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***This has been handled***[ Edited ]
Finally this has been handled they gave me a complete refund and removed the broken games from my list, BRAVO SONY, finally you guys treat me like the customer that has nearly 1k purchased downloads in that same list.
I dunno who gave kudos to gkpama00 if I was waiting on his "method of approach" nothing would have ever gotten done, some people just accept anything these days and that's probably why I was in this situation to begin with, they know people will just take being treated like garbage and will wait forever.
Re: Weeks of waiting for "support" someone should be fired over these events[ Edited ]
No one higher than a supervisor is going to read your post here. That is pretty much a given. They don't talk to customers. That is customer support's job. As the problem that you describe should not be happening under any circumstances, is possible that no one at SCEA understands what the problem is, or how to fix it. I don't recall hearing anyone complain of this particular issue before. You seem to be under the impression that customer support is able, let alone obligated; to solve any problem that you have, in whatever time frame you consider reasonable. That is not the case. Customer support can't do anything about a problem like this. They have to refer it to the PSN software support team, and it could take them days, or even weeks to figure it out. They might never get to the bottom of it, if it is a really obscure problem. They won't spend unlimited resources trying, but they might give it more than a week. You have no choice really except to be patient. Complaining on the forum will certainly not get you faster action. Only a handful of people reading these forums even work for Sony, and the ones that do report to the same organization that you have been dealing with on the phone. I'm not sure why you thought that you would reach a higher authority by posting to the forum. You won't. It is unlikely that anyone will be fired for failing to solve your problem. That's not how corporate HR departments operate, doing that wouldn't solve your problem either, it isn't clear whose fault your problem is (if anyone's), and frankly your problem probably isn't that important to Sony. You are just one customer. If this was happening to thousands of people, then that might be a different story.


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Well son, I just admitted to myself I don't know how to live without you. You were my life for 23 years; you may not have realized it, but most everything I did was for you, to make your life better, or easier. Even after all the hell you put us thru in Epping, I still felt the same way. It may not have seemed that way sometimes to you. We had our fights, but I still loved you and always will.
I am trying to find a life for myself. I guess that is why I bought the motor home, cause I knew you were going to be gone to Canada soon. Not the way you are now, I planned on visits, phone calls, email.
But I knew I needed to build a life of my own, now I have to do it with out the phone calls etc…..
Damm you Jake. I'm sure you cussed me as you left the house. How could I call the cops? Well the way you were acting I knew I couldn't help you. You were not in your right mind. You had been taking cold pills all week, and then you started drinking that day.
You grabbed a pen, aimed it at your eye and said "I die now". What was I to think? You were too big for me to handle, and you had already taken a couple of half-hearted swings at me. And then you were talking like a Star Trek character .
This is how my son left.
A police officer showed up just as I was leaving work the next day to let me know my son had killed himself.
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It's been busy here at the bitmines lately.
We've implemented a lot of fixes to the Tablet PC Platform SDK, which will go out as part of the Windows SDK going forward. One very interesting set of bugs (imho) involved certain samples' assumption that they were being run single-threaded. Well, with the new CLR (Common Language Runtime) 2.0, that assumption is no longer true, so we've had to explicitly set them to STA.
We're polishing up the last quality measures for our features in Vista Beta 2. As one of our VPs famously said, we're not just fixing the plane in-flight, we're rebuilding it, and that's causing some pain in the internal automation tools we use to generate our measures vs the quality bars we have to meet. But I've done my part and touch input meets the release criteria for Beta 2. Ship it!
There has been quite a lot of interest in the Fujitsu-Siemens p1510d touch-enabled mini-notebook running Windows Tablet PC Edition 2005. I'm still trying to get some additional information out of some contacts at F-S, so no Vista news for you on that front.
The driver situation and Windows update path end-to-end for Vista really impress me today vs where we were 6 months ago. It's virtually seamless and very few drivers are unavailable from WU now. The ones that are missing, are for edge-case and legacy devices.
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TGF beta1 and related-Smads contribute to pulmonary metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma in mice model
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Recent studies indicate that Transforming Growth Factor beta (TGF β) correlated with pulmonary metastasis of cancers. However, the correlation between TGF β and pulmonary metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is till unknown.
We detected the in vitro and in vivo expression levels of TGF β1/Smads by Real-time PCR and Western blot in MHCC97-H and MHCC97–L cell lines, which are HCC cell lines and have higher and lower pulmonary metastatic potential respectively.
TGF β1 mRNA level in MHCC97-L tumors were higher than that in MHCC97-H tumors, (2.81±1.61 vs. 1.24±0.96, P=0.002), TGF β1 protein level in MHCC97-L tumors were also higher than that in MHCC97-H tumors (1.37±0.95 vs. 0.32±0.22, P<0.001). In addition, the TGF β1 mRNA level positively correlated with pulmonary metastasis, and the relations between TGF β1 and Smads were also found (R2=0.12 and 0.40, respectively).
Our results suggest that TGF β/ Smads promote pulmonary metastasis of HCC.
KeywordsHepatocellular carcinoma Metastasis Transforming growth factor beta
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Polymerase chain reaction
Dulbecoo's modified Eagle's medium
Phosphate buffered saline
Alpha fetal protein.
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers in the world. The overall five-year survival rate following resection has remained as poor as 35–50%[1, 2, 3]. The extremely poor prognosis of HCC is largely the result of a high rate of recurrence after surgery and of metastasis[4, 5]. Lung is the most common site for extrahepatic recurrence of HCC. The incidence of pulmonary metastasis after hepatic resection for HCC ranges from 37% to 58%[6]. Therefore, to reduce the pulmonary metastasis could ameliorate the prognosis of HCC.
Transforming growth factor beta (TGF β) is a known regulator of epithelial cell, autonomous tumor initiation, progression and metastasis[7, 8, 9]. There are three kinds of molecular in TGF β family, while, TGFβ1 is predominantly and importantly expressed in liver cells[10], whereas two other members, TGFβ2 and TGFβ3, are present in a little amounts and its roles are even ignored in many studies[11]. Signaling of TGF β1 play a role mainly through Smad proteins[12]. Recently, a report indicates that transient exposure of breast cancer cells to TGF β which produced in the primary tumor microenvironment promotes cancer cells to extravagate from blood vessels and entry into the lung by upregulation of the adipokine angiopoietin-like 4[13].
