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I purchased my 2010 Honda Civic LX Coupe during the 2010 Honda Clearance on a Saturday. And noticed the following Wednesday that at the very bottom of each door there were paint drips hanging off the door. I immediately contacted the dealership where I purchased my Honda and according to them they never seen anything like that before. I brought the car back down to the dealership, and they took pictures using a camera phone.
I got absolutely nowhere with the dealership and decided to contact Honda of America. My objective was to either get my old 2006 Toyota Tundra back, or get a check for $10,000 which was what they gave me for the trade in value, or get a new Honda Civic. Honda of America assigned me a real gem of a "case manager", **. ** told me: "No you're not going to get your trade in back. No you're not going to get a check for your trade in. And No, you're not going to get a new car." According to this "**", "we will paint your car, but you won't receive the compensation of the paint job in lieu of painting the car."
My truck that I traded-in was professionally repainted at a dealership and to speak to his supervisor. ** stated, "There was no one higher than him!" We were obviously talking to the CEO of Honda of America!! According to this "**", the CEO of Honda of America, he stated that I should have looked the car over from top to bottom before purchasing the car. So, anyone including senior citizens, both men and women, if you buy a Honda be prepared to get on your hands and knees and crawl around the car looking for any imperfections or else you will be SCREWED after you sign the paperwork!
I have purchased 3 brand new Hondas in my life and have recommended to two people to buy a Honda in the past. I WILL NEVER BUY A HONDA AGAIN AND AM ON A CRUSADE TO TELL THE WORLD HOW ARROGANT ** AND HONDA OF AMERICA IS AND TO NEVER CONSIDER BUYING A HONDA!
PS: I did get somewhat of a resolution to my paint problem. I received a check for $1293.00 for the paint drip problems which took a month and a lot of annoying phone calls. The gentleman that I took my vehicle to for an estimate stated to me that a human could not duplicate painting a vehicle as what a computer could do. He recommended to just live with the problem. If you still insist on buying a new Honda, first buy a mechanics creeper or possibly knee pads to the dealership and you had better check the brand new car from top to bottom.
I will never buy another new Honda of any kind again. Mainly due to you arrogant claims manager, "**" who my case was assigned to initially when I first purchased my car during the 2010 Honda Clearance. I wanted something done about my brand new Civic that I purchased less than a week prior to calling Honda of America. My request was that I get my truck back or give me the trade in value for my truck or give me a brand new car as there were paint drips noticed on the doors of my Civic less than a week after purchasing my new Honda.
My biggest issue is the arrogance of your prick employee "**" who stated to me: "No you're not going to get your trade in back. No you're not going to get a check for your trade in. And No, you're not going to get a new car." According to this **, "We will paint your car, but you won't, receive the compensation of the paint job in lieu of painting the car." According to this ** of Honda of America, he stated that I should have "looked the car over from top to bottom before purchasing the car".
I suppose that a 70 year old senior citizen should bring a mechanic's creeper to thoroughly check the car over before buying the car! What a pure "AH" Honda hired. If this is Honda's practice, go elsewhere and purchase a new car! Fortunately, the dealer, after a month long ordeal, paid for the damages of my car (close to $1300) which, I still have to live with. I recommend that you look at other makers of vehicles and purchase their new vehicle elsewhere other than Honda.
After a month long ordeal, I was paid close to $1,300 for the defects of the factory paint job. Still, it bothers me to know that Honda of America is so arrogant that they have so-called low life managers to resolve issues in Honda's favor!
NEBRASKA -- On November 19th, 2007 I was coming home from work alone in my 2006 Honda Civic Ex on a dirt road. I was not speeding and I was wearing my seat belt. I chose a different route from my normal route and missed the S curve in the road. My car went to the ditch roughly 3 feet deep on the drivers side, hitting the driver's front, rolling the car one time, landing on the wheels and I put the brakes on, put the car in park and turned off the car. I then got out of the passenger side of the car because the driver side was smashed completely down not allowing me to get out of the car or the window.
I could not find my cell phone and went and looked into the field and found where my car rolled and found the phone with the glass from my window. I then called 911 and waited for assistance. I was transported to Sidney, Ne where after a CAT scan they found that I had a broken neck in 2 places, C6 and C7. They then transferred me by ambulance to Fort Collins, Colorado where I had surgery to fuse the broken vertebraes. I am now out of work and out of a vehicle for now until I am healed.
I called Honda worried that NONE of the airbags went off. One of the reasons I bought this car was because of the safety rating because I wanted my family to be safe in any event of an accident. Honda, after I called them back 2 times, finally told me that (Case# **) Honda does not design their airbags to go off in the event of a rollover. Funny how when I did my research, 1 out of 4 people are killed in a rollover. Why wouldn't that be a safety concern?? So, needless to say, there is nothing done to fix the situation. Please feel free to email me at **. We need to stick together and win this safety feature!!
SNELLVILLE, GEORGIA -- I purchased my 2000 Honda Civic EX from Honda Southeastern in Melbourne, Florida with less than 30,000 miles. And for my own protection I purchased the extended warranty on March 2003. I believed through my own personal research that Honda made the most reliable vehicles. I was WRONG!
I currently have $105,000 and my extended warranty was up 07/03/2007, and or $100,000. My check engine light came on 07/05/2007 at $105,000. I first took the vehicle to AutoZone 07/11/2007, and they advised it was emissions problem. I took it to the dealership for review 07/31/2007 and $95.00 dollars later, it was found that my exhaust manifold was cracked and I needed a new O2 Sensor. Estimating Cost $1000.00.
I have never even heard of this and then I continued to research and I found that there are thousands of Honda consumers who have experienced the same problems from 96 to 00. I have only $2500.00 left to pay off this vehicle and I was considering purchasing a new Honda Accord, I am not so sure.
I contacted **, he advised me that I am out of my extended warranty and there is nothing to be done. He later asked to provide proof that I did all the maintenance that Honda requires. Honda is the one who misrepresented their products from the beginning, how can they be trusted now? They can't. He made every excuse stating that this is my fault.
