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I bought a used precertified BMW 528I. I did the car fax and had an precertified warrenty through BMW.
It expired in December 2005. I took the car in numerous times while it was still covered. Seems BMW can never find an error until after the warrenty runs out.
I have had......my car to the dealer almost 3 times a week.
Traction Control light issues-replaced sensor.
Oil light on dash defective.
Right front wheel sensor went bad.
Idle control valve.
Idle control pulley which was recently upgraded so my extended warrenty wont cover it.
Idle pulley belts.
Power steering lines $449.00 worth for a slightly leaking hose. They told the warrenty company and the warrenty company threatened to cancel my policy. I never knew.
The passenger side door lock electronic.
The key $149.00 I had to have it towed to the dealer. Since my spare key was for someone else's car. They told me they do not have to provide you with 2 working keys.
Brakes rear $410.00
Then the antilock brake sensor, brake light and traction control light came on the next day. Defective.
Back light sensor.
Sensor in drivers seat.
Oh I forgot the 6 month old battery was dead.
I feel like I am driving a pin ball machine with all the lights flashing in my face.
Then they all went out the fuse blew to the radio.
I go back Wednesday (hopefully they will fix it) I now need a Vanos replacement at a tune of over $1000.00
I am finding my BMW experience to be a very bad one.
WHY WHY WHY.........the car is very clean and well maintained. Oh yeah I forgot cant get too dirty if it never runs.
I have owned it 6 months and have had it towed twice...................nice job BMW
Has anyone else had these issues. I am almost broke. I did ask about trading it in. They dont want it.
Man that really blows.
My patience would be worn out by now and I would find a place to dump the car.
Sorry you had all these issues. Buy far more than average I would say.
Last edited by chuck92103; 03-04-2006 at 07:03 PM.
Several people I work with have various BMW's styles and year.
I seem to be the only one with all the problems. Its very depressing. I cant understand why the dealer just shrugged me off. They get reimbursed while it was under warrenty.
I am almost afraid to get another BMW. I have only had it since the end of last May.
I'm really sorry to hear about your problems. I bought my car on the recommendation of an old friend of mine from my high school days. He was a technician (mechanic) for a BMW dealership before opening up his own shop. He was a really trusted friend and mechanic, I made a lot of decisions based solely on his advice and he was always proven right.
One thing that he told me is that by buying your car from a BMW dealer gives you the option of working your way up the chain of command. Keep all of your records, make copies even just to be safe and start making calls to the higher ups. BMW of North America is a good place to start.
It's disappointing that they've treated you so shabbily. Good luck and sorry about your car.
Owning a BMW was like a dream for me. Now its a nightmare.
I did meet the owner. I had a friend looking for a Dodge Ram 3500 dualie loaded. They also sell Dodge. My car was great until it got cold and the last week of the precertified warrenty and then all hell broke loose.
They finally had the top mechanic look at it. I am pretty ticked. The service manager knows I had it there several times. I only have the initial complaint. Each time I went back they pulled it in quick and said no errors.
It goes back Wedsnesday for the warrenty company to meet with BMW and get to the bottom of it all.
Go to an indie dealer and get a 2nd opinion on what the car actually needs. Our 528i went nuts, and it was simply a cam position sensor causing the engine to run like crap....and it sure souinded like a bad VANOS unit. The car will throw the VANOS code with a bad CPS.
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Its worse than you can possibly imagine. They warrenty company got tired of paying and sent a rep to BMW to challenge the Vanos issue. The warrenty company claims that BMW was reluctant to pull the valve cover off. They found the engine totally built up with sludge. I am awaiting photos to post. You would have to use a chisel to get the vanos off. It looks as if someone turned on a fry pan and let the oil burn up. I had this car for 7 months took it to BMW several times complaining of stalling. They kept telling me nothing was wrong. I had the oil changed with Synthetic twice in 4000 miles.
Both are refusing to fix the car unless I pay 100%. BMW said this car should have never been precertified and was sold to me on false pretenses.
BMW said the valve covers are pulled as normal part of the precertification on the car. They told the warrenty company there is no way I could have possibly done this to the car.
I am currently looking for a lawyer. The warrenty company is supposed to call me tomorrow. I would have never replaced the brakes, power steering ect if I knew the engine was shot form abuse.
Good Christ, man, I've had some hellish incidents(it seemed until now),
but compared to what you've listed above, mines were just a walk in the park.
I am sorry that you had to go through all this and hope you will get some
sort of compensation. Good luck.
Boy your nightmare makes my dead batteries a cake walk. I have to say I had an awful experience with CPO as well. It cause me to think that CPO is pretty bogus. I bough a CPO 2002 325iT and the day I picked it up the check engine light was on. It was delivered to me with warped front brake rotors. The dealer quickly replaced brakes and O2 sensor and I drove off. Within ten miles the check engine light was on, within 300 miles poorly bolted undercarriage parts were shooting off the bottom of the car. (Cover for brake distribution block).
I took the car back and got my money back. My current BMW is also supposedly CPO, but every deficiency on the car is magically not covered by the warranty. I've got a sun roof which doesn't close correctly, nope. need a tie rod end nope, etc.
I hope you get an engine rebuild at the very least, how many miles on this little darling of yours?
I was at a loss for words when I saw the engine. I would not repair it either if I was the warrenty company. BMW will not even take it as a trade unless I pay to fix it.
I cant even trade it in somewhere else at a BMW dealer because it will show I never fixed the vanos.
I need to figure out how to find an attorney to get to the bottom of all of this mess.
Before I bought this car I called a random BMW dealer just to verifie that it was pre certified. They looked up the VIN number and said it was fine dont worry. I used car fax also before buying it.
This car had 71500 miles on it and now has 87000.
I urge every one who even remotely thinks of buying a pre certified car to make them pull the valve cover gasket and show you the top side of the engine or put it in writing.
They pretty much had an excuse for all the CPO issues by stating sorry we did not get an error.
Wow, I feel for you. Your situation really sucks. I had a precertified 2001 330i that was in the shop monthly for the past ten months. I finally dumped that f*cker for a new car. As a matter of fact, I picked it up from the shop on a Saturday and drove right next door to the sales office to trade it in. Gotta love warranties while they last. It is scary when they run out. You lose that safety net.
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Dealer wont even take it as a trade.
