact me any time at 8 1 3-3 1 8-1 2 5 8 Thanks to those of you that have contacted me, Scott
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#5 Mar 3, 2009
In both of Mr. Layers comments he states that PIRTEK is at the bottom of the Franchise 500 list. The Franchise 500 list is produced by Entrepreneur Magazine and it is an accomplishment to even be on the list when you consider there are over 3000 franchise systems in the US. Entrepreneur uses a top secret formula for ranking franchise companies and in 2009 PIRTEK climbed 108 places to 337 from 445 in 2008.
I would be happy to discuss any of the comments that Mr. Layer has made and can be reached toll free at (888) 774 7835. Thank you. Gwyn OKane. Vice President of Franchise Development, PIRTEK USA.
#6 Mar 13, 2009
Ask Mr. Okane why
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While considered to be important to a firm's rank, the amount of pending litigation and the percentage of terminations within the system, found to be indicators of conflict between franchisor and franchisees, appear to have little effect on a franchise's rank. Also, size of the franchise system appears to have a strong but inconsistent relationship with rank, both within any given year and over the time period covered by this study. Lastly, the relationship between growth rate and rank, another factor considered by the publisher to be most important, also appears inconsistent, both in terms of number of outlets added and percentage of growth attained over the previous year.
Then ask Mr. Okane for a detailed list of all past franchisees. Then ask me for the correct phone numbers or e-mail addresses of past franchisees. Then contact as many as possible.
Then ask why more Pirtek locations have either gone Bankrupt, Closed down or been Terminated than have been successful. Then ask what the yearly sales are for each franchise that is not company owned. PirtekUSA has this data and it should not be a conflict, because you are not asking for "earnings" just sales numbers. Then contact me and I will give the normal expense side of a Pirtek business. This exercise will allow you to get a good picture of average earnings based on sales, without PirtekUSA violataing any FTC provisions concerning earnings projections. If, after anyone does a proforma P&L as I have just described and wants to buy a Pirtek I say go for it. The numbers do not lie, people do. Check all the Pirtek numbers you can, this economy is not going to get better overnight, so do your research carefully before you invest in any franchise. If you want free help concerning Pirtek call me any time
8 1 3-3 1 8-1 2 5 8, or write me at [email protected] I can get you information Mr. Okane does not have or will not give out. Need some real P&L's? I have them, up to date ex-franchisee phone numbers? I have them. Want to know what happened to the failed Pirtek locations in giant cities like Houston, Dallas, San Diego, and large regions of Southern California? I can get you the real story. Would you like to talk to some ex-PirtekUSA employees that know the games Mr. Okane and the owner Morgan Arundel play at PirtekUSA? I can save you hours and hours, PLEASE call Mr. Okane, then call me. I do this every day, and every person I have talked to ends up making their own decision based on the real story, not some hyped up Franchise Sales Program. Also, when you talk to Mr. OKane, ask why he claimed there would be 20 to 30 locations in California by 2008? Ask why if business is so great why only 35 "geniuses" are still in business? Do not be fooled, I respect your right to be a fool, I do not accept that PirtekUSA has the right to make you one! Thanks for reading my Blog, and have a great day! Hey KIWI, are we having fun yet?
#7 Apr 20, 2009
Update, Summer 2009. As you know from reading my blogs I am not a fan of Pirtek. I have tried to warn prospective business owners of the risks associated with buying a Pirtek Franchise. You may recall that just four months ago Mr. Johnson, owner of Pirtek Plano(Dallas Tx), was very complimentary of his Pirtek Franchise. Mr. Johnson contradicted my statements regarding the value of Pirtek. David Johnson further stated that business was so good that he had signed up for his second Pirtek Location.
You will be interested to know that based on numerous calls to Pirtek Plano, 9 7 2-4 2 3- 1111, and e-mails directed to me, that Mr. Johnson has closed the Pirtek Plano location. Right now Morgan Arundel, President and Owner of Pirtek USA is scrambling to salvage Pirtek Plano, while my friends in Dallas are taking over numerous accounts that Pirtek has abandoned. It looks like the mustard is coming off the Hot Dog.
