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I spent a few hours sitting in a global coffee chain the other day to satisfy an unusual craving for some caramel-iced-caffeinated goodness.
Douglas Coupland book in hand, it surprised me just how embarassed I almost was when I thought I recognised the girl who made up my drink.. embarassed at being caught in the act of some blatant consumer capitalism.
It was still good though, and so it should have been; it's meant to be.
Glasgow, December 2010
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Tree report: State needs a strategy
The state needs a systematic, proactive strategy to manage its roadside trees and reduce the risk of a recurrence of the massive power outages that occurred after two major storms of 2011.
That's the conclusion of the State Vegetation Management Task Force, a panel formed in April as part of the state's response to Tropical Storm Irene and the October 2011 snowstorm. The 20-member panel, comprised of representatives of towns, utilities, conservation groups and forestry experts, in a report released Tuesday recommended the state replace its current "reactive" approach to tree management with one that actively removes dead and diseased trees, routinely prunes and maintains trees and chooses "the right tree for the right place."
"It's significant that so many committed people worked together to propose ways to make the roads safer, keep healthy trees along our roads and reduce the risks of damage from future storms," said Eric Hammerling, chairman of the task force and executive director of the Connecticut Forest & Park Association.
He noted that 90 percent of the power outages after the two storms were caused by fallen trees and limbs.
"We know we need to do a better job with trees in our state," he said.
The 94-page report describes the many environmental and aesthetic benefits of trees, particularly large trees. At the same time, it calls the state's trees a resource largely lacking in adequate oversight. Utilities, the report states, "serve as de facto tree managers for most towns," because of "chronic underfunding of forest management at the state and municipal levels."
Hammerling said implementation of some of the recommendations in the report will require an act of the legislature, while others will be the responsibility of the state departments of Energy and Environmental Protection and Transportation, municipalities or utilities.
The report ends with an 18-item "to do list" with the main responsible parties identified.
"Every member of the task force is interested in seeing this bear fruit," Hammerling said.
The report's recommendations include:
? "Right Tree, Right Place" guidelines should be followed so that trees planted near utilities and roads have shorter mature heights and larger trees are away from wires. A list of recommended short- and medium-height trees was developed earlier this year by Glenn Dreyer, executive director of the Connecticut College Arboretum, and Jeffrey Ward, chief scientists in the Department of Forestry and Horticulture at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.
? Roadside forests must be managed to become more storm resistant through pruning, removals and "right tree" plantings.
? Property owners should be educated about their responsibilities to maintain their trees.
? Information about roadside forests should be centralized in one place for landowners, municipalities and businesses.
? Municipalities should develop five-year roadside tree management plans that include pruning and removal guidelines, as well as standards for planting trees that avoid proximity to utility lines.
? Qualifications for the certification of municipal tree wardens should be developed. This would "give them more standing" in making decisions about tree removal and maintenance, Hammerling said.
? All trees planted within the public right-of-way and on municipal property should be reviewed and approved by the town tree warden.
? The state should provide $100,000 to each town for two years to help towns and cities with tree maintenance and the creation of five-year roadside forest management plans.
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|"I'm Tired of Fighting": A Letter to My Heart
Before I get too far ahead of myself ... I'm talking to you, heart. I'm tired of fighting with you all the time. I'm tired of being the go-between for you and my head and my soul. The three of you have simply never been able to get along. "The heart wants what the heart wants," you insist, and you say it over and over. But, "Everything within reason," the head argues back. And, "What about me?" whines the soul, the spirit, the part of me that wants to be eternal. You three are at war. And I'm stuck in the middle.
And I'm sick of it.
Now, don't get me wrong. We've had a twenty-seven year relationship, and I'm not about to give it up. I love you, and I'm not just saying that. I really mean it. I love you, heart. You're part of what keeps me alive. And when the stars are shining in a night sky and I look up with wonder and feel something in me swell up ... I know it's you, right there with me, like your finger grip crushing my own trembling palm.
But here's the thing: I've had a twenty-seven year relationship with my head, too. It's seen me through a lot. And let's face it: it's a lot more reliable than you. When people die, if you had your way I'd just fall apart. When things go wrong, too. When a movie makes me so happy and so sad, your answer is to send me into a fit of dehydrating condensation. But my head? She's the reasonable one. She helps me step back from my situations and analyze, and deal, and move on. You? You're not so helpful there.
And my soul ... what do you have to say for yourself, for the way you've dealt with my soul? I know you think he's so restrictive, so prim and proper, but here's the thing: you're thinking of you, and he's thinking of me. You're so ... you're so now. But him? He's forever. Besides, when I worry, or when I'm afraid, my soul doesn't skip beats. He never lays me out on the floor. You've been known to do that from time to time, heart.
But I digress. What I'm really trying to say is: there's a war going on inside me, and you're a big part of it. You've known me all my life ... you had to know this was coming. You had to have seen the signs. This isn't a break up.
It's a truce.
Here's what I need from you: I need you to be flexible. I need you to understand that I love you, and I need you, but I love and need my head and soul, too. I need you three to work together. And I need you to stop taking it so personal when I skip your advice and go with what my head says or my spirit needs. It's nothing personal. It's strictly business. We're partners, heart, and I need you to play as part of the team.
When you don't, it kills me.
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Note: Regarding Intel providers who specifically ask that notes from certain conference calls NOT be posted in public…..Recaps will honor that request….If we receive permission to post, then we will be happy to, but we would hate for these Intel providers to stop sharing with the Dinar community because their wishes were not respected. ~The Dinar Recaps Team
RaginCajun: Franks call is very good….he likes Tuesday and Thursday .
We need Shabbi to come in and make announcement….
According to Frank CBI emplyees were sent home last Thursday and have not returned….
Dr. Shabibi wanted a three day weekend. Sunday thru Tuesday is a holiday in Iraq
The ones calling it every day for the past three years are about to be correct
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Sparke: So 6 new ministers were voted in today, reasonable progress given the earlier chaos: Hasan Janabi - Water Wafa Mahdawi - Labour Alaa Ghani - Health Alaa Dishr - Electricity Abdulrazaq al-Eisa - Higher Ed Akeel Mahdi – Culture
Still remain to be voted on: Foreign, Finance, Oil, Justice, Education, Transport, Communications, Youth, Industry, Housing, Planning
Zzzzzzzz: Sajad Jiyad سجاد @SajadJiyad 2h2 hours ago Second session started in the Constitutional Hall. PM @HaiderAlAbadi presenting new cabinet. 181 MPs, no rebels
Oscar: Frank26 was very informative last night- he has never been amoung the everyday, every moment crowd- However, he strongly suggested that this is about to come to a close. He said if he left last night after the call we would never need him again
Gracious Me: oscar what does it mean ….left last nite?
