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•The Wine Flight operates once a day, departing San Diego at 9:45 a.m. The return flight is at 4:25 p.m. Returning passengers can bring a properly-packed crate of wine for free. Visit www.alaskaair.com or call (800) 252-7522.
•The Francis Ford Coppola Winery is open daily; reservations are recommended for the pool and restaurant and can be made at www.franciscoppolawinery.com/visit or by calling (877) 590-3329.
•The Hotel Healdsburg, a big part of the upscale gentrification in Healdsburg, overlooks the town park and provides spa packages. Its Dry Creek Kitchen offers a tasting menu and wine pairings. Rooms start around $300 a night. www.hotelhealdsburg.com; (866) 599-6674.
•A less pricey option in Healdsburg is the Dry Creek Inn, www.drycreekinn.com; (800) 222-5784. Depending on season, prices start at about $80 for a pleasant, recently upgraded and renovated room.
Outside my door in Normal Heights, the thick marine cloud layer cast a dull gray light over everything, making my intended betrayal of San Diego a little easier. Because that morning, I was flying to Sonoma County's wine country. I'd be sitting with a glass of wine in my hand, having lunch on a pretty terrace, long before the marine layer burned off back home.
While a trip to Sonoma County wine country used to take half a day of airports, planes and a drive through Marin County traffic, that all changed in June with the launch of a new Wine Flight connecting San Diego directly with the Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa. The flight, operated by Horizon Air for Alaska Airlines, is a blissful two hours of lower-altitude flying along the California Coast, low enough to pass the time looking for whales on the way. As a reminder of the wine-friendly destination, the beverage cart includes a free glass of wine or IPO beer to passengers 21 and older — helpful to calm the nerves of anyone surprised by the fact that the plane is a dual-propeller Bombardier Q400 rather than a jet. On the day I flew, the wine selections were from the region around the other terminus of the route, Portland, Ore. (If you're planning to pick up a rental car at the airport, you may want to skip the refill offered later in the flight.)
On the final approach to Santa Rosa, passengers get their first glimpse of the local vineyards — the final descent is over grapevines that are periodically shadowed by approaching planes.
Once out of the plane, instead of coping with San Francisco International Airport and its long sprint to the baggage carousel, I reclaimed my wheeled carry-on bag from a cute "A la Carte" luggage cart standing on the tarmac by the plane, and then proceeded a few paces through a turnstile into ... a theme park? No, but it almost felt like one. The other name for the Sonoma County Airport is the Charles M. Schultz airport, named for the famed "Peanuts" cartoonist who was a longtime resident of the area.
The airport is decorated with huge statues of Peanuts characters; even the information desk is a repurposed version of Lucy's psychiatric counseling booth. (Don't worry, the "5 cents" sign for airport information is a joke.) While the mixture of Charlie Brown and serious wine tasting may be a bit of a stretch, arriving passengers can't help but smile as they walk by. There's also a bronze statue of Charlie and Linus in the pickup area.
I was met by friends and swept off for a 15-minute drive to a location that kept up the fantasy pop-culture feel — Francis Ford Coppola's winery in Geyserville. Previously the French-themed Chateau Souverain winery, it now evokes a Loire Valley castle — once Hollywood had finished "improving" it, fixing its nose, changing its name and revising its national identity. In this case, that means turrets have been replaced with illuminated pyramids of light and a broad patio now hosts what may be the largest public swimming pool north of San Francisco, lined with exclusive Italianesque "cabines" for changing into costume — swimming costume, that is. At over $100 a day for four persons for a cabine, or a $20 per person swimming fee, the water option didn't attract me. There is a cafe kiosk on the pool patio that lets visitors get a taste of the waterside fun, which Coppola says was inspired by seeing children try to swim in the fountain at one of his other wineries. It's a resounding, unlikely success.
Inside, the wine shop and tasting area is filled with cases of costumes and props from Coppola's films, including the desk from "The Godfather," costumes from "Dracula," and the car from "Tucker." Coppola's daughter, director Sofia Coppola, is not neglected either; large prop boats from her movie "Marie Antoinette" are on display, and her eponymous Blanc de Blancs wine is mildly effervescent and served in a shapely bottle "dressed" in a pale pink cellophane overwrap. Just try not to distractedly pick off the cellophane. The bartender told me while we were waiting for our table that they are under orders to never remove the modesty wrap from Sofia when serving it. Father Francis is protective.
Lunch on the terrace provided a panoramic view of his vineyards and a menu derived from family favorites, including several succulent lamb dishes, heralded by a white paper bag of salted, fried pettole breads thatwere worth fighting over.
While it is actually possible to fly up from San Diego on the morning flight, enjoy a lunch and a couple of wineries and be back at the airport in time for the 4:30 afternoon flight back to San Diego, unless time is of the essence, the wine flight is an excellent way to start a longer stay in wine country.
A few minutes away from the Francis Ford Coppola Winery is the town of Healdsburg, about 12 miles away from the Santa Rosa Airport. While it has undergone gentrification in recent years, it still is a functioning wine industry town with a traditional town park, the site of markets and festivals.
While Sonoma County is seeking to keep its new visitors within its own boundaries, Santa Rosa is also a nice place to start an exploration into Napa County, especially Calistoga, a hot-springs town reached through a scenic winding forest road. On the way, you have the option of stopping at Envy, where tastings are interrupted with palate-cleansing chocolates and the local version of the Old Faithful geyser can be seen erupting in the distance. You can also pay an entrance fee to see the eruption up close, depending on how geyser-motivated you are.
On the return flight, the path took us over the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Bay, providing an opportunity for more lower-altitude tourism, accompanied by another glass of wine.
More than anything, this Wine Flight trip is plain fun. The ease of access, the quick travel time, the feel-good Peanuts airport theme and the option of a little Hollywood glamour all combine to feel like a much more intense vacation.Copyright © 2017, The San Diego Union-Tribune


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As much as we love our jobs and co-workers, all of us come to work for one reason: money. Gotta' pay the bills, sock away some savings, and hopefully enjoy life a little while we're at it. We all know money motivates us to go to work, but can more money motivate us to work harder once we're there? I surveyed 120 veterinary team members to find out.
I distributed a simple survey to query the team members at 10 veterinary practices I work with, asking what motivates them most. The results are good news to anyone trying to increase productivity without breaking the bank—or trying to be satisfied working at a practice without the budget to offer large salaries. Competitive pay certainly attracts and retains the best employees; however, when it comes to motivating performance, money can fall short.