What do you have to say about thousands of consumers who have experienced the same problem. Look on the internet for yourself, put in Honda exhaust manifold crack, and you can see for yourself. This is an outrage! I will continue in my fight to sound off against these companies that prey on innocent consumers, while their pockets to continue to get fat! Never Buying a Honda Again.
I am a structural specialist for people. After purchasing my 2010 Honda Civic, I discovered that the headrest was forcing my head too far forward, causing neck pain. I turned the headrest around and that solved the problem but now I could get whiplash if I were to be hit from behind. I have complained to American Honda but they won't do anything about it. I suggested that they supply me with a headrest that sits 3/4" further back. That would solve the problem and also prevent whiplash just as well as the placement of the present headrest. I have noticed that there are many similar complaints on the internet going back several years.
I purchased a 2006 Honda Civic from a Honda dealer in Nov. 2006. I noticed that the rear tires wore out rather quickly but figured it was due to my long commute and the various types of roads I drove upon. It was not until a friend who had a 2007 Honda Civic, who also had the same problem and took his vehicle to Honda, that I discovered that the 2006/2007 Honda Civics had a problem with the rear arm control being out of align.
Honda was aware of the problem but did nothing to alert owners unless you took your car in for service at a Honda dealer. Honda refused to repair my Civic due to excessive mileage, never mind the problem was there from day one. I like my Civic and was impressed with Honda until this incident. Now, I will never buy another Honda. Perhaps Honda just look at the former "big three (GMC, Ford Chrysler)" and see what happens when you let profits drive you and not worry about owner loyalty.
LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA -- I'm complaining about a 2010 Honda Civic we bought brand new at Honda of Columbia in South Carolina. When we purchased it, there was a noticeable vibration and they assured us they would fix this issue. They claimed it was not uncommon to have flat spots after sitting on the lot for a while. Really? I know folks that have collector cars that are sitting and don't do that. I remarked that we shouldn't even purchase this car with an issue already.
They told us that the problem would be resolved and not to worry. They balanced the tires and it appeared to have made a difference. Then as we drove it a noticeable vibration started at other speeds again. So my husband returned to the repair shop and they told him they performed a different forced high speed balance this time and thought this should take care of the problem. This was after nothing less than a torturing trip to visit a relative in Florida.
I was on this trip alone and worried whether the car was even going to be safe enough to get back home. It was horrible. Well here I'm at the dealer again ~ this is unbelievable! At this point either new tires and not this cheap Bridgestone that everyone is complaining about currently on the car or we will leave it here and they can eat it. Right now this is nothing less than a lemon to us. I hope this can be of help to someone else.
I bought my first Honda Civic coupe in 2007. I have regretted this buy ever since the day I drove off the lot. Right from the time I drove off with my Honda there was a problem. If I would have known, I would have brought it back in the first month and never looked back. There was a shake in the tire from the start and I went to the dealership and they tried to accommodate me by changing the tires. It still had a shake but I endured it.
The alignment is very fragile, so they say. I lost a pair of new winter tires which were all worn in the inside due to alignment problem. They never admitted fault. Then it was my passenger seat. It was defective. They responded by making me pay for the labor and they would pay the part. Then my sun visor broke. The mechanism inside is no good. Two years later it broke again and they refused to replace it now because it is past warranty.
I have to say that my first Honda experience has been the worst experience ever. I was better off with my Pontiac - at least the sun visor never broke. I will never buy a Honda again. I believe that they were made better when they were being made abroad and imported to Canada. Never again.
I Purchased my Honda Civic - 1799cc from Prime Honda - Ghaziabad - India, manufactured in 2006 in India by Honda Seil. Within one year with 15000km of operation, one fine day its horn started blowing automatically and which was not stopping even with the removal of starting key. It became nuisance on the road. Police man was upset. I drove the car to Honda Ace - Noida for rectification.
After two days, they gave me my car back ensuring that the fuse box has been changed and now it will not give problem. Again I have faced the similar problem after 6 months and now they are again changing it. I have lost my confidence as it appears there is some design problem with the circuit in this car. It some time stop automatically and again you never know when it will again start blowing of its own. Nobody in Honda service center in India is taking responsibility. I am fed up and don't know how to contact the relevant authority in Honda system who can help me. In India nobody cares.
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA -- I bought my Honda new in 2005. Since I have owned this vehicle I have had the wheel bearings changed 5 times. The 1st time was at 2000 miles and the last was at 65,000+. A wheel bearing is a wear and tear item and should not be going bad this often. Til now it has been an inconvenience; but as of the last time I now get to pay for this. The repair people are good; but obviously this vehicle needs more than just the bearing changed. Either the engine mount, transmission and maybe even the steering has to be out of alignment or something.
It's obvious to me that this will happen again. I am 67 years old and had hoped, judging by my last Honda, that this would be the last car I would have to buy. Financially I cannot trade in and buy new. I am retired and living on a fixed income. Any assistance you can give me in getting this fixed correctly would be much appreciated. I bought the car from Crown Honda in Charlotte, NC. They have repaired it twice & Stevenson has repaired it 3 times.


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The Tato Nano took the world by storm, especially in India where such a car seems needed considering that this opens the opportunity for poorer households to finally afford a car. The big three auto manufacturers in the USA said it couldn't be done. Now the Western World is asking why they can't have their own Tato Nano type cars?
The four-seater Nano travels 100 kilometers on 4.2 liters of fuel, getting 55.5 miles per gallon. Those who have test driven the car say it does feel like a real car and not just another golf cart. The Nano has been released at a low price of around $2000 USD per car.
In the future they plan to bring the Indian Tato Nano to Europe and the USA, for a slightly higher price since they have to retool it to meet safety standards, and could come out as early as next year.
Though this seems like a race to the bottom, the Tato Nano is something that probably many people would buy. It's a cheap alternative to getting a scooter and it will get you around town.

