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Ability Sequence
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Twitch is probably in my top 3 of all time favorite characters. Why? Becuase he is just cheap enough to work! His stealth ability (His 'Q') is probably the most overpowered ability ever (Maybe besider Tryndamere's Ultimate). He can straight up appear out of now where behind you, count to three and you'll be dead. Probably the most irritating thing in the world! But if you master him, you'll drop pentakills like it's your friggin' job.
I usually start with Doran's Blade because Twitch isn't the most damage friendly champion, you have to kind of give him that little boost. Because of this, I usually have 3-5 kills by the ten minutes mark.
Secondly I like to go for the Boots of Mobility. Why? Because if you get ganked at all, you can switch on your Q, hope they don't hit you and keep you out of stealth, and if so, it's a clean get-a-way,. I love these boots because you can move at almost 500 movement speed when stealthed, which makes it perfect if you need to get somewhere to gank or what need-be. Not to mention they help you position yourself softly behind the enemy champion, until you start unloading on them without warning!
Next, I like to build to the Phantom Dancer. For any DPS character, this is almost mandatory, with few exceptions. Twitch needs this to become faster for the kills. I also build this first before any major damage boosting items because his Q gives him even more attack speed along with his E, which is a nice finishing blow move, so attack damage isn't a necessity yet.
After that, I like to then start building for a montage of B.F. Sword builds. I get the Infinity edge for the massive attack damage increase along with the amazing 250% crit bonus, which goes hand-in-hand with the Phantom Dancers, then I go for the Black Cleaver for, obviously, more attack damage and then a little more attack speed, then I finalize the B.F. Sword collection with The Bloodthirster for that nice bit of life steal.
Ok, so if you've gotten this far, you're doing well and you're also probably twenty-some odd kills positive. At this point I sell my Doran's Blade and buy some Warmog's!
Skill Sequence
Your 'Q' will make your game. The reason I max it first is because that's the longer you can stay stealthed and the longer you have to scout out possibly hidden enemies, not to mention it really saves mana. Secondly I max the 'E'. This spell is awesome. This is the spell you want to finish your targets with. If you get them remotely low health (which is what you want to do before using your 'E') then you want to slam that 'E' button real hard. This spell has such a massive Area of Effect (or AoE), it's nearly impossible for anyone to run away from you if you instigated a fight.
Next, of course, it will be your ultimate that will be maxed. This ultimate reminds me of Kog'Maw's 'W' ability. Basically giving you super range, again making it almost impossible for the enemy to run form you!
Lastly, (but not leastly!...wait...) you want to finalize with your 'W'. Many may disagree with this and at least give it one point early game for the slow, but honestly, with this overall build, you won't have to worry about slowing someone, you'll kill em' too fast! Even towards end-game when I'm level 18 and even fed, I rarely find myself using this spell.
Summoner Spells
I use Flash for the quick get-a-ways in case you get ganked. It comes in handy if you get chased by a bunch of enemies. Your Q only activates if you aren't being hit by something for a second or two, so this Spell makes it perfect for an attempted get-a-way with a 'Q' to makes sure you stay alive!
I use heal because Twitch is kind of squishy, not to mention, who doesn't like a little survivability!?
Pros / Cons
Super fun to play with! :D
Can go stealth mode for 10/20/30/40/50 seconds at a time, pending on level, making him very hard to find, and even initiate on.
Has very large range AoE's that make him great for chasing and finishing off potential kills.
His 'Q' gives him a very high rate of fire, mixed with Phantom Dancers, it makes him hit super fast.
If given a nice amount of attack damage, he will most likely 4-6 hit every champion in the game as long as they aren't stacking armor or health, and yes, even tanks.
He is super easy to get fed with. The best part, is you feed off of champion kills! Not minions!
He is very squishy. (Not much armor, usually an easy kill).
He doesn't have a lot of health.
His stealth can only be activated when not under attack.
Unique Skills
With this build, it is super easy to use your 'Q' and go stealth mode, walk up behind an enemy champion to try to cut them off when they try to run to their tower, and just unload on them with your massive attack damage and speed. Not to mention, who cares if they get past their tower into what they consider a "Safe Zone," just use your E!


