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HFA Inhalers
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With the new propellant in these sprays I find my asthma gets worse my lungs get tighter. I actually start feeling better about 4 to 6 hours when the medicine starts to wear off. I have the same issue with the steroid inhalers like **. I use mostly my nebulizer now at home because the liquid medications used in the nebulizer work. The FDA really needs to let the Makerbot back to the old versions of ** and other inhalers including generics. It a waste of money and dangerous to people's health.
My son was given the inhaler at an ER visit to the hospital due to his asthma flare-up. At the ER, they gave him the prescription of **. He had used ** before and never had any problems with the prescription. We just so happened to not have an updated prescription, since he hasn't had any problems with his asthma for a long while. Just recently when using the **, two of the bb sized balls that help to mix the meds came out into his mouth when using the medication! I thought at least he was old enough to tell me of the incident... imagine if it were a young child that this could have happened to?! What if the bb sized balls went into my son's lungs when breathing the medication in?! They seriously need to do a recall on this product.
I ended up in the emergency room 3 times during the time I was using this inhaler brand. The last time, I was actually admitted to the hospital. The night before, I was at the airport where I worked. I could barely breathe and I ended up calling the airport paramedics who gave me 2 nebulizer treatments. By the next morning, I was just as bad. I tried driving myself to the hospital but I couldn't make it. I pulled into a fire department parking lot that was on the way and ended up being taken to the hospital by medic unit. I now use ** and never have any problems.
I have asthma and get much worst when I use the inhalers as a rescue inhaler. Today my doctor told me I was reacting to the preservative, which are **. This preservatives can cause restrictions, creating breathing problems. I do not use them anymore.
Picked up a refill inhaler yesterday. My pharmacy apparently has switched from ProAir to Ventolin. I found it really awkward to use, the cap cannot be completely removed (presumably so people won't lose it?); already awkward to hold with the cap dangling under hand. I found it needs a much firmer push than any inhaler I have used before. I got the idea to remove the inhaler- exactly as one normally would do to routinely clean the dispenser- and try using the new inhaler with the old ProAir dispenser. No go - the counter mechanism is permanently attached to the medicine canister (patent issue?).
Still needing my dose, I reinserted the canister into the dispenser, taking care to position it so that the attached counter was properly positioned. Halfway into the dispenser the canister got stuck. I cannot pull it back out, I cannot get it the rest of the way in, I cannot even get it to dispense. The entire device is just stuck. Now I need to get through the night without it or go to the emergency room to get a new one.
We are having exceptionally hot weather for this area, and it's entirely possible that this issue is due to heat - even if that is the case, it would extremely poor design to manufacture an inhaler so sensitive to heat that the canister cannot be removed and reinserted in warm weather. I would try sticking it in the refrigerator for a little bit, but inhaling cold air is one of my asthma triggers.
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Since CFC inhalers disappeared and the HFA type were introduced, my asthma symptoms have been so much worse that I needed to get on corticosteroid maintenance. HFA inhalers cause irritation to my lungs and I know I'm not the only one who noticed this! Proair is the worst! I recently had my pharmacy switch me to Proair and the stuff is literally making my asthma worse. I can take enough that I'm jittery and I'm wheezing worse for it!!! Terrible product and it also clogs frequently, so obviously not enough research and development went into this thing. I would not at all be surprised if this inhaler and its manufacturer are responsible for deaths of asthmatics who switched to using it.
It worsen the symptoms about 2-3 hours. After inhaling one puff, I start feeling chest and muscle tightness, shortness of breath, increased heart rate, swelling of throat, allergy alike watery eyes and running nose. This product is possibly most toxic inhaler I have ever try.
I'm really not familiar with these inhalers but I'm using one now for bronchitis. Just my third day but I can breathe better after 2 wks of this. Either I was getting better on my own or the inhaler or antibiotics are helping. I sympathize with all you guys that have breathing problems. And yes, big pharma does not care if we breathe or not! Lining pockets is what they care about. Plus the air quality from daily spraying will soon have everyone sick, which is the agenda. But so far I can breathe. If I had asthma, I'd be having the air tested inside my home, to see if maybe I was breathing dangerous chemicals.
I'm running around huffing and puffing, sucking on the end of this inhaler thinking I must be getting sick because I can't breathe and I noticed this morning, my inhaler had no meds in it… even though the number of puffs left was 30. This isn't the first time that has happened.
I have been using ProAir for a year because it is the only rescue inhaler my insurance will pay for. The insurance company has now switched to another rescue inhaler. One canister was empty when I picked it up from the pharmacy. Another problem is when it hits the back of my throat, it causes me to cough. The last problem I had was it was helping too much. I was using it every 1-2 hrs. The strange though was when I finished 1 canister and refilled the script the new canister worked fine. Not a safe product for me.
I have had Chronic Severe Asthma since I was 7 years old born in 1979. My triggers are dogs, cats, smoke and lack of fresh air indoor, air pollution. I used to go through 2 Ventolin type inhalers a month for years as a teenager. Was great when the white generic albuterol came out and you could get them for $16-$18 at Walmart. If I was not taking albuterol I was on Advair at $375.00 a piece and a crooked asthma doctor wanted me on 2 per month. It's funny the Advair disk have exactly 28 hits each like big pharma is counting their profit of each hit, anyway doc told me 1 hit every 12 hours. I could not afford 2 per month so I took only 1 hit a day and it worked, but when I ran out It was labored breathing. It was like a clock I needed to take the Advair every day at the exact same time or I would have trouble breathing many times.
I could not get Advair and went back to albuterol because price ECT. Finally I had enough when I could not get the generic anymore and now Ventolin FHA and Proair FHA were $50-60 a pop. I suffered for 2 straight weeks having trouble breathing but refused to take any type of inhalers. Been 3 years now drug-free and I truly believe they put something in Advair and albuterol to get you physically addicted or maybe the drugs are physically addictive. The Last straw was the new FHA scam and how big pharma Glaxo Smith Cline ECT received new patents on FHA and quadrupled the old price and generics were not available.
Sure it's good to have one around for emergency, but I believe the human body can function without it. My lungs work way better being off the drugs. Anyway good luck to fellow asthma suffers and by the way if you're ever south of the border Panama or Colombia ECT you can still buy the old non-FHA inhalers for $5-$7 in any drugstore, no prescription needed. I used to buy about a dozen back in the day and fly back with them. Drug prices in the USA are IMMORAL and drug companies want you on their drugs for life.
I am a Respiratory therapist and I have asthma that is well controlled. My trigger is bronchitis, so when I get sick, which is usually every winter, I use my rescue inhaler PRN. I refuse to have any of my doctors give me a script for Proair, nor do I accept the pharmacy trying to pawn this product off on me. I will only accept Proventil or Albuterol HFA. In my time of need Proair simply does not work. What good is a rescue inhaler if it doesn't rescue you from restricted airways? I tell my family not to use this product as well as informing my doctors.
Tip, it's actually the ethanol that is hurting your lungs and heart. Ventolin HFA does not have ethanol. It costs $63 now, and I pay it. I can barely afford to eat, and the other inhalers like PROAIR HFA are covered for free. But, alas, what's the point of taking a medicine that doesn't work and that will probably kill me too? No, I can't afford to eat now, but at least I can breathe. TAKE THE FREAKING ETHANOL OUT OF THESE INHALERS! (Good Lord, what kind of world do we live in where they don't even care that they are killing asthmatic children by the hundreds?)