In HCC, TGF β is a useful serologic marker for diagnosis because it shows higher sensitivity than AFP in earlier stage of cancer[14]. In addition, the role of TGF β1 in HCC metastasis is emphasized. In a study by Giannelli et al. Laminin-5 (Ln-5) and TGF β1 cooperatively induce epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) and cancer invasion in HCC[15]. However, although a multitude of studies have presented evidence for TGF β changes in HCC tumors, the direction of the changes is not always consistent. In several studies, TGF β1 levels are demonstrated to be lower[16, 17], while, in other studies, the levels are demonstrated to be higher versus healthy individuals[18, 19].
In this study, by comparing the different expression of TGF β/Smads in HCC cell lines, we tried to investigate the correlation between TGF β/Smads levels and potential of pulmonary metastasis in HCC.
Materials and methods
Cell lines
MHCC97-L and MHCC97-H, were human HCC cell lines, and which have a lower and higher metastatic potential respectively. These cell lines were clonally selected from the same parent cell lines, MHCC97, they have an identical genetic background[20, 21]. Both cell lines were cultured in high glucose Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (H-DMEM, Gibco) and supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum (Gibco) at 37°C in a humidified incubator that contained 5% CO2.
31 samples and observed data were selected randomly from our previous experiment, which were tissues of MHCC97-H models (n=20) and MHCC97-L models (n=11). The models were established as follow: 6×106 MHCC97-H and 6×106 MHCC97-L cells were inoculated subcutaneously into the right side backs of the nude mice (average weight 25g). After tumor formed, the tumor size was estimated according to the formula: volume (mm3) = 0.5 a2×b, in which "a" is the major diameter of tumor and "b" is the minor diameter perpendicular to the major one [22]. According to our experience, to guarantee enough tumor size and pulmonary metastasis, the MHCC97-L models were feed longer (40days) than MHCC97-H models (35days). In the end of feeding, animals were sacrificed. The tumor and lung tissues were removed and partly cryopreserved in -70°C for real-time PCR analysis, and partly paraffin embedded for immunohistochemstry or H&E (hematoxylin and eosin) staining.
These experiments were approved by the Shanghai Medical Experimental Animal Care Commission, and were in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975.
Analysis of pulmonary metastasis
Each lung tissues were sliced for 20 sections with 5μm in thickness, and 50μm interval between two successive sections. After stained with HE, sections were independently observed under microscopic to evaluate pulmonary metastasis by two pathologists.
RNA extraction and Real-time PCR
Total RNA of MHCC97-H, MHCC97-L cell lines and tumor tissues were extracted by TRIZOL Reagent (Invitrogen corp, USA) according instruction of the product. Real-time RT-PCR analysis was performed to identify the expression level of TGF β1, smad2 and smad7 by using SYBR Green mix(ToYoBo Co, Japan). The primers were designed by software (premier premier 5.0) as follow: TGF β1 (sense 5′ GGCGATACCTCAGCAACCG 3′; antisense, 5′ CTAAGGCGAAAGCCCTCAAT 3′), Smad2 (sense, 5′ TACTACTCTTTCCCTGT 3′; antisense, 5′ TTCTTGTCATTTCTACCG 3′), Smad7 (sense, 5′ CAACCGCAGCAGTTACCC 3′; antisense, 5′ CGAAAGCCTTGATGGAGA 3′), β-actins (sense, 5′ -TCGTGCGTGACATTAAGGAG-3′; antisense, 5′ - ATGCCAGGGTACATGGTAAT-3′). Amplification conditions were: 95°C for 9 min, followed by 45 cycles of 95°C for 30s, 57°C for 30s and 72°C for 15s, and followed by an extension at 72°C for 5 min. β-actins was used as a control for the presence of amplifiable cDNA. The mRNA expression level was assessed by 2-△△Ct in brief, the Ct value for target gene was subtracted from the Ct value of β-actins to yield a △Ct value. The average △Ct was calculated for the control group and this value was subtracted from the △Ct of all other samples (including the control group). This resulted in a △△Ct value for all samples which was then used to calculate the fold-induction of mRNA expression of target gene using the formula 2-△△Ct, as recommended by the manufacturer (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA). In this study, we used MHCC97-H model samples as control group. The detection about mRNA expression in MHCC97-H and MHCC97-L cell lines was repeated for 10 times.
Protein extraction and western blot analysis
1×106 MHCC97-H, MHCC97-L cells and parts of freeze tumor sample (n=12) were lysed in RIPA buffer (50 mM Tris–HCl pH7.5; 150 mM NaCl; 0.5% NaDOC; 1% NP40; 0.1% SDS) plus protease inhibitors. Protein was extracted by micro centrifugation for 30 minutes, Protein concentration was determined using Bradford Reagent. 20ul equal amount of samples and 10ul markers were run onto 10% SDS-PAGE gel and electro-transferred onto PVDF membrane using Mini-Genie blotting system (Bio-Rad). The membranes were incubated with primary antibody, Mouse anti-human TGF β1 antibody (Chemicon, 1:1000 diluted) and Mouse anti-human β-actins antibody (Chemicon, 1:2000 diluted), and HRP-conjugated goat anti-mouse IgG secondary antibody (SIGMA, 1:2000 diluted), The membranes were washed and incubated with 10ml LumiGLO and exposed to film. The blot bands intensity was quantitatively analyzed using FURI Smart View 2000 software (Shanghai). The ratio of TGF β1 to β-actin bands intensity was assessed.
Cytoimmunochemistry and Immunohistochemistry
2×105 MHCC97-H and MHCC97-L cell were plated and cultured in six-well plate respectively, when reached to 60% confluent, the cells were fixed with 100% methanol, permeabilized with 0.5% Triton X-100, and sequentially incubated with the primary anti- TGF β1 monoclonal antibodies and anti-mouse immunoglobulin (Ig) coupled to Horseradish peroxidase (HRP), then, the cells were stained with DAB (3, 3′-diaminobenzidine) and counterstained with hematoxylin. Paraffin-embedded tumor tissues were sliced as 5μm sections in thickness and mounted on glass. Slides were deparaffinated and rehydrated over 10 min through a graded alcohol series to deionized water; 1% Antigen Unmasking Solution (Vector Laboratories) and microwaved were used to enhance antigen retrieval; the slide were incubated with anti-TGF β1 monoclonal antibodies and HRP-conjugated secondary antibody, and then, stained with DAB.
Total protein of all tumor tissues were extracted as described above. TGF β1 protein levels in tumors were determined using the Quantikine TGF β1 Immunoassay (R&D, Minneapolis, MN,USA). The operational approach was performed according to manufacture specification.