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Well you see it won't go to the part to start in safe mode it doesn't get past the bios screen
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Then you'll need to boot the Vista or (in the case of Win7) Windows 7 installation DVD or make a System Repair disk to boot into as shown in Option 2: System Recovery Options
Create a Recovery Disc - Vista Forums
Another option is to boot into free Partition Wizard bootable CD which will autostart on its own, then skip to the step to use it in Windows 7 fails to boot
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Is there a way to do it from cmd prompt in the recovery wizard? Maybe with bootmgr or something or bootcfg
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You may need to follow the steps given to first check for infection since the OS may not repair until it's cleaned up. Then run Startup Repair which automates System File Checker, bootrec and bootsect commands, System Restore, etc.
You can run those tests manually as given in the steps if Startup Repair fails to run them.
You can also run bootrec.exe /fixmbr and bootrec.exe /fixboot if an Installation fails to appear for Repair.
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Ok. Ill try those recovery discs just have to get to a pc that has a working copy of windows to burn them
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Boot up using the Startup Repair CD or Windows 7 DVD. (not the OEM manufacturer's Recovery Disk) If you have a Netbook, you will need a CD/DVD drive.
NOTE: Make sure no USB drives are plugged in.
Do not use a USB Pendrive for Startup Repair.
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Use the Rebuild BCD in this tutorial:
How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows Recovery Environment to troubleshoot and repair startup issues in Windows
Restore MBR.
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Hmmm I tried the way from bootrec but when I try to add the windows os to the bcd it says
The system cannot find the path specified wth
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You can retrieve your keys if you can`t read them with Tuneup Utilities.
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Waiting for results when you run Startup Repair repeatedly.
Note that there are three ways to get into System Recovery Options:
Win7 installation DVD, System Repair disk, and F8 Advanced Boot options (if you have them).
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Hillary Clinton is off to a very early lead in the 2016 presidential election, winning over the voters of Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, by a 4-2 margin over Donald Trump.
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While Mrs Clinton won half the Dixville votes, Libertarian Gary Johnson took one and 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney got a write-in vote.
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Leon N. Collignon, Claud B. Normand, "Photobiology: Principles, Applications and Effects"
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Photobiology is the scientific study of the interactions of light and living organisms. The last decades have witnessed great strides in understanding the biological effects of light from the molecular all the way up to the whole organism level. Much of the boost for advancing the science of photobiology came from the dramatic increase over this period in the incidence of melanoma and other sun-related skin diseases. In this book, current knowledge about the risks of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) on infant skin are summarized, including epidemiologic evidence regarding sun exposure in this age group. This book also explores and discusses the complex cascade of modifications induced within proteins through exposure to irradiation. Exciting new approaches to the characterization, location, tracking, and ultimately control of photoxidation within proteins are discussed as well. Moreover, the prevention for phototoxic effect is one of the important themes of photobiology. The chemopreventive action of novel organic and inorganic materials on photosensitized biomolecules damage is described in this book. Other chapters provide insights into the death and protective responses of cells treated by photodynamic therapy (PDT) as well as the relationships among gene expressions, examine the effects of natural ultraviolet radiation at zooplankton populations and communities in inland water ecosystems, and the application of folates and their role for skin homeostasis.
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The New York Knicks and Toronto Raptors made a head-scratching trade on Monday when Andrea Barngani was shipped from north of the border to the Big Apple exchange for Marcus Camby, Steve Novak, a first-round pick and two second-round picks, according to USA Today. Everyone had pretty much the same reaction to the move: huh?!
On the one hand, Bargnani is a great fit in New York because he's a seven-footer and he can score, which is what Carmelo Anthony wants. The Knicks' polarizing star has said repeatedly he needs help, so here it is…kinda.
On the other other hand, giving up two players and three draft picks for a former No. 1 overall selection who has yet to make an All-Star game in seven seasons is definitely a Knicks-type move. Yes, Bargnani is a good fit, but they gave up way too much for the overrated Italian.
This move and the recent trade that sent Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett from the Boston Celtics to the Brooklyn Nets shows that teams in the Atlantic Division are serious about making moves to upgrade their rosters…even if those moves are the smartest ones at the time.
One thing is for sure: if these are signs of what we can expect this offseason in the NBA, we're in for one heck of a season.


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From Sarah L'Estrange at Radio National, a chat with various publishers including 'newbie' Geordie Williamson about slush piles.
Text publishing is quite unique in that all their submissions are hard copies (about one hundred a week), and they sit all together on Fridays and go through them. Each manuscript is read twice.