I rarely ever use a inhaler unless I'm sick but one day this past summer I wasn't breathing well to the point where I decided I will use my inhaler. After taking the Proair I had no relief at all and it made me extremely jittery and my heart race. That usually happens for me with albuterol but it was worse than usual, and on top of the fact that my breathing wasn't improving I started to get nervous which made the breathing worse. I thought I was maybe crazy for thinking the inhaler didn't work for me but the other day I went to my doctor and even she said Proair is not good.
After finding this website, I'm very relieved to know I'm not the only one who has experienced this but at the same time very upset because there are people who have worse asthma than me and get attacks and if I were in a situation like that and this inhaler didn't work I would panic. I hope they stop giving these out or somehow improve them. It's extremely dangerous.
This inhaler is garbage. It's 3 AM and I have taken about 6 puffs because it provides no relief. The one prior to this got stuck after about 10 uses and I rinsed it out - still didn't work, I couldn't get another one because the insurance only covers 1 per month I believe. This is a health concern for me, the pharmacist rinsed it out in hot water for like 5 min and still didn't get it to work. I've never had issues until this new one came out. I have to use this in the middle of the night but after the usage it doesn't clear my airways at all, I wind up getting up to use my nebulizer machine and I feel I shouldn't! This is a very expensive product for it to not work, not to mention that it's an emergency product that should be used to prevent an asthma death. It's garbage and something should be done. Either lower the price and allow for us to get multiple ones or bring the old one back.
Pro-Air and ANY of the new propellant type of inhalers are an example of how sick and corrupted our government is and how much OUR government listens to greedy pharma companies. Does ANYONE who has asthma really prefer the resulting effects from these new inhalers as opposed to the old? I'm guessing not, and I'm positive after 30 years of problems myself I sure do not. They are horrible. How can we the people not have a voice and be able to choose what we want to use, all because of some Montreal Protocol??? So because the inhalers that worked the best contain CFC's the companies who manufacture the product decided to discontinue the production of them to abide to this protocol? Did I mention that the companies producing the medicine would generate an additional 1.2 billion dollars in revenue in America alone!
So here we are, we had a great product that worked great. Oh yeah, did I mention this is a medicine for breathing, one of the most simple yet necessary processes for human life to exist. I digress, so this functioning medicine is replaced with an excuse for a product which doesn't do 1/10 of what it should. How does this make any sense? This logic would be like taking fish out of water because their water is polluted. That will keep the fish healthy! Ok, not that bad, but certainly not that far off. I hope the people who enacted this, one day find themselves feeling like they are breathing through a coffee stirrer without the proper propellant to deliver the medicine to their lungs.
Scientists and doctors can tell me all day it's the same medicine, but it's not through the action of not performing the same. The propellant does not get the medicine to the areas of the lungs needed, and that renders the medicine different and inefficient. I can attest to this. I have not had a good breath of air since 2008. Thank you Montreal Protocol, you have ruined my breathing.
I have been using inhalers for about 10 years. I was on Ventolin for years, right up until about 3 years ago. When my insurance company decided that they wouldn't pay for it, so I got switched to Pro Air. I have been very unhappy with it since I started. It doesn't help, and I find myself trying to use it more than I should, because I am getting no relief. I have to use it as a rescue inhaler, and does not work fast. Also have had the same problem as a number of people on this site. It starts off with 200 but I am lucky if I get 50 out of it. I took the whole inhaler the first time it happened to my Pharmacy, told him what happened, that I pushed it down and nothing was coming out. In front of everyone he proceeded to say it was the way I was doing it, that it was something that I was doing wrong.
Well this has been going on except for maybe a handful of times, every month. I never use the full cylinder. Which I can't afford, my co pays are very high. I have tried even switching it to another holder. Nothing! I called my Dr today and told him I will pay out of pocket. Want my old one back!!! I now see after reading all these complaints that it wasn't me. And shame on the Pharmacist for making me feel like an idiot!!!
The last four inhalers I received worked for only 50 puffs, not the 200 puffs that were supposed to be there. I asked for another inhaler from my doctor only to find this is the ONLY product that my insurance company will cover. I called the company that makes this and explained how they were not working correctly. They insisted it was my fault for not taking the unit apart and cleaning it on a weekly basis.
I told them that was crazy, I never had to do that with an inhaler before. I also told them I have heard others complain about their product and they did not seem at all concerned. I don't have severe asthma attacks, but if I did I do not see how I would be able to take apart and clean the unit while gasping for breath. This is a danger to those who have bad attacks and a ripoff for everyone who buys it. I have contacted the FDA in hopes that they will remove this dangerous product from the market.
After being sober for a year, my life saving generic Albuterol inhaler was changed to ProAir HFA. It tasted just like vodka. Well guess what happened? Didn't take long before I was back on the booze. It is a daily fight to not drink. The latest insult is my ProAir inhaler now tastes like vodka and cheap incense and gives me a severe headache. I would think it may have been produced in India but canister says Ireland. Sad that those of us with lung diseases (I have asthma/COPD emphysema) will have to struggle for breath until the day we die because of some bs about fluorocarbons destroying the ozone layer. Ozone layer is damaged due to numerous puncture wounds from aerospace technology.
I have had over 20 of these inhaler. This one has a rosy taste and smell. It does not relive my symptoms after the first two puffs. I been using this inhaler for years. As a matter of fact I called the doctor to get more mess because it is getting worse.
Our 3rd son has Reactive Airway Disease, which in his case is an asthma-like response to respiratory viruses. We have always used albuterol with a nebulizer and it has generally seemed to help, but this past year one doctor prescribed an inhaler plus a mask. It seemed much more convenient, and worked for awhile, but we certainly haven't used the 200 doses it claims to provide. We usually only have to use it for a few days before he's better, and have only used it for two or three colds since we got it, so maybe 100 puffs max have been used (and it should be less than this, because we alternate use with the nebulizer).
When I got out the inhaler this time, it read in the 80's in terms of doses left. Then after using it for 4 puffs (2 puffs each, 4 hours apart) it said that it had run out. I found complaints on this forum and now shocked and upset about the problems this inhaler has and plan on complaining to the company. My husband is an attorney and if he weren't working full-time I would ask him to consider looking into this as it seems deeply wrong that a life-saving medicine is not a) working as prescribed and b) giving very low or inaccurate doses for what it claims.
I was on a Delta flight to ATL from MSP. The plane pushed away from the gate, delayed due to frozen components in the aircraft. Jet fuel power burner blowers were trained into an opening in the bottom of the plane for over 30 minutes. The exhaust fumes entering the cabin smoked up the air so badly that we couldn't see halfway to the front of the plane. This eventually triggered the worst asthma attack of my life. I calmly used my HFA based rescue inhaler and gave it time to work. Then later repeatedly with no relief of symptoms, I told the flight attendant that I thought I was having a medical emergency.