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Managers: This means you need to find the right person to complete each task. Make sure that when you assign a project to someone, she's enthusiastic about it. Give it start and end dates so she'll have a finish line to cross. Check in with her frequently to see how it's going. Procrastination is not always a sign of laziness. It can also act as a good barometer for whether the team member feels suited to the task. Is this extra work? Yes. But the time you spend will pay off in improved results.
Team members: Don't be shy about letting your supervisor know your strengths. The task that you find is a snap may be someone else's weakness. When you're assigned jobs you excel at, your quick success will be a boon for your practice manager—and that makes you both look good.
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A whopping 95 percent of veterinary team members said they'd work harder if they felt their efforts were worthwhile and would be appreciated. They added that feeling ownership of a task would also boost their performance.
Managers: Once you find a person who's well matched to her assigned task, let her run with it. Acknowledge to the staff that this individual leads in this area and should be the go-to person for questions. At my practice, we found a staff member who paid strict attention to clients' bills, so we asked if she wanted to help with accounts receivable. She set up her own reminder system for payments and now has a small office in one of our reception areas. She owns her role as our "money maven" and is very proud of it.
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Team members: If you'd like to head up a certain project, ask. To make your manager more comfortable, you could suggest that he or she monitor your work at certain checkpoints along the way. Also remember that many tasks are more enjoyable when you share them. If your boss delegates a job to you, request that another team member work alongside you. The buddy system might mean you'll have more fun and get the task done faster.


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NORWALK >> A 22-year-old local utility tax is ripe for an update, and failure to act could put $2 million in annual revenue at risk, city officials say.
The City Council will discuss introducing a ballot measure that would modernize the tax at its July 15 meeting. The move follows the city's declaration of a fiscal emergency on June 17, which is the first step needed toward any ballot measure.
City Manager Michael Egan said approving the update would be in the city's best interest and emphasized that the proposal will not result in an increase in tax rates.
"A lot of cities have actually done it," he said.
The proposal would require voter approval for any future tax increase, assure fair treatment to all taxpayers, and protect exemptions for low-income disabled, blind and elderly residents, Egan said.
The tax on telecommunications utilities was adopted in 1992, he said.
"Tax codes have changed over the years to reflect changes in the excise tax as it applies to telecommunications, but people have been paying it all along," Egan said.
About $2 million in annual revenue is at risk, however, because the city could be prohibited from collecting the tax if the changes are not made, he said.
That money, which goes into Norwalk's general fund, is spent on local services and projects, Egan said.
"To give you a sense of scale, $2 million is our Social Services Department," he said. "We would never cut that department, but we certainly would have to make cuts across the board (if the revenue is lost)."
A recent survey of 377 Norwalk residents conducted by Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz and Associates — a private public opinion, research and strategy firm — found community support for the tax proposal.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Giants catcher Benjie Molina was scratched from Sunday's starting lineup because of lingering soreness in his legs. According to manager Bruce Bochy, Molina's soreness may be related to the strained left quadriceps injury that limited the catcher's activity in Spring Training. Bochy said he spoke with Molina and the training staff and they decided he could use another day off to rest his sore legs. "You know, it looked like it cleared up from this spring, but he felt it again on that double two days ago," Bochy said. "I think with what happened in Spring Training, it's something that we don't want him to suffer a setback, so we're going to err on the side of caution."
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I was just taking a a quick glance over some of the more obscure items of Dooyoo today and I was quite shocked to find this humble little blanket on the list. But i'm really quite pleased to see it here. We have this blanket, it was bought as a present for my daughter when she was a newborn, and I've always thought it was pretty, but my daughter agrees with me, she obviously has good taste.
We have most of the Roundabout Girls range for my little girl's bedroom. It is from Mamas and Papas and it is still available if you look in their current catalogue you will see the complete range. I wish I had everything... but alas, Mamas and Papas is far too expensive for that!
This small blanket, which is only pram sized (That is 70cm x 100cm) costs a whopping 18pounds (Sorry my pound sign isn't working today) I think that is quite a collosial amount for such a small scrap of fabric, and I know that I personally would not have paid that much, but I am very happy with it. It has been worth every penny and has stood up to countless washes.
The Appearance
This blanket is 100% cotton, but it doesn't look or feel like your typical baby blanket. It has a slightly different texture as it is woven, rather than knitted, crochet or cellular. On first touch you may think that this makes it quite hard, but the hardness will fade with each wash you give the blanket.
The edges are bound by a white blanket stitch. It finishes the blanket off very traditionally and in my opinion it makes it look much more expensive than a basic type. The Roundabout girls range typically has a circular pattern and this is the main feature of this item. It is various patterns of pink circles. One side of the blanket is more pink than the other. The other side seems more white. I almost always go for the pinker side. I am one of those parents who just loves pink for little girls. She is quite a tom boy however, so I think I should make the most of it; I imagine she is going to dislike pink very much as she grows older!
Wear and Tear
Our blanket is now 15 months old. It was used to wrap my daughter up toasty warm on her car seat. It wrapped her up in her Moses Basket, Cot, Travel Cot, Bassinet. Anywhere she went, the blanket went too. It always was complimented by people who saw it. It stands out from the crowd of baby blankets. We have many cellulars, yet it is still the Roundabout Girls Woven blanket that I will chose if I am on the way out.
I would say that it has barely aged over that time. It is as thick as the day it arrived at our house. My daughter likes to rub it at bed time, even though she uses a duvet now she still likes to have this blanket close. The colour is as bright as ever and I am certainly not a careful washer. My mantra is "tumble dry it anyway" which tends to result in shrunken and shapeless clothes! It has not affected the blanket at all, it is perfectly rectangular, some of my cellulars are almost circles at this stage.
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I would like to point anyone considering buying a Baby Gift towards this item. It comes rolled up in a round shape and there is a bow tied around the outside. You can also buy the boys version, Roundabout Boys, which is blue. Everything design wise is the exactly the same apart from the colour. The boys version is a powder blue colour.
The entire range is adorable, but it is expensive. You can buy the cot sized fleece blanket for 25 quid, or the Quilt and Pillowcase for a huge 70quid. I was lucky that family bought all of these for me. I have been using them for over a year and I still love them after all this time. So, a huge thumbs up from me and my roundabout girl.
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gmcustsvc Posts: 4,251michelle_s,
We're sorry that you've encountered so many difficulties with your Equinox and are available to you if you want for us to check into anything further. Please email us at email@example.com with more details (including your name and contact information, the last 8 digits of your VIN and mileage, and a summary of the situation).