Geordie says of the readers at most publishers, though, 'who knows whether they are a good reader, whether they're tired, or about to quit. The notion that there's some standard response to unsolicited manuscripts – it's not true.' (Williamson calls the slush pile 'the unhappy place' which I think is cute and horrifying and true.)
One of Scribe's publishers – Lesley Halm – read the slush pile for two years when she first started working there. She 'loved it' because she's a writer herself. This plays to an anxiety I have, that circulating your work (as a writer) around the traps when you are trying to get a book contract for your novel leaves you vulnerable. I have heard stories (overseas mostly) of writers pitching ideas or submitting whole manuscripts, to be rejected and then have to watch as their story idea was used and commercialised by another creative.
There is some final advice:
'Whatever you do, don't hassle them (the publishers).'
'It doesn't even help to push a publisher, if they haven't responded.'
– join a writers class – try to get representation from a literary agent – go back to re-read a book you loved and study it; look at how they balanced character, exposition and dialogue scene.
Well worth a listen – runs for about 11 minutes.
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Boys' Basketball Off To A Good Start
The Boys' Basketball team is comprised of 26 players ranging from 6th - 8th grade. They have started the year off very well with victories over Alpine, Tuxedo Park, Saddle River and Collegiate. The players have been coming every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday for practice, and have worked very hard to improve their skills.
Newcomers Willy DelRio, Galen Raab, and Alon Berkowitz have impressed everyone with their hustle, determination and knowledge of the game. Veterans Richard Nelson, Joey DeRose, Jeffrey Richardson, Zane Diaz, and Greg Litt have done whatever it takes to help the team.
Jon Candler leads the team in rebounding and has inspired everyone with his hustle. Sal Buzzerio is the team's lead scorer and has displayed impressive offensive talent. Three-year-starter Carter Hirschhorn has taken his game to a new level and has always set a positive tone for the entire team. The Eagles have a few home games remaining, so if you want to watch exciting middle school basketball, please come and support the team!
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"Lack of services for people with eating disorders"
About: Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust Leicester LE4 8PQ www.leicspart.nhs.uk Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust / Eating disorders Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Eating disorders NG3 6AA
Posted by Lis7 (as ),
As the mother of a daughter with anorexia and as a staff member of Nottinghamshire NHS trust, I am horrified by the lack of provision given to those suffering from an eating disorder. In my opinion, the Trust seems more concerned with its social profile, I. e. number 1 in the Stonewall Top 100, than it does in caring for this section of the community. As the biggest killer within the spectrum of mental illnesses statistically, I am at a loss to comprehend that my daughter has currently been offered only monthly out-patient appointments with a psychiatrist and dietician. All studies and research on these types of conditions recommends a much more robust service.
Fortunately my daughter has been placed on the waiting list for in-patient services in Leicestershire; however, she was told that had she lived in the area, she could have accessed the specialist eating disorder day unit immediately and who knows, may never have therefore required in-patient care. As it is, my extremely ill daughter, is now faced with having to go into hospital over an hour away from home for at least 6 months and in the mean time has to rely on seeing a professional once a month and while we wait, we have to watch our daughter to continue losing weight. Perhaps it is time that Nottinghamshire NHS Trust stops worrying quite so much about its public image and starts thinking more about the people it supposedly serves.
Response from Wayne Bradford, Service Manager, Specialist Services Directorate, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS trust nearly 2 years ago
Dear Lis7
Thank you for your comments relating to the Nottinghamshire Eating Disored Service.
I am sorry to hear that you did not have a positive experience whilst attending the service. I have been made aware that you have met with our Operations manager today (10.02.2016) and the information you shared will enable the service to thoroughly investigate this issue.
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently settled with Hispanic Global Way, Inc., over allegations that it was targeting Spanish-speaking consumers, sending defective or incorrect products, and refusing to refund consumers' money when they complained. The company has agreed to discontinue telemarketing and selling weight-loss products.
According to the FTC complaint, Hispanic Global Way used Spanishlanguage TV ads and Peruvian call centers to sell its products. They shipped incomplete orders and wrong or defective products. When consumers called to complain, the telemarketers reportedly ignored or insulted the callers, told them they could not return or exchange products, or that they would have to pay an exchange fee ranging from $20 to $299. Under the settlement order, the company must provide refunds or exchanges, free of charge, for incorrect or non-working products sold in the future. Hispanic Global Way is also barred from making material misrepresentations about goods and services and must disclose, before making a sale, any restriction or condition on a refund, cancellation, repurchase or exchange. The settlement order imposes a $50-million judgment that will be suspended upon surrender of all of the defendants' significant assets.