Statistical analysis
Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 11.5 software (SPSS Inc, USA). The data were analyzed by Students' t test, one-way analysis of variance and covariance analysis. All statistical tests were two-sided; a P value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
The tumor weight and pulmonary metastatic rate
The tumor weight and pulmonary metastasis rate in different nude mice models of HCC
No. of cases
Tumor weight(g) (Mean±SD)
Metastatic rate
No. of Metastatic cells (Mean±SD)
36.36% (4/11)
55.00% (11/20)
The MHCC97-H cells have lower mRNA expression level of TGF β1 and Smads than MHCC97-L in vitro and in vivo
The mRNA expression of TGFβ/Smads in different cell lines and mice models
Cell line/ Models
MHCC97H or L
2-△△Ct (MEAN±SD)
P value
Lower bound
Higher bound
Cell line
Cell line
Cell line
By cytoimmunochemistry (Figure1Ca, b) and immunohistochemistry method (Figure2Da, b), we found MHCC97-L cell lines and MHCC97-L models have higher expression level of TGF β1 than MHCC97-H cell lines and MHCC97-H models.
The TGF β1 protein levels correlated with metastasis
Although MHCC97-L cell line and MHCC97-H cell line have an identical genetic background, in this study, we observed the expression of TGF β1, Smad2 and Smad7 in MHCC97-L cell lines was higher than that in MHCC97-H cell lines both in vitro and in vivo, in addition, MHCC97-L have a slower growth speed in early stage of tumor formation. Our results were in agreement with other documents, which demonstrate TGF β can induce apoptosis of human hepatoma cell line in vitro[23], and enhance tumor formation by transfection of an antisense TGF-β1 expression vector into cancer cells[24, 25]. Our results suggest that the basic level of TGF β in cell line could affect on its growth, and TGF β1/Smads play an inhibitory role in the course of tumorigenensis.
We also found the TGF β1 protein were positively correlated with pulmonary metastasis in the models, and in mRNA levels, TGF β1 correlated with that of Smad2 and Smad7. Our results were consistent with other studies regarding the association between TGF β1/Smads and HCC metastasis[7, 15, 26], and these results support the veiw that TGF β1/Smads promote pulmonary metastasis of HCC.
The contradict results in this study, inhibitory role in tumorgenesis and promoting role in tumor metastasis, may arise from the dual role of TGF β1 in different stage of cancer development[27]. It has reported during the early stages of tumor formation, TGF β1 acts as a tumor suppressor, inhibiting proliferation and inducing apoptosis of tumor cells. However, during later stages of tumorigenesis, many tumor cells become unresponsive to the growth inhibitory functions of TGF β1, and get more motile, more invasive, and more resistant to apoptosis[13]. In addition, TGF β can stimulate non-invasive HCC cells to acquire invasive phenotypes[28]. Our results support the view that TGF β1/Smads play a dual role in the development of HCC. We also observed MHCC97-L cell lines have a higher TGF β1/Smads levels but a lower metastasis than MHCC97-H cell lines, and both cell lines have an upregulated levels of TGF β1 during the course of metastasis. These results reflected the basic levels of TGF β1 were not the only factor for metastasis, and highlight that the role of TGF β1/Smads should be decided in an active course.
The result that TGF β correlate with pulmonary metastasis in our study will give a new insight to investigate the metastatic mechanism of HCC. The cells in the tumor tissue communicate through the secretion of growth factors, chemokines, and cytokines during tumor progression, and TGF β is unique in its ability to both promote and inhibit tumorigenesis, depending on the cell type it is acting on[29]. Moreover, TGFβ1 could affect various molecular expression, such as P160ROCK[30], Integrin[31] and Matrix Metalloproteinases[32],and all of these molecules relate to HCC invasion.
Collectively, our results suggest that TGF β1 play an important role in the process of tumor growth and pulmonary metastasis of HCC, and the role were time-dependent and based on cell type itself. Strategies to modulate expression levels of TGF β1 could provide a better approach for the treatment of pulmonary metastasis in HCC.
Authors' informations
This work was supported in part by China National Natural Science Foundation for distinguished Young Scholars (30325041), the China National '863' R & D High-tech Key Project.
We would like to thank Mrs. Qiong Xue, Dong-Mei Gao, Rui-Xia Sun and Jie Chen, Drs. Hai-Ying Zeng, Teng-Fang Zhu and Jun Chen for their help in the animal experiments and cell culture.
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I have played a lot of cricket and not everyone in the various dressing rooms I was part of got on. Mickey Arthur, the former Australia coach, has reignited the row around the team by revealing, albeit inadvertantly, that captain Michael Clarke and Shane Watson don't get on. But then Shane Warne went on the record about how he didn't see eye to eye with Adam Gilchrist and it didn't stop them being crucial components of one of the greatest ever cricket teams.
There were different factions within the Australia team and Arthur could not cope with that. He did not manage the system in a way in which he could get the best out of his players. But it saddens me that he has felt the need to say all these things. Everyone has the right to have their day in court but it's strange because he was so dignified in his press conference after he was sacked.
He was talking about how, as a South African, he was racially discriminated against because he "didn't understand the Australian way". So what is that exactly? For me the Aussie way is all about "mateship"– that's how we fight and it's the way we went to war. It's sad that when you're in trouble, you throw out the race card.
The thing to remember is that all the boys have to respect each other as cricketers. That's a big part of our psyche as Australian players. Clarke's captaincy has not been great off the field, and the boys have been playing up and have shown him less respect than they should have. Now that may be all right if you happen to be superstars but this lot are average at best. They need to smarten up their act.
Watson is a bit of a loner, but then Don Bradman was, too – not that there's any comparison! Watson doesn't say much, but then neither did Steve Waugh. Watson's behaviour is a bit different, and that means he is slightly misunderstood. But the other players should be able to cope with that. You don't all have to be full-bore mates to head in the right direction.
Having said that, from what I've seen in the first Test all these guys seem to be enjoying each other's company and it was not like that when they got beat four-zip in India, let me tell you. There were smiles on faces at Trent Bridge and the body language was Test-class, not just first-class. It looks like the guys are starting to relish their work.
We can go out at Lord's with confidence high
We can take a lot of confidence to Lord's today, more than England can, in fact. We opened up a few cracks in the England unit. Our bowling was a bit better than theirs, the catching was fantastic. We got more out of the match at Trent Bridge than England did and we'll be going to Lord's with a bit of a swagger.