She said to just hang on that it would be over soon. Finally other concerned passengers who were fearful both for me and themselves standing, clogging the I isle way, offered to help. It was then that I remembered that I might have a 6 year old expired CFC inhaler in my computer bag in the overhead storage several seats up. Once it was retrieved for me I used it 3 puffs and I had relief within a minute or so. I am glad to be alive. I documented this event with Delta and they apologized and sent me an S75 gift certificate from Amazon.
I've been using Proair inhaler for about a week now. It has taken about 6 or 7 puffs to get it working for me also. I thought that my asthma was getting much worse. Proair has taking a good couple of hours for me to feel "almost" normal. I still have some tightness in my chest but I am able to breathe. I had a different brand previously and didn't have these issues. Glad I decided to check up on things. I'm going to find out about getting my old brand back.
ProAir does not provide relief of asthma attack. It does not open up airways. Only Proventil works within minutes. BCBS makes doctors prescribe ProAir HFA instead of allowing them to prescribe PROVENTIL. ProAir inhaler does not relieve constricted airways. Puts asthma sufferers in a dangerous situation.
I have used this brand for several years. Most of the time they are fine, but the most recent two that I have gotten have been repeatedly clogging after a few uses. This causes no medicine to be dispensed. If you rinse the plastic part out with hot water, it will unclog for a bit. Because this is a rescue inhaler, do you see how it could be a problem if it doesn't dispense medicine? I do not know if there has been a design change, but this needs to be addressed. I do not have much confidence in this product right now, and it could literally be a matter of life or death.
I try to not use the inhaler much as possible. Yet when I do need it, it runs out for no reason. IT LEAKS. I'm talking about the yellow plastic dispenser.
I've had asthma since I was born and I've been using ventolin inhalers ever since I can remember and these proair inhalers actually make my asthma attack worse unless I take 5 to 7 puffs. I won't buy them anymore. I had to go through my insurance and get approval to continue using my regular ventolin inhalers. Luckily I have a ppo plan so they didn't give me trouble. Just a lil' aggravating to have to call and wait for override. I hope everyone will do the same and get rid of proair for good.
The Proair HFA inhaler I picked up today had 54 doses left of 200 doses according to the reading on the actuator. I also did a floating test and the canister floated instead of sinking if it had been full. Is this the norm or just a fluke?
I don't need the inhaler very often and about 3 years ago when I had to use it, it didn't seem to work at all. It was not clogged, it just didn't work. I used an expired CFC inhaler during the next attack I had and it worked immediately. I complained to my doctor who said that the new propellant was a very fine product that worked (end of conversation).
This time (2015) I was having a very bad attack and used a brand new Proair and it did not work. It was primed and blowing a nice big cloud of mist. I was jittery, and headachey, but I still could not breath after 15-30 minutes. It was almost 45 to an hour before I started getting relief. It seems that the propellant actually makes the attack worse. I'm getting plenty of medicine, but the irritation from the alcohol or HFA does not allow the medicine to work.
I once again complained to the doctor who said, "no one else had complained". The asthma coordinator for the HMO I belong to just kept saying that the "studies show it works" and that it's for the benefit of the environment. This is very disturbing as I have talked to a friend who also has asthma and she says she has had to take 5-6 puffs and had it not work for her. Now she has a nebulizer that she uses. Please post if you are having problems because as soon as I can get enough references to back me up, I will write the FDA and everyone else I can think of. But I need some back up because they aren't going to listen unless there is a lot of us.
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Immerse yourself in the heart of America's most famous seaside artists' colony. Located on Bearskin Neck and nestled in the center of Rockport's vibrant and exciting colonial historic district, replete with shops, galleries, restaurants, fishmongers, kayaking, schooner tours, and the finest lobsters in the North Atlantic. Steps from our door you may visit idyllic beaches, bandstands, our library, churches, yacht clubs, whale watching tours, fishing charters, art association, golf, and bicycling. A short drive into Gloucester...the famous fisherman statue, cruise ships, modern fishing boats and processors, Fitz Hugh Lane and the location of 'The Perfect Storm.' Five authentic lighthouses within minutes drive. Nine beaches as well! Travel by train to Boston in approximately 1 hour to view the birthplace of the American Revolution and the Freedom Trail, famous Newbury Street shopping boutiques, Boston's Museum of Science, and International 5-star dining.
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This apartment was the PERFECT location and size for my sisters and I to spend the weekend in Rockport. We walked every where aside from a few short excursions.
My husband and I wanted to take a fall trip/anniversary trip, so since I'm the planner, I got to searching for places to stay up in New England and found Rockport, MA! Bear Skin Neck is such an amazing place! If you want to go somewhere that is small, homey and has that Cape Cod vibe, go here! In November, it is sort of their off season, so we had the place to ourselves. It was like walking around a little Cape Cod movie set and there are tons of cute stores and vintage post boxes! Also check out Motif #1, a little red building in town that is worth several pictures and covered in colorful buoys.
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The only downside was the tiny bathroom. Perfect for two. There were four of us and we found it a little small, but hey, we survived and loved everything else about the apartment. Comfortable beds. TV's were old and poor reception, if it were not for the debate, we would never have turned it on, so not a future deal breaker. Complimentary wi-fi, nice. Would recommend if you want to stay in town and be close to everything. The hot dog place across the street had the friendliest employees and great hotdogs. Roys for lobster rolls! Oh okay, we will be back. All in all a fantastic stay, the apartment is very reasonably priced considering the location.
My husband, preschool-aged son, dog and I stayed at the apartment for 5 nights and absolutely loved it. The location is perfect, a moments walk to coffee, pastries, restaurants, art, shops and the water. There is no parking at the apartment, but it didn't bother us and we didn't even use our car for the first 3 days since everything was RIGHT outside our doorstep. The apartment is layed out nice, where my husband and I stayed in the master bedroom next to the kitchen and our son stayed in the front bedroom right over the bakery. The setup let us spread out for evenings in and since the apartment is the full length of the building, there was lots of room to play or have our son get energy out when we didn't feel like heading outside. The bakery downstairs shares an enterance and their music can be heard in the apartment, but they were always pleasant and we enjoyed the tunes! All rooms had a nice breeze and even though we were a floor up from a bustling street, it definitely had a relaxing cottage vibe. So happy we found this rental and will definitely be coming back!!
The town of Rockport and the city of Gloucester make up the island portion of Cape Ann. Joined to the mainland by 2 bridges, Cape Ann forms the northeast extreme of Massachusetts. Rockport enjoys a unique tourist setting perched on the edge of the Atlantic's rocky shore. Home to some of America's finest artists, as well as intrepid lobstermen who grace our evening tables with crustaceans plucked from the sea that very morning. A setting to make Norman Rockwell proud, white churches and picket fences abound. Famous in the late 1800's for its granite resources quarried by generations of Swedish and Finnish craftsmen, look for the unique rock walls each worker built around his home during his cherished days off. Sunset cruises aboard a 2-masted schooner complement a day on the ocean photographing humpback whales or fishing Jeffries' Ledge. Each Sunday night on Back Beach the bandstand comes alive with the music of local musicians. Escape into a story-book setting, and relax.