Sarah, GM Customer Service
Really Sarah -
Please do not give these people hope.....
I just had a RUDE district specialist hang up on me - Justin at extension 42585.
My truck does still not run right after the new engine however JUSTIN insists my case in closed and there is no one else I can speak to.
H said I was provided a solution which was a 2000 credit towards a new GM - I asked for the 2000 towards my lease payments and I would pay the rest just to give this truck back before myself or my kids get killed on the highway....
I have never been spoken to so rudely in my life - at no point in time was I treated like the customer. No wonder why the company was failing - we should have let them tank the way they are letting the poor consumers rot who purchased this vehicle....
My lifies mission now is to make sure I tell aas many people as I can this story and other stories I have read on this forum to make sure no others suffer after puchasing a GM product.
Has your new engine solved all the problems. My truck still does not run right - random acceleration and decelleration and they cannot seem to fix the problem...
GM clearly does not give a crap - and I need a vehicle I can put my kids in - at this point I will not - IT is just not safe.
My "District specialist" hung up on me yesterday - not sure what else to do - I want to scream every month when I have to make the payment.....
aussieinva Posts: 8I am now following the instructions of my attorneys and recording every conversation I have with GM "Support"...and it seems to make a difference...you should advise the peson you call that you are recording the conversation as per your legal righst to do so...it makes most "service" people sit up and take notice...and if the caller is rude again, upload the recording to you tube...
The "Sarah" at GM is a toal waste of time, these people have no authority, neither do the District reps...
Good luck and keep those children and yourself safe....
I have about 1000 miles on my new engine and so far so good. Stay on the dealer to make it right - they are your best bet. Contact GM directly - go to the website and find the customer care phone numbers and just keep on them. Good luck - I feel your pain
Calling the dealer again today - I have tried to call GM - i had a case number and all...
JUSTIN - my district specialist hung up on me yesterday when I would not agree that a 2000 credit for a new GM vehicle was not acceptable as a solution....
If I did not care about my credit I would stop paying for this truck!
llamitie Posts: 13Contact your states attorney general. I did here in NY and its in process of aribtration. Have no idea where it will get me - but it sure feels good that they have to "explain" themselves to someone. I also copied the same packet and sent to Gm directly - the PO box on their website. I did get a GM rep to call me and offer me some lame deal. $2k towards a new car (like I want a new GM car???) or 24k of free oil changes. Yippee. I put $5k down on a new car and got a pile of crap instead and what does the oil change get me? 2 or 3 changes like $400 worth of services. I repsectfully declined the offers and we will see where the attorney general can get me. Suggest you do the same.
kynox Posts: 18Does everyone know you can go to safercar.gov and file complaints with the National Highway Traffic Safety Admin. ? Currently there are only 101 complaints filed with the gov on the 2010 Equinox. Less than 5 to do with oil consumption. It will take a whole lot more compliants on the issue to get the admin to look at it. I have a 2010 with 36000 miles and have just now had timing chain and tensioner replaced. no oil consumption. Get 31 mpg on trips and 24 around town. I have had no other problems other than a rattle. I am very happy with the auto and the dealership that service`s the car for me. Truedelta is also a website than uses consumer reports to rate reliability issues. They show the 2010 with a average of 3 lemons per 100 cars . so there are some bad cars out there with problems. So the issue is if it is a big enough problem for the Safety Admin. to look into the issue. Using this forum won`t get it done. Sarah , hang in there . You are only doing what you are allowed to do. Thanks
kynox -
keep a close eye on your vehicle - the oil consumption problems usually start to occur around 30K miles. I had the rattle and that is what started this process - with the dealer first replacing the cam shaft actuators - after rattle did not go away they replaced the timing chain and the cam shaft actuators again. CHeck your oil - mine always smelled like gas so then they replaced the fuel pump - which did not fix the consumption problem so finally the engine gor replaced. THis vehicle was fine for the first 30K miles. I did post to safercar.gov. I never received a response.
Fortuantely I have had a responsive dealer - but at the end of the day - I am paying for a truck that does not run properly and has never gotten the advertised gas mileage.
Complete disappointment!
I will have to do this....
The Senior District Specialist called my husband back today....
Refuse to provide any assistance and when asked for her last name or employee ID number she refused to give it!
Well EMILY - when I get killed in this truck or one of my kids gets killed - trust me - I will find out your last name and will be holding you amongst all the others who were completely unhelpful personally responsible for any harm caused to my family!
You are all disgusting!
sueven - you were offered a $2000 credit??? lucky you (totally sarcastic here) - and I mean that only in regards that my lovely and rude and bitchy district specialist Emma would only offer me $500..... but my dealer is working with me and the new engine he put in seems (so far!!) to have fixed the problems I was having....
crkyolfrt Posts: 2,345Try making sure you are not running in ECO mode, to see if that helps with the stalling issue when coming up to a light. GM went to ridiculous lengths in an attempt to get fuel mileage bragging rights with this 4 cylinder. Among many such tech as way too far advanced timing (one of the causes of knock and ping and engine damage) and knew that if they spec'd premium octane gas that no one would buy their crappy product. Also has a system that works in union with the engine and transmission and ECU, and it will lower engine revs when coming to a stop. Yet another gimmicky and poorly designed fuel mileage extender effort. Failed. So try this to at least help isolate the stalling being from other issues. Stalling is a pretty big deal and not taken nearly seriously enough..
brad5879 Posts: 12
As I posted 3+ mos. ago, we finally traded in the Equinox and took a little bit of a hit to get a 2013 Honda CR-V. So far it's been really nice.
Anyhow, I got an email a month and a half ago to review the customer service I had when taking in my 2010 Equinox. They haven't updated their records but I felt somewhat bad because I am sure I knwo exactly why someone brought it in for service.
Shame on GM and Chevrolet and all involved for making peoples lives miserable trying to get this resolved. I can only hope that none of you ever, ever buy a GM car again. I know I won't be.
thelma61 Posts: 8why is this message crossed out? I know how you feel, when I started my odyssey, our first thought was to trade it too. But I knew I would be passing on a problem that needed to be resolved by the manufacturer. We took them to the mat, but holy crap - it was a horrendous ordeal and amount of energy expended. Nobody should ever have to go thru that, especially with a brand new vehicle. When my husband first spoke to GM about the issue, the woman he spoke to let on that she had not heard anything about the problems we were having. He told her it was all over the internet (this forum) and she said she didn't care about that. Wonder if she still has a job. She shouldn't.....