Oscar: Gracious- he meant that we are so close that we don't really need more of his studies
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Poppy3 ...IT HAS BEEN BEFORE OUR EYES FOR OVER A YEAR NOW EVERYDAY...
Q: [IMF in INK said...that Iraq will enter the global picture in the first half of 2016...]
rcookie : THEY ARE AND HAVE BEEN ENTERING THE GLOBAL MARKET EVERY DAY...IF YOU ARE NOT SEEING THIS UNFOLDING IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES...YOU'RE MISSING A REALLY GOOD SHOW.
CharlieOK: Direct quote in today's local paper: "Former presidential candidate Ron Paul says a series of secret meetings could indicate we are reaching the inevitable collapse of the Federal Reserve's fiat currency system, and without immediate steps, the collapse could usher in an economic catastrophe."
I thought it was compelling to read that in the morning paper and not on some guru blog. I was particularly interested to see the reference to "fiat currency" in the context of "failure"
Harambe: Reuters: Iraqi PM attends parliament as protesters demand cabinet reshuffle vote http://reut.rs/1TukU5k
NetGlobal: Maliki is still the leader of one of the largest parties in Iraq. He and his people have been benefiting from the corruption for years so they do not want to change.
Apparently Frank's thought that the suspension of the GOI meant that Abadi can place new Parliament
Tishwash: I guess Sadr liked today's results he is telling his peeps good job
BAGHDAD / SNG- `said a source familiar with the Sadrist movement that Mr. Muqtada al-Sadr is in these times of demonstrations statement it is hoped to thank the demonstrators on Toadierm for projects reform.
The source said that al-Sadr statement aims to break up demonstrations and tell them: may Allah reward you and Ovkm.
clashe2000: Iraqi Parliament just approved a partial cabinet.
Don961: this is what happened in Parliament today .... some of A's new ministers were voted in .... postponed til Thursday
Iraq parliament row impedes cabinet vote as thousands protest
April 26, 2016 Updated: April 26, 2016 07:39 PM
BAGHDAD // MPs threw water bottles towards Iraq's premier and chanted against the parliament speaker yesterday, impeding a planned vote on a new cabinet lineup as thousands demonstrated for reforms nearby.
Iraq has been hit by weeks of political turmoil surrounding Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi's efforts to replace the cabinet of party-affiliated ministers with a government of technocrats.
The proposed changes have been opposed by powerful political parties that rely on control of ministries for patronage and funds, and parliament has repeatedly failed to vote on a new cabinet list.
Mr Al Abadi attended parliament on Tuesday, but MPs prevented him from speaking and threw water bottles in his direction, politicians and a parliamentary official who was present at the session said.
MPs also chanted against parliament speaker Salim Al Juburi, terming him "illegitimate" and saying: "Salim! Out, out!"
A new session was then held in another hall, the parliamentary official said, but the protesting MPs were barred from attending, meaning it is likely to be challenged.
Parliament has repeatedly been hit by chaos in recent weeks, with MPs holding an overnight sit-in at parliament, brawling in the chamber and seeking to sack Juburi, electing an interim replacement who has chaired his own sessions.
Mr Al Abadi called a week ago for parliament to put aside its differences and do its job, but the antics in the legislature have continued.
As the latest political turmoil played out in parliament, thousands of protesters demonstrated for reforms nearby, answering a call from powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr to do so.
The demonstraters, many carrying Iraqi flags, marched from Tahrir Square in central Baghdad to an entrance to the heavily fortified Green Zone where the government is headquartered, chanting that politicians "are all thieves".
The government "did not bring the country and Iraqis anything but poverty and killing," said demonstrator Abu Ali Al Zaidi, who travelled from Maysan province in the south for the protest.
"The political quotas and the parties that control everything are the reason for the failure of the government," said Abu Mohammed Al Sudani, a protester from Baghdad who carried an Iraqi flag.
Key government posts have for years been shared out based on political and sectarian quotas, a practice demonstrators have called to end.
Ali Al Bahadli, a cleric from the Sadr Movement who was taking part in the demonstration, said: "We want the ministers to be independent, outside the control of the political parties and parliament."
Sadr, the scion of a powerful clerical family who in earlier years raised a rebellion against US-led forces and commanded a feared militia, had called for a mass demonstration in Baghdad on Tuesday to pressure the government to carry out reforms.
He organised a two-week sit-in at entrances to the Green Zone last month, calling it off only after Mr Al Abadi presented a list of cabinet nominees.
the prime minister called in February for "fundamental" change to the cabinet so that it includes "professional and technocratic figures and academics".
That kicked off the latest chapter in a months-long saga of Mr Al Abadi proposing various reforms that parties and politicians with interests in the existing system have sought to delay or undermine.
The political crisis comes as Iraqi forces battle to regain more ground from ISIL, and both the United Nations and Washington have warned that it could undermine the fight against the extremists.
Iraq has also been hit hard by the plummeting price of oil, revenues from which account for the vast majority of government funds.
* Agence France-Presse
Dnari131: FROM EARLIER TODAY IN IRAQ
4/26/2016 06:59:09 pm
We who do not speak the language do not really know what this protest is about. Or the real date of the picture..What we do know is that many have in the past been promised money, perks, or benefits to take to the street - as part of plans to upset progress forward away from greed, corruption, or to keep status-quo in order to keep immunity from prosecution alive due to lack of completed cabinet.
4/27/2016 05:30:01 am
Well said Barbra ♡
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If you like your comedy black with a little dash of sweetener then you'll probably love Nick Fisher's beautifully dark and twisted comic strip Kevin & Friends.
Kevin is one of those wonderfully naive and earnest characters who can always see the bright side in everything—whether this is helping someone to commit suicide or just being positive about his own brutal murder. For Kevin, the glass is always half full—even if that glass is being repeatedly smashed into his face.
Kevin's creator Nick Fisher describes himself as an "aspiring comedian with a full-bodied mustache." He makes comics and motivational posters about the "horribly optimistic" Kevin which you can follow via his Instagram account, Kevin & Friends. Or, maybe buy one of his inspirational posters here.