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Via Kotaku regarding Blitz: The League: The Sequel:
Now, you'll have the opportunity to specifically target an area of the opponent to injure. You have a Clash meter (which fills up after making great plays or late hits), so if your meter is high enough when you're about to make a sack or tackle, the game will slow down (think bullet-time) and enter into a mini-game where you'll pick the area you want injure (head, arms, chest, etc…). Once you've selected the area, you will have to mash the buttons to get a meter to fill before time expires. The more the meter is filled, the more damage they'll sustain.
It's not too often I can get to do this with only the press release/preview info, but… BINGO!
I mean, it could be good. I haven't played it. But having those four items kick off the previews isn't a promising sign. I'm sure plenty of fourteen year old boys will eat it up with bread and a coke.


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Publication Date: July 9, 2013
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
Series: Anomaly #1
Young Adult
Pages: 312
Genre: Science Fiction
Thalli has fifteen minutes and twenty-three seconds left to live. The toxic gas that will complete her annihilation is invading her bloodstream. But she is not afraid.
Thalli is different than others in The State. She feels things. She asks questions. And in the State, this is not tolerated. The Ten scientists who survived the nuclear war that destroyed the world above believe that emotion was at the core of what went wrong—and they have genetically removed it from the citizens they have since created. Thalli has kept her malformation secret from those who have monitored her for most of her life, but when she receives an ancient piece of music to record as her community's assigned musician, she can no longer keep her emotions secreted away.
Seen as a threat to the harmony of her Pod, Thalli is taken to the Scientists for immediate annihilation. But before that can happen, Berk—her former Pod mate who is being groomed as a Scientist—steps in and persuades the Scientists to keep Thalli alive as a test subject.
The more time she spends in the Scientist's Pod, the clearer it becomes that things are not as simple as she was programmed to believe. She hears stories of a Designer—stories that fill her mind with more questions: Who can she trust? What is this emotion called love? And what if she isn't just an anomaly, but part of a greater design?
*Digital galley provided by Thomas Nelson Publishers for the blog tour and an honest review*
Anomaly took some time to really get into. The beginning pulls you in from the get-go with Thalli's impending death due to annihilation. The rest of the book leads up to that scene and really takes its time. Between the science fiction and Christian incorporation, Anomaly was a captivating story with some minor bugs throughout.
The Earth has been destroyed by war. The topside is toxic. Living is out of the question. So a community lives inside the Earth, called the State. The old ways of living are sought out as "primitive." Emotions are a thing of the past. People are no longer conceived. They are genetically created. But if an anomaly arises, a person who defies the status quo and begins to show signs of human emotions, they are annihilated.
Thalli is one of those anomalies.
Anomaly has an extremely sound and enchanting premise. Along the way Christian beliefs are carefully woven throughout. Thalli is like a newborn child becoming exposed to religion. Slowly but surely, God finds her way in her when there is nothing left for her to believe in. When everything the State had told her seems to be a revolving lie. I'm not widely keen on religious elements in novels, but Anomaly did incorporate it relatively well. Some readers might find the elements to be uninteresting or unnecessary or something they didn't sign up for when diving into the novel. And even though I wasn't expecting to find myself face to face with Christian elements, I thought that McGee stuck it in the story quite nicely.
The length of the story has many steep hills as well as long flat roads to drive down. In laymans terms, some parts are really exciting while others take a while to really get there. Sometimes my interest in the novel was knocked around. I would find myself wanting to stop at times. Other times I would keep going only to find out that I couldn't stop because I needed to find out what happened next. It was always one or the other.
Thalli was an all-around OK character. She knew when to follow along to directions in order to remain undetected. She understood what she was compared to the people around her. She's smart. Berk, her Pod mate that is in training to become a top Scientist, I found playing his cards one too many times. For a smart boy he was said to be, he needed to come up with some new tricks. Though, I found him and Thalli a cute combination.
Final Summation: ANOMALY was a highly executed science fiction read. The ending happened to feel very rushed, but the epilogue blew me out of the water. I'm excited and high with anticipation to see what happens to the group in the next novel.
First Line: Fifteen minutes and twenty-three seconds.