Probably clicked the "overstrike" button when posting. (It's the
Have been hung up on by so many people at GM corporate I have lsot count....
I am beyond frustrated.... picked up my car last night and still not right.
This is a loosing battle.
You might be able to reach someone via Twitter or through one of the other GM "social" sites.
:lemon: Pleasse note these vehicle are pieces of Junk which Chevy thinks is a quality vehicle, i have one, 3 sets of say bar links, head7 rear seal gasket.Oil burning,electrical problem,Transmission problem you name it is has had it!!!,all Chevy Equinox or prevbious owners out there who have puchased these lemon, please the only remedy we have is a class action lawswuit against Gm- Chevy division Please call 1-800-222-1020 and lodged all you complaint you have had with this vehicle the Chevy Equinox.hopefully a Class action lawsuit firm out there will see this post and help file a Class Action lawsuits Under the terms of this Vehicle the Chevy-Junk-Onox.GM should be ashamed of themselves for putting a piece of Junk like this on their Auto Line!!!GM wants wants you buy American,but in Good Conscious they have refused to do so!!! Boycott Chevy_GM and their inferior products.Mr. cleveland Ward 18 Crowell St. Dorchester,Ma. 02124
:lemon: This vehicle is a piece of junk,dump it asap..and engine from factory,Gm knew this. a better engine probably could have been built by a 2 year old@!!
smc8888 Posts: 25Just received a letter from Chevrolet about a "customer satisfaction program". Instead of fixing the engine oil consumption problem, they will reprogram the ECU that recommend more frequent oil changes to support engine durability and overall operating costs.
What a joke, GM is implicitly admitting the wide spread problem and tries to cover it up by forcing more frequent oil changes.
What a joke.
Sueven - I just got the same letter on Friday, March 8th... and ironically it was dated Feb 1, 2013 and the offer to reprogram the ECU was only good until Feb 28, 2013. Thankfully my awesome dealer did the work when they put the new engine in.... Too bad the letter didn't give a return address as I would have sent the joker who signed the letter a response about the issues with this car....
ray80 Posts: 1,650smc8888, You are talking about two completely different things. The reprogram has to due with oil change frequencies suggested by the oil life monitor and has nothing to do with and is not intended to address the oil consumption problem some owners are experiencing.
This recall is good through February 2015 depending on month you purchased your 2010 Nox. The intent ios to get owners to change oil on a regular schedule or appropriate time; the worn broken down oil will cause internal excessive unnessisary engine wear. being said; the idiot gauge that monitores engine oil life is not a smart way to gauge oil changes in this 4 cyl. or any other engine. Oil changes are cheap and good insurance for your warranty protection.
esperinos Posts: 18I believe the letter said Feb 28, 2015. By which time, I will ditch my wife's Nox. I have told her to listen for any abnormal sounds.
tracif Posts: 4I was never sent ANYTHING from Chevy. Nada. They have blacklisted my truck for now. I cant even get Chevy to change the oil. The dealer who was working with me for so long has just been advised by the local GM Rep that there is NOTHING WRONG with my truck and is no longer authorized to work on it. I had to take it to STS for my oil change.
Cant wait to know the outcome from ALL OF MY PUBLIC OUTBURST!! There is NOTHING I wont do to keep my daughter safe. Nothing. :lemon:
wirks4me Posts: 7Hi Folks,
I have not posted anything here since I traded my 2010 Equinox for a Ford, but I do follow the updates everyday.
I have been getting emails from GM about my satisfaction with my Equinox...they don't even know, that I don't own it any more!
Just got my letter today from the "customer satisfaction program"...how sad that GM is covering up their engine problems with more frequent oil changes, what a joke.
My question is: Has anyone contacted their US Senators or Congressman concerning this cover-up by GM? Maybe if all of us sent them emails, they would look into this...
What do you think?
reena02 Posts: 3i have been reading everyone's posts and i feel sick to my stomach that i made the same mistake! i wish i read this before buying this car but i was really excited that i felt like i got a great deal...a 2010 with only 46,000 miles on it. unfortunately the day we went to pick the car up we been having issues and that was a month ago. first the engine light was on and we brought it to sales person's attention but he said its not a big deal it just got detailed so that could have triggered it and for us to take it for the weekend and if it doesn't go away to bring it back. so as we were driving out my boyfriend told me to park it so he can drive to keep in eye on how the car was driving...so when i parked the car started vibrating really bad so we went in to get the sales person and asked if they can at least put it on the machine and tell us what the problem is...the mechanic was there for a good couple of minutes before my boyfriend told them he wants to look at what it says before he erases it and right when we went over to the car the mechanic said that right when he hooked it up it turned off...which we both know that he just erased it! so from day one of purchasing the car i've been feeling horrible about my decision!
we took the car home and the next day the engine light was on again so we decided to got to advanced (sunday)and have them check it that way we would have known what the issue was before we brought it to the dealer in case they tell us it just turned off again...but for some reason advance's machine didn't go up to 2010 models they still plugged it in...i swear i had planned to take the car in on monday (we bought it fri) and it was on all weekend until monday it turned off so i decided not to take it but the vibrating was sill there. i noticed that it would vibrate/shake more when it was on eco mode so i turned it off but it was still there. so i did my own research on here and on youtube. on youtube it had a thing about the fuel leaking into the oil in the 2010 equinox that it was a defective fuel pump. so i printed that and some of the msgs on here to show them that there is something def something wrong. it was last week that i took the car in and they call me telling me that the fuel pump is defective and that the part will come in tomorrow so i asked for a rental since i had to work the next day they agreed. so before i went to get the car they called me that they got my car fixed and i can pick my car up instead. so when i picked the car up the vibrating is still there i called them the next morning and they said they couldn't look at it to the following week. so the car was back at the dealer this past wednesday and they are telling me nothing is wrong with the car whatever little vibrating its doing is normal...? i told them that i want them to send the car to a chevy dealer so that they can look at it which was sent today and they just called me today saying thats it normal that they drove their other cars with the same engine or whatever and its the same.....so is this normal? or should i take it to another chevy dealer plus i have a 3 month warranty through the dealer i bought it from so i dont know if there will be any issues if i had someone else look at it. :confuse:
ambs1 Posts: 1The 2010 Equinox was the first car I bought without my parents help. My father wasnt happy about it but still helped me with the paperwork. I've owned it for a little less then a year and now realize PARENTS KNOW BEST! I have had nothing but problems with it. I was sitting at a red light and it just died on me. I took it in to have it looked at and the dealer said they couldnt do anything because the check engine light wasnt on. So I continue to drive it and it continues to die on me. I'm now over 50,000 miles and I'm sure the check engine light will come on now that its out of warranty. I also called GM and they acted like this was the first complaint they ever had reguarding 2010 Equinox. Glad Im not alone! Terrible car!! Wish I listened to my father!!