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Before taking my wife's car for an oil change and inspection, I checked the wiper blades for any tears or weak spots - having suspected technicians tearing wiper blades in the past. Sure enough, the tech called me out to show me a torn blade and tell me it needed replaced to pass inspection. I told him it was fine a few minutes ago when I inspected it prior to leaving home. He said he didn't tear it, so I told him the other tech must have ; to put the car back together; and that I would be on my way. I told the guy at the desk about what happened; and he called me a liar; said I wasn't qualified to inspect a wiper; and proceded to badger me until the car was pulled out front. When I got in the car my proof of insurance was not on the seat where I left it, yet I was told nobody had touched it; and that it was left on the passenger seat. Upon leaving I was badgered even more. I had to go home for another proof of insurance form before going to another inspection station. This time I went to the Kwik Kar Lube & Tune on FM 407 in Argyle, TX I was informed there that the tear in the wiper blade was only about half the allowed length; and the car passed inspection without a problem!
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Mumbai: 24 dead, over 64 injured in Thane building collapse
The police have registered a case of culpable homicide against the builder who remains untraceable.
Thane: Twenty four people were killed and over 64 injured when a seven-storied under-construction building collapsed in Thane on Thursday, Disaster Management Control Cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation said.
A case of culpable homicide has been registered against the builder, who remains untraceable. Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar are expected to be visit the collapse site soon.
The incident took place at 6.30 pm on Thursday following which fire tenders and medical teams were rushed to the spot.
According to Deputy Collector Manoj Gohad, the building in the Shil Dhaigar locality was unauthorised and was occupied up to the fourth floor. Municipal Commissioner RA Rajeev and District Collector P Velarasu are supervising the relief operations.
More than a dozen fire tenders along with over 24 ambulances were stationed at the site of the accident. The operations were carried out under the supervision of Civic Commissioner RA Rajeev and District Collector P Velarasu. Additional Collector Ashok Shingare took charge of the district disaster control room and made arrangements for the civil defence and other rescue teams.
The injured were admitted to various hospitals including Thane Civil, CSM Civic hospital at Kalwa, Kalsekar hospital in Kalwa, while those in critical condition were shifted to Sion and JJ Hospital.
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Beats headphones by Dr. Dre are popular with celebrities and professional athletes, but their bold, shiny colors and in-your-face logo are too flashy for me. When I learned that Beats Electronics was releasing a pair of noise-canceling headphones with a more understated design, I was intrigued, and wondered: Do Beats headphones actually deliver good sound quality, or are they just a product of smart branding? [ See post to watch video ] That's what I set to find out when I donned a pair of the Beats Executive headphones. Due out on Oct. 16 for $300, they are made from high-end materials and come in an inconspicuous silver color that's more suitable for business users. They also feature active noise-canceling technology to block out extraneous sounds, making them ideal for air travel. But they don't offer quite the pristine sound quality or comfort of a close competitor, the Bose QuietComfort 15 noise-canceling headphones . The first thing I noticed when I took the Beats Executive headphones out of their packaging was their weight
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After lunch, we proceeded to tour the locker and training rooms. We received an in-depth presentation about each. Following these, we had an academics presentation in the player's lounge where we could speak with someone representing our field of study. I opted to listen to the speaker from the college of management which turned to be very informal. To wrap up the academics, we spoke with the counselors who oversee football players at Tech. They explained everything regarding study hall and course selection. The staff then sent us over to the hotel to get ready for dinner.
We loaded up buses around six and went to The Capital Grille in Buckhead. When we arrived at the restaurant, we were greeted by our hosts who showed us to our table. Daniel Drummond and I were at a table with Austin Barrick and Joseph Gilbert. After dinner, all four of us left together to go back to Austin's dorm.
Once we got back to the dorm, Roddy Jones and some other guys came over. We hung out in the dorm and watched the Richmond-Montana game. The players had to get to bed early because they had an early practice, so we made our way back to the hotel around midnight.
Saturday - We awoke relatively early Saturday morning and ate breakfast around eight-thirty in the hotel with the recruits and their families. After breakfast, we proceeded to the Rose Bowl practice fields to watch the team wrap up their bowl preparations. I was able to get a realistic view of what I would be doing for the next four or five years by getting up close during the drills.
The staff transported us from the fields to the newly renovated weight room where Coach (Eric) Ciano gave us a tour. It is definitely an improvement from what I saw six months ago. Ciano proceeded to talk about all the different pieces of equipment and explained Tech's nutrition program. This was very interesting since they are sponsored by Kroger and Muscle Milk.
We proceeded to go on an in-depth tour of the campus after leaving the weight room. The staff showed us essentially everything on campus: the dorms, the rec center, and the location of some academic buildings. The tour was wrapped up by having lunch in the Presidential Suite catered by Mary Mac's.
After lunch, we were taken to the player's lounge where (Chaplain) Derrick Moore spoke to us. He did a wonderful job as always. He talked about the maturation process we would undergo at Tech and that he would be a key figure in helping us through it, which my mother liked a lot. Once Derrick completed his talk, the recruits were taken into position meetings with the coaches for an hour. Being that there was only one other offensive line recruit on the visit; it provided the opportunity of having one on one time with Coach Sewak and Coach Spencer. I was with Coach Sewak first and he showed me the improvement the offense has made over the course of the season by watching film of the Virginia Tech game and Miami game. He also explained his plans for me. He believes I have a chance to start if I work hard and improve my strength and size. A redshirt year is not out of the question by any means. Coach Spencer and I just hung out for the next half hour. We are very close so we just talked about different things, from football to nutrition. He and I are very similar so it was fun to spend some time with him.
The buses took us back to out hotels where we had about two and a half hours of downtime to kill before we left for dinner at the Wardlaw Center. Austin Barrick, Roddy Jones, Luke Swift, and myself all had dinner together. The staff had turned the lights on the field which gave us something nice to look at while we ate. During dinner the players continued to show me that I fit in down there because we all have very similar interests and personalities. After dinner, we left with our hosts to go out for the night.