Car Fax showed it was owned by the dealer 1st sold 1-2000
4-9-2003 owned by the dealer again. BMW claims pre certified on 2-2003?. Miles 42,494
9-9-2003 Resold..........42,515
9-7-2004 back in dealer inventory 71,181 and sold to the car dealer I bought it from 2-18-05.
I bought my 2001 E39 CPO. It had 42K miles, 3 year lease trade in. I bought it in 2003. So it all checked out. I was the second person to own that car. I even had the original window sticker all manuals etc. I have had nothing but great CPO service. My radiator blowing out, the dash pixels etc. The car is at 58.8K now and I just took it in for the 60K Maintenance 2. Cost me $1200 not under CPO because it needs rear brakes and new control arm bushings. I really believe in CPO and think it helps.
I hope you can find an attorney to at least help you draft a letter to the Warranty Co or BMW or both to let them know they need to make good on this car.
Will the owner at least take it back and sell you something else? I wish you the best.
the 4/9/2003 date with 42,494 miles seems like the legit CPO status. Ever since then..the car may have been abused and not even taken in for service during the correct times.
BMW said they think who ever owned it in the last year did not change the oil ever.
I just had the brakes replaced last week $408.00 and power steering lines $449.00.
It would have been nice then when they told me it needed a vanos and scheduled it for this week that the engine was shot.
I also paid for an idle control valve, idle control pulley, thermostat in Feb and still kept stalling.
Now I know why.
BMW really owes you very little here. They are totally justified to deny coverage if they can show the car was not maintained. You really need to shift your focus to your extended warranty company and the used car lot that sold you the car. The used car lot should have looked the car over the make sure it was ok. BMW has nothing to do with your purchase, so they're not responsible. Why not put some pressure on the used car dealer that sold you the car, and (what appears to be) the bad warranty provider that you signed up with?
I did and BMW spoke with the used car dealer today also and told him this car was a bomb. He told BMW tough as far as he is concerned I never changed the oil even though the warranty company has proof by BMW. He also maintains he is innocent because the NY BMW dealer told him it was pre certified and I had various work done by BMW under that warranty. Which I did.
Short of it is. BMW admits the motor is trash claims no one looked at it though I took it there almost 3 times a week with stalling issues. Claimed the vanos was just figured out. I had the owner cornered and he made them check it.
BMW said that stalling problem could be anything. They originally told me it was a plugged fuel line and also charged me for that.
The warranty company has a point. This engine is trash. It should have never been passed. Do they have an obligation to me. I think so. I also think BMW does for working on it and charging me $50.00 and putting it under pre certified.
Please stop for a minute and digest what I have said. I'm not going to go back and forth with you because I just don't think you get it.
BMW "Certified" this car in 2003. That process requires the selling dealer to do a complete inspection and reconditioning process in order for the car to qualify. At that time in 2003, this car clearly qualified and met the requirements to be sold as CPO.
After that fact, there is no guarantee of the condition the vehicle will have in the future. Once it was purchased CPO, BMW has no control over what the new owner does (or does not) do with the car. They can't give a lifetime guarantee that whoever owns that car will take care of it.
In your case, your problem is that you made the wrong conclusion when they said the car was "previously certified". That really means that it had been certified in the past. It did not mean that they're standing behind the condition of the car at this point in time. The car might still be under warranty, but that does not mean that they will repair items that have been damaged because of abuse.
Your problem here is with a) the dealer that sold you this car... they are ultimately the ones that should have inspected the car again before they sold it to you, b) the fact that you did not have the car inspected by your own mechanic prior to purchase, c) the extended warranty company that is not giving you the coverage you paid for, and d) the BMW dealer that might not have diagnosed the problem correctly on previous visits. BMW of North America has zero obligation to you other than to provide coverage under the CPO warranty for qualified repairs. In your case, the car was abused and does not qualify.
I hope you understand this distinction...
I did not have any problem explaining it to an attorney. He was very interested when he saw that BMW was paying for the claims on my car in June 05 through Nov 05 until they could push it over on the extended warranty. BMW's records state covered under the pre certified warranty. I am glad I document everything.
The dealer I bought it from is advertising as authorized to sell pre certified BMW's. He also states on his web page to check the timing chain or belt which was apparent he did not verified through BMW's qualified mechanics and the insurance representative.
I am just an engineer not a mechanic. I am hoping the pro's can get to the bottom of this.
Please stop for a minute and digest what I have said. I'm not going to go back and forth with you because I just don't think you get it.
I think I have digested enough actually and its about time to purge. I know what you are saying. This may be a case of insurance fraud and moving junk cars for a NY dealer.
you got VM Lois.
It takes a lot of work to be lazy.
It would be great to get a new motor under warranty.
They do not pull of any valve covers for a CPO inspection. They do the minimum to get the car clean and call it a day. I totally understand how you feel because I'm in the same situation. I have saved the invoices which states that I have told them there is sludge in the engine and they responded ON PAPER "sludge in engine is due to deposits in the oil normally found when the oil is not changed enough. advise client for oil service" the mileage on the car was 41,000 and I bought the car when it was at 38,000. No dealer wants to do anything about the sludge and they claim it to be normal, that is until I'm out of the warranty period.
PLEASE keep us informed of how everything goes, I'd like to join the battle
You have my sympathy, man. If there's a lesson here, it's that you have to be VERY careful buying used cars--what you get and who you get it from--especially a 5-year-old car with 71k miles. A CPO dealership car is no guarantee you're not getting a lemon, it's just a guarantee you'll get two years of repairs thrown in with it (and, these repairs aren't really free--you pay for them with the CPO premium).
When I got my 530, I spent three months searching and easily looked at 100 different cars. According to CARFAX, I ran 78 reports during my subscription. A report showing the last owner put 30k miles on this 528 in one year would have killed the sale for me in an instant. I don't mean to pick on you, but the information you needed for this sale was out there, and I think people should use it.
If you get out of this in one piece and still want a BMW, I'd recommend getting one from a specialized BMW-only dealer, and getting a copy of the full vehicle service history report so you know exactly whether it's been maintained and what repairs have been done.
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Good news is I did get an attorney to take the case. He does not even consider a case unless he knows he will win. It is no charge for me. PPPhhhheeeewwww.
Breech of warranty, false advertising will work. He said I have a solid case and I am so happy. I actually jumped up and down and yelled at work.......Woohoo....