If you have any questions regarding Pirtek or the many closures and Bankruptcies please call me, 8 1 3-3 1 8-1 2 5 8, or e-mail me f i x x me @ aol .com. Thanks to Ron and the many others that have contacted me. Kiwi, are we still having fun? PS, word on the street is Pirtek Portland is closing soon, I will be checking on this and letting you all know what I find out. Stay away from Pirtek until we can find out the truth.
#8 Apr 23, 2009
Having been a short term Service Manager for the
new Portland OR franchise, I wasn't surprised by the preceeding comments about franchise failures.
My demise came as a result of one of the owners deciding that she had more mechanical and practical knowledge than I did plus our personalities clashed. I spent time in the training prograsm in Florida but quickly realized that these two people wanted to pull all the strings and couldn't stnd to delegate any authority whatsoever, thus my tenure was cut bruatlly short one week after the new location opened. I have also learned that two of the Tech's that were sent to schoolm in FL have also been terminated without cause allegedly for failure to generate any income in less than 4 weeks. These new owners have no business being in a business where they have to rely on field reps for representation and company image. They are sure to be out of business by the end of their 36th month if not sooner. They don't deserve luck, only failure brought on by their own greed and lack of care about employees.
#9 Apr 23, 2009
Mr. Ross, I am sorry that you had a bad experience with Pirtek. Could you please call me? My number is listed on other posts, or if you want to e-mail me please do so. I recently heard that Pirtek Portland is scheduled to close, but unfortunately I have no other details. This location has been refranchised by Pirtek before. I am sure these franchisees are not totally to blame, however. PirtekUSA over charges for products and forces the franchisees to buy only PirtekUSA items. There is little or no profit in this business and it looks like your boss found this out very soon. I am sure you tried to perform your managerial duties correctly, and I am sure you worked very hard, but PirtekUSA sold the franchisee a bad business model and unfortunately it is all down hill from there. Please contact me, we may be able to help each other. Let this be a warning to anyone interested in a Pirtek Franchise! Kiwi, are we having fun yet? Regards, Scott Layer. [email protected]
#11 Mar 29, 2010
FYI, Pirtek Plano and David Johnson filed Bankruptcy about a year ago. They sold this location to Ed, he will be broke and wishing he never heard of Poortek in a couple of years. If you want to see the Bankruptcy Files For David Johnson just let me know. If you want real information about Pirtek and All the Closed locations and all the lost "investments" and the truth about the terrible management at Poortek just drop me a note, Thanks, and have a great day. Scott, [email protected]
#12 May 14, 2010
I have worked for pirtek franchise's and have came to the conclusion that unless you have a endless supply of capitol the system will fail.
The Kent store is so far in debt that there will never be a light at the end of the tunnel.
The Portland store was run into the ground by owners that didn't have a clue how to run a service business. I watched as she ran it into the ground and blamed everyone but herself.Pirtek is a money pit for all involved except for Kiwi he is getting richer by reselling a failing system and finding more suckers all the time.
I have seen the numbers and its a downward sprial.
I hope to never see another pirtek open here on the west coast and if one does I will make sure all around know how expensive and and different their fittings and hose are.
#13 May 20, 2010
Surrey, Canada
#14 Jun 14, 2010
Pirtek just opened their first location in Canada, in Delta a suburb of Vancouver, BC.
How is their product quality and how does their pricing compare to quality produts like Paker, Aeroquip and Gates?
#15 Jul 11, 2010
We found the pirtek service, poor, overpriced, and simply a parker hose product re-branded....the same hose and fitting from Pirtek will cost you 200 to 300% more then any vendor or re seller in your area.
#16 Sep 30, 2010
We used a similar company with vans called Hose Tech for a big job in Dallas. They took forever to respond and the mechanic who came out was useless. They had to return three times to fix faulty hose. I guess you get what you pay for. We used Pirtek after that and found service and product to be great. I was so impressed I am now looking into a franchise in my area.