Austin and I headed back to his dorm. He drove me around campus a little bit to show me around and then we went out to hang out with some of the other guys. I got back to my hotel room around midnight and went straight to bed.
Sunday - Breakfast was served the Sunday morning around ten. Coaches and their families were there to eat along with all of the recruits. Coach Sewak and Coach Spencer ate with my mother and me as we ate in the hotels private conference room. After we finished our meal, Coach (Paul) Johnson met with my mother and I to say he appreciated us coming and was glad I was coming to Tech. This was a great visit and completely reinforced my decision about attending Georgia Tech.


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Trowel wrote:I just use one called "tasks". Seems to work well and syncs with your Google account. Not sure how much use the free version is though.
Speaking of productivity apps, can anyone recommend an app with a decent simple to-do list widget? Astrid used to do the job nicely but seems have turned itself into a bloated project management suite.
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Is there any advantage to buying from the direct from Google over buying from a shop?
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Google want to know all about you including how often you take a shit.
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Nexus 4 back in stock on UK Google Play store. "Ships in 1-2 weeks"
Let's see how long that lasts.
So who ordered those keyboard covers for their Nexus 7s? How are you getting on with them?
/hovers over buy it now
Murbal wrote:I bought one and I actually think its awesome. I hooked a mini usb laptop mouse via an OTG cable and it was practically a netbook with a touchscreen.
So who ordered those keyboard covers for their Nexus 7s? How are you getting on with them?
/hovers over buy it now
Since the other half had the laptop I was browsing like a boss and it made short work of an extended SSH session with my headless linux box, when i upgraded couchpotato to couchpotatoserver (v2).
Only �20 and for me its totally worth that even if I only use it once a month
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The typing took a little getting used to, as I think there's actually a bit too much travel on the keys, or they're a bit too spongy at least but yeah it's really good otherwise.
Murbal wrote:Not unless you use a 3rd party launcher like Nova or Apex, says Google. Tell us how to do it with the stock Jellybean launcher!
Shikasama wrote:You can add/remove extra screens you know
Think I'll be on the lookout for more widgets. Does anybody actually use the screens to the left and right?
Oops. Running Nova Prime here; I tend to forget what's normal and what's not. Apologies.
No worries, explains why a few of us in the thread went "Huh?"
PocketCasts update incoming. Android first too, iOS later. More of this please.
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Tablet support. We�ve targeted Nexus 7 and 10, and it looks great on others too.
Cross-device syncing of your subscriptions, playlists and play states on every Android device you own. We *love* this feature.
Remote backup. You can now drop your phone in a toilet and not lose your podcasts. Buying a new phone and setting it up has never been easier.
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A lot more. But we�re not telling the rest until we release it.
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Just reserved a 32gb Nexus 7 at Curry's for collection tomorrow morning. I'm all excited now tee hee
Still pondering which case to get though. The �20 keyboard one or the Poetic one. Anyone care to give feedback on these two?
Also can anyone advise the best route with regards to connecting a 360 controller as I have both wireless and wired ones?
13.5hrs to go.......
I really like the keyboard. I use it to play Spectrum games on my lunch break at work
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I really like the keyboard. I use it to play Spectrum games on my lunch break at work
Does it add much bulk when used as a case the pictures on Amazon aren't great at all?
Edited by gman7714 at 21:20:10 02-02-2013
Nah, it's slim and light. It can feel a bit fragile - especially since the keys are quite spongy, but it works well once you get used to the size of the thing.
@gman7714 hardly any. keyoard is recessed so the nexus kind of sits 'in' it
can someone link to the specific keyboard cover you're all on about?
Hmm, not so sure about that, it's a bit chunky; I was thinking of something like the Surface keyboard cover.
Anyone seen one of those?
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Having trouble with hotmail on my 32gb Nexus 7 - my mum used it to check her account, but now it simply won't let me log out of it. When I try to log out, it downloads some file which does bugger all. Probably being thick, but just can't work out how to get back into my own damn account.
Web based.
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This chapter reviews the available data on the toxicity of neonicotinoid insecticides to bees that are the prominent and the most economically important group of pollinators worldwide. Classical and new methods developed to take into account the characteristics and different types of effects of the neonicotinoid insecticides to bees are described. The available toxicity results are critically analyzed. Thus, the nitro-substituted compounds (clothianidin, dinotefuran, imidacloprid and its metabolites, thiamethoxam, nitenpyram) appear the most toxic to bees. The cyano-substituted neonicotinoids seem to exhibit a much lower toxicity (acetamiprid and thiacloprid). The chapter ends with suggestions for additional studies aiming at better assess the hazard of this important insecticide family to bees.
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There are big changes on the way for accountants, small businesses, and small charities with the Financial Reporting Bill, currently before Parliament.
The Herald recently noted the view that there will be significantly lower compliance costs, but it's worth looking at the bigger picture and also how it sits with the shift to online accounting technology.
Changes to 80 pieces of legislation make this a substantial piece of work, but regardless of the detail finally settled upon there will continue to be a requirement for year-end reports from an organisation's stakeholders such as the IRD, the banks, and directors.
Reports will be able to be simpler and provide greater flexibility but for financing and tax purposes will still need to be robust.
It's the greater flexibility that is key. Fundamentally the bill is aligning New Zealand legislation with a regime that has worked in Australia for years and moving us back from standardised requirements that came with the 1993 Financial Reporting Act.
The 1993 act created a one-size-fits-all regime with an over-emphasis on compliance. Now we'll have size carve-outs that enable small businesses and charities to use an accounting approach that suits them for their decision making, whether they are a franchise, a real estate agent, an auctioneer or a small non-profit.
A good accountant understands their client's underlying business model, and these changes will allow them to also shift focus from compliance to presenting regular financial reports that show clearly where the profits are being made. They will also be able to provide better advice on how performance issues may be dealt with.