What I learned.........you can not go after the lemon law for anything over 6 years or 60,000.00 miles pre certified or not. You can file with the Attorney Generals office.
He is going after the so called dealership who said he is selling for a BMW dealer. He is also going after the warranty Co. I will find out monday.
Thank god I keep such good notes!!!
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I cast on my 118 stitches and it says to slip 1 stitch beginning each row then do a p2 k2 rib stitch,to last 2 p2 . so I'll end up with 3 stitches b/c I slipped the first one- what do I do? PLUS it says add 3.25 inches to each side for length. where do I add that in ?(assuming that at some point I'll have to cast on extra stitches?)http://kellymaher.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/ribbed-lace-bolero/
You could skip slipping the first stitch if you want. You could add an extra stitch at each end. You could just sl p1, k2 to start. I think I'd just work the first stitch.
Cute pattern. I think my GD would like it.
Very elegant pattern! Thanks for the link.You could work the first stitch in each row as GG suggests or you can slip the first stitch in each row. It depends on the kind of edge you'd llike on this bolero. If you slip the first stitch, just consider it one stitch of the p2 in row 1 or one of the two knit stitches to start row two. Then the first row becomes
slip 1, p1, k2, (p2 k2) to last 2 stitches, p2
row 2: slip 1, k1, p2 (k2 p2) to last 2 stitches, k2
The calculations that you did at first (measuring the length between your shoulders and adding for the sleeves) determined the width but the 3.25 + 3.25" is to add ease to the length. Measure the circumference of your upper arm and add 6.5' to that to get the length you should knit.


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text: CHICAGO, Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading online travel company Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE: OWW) and Empire State Development, New York's chief economic development agency which administers the world-famous I LOVE NEW YORK tourism program, have launched a seven-part online video series, "Orbitz Originals: New York State," which can be viewed exclusively at Orbitz.com/NYState. The series, which is the first by Orbitz to feature a U.S. destination, kicks off by highlighting the extraordinary Catskills and Adirondacks regions as seen through the eyes of award winning travel expert Richard Bangs. It will be followed by future episodes focused on other tourism regions throughout the state. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20070813/AQM125LOGO) Research points to online video as an important source of inspiration in the travel planning process, prompting 45 percent of leisure travelers and 74 percent of affluent travelers to book travel after viewing an online travel video*. PHD, the media agency for Empire State Development, recognized this potential and helped bring the partners together on the new media collaboration. "Orbitz Originals: New York State" harnesses the power of online video to stimulate audiences with stunning visuals in a compact format that offers an unprecedented level of integration between inspiration and the act of booking travel at Orbitz.com. The marketing partnership will run through January 31 alongside an Orbitz.com winter sale offering up to 30 percent off hotels across New York State. Each episode of "Orbitz Originals: New York State" explores a specific theme in the featured destination, including "Adirondacks: Olympic Sized Experience," "Catskills: Spirit of Place," and "Microbrews & Megabites," to name a few. Richard Bangs then takes viewers on his adventures throughout the landscape, providing a trip template that viewers can replicate themselves via travel bookings made at Orbitz.com/NYState. "I LOVE NEW YORK is excited to work with Orbitz in providing this innovative online series that will introduce travelers to our state's many diverse destinations," said Harvey Cohen, chief marketing officer and senior vice president of Empire State Development. "It is one more example of our renewed effort to work with local tourism regions to highlight the diversity and beauty of our entire state." Beginning in the Adirondacks, Bangs journeys through a perfect mix of wilderness and civilization amid spectacular landscapes, unique culinary attractions and luxurious mountain resorts. The Adirondacks are home to Adirondack Park, the largest natural wilderness area in the Eastern United States, and Lake Placid, the only North American city to have hosted two separate Winter Olympics (1932 and 1980). In the Catskills, Bangs explores the natural beauty and celebrated hospitality that make the region one of the nation's premiere vacation retreats. Alongside a vast array of outdoor adventures with hundreds of lakes, streams and trails, unique places to stay include mountaintop resorts, family dude ranches and charming inns where guests are surrounded by natural beauty and mountain landscapes at every turn. "Orbitz is a leader in leveraging innovative media platforms that connect passionate travelers to beautiful destinations with a wide range of activities and attractions," said Josh Winkler, vice president of partner marketing at Orbitz Worldwide. "Previous 'Orbitz Originals' installments have seen tremendous success driving travel to international locations such as Ireland and the Cayman Islands, so we're thrilled to feature New York as the first U.S. destination in the 'Originals' series." *Source: The Traveler's Road to Decision, Google and Ipsos MediaCT ( July 2012) About Orbitz Worldwide Orbitz Worldwide is a leading global online travel company that uses innovative technology to enable leisure and business travelers to research, plan and book a broad range of travel products. Orbitz Worldwide owns a portfolio of consumer brands that includes Orbitz ( www.orbitz.com), CheapTickets ( www.cheaptickets.com), ebookers ( www.ebookers.com), HotelClub ( www.hotelclub.com), RatesToGo ( www.ratestogo.com) and the Away Network ( www.away.com). Also within the Orbitz Worldwide family, Orbitz Worldwide Distribution (corp.orbitz.com/partnerships/distribution) delivers private label travel solutions to a broad range of partners including many of the world's largest airlines, and Orbitz for Business ( www.orbitzforbusiness.com) delivers managed corporate travel solutions for corporations. For more information on partnership opportunities with Orbitz Worldwide, visit corp.orbitz.com. Orbitz Worldwide uses its Investor Relations website to make information available to its investors and the public at investors.orbitz.com. The public can sign up to receive email alerts whenever the company posts new information to the website.