#17 Oct 13, 2010
Most Pirtek failures are concentrated in one state..California. I encourage the poster above to invest $500,000 because he bought a hose from Pirtek in Dallas. I think your data translates perfectly. I think you are the perfect potential Pirtek Franchisee. I think you should just sign the Pirtek franchise agreement and start right away. After all, one hose is impressive. "If you buy it they will come" Yep..I say buy a Pirtek, you convinced me. I have been wrong all this time..and you have made me see the error of my ways. Please, please let me how you do. Please Mister Construction Contractor..let us all know how you do. I wish you and your family luck as Pirtek Franchisees. You sound like you have all the information you need, I wish you well.
#18 Nov 30, 2010
Quote; I was not surprised to learn that Pirtek Par Rose was closing and whoever wrote the preceeding quote must have worked for them at the same time I did. I was to have been the Operations Manager but as I said after one week was informed that SHE wanted to do this job. What is really a tragedy is that this couple sent me to Florida for 3 weeks on intense training, paid all expenses then one week after opening their doors sacked me for no reason. I honestly liked the prospect of having that position and was very enthusiastic buit was met with severe opposition at every turning. She was very heavy handed and didn't have a clue how to trewat employees for max production much less run a business. Their failure in Illinois was reflective of this attitude. If only I had known going in I would never have accepted the position. The concept was good but their pricing was in outer space. Elmer Ross
#19 Nov 30, 2010
I often wonder what has become of the other tech reps that went to Floridan with me ? We all know why they have failed. She was an over bearing person that thought she knew it all and due to her attitude deserves to fail. If she would havwe stayed at home and let myself, the reps and sometimes her husband run the franchise we more than likely would have made it.
#20 Dec 26, 2010
Mr. Okane seems proud to tout Pirtek's ranking in Enteprenuer magazine. But how does he account for zero, er, negative growth?
#21 Jan 4, 2011
The answer is simple, Mr. O'kane is full of it. PirtekUSA management is able to dupe potential prospective franchisees by using tidbits of information that "sound reliable" but are not reliable in any way, shape, or form. Entrepreneur magazine ratings are built using data from England and Australia as well as the famously un-successful Pirtek USA data. I get inquiries regularly about PirtekUSA, and there always seems to be confusion about the facts. The product is not the same product used in Australia. The Master Franchisee in the USA, Morgan Arundel is primarily a grain broker. Consequently, Pirtek USA is a sideline business for Mr. Arundel, and it should be because PirtekUSA showed a very large loss in 2009.
Every goal that Mr. O'kane has set for growth has NOT been met..not even close. As an example you can google PirtekUSA and read adverts that Mr. O'kane is quoted as saying like " we plan to open 18 centers this year.." and " we plan to open 24 new locations in 2008" etc. etc. Real managers first and foremost must Plan adequately, and they must present their plans in a realistic way. Mr. O'kane cannot plan honestly because the truth is Mr. O'kane has not sold a new Pirtek in years. This franchise needs to be recognized as a failure, the history and the current sales numbers indicate it is. There is much more to say about the numerous failures at Pirtek USA, but those comments can be viewed by searching " Pirtek Bankrupt" or " Pirtek Scott" " or "Pirtek Closed". A visit to BlueMauMau and fracnhiseperfection can shed more light on this unsavory business.
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Olive oil-induced reduction of oxidative damage and inflammation promotes wound healing of pressure ulcers in miceAline Donato-Trancoso | Andréa Monte-Alto-Costa | Bruna Romana-Souza
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The overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and exacerbated inflammatory response are the main events that impair healing of pressure ulcers. Therefore, olive oil may be a good alternative to...
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Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) correspond to a specialized dendritic cell population that exhibit plasma cell morphology, express CD4, CD123, HLA-DR, blood-derived dendritic cell antigen-2 (BDCA-2),...
The expression pattern and functional role of REIC/Dkk-3 in the development of cutaneous squamous cell carcinomaJung-Min Shin | Dae-Kyoung Choi | Hye-Young Kang | Kyung-Cheol Sohn | Young Lee | Chang Deok Kim | Jeung-Hoon Lee | Byung Cheol Park
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The exact physiological function of REIC/Dkk-3 in the development of squamous cell carcinoma(SCC) remains unclear....