The law changes also dovetail nicely into the shift to cloud and mobile technology that allows accountants to re-develop a more real-time advisory relationship with their clients, to the benefit of both parties.
Taken together, this is the biggest opportunity that accountants have had in years to re-establish themselves as valued advisers to small business and for small business to get greater value from their accountants.
With online accounting and mobile access, data gets entered only once, and closer to source, reducing duplication of data entry work.
Accountants have been encouraged both by us and independent commentators to embrace this new world and get back to providing more value through advisory services and providing customised monthly reports rather than just at financial year-end.
Desktop software has a lot to answer for in distancing the relationship between accountants and their small business clients.
With financial data siloed on the small business owner's server, accountants were restricted in their ability to add value to clients during the year.
The huge cost of transferring this data from the client to accountant made the prospect of moving to regular management reports cost-prohibitive. The cloud removes this friction cost, with accountants and small businesses now able to collaborate closely on the same set of real-time financial data.
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A long-term critic of the Kyoto Protocol and opponent of carbon trading, Howard this week announced projects to promote cleaner energy and shifted his stand on carbon markets, saying he would now be willing to join an international trading system.
But political analysts are not convinced, saying Howard's green conversion is more rhetoric than reality, designed to position the government ahead of next year's elections.
''He doesn't give the impression of a man who is really convinced, but he can't afford to give the impression he has been asleep at the watch,'' John Warhurst, professor of politics at the Australian National University, told Reuters today.
The Age newspaper's political editor, Michelle Grattan, agrees, saying Howard remains a climate-change sceptic who is playing practical politics.
''Howard knows he has a political problem. Climate change has grabbed voters' attention: those talking it up can no longer be discussed as just 'green','' Grattan wrote in The Age newspaper tday. ''But Howard isn't convinced about the dangers.'' Climate change, and Australia's troop commitments in Iraq, are shaping up as the two key issues for the next Australian election, due in the second half of 2007.
Howard's government is struggling in the polls midway through his fourth term, with the centre-left Labor opposition cementing a narrow lead on the back of promises to sign the Kyoto Protocol and bring Australian forces home from Iraq.
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On Friday, NewsBusters asked, "When Will Media Blame Economy and Bear Market on Obama?"
Don't expect Bill Clinton's former labor secretary Robert Reich to ever do so, for in an article published at Salon Thursday, the UC-Berkeley professor claimed "every major policy that led to this collapse occurred under George W.'s watch."
Not only that, but the man who recently told Congress that jobs created by the economic stimulus package shouldn't only go to "white male construction workers" also declared, "Angry right-wing populism lurks just below the surface of the terrible American economy, ready to be launched not only at Obama but also at liberals, intellectuals, gays, blacks, Jews, the mainstream media, coastal elites, crypto socialists, and any other potential target of paranoid opportunity."
Readers are warned to proceed with caution before going any further, for Reich was loaded for conservatives and wasn't taking prisoners:
The argument that Obama is somehow responsible for the collapse of Wall Street is absurd. First, every major policy that led to this collapse occurred under George W.'s watch (or, more accurately, his failure to watch). The housing and financial bubbles were created under Bush and exploded under Bush. The stock market began to collapse under Bush.
Astonishing. I guess Reich doesn't believe that the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999 or the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 -- both signed into law by his former boss named Clinton! -- had a hand in this crisis.
After all, FSMA removed the last vestiges of the Depression era Glass-Steagall Act requiring a firewall between the services offered by banks, brokerage firms, and insurance companies. This massive deregulation of the financial services industry in November 1999 is very much what led to the current crisis.
The following year CFMA deregulated lending derivatives such as credit default swaps which are at the heart of the problems facing the world's troubled financial institutions.
For Reich to ignore these Acts demonstrates an astounding intellectual dishonesty that is nothing less than deplorable, as does claiming the housing and financial bubbles were created under Bush.
It's been well-documented that the Clinton administration he was a part aggressively encouraged easier lending requirements at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to allow lower-income wage earners to qualify for mortgages. Any statement to the contrary is disingenuous.
So is defending this year's stock selloff by claiming it began when Bush was president as it seems quite unlikely Reich would blame the 2001 recession on his former boss despite the first bear market of this decade beginning in March 2000.
But he was just getting warmed up:
Finally, none of the financial wizards who are now charging Obama with leading America into the abyss have offered an alternative plan for getting us out of the mess that, not incidentally, many of these same wizards happily led us into. For years, the Wall Street Journal editorial page and the financial gurus of cable news cheered as Wall Street leveraged its way into oblivion.
This is also not true, for the CEOs of companies that received bailout funds have strongly recommended a number of solutions which the Obama administration has refused to enact. One is that the mark-to-market accounting rule be eliminated.
For those unfamiliar, this requires financial institutions to regularly adjust their balance sheets to reflect today's value on assets they hold. Most analysts and economists believe that this created a domino effect last year exacerbating the financial crisis and leading to the insolvency and eventual failure of numerous institutions.
By removing this requirement now, the remaining banks, brokerage firms, and insurance companies would immediately become "healthier" as their total assets on the books would increase.
Unfortunately, this has not be implemented. Nor has the creation of a so-called "bad bank."
One of the things that led stocks -- including financials -- higher in December and early January was the belief that the Obama administration was going to create a "bad bank" which would take on all of the "toxic" assets currently held by financial institutions. When treasury secretary Timothy Geithner unveiled the White House's plan to save the financial services industry on February 10, and it didn't include such a program, the stock market collapsed and has continued to fall ever since.
As such, it's preposterous for Reich to say that Wall Street hasn't been offering solutions to the problem. But there's still more:
Republicans have made no secret of their wish to blame Obama for the bad economy, and to stir up as much populist rage against his so-called socialist tendencies as politically possible. History shows how effective demagogic ravings can be when a public is stressed economically. Make no mistake: Angry right-wing populism lurks just below the surface of the terrible American economy, ready to be launched not only at Obama but also at liberals, intellectuals, gays, blacks, Jews, the mainstream media, coastal elites, crypto socialists, and any other potential target of paranoid opportunity.