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Krista McGee's passion to see teens excited about serving God is a driving force behind her novels. Ever since college when she spent a summer working at a youth camp, McGee knew she wanted to invest in teenagers. Since then she's been involved in a variety of youth ministries and currently teaches at a Christian school in Tampa, FL.
McGee broke into the writing world during her time in Spain. A friend encouraged her to submit an article to a Christian girls' magazine, and it got published. Once her family moved back to Tampa, she got the idea for her first novel, First Date, a modern take of the story of Esther. Her subsequent books, Starring Me and Right Where I Belong, are based on Rebekah and Ruth.
When Krista McGee isn't living in fictional worlds of her own creation, she spends her days as a wife, mom, teacher and coffee snob.
Learn more about Krista McGee and her books at kristamcgeebooks.com. Readers can also become a fan on Facebook (krista.a.mcgee) or follow her on Twitter (@KristaMcGeeYA).


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Trainer Nicky Henderson has imposed a 48-hour suspension on in-form Marcus Foley to ensure the top conditional jockey is able to claim his 3lb allowance aboard Non So, the 13-2 favourite with the sponsor for Saturday's Tote Gold Trophy, at Newbury.
Foley has only two more winners to ride before losing his claim, and Henderson is taking no risks. He has instructed the promising young riding talent not to take any rides today or tomorrow, in case he adds to his tally before the weekend.
"He is riding very, very well at present, and he could easily go to a meeting and win two or three. So I am asking him to sit on the sidelines for two days - and then he can ride Thursday and Friday, and ride as many winners as he can," Henderson said last night.
"There is a 48-hour threshold before losing a claim, so he would be OK to claim on Saturday, even if he rode out the allowance late in the week. In a race like the Tote Gold Trophy, the weight can count for everything, and every pound is important," the trainer pointed out.
Henderson is something of an authority on the Tote Gold Trophy, having won the race three times in the past four years, with Sharpical (1998), Geos (2000) and Landing Light (2001).
Non So, who has won at Kempton Park on his two most recent outings, is weighted to carry 9st 11lb, now that the weights have gone up 10lb following the defection of Rooster Booster. There can be no stronger pointer for punters than Henderson's move to guarantee the favourite carries his correct weight in this highly-competitive race.
A total of 41 were confirmed at the five-day stage, so there is every likelihood that a capacity field of 27 will line up. The Tote have installed Tom Taaffe's Emotional Moment, now the mount of Norman Williamson, as 7-1 second favourite, with Copeland, now topweight with 11st 12lb, 10-1 third favourite. Then they bet 12-1 Chauvinist and Spirit Leader, 14-1 Benbyas and Puntal, and 16-1 bar.
Henderson was waiting to finalise riding arrangements for Chauvinist and Regal Exit. The trainer learned that Mick Fitzgerald will not be fit to ride after his injured ankle failed to cope with the rigours of riding out yesterday.
"Mick looked as sound as a pound beforehand, and he had been dead confident that he would ride at the weekend. But he very quickly realised that the bone in his ankle was still troubling him. He has decided to rest it another week," he added.
One final note from Henderson was to mention that Regal Exit was the 'dark horse' in the field, if the ground dries up. "I am very happy with Regal Exit, but he must have good ground," he pointed out.
Tom Taaffe confirmed Emotional Moment as a runner, although not entirely happy with the way the weights have worked out, with Copeland still in the field. With the rise in the weights, the Irish raider is still 7lb 'wrong' in the Handicap.
"We've had this race in mind for some time, so we've decided to travel over," Taaffe said last night. "Soft ground is what he wants, and there have been several positives to come out of his recent form," he added.
In other news, trainer Peter Beaumont has decided against running Hussard Collonges in Sunday's Irish Hennessy Gold Cup, at Leopardstown. Beaumont will send the bold-jumping winner of last year's Royal & SunAlliance straight to Cheltenham for the Gold Cup. "I don't want him to have another hard race before the Festival," Beaumont said last night.
The outstanding Irish prospect Beef Or Salmon heads the betting for the Irish Hennessy, put in at 7-4 by bookmakers Cashmans, who then offer 7-2 Colonel Braxton, 9-2 Florida Pearl, 5-1 Rince Ri, 6-1 Harbour Pilot, 12-1 bar. There are 10 declared.
Trainer Willie Mullins has stated that Florida Pearl will not run if the ground comes up heavy. Those conditions proved beyond him last year when stablemate Alexander Banquet won the race.