Tumor-associated M2 macrophages in mycosis fungoides acquire immunomodulatory function by interferon alpha and interferon gammaSadanori Furudate | Taku Fujimura | Aya Kakizaki | Takanori Hidaka | Masayuki Asano | Setsuya Aiba
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Tumor-associated M2 macrophages (TAMs) produce chemokines that affect the formation of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) by stromal factors. Since IFNs are an effective treatment for advanced-stage mycosis...
Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome with multiple pilomatricomas: The first case diagnosed by CREBBP mutation analysisDaiki Rokunohe | Hajime Nakano | Eijiro Akasaka | Yuka Toyomaki | Daisuke Sawamura
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Distinctive downmodulation of plasmacytoid dendritic cell functions by vitamin D3 analogue calcipotriolTakahiro Suzuki | Kazuki Tatsuno | Taisuke Ito | Jun-ichi Sakabe | Atsuko Funakoshi | Yoshiki Tokura
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In relation to Th17 cell actions, interferon (IFN)-α production by plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) are involved in the pathogenesis of psoriasis. Vitamin D3 analogues are widely used in the treatment...
A proposal for a TNM staging system for extramammary Paget disease: Retrospective analysis of 301 patients with invasive primary tumorsKuniaki Ohara | Yasuhiro Fujisawa | Koji Yoshino | Yoshio Kiyohara | Takafumi Kadono | Yozo Murata | Hisashi Uhara | Naohito Hatta | Hiroshi Uchi | Shigeto Matsushita | Tatsuya Takenouchi | Toshihiko Hayashi | Kenichi Yoshimura | Manabu Fujimoto
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Although extramammary Paget disease (EMPD) usually appears as carcinoma in situ, it sometimes becomes invasive (iEMPD) and fatal. However, a TNM staging system for iEMPD has yet to be established....
Cumulative meta-analysis by precision as a method to evaluate publication biasPaul Atakpo | Matt Vassar
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Low dose cytokines reduce oxidative stress in primary lesional fibroblasts obtained from psoriatic patientsVictoria Barygina | Matteo Becatti | Torello Lotti | Niccolò Taddei | Claudia Fiorillo
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Epstein-Barr virus reactivation is induced, but abortive, in cutaneous lesions of systemic hydroa vacciniforme and hypersensitivity to mosquito bitesTakenobu Yamamoto | Yoji Hirai | Tomoko Miyake | Toshihisa Hamada | Osamu Yamasaki | Shin Morizane | Wataru Fujimoto | Keiji Iwatsuki
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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated T/natural killer (NK)-lymphoproliferative disorders (LPDs) include hydroa vacciniforme (HV) and hypersensitivity to mosquito bites (HMB). The pathomechanisms of these...
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Suppressive therapy in patients with genital herpes has been used in Japan since 2006. Susceptibility and resistance of herpes simplex virus (HSV)-2 to acyclovir were examined in genital isolates from...
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The inflammatory pathogenesis behind the debilitating chronic inflammatory skin disorder hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is poorly understood. Deregulation of microRNAs (miRNAs) may contribute to the...
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Ascorbic acid (AsA) has multifunctional effects on physiology and aging including the prevention and improvement of skin pigmentation and wrinkles. AsA has scavenging effects against various types of...
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Clinical categories of exaggerated skin reactions to mosquito bites and their pathophysiologyKazuki Tatsuno | Toshiharu Fujiyama | Hiroyuki Matsuoka | Takatoshi Shimauchi | Taisuke Ito | Yoshiki Tokura
June 2016
Mosquito bites are skin irritating reactions, which usually resolve spontaneously without intensive medical care. However, in certain situations, mosquito bites may form a more vicious reaction, sometimes...