To put your helmet on and walk down those stairs and out through the Long Room, past all those members giving you a big cheer, life doesn't get any better than that. That's the ultimate as a cricketer.
We've only lost twice in 120 years at Lord's and if we can get off to a good start today then I don't think we'll lose this time. It's always been a happy hunting ground for our batsmen, and if it's a sunny day and England decide to bowl first, they won't want to be out there too long because of all the hard yards they had to put in during the second innings in Nottingham.
A note of caution for the home side: I would worry for England if Jimmy Anderson breaks down. They can't afford too many injuries because they've got a couple of young guys in the top six, there's no one anywhere near as good as Graeme Swann in the spin department and there's not much on the bench when it comes to the fast bowlers either.
The England hierarchy have got to be careful with the management of their players. You saw how it could all go wrong with Kevin Pietersen's knee injury in New Zealand earlier this year. And there's no doubt that Anderson will be feeling it after his marathon spell on that final day.
Clarke should review he how uses his reviews
As for the Decision Review System, Clarke has not used it well and he needs to work out a better system. But then he's not the only one – Roger Federer has said he has no idea how to use the challenges in tennis.
What does need changing is this: if the bowler challenges an umpire's decision when he gives the batsman not out and DRS shows that the ball was just flicking the stumps but not enough to be certain one way or the other, the original decision should stand but the bowling side should not lose one of their referrals. That's not fair.
Another thing that's not acceptable: if an umpire has a bad game he simply shouldn't play in the next Test. Both the umpires at Trent Bridge had shockers. If I make a pair as a batsman, am I coming back in the next game? No, I'm not. How many times have those two guys at Nottingham stood in an Ashes Test? This is something different, this is good versus evil. This is tribal.
Was Swann really spraying deodorant on his hands?
Finally, I think everyone is getting a bit self-righteous. Should he walk, should he not walk… We all need to take a big breath. But, having said that, players really should not be spraying their hands, like Swann has been filmed doing. What's he up to? I remember back in 2009 some England players used lollipops to shine the ball and help it swing.
Now they are claiming that Swann has been using deodorant to dry his hands but towels do that job just as effectively, don't they? Whatever he was doing, he was trying to do it surreptitiously, and you can see Stuart Broad giving him a funny look. For me that's against the spirit of the game.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The No. 5 Virginia field hockey team (13-2, 2-0 ACC) will take on No. 2 North Carolina (14-1, 3-0 ACC) on Saturday, Oct. 13 at 1 p.m. in Chapel Hill. The game will be streamed online on ESPN3.
The Cavaliers are alone in fifth place in this week's Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll. Last week, the Cavaliers moved into the top-five, but were tied with Maryland. The Terps fell to sixth this week, trailing UVa by 12 points. North Carolina, currently ranked second, has held one of the top-two spots in the poll since the preseason.
The game will be the third top-five opponent of the season for the Cavaliers. Virginia has defeated No. 3 Old Dominion (5-4) and No. 4 Maryland (3-2). North Carolina has not faced a top-five team yet this season. The Tar Heels fell, 1-0, in overtime at Syracuse, their only loss so far this season. At the time, however, Syracuse was ranked No. 7. The Orange have since become the top-ranked team in the nation.
The Cavaliers bring an eight-game win streak to Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels have won their last 12 games. The Cavaliers' defense has not allowed a goal in the last two games, outscoring opponents 11-0. The Tar Heels also have two shutouts in their last two games with a combined score of 10-0.
UVa is currently ranked second in the nation in goals-per-game, averaging 4.53. The only team better is North Carolina, averaging 5.0 per game. The Tar Heels also lead all teams in scoring margin (4.04) while Virginia ranks fourth with a 2.98 differential.
The Cavaliers are currently ranked in the top-ten in seven statistical categories, including shutouts per game (sixth, 0.33). Virginia has had five shutouts in 15 games this season while North Carolina has logged six shutouts.
Historically, UNC holds the advantage with a 47-16 record against Virginia. North Carolina has won the last four meetings between the two squads, including a 7-2 victory last season. The five-goal game was the exception rather than the norm in recent match-ups with the four previous meetings all being decided by one goal, including two losses in overtime for Virginia in 2010.
Paige Selenksi (R-Sr., Shavertown, Pa.) added three goals to her totals last week. Selenski, with 21 goals and 10 assists (52 points) this season, is nationally ranked second among all players in points per game (3.71), third in goals per game (1.5), and 10th in assists per game (0.71). She leads the ACC in all of those categories. Selenski's mark of five game-winners this season is tops in the ACC.
Selenski has only had one game this season in which she has not recorded a point (William & Mary, Sept. 11).
Selenski is seven points away from tying the Virginia program record for most points in a career and seven goals shy of tying the record for most goals in a career. Meredith Thorpe (1995-98) currently owns both records with 230 career points and 101 career goals. Selenski comes into the game with 223 career points and 94 career goals.
Elly Buckley (Jr., Scarborough Perth, Australia) added two goals and two assists (six points) to her season totals last week. Buckley is ranked 10th in the nation in points-per-game (2.4), seventh in goals-per-game (1.0). She is third in the ACC in points-per-game and second in goals-per-game.
Michelle Vittese (R-Sr., Cherry Hill, N.J.) and Rachel Sumfest (So., Lewisburg, Pa.) are also ranked in the top-50 in the national rankings. Vittese is 37th on the point list (1.64) and 48th in assists (0.5). She ranks eighth in the ACC in points and fifth in assists. Sumfest is 40th in points per game (1.6) and 37th in goals per game (0.67), ranking ninth in the ACC in both categories.
Goalkeeper Jenny Johnstone (So., Paisley, Scotland) is ranked No. 15 among all goalkeepers with a 1.41 goals-against average, the second-best mark in the ACC.
Freshman Taylor Brown (Charlottesville, Va.) became the third Cavalier this season to score her first career goal when she scored against New Hampshire. Senior Phoebe Willis (Fredericksburg, Va.) and junior Elizabeth Hanks (Hummelstown, Pa.) scored the first goals of their collegiate careers earlier this season. Chloe Pendlebury (Jr., Perth, Australia) logged her first career assist this season as well.
The UNC contest is the only game of the week for the Cavaliers. It is the first time this season that Virginia has only played one game in a week.
The team will have a full week off before returning to action on Saturday, Oct. 20 when they host No. 22 Wake Forest at 1 p.m. at Turf Field. It is one of two remaining home games for the 2012 regular season. The Cavaliers' final game before the ACC tournament will be a home contest on Monday, Oct. 29 against Princeton at 4 p.m. Admission is free for all 2012 regular season home games at Turf Field.