text: Show Hide image Politics 28 September 2010 Barclays offers bank accounts to prisoners The service for prisoners nearing release has been extended to 14 in the UK covering all of the East Sign up for our weekly email * Barclays, in partnership with Unlock, has extended its basic bank account service to people nearing the end of a prison sentence, to help reintegrate them back into society. Barclays has been working with Unlock, the National Association of Reformed Offenders, as part of its 'Unlocking Banking' campaign, since 2007.The service has been extended from three prisons to 14 in the UK covering all of the East of England prison region. The program will help prisoners to improve money management skills, ultimately overcoming social and financial exclusion. Basic financial training and help with application forms will also be provided by charity staff who work within the prisons. Barclays current account, savings and mortgages managing director Mark Parsons said that access to finance is a key strand of Barclays Money Skills, our UK community investment program. "The long-term financially excluded, such as prisoners, are amongst the hardest to reach in society. So by partnering with charitable organizations that spend time in working with these groups will make it easier for prisoners to rebuild their lives. We are pleased to be working with UNLOCK in this way," Parsons said. Subscribe from just £1 per issue More


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Spas focus on coaching, gaming, feet in 2012
By Patricia Reaney
NEW YORK (Reuters)- - Beauty coaching, online wellness, snow showers and sound massages are just a few of the luxury treatments clients at spas around the globe will be experiencing in 2012.
Massages and facials will still be big draws for the $250 billion industry, but spas will be branching out into more personal coaching programs, spa parties and packages for families and even online games, according to a new report.
"Overall, we see two distinct themes emerging. One is the industry innovating with diverse, new sensory experiences and treatments -- from cold and vibration therapies to new services for healthy feet," said Susie Ellis, the president of SpaFinder Inc. which compiled the 2012 Spa Trend Report of the top 10 trends.
"The second is how spas are ... moving beyond the sporadic visit, to programs aimed at developing long-term relationships such as coaching and online gaming."
All types of coaching, whether it is beauty, sleep or wellness, are expected to be big in 2012 with spas offering coaching packages, with follow-up emails and phone conferences to support clients.
Spas will also be turning down the heat with cold therapies designed to improve circulation and reduce inflammation.
Spa designer Thermarium's will launch the first-ever snow shower, according to the report. The shower's digital touch screen will enable users to choose between light snowfall, moderate snowfall or blizzard.
For an even more bone-chilling experience, there is cryotherapy -- a few minutes in a frigid chamber at -120 degrees C (or -184 degrees F) wearing only a swimsuit, socks, gloves and ear and mouth protection against frostbite. Continued...


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The website Propublica.org is reporting that Newt Gingrich had some less than flattering comments about Trump months ago before he was on Trump's short list of VP running mates. This may seem moot now that Trump has picked Gov. Mike Pence, but it does show how shady these politicians really are. According to Propublica:
Newt Gingrich told Republicans at a closed-door meeting earlier this year that Trump is not a conservative, speaks to voters "at the lowest level of any candidate in either party," and could lose in a landslide if he didn't significantly change his approach to campaigning.
Gingrich suggested Trump's move from campaigning to governing would be challenging: "How we make the transition from, you know, language for fourth graders to real policy, I don't know."
His comments came in a February speech in Washington to the Republican State Leadership Committee, months before he began angling to become Trump's vice presidential choice.
Gingrich's remarks, captured on a previously undisclosed recording of the speech reviewed by ProPublica, mixed admiration for Trump's success in the primaries and skepticism about whether he could prevail in a general election.
"This is not a guy who's shallow or simple, but he is a guy who knows an immense amount about marketing, which is why he talks at a fourth-grade level. He talks at the lowest level of any candidate in either party, not because he's stupid," Gingrich said told the crowd of executive-level political staffers and corporate sponsors. "He does it because he knows if you talk at a fourth-grade level everybody can understand you."
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On April 10, Patricia wrote: "Phebus Etienne is dead. That won't mean anything to most of you…Phebus was a reverent Haitian lyric, a deft conjurer of language and light, a Cave Canem sister, an insistent glow…She was only 41."
I e-mailed Patricia that, oddly enough, it did mean something to me…
(Read Patricia's initial, eloquent post in full here: http://poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2007/04/phebus_etienne_is_dead.html)
Phebus and I crossed paths over a decade ago—we were both in a program tagging along with the dedicated folks at Teachers & Writers, going out to schools in New York City. We got on well, and I remember liking her short, evocative poems. (I was also fascinated by her name—its initials an inverse of my own—and for a while, whenever I needed a name to plug into a piece of fiction in progress, I'd use "Phebus Etienne.") She was kind and fun to talk to.
Alas, we didn't keep in touch after the program; every so often I would wonder how she was doing—so it was a shock to hear the grim news.
A little while after reading Patricia's post, I needed to move a heavy filing cabinet out of a closet (long story)—and while displacing a stack of folders, came across a sheet of three "Sense Poems." Even before I looked to the bottom of the page, I knew these were Phebus's. She'd prepared them for a specific lesson, teaching kids how to write poetry rooted in specific sounds, smells, textures, etc.
Whether these were poems she had already written, or ones tailor-made for the class, I'm not certain. But I'd like to type them out here, if that's OK—if not (for copyright reasons), just let me know.
In Haiti, they used to say, ghosts, spirits
passed through doorways at the beginning
of each new hour. The angry ones
sometimes strangled the meek, snapped
their necks out of spite for blocking their passage.
Parents shooed children who were squatting
in entrances when cathedral bells sounded
twelve noon. I remember this as I shut off
the ringing alarm and wait for one minute after
six before walking through my bedroom door.
Basset hound sniffed the cherry soda
that had spilled and ran cold on my shoe.
His ears hung low, close to the grass,
dappled with specks of white.
He was still as my palm ran across his soft
coat, colored chocolate like my Diana bear,
who sits on my bed, wears a lace wedding dress
and smells like roses. The beagle tied to the next
bench barked. Basset hound ran to her as I
raised my hand to stroke the wrinkles on his head.
It wasn't me he loved.
When my mother straightened my hair
for the first time, it may have been for Easter.
I sat between her knees in the shade of the avocado
tree in the yeard. I reached up to feel the difference
in my new hair. She didn't see my finger.
The hot comb singed my skin, stung worse than
lemon juice on a fresh paper cut. I remembered
raw jalapeno peppers on my tongue.
I would never straighten my hair again I cried.
Of course, that was a lie.
Phebus M. Etienne
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How sobering, how enlightening, what a revelation.
Reading her voice reminds me of how much I miss hearing her voice.
Her poems such beautiful light shining through clouds after a hard rain, hard tears. I loved her laughter, rare air of smile, sense of duty filled with joy. These will go on my wall for the ghosts to read.
Phebus places us in the moment, and lets us accept the sensation of ah.
thanks, Ed.
Ed, thanks a million for these. I can hear her voice and also recall how she thought and talked about poems in these three little gifts of hers that you unearthed. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing these poems by Phebus. She wrote such good poems consistently. Her poems will eventually be published. Her family is working out the details.