The hypocrisy on display here is astonishing. After all, the left conjured up visions of gloom and doom to try to block Bush's tax cuts in 2001 and 2003. Turns out the Gross Domestic Product rose by 3.6 percent in 2004.
More importantly, team Obama with Reich's assistance economically and financially scared the heck out of Americans last fall in order to defeat McCain-Palin. In fact, these folks are the kings of populist rage.
But Reich wasn't done (emphasis added):
When it turns out that people like Lloyd Blankfein, the CEO of Goldman Sachs, who took home $68 million in 1997, was the only Wall Streeter in a meeting last September at the New York Federal Reserve to discuss the initial AIG bailout with Tim Geithner, then New York Fed chair, among others, at the very time Goldman was AIG's largest trading partner, a distinct scent of self-dealing begins to emanate. When it turns out that Citigroup got a bailout deal last October far more generous than that given to any other distressed bank, when a top Citi executive was advising the Treasury and Fed, the scent increases. Goldman's past CEO was treasury secretary at that time, by the way, and another former Goldman CEO was a top Citi official and also a former treasury secretary.
In this instance, I agree with Reich that something smells. However, he would have been more honest if he named who he was referring to in the bolded sentence, for the former Goldman CEO/top Citi official was none other than Robert Rubin, Bill Clinton's treasury secretary.
Wouldn't want to implicate a former colleague, would you, Bob?
In the end, there's a tremendous amount of blame to go around on both sides of the aisle for our current predicament. In fact, any honest assessment would have to include former President Jimmy Carter's creation of the Community Reinvestment Act which required banks and savings institutions to make loans to folks they normally wouldn't.
That means that this was a crisis over thirty years in the making.
Yet, it seems quite doubtful folks like Reich could possibly look back that far, for in their view, nothing happened in this country before George W. Bush was inaugurated in January 2001.
Maybe more disturbingly, it appears the next symptom of Bush Derangement Syndrome will be to ignore anything subsequent to his departure from the White House as well.
As such, when stocks lose 20 percent of their value after Bush heads back to Crawford, Texas, that's his fault.
When stocks decline after the new treasury secretary unveils the Administration's plans to fix the financial services industry, that's Bush's fault.
When stocks collapse after President Obama gives his first address to Congress, that's Bush's fault.
And, if anyone says anything to the contrary -- like it just might be Obama's fault -- he or she is trying to stoke the "angry right-wing populism" lurking "just below the surface of the terrible American economy, ready to be launched not only at Obama but also at liberals, intellectuals, gays, blacks, Jews, the mainstream media, coastal elites, crypto socialists, and any other potential target of paranoid opportunity."
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Do flea/tick collars work?
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They may kill an occasional flea or tick which happens to come into direct contact with the collar, but for the most part they only provide a constant source of poison that the pet and any one touching it comes into contact with. And, they certainly will cause a quick death of the dog should he ingest the collar, which happens all too often.
They do seem to work pretty well at killing fleas which are sucked up into a vacuum cleaner bag if they are put into the bag, however.
Member 641257 answered on 11/15/09. Helpful? / 2
Nobody I know reports success with them. Depending on the habitat, a healthy young dog may resist fleas itself. I have gone many years with little or no problems doing nothing and my puppies have had very few problems. I think many reports that this or that works are due to the dog really not needing anything.
Pull the hair forward at the base of your dogs tail. If you can see or feel gritty, dark reddish specks, you dog has fleas. If so, check with your vet. He can help you select the best remedy for your dog and your conditions from a number of safe, effective products.
Aster answered on 11/15/09. Helpful? / 2
No! don't waste your money, and for people who think washing your dog or cat with Dawn dish washing liquid will get rid of fleas, STOP IT!, it doesn't work and your doing more harm to your pet than good.
Bengal answered on 11/15/09. Helpful? / 2
They do not work. Geranium oil works amazing for fleas and ticks.
Member 824516 answered on 11/15/09. Helpful? / 0
About the only thing they might do is keep fleas off from around the neck area, it will not kill them so no, spend your money on something else
Dunkin answered on 11/15/09. Helpful? / 0
they used to say too, that if you had a flea collar on your dog, there could be complications from anesthesia, might be fatal. No, they don't work, never did. Dip does work and can be used only if and when fleas are a problem instead of keeping insecticide on your dog 365 days a year.
Use 20 Mule Team Borax in your house to rid it of fleas in a non toxic way, should your dog have them.
Member 901737 answered on 11/15/09. Helpful? / 0
Not in my experience. Granted, the last flea collar we used was on a Toy Poodle named Rascal who was my buddy in my early childhood, so I don't remember much except it didn't do much good.
I prefer garlic powder, which I use on my current dogs. I was cautious with it at first and still am to a point, but it does seem to work. For now, I use Breyer's Yeast with Garlic, but I plan on using plain garlic powder once I learn a bit more about it.
Cookies 'n' Creme (1998-2011) answered on 11/15/09. Helpful? / 1
Flea collars do not work, at all. If you spray your yard, and treat your house you wont have to worry about fleas. If your dog does get fleas you can always wash him in crysathemum shampoo for dogs and cats, it's all natural, it kills fleas, and makes them super shiny. Bengal, Dawn does kill fleas, it will NOT hurt the animal. It is made to NOT hurt animals. Although regular use of it will dry out a dogs skin.
Hurricane Jack answered on 11/16/09. Helpful? / 0


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KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Quicken Loans will take over primary sponsorship of the No. 39 Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet driven by Ryan Newman next year in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Quicken Loans, which sponsored Newman in nine events this year, has agreed to a contract extension with the team that will see the company on the hood of the No. 39 for 18 races in 2013.
When not the primary sponsor, Quicken Loans will be an associate sponsor on Newman's Chevrolet. The company will also be an associate sponsor on the No. 14 Chevrolet driven by team co-owner Tony Stewart throughout the 2013 season.