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BATTERY: 2000 mAh (12h 3G talk time)
MEMORY: 4 GB + MicroSD
- Dual SIM card support
- The camera lacks autofocus
- Too little RAM memory (0.5 GB RAM)
- Low pixel density screen (196 ppi)
- Low-resolution camera (5 megapixels)
- Device type:
- Smart phone
- Android (4.2)
- Dimensions:
- 5.75 x 2.78 x 0.37 inches (146 x 70.6 x 9.3 mm)
- Weight:
the average is 5.4 oz (153 g) 6.17 oz (175 g)
- 6.17 oz (175 g)
- Colors:
- Black, Gray, Yellow, Blue, Red, White
- Physical size:
- 5.0 inches
- Resolution:
- 480 x 854 pixels
- Pixel density:
Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It's measured in "pixels per inch", or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.
- 196 ppi
- Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
- Screen-to-body ratio:
- 66.80 %
- Features:
- Light sensor, Proximity sensor
- Camera:
- 5 megapixels
- Flash:
- Camcorder:
- 1280x720 (720p HD)
- Front-facing camera:
- 0.3 megapixels VGA
- Processor:
Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.
- Dual-core, 1300 MHz
- Graphics processor:
- ARM Mali-400 MP1
- System memory:
System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.
- Built-in storage:
- Storage expansion:
- microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 64 GB
- Capacity:
- 2000 mAh
- Type:
- User replaceable
- Talk time:
the average is 24 h (1434 min) 24.00 hours
- 24.00 hours
- Stand-by time:
the average is 19 days (460 h) 37.5 days (900 hours)
- 37.5 days (900 hours)
- Talk time (3G):
the average is 40 h (2383 min) 12.00 hours
- 12.00 hours
- Stand-by time (3G):
the average is 23 days (556 h) 20.8 days (500 hours)
- 20.8 days (500 hours)
- Music player:
- Filter by:
- Album, Artist, Playlists
- Features:
- Album art cover, Background playback
- Filter by:
- Speakers:
- Earpiece, Loudspeaker
- 850, 1900 MHz
- Data:
- HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s
- Multiple SIM cards:
- 2 slots
Phone features
- Sensors:
- Accelerometer
- Notifications:
- Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
- Other features:
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording
- Bluetooth:
- 4.0
- Wi-Fi:
- Yes
- Mobile hotspot:
- Yes
- Connector:
- microUSB
- Features:
- Mass storage device, USB charging
- Positioning:
Positioning - This field shows the positioning systems supported by the device. There are three main types: GPS, A-GPS and GLONASS. GPS - This is one of the most widespread global positioning technologies, developed and maintained by the U.S. government. It uses satellites in order to detect your location. Works best in clear weather. A-GPS - A-GPS stands for Assisted GPS and is the industry standard for positioning and navigation. "Assisted" means that it can use local wireless networks, in addition to satellites, for quicker and more precise localization. GLONASS - GLONASS is a global positioning system, developed by the Russian Federation. It's very similar to GPS, but isn't so popular in cell phones.
- Navigation:
- Yes
- Other:
- Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync
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PowersportsMax9448 rush street s. EL Monte, Ca , California USA
PowersportsMax sent me a Motor cycle that is junk ---poor service and lies EL Monte, Ca California
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You can solve the problems with powersportsmax the legal way
SUBMITTED: Monday, May 09, 2016POSTED: Monday, May 09, 2016
I happen to do a google search and came accross their website and was suprised how low they sell them, as an American doing business in china i know prices and their prices are similar to wholesale IN CHINA. So i decided to do a google search and found so many complains and like the olg saying goes if it sounds to good to be true than it is.
After doing some investigation i see that the person listed with state of california secretary of state records is a person by the name of "Jie Dou" (usually the personal liste is the owner) and as i suspected previously the owner is chinese because this is who they conduct business there and get away with it, they sell you anything (working or not) than your on your own.
I checked google maps which i saw that they do have a physical location with their name on the building and as many reported and i saw it on google maps their company is regsitered with the state of California as DEEALS, INC. Which their license was suspended in 01/13/2005 with California State Secretary Entity Number: C2718316 which according to state laws THEY CAN NOT operate (do business) under that name since suspended and the agent of services is lsited as "JIE DOU" (usually the company owner).
I decided to do a further check and saw that this person has regsitered another name and currently (as of May, 09,2016) operating their website powersportmax.com (and www.Maxpro-llc.com and charging/billing under the name of Maxpro LCC) and this name MaxPro LLC is registered with the California State Secretarty as of 03/17/2011 and the staof California shows currently active (as of May, 09,2016) with California Secretary Entity number: 201109410072
Here is what i would suggest... If you have a bills of sale/invoice/ anything that you purchased after the suspenion date of DEEAL, INC and that name on the invoice or bill of sale you can contact California State Secretarys office (their website and phone number listed on google) and file a complain and i would bring up that this person keeps switching names and operating under the same DBA and same location and ripping people off and also notify Los Angeles city attorney's office and California Attorney generals office includding BBB and any other entity that will and can take legal action against them to recover your money or run them out of business. But this kind of people are smart and if already havent they will create other website(s), Corportaions either in their name or someone else.
MOST IMPORTANTLY: if you belive you have a strong case, and live in California, than i would take them to small claims court and i believe currently the small claims amount has to be under $7500 which seems like 99% of the complaints compensation is about. Small claims you do not and can not bring an attorney to the court, however you can consult one, and the processing time is much much quicker weeks or 1-2 months rather than a year or years if were to get an attorney and you claim is over $7500
Some tips: like the old saying goes if it sounds to good to be true than there is a big chance it might be and google them it only takes miutes and you can save thousands and alot of headaches. DO NOT rely on customer reviews and these websites can create their own.
If you cant contact the company via the phone they provided than how good is even a lifetime support or warranty do you if no one ever answers or replies to emails?
And remember there is always ALWAYS............ a catch. Which in this case seems no support, no parts, and you buy something that wont run (as reports stated) and basically something that you cant even sell for pennys on the dollar to recycle it.
This is my personal opinion and im not an attorney and dont take this as legal advise. Just stating some facts and how i would go about doing things. Good Luck
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Is Resolved
SUBMITTED: Thursday, April 03, 2014POSTED: Thursday, April 03, 2014
Thanks to Mike The manager.
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Think they might have made good.
SUBMITTED: Wednesday, December 18, 2013POSTED: Wednesday, December 18, 2013
It took really a Long time But My bike is done and being shipped back to me as they said.
I paid for the shipping back to them. Repaired Labor & Parts.
You say, Hey - It was a new bike.
My Son was the first to try riding My new Bike, and in the 1st 6miles found the defect, the bike crashed.
They said they fixed that as well. If this is true A big Thanks goes out to J. C..
He really put up with Me. But I am in La crosse wisconsin. And they are in in Calf. Was told Two week turn around.
They got the bike Oct. 29th 2013. Was told it will be shipped today and be here in a week. Will update on results.
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Might be resoved
SUBMITTED: Wednesday, December 18, 2013POSTED: Wednesday, December 18, 2013
6D on 5/23/2013 recv. it on 5/29/2013 at a of cost $858.95 plus shipping $239.95 a total of $1098.90 With in one the week, I am to be getting getting my bike back. I will keep you updated to what happens. They got the bike the on the 29th of October 2013. It is now 12/18/2013. I had to pay to have it shipped back to them. When I shipped it to them at the cost of $ 239.95 it took from 10/23/2013 and was recv. by them 10/29/2013. They agreed to Fix the Bike cover the cost for parts / labor / Shipping home. My son was hurt finding the defect in the bike. I will be happy to get my bike back at the cost of $858.95 plus shipping $239.95. Total $1098.90 then $239.95 to send it to them. $ 1338.85 and a riding season lost. Oh am I happy. Leason Learned?