Number # 1 I would suggest letting GM Dealer handle all warrenty work.
Number # 2 Change engine oil every 4-5K do not go by idiot gauge.
Number # 3 Add fuel conditioner to fuel every oil change "all engines"
Number #4 Do not let all the hype on line freak you out "let GM Freak out" and do the warrenty work while in the 100K window for the drive line.
I have over 50k on my Nox and have experience some of the warrenty related issues with my 2010 4cyl. to date. The "truck" runs fine, gets a respectable 22-28mpg the way i drive and has never broke down or caused me to question its safety.
The percentage of disgruntaled owners; leased or owned vehicals is no doubt so low you will never cause any great concern with safecar.gov...A vehical stalling occasionally, making raspy engine noise or consuming oil is not a national safety concern, that will cause a huge recall...These are warranty matters / issues...Fact is, this newer Equinox "SUV" is one of "Consumer Reports" top rated SUVS for reliability and cost since 2010. This is probably where the dis-satisfied customers should be going to voice their consumer oppinion. Being said, I still own my 2010 Truck and have not experiened any problems getting reasonable repairs made since purchased in October 2010; dealer has always taken care of me and the truck runs fine; raspy but runing fine...Glad I change oil every 3500-4500 miles and have the 100K warranty!


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Community TNR is at the heart of a Target Zero Community. Working together with you,
we are making a BIG difference for all cats!
Community Cat Action Team of Greater Waco is a program of the Animal Birth Control Clinic and proudly collaborates with area animal welfare partners, and animal care service units. To donate, mention the gift is to be used for spay/neuter of cats (or Comm CAT Program).
Top 10 basic safety tips:
- Rent a spay/neuter trap from ABC. Do not try to capture, stuff a cat into a carrier, or pick up an outdoor cat. They strongly dislike it and you don't want a $10,000-$20,000+ medical bill to get the post-exposure Rabies vaccinations.
- If you feed outdoor cats, do not overfeed! Overfeeding (leaving food out more than 30 minutes at a time) exposes your cats by establishing a reliable food chain buffet, attracting skunks, raccoons, dogs, hawks, owls, AND additional area cats (which you probably aren't prepared to responsibly take on for the rest of their lives).
- If you feed community cats in the evening, do not leave kibble available in the dark. Collect all food and dishes when you're done feeding your group. Keep the area very clean to avoid pests, rodents, birds, and picky neighbors.
- If you trap a skunk, notify Waco Animal Care, 254.750.7500 or your local Animal Care Services unit.
- If you're doing TNR, avoid using a cat carrier. Use a humane live trap or a TNR loaner trap. Cats prefer the traps. (These are available for one week at Animal Birth Control Clinic with a $50 refundable deposit).
- If you have community cats in your neighborhood or at your business – start TNR immediately, before an additional litter is born which will need resources and care that are already thin.
- The shelter will not accept a healthy community cat. Unfixed cats will move in to take their place with food, water and shelter availability; the cycle won't end unless TNR is used. Cats are fixed, Rabies vaccinated, get a left eartip for identification. These eartipped neighborhood cats will protect their resources (food, water, shelter), and will discourage new cats from coming to that feeding location. Reduce the amount of food given as the colony size naturally goes down instead of speeding out of control. Leave food out only 30 minutes at a time, then pick it up; especially important after dark.
- For more tips TNR, please visit the clinic or email email@example.com.
Cats MUST be returned to their outdoor home (familar food, water, safe shelter, etc).
We will show you how easy it is to Trap-Neuter-Return.
We do not relocate cats. Cats (like other creatures) attempt to return to comforts of known food, water, and comfortable surroundings.
We don't provide rescue.
Pediatric kittens should remain near where they were found with the age noted for spay/neuter follow up. The mother is watching and wanting them nearby. They need their mother's special milk, cat-to-cat socialization, and care. These things are difficult for humans to duplicate for kittens and too often result in lifelong issues if they survive.
Rabies Reminders
Trap-Neuter-Return is so important – not only in helping our community with too many cats – but for the safety of our families and neighborhoods.
Trap-Neuter-Return, or TNR, results in a "managed" group of non-reproducing, Rabies vaccinated neighborhood cats with the left eartip for identification.
Some funds for FREE Trap-Neuter-Return is available at Animal Birth Control Clinic thanks to a generous partnership with the City of Waco. We encourage Waco citizens with a Waco Water Bill to immediate take advantage of FREE TNR!
If you read on, you'll find this is smartest and most cost-effective solution to addressing free-roaming cat issues.
Also, read our CAREGIVERS CORNER for solutions to common cat complaints.
TNR is #1 on the list of progressive programs for a successful Target Zero community.
CommC.A.T. of Greater Waco Goals
- Offer humane resources and solutions for our community
- Stop the excess breeding of outdoor cats
- Train and empower cat caregivers to manage their colonies well for the cats, themselves and neighbors.
- Mitigate nuisance calls to Animal Care with simple, inexpensive property-protecting tips
- Unify to ensure human safety without unnecessarily endangering healthy outdoor cats.
CommC.A.T. of Greater Waco
Since June 2007, CommC.A.T. of Greater Waco has helped neighbors in the Greater Waco area with Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) resources and support.
TNR humanely halts outdoor cat overpopulation and makes our community a better place to live, work and play.
CommC.A.T. of Greater Waco is a 100% volunteer group. This is growing and we really need new trap/transport volunteers! It is fun, join us!
CONTACT US to learn more about TNR.
CommC.A.T. of Greater Waco works to ensure that healthy feral cats can peacefully co-exist in a safe environment by providing coaching about TNR for outdoor cats.
Benefits of TNR include:
- Healthier, shinier, nourished outdoor cats.
- Fewer cat fights, roaming from feeding areas, yowling and territorial spraying.
- Designated feeding areas are kept clean by dedicated caregivers.
- No more sick litters of kittens.
- Saves taxpayer dollars by reducing nuisance calls to Animal Care.
The "left eartip" is painless & performed at the time of surgery.
It provides identification to caregivers, neighbors, Animal Care, and shelter staff should a cat mistakenly end up at the shelter.
A TNR cat has been spayed or neutered, given a 3-year rabies vaccination, and is a member of a managed colony.