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Course Description~Memorial High SchoolDepartment of Special Education
Living In a Functional Environment (L.I.F.E.) Skills Unit
Teacher: Laura James
Paraprofessionals: Brittnee Carter & Richard Gomez
Classroom: B-11&12Classroom Objectives:Our L.I.F.E. Skills classroom provides instruction in two core areas at all four grade levels and two vocational areas- English, Social Studies, Dollars and Sense, and Career Prep.Class lesson plans facilitate student access to appropriate grade-level TEKS curriculum by providing prerequisite skill level modified curriculum and appropriate individual accommodations that facilitate the learning process.The class will focus on mastering IEP goals set by the ARD committee and preparing students to achieve successful scores on state STAAR assessments. Furthermore, the classroom is committed to providing Functional, Community Based Instruction, which is an integral part of the curriculum.
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This exclusive use apartment is locating at one of the most popular areas in Tokyo, it is the second apartment we opened for Airbnb in the same building.
We provide this apartment with following facilities provided:
- A doulble bed
- Two Sofa beds
- Kitchenware
- Free pocket WiFi (You can use it outside)
- Refrigerator and Microwave
- Digital TV
- Hair Dryer
- Electric kettle
- Clean linens, pillowcases, and quilt
- Clean bath towels
- The building has coin laundry, so you can wash your clothes there.
- Elevator (very convenient if you need to move heave luggage)
#Great Location! Reach the main areas of Tokyo in short time
- One minute walk on foot to Ikejiri-ōhashi station (Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line), which is one stop to Shibuya station.
- You can get Shibuya station easily by train (3 mins), bus (10 mins), or walking (22 mins).
- Shinjuku station: 15 mins
- Tokyo station: 25 mins
#Convenience life enviorement
There are several convenience stores, supermarkets, cafes and restaurants within 100 meters. And it is also near to Nakameguro area, about 10 mins on foot. You can find a lot of nice shops/restaurants there.
# Something you need consider before make decision
This apartment is along the side of one of the busiest streets in Tokyo, that means it might not be as quiet as the common residences area.
# I have two other rooms in the same building, so if you have family or friends want to stay closely, you can check them.
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# About Check in / Check out
The check out time is 10 am, and the check in time is 3 pm.
Because the cleaning staff will come to clean the room after 10 am, All luggage need to be packed before that.
0) Please take your valuables with you, and keep the door lock when you go out.
We take no responsibility for loss of or damage to personal property.
1) TAKE OFF shoes when you enter the room.
2) SWICH OFF air-conditioner/Heater, Room lights and other electric appliances when you go out. It is no problem to use it whole night when you are in the room.
3) NO smoking inside. Please smoke at the designated place outside in public (or our balcony) only.
4) Only the primary set of TOWELS and SHEET when you check in are free. We have some backup stuff in the storage, they are prepared for next guests. So they are not free to use.
If you do need to use extra stuff, for One towel: JPY 300; for One Sheet: JPY 500.
5) NO PARTY and NO Loud music in the room. We have received complain about music and noise previously. Please don't bring drinking party at the apartment as there are so many drinking places for you to party.
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Please avoid standing and chatting at the entrance area which you block the way of other tenants of the building.
If any tenants ask you questions, please try to avoid answering ANY questions except greeting to avoid creating misunderstanding.
7) DON'T INVITE any unauthorized friends inside the apartment. We had some guests who brought unauthorized friends inside the apartment.
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Hello! My name is David, I have lived in Tokyo for more than 13 years. Before I came to Japan, I spent one year to study in Europe. So I can switch smoothly among Japanese, English and Chinese(Mandarin).
I like travel and meet people. My wife, two lovely kids and I are living together, they are the most precious treasures for me. When I get free, we often go out and play around. Even though we are foreigners, we keep tightly touch with local Japanese and community.
After join Airbnb, to be a better host become one of my hobbies. I am running three types of rooms in my listings.
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We share a guest room inside my home, it is a small but cosy room. Staying this room, you will have a chance to touch a common family life in Japan. It is a place always full of the happiness of kids. If you travel with a little kids or you like kids, you will not feel sorry for choosing here.
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There's an inherent paradox in fighting, be it boxing, wrestling or, in the case of this documentary, mixed martial arts (MMA). And it's one the non-fan (guilty) can never wrap his or her head around.
On the one hand, organizations such as the five-year-old, Louisiana-based USA-MMA at the centre of Fightville preach safety in the ring. Matches are stopped for a variety of injuries or illegal moves, and safety officials warn the participants to take care and fight fair.
On the other hand (a hard right), this is two men trying to physically subdue one another with their feet and fists. The rhetoric only reinforces this notion: "History is written by the victor," says one young fighter without irony. "Because the loser's dead." Another enters the ring in white clothes and a bowler hat, à la Clockwork Orange.
Co-directors Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein (Gunner Palace,How to Fold a Flag) do a good job getting their cameras inside the gyms and arenas where hopeful fighters train. There's money to be made in the ring, although few participants will get rich, and most don't seem to care.
"I just wanted to fight," says up-and-comer Dustin Poirier. His mom, half proud and half chagrined, describes how her son's delinquent youth eventually led him to the ring.
There's not a lot of editorial balance in the final cut, mind you. USA-MMA founder and chief promoter Gil Guillory gets ample time to describe the wholesome nature of the sport. "We're not about selling fights," he says. "We're about selling entertainment."
We hear the detractors only at second-hand, from promoters who then argue that things have changed since the early, rough-and-tumble days of the sport. Blood on the mats remains a constant, however.
Ultimately, Fightville serves as an excellent entry point into the bottom-up world of MMA. However, it fails to do more than scratch the surface of the philosophy behind the punches. What's the significance, for instance, of the troubled upbringing that seems a common trait in these fighters?
"Fighting is a microcosm of life," Guillory says at one point. It's the kind of glib comment that demands more unpacking. Fightville swings, but it doesn't always connect.
Fightville opens April 6 at the Bloor Hot Docs cinema in Toronto.


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IN the end, it was an anti-climax. Adelaide's cricket faithful were still taking their seats when Michael Clarke was bowled through the gate by Morne Morkel.
The Australian captain had added just six to his overnight score of 224 on the second morning of the second Test against South Africa. A tired shot to a fine delivery with the second new ball saw it hit the top of the middle stump and Clarke was gone.
With it went the anticipation about which record may fall next.
Would he outstrip Bradman again by making two triple-centuries in a calendar year, having become the first man in history to pass 200 four times during that period?
Instead South Africa's highly rated but under-performing attack finally made an impression, claiming 5/68 with the second new ball yesterday to dismiss Australia for 550.