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In a report published Thursday, Stifel analyst John Larkin downgrades Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) to Hold from Buy.
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"The analysts admire NSC's long-term view toward value creation," the report noted. "However, we believe most of the upside potential available in the company's common shares has been realized, as they have nearly fully recovered from their lows experienced in 2012 as investors fretted over the decline in the eastern railroad's utility coal business (natural gas for coal substitution was the main culprit here) and reduced pricing dynamics in the eastern U.S. export coal business (weaker global economic growth the main driver in this case)."
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The Dragonrider's Halberd is a halberd in Dark Souls II.
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- Halberd of the Dragonriders, King Vendrick's royal guard. A highly versatile weapon that can slash, sweep, and thrust when wielded nimbly, and is also imbued with magic.
- Demands great skill of its wielder, and thus served to test the worthiness of those who aspire to join the Dragonriders.
Trade the Dragonrider Soul to Straid of Olaphis along with 1,500 souls.
Weak Attack
|Light quick overhead slam. Further input causes a thrusting attack.
Strong Attack
|Stronger average speed overhead slam. Further input causes an average speed horizontal sweep from left to right.
Weak Attack
|Average speed overhead slam. Further input causes a quick diagonal sweep from right to left going from high to low.
Strong Attack
|Causes the player to spin 360 degrees and sweep the halberd full circle from left to right (the area in front of the player is attacked at the beginning and the end of this movement)
|Jump Attack
|Player points the halberd straight down for a low range plunging attack.
|Running Attack
|For 1H: Wide average speed sweep from right to left. For 2H: Player spins around twice while sweeping the halberd horizontally from left to right, same as 2H strong attack only the movement continues for another full circle.
|Rolling Attack
|Quick diagonal slam from left to right, similar to the 1H weak attack.
Weak Attack
|Light quick overhead slam. Further input causes a thrusting attack.
Strong Attack
|Stronger average speed overhead slam. Further input causes an average speed horizontal sweep from right to left.
- Upgrades with Petrified Dragon Bone
- +5 Dragonrider's Halberd has 250 physical damage, 120 magic damage, and B/C/C scaling.
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IPhone 6 Set To Drive Apple Topline Growth
- Apple announced iPhone 6 in two screen sizes, both larger than the previous iPhone models.
- Apple's launch of larger screen phones is in line with growing demand for bigger screen phones.
- The demand for larger screen devices and refresh cycle of iPhone 5 users will drive iPhone 6 sales and Apple topline over FY 2015.
- We re-iterate our positive long term outlook on Apple, as reflected in our Apple stock analysis.
The world was recently glued to what has become one of the biggest event in technology space. Apple's product launch event held on Sep 9, 2014 was watched around the world and Cupertino did not disappoint. Apple announced the new models of the iPhone, iWatch and lastly iPay. Can Apple revolutionize the smartwatch industry and online payments industry just as it disrupted the computers market, audio devices market, phone market and the tablets market? Well these are questions to be answered, but for today we look into the potential of iPhone 6 and its implications to the Apple stock and its financials.
iPhone 6 Will Drive Apple Market Share Higher
Apple announced the iPhone 6 yesterday at Cupertino. The latest iPhone was launched in two screen sizes, which was widely expected. Moreover, both the models, at 4.7" and 5.5" screen size are larger than their predecessor's; iPhone 5S and 5C, which came with 4" screens.
The iPhone 6 could propel iPhone shipments in 2015. In an earlier post on Amigobulls, we had highlighted that the 4.5" - 4.9" screen size and the 5"+ screen size markets are now growing faster. In line with that, Apple couldn't have timed the release of its larger iPhone at a more appropriate time, making the Apple stock a buy.
According to another post on cnet.com, iPhone 5 has the highest market share among iPhones devices with a 27% market share. Also as per numbers available on statista.com, iPhone 5 was the largest selling iPhone model selling over 91 million units by mid-July 2014.
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This coupled with the fact that most iPhones are typically released with a two year carrier contract hints at a huge demand for the iPhone 6, as many users could be looking for an upgrade.
More Buyers Upgrading To Newer iPhones.
Yet another positive development for Apple over the years has been an increasing number of iPhone users upgrading to a newer models.
|Percent of buyers Who were upgrading
|Percent of iPhone 5S buyers who were upgrading from a previous iPhone
|Percent of iPhone 5C buyers who were upgrading from a previous iPhone
|Percent of iPhone 5 buyers who were upgrading from a previous iPhone
|Percent of iPhone 4S buyers who were upgrading from a previous iPhone
|Percent of iPhone 4 buyers who were upgrading from a previous iPhone
Source: Statisticbrain.com
More number of iPhone users have upgraded with each successive model of iPhone, except 5C which was an attempt to create a new market. The iPhone6 could continue this trend, especially given the popularity of the iPhone 5 and the typical two year contract expiry and also the option to move to a larger screen device.
According to a post on macdailynews.com, majority of users have wanted an iPhone with a screen size of 4.5" or greater. The results of the macdailynews survey are shown below.
Source: macdailynews.com
According to the above survey, over 65% of users have desired an iPhone with a screen size of 4.5" or greater and it is here the two new iPhone models will fit in well with user wants. It is clear Apple has finally given in to what consumers want.
The consumers demand coupled with iPhone 5 replacement cycle and greater demand for larger screen devices will drive iPhone 6 sales over the coming quarters, boosting the FY2015 iPhone sales significantly. iPhone is the largest revenue segment at Apple, contributing over 52% to Apple's Q3 2014 revenue, and a significant growth in this segment will lead to huge impact on the overall topline growth of the company.
We have a positive long term outlook on Apple, which is reflected in our Apple stock analysis.
Update as of November 26, 2014
Apple had a great Q4 beating both on topline and bottomline estimates, and generated an earnings growth of 20% YoY. The Apple topline was driven by iPhone sales, and we feel that the iPhone 6 will add significantly to Apple stock gains in the coming year as well. Read how Apple stock will be impacted by iPhone 6 sales.


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Re: What to expect at E3! :)
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^I'd say Golden Abyss is better than UDF
maybe in terms of gameplay, but certainly not in terms of story, right? I don't know what the story is in UGA, so don't spoil that, but I heard it's pretty average, while I consider UDF to have the best story of all Uncharted games, Uncharted 2 a close second...