CommC.A.T. of Greater Waco provides
- Online TNR resources
- TNR coaching to get caregivers started with TNR
- Trap & Transport assistance for elderly or physically-challenged caregivers
- Trap Bank loaner traps
- Individual Caregiver fundraising coaching
- Public Forums Hosting
- Public Resource Tables
- TNR-Technical Volunteer Orientations
- Trap Team workshops
- Donated cat food for the elderly and low-income caregivers (as available) for 100% managed colonies.
- CAREGIVER MIXERS – Chat time for TNR Caregivers. These provide networking, social time, colony care tips and moral support!
"If you're gonna feed them, you must fix them!"
CommC.A.T. of Greater Waco will show you how easy TNR is!
A special thank you to the following groups
- Alley Cat Allies
- Humane Society of the United States
- Neighborhood Cats
- Best Friends Animal Sanctuary
- Indy Cats


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If you were to draw up a perfect Knicks performance, it would look a lot like the one they turned in on Monday night against the Pistons.
They hit 14 three pointers, held the Pistons to 42 percent shooting from the floor and got off to a quick start to take the fight out of Detroit right away on the second night of a back-to-back to the visitors. The 99-85 final closed out a homestand with five wins in five tries and represented another cruise to the finish against an overmatched opponent.
Carmelo Anthony scored 27 points on 10-of-17 shooting from the floor while adding seven rebounds and three assists. Amar'e Stoudemire missed a shot this time out, but he didn't let it stop him from adding 20 points and a couple of steals to continue his total reintegration into the lineup.
Raymond Felton took just five shots while dishing out nine assists and never having to go to the bench to get his previously broken pinkie finger iced and J.R. Smith potted five threes off the bench with a break to scrimmage with some 8-year-olds during halftime. And then there's Tyson Chandler.
Chandler grabbed 20 rebounds for the third straight game, the first Knick to do that since Willis Reed, and it's starting to look like he's got some kind of magnets in his hands that forces every errant shot to zip directly into his possession. He admitted to gunning for the mark on Monday, but 60 rebounds in three games is 60 rebounds in three games even if you might have been cleaning glass for reasons beyond helping the team.
Nipickers will surely point out that Chandler didn't have a great game all around and that the Knicks' 15 turnovers are much too high for a team that usually prides itself on ball control while saying that it's a huge stretch to call that kind of performance perfect. To that we'd answer that it's pretty much in how you define the word.
For the Knicks to succeed this season, everyone has long agreed that they need to find a way for their big three forwards to thrive at the same time. Over their eight wins in the last 10 games, that's just what the Knicks have done and Monday night's performance with all three excelling in their role without taking away from the other two was the perfect example of how that's supposed to work.
The last five games at the Garden have been wins over weak opposition so there's no point arguing that they illustrate the Knicks' fitness for a championship challenge. That can't come until the playoffs.
Using the games to pad their division lead while finding out that the grand experiment that's been percolating for most of three seasons can actually work, though? That works out just fine for the middle of the regular season because there's no point in thinking about anything grandiose unless those things happen.
The result could have been more decisive, perhaps, but it's hard to imagine things looking too much more perfect in the final rendering.
Josh Alper is also a writer for Pro Football Talk. You can follow him on Twitter.


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Has anyone had bronchitis while pregnant? I have never had bronchitis....so I don't know what it feels like. But I think this might be it, I have a violent cough, but for the most part ( other than generally feeling lousy) that is my only symptom. I can't go to the Dr. til atleast Monday. In the meantime is there anything I can do about a horrible cough. I cough so hard I think I pulled something, once I start I can't stop, and I haven't been able to sleep well at all. Any advice would be appreciated, especially since I'm pretty sure the Dr. Won't be able to do anything anyways!
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If you feel like you need a little review, all the answers can be found in this week's posts. Good luck!
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To maintain her figure, Blake Lively from Gossip Girl enjoys what form of exercise?
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For its first installment in 2010, Scrubs returns with a double dose of episodes with "Our White Coats" and "Our Couples." Tonight, this batch of med students finally embark on their journey as doctors, but must first figure out if they really belong in Sacred Heart. On "Our White Coats," Lucy (Kerry Bishe), Drew (Michael Mosley) and Cole (Dave Franco) join the rest of the Winston University students for their white coat ceremony. But before they receive such an honor, all of them have to determine their personal reasons for being doctors. During the second season of Scrubs, J.D. (Zach Braff) received his own doctor's coat in the episode "My New Coat." He had to face added responsibilities in becoming more of a resident, all while getting in touch with his identity. Donning those white coats shouldn't be taken lightly though. Still, even the Janitor (Neil Flynn) got away with it. But back to the present. Another tale that unfolds in "Our White Coats" is that of Denise (Eliza Coupe), who has already gone through this and must face problems of her own. She's still uncertain about her relationship with Drew, so she seeks advice from Elliot (Sarah Chalke). Source here


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What IS a co-op, anyway?
Hand in hand with the big green buzzwords like "organic" and "natural", we often see the terms "co-op" and "credit union". What exactly do these mean? Why are they so closely associated with environmentally friendly concerns?
Although co-ops and credit unions are not by definition environmental organizations, they are frequently linked to them due to the nature of the associations. At their heart, these organizations are community-driven business. They are all owned and democratically managed by their share-owners - the people (or business) who make use of the business, rather than being managed by a group of investors or a single managing owner.
The benefit of these cooperative units are substantial to the members. A business run by the people who purchase it's services does not concern itself primarily with profit. If you noticed that natural food co-ops are frequently expensive, well, that's the nature of the beast. Natural food is more expensive for a number of reasons (which I won't go into in THIS article.)
Similarly, credit unions are financial cooperatives of individuals with common bonds - usually employment, labor union membership, or residence. Like a grocery co-op, membership in a credit union usually entitles you to a vote and a portion of dividend profits.
What are the benefits of cooperative organizations? They usually have a very strong bond to the community that they serve - they will always try to make decisions that best serve their members, rather than kow-towing to a board of directors who may have never even entered the place of business. One of the biggest benefits is the knowledge that you are supporting your own community in a meaningful way.
There are four basic types of cooperative businesses - consumer, producer, worker, and shared purchasing services.
- Consumer Owned Co-ops
When a cooperative is owned by the users of the business, those who purchase the goods sold or the service rendered, it is considered consumer-owned. Credit unions, grocery co-ops, housing co-ops, and many more may fall into this category.