"We just felt like it was a great partnership, so how do we take what we learned (in 2013) and do more?" said Jay Farner, President and Chief Marketing Officer for Quicken Loans. "So we decided to double down, which is the expression that we've been using. Instead of nine races like 2012 we're going to go ahead and be the primary sponsor for Ryan and do 18 races in 2013."
Stewart Haas Racing had been in search of a primary sponsor for Newman's No. 39 after the U.S. Army announced earlier this year that it wouldn't return to the team in 2013. While this doesn't complete the entire sponsorship lineup for Newman next year, it does fill a large hole left by U.S. Army.
"They have been a great partner. I really got to meet everybody in Detroit that makes the big decisions. Just a really great office and a lot of great people," said Newman. "Their programs with their sweepstakes and how they tie in the fans to their products and the mortgage side of it is really great."
The team still has a lot of work ahead of it in terms of finding sponsorship backing for 2013. Not only does Newman still need sponsorship for a handful of races, but Stewart also needs to replace Office Depot, which won't return in 2013.
Stewart, for his part, seemed confident Tuesday about finding additional backing for 2013 and beyond.
"We're really close on getting Ryan's races sold. We're still working on getting mine taking care of, obviously, for next year," Stewart said. "I feel like we have a couple good leads that will help us get this done before the end of the year."
The company also announced details of its newly launched Skip-a-Year Sweepstakes, which will pay up to five entrants' mortgages for a full year. By visiting www.qlracing.com, fans will be able to enter the sweepstakes, earn multiple entries to win the grand prize of a yearlong vacation from their mortgage, or one of the other prizes, including memorabilia signed by both Newman and Stewart. The promotion runs through Nov. 18, 2012.


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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by buddahfan, Apr 18, 2007.
Yeah..and he hit that three pointer that one time..
Lee, I agree with you, in general, on this issue. However, for some reason he was the last pick, and he couldn't crack the lineup enough to stick around during the season. Maybe Flip and Joe D. see something that we're failing to notice?
In 165 minutes with Will Blalock on the floor this year, the Pistons got outscored 300 to 280. As you point out, he started his share of games and they were all in a row, allowing him to get comfortable. Yeah, the Pistons' defense was good while he was out there, giving up 87 points per 48 minutes, but our offense was horrendous, barely breaking 80 points per game. He shot .179 on jump shots, which didn't help. And let's take a closer look at his defense vs. the Pistons defense. My theory is that the team D was good while he was out there because the rest of the guys were playing harder to make up for the loss of Chauncey. When you look at what the other point guard did to Blalock, it is hard to give him credit. Below are the 48 minute stats for WB and the man he was playing against while on the court this year. Blalock/ Opposing PG Pts- 7.3/ 14.8 Reb- 4.4/ 6.7 Ast- 4.9/ 6.7 TO- 3.5/ 2.9 Conclusion- just like his offense, his defense was D-League caliber. He didn't play in these games because he was good, he played so that they could see IF he was good. They found out he wasn't. That is also why he has only received 7 minutes of playing time since Jan 12th. I understand rooting for the underdog and all... but this is pushing it.
Well done sir.
I would also add that Hunter has the same problem. He makes a flashy steal and he has a great reputation for his D, but the numbers don't really show it this year... and his offense is maybe a hair better than Blalock's. Whether we win the title or not this year, I think Hunter is done. Flip Murray? He frustrating, but at least the dude can score. I don't like him and I agree with Lee that PG is not his best position, but I honestly think that net/net he plays that position better than WB or LH. He doesn't do it in the classic sense and probably not how you want him to, but he makes people guard him. We just have to ride Chauncey to the promised land and hope we stay in the game when he is resting.
TaShawn You nailed it. Good work. I don't suppose anyone in the forum would want to dispute the solid facts as you presented them?
No, its not pushing it. Its stating what is blatently obvious to me, that Blalock can play the point. Forget your stats. I watched him play. I watched him time after time get inside the defense and pass to someone for an open shot. Those shots were not made, a lot of the time because Blalock was not surrounded by a whole lot of talent. But he did his job as a point. Very reliably. Whats more, the contrast between Blalock operating as a point vs. what Hunter or Flip does is immense, completely in Blalocks favor. Hunter and Flip occasionally do something Blaha can hoot and holler about. Blalock does those same things, a good solid pass, or getting inside and dishing, most times down. PS, I am use to this. A guy plays a little bit. The posters slam him. I defend him. The other posters say if he was good the coach would play him. I say I know what I saw. And yes, I was right, Tay could play the game. Another example of this is Cardinal. I saw him play a little. Just a little. That was all it took for me to know he had talent. In all, this is my take. Most fans don't really play very close attention. I study the film of every game. Other fans go by stats. Sure, I use stats too, but only to back up what I know.
Lee...I was with you early in the season when you pointed out Hunter's weakness as a backup. We all thought there might be another guard picked up at some point during the season but there wasn't. When you strongly assert your belief in Blalock I disagree. I will say that his minutes seem similar to Tayshaun's as a rookie. Tayshaun got that tryout early in the season and then was chained to the bench before breaking out in the playoffs. You came out looking like a genious on that one...(Leenious?) Now, if Blalock suddenly appears and pulls a Tayshaun in this year's playoffs...I say we all chip in to buy you a throne and a crown and Micro should annoint you King of the Forum.
Not surrounded by a whole lot of talent? He was in the rare situation of being thrust into the starting line-up for a Championship contender. The vast majority of his minutes were with Rip, Tay, Sheed, Dyess, and Maxiell. If you look at Flip Murray, he was + on the year in a whole lot more minutes. He happened to spend more time on the court with Nazr than anyone else. Also, he was playing with Dyess in the first 1/2 of the year before Dyess got his groove back. He also got paired up with Lindsey Hunter a lot. And I really don't think I'm bashing Blalock any worse than I would be bashing Hunter if someone here claimed he needed more playing time. The difference between us seems to be that you think Blalock is ready to step into Playoff action right now and I think he will never make it in the NBA. I hope you are right and I am wrong.