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Several proposals have been made for banks around third party remuneration in the final Sedgwick Review
An increase in the number of complaints against third party originated mortgages is expected to occur in the future
The ASIC banning of Victorian broker Ravind Prasad is a warning to the cowboys of the industry, say brokers: "You can no longer sleep well at night".
Yesterday, Australian Broker reported that ASIC had banned Ravind Prasad, who had been formerly expelled by the MFAA and had his accreditation cancelled by Choice and ANZ.
His offence? Prasad had failed to let ASIC in on these previous censures. Brokers were impressed by ASIC's action, though some said it may have taken too long for the regulator to move.
"This is great news, it's nice to see ASIC out there doing this, I just have to wonder why it took six months from him being expelled by the MFAA," Ozboy wrote on the Australian Broker Online forum.
"It is good to see that ASIC have acted. I would have preferred to see that happen a little quicker," said Country Broker.
"The question has to be asked: if this bloke wasn't good enough to be a Choice or ANZ broker and was expelled by the MFAA why let him back at all?," Tim asked.
Stephen Dinte raised the question of whether it was still too easy for cowboys to enter the industry.
"This story highlights the fact that it is remains too easy for a person with limited knowledge and experience to gain acceptance by an aggregator, by our industry body and then be granted accreditation by lenders. It is the drive by these groups for income (greed) that allows this to occur. Nothing has changed during all my years as a broker, and I certainly don't expect that things will change in the future."
It was Country Broker who threw down the gauntlet to any remaining cowboys. "This serves as notice to all the cowboys out there, you can no longer sleep well at night!" he said.
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Hey All,
Here's the cause:
"Unfortunately your submission Reggae Gnome Fest – Print Flyer Template isn't quite ready for GraphicRiver.
Additionally, we have some extra feedback for you:
The flyer design looks interesting although a bit more work is require in the typography here.
You need to clean up the design a bit more, organize the elements and improve the typography layout design."
Here's the flyer:
Any suggestions?
- Nun Kwon
I think you're getting closer to a design that will be approved by Graphic River! One of the things that bothers me about this is the website. If I were driving by I wouldn't be able to see it as clearly as the rest of the text on this signage, due to its size.
Maybe making it larger and positioning it to the right of a left aligned logo area at the very bottom would work?
I'd try that and see what happens. For some reason, I'm also thinking you may want to make all fonts uniform in this (1 font max); but I'm not so sure.
Anyway I hope some of that helps!
- Nun Kwon
I think Dfinepixel is on to something… I'd give those suggestions a shot!
- Nun Kwon
Okay, after looking at this and thinking for a second I believe I may have some input for you.
1.) It looks very simple and plain. (although with all of this minimalist design focus it's not a bad thing)
2.) It lacks areas for certain information, and the information itself. Typically when people are selling houses, condos or other living spaces, they provide: a.) the name of the person to contact; b.) an area for the business logo, c.) website and other info if needed.
So what I would do if I were you is keep the general positioning/layout. I like the upper/lower area space.
I like the colors but I would change the way they are used to show much more contrast between the two areas of information. What came to mind was taking that lower area and making everything between the upper and lower grey lines, grey, instead of white. Change the phone number to white. Underneath the phone number provide an area for a website and/or other information (in font size smaller than the phone number)
Move the "A flat for sale" and house image up a little. I'd say completely get rid of those colorful tab like things at the very top. Underneath the "A flat for sale" and house image should be text stating "CONTACT JANE DOE." I'd center/justify the text across the entire span of the left edge of the upper text and right edge of the house image.
I think that may work better for Realty signage.
- Nun Kwon
I don't know… For some reason I'm wondering what it would look like if you changed the black to a crimson red with a light crimson red to dark crimson red gradient. I bet doing that along with replacing that white name area with a piece of tape that's angled in the same angle you could make those icons & contact info, would really spruce this up…
The idea came from your paint splashes… Trying to keep everything messy yet uniform & organized.
Kind of simple. Color change, 1 element change, and angle/position change. Hopefully that'll get your gears turning!
- Nun Kwon
I kind of like this logo. The symbol's shape reminds me of a "modern" take on stylizing the head of a wrench. I could see people into construction, repair, and other general maintenance services want to purchase this.
A suggestion. Why not take out the "O" in "Octobold" and use your symbol as the "O." I wonder what it would look like as a completely horizontally focused logo.
Put your thinking cap on. There's a lot you can do with this concept.
- Nun Kwon
I'm a little confused as to how these banners will work on the web. Perhaps you can create an image showing us what they would look like when hosted on a website. This would better give everyone an idea of how they should function and what the aesthetic value of your items truly is.
From your response to SomethingDesign it seems that these banners are ones consisting of shadows, duct tape, page flips and more. These can be different from other banners I've seen, but I am still curious of how they function (design-wise) in a website.
- Nun Kwon
An interesting dilemma. What I would suggest you do in a situation like this is offer the company to purchase the rights to an edited version of the mascots you've already placed here. Just as long as the two version are not exactly alike, you can retain the mascots you are selling on Graphic River, and sell the rights to a completely different set of mascots (although fairly similar), to this company.
Simple edits like changing certain colors, sizes of objects/elements etc, can provide you with a means of pleasing all three parties involved: yourself, your buyers on Graphic River, and this company…
Make sure the price you are selling to the company for is one that is beneficial for you. When thinking about this price I'd suggest doing one of two things:
1. Multiplying the total sum of hours spent on developing the product by what you feel you should be paid per hour.
2. Researching what companies pay other Design Agencies/Companies for similar products and craft your price according to industry standards.
There's also the secret number 3 which is charging them whatever you feel your products are worth to you.
In the end, your decisions regarding this will pay off one way or another!
- Nun Kwon
Greetings! I think this flyer design has potential. However, like SomethingDesign pointed out, it is similar in layout/composition to many of the flyers Graphic River currently hosts. I'd suggest seeing what it looks like to place the main title "Costume Party" above the model, and lowering the model's position to where your lower text divider can crop off the lower portion of her body.
Doing this still keeps the elements centered, but just not in the same position as many of the other flyers created by designers on Graphic River.
Another thing to try out might be making smart objects out of all of the diamond-shaped, gradient areas in the background, and dropping in different models wearing different costumes. This, in combination with removing the main model from the image and focusing more on typography could work out very well for a composition like yours.
Food for thought.
- Nun Kwon
I like the way you matched the colors of their outfits with the colors of the typography! Very nice touch and very good design. Subtle and fitting.
- Nun Kwon


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Hes Still Your Boogie Man
Hialeah, stand up! Its been almost 30 years since local hero Harry Wayne Casey shortened his moniker to KC and started pumping the disco jams. KC and the Sunshine Band put the Magic City on the map with tunes like (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty and Boogie Shoes. Back then KC was a veritable sex symbol. Now older and wiser, he looks damn good for his age hello, have you seen some of the cats from Earth, Wind, and Fire recently? and hes still kicking out the jams just the way (uh huh, uh huh) we like them.