- Producer Owned Co-ops
When a band of producers groups together to form a coalition, this unit will be a commonly owned unit by the producers. The farmers or craftsmen will be joined by a common processing or marketing collective. An example of this would be Land O'Lakes, in Arden, Minnesota - an agricultural collective owned by its farmer members.
- Worker-owned Co-ops
Worker co-ops are owned and managed by their employees. An example would be the Rosauers Grocery store chain, based out of Spokane, Washington. This chain has been fully owned by it's Employee Shareholders since 1990.
- Purchasing Co-ops
When independent business group together to enhance their purchasing power with suppliers, their alliance is considered a purchasing co-op. Ace Hardware is an example, where independent hardware store owners share a national brand and coordinate their purchases.
- the Merc,"Types of Co-ops"
- Credit Union National Association
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wikiHow to Remotely Monitor and Control Network Computers with Homeguard Pro
Monitoring and controlling kids' computers at home has become a necessity not only to keep them safe from Internet dangers and inappropriate content online but also to ensure gaming and other activities are kept to healthy levels. Monitoring network computers in work environments can also be very useful for ensuring employees are not wasting their time on social networks and games.
This article will show you how to remotely monitor and control every activity on network computers.
1Download the HomeGuard Pro Installer and run it.
2Choose installation type. In the first step of the installer, you can choose between "Client Package" and "Server Package", if you are installing on a computer that will be monitored, choose "Client Package". If installing in a computer that will be used to control other computers, choose "Server Package".
3Open HomeGuard Viewer. When reaching the last dialog of the setup and if this is your "Server Package" installation make sure you check the "Run HomeGuard Viewer" box. If you haven't done so you can always open it from Start Menu and if you chose not to create shortcuts you can open it from the installation folder directly. After logging into the viewer go to the "Remote Machines" Section
4Add remote computers to the server. By default, the HomeGuard server automatically scans the local network for new clients, however, you can also scan manually by clicking the "Scan Network" toolbar button or add individual machines by name or IP address by clicking the "Add Machine" toolbar button as shown below:
5Once a machine is added its monitoring records will be synchronized automatically with the controller (server) computer every 20 minutes. To change this interval click the clock icon to right of the toolbar. You can also right click any computer and choose "Download Monitoring Records" to immediately download any new monitoring records.
6Change monitoring and blocking settings. To change monitoring settings of a remote computer (like website filtering or program blocking) right click a machine and choose "Edit Settings".
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- To view monitoring records of all computers, simply switch to the desired monitoring section using the main toolbar or from the "Home" tab, in the record counts pane, double click the records you want to view.
- Using the "Map" pane to the left records can be filtered by machine name, user name or (if applicable) program name.
- The installer will add HomeGuard to the exception list of Windows Firewall, if you are using another firewall or security software you need to allow HomeGuard's exes access to the network when prompted or add it to the exception list of that software.
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Thursday, March 5, 2009
How to burn 1,000 calories …
Four hours for 1,000 calories isn't really very impressive, is it? But you should see my floors!
My husband is, as I may have mentioned previously, somewhat domestically challenged. He figured out how to make tuna salad this time. (Last trip he learned how to make toast. I'm serious!)
What he hasn't figured out how to do is mop a floor. Or, frankly, even notice when the floor needs to be mopped. He invariably spills a bit of coffee as he walks across a room, or some juice when he pours it from the pitcher. It's just not on his radar to see if anything ends up on the floor.
Ten days of no Debbi and, well, the floors were a mess. Not any more! (Did you just hear Niecy Nash in the background saying, "Take off your blindfolds, and see what we've done!" If so, you may be watching too many episodes of Clean House on the Style network.)
For half of this job I got down on my hands and knees and really cleaned those floors – the hallways, bathrooms and kitchen got the royal treatment. The living room/dining area is very large, the table is on a large area rug and I made the executive decision to clean that space with a mop. Mostly because I didn't want to further damage any vertebrae.
Murphy's Law being what it is, our older dog chose yesterday afternoon to get sick. She vomited on my nice clean floor three times, once on a freshly washed throw rug and once on the just-vacuumed area rug. (She's not ill; she got into the trash and ate some – oh, you don't want to know.)
Anyway, that was my workout yesterday.
I've been catching myself listening to music lately with more of an ear for the beat, asking myself, 'Would that work for a 10-minute mile pace?' Not that I've ever been able to maintain a 10-minute mile pace or anything, but do you see where this is going? I may be getting ready to run again!
No promises … I don't want to sabotage myself. But I definitely feel like maybe driving to one of those flat roads wouldn't be too much of an effort.
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- LG said...
So how many calories did I burn off by making a dull tan shower stall turn white? It only took me about an hour or so. (I had to stop intermittently b/c of the wheezing thanks to Comet.)
Our floor is just like you described and one of my tasks (that I've assigned myself) is to get my mop from my apt and bring it over to clean. A Swiffer isn't going to cut it unless it's a military-industrial prototype.
Your dog is keenly aware of clean places, isn't he? I remember reading a humorous story on how to be a cat and it said when throwing up, make sure you walk backwards to make it more conspicious....
The weather's (theoretically) getting nicer, the air smells better and I can see why you could be excited about running again! Go for it!
- March 5, 2009 at 9:16 AM
- Laura N said...
Oh gosh, my floors are so gross. I got a Dyson vacuum a couple years ago & it never ceases to amaze me how much dirt & dog hair comes up from the area rug in the family room.
I know what you mean about music making you want to run. And warmer weather, too. Hope you hit the road soon!
- March 5, 2009 at 1:44 PM


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Anyone who has seen the latest James Bond film, "Skyfall," would be hard-pressed to find any traditional espionage tradecraft. More actual spying would have meant less of Daniel Craig running around in a too-tight suit chasing bad guys. When the villain -- in this case a cyberterrorist played masterfully by Javier Bardem -- is able to turn around and say to Bond, "Why are you doing all this running around and wasting your energy?", anyone who knows anything about real spying is tempted to yell at the screen, "Because the script is garbage and there is no espionage written into this movie!" Bond's ineptitude when faced with technology is a brilliant, if unintentional, commentary on society's lack of readiness for spying's shift into that realm.
From an intelligence perspective, the biggest threat facing America and the Western world today isn't conventional terrorism -- it's the abundance of information and the increased access to it. The fail-safe? Only the conscience of the person with access. And when profit is a motive, neither a conscience nor competence can simply be taken for granted. Yet the intelligence industry is inserting profit motives everywhere -- starting with hiring kids fresh off their probationary period at McDonald's.