I think we should start Blalock, Amir, Delfino, Maxiell, and Davis. Forget playing these current starters. We need these five new guys on the floor or we are toast.
We now welcome Will Blalock to the All-time Lee 357 All-Star team. "Hey Will, meet Victor "Shaq-Stopper" Alexander, Rodney "Better than Michael Jordan" White, Ratko "Shaq-Stopper jr." Varda, and Damon "Starting Point Guard on a Championship Team" Jones. They'll be playing with you next year in Bangladesh. Oh wait, Damon Jones has a guaranteed contract and he can't even get minutes over Daniel Gibson. We'll have to buy him out first. Don't worry, it's in the works." This is sarcasm, except for the part about Will Blalock playing in Bangladesh next year.
Nice team. Not sure they could compete against Glynnie, PePe, Zelly, and Darko.
TaShawn, great analysis, but perhaps you need to study the film in slow motion, frame-by-frame detail. Only then, my friend, will you see the true greatness of Sir Blalock.
I didn't even know they played basketball in Bangladesh
My projector is out of commission. It would be easier if Lee could just put together one of those highlight mixes and throw it on youtube... maybe throw on a phat beat by The Low. I do remember one game where Blalock was throwing some crazy passes, so there is some fodder out there.
Have you forgotten so soon? You are suppose to credit Tay's and Rip's points to Blalock.
I wonder what Blalock's assist to turnover ratio is?
It's pretty good actually.
Why would they compete against their own bench?
Don't forget that 3-pointer that Blalock made back in January. Fine looking shot it was. Nothing but net.
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Original post made by OhlonePar, Duveneck/St. Francis, on Apr 13, 2007
So is Scotty Lawrence being prepped for super? Is there a search for super going on? When do we hear anything about it?
So now there's a petition re: Grace Mah's appointment. I haven't seen the petition, but it looks like there was a split in PAEE camp, so we have:
On the pro-MI side
Those who want a charter and control
Those who want a small choice program
Meanwhile over on the anti-MI side:
FLES, yes, MI elsewhere or later down the line.
Elementary languages are not a priority.
And a split over Grace Mah. I admit my own feelings on the petition are split. I think Grace Mah is pretty straightforward and she clearly has a lot of energy. And I honestly think she's someone who could grow as an advocate with the wider perspective she'd gain in the county position. In some ways, she'd be an asset within the system.
At the same time, though, I dislike the scent of backdoor deals and cronyism that surrounds the appointment--the other candidates were arguably more qualified and better represented the area as a whole. Because of Grace's stance in the MI debate, her appointment comes off as an attempt by the county board as an attempt to limit the PAUSD's control of its own district.
Again, I think Grace Mah has been aboveboard and I don't question her integrity. I don't think she's been cutting deals. But the lack of transparency within the school bureaucracy lately is really getting to me.
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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 13, 2007 at 5:38 pm
If you want to sign the petition to overturn that appointment and request an election for the vacated seat on county board of education, you can contact email@example.com
Some people think the cost of the election is an issue. But others think the cost of an election is a small price to pay for a democratically elected government that is representative of its constituency.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 13, 2007 at 9:15 pm
You failed to mention the latest headlines - that PAUSD is considering dropping its food service because its too expensive. I find this troubling. What will be their committment to providing lunch/food to kids who may not be getting enough to eat at home.
Again, PAUSD priorities are pathetically confused. We are going to cut food out of the district for the kids, but we are always on the lookout for fabulous enrichment for the top performing 5%..
a resident of Crescent Park
on Apr 14, 2007 at 6:20 pm
Although the food service is off topic - I think the reason they are losing money on it is the food is terrible with minimal variety at the elementary level (expect for the days that pizza is delivered, not the district made pizza) and the lines are too long - don't want to waste my lunch period at Jordan middle School. Our resourceful district will find a way to feed to 5% of kids that need the food service.
a resident of Palo Verde
on Apr 15, 2007 at 7:58 pm
Speaking from the point of view of my kids at both middle and elementary levels, they have not enjoyed lunches since Chartwells took over. These are supposed to be more healthy lunches, but if the kids won't eat them then that is irrelevant. I don't like my kids eating junk food, but I do like them to eat school lunches occasionally for a variety of reasons. There is too much opportunity at the middle schools to eat snacks instead of lunch (cookies at brunch, etc.) and with the exception of brought in pizza or "breakfast for lunch" my elementary student would rather not eat at all.
If the district is going to continue providing a lunch program, then they need to address the above problems. I am speaking not just from my own kids' point of view, but I have heard similar from other parents.
Maybe we should start by looking at the type of foods that the kids are bringing from home as a starting point. I know that many kids bring sandwiches and others bring flasks with hot rice dishes, or soup. We have many different ethnic groups in our community and it is not possible for a lunch program to cater to all tastes. However, there are a lot of kids who bring in junk, six packs of cookie or cake snacks, lunchables, etc. and very little in the way of fruit or veggies, fresh or otherwise. I have seen very healthy food tossed into trashcans completely untouched and parents bringing in McDonalds which are then shared out at the tables. The whole lunch process is contributing to the obesity problem here and the lunches the district provide seems to make the problem worse rather than helping. Something much more fundamental must be done to address this problem and it probably means educating parents and kids alike. It is a symptom of the overall problem and it is not getting any better.
a resident of Downtown North
on Apr 15, 2007 at 8:46 pm
At some middle schools in the Bay Area, the PTA takes care of the food service. They offer different meals for each day, sells at pretty low prices, and has parent volunteers sell the food each day.
The food is pretty cheap, but the PTA still makes a significant profit. From my experience, kids gladly wait in line for subways, pizza, tacos, salads, and chicken selects. It's only about a 10 minute process for the kids at the end of the line, although it really depends on how many parent volunteers you have each day.
The PTA I know literally cleans up on serving lunch, making tens of thousands of dollars. It all goes back to the teachers and thus the students.
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