Immunotherapy for advanced melanoma: Current knowledge and future directionsKenta Nakamura | Ryuhei Okuyama
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Melanoma is one of the most aggressive cancers and is responsible for a large proportion of skin cancer-related deaths. The recent development of novel immunotherapeutic approaches has led to great...
Glycosaminoglycan and proteoglycan in skin agingDong Hun Lee | Jang-Hee Oh | Jin Ho Chung
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Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and proteoglycans (PGs) are abundant structural components of the extracellular matrix in addition to collagen fibers. Hyaluronic acid (HA) one of GAGs, forms proteoglycan...
Circular RNA expression in cutaneous squamous cell carcinomaMichael Sand | Falk G. Bechara | Thilo Gambichler | Daniel Sand | Michael Bromba | Stephan A. Hahn | Eggert Stockfleth | Schapoor Hessam
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CircularRNAs (circRNAs) are a reinvented class of abundant, stable, and evolutionary conserved non-coding RNAs with pivotal impacts on the cellular regulatory network and epigenetics by sequestering...
Tumor-associated macrophages in skin: How to treat their heterogeneity and plasticityTaku Fujimura | Aya Kakizaki | Sadanori Furudate | Yumi Kambayashi | Setsuya Aiba
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Immunosuppressive tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) promote an immunosuppressive environment in the tumor-bearing host, together with regulatory T cells (Tregs). TAMs compose cancer stroma in skin...
Association of interleukin (IL)18 and IL10 gene polymorphisms with oral lichen planus risk; a case-control studyRania Abdel Hay | Laila Rashed | Rehab Hegazy | Weam Rashwan | Nesrin Samir | Faisal Nour-Edin
Available online 24 May 2016
Extrinsic skin ageing in German, Chinese and Japanese women manifests differently in all three groups depending on ethnic background, age and anatomical siteAndrea Vierkötter | Anke Hüls | Ai Yamamoto | Sabine Stolz | Ursula Krämer | Mary S. Matsui | Akimichi Morita | Sijia Wang | Zhiwen Li | Li Jin | Jean Krutmann | Tamara Schikowski
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It has been suggested that extrinsic skin ageing manifests differently in Caucasians versus East Asians. In particular, from previous studies it was concluded that Caucasians are more prone to develop...
Platelet-derived growth factor regulates the proliferation and differentiation of human melanocytes in a differentiation-stage-specific mannerTomohisa Hirobe | Tatako Shibata | Rumiko Fujiwara | Kiyoshi Sato
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Although many kinds of keratinocyte-derived factors are known to regulate the proliferation and differentiation of human melanocytes, it is not well defined whether dermis-derived factors work in a...
Familial primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis in a Japanese familyDaisuke Ueo | Atsushi Utani | Yumi Okubo | Mariko Yozaki | Yoshiko Mine | Takashi Anan | Haruto Nishida | Daisuke Takahashi | Takashi Sakai | Yutaka Hatano | Sakuhei Fujiwara
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Angiogenic peptide (AG)-30/5C activates human keratinocytes to produce cytokines/chemokines and to migrate and proliferate via MrgX receptorsChanisa Kiatsurayanon | François Niyonsaba | Panjit Chieosilapatham | Ko Okumura | Shigaku Ikeda | Hideoki Ogawa
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In addition to their antimicrobial activities, antimicrobial peptides, also known as host defense peptides (HDPs) activate keratinocytes; promote wound healing; and improve the skin barrier. AG-30/5C...
p62 modulates the intrinsic signaling of UVB-induced apoptosisSachiko Ito | Shintaro Kimura | Eiji Warabi | Yasuhiro Kawachi | Masanobu Yamatoji | Fumihiko Uchida | Naomi Ishibashi-Kanno | Kenji Yamagata | Shogo Hasegawa | Junichi Shoda | Katsuhiko Tabuchi | Satoshi Sakai | Hiroki Bukawa | Mitsuru Sekido | Toru Yanagawa
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UVB radiation is the main source of sunburn and skin cancers. Apoptosis eliminates photodamaged cells, and is thus important for preventing epidermal carcinogenesis. The cytoplasmic regulatory protein...


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