Disco died a quick and painful death in the early Eighties, a dark era when hair was styled upward and everyone put away the polyester flares and apparently forgot how to get down. Thanks to videogames such as Dance Dance Revolution (which has used KC and the Sunshine Band hits in three of its releases) and a stream of commercials using Thats the Way I Like It to sell products, younger generations are familiar with the boogie man. Take the kids and show them how you jammed in the Seventies minus the swingin exhibitionism and the Bolivian marching powder, natch. Get down tonight at 7:30 at the BankUnited Center. Tickets start at $34.75.
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A stroller is one of those things I spent hours and days and weeks agonizing over before having my first baby. What brand, how much should it weigh, how small is it when folded up, etc. In the end, we bought a stroller/infant seat combo and used iit about a dozen times when my daughter was small. (I actually preferred carrying her in the baby bjorn over pushing a humongous stroller.) But the stroller we have used the most – BY FAR – is this umbrella stroller. Your baby probably won't be ready for it until he/she is old enough to sit up (there isn't a lot of support), but after that, you'll use this in the airport, at the mall, at the amusement park, for walks around the block, and everywhere else. And if it gets banged up or lost, it is inexpensive enough to replace. But after 5 years, my umbrella stroller is still in great shape, traveled all over the country and has carried two kids. We keep one in my car and one in my husband's car at all times! You won't want to leave home without this one.
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MarleneK (1 reviews) on Nov. 13th, 2015
MarleneK (1 reviews) on Nov. 13th, 2015
80 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5The tea is a slighter version of Earl Grey. You get less citrus this time around (I think it's the lemon). It's still a good cup to have when you want something delicate and gentle. I use a little bit of milk and sugar. Of course, you can use it to your liking.
SippingTea1976 (5 reviews) on Oct. 13th, 2015
SippingTea1976 (5 reviews) on Oct. 13th, 2015
63 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 4/5I HATE Earl Grey - and Twinings is no exception - but Lady Grey I can somehow tolerate. Maybe it's the lemon mixed with the bergamot? Anyhow this one smells way better than it tastes and you do NOT want to add milk to it. I had it both with and without Splenda to see what it would be like. Meh.
spaflam (166 reviews) on Mar. 4th, 2015
spaflam (166 reviews) on Mar. 4th, 2015
80 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 5/5This tea has a soft flavor. It has a good citrus aroma and leaves a creamy aftertaste that I like. I may be biased in my verdict since I love Earl Grey teas.
Xnerdz (3 reviews) on Jan. 14th, 2015
Xnerdz (3 reviews) on Jan. 14th, 2015
It is good without any sugar, milk, honey... or anything. It is soft enough on its own.
I don't know where to by this one specifically since I've received it in a demo package. But I presume it is around 4$ for 20 bags, as I've seen other Twining products of such price in store. I may revise the value the next time I go shopping and check it out.
77 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5A slightly sweeter version of Earl Grey with a bit more orange flavoring. It's my wife's favorite.
Stacey (5 reviews) on Nov. 29th, 2014
Stacey (5 reviews) on Nov. 29th, 2014
77 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 3/5This is one of the more memorable teas I've tried. Strong (but not overwhelming) flavour, very pleasant aroma. I found a tiny touch of milk was nice with it.
Cris Chouinard (1 reviews) on Apr. 15th, 2014
Cris Chouinard (1 reviews) on Apr. 15th, 2014
100 Aroma: 10/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 5/5Lady Grey is my favorite breakfast tea! It has a soft, floral and citrus fragrance and tastes lighter and smoother than Earl Grey. Add cream and sugar and this tea becomes a delicate and refreshing alternative to coffee or English Breakfast tea.
Jael (1 reviews) on Apr. 6th, 2014
Jael (1 reviews) on Apr. 6th, 2014
53 Aroma: 5/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 3/5Meh. Again, I was underwhelmed by this tea from Twinings. Like their Earl Grey tea, I certainly appreciated the use of citrus to balance out the black tea. However, I found the overall effect unimpressive. I really need to try a high quality Earl Grey or Lady Grey tea to give these styles a fair shot. I'm glad I have a baseline idea of what to expect now, though.
Brytta Sóþword (288 reviews) on Feb. 23rd, 2014
Brytta Sóþword (288 reviews) on Feb. 23rd, 2014
67 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 3/5Slightly citrus taste that has a decent fruity smell... bland without additives though x2
geologyguy (108 reviews) on Aug. 30th, 2013
geologyguy (108 reviews) on Aug. 30th, 2013
53 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 1/5 Value: 4/5I have no complaints about the aroma, it smells like a mix of oranges and lemons, which is pleasant, especially first thing in the morning when you need an extra zing.
Amanda (338 reviews) on Aug. 19th, 2013
Amanda (338 reviews) on Aug. 19th, 2013
Sadly the flavor left a lot to be desired, it tasted too artificial. Like drinking a particularly weak tea that accidentally had some perfume dumped into it. This is the first tea I have had in a long time that I did not like at all.
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The remit for the family summer holiday initially sounded vague: a villa or house with swimming pool somewhere hot-ish - preferably France, Spain or Italy. Clearly we were keeping our options open with half a continent to look at. So: where to start?
When you begin listing specific requirements it's surprising how choice disappears. Type your criteria into various online booking sites, and the process of elimination is fast and brutal. In minutes whole swathes of landmass are eliminated. If you think you've got too much choice, try this: book late - around March - when the better organised have grabbed the best places. Type in school-holiday dates and watch properties get wiped off your screen. Then search for swimming pools which are gated, to prevent unsupervised dips by those who have yet to learn to swim. Include the specification that the villa has to be in walking distance of a village or town, and finally keep within your budget. Now see what you're left with: not a lot.
However, we did manage to find somewhere that ticked all our boxes. It was a town house with gated pool, in the most southern region of Spain - Andalucia - in a picturesque town called Gaucin. Restaurants, shops and tapas bars were all within walking distance, and the beach was just a 35-minute drive away.
We flew to Malaga airport, a one-and-a-half-hour drive from Gaucin. From here, we drove along the "superhighway" which runs parallel to the Costa del Sol - zipping by those well-known resorts: Torremolinos, Fuengirola, Marbella and Estepona.
I was last here more than 20 years ago. What a change. If ever a part of the globe had undergone a concrete makeover, it's this coast - apartment block after holiday-let apartment block. Clearly building restrictions don't feature much round here; on every horizon a crane or digger toiled away in an attempt to satisfy sun-seekers, both indigenous and Northern European.
But then we turned off the superhighway and headed for the hills and mountains, up a windy road that brought us to Andalucia's hillside "white towns" and a very different vista. The province boasts many pueblos blancos, towns and villages with stark, whitewashed buildings painted a shade of bright, bleached, white that you can see from miles away. Close up you realise how ingeniously created these monochrome clusters of buildings are as they seemingly grip on to the sides of steep hills and mountains. This is Spain's Cotswolds: lots of little towns and villages, distinctive because of the homogenous colour of their buildings, charming in an old-world sort of way, and increasingly well preserved by those who can afford the property prices.