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Anxiety afflicts 60pc of adults
More than 60 per cent of Hongkongers suffer from anxiety, with the problem more prevalent among the less well-off, according to two recent surveys.
A survey conducted in May and June by the social service division of the Church of United Brethren in Christ found more than 43 per cent of people earning less than HK$5,000 a month faced serious pressure from work, while the figure dropped to 16 per cent for those earning more than HK$30,000.
The study, for which 1,714 working parents of primary school students were interviewed, found 67.8 per cent had experienced anger, fear and anxiety at work.
In a separate survey, conducted by the Mental Health Association of Hong Kong, 64 per cent of those interviewed showed at least one symptom of generalised anxiety disorder in the past six months. About 10 per cent reported six or more symptoms of anxiety, which included difficulty concentrating, insomnia, restlessness and muscle tension. The survey surveyed 1,641 people aged nine to 83 late last month.
Lee Sing, director of the Hong Kong Mood Disorders Centre, said anxiety could develop into depression and other mental disorders if appropriate treatment was not given. 'In Hong Kong, not enough attention is being paid to mental health of the people. But the cost of it could be high,' he said.
In the association's survey, only 13 per cent of those interviewed had consulted specialists to tackle anxiety. About a quarter of those with anxiety said they had not made any attempt to alleviate the problem.
Lui Yu-hung, children and family team leader of the church's social service division, said work pressure was a major cause of anxiety and could directly affect family relations.
In the church's survey, 62 per cent of respondents said they tended to talk less with their spouses if they had serious work pressure, while the same proportion tended to be bad listeners when under pressure.
'People are worried that they could lose their job or have their pay reduced at any point,' Ms Lui said.
The government should pay attention to low-income families instead of waiting for them to develop domestic violence, she said, and companies should be encouraged to introduce family-friendly policies.
The association's survey found some people relied heavily on tranquillisers or sleeping pills to relieve stress. Dr Lee said this could result in addiction and there were safer, more affordable drugs for treating anxiety.
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One of my friends wants to open an international online store – to sell the lingerie products from his small company. He will use a very nice template he found from ThemeForest but he has some questions and I thought I might ask an international community:
He knows what paper/authorizations he needs to sell things in his country, but the question is:
for an international store what rules apply?
What official papers/authorizations you need, for instance, if you are from Europe, but you want to sell & send products in USA?
Is there an international organization/company from where you can get an authorized buyer license, let's say, or something similar?
Thank you all for your help.
I could be wrong,...but you can sell on etsy no problem,..with the buyer or seller not needing any paperwork just shipping info and collecting tax.
Maybe there are some tax documents?
Hey Greenline, try this online tool http://www.ups.com/ga/CountryRegs
Select the origin and destination country, check the boxes you need…
It may be a good start, also you can ask them (or any other international shipper) they should be expert enough to answer your question


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Celebrating 55 YEARS. The Lake Geneva Jaycees and Venetian Festival turn 55 this year! Come join us August 16th through the 20th for our 55th Annual Venetian Festival and Craft Fair! Full schedule of events for 2017 are located here: http://VenetianFest.com
Jaycees General Elections are held in April of each new year. There are several positions available, including President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Directors. If you are interested in running for an office, here is your chance to step up to the plate and show off your leadership skills. Elections are followed one month later with an Installation Banquet where newly elected officers are sworn in. The Banquet typically features a boat cruise on Geneva Lake, Dinner, Drinks and Casino type Gambling.
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Nexen (TSE:NXY) (NYSE:NXY) and China's CNOOC have agreed to extend the deadline for their takeover agreement to March 2 as they await the verdict from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States on the $15.1 billion deal.
The deadline was originally scheduled for January 31. Either party can extend the date if the required regulatory approvals have not yet been received, provided that the total extensions not exceed 75 business days from January 31.
The deal - the largest-ever foreign acquisition by a Chinese company - still needs U.S. regulatory approval, after the two companies got the okay from Canada, the U.K., the European Union and China.
Nexen also said Sunday that it would, in connection with the extension, postpone the release of its fourth quarter results.
China's state-owned CNOOC and its Canadian takeover target Nexen resubmitted an application for U.S. approval of their $15.1-billion deal late last year.
Following the proposed deal, CNOOC intends to set up a head office in Calgary, which will be responsible for operating and growing Nexen's assets in North and South America, Europe, West Africa as well as Central America.
CNOOC is an independent oil and gas explorer and China's largest producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas. The proposed deal is expected to bolster CNOOC's presence in Canada, Nigeria and the Gulf of Mexico, while adding a significant presence in the U.K. North Sea.
Nexen is a global oil and gas company that produced 207,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day at the end of 2011. Only about 30 per cent of Nexen's production comes from its Canadian operations, with the rest coming from offshore platforms in the North Sea, Gulf of Mexico and West Africa.
CNOOC and Nexen were working together before the takeover deal was announced. In 2011, CNOOC acquired Opti Canada Inc., Nexen's partner in the Long Lake oilsands project and the two have been working together on that project since.
Later in 2011, CNOOC and Nexen formed a joint venture in the Gulf of Mexico. Around the same time, Nexen also agreed to sell a 40 per cent stake in some of its northeastern British Columbia shale natural gas lands to a Japanese-led consortium.


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A short time ago, we introduced you to one of our developers, who goes by the handle ChildoftheHorn. In her real life, she's known as Stacy Devino. Stacy has created an application called AndroBox, showed you how to create your own Android Splash Screen, and helped you make an Android Business Card. Now she's back, in conjunction with SteV-O, with a new Android and iOS app called Owtsee, a web and mobile app that shows you what public resources are around you.
We had the chance to preview Owtsee, and really liked what we saw. There are plenty of times you're looking at your friends, or your spouse, and you're bored. You just don't know what to do. You're stir crazy and need to get out of the house. But where to go? You might take to Google and start searching for public venues around you, but it's tough to sift through all the search results looking for just the right way to wile away the hours. That's where Owtsee comes in. Using the Android and iOS app, or the Owtsee website you can see all the public spaces available in your city! The best part is that you don't really have to search for yourself.