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Re: What to expect at E3! :)
In terms of TLOU, we'll probably get the launch trailer, which I am very excited for
In terms of everything else, I can't wait to get a glimpse of Destiny from Bungie, Infamous Second Son, and any new IP's. We MIGHT get a teaser of what the other team at ND is working on, but we can expect that project to be at least another year and a half away. It hasn't even been 2 years since UC3 was released. That, combined with a new system, new engine/mechanics due to the new system, and new IP (unless it's UC4, of course) equals to a tad bit longer development time. However, if the developers are adament about the PS4 being easy to develop for, maybe it will actually be shorter or just as long as normal development.
Although, if we do get a tease for SOMETHING, I'm expecting that project to be released winter 2014. But any sooner sits just as well with me
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My predictions for this year's E3:
- somebody will say, "we're gonna bring you exclusive content."
- somebody will say, "we're gonna revolutionalize gaming."
- somebody will say, "we're gonna bring you experience you've never seen before."
- somebody in the audience will be scratching their pubic hair
- somebody in the gaming press will fart, and look both ways to see if anybody heard it.
Re: What to expect at E3! :)
Not Sony related specifically, but I'm really hoping Just Cause 3 is announced with a trailer, gameplay, release date etc. Avalanche Studios teased some pictures of it a couple of months ago and said to wait until E3... Can't wait!


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Shares of Pandora Media Inc. bounced sharply off earlier lows, after CNBC reported, citing sources, that the music streaming company was "confident" that it would sell itself in the next 30 days. The stock was down as much as 9.5% at an intraday low of $9.41 earlier in the session, then traded as high as $10.39--down just 0.1%--after the CNBC report. The company was not immediately available for comment. Earlier, the stock had declined after the company announced an agreement to receive a $150 million investment from private-equity firm KKR, which puta potential buyout by Sirius XM Holdings Inc. in doubt. Pandora's stock was recently down 3.9%. It has tumbled 23% year to date, while Sirius shares have run up 10% and the S&P 500 has gained 7.2%.
Shares of Sirius XM Holdings Inc. dropped 1.9% in morning trade Wednesday to a two month low, after Morgan Stanley turned bearish on the satellite radio company, saying the recent stock rally wasn't fundamentally justified. The stock close has shed nearly 9% since closing at an 11-year high of $5.44 on March 13, but was still up 12% year to date while the S&P 500 has gained 4.9%. Morgan Stanley Analyst Ben Swinburne cut his rating to underweight, given that the shares have rallied recently "despite evidence that the business is maturing and growth is slowing." He believes the late new car channel no longer adds materially to Siri's subscription base, while his analysis of the used car channel suggests growth has peaked.
Sirius XM downgraded to underweight at Morgan Stanley
Warren Buffett's firm bought $131 million more in stocks that track Sirius. It also bought more Sirius.
If Sirius were to make any offer, it would unlikely be at any huge premium.
As deal rumors swirl, an analyst sees three ways forward for the company.
Used-car opportunities are increasingly supplementing new cars in growing subscriber levels.
Marci Turk is credited with making the shock jock just a bit softer as part of his strategy to get celebrity interviews; some fans aren't happy.
Buffett protégé Ted Weschler has spurred the purchase of Liberty equities that track the radio firm.
Among the companies with shares expected to trade actively in Thursday's session are Ford Motor Co., KKR & Co. and Southwest Airlines Co.
Spotify now has more than twice as many paid streaming music subscriber as Apple. But will it ever make money?
Greg Maffei, CEO of Liberty Media, expressed doubt about buying Pandora, causing Pandora stock to fall.
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Why Sirius XM Will Buy Pandora Soon: All About The Acquisition Currency
Sirius XM Sales Program Flies Under The Radar
Here's Why Sirius XM Stock Will Break Above $6
Warren Buffett's firm bought $131 million more in stocks that track Sirius. It also bought more Sirius.
Sirius XM Holdings' (SIRI) CEO James Meyer Presents at 45th Annual J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference (Transcript)
Risk Arbitrage Today: Will Pandora Be Sold?
Pandora: Funding Boost From KKR Gives Leverage In Potential Sell-Out
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Leading Fleet Management Provider ARI to Offer SiriusXM Fleet Program to Clients
David Letterman and Paul Shaffer Co-Host Apron Strings on SiriusXM's Outlaw Country with Elizabeth Cook
Today's Research Reports on Stocks to Watch: Pandora and Sirius
Jim Meyer to Present at the J.P. Morgan 45th Annual Technology, Media and Telecom Conference
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Scout Boats Becomes First Marine Manufacturer to Offer 3-Months of SiriusXM's Top-Tier Marine Weather, Info & Audio Services
Sirius XM Holdings Q1 Earnings, Guidance and Analyst Price Targets
The Beatles Channel - Coming May 18 - Exclusively on SiriusXM
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SiriusXM Reports First Quarter 2017 Results
SiriusXM Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
Experience the 2017 NFL Draft Live on SiriusXM
Service Credit Union Members Receive 3-Month SiriusXM Subscription When Purchasing Pre-Owned Vehicles with Satellite Radios
Rightway Automotive Customers Get 3-Month SiriusXM Subscription on Vehicles with Factory-Equipped Satellite Radios
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Replace stuff now or just wheel it until it breaks??
Just curiuous, do you guys replace stuff before it breaks or wait til it breaks.
I'm more of someone to build or replace something that I know I'd break, before it happens. I like overkill.
I know what you mean. Stuff like tie rods....mine's fine, but I know a Big Daddy tie rod would be a whole heck of alot better.
Depends on the item. Stuff that'll leave me stranded I replace at the first sign of trouble, like a starter. Other items, like a slow coolant leak, etc I tend to be more of a procrastinator on.
If I see something that looks worn, I tend to try and fix it before it becomes a major issue. That is not to say that I have not found things till too late.
I agree with the above... people got on me about always doing preventative maintenance on my vehicle, but you know what? It never left me stranded in the 7 years I owned it either.
i upgrade by necessity on my trail rig.
I am going to go the path of replace stuff now so that you have spares on the trail.
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I have replaced steering, armored diffs... and I've never seen a trail. :(
I'm being pro-active I suppose.
I guess if you have the money it's probably best to upgrade stuff first and maybe keep the old stuff as spare parts. If you wait till it breaks, you don't have much choice - but you do have a great reason!