In the Andalucian hinterland these Moorish fortress towns, with their castles and churches, have altered little in appearance over the centuries. Gaucin is a classic of its kind: perched on a hillside with the Castillo del Aguila at its eastern edge, the town fans out beside it. From this castle, and the balconies of many of the town's houses, there are awesome views across the countryside to Gibraltar and the North African coast.
Gaucin has curling, cobbled streets just wide enough for cars to squeeze down in single file, and for donkeys to travel in both directions with ease. There's a church, a main square with a very good tapas bar (Bar Paco Pepe), a couple of grocery shops, and a butcher's shop in someone's front room.
There's also quite a lot of gentrification going on in Gaucin. As you wander around you notice the number of derelict properties being renovated and the new ones being built. Once more, the northern tribes are encroaching, though in a much more tasteful manner than on the coast. Expatriates began settling in Gaucin more than 20 years ago - many of them artists seeking the "real" Spain. Now it's more second-property seekers looking for a Tuscan-style bolt-hole, which is reflected in the prices of property and in restaurants. Despite this, Gaucin retains a certain authenticity.
There's a pecking order to these white towns, the most famous being Ronda, a 45-minute drive from Gaucin. Ronda is stunning: best appreciated early before the sun is too hot and the tourist hordes too dense. The town has a dramatic centrepiece - a huge great gorge, El Tojo, which splits Ronda in two. A dark stone stairway will take you down the 60 metres to the river below, the Guadalevin. The stairs were carved under the Casa del Rey Moro (the house of the Moorish king) by Christian slaves.
From the bottom you can look up at this awe-inspiring gorge and see huge white town-houses gripping the sides of it. The two parts of Ronda are linked by a striking 18th-century arched bridge over the gorge. On one side it leads to La Ciudad, the old Moorish part of the town with characteristic cobbled streets, this time lined with mansions. On the other side is Plaza de Toros, the oldest bullring in Spain, where the rules of "modern" bullfighting were fleshed out. There's a museum attached with photos of two regular visitors from a different era: Ernest Hemingway and Orson Welles.
Scattered around this countryside are other, smaller, towns - lower-key than Ronda but gratifyingly much less crowded. Each has a very different character and feel. Jimena de la Frontera is a hill-town on the road to Ronda, with a Moorish castle at its pinnacle and the Los Alcornocales Natural Park, popular with walkers and birdwatchers, on its borders. The town's cobbled streets are so steep and narrow that walking up to the castle is easier than driving. Then there's Ubrique, an authentic white town, but one with a much more businesslike and contemporary feel than the others. Ubrique has a thriving leather industry, but its working nature means that it is not every holidaymaker's favourite.
The "prettiest white town" award probably goes to Grazalema - high in the mountains in the middle of the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park. It's very neat, gleaming white, and well-kept. There are lots of immaculate houses with window boxes and shiny wrought-iron railings, a plaza with a church, shops and reasonably priced restaurants and tapas bars. It's surprisingly lush; we were told by the locals that this is the part of Spain that gets the highest rainfall each year.
The coast is very different. The sea is clean, the beaches well kept, and on a weekday morning it's not too busy. The big drawback, though, is the scenery. It's more built-up than Canary Wharf. It was because of this that we headed to Tarifa, strictly speaking on Spain's Costa de la Luz rather than Sol. Tarifa, where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean, is just 11km from Africa. It's wild and windy. It's also surfer-central, the location and climate providing perfect conditions for both wind- and kite-surfing.
We headed for one of the town's beaches - the Playa de los Lances - and were sandblasted. The wind blew the sand with such ferocity that it stung. We zigzagged across the beach to the shoreline and, in that slightly unhinged Northern European way, decided that we'd started so we'd finish. Cowering behind a beach-hut we changed, and ventured into the aquamarine sea. Our dip didn't last long - the sandstorm was no less forgiving just because we were in the sea. Relief was found in Tarifa's old town - twisty lanes, some very good restaurants and a café on almost every corner.
Gaucin and its surrounds worked for us, eventually, not only because we were selective in what we wanted but because the area lends itself well to family holidays.
Malaga airport is served by GB Airways (0870 850 9850; www.ba.com), Monarch (08700 405040; www.flymonarch.com), easyJet (0905 821 0905; www.easyJet.com), Bmibaby (0871 224 0224; www.bmibaby.com), Thomsonfly (0870 190 0737; www.thomsonfly.com), XL.com (0870 320 7777; www.xl.com), Flyglobespan (0870 556 1522; www.flyglobespan.com), FlyBe (0871 700 0123; www.flybe.com), Jet2.com (0871 226 1737; www.jet2.com); and by charters such as First Choice Airways (0870 850 3999; www.firstchoice.co.uk) and Fly Thomas Cook (08707 520 918; www.flythomascook.com).
To reduce the impact on the environment, you can buy an "offset" from Equiclimate (0845 456 0170; www.ebico.co.uk) or Pure (020-7382 7815; www.puretrust.org.uk).
Gaucin/El Colmenar is on the Algericas-Bobadilla railway line (Rail Europe: 08708 371 371; www.raileurope.co.uk).
Hertz (08708 44 88 44; www.hertz.co.uk) offers a week's car rental from £120 in south Spain.
The writer stayed in the three-bedroomed Sculptor's House in Gaucin, booked through Owners Direct (01372 229330; www.ownersdirect.co.uk/gaucin.htm). Rental starts at £650 per week.
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The bin man spins, slides and twirls his litter stick as he collects rubbish in Chiswick, stopping passers-by in their tracks.
Thousands of people have watched YouTube clips of the self-styled "Ziggy Dust" and residents have raved about him on online forums wondering who he is and what he listens to on his iPod.
Jackie Carr said: "I love the dancing bin man who works in Chiswick High Road. He makes me smile every time I see him." Kieran Loughran said: "The dancing bin man is a breath of fresh air."
It can now be revealed that he is Zbigniew Colbecki, 47, a Pole who came to Britain three years ago. He worked as a watchmaker and a DJ in his home town of Torun, played in a rock band, and performed as a juggler in a circus.
Ziggy said today: "I dance while I am working as it makes it more fun. I love music and dancing. I am used to performing and I get a great reaction from people in Chiswick. Mothers stop with their children and dance with me and one old lady phoned the council to say she wanted to take me for a cup of tea on my break. It is not the most interesting of jobs but I am very happy doing it as I make other people happy and have made lots of friends."
Ziggy says he has more than 1,500 songs on his iPod, adding: "I love any jazzy stuff, Brazilian music, funky house and James Brown. Amy Winehouse is great and I can play Duffy's song Mercy about 50 times a day."
Ziggy insisted he was not trying to imitate-Michael Jackson. He said: "I have always had my own free-style steps. I just improvise, watching my shadow on the pavement and my reflection in the shop windows. It is very tiring because I dance up to seven hours a day six days a week but it is good exercise."
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The morning passed by without much incident- no homework, though it didn't matter much to me anyway. It was easy to avoid him- we didn't have any classes together yet. It was lunch that I dreaded, and the rest of the day following.