In 2012, with 2½ Tests to play, Clarke has 1271 runs at 127.1 with four hundreds, all of them more than 200. Next is England captain Alastair Cook with 904 runs at 43.
This sets up an intriguing battle heading into next year's Ashes series, with both captains leading from the front.
It had taken South Africa 655 deliveries across two Tests - that's more than 109 overs - to claim the skipper's wicket, giving him a series average of 489.
Clarke is not a big one for stats but they are extraordinary. Halfway through his 16th Test as official captain, Clarke has scored 1844 runs at 77. He has gone past 100 seven times, 200 four times and 300 once.
While his batting is from another world, Clarke's on-field captaincy has been exceptional. He is constantly ahead of the game and always trying to move it forward.
Ricky Ponting has won more Tests and one-day matches as captain than anyone in history, but towards the end of his reign Ponting was fading with his team.
Australia had won just one of eight Tests when Ponting decided to quit some time after the Ashes debacle two summers ago.
Revitalised under Clarke, Australia has won nine of 15 Tests with four draws and just two losses for three series victories and two series draws.
So a Test ranking as low as fifth has risen to third with a bullet and Australia could be No.1 again soon if it can overcome the South Africans in this series.
Fittingly, given the year he has had, Clarke now sits behind Don Bradman in 11th place on Australia's
run-scoring list with almost 6600 runs.
At his present rate of a double-century a Test, Clarke should have Bradman's 6996 covered by Christmas, although the 99.94 average is a bit beyond him.
Clarke's career average is currently 52, up from 46 when he became captain and from 35 six years ago.
Aged 31, Clarke is in his prime, as Ponting was at the same age six years ago when his average briefly touched 60 after a century against England in Adelaide. Coincidently, it is now 52.
Only Ponting and Allan Border had made as many runs for Australia as Clarke at a younger age.
And given their longevity, Clarke would appear to have many more runs ahead.
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"Jacare" Souza is booked to face fellow middleweight contender Robert Whittaker next, but that isn't stopping the renowned fighter from taking some shots at Yoel Romero and Luke Rockhold.
Souza will face Whittaker at UFC on FOX 24, which will take place next Saturday on April 15th in Kansas City. The scrap is taking place during an interesting, some would say, controversial time for the 185 division. After all, the champ Michael Bisping is set to defend the title against Georges St-Pierre, who has yet to fight at middleweight with the promotion.
Romero was pretty much set to fight Bisping, until GSP's return was finalized. But, now that the latter is receiving a title shot, it's not clear what's next for the powerful wrestler. Well, recently Souza had this to say about Romero, while discussing the fact he's facing another fighter who is ranked below him in Whittaker (quote via MMA Junkie):
"I asked for Luke (Rockhold) but, as everyone can see, he's running. He doesn't want to fight. I also asked for Romero; they said he was going to wait for the belt. And they gave me Robert, who is a tough up-and-comer, young, who I need to watch out for.
"I was surprised not because they gave me this opponent, who I think is tough, and it's a fight that makes sense considering that the guys I could really fight, like Luke or Romero, wouldn't fight me now. I was surprised with Romero, because he said he was going to wait for the belt, and as soon as my fight was scheduled, he asked for the fight with Anderson (Silva)."
Now, it is true that Romero recently called for a bout with Silva, and now that the latter's no longer fighting Kelvin Gastelum, could that bout happen? Hard to say. Romero did earn a tightly contested, split decision victory over Souza in 2015, so perhaps his team feels they have little to gain by fighting Souza right now.


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Hi Fodorites
I'm new to using the TrenItalia website and wanted to make sure I've got this right. I'm getting odd results and am not sure if it's me or that the timetable is genuinely a little odd.
Travel date 22 May
Depart: Lucca
Arrive: Manarola
Service: le frecce plus short regional train connection.
I can find departure times for:
But nothing in the sociable morning travel times. Ideally I was looking for a departure between 10am & 11.30am.
Is it me doing something wrong?
Also- does anyone know how many days in advance the mini fares display? I had read 120 days but that doesn't seem to be the case here.
Thanks for any help you can offer. Have a great day.
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Am I using the trenItalia website correctly? my results look odd
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hi, loveners,
I think that you are putting in a date that is too far ahead. I tried 22/2/12 and 22/3/12, and got departures for 10.30, 13.30, and 14.30, with some Frecchiabianca trains on part of the route.
I wouldn't worry too much about mini-fares - the first class was only €18.
so don't panic!
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In any case, you should NOT buy your ticket for the regional train online because the refund policies for online purchases are very limited. Since regional train tickets do not have reserved seats nor discounts, just buy that ticket when you arrive in Italy.
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>>>Service: le frecce plus short regional train connection.<<<
You need to use the regular Trenitalia link, not the Le Frecce link which only shows faster trains.
>>>Also- does anyone know how many days in advance the mini fares display?<<<
Mini fares don't exist for the slow R trains which you will have to take so likely won't show in a search as only a few fast trains on one part of your trip (you have to connect at Pisa/Viareggio/LaSpezia). I wouldn't book these tickets online. The only advantage would be a small discount for the Frecciabianca train. You would have to enter that portion of your itinerary separate on Trenitalia to be able to a select mini fare.
If you want all prices to show, enter a date within the next 7 days.
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The trains you were missing will be running at 8.42, 10.42, 1.30, and 1.59. It's not your fault, though; you're simply using the wrong website. The Trenitalia website, that is, which is an Italian website of course, and well, how to say it politely? Italy has given the world many wonderful things, Renaissance, baroque, opera, pasta, gelato, to name but a few... but the internet is certainly not among them. Italians are this planet's worst internet illiterates, and such is the quality of the Trenitalia website: it doesn't work, very simply.
When I need timetables for Italian trains, I use the website of the Austrian railway, www.oebb.at (available also in English). You can do research on every European train there, on a perfectly working website.
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Trenitalia pulls up the same schedules for me as oebb. I don't think it's that Trenitalia wasn't working, I think the OP was using the Le Frecce link on Trenitalia.
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I believe you, kybourbon, though I can't imagine how you worked this miracle. These are the Trenitalia non-results: http://orario.trenitalia.com/b2c/nppPriceTravelSolutions.do?car=0&stazin=lucca&stazout=manarola&datag=22&datam=05&dataa=2012&timsh=09&stazin_r=Staz_DA&stazout_r=Staz_A&timsm=00&timsm_r=00&lang=en&nreq=5&channel=tcom&npag=1&lang_r=en&nreq_r=5&channel_r=tcom&npag_r=1&x=0&y=0;
and these the ÖBB results: http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/query.exe/en?ld=3&seqnr=1&ident=kj.011019168.1327114156&HWAI=JS!ajax=yes!&REQ0HafasScrollDir=2
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>>> and these the ÖBB results:
Dear customer,
your search results could not be stored internally. Please start a new search by clicking here.