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Nestled in the beautiful lower North Shore of Sydney, Henley is one of Sydney's greatest water-side treasures. Much like its namesake, Henley, by the banks of the Thames in Oxfordshire, Sydney's very own Henley can be found perched on the northern side of the Parramatta River, a mere 9km West of the Sydney CBD. Surrounding this riverside gem are the suburbs Gladesville, Huntleys Cove, Abbotsford, Chiswick and Drummoyne. Henley was originally named Blandville - but not for its bland surroundings, as this stunning location could never develop such a reputation. In 1814, Naval officer Dr William Bland was transported here after killing a fellow officer in a duel. In 1815 the doctor was pardoned of his crime and began a private medical practice of his own. He owned and lived in Blandville untill he subdivided the land in 1866. Dr Bland may have been banished to this corner of the earth as a punishment, but what he discovered was one of the most beautiful riverside towns he could have ever founded. 1300 FLOWERS™ is proud to offer a stunning array of floral arrangements and gift baskets to Henley and its surrounding suburbs.
1300 FLOWERS™ works hard to ensure all of our local florists provide nothing but the best and greatest floral gifts to their local community. All your orders are freshly cut, arranged and maintained to perfection. Since all of your local orders are arranged by our very own highly skilled Henley florist, you can rest easy, knowing your sentiments are taken care of by a member of your community!
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I live in N.E. Florida and recently took a beginner sailing course in a flying scot. The rest of the summer I have spent keeping in touch with the wind on a second hand Mistral windsurfer. I like the stability of the flying scot; I want to practice sailing through the colder months without getting my butt wet(I know - sheet in, right?). What boat models are similar to the scot, so I can make some comparisons and have some purchasing options?
Thanks everyone for this wealth of information.
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The Flying Scot is a 19'' daysailer and a nice boat. The Lightning is an older design, also 19'' and fairly similar. I learned to sail on Lightnings on the Chesapeake a long time ago. It will actually plane in a really good wind, crew is 3, but can be single-handed. Easily trailered. Has a spinnaker. I liked it. There have been something like 13-14,000 Lightnings made, so there are a bunch out there.
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I am an alumnus of the Ministry of Fun Santa School in London. I can say 'Happy Christmas' in 12 languages. The first time I played Father Christmas, I thought, 'So it's come to this' because I used to be a serious actor. Father Christmas is one step up from panto.
One Saturday, six teenagers came in and said, 'All right, Father Christmas, you fat old bloke. Are you fucking Father Christmas?' You learn so much about families. One child said, 'Santa, sometimes Daddy hits Mummy. What shall I do?' I said, 'If it happens again, go straight to the police.'
Dean Armstrong, 39, children's entertainer, aka Mr Bubbles
Walthamstow town centre, London E17
Parents want their kids to get whatever is being offered free, no matter how cheap or nasty. They will get annoyed if they don't. I know of fathers punching each other for the last balloon.
I never ask a child if the man with them is their dad. I did once and the child said, 'No, it's my mum's new boyfriend.' I have a sweaty padded belly and have to change T-shirts between appearances. But I've been lucky - no one has actually said, 'Santa, you smell.'
Peter Knott, 51, actor
Royals shopping centre, Southend
One day the elves were on their lunch break and kids were running into the grotto unsupervised and screaming. This child ran in, pulled my hood down over my face, grabbed my beard, kicked me and ran out again. Ten minutes later there was a bang on the window. He was with his mates and they all pointed laser pens at me. Laser pens can blind you.
Another child didn't want a present and didn't want to queue. Her father came round the back of the grotto and shouted, 'You're an impostor. You're only here for the money.'
Colin Gitsham, 57, partner
Toy department, John Lewis, Oxford St, London W1
I tell them I am the real Father Christmas and the others are just impersonating me. I have my own beard. It is naturally white and it just needs a little tint. I don't have a haircut or a shave after May. I used to walk around the store, but I had a hip replacement so now I sit. I treat all children the same, even celebrity children. They always ask where the reindeer are. I say they are on the roof, but they can't go up there because of health and safety laws.
David Robinson, 69, room steward
Chirk Castle, Clwyd, north Wales
I was Father Christmas in Norwich one year and I had to go round town in a sledge, singing carols and collecting money for charity. I got all sorts thrown at me - tomatoes, eggs, flour. Passersby shouted, 'Bugger off, Santa Claus.' You can't react. Santa doesn't hit people or swear at them.
At Chirk Castle, I have to say, 'Are you sure you have been good?' I sometimes hear them fighting outside, but then they jump into my lap, which I am not sure is very PC these days. I say they've been good and they can have a present. Their parents have paid for it.
James Pegg, 46, actor
Kew Gardens, Surrey
Last year we had a real reindeer. But the reindeer was not a professional, so we're not having one this year. The children tear the trees down and scream. Mobiles go off all the time; you are trying to be Santa with a child and the parents talk on the phone as if you're not there. I won't have that, so I take the phone and say, 'Hello, I'm Father Christmas.' People ask if I have been to remote parts of the globe I haven't heard of, and women sit on me. I had Patrick Duffy [Bobby from Dallas] in my grotto. I tried not to give him too much attention.
John Perry, 54, senior partner, Palmers solicitors
Kingston upon Thames, Kingston town centre, Surrey
I was asked to play Santa because I helped run the Kingston chamber of commerce, which wanted to revive Santa's procession into town. Various means have been used to bring me into Kingston to turn on the Christmas lights. I have been sitting on the ejector seat of a Harrier Jump Jet; I have used an old mail coach. But one year someone set off a firework under the coach which frightened the horses and they made a dash for it. I overshot the podium by nearly 200 feet.
Fred Holmes, 47, caretaker, Meadowcroft primary school
Painshill Park, Cobham, Surrey
I have been asked for a boiled egg, a Diet Coke, world peace and a live dinosaur. Sometimes you ask a child what they want for Christmas and they say, 'I want Daddy to come home.' I usually say, 'I'm making no promises. One girl told me all she wanted was to see her brother in pain. Sometimes you get lecherous mothers. A young mum once sat on my lap and asked if I would empty my sack on her bed. I think she'd been drinking. We once had a drunk elf who gave out the wrong presents, then fell into the lake.
Mike Farley, 40, Henry VIII impersonator
Leeds Castle, Kent
When I am Henry VIII, I am on my feet every day, shouting at people. Father Christmas is the opposite. You have to sit down meekly and be nice to everyone.
Some days it is very hard work: you are numb from smiling. At the end of the day, my bottom feels as if it has been spot-riveted to my chair. The little darlings alway try to pull off my beard.
I have a full-size animatronic reindeer with a radio mic attached to a man hiding behind a wall.