Owtsee presents a checklist that you can use to filter information based on what you're interested in doing. Feel like going to a park? Want to take your dog? Which parks are dog-friendly? Using Owtsee's unique method, you can check the boxes for public parks, then the ones for dog-friendly. Tap the map button and you're given a Google map that shows only the locations that match your criteria. Maybe you only want to see places that offer an outdoor pool, or roller hockey. Just use the filters, view the map, and you're informed. If the search results aren't quite narrow enough for you, you draw a box around the area you're interested in going, and Owtsee will narrow the search results to the area you've drawn your "doodle" around.
But Owtsee doesn't stop at just public parks or attractions. It can also help you find meetups using data from Meetup.com, get you directions, find parking, look up vendors, search job listings, internships or after school programs. Owtsee is brand new, and in its initial stages. Currently, it only supports the cities of Chicago, IL, and New York City. However, Seattle will be added soon, and many more cities are on the way. Any city that has public data sharing can eventually be added to Owtsee. For now, if you're going to visit one of the supported cities, you'll want to bring Owtsee with you so you can easily see nearby attractions to visit while you're there!
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. --- UAB junior guard Chad Frazier recently sat down with UABSports.com for a brief question and answer session. Frazier is one of six newcomers on this year's team who will wear the Green and Gold for the first time on Sunday against Milligan (Tenn.) College at 2 p.m.
Talk about your decision to come play basketball at UAB. How has the experience been so far?
"I made my decision off a great coaching staff here who recruited me. This is a great opportunity for me to come here and and kind of run the show for a great program with a lot of tradition."
How would you describe your style of play?
"I'm a 6-foot-4 point guard who can score in a lot of ways. I can post up, hit the mid-range and I can get everyone else involved."
Talk about your high school playing days at First Assembly Christian School in Concord, N.C.
"My high school was very competitive. Charlotte has a lot of good high school programs all around. I was a shooting guard all through high school, so I was used to scoring a lot. When I got to junior college I switched to point guard, and have been working on distributing the ball more."
What is something interesting about you that most people may not know?
"Before the game, I listen to Taylor Swift. Right now, my favorite song is either 22 or White Horse."
What is something you like to do outside of basketball?
"I'm a video game freak. My teammates always make fun of me because I play all types of games -- like shooting games, racing games or really any type of video game."
Point guards are sometimes known as the leaders of the team. How would you describe your leadership style?
"I'm a lead-by-example type of guy. I'm a quiet and laid back guy, but I am starting to be more vocal. During my sophomore year I really started to be vocal, so I am trying to build on that here at UAB."


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I am looking into getting permanent eyeliner. I am a runner and a nurse so don't wear makeup everyday or if at all most of the time. I like myself with eye makeup on just dont take the time to put it on and don't really know how. I am wondering if you have any suggestions or comments as to if this is a good choice for me or if my doubts are getting the best of me! Thanks


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Through lectures, demonstrations, discussions, research and clinical practice, students from the LSUHSC School of Medicine and from other medical schools around the globe have numerous opportunities to gain knowledge and experience in ophthalmology.
Medical Student Summer Research Program.
Medical students having completed their first year of training are eligible to work on a summer research project during the 8 weeks between their first and second year. This program is designed for both students who have had research experience and those who have not. Students can choose any LSUHSC-NO faculty member with an active research program in Ophthalmology as their Mentor. For more information, contact Dr. Donna M. Neumann.
Comprehensive Third-Year Medical Student Course
All LSUHSC third-year medical students participate in one of the most comprehensive introductory eye care courses in the country. All doctors must have a basic knowledge of the eye and eye examinations. This intensive two-week program helps these doctors-in-training to become better doctors no matter what career path or specialty they choose. Instruction includes lectures, reading and audiovisual assignments, discussion, workshops, observations, and demonstrations.
Students in small groups receive practical and personalized training in examination procedures and the use of ophthalmic instruments. Actual examination experience provides exposure to indicators of minor and major ophthalmic diseases, as well as significant ophthalmic findings associated with many disorders. The students learn ophthalmic diagnosis and treatment techniques required of a general physician including history taking, diagnosis, and treatment of the visual system.
Optional activities include Advanced Eye Exam Workshops, community office or clinic visits, and surgery observation.
Students complete the program with the knowledge they will need to treat their patients, as well as when it is necessary to refer a patient to an ophthalmic specialist.
Third and Fourth Year Student Electives
Third and fourth year students can select from a variety of clinical and research electives to further enhance their knowledge and interest in ophthalmology. These research and clinical courses provide extensive exposure to the clinical practice of ophthalmology and to the basic scientific knowledge on which it rests.
The Department of Ophthalmology accepts a limited number of medical school students per LSU SOM calendar block. Priority is given to LSU students. Students from other medical schools will be accommodated if space permits after all interested LSU students have been scheduled.
Clinical electives
Students may participate in clinical activities with a senior resident or faculty member to gain further insights into patient management, disease treatment, and surgery. Areas of study include clerkships in comprehensive ophthalmology, neuro-ophthalmology, retina, pediatric ophthalmology, cornea, and refractive surgery.
Visiting Students
Fourth-year medical students from other LCME-accredited colleges and universities may be eligible to participate in one 4-week rotation. Visiting students rotate with residents through the ophthalmology services in the region. Visiting students receive credit from their school and evaluations are based on the crediting school's standards.
Applications must be received by Student Affairs at least 45 days in advance of requested start date and will be scheduled if space permits after LSU student schedules are finalized. LSU does not accept students from non-LCME-accredited schools.
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I think this is kind of unusual behavior but I want to see if there are any other toddlers out there with an obsession with clean/dirty. DD freaks if she sees a spot on the floor, a piece of dirt on her clothes, even on her shoes. She just stares at it pointing yelling "Uh oh, DIRTY, DIRTY, DIRTY" until I either clean it up or off, or give her a piece of cloth with water to clean it. She also has taken to demanding a wet paper towel multiple times a day and scrubbing the floor. If she finds anything like a speck or a crumb on the floor, in the dog bed, etc, she yells "DIRTY!" And runs to put it in the garbage. She even was really upset thinking my moles/birthmarks were "dirty" spots for awhile and was obsessing about them, trying to wipe them off.
Where did this come from? I keep a clean house but am not obsessive about it, and DH certainly is not a very neat person.
Anyone else have a LO with this obsession?