Thank you.
Perhaps I can offer a more helpful view?
The last date for which Trenitalia have issued full details on that route is Sunday 6 May 2012 - which is slightly less "time ahead" than their maximum 4 month 'sales window' ever gets...
And here's what their two systems show for that SUNDAY - using the ordinary portal:
.... and the new all-singing, all dancing Le Frecce version:
Fetch your own 6 year old to check the second one if necessary, but it does appear to include Regional trains - even if they do only seem interested in selling tickets on journeys that also include a faster one - if one can judge by what's shown for the 13:42?
But May 6th sounds right for the date when Trenitalia will switch to their summer schedules - details of which generally leak out in stages.... first those for the fastest trains, with slower ones being slotted in around them!
So trust to an Austrian crystal ball reader if you will - I'm sure they would follow up and notify each and every customer if the times of post-7 May trains for which they'd bought 12 Euro tickets did eventually turn out to be different, aren't you?
Or perhaps wait, like the rest of us!
PS: For those able to use the Italian version of place names, this is now likely to be the easier place to research many - if not most - journeys, and could be worth bookmarking?
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I'm sorry the results could not be displayed that way - when I checked before posting, they were still stored (presumably thanks to a temporary cookie, I didn't realize that). However, if you enter Lucca, Manarola, May 22nd and 9:00, you'll get the same results that I got; and Peter, now do the same search for one month later, June 22nd: you'll get the result that schedules have not yet been published. If, instead, you click on the single connections of the May result, you'll see for each train when Trenitalia is REALLY switching to the their summer schedule: in mid-June, not May (the Austrian website gives, for each train, which days exactly and in which period it's running; for instance, the 10.42 train, "runs not every day; runs 23. Jan until 8. Jun 2012 Mo - Fr; not 9., 25. Apr 2012, 1. May 2012"). In fact, the Trenitalia winter schedule is valid through June 12th; cf. (this time, the link will hopefully work) http://www.trenitalia.com/cms/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=28ebcb9a04729210VgnVCM1000004016f90aRCRD, for those who read Italian.
That the Trenitalia website doesn't show any results for May is thus, precisely as I said, just a programmation problem, has absolutely nothing to do with summer or winter schedules, and bad advice like "May 6th sounds right for the date when Trenitalia will switch to their summer schedules" isn't improved the slightest bit by snide remarks like "Austrian crystal ball reader". Offering mere guesses like "May 6th seems right" instead of informations, that's what I call crystal ball reading.
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...and WHY in God's name are you buying Italian rails tickets online?
I don't get why people get so anxious about buying Italian trains tickets in advance when all it takes is getting to the station early enough to stand in line. Considering the many risk factors such as frequency of strikes, bad weather, change of plans, lost tickets, etc.... I think buying tickets in adavance is such an exercise in futility.
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I also don't understand the compulsion to buy tickets in advance, what if your plans change? There is no need to even stand in line, just use one of the automatic ticket machines in the front area of every train station. Click the Union Jack design ball for the English language option.
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The primary reason to purchase Trenitalia for the FAST trains (Freccias, Intercity) in advance is to get one of the deep "MINI" fare discounts (which can yield discounts of UP TO 70% off the "base" fare). (There are no "MINI" fares for the unreserved regionale trains).
However, the "MINI" fares carry significant restrictions and penalties for changes or refunds.
Otherwise, there is USUALLY little reason to buy in advance (apart from convenience, which can turn into more trouble if one's travel plans change). It's usually best NOT to buy in advance, if one's travel plans are "fluid" OR if one is not interested in locking in one of the discounted "MINI" fares.
Bear in mind that fast trains run HOURLY or better on many popular routes such as Rome/Florence/Venice; Rome/Naples; Rome/Florence/Milan; and Milan/Verona/Venice. Between Rome/Florence/Bologna, trains run every 15-60 minutes apart.
There are indeed some days throughout the year when it's necessary/advisable to book in advance (around Christmas and New Year's, Easter, popular three-day weekends, some days in summer etc.), but ordinarily, advance bookings are not necessary (leaving aside the issue of getting a discounted "MINI" fare).
Many saavy travellers prefer the flexibility of not booking in advance. (Others prefer to save as much money as possible with the "MINI" fares).
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>>>and WHY in God's name are you buying Italian rails tickets online?<<<<
To save half the cost although I wouldn't buy the OP's itinerary online. It really saves money on the AV trains and international trains.
>>>I don't get why people get so anxious about buying Italian trains tickets in advance when all it takes is getting to the station early enough to stand in line.<<<
I think people from countries where train travel isn't common are afraid the trains will be booked.
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It is indeed not until mid-June that the timetables change, and - living here - I have no excuse for not remembering that.
Still, for all of Austria's wonders, the OBB site seems reluctant to do the deal...
... unless one uses their no-language-choice 'ticket by email' option...
... but as that's beyond my grammar school German, I'll be sticking with Trenitalia's offerings - for both enquiries and purchases.
A question though, just what does "programmation" mean?
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programmation = "software glitch or bug" i think.
i wish my italian were as good as franco's english!
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Hi Everyone, thanks for all the help. We're traveling with our parents and have a fixed itinerary where we do know where we need to be going on certain dates.
I'm trying my best to make their respective pensions go as far as possible so was keen to snag some mini fares for them.
Am I missing something here? why wouldn't you book a mini fare if you knew May 22nd was your travel day to get from Lucca to Manarola and that your group would be generally leaving lodgings about 10am?? Please tell me if I'm missing something
Thanks again for your help.
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Peter, can I ask how you knew that that the last day timetables was showing was for the 6th May?
Was it by just randomly trying dates until you ran out of timetables or is there a trick I'm missing here?
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Because the regular fare for the only part you can buy a Mini fare for is only 10.50 Euro and your grand saving is only 1.50 Euro if you were taking it on May 6 (which you aren't). If your Lucca-Viareggio train is sufficiently late (not likely but possible) that you miss the connection, your ticket is null and void and you get no refund. Very occasionally, a Trenitalia employee can be persuaded to endorse the ticket for a later train, but do you want the hassle of trying to find and convince him/her?