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It is crucial for students of Vajrayana Buddhism to find an authentic wisdom teacher and know how to properly rely upon that teacher in order to awaken to their buddha nature and thereby attain full enlightenment. Fortunately, the topic has been thoroughly explored by Jamgon Kongtrul in the tenth chapter of The Treasury of Knowledge. This essential text clearly lays out what credentials and qualities one should look for in a wisdom teacher, why a wisdom teacher is necessary, and how the relationship between this teacher and disciple best develops once it is established.
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Pssst! I want to let you in on a big secret in the insurance industry. It's a common misconception that finding affordable insurance to suit your unique needs is a tough process. The secret that most carriers and agents don't want you to know is this: it is surprisingly simple to find the best company for you! I've started a series of reviews to help you in your research. If you have any questions, leave them in the comments below or give me a call today!
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AAA: An Overview
The American Automobile Association, also known as AAA, was founded on March 4, 1902 in Chicago, Illinois.
Roughly 1500 members across nine motor clubs in the Chicagoland area established AAA as a response to a lack of suitable roads and highways for automobiles. Two years later, the company merged with the American Motor League, the very first motor club in the United States.
The company began printing road maps in 1905 and, throughout the decades, established several traffic and pedestrian safety foundations. Of the many programs the company pioneered, arguably the most influential was the 1935 Sportsmanlike Driving publication, which provided a curriculum for modern driver's education courses.
AAA was also a key player in assisting the United States on the home front during World War II, monitoring tire and gasoline rationing and cooperating with the Red Cross to establish a driver training program for veterans with artificial limbs.
AAA's history of providing roadside assistance and travel services have made them a go-to for motorists in need of assistance, although the company has since expanded to offer other products, such as:
- Term, whole and universal life insurance options
- Flood insurance
- Home Insurance
- Pet health insurance
- Medical Insurance
- RV Insurance
- Renter's insurance
AAA: Pros and Cons
Because AAA is a federation of motor clubs, a membership is necessary. These membership dues vary, depending on the level of membership: Classic, Plus or Premier.
A membership with AAA does come with its perks, including:
- An A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau
- M. Best rating of A-
- 10% discount at AAA-approved repair shops
- Towing to the nearest gas station or repair shop
- Discounts on car rentals, hotels and more
- Access to travel agents
|One-stop shopping for a variety of insurance products.
|Not known for competitive pricing.
|Personal service from local agents.
|Average customer satisfaction for auto insurance claims.
|Auto quoting tool shows rates from major competitors.
|Does not offer its own homeowners or renters insurance.
|Allstate's Rewards program offers merchandise, gift cards and more for good drivers.
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The perks and benefits of membership also vary depending on the level of membership you purchase. While these perks – which include discount programs – are all great reasons to consider AAA, there are a few downsides to AAA policies.
For example, the roadside service options available through AAA might also be available through your car insurance company. The prices might be more competitive through your insurance company, as well. Additionally, using roadside assistance options too frequently might increase your car insurance rates.
One upside to choosing AAA is access to a well-designed, user-friendly website that allows policyholders to pay their memberships and premiums, manage accounts and provides access to resources and information on AAA's extensive driving programs.
Discounts and Deals
Here's the thing about discounts and deals offered through AAA: they aren't necessarily what you may think.
With normal insurance companies, you can earn discounts for being a safe driver, for bundling your policies and may be eligible for cheaper service options by using approved repair shops or companies.
AAA works a bit differently. Instant AAA discounts extend beyond the usual, to discounts at restaurants, entertainment deals, attraction discounts and discounts for shopping, travel and automotive needs.
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|Anti-Theft Devices
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|Drivers Training
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|Good Student
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|Group Program Credit
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|Mature Driver Course
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|Up to 27.3%
|Multi-Policy Credit
|Up to 15.6%
|Persistency Credit
|Up to 5.6%
Additionally, the company offers something called AAA Dollars. AAA Dollars help pay toward membership renewal. Whenever a member purchases something online or in select stores, or dines out at certain restaurants with an AAA Membership Card, the AAA are automatically applied to an AAA member account. In this way, the discounts and deals offered by AAA work more like those offered by a credit card company.
In addition to the above, members may be eligible for discounts on prescriptions with a prescription savings card.
One possible downside to choosing this type of insurance is the $16 enrollment fee first-time members are required to pay on top of their regular membership costs.
AAA Complaint Information
Like other companies, AAA comes with a mixed bag of reviews. Across the board, the company deserves its stellar reputation for providing roadside assistance to members.
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The negative reviews run the gambit, but most seem to point to poor customer service. A few of these complaints reported in Consumer affairs detail mysterious increases in the costs of the service, as well as the timeliness of the roadside assistance services.
According to life insurance reviews, customer complains mostly addressed the lack of options available and smaller policy sizes.
How Does AAA Compare to Other Insurance Companies?
See how AAA compares to other top insurance providers in California:
State Farm Insurance
State Farm ranks among the top 10 property, casualty and life insurance companies in the US and ... Read Review
|Rated 4 stars
21st Century Insurance
Compared to big name insurers like Allstate and State Farm, which have over 80 years under their ... Read Review
|Rated 4 stars
AAA Insurance
AAA's history of providing roadside assistance and travel services have made them a go-to for ... Read Review
|Rated 3.5 stars
Allstate Insurance
Allstate serves over 16 million people, and is best known for its auto insurance options. The ... Read Review
|Rated 3.5 stars
Infinity Insurance
Infinity currently clocks in as the third largest provider of "nonstandard" car insurance ... Read Review
|Rated 3 stars
The General Insurance
If you are a driver with poor credit, a spotty driving record or a history of suspended/revoked ... Read Review
|Rated 2.5 stars
Farmers Insurance
Farmers has become a household name and carries with it a good reputation. The company has an A.M. ... Read Review
|Rated 2.5 stars
Bottom Line
AAA has been assisting motorists for over a century, and the customer reviews generally reinforce AAA's status as a top company for roadside assistance.
For your auto, home and other insurance needs, you may want to consider other options, depending on your needs. Prior to purchasing a AAA policy, you should be sure to ask how much your coverage will cost, if there is a limit to the free service calls you can make with your membership and if you will need to purchase any additional coverage in order to be eligible for roadside assistance.
Sometimes it helps to have an expert by your side when asking these questions, so that you can see how this coverage option stacks up to other available options.
If you are looking for comprehensive roadside assistance and a rewards program, then AAA is a good option for you; however, you may want to turn to other companies for more traditional insurance offerings.
Give me a call today to see how I can help you determine if AAA is right for you.
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