Sounds like my ds, 15 mos. He does all of those things! Yeah, I like to keep my house clean, but hard to do these days. I think he'll outgrow the obsessive part of it. he doesn't do it all day, just now and then. He LOVES trash cans! Everywhere we go he pointing them out and yellling "trash"! This and the dirt thing have been going on for two months or so. He now even notices hair and says hair and puts it in the trash. He loves cleaning with sponges and paper towels, even his bare hands, real or pretend cleaning. Picks up little bits of dirt, puts them in trash. Points out dirt. Thinks pepper is dirt, even though he calls the container "pepper" and asks for it on his food. Then he looks at it in disbelief and says "dirt" like I just put dirt on his food!
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Let's just say that one of the only solo activities my 21mo DS enjoys is walking around the house with a rag & washing everything. Vacuuming or sweeping come in close second. He hates seeing a mess or dirt & he will just go on his own to get a rag & clean up whenever he sees something dirty. He gets distressed if his hands are dirty or marker-stained. He also loves putting away his dirty dishes or laundry & throwing out trash/compost. A few months ago at the playground he wouldn't step on one of the platforms because it was 'dirty' (stained with something) and every time we went there he'd just stand & stare at it.
He doesn't do it all day long but it is definitely one of the recurrent themes of our daily life... and no, DH & I are not anywhere near 'neat & tidy', we could probably have one a messy house award last week...
omg, forgot about the vacuum! He is obsessed with the vaccuum, has been for what seems like forever. He used to wake up from his naps saying "bac, bac"! because I usually vacuumed while he napped, so he made the connection that the vac was out when he woke up from his naps. Now he pushes it around and "helps" me.
And he thinks the stamps on his hands/feet from yoga class are dirt! Only did it once, but he was so disturbed, called his feet dirty and insisted we wash it off. So we don't do those.
sahm wife to dh, AP mama to most amazing boy 07/2009! and 11 chickens NOTV
All of the above, and I'll also add that my daughter is obsessed with hygiene. She wants to wash her hands or face and brush her teeth approximately 50 billion times a day I think. I give her a small spray bottle with water and a clean rag while I clean and she LOVES it.
I don't know whether this will be beneficial to anyone, but my son is very similar, and I recently discovered he fits "the highly sensitive child" mold to a T. Check it out: http://www.hsperson.com/pages/child.htm
I haven't read the book yet, but it's on my list!
DD is a bit of a neat freak. Not to any kind of extreme, but she hates when her hands are dirty. And when we leave the house, she goes through all the rooms and puts away a couple of things, as well as points it out when we leave a light on. When we go to our friends' houses, she will find things she isn't supposed to play with and give them to an adult to put away. It's too funny. I encourage it. DH and I need all the help we can get when it comes to making sure things get put away!
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DD is a bit of a neat freak. Not to any kind of extreme, but she hates when her hands are dirty. And when we leave the house, she goes through all the rooms and puts away a couple of things, as well as points it out when we leave a light on. When we go to our friends' houses, she will find things she isn't supposed to play with and give them to an adult to put away. It's too funny. I encourage it. DH and I need all the help we can get when it comes to making sure things get put away!
My son also gives me things he has found that he knows he shouldn't play with or put in his mouth, even things I have never shown him or told him about. I like the lights one!
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DS was similar for a phase. He ate all his meals with a damp towel next to him so he could wipe off his hands between bites. Slowly it just sort of went away.
Maria Montessori called it the "sensitivity to order" period. Peaks at 2.5 yrs.
DS, 10/07. Allergies: peanut, egg, wheat. We've added dairy back in. And taken it back out again. It causes sandpaper skin with itchy patches and thrashing during sleep. Due w/ #2 late April, 2012.
My DS isn't obsessed with cleanliness, but with neatness. If he gets out his toothpaste and toothbrush, he almost wants to clean it up before he even uses it. He also has to put the remote back after I fast forward through the commercials each time. If he sees something out of place, he has to fix it, straight lines, etc. If the cabinet door is cracked, he has to close it..the bedroom door must be closed after he walks through..I don't know if it's normal or not, but it sure can get frustrating, especially if I'm in a hurry to get out the door, and there's all this stuff DS has to do before we leave :)
DH(9/04) DS(12/08) and DD(5/11)
The older one is worse but both of my god-babies do this. They're slowly coming out of it. I just show them that it is ok. for example:
*kids doing their best to take off cupcake wrappers without touching the icing and getting frustrated because of it*
Me: Hey, W!
*W looks*
*Kris smashes her cupcake in her own face. W's jaw hits the floor*
Me: Look. I lived. Eat your cupcake.
*Both kids dig in*
It usually isn't stuff this "extreme" but if it gets them to mellow out a little, I'll do it. You should have seen the little one "playing" in the leaves the other day. You'd have thought she was standing in Parana-infested waters! I just sat there holding her hand so she wouldn't freak. Their other god-mama let W and my littlest sister bury her in there. Z relaxed a little bit but not enough to enjoy herself. *sigh*
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My almost 4 yr old is very sensitive to order. He has been like this since he turned 2. He doesn't like food or dirt on his clothes, will stop to pick up litter or point it out to me so I can. He will stop in the supermarket or stores to pick up and replace, (very neatly), fallen toys, paper towels, you name it! I was very similar at this age and our family has a history of OCD, (my brother is medicated for it due to the severity of his case). So far DS hasn't gone overboard with it, but I keep an eye on it.
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter" ~~ MLK
Many of these behaviors fall within a "normal" range for a toddlers need/sense of order, but...many could also be indications of something more and honestly some do sound like the beginnings of OCD. When obsessions begin to interfere with daily lives it is no longer "normal" Just my 2 cents..
My 17 mo loves cleaning. She gets a little irritated when something like food gets on her hand, and she wants to wipe it off. She loves to throw stuff in the garbage. I find her picking up her dirty diapers and throwing them away if we forget to. I think it's adorable. My mom says I was the same way and I did not grow up to be neat freak by any stretch of the imagination. But she's pretty orderly. And she brings me stuff she knows she shouldn't put in her mouth, like coins. I think it's just her figuring out the conventions of life and practicing them.
hah, my son is like that. He doesn't like having his hands dirty and for a while that was a real obstacle between us and fingerpainting but now as long as we wash his hands as soon as he's done, he's fine with it. He's also very good about putting his toys away and often before he goes to bed he'll randomly select a few toys, put them away and say, "bye, _____!" Once he did this before eating lunch and I was about to tell him he didn't have to because he could play with them after lunch but I stopped myself and realized, wait, he's voluntarily cleaning up. I'm not going to discourage that! He also has a very innate sense of order and how things should be and when he does something, like spill water or when I spill something, it has to be immediately cleaned up or he will freak out. He used to freak out immediately but since I've carefully tailored my reaction to be a very calm "uh oh, the water spilled!" he reacts much better now and sometimes he will go get a rag to clean it up without even freaking out.