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ie you aren't saving enough to make it worthwhile running the risk of missing the train and thereby forfeiting the whole lot.
things that could stop you getting the train - traffic, the aged parents feeling a bit crook, you ditto, getting the platform wrong, a strike, someone forgetting something...
if the savings were huge it might be worth doing, but for €1.50?
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Please note that connections FROM an unreserved regionale train (e.g. Lucca to Viareggio), TO a fast train (e.g. Freccia from Viareggio to La Spezia), where you hold a "MINI" fare ticket on the fast train, are EXTREMELY RISKY, because if you MISS the fast train (for which you hold the "MINI" fare ticket), you FORFEIT that ticket. Trenitalia staff do not have to accommodate you in this case (they MIGHT do so, but are NOT required). I confirmed this information in person with two different Trenitalia customer care agents. Even if you hold a "base" fare ticket for the SECOND train (and you MISS it because of a tardy arrival of the regionale train), you technically FORFEIT the "base" fare ticket if you MISS the fast train by more than one hour (here, the Trenitalia staff MIGHT be more inclined to accommodate you, since you hold a regular-fare ticket rather than a "MINI" fare ticket). This too was confirmed to me on the ground.
Bottom line ..... it's VERY risky to buy a "MINI" fare ticket when CONNECTING FROM an unreserved regionale train. Better not to do it.
What if you're connecting FROM another Trenitalia FAST train (TO a second Trenitalia FAST train with the "MINI" fare ticket), and have at least a 15-minute connection??? That's another story ..... but not your case.
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>>>Am I missing something here? why wouldn't you book a mini fare if you knew May 22nd was your travel day to get from Lucca to Manarola<<<
From Lucca to Pisa or Viareggio is only 2.50€. From Viareggio to Manarola is less than 5€ (for the R trains)if you don't include the fast train on the one leg which only gains you 25 minutes.
People booing Mini Fares are usually doing so to save on the higher priced tickets. Venice/Rome is 76€ so it's worth trying to get a Mini Fare to save 30€ on a ticket.
I noticed some of the connections that required a change in Pisa were not Pisa Centrale, but Pisa S. Rossore (one stop before Centrale).
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loveners - May 6th is a block that I've come across several times recently, in looking up trains from our nearest station on the various Trenitalia sites.
Far be it for me, after previous drubbings, to speculate but - were I free to do so - I'd suggest that, rather than being a "programmation" error, it may signal when the next fare increase begins?
Last year they were staggered, with our ESAV fares to Rome going up near the very start of 2011...
.... and others later - but time will tell!
However, as they operate an advance booking "window" of 4 months, when I was writing yesterday - on what was 21st Jan here in Italy - I knew that tickets for your date were most unlikely to be purchaseable yet.... no matter what else was going on.
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Thanks Peter and everyone for the help.
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The six stories in Haruki Murakami's mesmerizing collection are set at the time of the catastrophic 1995 Kobe earthquake, when Japan became brutally aware of the fragility of its daily existence. But the upheavals that afflict Murakami's characters are even deeper and more mysterious, emanating from a place where the human meets the inhuman.
An electronics salesman who has been abruptly deserted by his wife agrees to deliver an enigmatic package—and is rewarded with a glimpse of his true nature. A man who has been raised to view himself as the son of God pursues a stranger who may or may not be his human father. A mild-mannered collection agent receives a visit from a giant talking frog who enlists his help in saving Tokyo from destruction. As haunting as dreams, as potent as oracles, the stories in After the Quake are further proof that Murakami is one of the most visionary writers at work today.
These six stories, all loosely connected to the disastrous 1995 earthquake in Kobe, are Murakami (The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle; Norwegian Wood) at his best. The writer, who returned to live in Japan after the Kobe earthquake, measures his country's suffering and finds reassurance in the inevitability that love will surmount tragedy, mustering his casually elegant prose and keen sense of the absurd in the service of healing. In "Honey Pie," Junpei, a gentle, caring man, loses his would-be sweetheart, Sayoko, when his aggressive best friend, Takatsuki, marries her. They have a child, Sala. He remains close friends with them and becomes even closer after they divorce, but still cannot bring himself to declare his love for Sayoko. Sala is traumatized by the quake and Junpei concocts a wonderful allegorical tale to ease her hurt and give himself the courage to reveal his love for Sayoko. In "UFO in Kushiro" the horrors of the quake inspire a woman to leave her perfectly respectable and loving husband, Komura, because "you have nothing inside you that you can give me." Komura then has a surreal experience that more or less confirms his wife's assessment. The theme of nothingness is revisited in the powerful "Thailand," in which a female doctor who is on vacation in Thailand and very bitter after a divorce, encounters a mysterious old woman who tells her "There is a stone inside your body.... You must get rid of the stone. Otherwise, after you die and are cremated, only the stone will remain." The remaining stories are of equal quality, the characters fully developed and memorable. Murakami has created a series of small masterpieces. (Aug. 20) Forecast: The thematic urgency of this collection should give readers an extra reason to pick it up; Murakami's track record will do the rest. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.


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It was Tuesday, under the sign of Leo. The US president was George W. Bush (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Rocco Piazza .
In that special week of August people in US were listening to I Kissed A Girl by Katy Perry.
Vicky Cristina Barcelona, directed by Woody Allen, was one of the most viewed movies released in 2008
while Twilight by Stephenie Meyer was one of the best selling books.
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If you liked videogames you were probably playing Buzz!: Brain Bender or Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia.
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- On August 12, 2008, a class action lawsuit was filed against Facebook, Blockbuster Inc., Overstock.com, Fandango, Hotwire.com, GameFly, Zappos.com, and any additional ampquotJohn Doeampquot corporations that activated Facebook Beacon when they released their common member's personal information to their Facebook user friends without their consent through the Facebook Beacon program. The lawsuit alleges the release of the information was a violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act,
- A missile strike on a suspected militant training camp in South Waziristan in Pakistan kills at least nine people. (AP via ''Jerusalem Post''
- Mark David Chapman is denied parole for a fifth time for the murder of ex-Beatle John Lennon in 1980. (AP via Google News)
- The United States Department of the Treasury imposes sanctions on five Iranian companies for assisting the development of the nuclear program of Iran. (Reuters)
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- Georgian Prime Minister Lado Gurgenidze says that Russian jets are still targeting civilians. (Reuters)
- BP shuts down two more oil and gas pipelines in Georgia 'as a precaution'. (AFP via Google News)
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- Floods and landslides associated with Tropical Storm Kammuri kill 28 people in southwest China and force 11,000 people from their homes. (AFP via ABC News Australia)
- Michael Phelps of the United States wins his third gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 200-meter freestyle and sets a new world record and the 200-meter butterfly in qualifications. (''The New York Times'')
- The Texas Rangers and the Boston Red Sox tie a modern MLB record scoring a combined 36 runs. The Boston Red Sox won the game 19-17.