The bell rang, and it was now time for lunch. My stomach did little flips and tied itself in knots. I didn't feel the need to be nervous, but I was all the same. I walked to the cafeteria lethargically, dragging my feet and walking slowly- prolonging my time.
I paused in the doorway, briefly noting that my table was, for the time being, empty. I walked to the back of the room and sat down, resting my head on my arms.
I felt the table shake slightly, and knew that somebody had sat down at the other end of the table. The fact that I couldn't tell who it was told me it was Carson. I'm not quite sure if that made sense or not, but whatever.
I looked up for a second to be sure, to see that I had been right. Carson was sitting in the same position as me, chin resting on his arms. I sighed and got up and switched to a fairly empty table. The few kids that were there dropped their jaws and gawked at me. Carson followed, and I moved back to my table. He followed me there, too.
"Seattle," He whined.
"Leave me alone," I glared at him.
"Seattle, com on. I know you're mad at me, but please just let me talk," he pleaded. He looked up at me, peering through his thick eyelashes. I wanted, so badly, so desperately to listen to him, to hear him out. But I couldn't. I refused to cave into this mad desire.
His eyes held me captive for an immeasurable moment, and it was all I could do to break that hold and switch back to the silent table of shocked kids. I was growing tired of this game and my patience was slipping away. With a temper such as mine, I supposed this wasn't a good thing.
He stared at me again, this time in shock. I didn't understand it. He recovered from whatever had caught him off guard quickly, though, and tried reasoning again.
"Seattle, please. Just let me talk for a minute," He pleaded. He did that thing again with his eyes; I realized then, that he was trying to use compulsion on me, because I wanted nothing more than to talk to him.
NO! I will NOT let him control me like this! But... I was so curious. I had to let him speak, had to hear what he had to say. No, no, no, no, no. These were bad thoughts, stupid thoughts. This was a mind game, his mind game. I couldn't afford to lose this one. My life was at stake here. If I make one wrong move, it's poof. Game over, and there's no redo's in this one.
With all of my strength, or so it felt, I resisted the false desire. I got up and moved to my original table again. He frowned, folling me again.
"Fine. You have thirty seconds to say anything, and then you leave me alone," I said, not sure I really wanted him to leave me alone. God... I did it. I caved, and I had tried so hard. After everything, it was going to end just like this.
His eyes alight with triumph, he opened his mouth to speak. "I'm sorry. I really am. I didn't mean for it to happen, and I was stupid to bring it up." I knew what he was talking about. But, for some reason, he wasn't saying what exactly it was he was talking about to spare me as much as he could from the listening kids around us.
"Fifteen, fourteen..." I murmured. I knew he heard me. I continued counting backwards in my head.
"I don't know how I'm going to make it up to you yet, but I promise you that I will," he said. He sounded so sincere. I saw through it, though. But he was a good actor, I admitted, giving him some credit for ruining my so-so life here in Coldwater.
"You don't need to make it up, because you're not getting a chance," I said solemnly. I hoped he couldn't see any pain in my eyes. Because, though it was stupid, and I shouldn't feel that way, I did. It hurt more than I expected it would to say the words aloud.
"Please," He begged.
"No," I said, trying to convince myself now, more than I was trying to convince him. For some reason, I didn't want him to give up. But I knew that he had to. He was a Silver Liner for God's sake.
I shook my head, laughing humorlessly at myself. And I walked away. Without a word, I left the big room, ignoring the curious stares that followed me.


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The campaign was due to stop at the stroke of midnight, and the crowd of flag-waving, singing followers, deprived of 'Bibi', whipped themselves into a frenzy by parading a huge canvas of a buxom cavewoman astride a dead tiger.
The tiger is the symbol of Ms Bhutto's rival, the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) of Nawaz Sharif. Nobody seemed to mind that the picture of the barbarian woman, clad in the fur of a very small animal, was more appropriate for the record cover of a heavy metal band than for the poster of a timidly attired Muslim mother of three who wants desperately to be Pakistan's next prime minister.
Finally, three minutes before 12, Ms Bhutto's campaign jeep ploughed through the crowd and Ms Bhutto was squeezed up the stairway to the open stage. 'We drove like in a James Bond film,' she rasped. Her voice was painful as a wound from the long, exhausting campaign, which began last July when the army forced Mr Sharif's resignation as prime minister. She did not have the time to say much, but she didn't have to. 'We shall defeat the tiger once and for all]' she shreiked.
Ms Bhutto's victory, however, is not certain. More than 50 million voters in this Muslim nation are trudging to the polls for the third time in five years. More than 70 parties are contesting the 217 national assembly seats and provincial assembly seats. But from the start, the election has been a straight battle between the PPP and the PML. The trouble is, many Pakistanis are rather weary of both Ms Bhutto and Mr Sharif and in an unpredictable mood.
The PPP will sweep Ms Bhutto's native Sindh, especially since Mr Sharif's allies in this southern state - the Muhajir Quami Movement of Indian Muslim refugees - are boycotting the elections. But in Punjab, which sends 115 assemblymen to the country's parliamentary body, the battle is more evenly matched. Najan Sethi, editor of the Friday Times, said: 'There seems to be a last-minute swing towards Nawaz Sharif in the Punjab.'
Regionalism is a strong, divisive force in Pakistan, and the Punjabis distrust the Sindhis. Mr Sharif is a Punjabi, a wealthy industrialist whose support lies among the nation's conservative shopkeepers and rising middle classes. If Ms Bhutto wins 30-35 national assembly seats in Sindh, as forecast, then Mr Sharif will need at least 70 seats from Punjab to beat her nationwide. Mr Sharif collected 92 Punjab seats in the 1990 elections, but those polls were allegedly rigged. This time, all the main parties agree that the voting looks fair. More than 100,000 soldiers will be guarding the polling stations to prevent the bullying of voters, and the caretaker government has proven its impartiality.
The rise of the Islamic fundamentalist parties is another imponderable. The Pakistan Islamic Front is expected to crumble some of Mr Sharif's backing among the urban, lower-middle classes.
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- Field of Study: Supply Chain Management
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- Skills: SAP / WMS, Microsoft Office, Leadership / Planning skills, Multi-tasking, Interpersonal / Communication skills
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- Oversee and manage all warehouse supervisors, coordinators & forklift drivers.
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- Analyze and implement cost reduction measures in all aspects of warehouse transactions and activities.
- Negotiate rates and maintain KPI's with sub-contractors supplying services to the company.
- Ensure relevant HR procedures are followed (appraisals, discipline, grievance, etc) and health and safety requirements are met.
- Maintain necessary communication strategy for the improvement and awareness of quality issues across all departments.
- Any other duties as assigned
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor Degree in Logistics / Supply Chain Management or equivalent from an accredited institution.
- Minimum 5 years of managerial experience in warehousing and logistics industry.
- Knowledge of the functionality of warehouse equipment, layouts, staffing and etc.
- Knowledge of SAP, WMS and Microsoft Office Applications.
- Good leadership and planning skills, resourceful, team player and able to multi-task.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Other information:
- Monday to Friday
- 8:30 to 5:30
- Tanjong Penjuru
If you have the above experience and competent on the job, you are invited to send your word format resume to firstname.lastname@example.com (R1114593) stating the position applied for in the email subject header for quicker processing