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The smart, sassy, single, and "highly original" (says number-one New York Times best-selling author Patricia Briggs) Zoë Martinique is back - and she's seeking clues on the other side....
Zoë Martinique's life hasn't been ordinary for quite a while. First, she developed the ability to travel outside her body at will, where she encountered some seriously weird things - things that left her with powers that she didn't really want or need. Still, a person can get used to almost anything, even being a Wraith, though more often than not, it plays serious havoc with her love life.
But for once, Zoë is glad of her abilities. Bodies are showing up all over Atlanta, drained of blood. They're beings from another astral plane, called Revenants - and they're being stalked by her old enemy, the Phantasm. The Revenants are hardly the nicest of creatures - but to preserve the cosmic balance, Zoë will need to put everything on the line to save them.
Investigate more mysterious doings with Zoë Martinique.
©2010 Phaedra Weldon (P)2010 Audible, Inc.
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"Sugar sugar sugar is everywhere..."
Kardy Laguda here and this is kind of serious.
As you may know, I have been educating people about many well-being issues they have. My business depends on giving out great information that the normal everyday person can do...
So I have spent a lot of time to make sure that the content is relevant.
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Here's the urgent part though: if you feel you want to change your sugar eating habit - NOW is the time...
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... Right now as you're reading this page.
You see, it's highly likely that someone is tucking into a doughnut, or something that has far more sugar in than the body requires. And that's no good if you want to have good health, lots of energy, and support yourself and your loved ones daily.
And this sugar craving happens WAY more often than you think nowadays. In the past year alone the average person has eaten between 150 – 170 pounds of sugar!
Plus, if we compare it to 100 years ago it was only about 4 pounds so we are as a nation way over
Worst part is...
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- * Diabetes...
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- * Allergies, arthritis
- * Behavioral problems
- * Degenerative/organ disease
- * Depression, migraines
- * Immune disruption,
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At the very least... (you can almost count on this...) sugar will create an imbalance in YOUR body and your functions will start to suffer. Often... it could start something as little as being generally ill more than previously.
Do YOU have any of the following Issues?
Craving For Sweets and Sweet Things
Craving for sweet foods at any time of day and night is not that good, because it replaces what you should really be eating, with vitamins and minerals in them.
... And don't forget there are other nutrients too that are essential for the body's ability to function so as to stop more damage.
Even if right now you're eating only a small amount of sugar very often... are you sure that you are not confused as to what your body really needs?
Lacking in Energy More Than Previously
Some say that if you eat sugar you get energy. Where this could be true are you eating the right kind of sugar is it refined, artificial or natural?
We all start off with lots of energy and when that goes down too often (and it should not...), we do not change or listen to what is really going on in the body. We have unlimited energy... and to keep that high you may be needing to only do one thing to make that right!
Gradually Putting On Weight but Can't Figure Out Why
You'd be surprised how many people are misinformed about body weight increase. Why is that bad? It allows you focus on one thing alone, it may be sugar it may be fat or the next thing- and may not be the right thing for you, causing confusion and sooner or later you end up with only one thing - FRUSTRATION!
... And when frustration gets hold... you crave more sugar amongst other things. Now you are stuck in a loop and you are wondering why you are putting on weight?
Type II Diabetic?
Did you know that there is a massive connection between excessive sugar and Type II diabetes? Diabetes has always been around but not at this high level...
Simply put, if you were to ask a group of 50 strangers if anyone had Type II Diabetes I guarantee you will find quite a few ... and they were not born with it. Luckily, it is controllable through the correct eating process.
Feel Emotionally Beat Up
The numero uno reason for many emotional related issues is this. That's why it is critical to keep your sugar intake under control, and in balance...
... Otherwise, you will find yourself spiraling downwards. Its been researched that how you feel starts with what you eat... The highs and lows that excess sugar creates places stress on your emotional well being.
Getting Colds and Flu More Often
Basically craving for sugar and having too much in system has probably compromised your immune system... and you MUST get it back to balance. Otherwise no matter what other measures you've taken to rid yourself of your cold and flu, you're still wide open for more bugs.
There's a fun way to reduce you sugar intake consisting of choice of 20 actions specific that I have outlined in this guide.
With all this said
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Would you drive around with your seat belt on? Would you wonder around the worst neighbourhood you know in the middle of the night alone?
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If you don't protect it, there's an almost 99% chance that it will get compromised sooner or later...
And you'll spend DAYS, WEEKS and even years trying get back to the good old healthy days.
With this guide you will not worry about any of this. And, amazingly, all the information is designed with you in mind, its not a substitute for medical advice and you do not need ANY expert knowledge... I just explain it in plain English.
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Migrating from Drupal – content in db, but empty page shown.
I am trying out WordPress after having used Drupal for a few years, following the instructions at http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/05/15/how-to-migrate-from-drupal-5-to-wordpress-2/
I think I have all categories, posts, and comments migrated.
When I click on Manage, I can see the titles of the posts, and the comments, etc. But when I go to the site main page, or click on View in the Manage – Posts admin page, I get a completely empty page (just this code at the main page for example in the head, and a br in the body):
I can click on Edit in the Manage – Posts area, and that works fine – it shows the correct body of the post.
Any pointers on what to look for, where to start debugging, appreciated. I am using an older version of WordPress, because 2.3.3 database tables have changed, and the Drupal migration script at the link above needs the older tables.
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I'll bet you get all sorts of birds in your yard! What a nice pic, thank you so much chickie!
Thank you Hanne.
It's absolutely spectacular!! Thanks so very much Sandy!!
Thank you JiggyBelle.
This is such a wonderful photo, Chickie! Very nice!!
Thank you lyndee and robryan.
Terrific shot chickie - thanks.
Great puzzle Chickie. I love icicles that form on the trees. This was a beautiful shot.
Thank you Celeste, PLG and Laura.
What a fantastic shot, chickie!
Oh, wow! I really, really love this one, Chickie! Thank you!
The ice on the branches make such a pretty pic
Thank you chookies. They probably did.
Beautiful snapshot, chickie, but I hope those little fellas moved to a warmer climate!!
Thank you punkie. It was from over 13 yrs. ago. I don't want hardship on anyone, but I'm kind of hoping for some ice here this winter for photo ops.
Most excellent, chickie! Is that from this year?
Beautiful ice pictures, chickie!
Thank you Ank.
They really need a blanket. Beautiful Sandy, thanks
Thank you morris.I think they were already there when this was taken.
Those would be us doe doe byrds that stay North, pg.
Your byrds should move south.
Another great shot, luv the detail!