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If you are really enjoying your job and you think everything is going really well it may be time to take on some new responsibilities. This will keep your work exciting and challenging enough that you will remain interested and want to develop further. So what can you do to take on new responsibilities? Here at New Acquisitions we have put together some tips that will help you progress and certainly impress your boss!
Be Proactive
Don't wait for someone to give you a task, take initiative and do what needs to be done before someone asks you (or someone else) to do it. Start by identifying tasks that are being forgotten about and complete them. Your foresight will be appreciated. If these are tasks you haven't done before ask someone to run through what needs to be done or make sure you have approval to do this.
Start with the Fun Stuff
If your workplace has extra activities that you can get involved in, this could be development programs or sports teams, then show up! Show your leadership skills there and get to know more people at work as a first step towards more official responsibility. It's helpful for co-workers to get to know you outside of the working environment.
Become an Expert
Strive to continuously acquire new knowledge and stay on top of trends or developments in your field. If you are considered an expert in a particular subject, you are much more likely to be included in new projects. On top of this if you come across articles you feel are relevant to your team's work, share them. This will help all of your team-mates to look better and stay up-to-date on the latest industry news, which can gain you a lot of credibility as a team player.
In a busy working environment there will be many challenges and probably times when you feel like quitting, but quitters never win! At New Acquisitions, we understand how difficult it can be, so in this post we're talking about ways to keep motivated when the going gets tough.
Set Goals
You started this because you wanted to achieve something right? Remind yourself of those goals and what you are working to achieve for yourself, not just the business. You can also set mini goals and reward yourself, for example set yourself a time scale and a number of sales to make and then if you hit your target, reward yourself.
Turn negatives into positives
If you find yourself in a negative situation make a game of turning it into a positive. For example, using the time you spend stuck in traffic coming up with a fun new way to pitch something. Make it your mission to always find the positive.
Remove negative vocabulary from your dictionary
If a sale falls through, don't bad-mouth anyone; make it your goal to move past it to a new opportunity and learn from what went wrong. Avoid saying the word 'hate' or similar words and you may start to feel more positive.
Think about why you entered the role when you feel unmotivated
Remember all the good aspects about your job, whether that be a better chance for income growth, better social skills, excellent opportunities for advancement or regular incentives. Regularly remind yourself about what you love about your role.
Take breaks
You can't go on forever, if you're feeling unmotivated, take a break to relax and gear yourself back up. Taking breaks is proven to increase productivity.
We've looked at whether you have what it takes to become an entrepreneur, so now let's take a look at what you may have in common with entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs can be anyone but there are some common traits that tie them together and common characteristics that make them successful, do you have them?
Type-A personality.
People with Type-A personality are generally more ambitious, more driven and have more follow-through. They're not dreamers; they're doers! Of course this does often generate a higher stress-level too, but it's the drive that you should focus on. Dreams are great but they're no good if you don't have the motivation to achieve them.
Morning people
If you think they don't exist you are wrong. Morning people are more successful in their careers than night owls. The reason morning people get more done is because they're not as prone to procrastination, which is something you can work on no matter what your internal clock settings.
Just likeable enough
Being super-loveable and outgoing and having everyone adore you is great for climbing the corporate ladder and securing promotions. But when you're an entrepreneur and in the executive's shoes that's not the best personality to have. You need to be sociable enough to network and build a solid reputation, but being too much of a social butterfly, or a complete hermit for that matter, is not going to make people take you seriously.
Written goals
This is where dreams come in handy. You need to have a written business plan with objectives that are regularly updated. Putting things into writing makes them more real and easier to remember, and can help avoid confusion later on.
Following your passion is the best way to find something you're good at and to stay motivated. Don't pursue a field just because it's popular right now. Choose an industry that you're truly passionate about and take it on from a unique angle.
At New Acquisitions we support entrepreneurship and we encourage those who work with us to make the leap from employee to entrepreneur. But are you considering making the change? Well here are our top tips for surviving the transition.
Say NO.
As an employee you were probably used to being somebody's 'yes-man' and agreed hastily to any and all requests that came you way. This won't get you very far as an entrepreneur. With the time-pressed entrepreneurial schedule agreeing to and doing everything just isn't possible. But more importantly you need to be the one setting the agenda and not following everyone else's wishes.
Forget perfection.
A small business or start-up won't have the resources to perfect everything. The longer you wait for every detail to be 'just right,' the slower your business will move. Focus on the high-impact, high-priority items. And remember "Done is better than perfect."
Don't be afraid of long hours.
A typical entrepreneur often finds that they need to work longer hours than they did as an employee. Some days you may have to trade 9-5 to 9-midnight. This makes it incredibly important to make sure you have started something you love and are willing to work for. Remember that you're working to build your own dream not someone else's.
Be prepared to take on multiple roles.
As an employee there's someone to call when something stops working. You probably never even thought about who cleaned the floor or watered the plants. When you venture out on your own you need to fill a number of different roles, from tech-support to sales and marketing, accounting and even cleaning. Make sure you are prepared for all of these before taking it on.
Stick to a schedule.
Being in charge doesn't mean you should get rid of your alarm clock or take four-hour lunches. Having some form of schedule will help you stay disciplined and productive. With that said many people choose self-employment because they're tired of strict routines. So there's no need to re-create the same old drudgery in your new venture!
So what do you think? Do you have what it takes to jump from employee to entrepreneur?
So we've discussed whether you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur and the common characteristics you might possess. So our next question is could you be a good leader? Entrepreneurship isn't just about having an idea it's about being able to take charge and lead that idea to success. It's about being able to lead your team to make your business a success and lead them to their own success stories.
So were you born to lead? These are the traits needed to be a good leader.
Have a vision.
You've heard the saying 'you must stand for something, or you'll fall for anything.' As a leader you have to learn to communicate your vision or the vision of your company to the people you want to follow you.
Have passion.
Your employees want to see passion in you. That fire in your belly can be contagious and ignite the fire in theirs. Encouraging and driving them to go further and work harder to achieve your vision.