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The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge
The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge is an Art Gallery, Library and Visitor Information Centre situated in the heart of historic Canterbury.
This award winning facility provides state-of-the-art exhibition galleries, excellent educational facilities and a varied programme of events for all ages.
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Part of a national tour to celebrate the Arts Council's 70th Anniversary, the exhibition includes some of the finest drawings from its collection. Works cover the last 100 years and although there are some surprising similarities through the decades, there is also huge diversity in the approaches and techniques used.
Early twentieth century works include pieces by Gwen John and the intricate patterns of Harold Gilman, mid-twentieth-century artists include George Fullard and John Golding and the exhibition is brought up to date with the imaginary figures of Charles Avery and Mimei Thompson.
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LSU Takes Out Top-seed Florida in SEC Tourney
Austin Nola and Mason Katz each had three hits and two RBIs as LSU pounded out 19 hits in defeating Florida 10-6 Wednesday in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament.
Matt Gaudet had a solo home run and was one of eight LSU players with a multiple-hit game. The top-seeded Gators (40-14) entered the tournament having won 14 of their past 16, but quickly fell behind for good when
eighth-seeded LSU (37-20) scored five runs in the second inning.
Anthony Ranaudo (4-2) struck out five over 7 2-3 innings to earn the victory. Florida's Brian Johnson (5-3) gave up seven runs in 3 2-3 innings to take the loss. The two-time defending tournament champion Tigers will play the winner of Wednesday's late game between Arkansas and Vanderbilt on
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Join peace activists in Chico for a peace rally and puppet pageant downtown to protest the five years of ongoing U.S. military occupation in Iraq. Bring the troops home!!
Chico Peace and Justice Center will sponsor a puppet pagaent and peace rally in downtown Chico on 3/15, the 5th anniversary of the U.S. military's illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq, beginning at 11 am..
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Evaluating the health-promoting properties of a new fiber food
Who is conducting this study?
Nancy Keim, PhD, RD from the
What is the purpose of the study?
In this study we hope to learn more about a dietary fiber in terms of how well it is digested, how many calories it contains, if it changes your bowel habits, and if it has the ability to improve your blood glucose levels and reduce inflammation.
Who can participate?
Healthy men and women, ages 20 - 60 years may be eligible to participate. Volunteers must be willing and able to come to the research center (WHNRC) on the UC Davis campus for scheduled visits during the 14 week study. Volunteers must have a Body Mass Index (the ratio of weight - to - height) between 25-35 kg/m2.
Who is NOT eligible to participate?
Adults who:
What do I need to do to participate?
You will complete a telephone interview and in-person screening visit to determine your eligibility. During the study we will measure your height, weight and body composition (the amount of body fat and lean body mass). Three times during the study we will ask you to remember all the food and beverages you consumed during the previous 24-hours using a computer software program.
The study is 14 weeks long. It has baseline week, three 3-week "treatment" periods, and two 2-week "washout" periods. During the treatment periods, approximately weeks 2-4, 7-9, and 12-14, you will be given pre-portioned foods with the fiber added (juice, applesauce). You will eat one serving at breakfast and one serving at dinner each day. The fiber that is being tested in this study will be added at a low dose level for one treatment period, at a high dose level at another treatment period, and not added at all for another treatment period. The order of your treatments will be randomized, and neither you nor the investigators will know the order.
During the treatment periods, your diet will switch between your usual diet and a controlled diet that will be provided for you during weeks 3-4, 8-9, and 13-14. The controlled diet contains a variety of foods, including chicken, beef, dairy, soy, wheat and eggs. You will be asked to eat all of the food provided. You may drink up to 2 cups/day of black coffee or tea, and drink water as needed. The controlled diet will contain the pre-portioned foods with fiber added. During the weeks that you are on the controlled diet, you will come to the WHNRC to eat breakfast weekdays (Monday-Friday), and the remaining meals for the day will be packed for you to take out. All study foods and beverages for weekend days will be packed for you to take out and eat at home.
You will be asked to collect all the urine that you pass for seven consecutive days during study weeks 4, 9, and 14. You will also be asked to collect all stools passed for seven consecutive days during study weeks 4, 9, and 14. We will provide supplies and instructions for both. We will measure the amount of time it takes for the food you eat to move through your digestive tract using a "marker". We will ask you to collect a single stool sample during weeks 1, 6, and 11, and to keep log books related to urine and stool collections during the study.
Three times during the study, at or near the end of weeks 4, 9 and 11, you will be asked to come to WHNRC for a day-long (about 9 hour) test day protocol. You will arrive in the morning, not having eaten any foods or beverages for the past 12 hours. After we weigh you and measure your body composition, a registered nurse will place a catheter in a vein in your arm that will be used to sample your blood during the day. In addition to getting blood samples, we will also collect breath samples and have you record your appetite sensations and other health questionnaires. You will eat a standard breakfast meal, and about four hours later, you will eat a standard lunch meal. On this test day, you will continue to collect your complete urine and stool samples.
Are there benefits to you from this study?
Consuming dietary fiber may improve gastrointestinal health and may also improve glucose tolerance. However, there is no guarantee that consuming this dietary fiber will benefit participants directly. A study of this nature will help researchers better understand the links between dietary ingredients and intestinal health.
Will I be compensated?
Each person will receive a total of $1,000 in monetary compensation for completing the full study. Compensation will be divided up depending on how much you complete: $10 for each of three single stool collections; $10 for each of three 24-h diet recalls; $75 for test day 1; $125 for urine and stool collections during Treatment period 1; $125 for completing test day 2; $175 for urine and stool collections during Treatment period 2; $150 for test day 3; $250 for urine and stool collections during Treatment period 3; and $40 for completing all GI and urine logs and food checklists.
What should I do if I have questions?
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