Learn to be a great decision maker.
Uhming and Ahhing aren't going to get you very far, but neither is making the decision completely on your own when other people are involved. You don't want to be one of those leaders who consults no one before making a decision, announced the change the next day and then gets frustrated when no one follows it. We suggest implementing a process called Q-CAT to help make decisions and put them in place.
Q = Quick but not hasty.
C= Committed to the decision but not rigid.
A= Analytical but don't over-analyze.
T= Thoughtful but not obsessive.
Be a team builder.
You must develop a great team. You can do this by trusting your team with certain responsibilities. Don't breathe down their necks but be available if they need your help. Don't point fingers when things go wrong. It is your job to educate and inspire your employees.
Have character.
Without character the other traits are meaningless. This is because your innate character strengths play a critical role in your leadership style. Learn about your individual personality and what part it plays in your leadership style.
So do you have what it takes to become a great leader?
Did you know it costs at least five times as much to win a new customer as it does to keep a current one? And did you know, much of the profits of most businesses rely on repeat customers? This means that customer service is one of the most important factors in sales. Good customer service can be the difference between a repeat customer spreading their love for your brand through word of mouth, and an angry customer taking to social media to bash your company. It can also simply be the difference between closing a sale and losing a sale.
You could be an industry leader but if your customer service starts to slip, customers will turn to one of your rivals who offer a better service. The key thing to remember here is that consumers are fickle, they owe you no loyalty and they can and will swap to a firm that offers them a better service.
The bulk of a company's profits will come from repeat sales, so it is vital to keep clients content. This helps the business to compete. By offering a superior level of customer service you will secure the loyalty of customers and potentially gain a free marketing team as they spread the word about their favorite brand. Customers who have bought from your brand before are much more likely to buy from your brand again than a new prospect is to buy from your brand at all, so it is important to offer a good service even after the sale has been made.
Here at New Acquisitions, we believe that personalizing the service keeps customers returning again and again. Customers like to feel valued and as if they, personally, are an integral part of your company. So try and add a personal touch to your customer service and see if it makes a difference to your sales.


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Above: The pressure tube contains a fixed-base valve assembly, a floating piston and a piston rod, which carries its own piston valve assembly
May 25, 2017 – Braking and chassis systems specialist, BWI Group, has developed a monotube damper that offers the benefits of both twin-tube and monotube dampers in one unit. According to BWI, the design combines the light weight and temperature stability of a typical mono-tube design with the wide compression damping range at low gas charge pressures that is a benefit of twintube dampers.
"The breakthrough in performance means vehicle manufacturers can achieve the ride comfort demanded by their customers while reducing suspension mass, to support overall reductions in vehicle weight, in the quest for lower CO2 emissions," stated Marcin Knapczyk, engineering manager at BWI's ride development department. "Our new dampers are up to 40% lighter than equivalent twin-tube products."
According to the company, the technology does not increase manufacturing complexity compared with conventional mono-tube damper production, as only one additional component is required. The pressure tube contains a fixed-base valve assembly, a floating piston and a piston rod, which has its own piston valve assembly.
The piston and fixed-base compression valves work together simultaneously during the compression stroke in order to provide a wide tuning range, while in the rebound stroke, the damper performance is defined only by the piston rebound valve, as in a conventional mono-tube damper.
"Our unique arrangement enables low gas pressures to be used, giving better isolation from road shocks, while maintaining stable damping forces over a wide temperature range," added Knapczyk "The damper remains fully functional in any orientation – inclined, horizontal or even inverted – and separation of the oil and gas chambers by a floating piston ensures superior fade resistance. The unit also provides exceptional energy dissipation."
The dampers are aimed at vehicles in market segments such as electric cars where mass reduction is a key aim.
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"The publication of this book is an elevated step in the right direction. The concept of networking can be a universal and practical term. Networking is no longer confined to the four walls of a meeting room or office space. People are networking everywhere they go." says, Chi Chi Okezie of SIMPLEnetworking.
According to a study by a founder of an international networking group, 75% of the over 2000 business professionals interviewed in a study, grew their businesses through networking. And in a similar study, 82% of these business people were members of some type of networking group. It can be confirmed that companies, organizations and individuals are utilizing networking as a means of promoting and marketing their services, products and brands.


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Aqua gray carigan from Modern Family seen with Alex Dunphy (Ariel Winter)
As Seen on Alex Dunphy (Ariel Winter) in Modern Family - Season 7 Episode 7
Alex Dunphy (Ariel Winter) is seen with what looks like the gray Aqua Zip Trim Pointelle Knit Carigan in Modern Family, Season 7, Episode 7 - Phil's Sexy Sexy House. Find Sweaters, Clothing and Women's Fashion from Modern Family below.
In ABC's hit mockumentary Modern Family, get ready to climb the complex family tree that covers all the demographics of the 21st century. Starring Ed O'Neill as Jay and Sofia Vergara as Gloria, the spicy Latina, the suburbs get shaken up in this come-one come-all family comedy. Watch the hilarity ensue in sunny LA as Alex (Ariel Winter) uses her smarts to keep her family from falling apart. All she needs is glasses, hoodies, and a high IQ to survive the suburbs.
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Interactive Dashboard
What's the first thing that goes through your mind when a warning light illuminates on your vehicle's instrument panel or dashboard?
"What the heck does that mean?" And instant panic.
But who has time to thumb through their vehicle's owner's manual to figure it out when they're in full panic mode? That's what the internet is for and how you wound up here.
This interactive dashboard will help you determine which lights mean what, and how to go about addressing the issue. Simply hover over the illuminated symbols for an explanation of what each warning light indicates and click through to learn how Levin will fix the problem.
Coolant Temperature Warning
Indicates that your engine coolant temperature is higher than normal. It could also indicate a low coolant level.
Check Engine Light
This light can show up for a number of reasons, most often a faulty oxygen sensor or mass airflow sensor. It could also mean your gas cap is loose, your catalytic converter is shot, or you have spark plugs that need to be replaced.
Oil Pressure Warning
This symbol will illuminate if you experience a loss of oil pressure. This issue should be addressed immediately. Your oil level could be too low, which could cause your engine to seize if you keep driving.
Tire Pressure
The tire pressure monitoring system light usually means the air pressure in one or more of your tires is low.
Battery Alert
The battery alert light signals a low voltage level in the battery or a charging system malfunction.
Transmission Temperature
This symbol will illuminate if your transmission is running at a higher-than-normal temperature or the transmission fluid is hotter than normal.