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Analysts Detail Latest Expectations for Recovery by Sector
The recovery is under way for the electronic equipment industry; however, much uncertainty continues to rest on the macroeconomic recovery and the effectiveness of government stimulus packages, especially when that stimulus runs out, according to Gartner, Inc. As a result, Gartner does not expect a sustainable recovery pattern until 2010, and associated semiconductor sales are not expected to regain 2007 peak levels until 2012.
"Almost all sectors of the electronic equipment market have now hit bottom and await signs of 'first growth' in comparison with the same quarter last year," said Klaus Rinnen, managing vice president at Gartner's semiconductor manufacturing group. "The first signs of growth will be led by seasonal buying patterns in the PC market during the third quarter of 2009, although other major sectors will not begin to show first growth, year-on-year, until 2010."
"Electronics vendors and their suppliers must give careful attention to the expected recovery pattern of each sector, and a separate response must be planned for each," said Jim Tully, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner. "In particular, new product introductions should be synchronized with the expected sequence of the recovery."
Gartner has recently revisited its expectations for recovery in the electronic equipment industry, providing details by sector:
Gartner has found that there is little change in the PC sector recovery. Having bottomed in the first quarter of 2009, a sustainable recovery is pegged for the third quarter of 2010. The outlook for a PC recovery is influenced by depressed enterprise demand and the fact that IT spending is not expected to return until 2010. In contrast, home PC demand has held up better than expected, reflecting the way that consumers now value and use PCs, even in difficult times. The overall PC forecast has been revised up, especially for the United States and China, in light of this continued strength of the home PC market and the improving outlook for the global economy.
Mobile Phones
Originally anticipated to reach bottom in the third quarter of 2009, mobile phone production reached its low point in the first quarter of 2009. This market is now predicted to be the first sector to show sustainable recovery, starting in the first quarter of 2010. Improving fundamentals in the mobile phone market was a key driver in the upward revision, and Gartner now expects mobile phone unit production to decline only 8 percent in 2009 which is 4 percentage points less than the May 2009 forecast. The rebound has largely come from the demand for basic phones targeted at emerging markets, particularly China, and for smartphones, which continue to perform well as competition increases and prices come down.
Wired Communications
The wired communications market outlook has benefited from China's infrastructure spending and an earlier than expected onset of recovery in the developed nations, causing Gartner to move forward the timing of the bottom and first growth by two quarters. However, growth will be relatively weak until 2011, meaning that the period between first-growth and sustainable growth markers could be better described as a period of stability rather than a rapid return to historical growth levels.
Consumer Electronics
Despite reasonable growth in LCD TVs and Blu-ray DVD players in 2009, many other categories have shown either flat sales with little or no growth, or declining revenue and unit shipments between the first and the third quarters. The consumer electronics market appears to be in a state of "limbo" and Gartner has pushed out first growth indicators to the second quarter of 2010. From the second quarter of 2010 onward, Gartner predicts greater stability but anticipates few signs of a return to prerecession growth rates occurring until the first quarter of 2011.
Automotive Electronics
The auto industry is still performing in line with Gartner's expectations since the beginning of the year. Gartner predicts that semiconductor vendors will likely see improved demand for semiconductors from Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers, which will be reacting to increasing demand and new car purchase orders early in the first quarter of 2010. However, more evidence of recovery in the economy in general is needed before any strong growth trends can emerge for the automotive sector.
"Although the first signs of recovery are starting to appear for the electronics industry, the damage from the current industry recession will be felt for a long time," said Mr. Rinnen. "This is seen in our current five-year semiconductor revenue forecast, which does not show recovery to 2007 levels until 2012. Vendors must prepare for significant changes in consumer buying behavior, technology demand patterns and a changed supplier landscape."
Additional information is available in the Gartner report "Signs of Improvement for End-User Electronics Recovery." The report is available on Gartner's website at http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?ref=g_search&id=1185323&subref=simplesearch.
Gartner analysts will provide a detailed analysis on the future of the semiconductor industry at the Gartner Semiconductor Briefing: New Postrecession Fundamentals. The briefing is being held on October 15 at the Double Tree Hotel in San Jose. Additional details, as well as the registration form, are at http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1162812.
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Social media doesn't just help businesses share content with fans and followers. Companies around the world have uncovered other ways social media can help increase their bottom line. Surprisingly, there are many startups out there that don't believe in the great power of social media.
Some probably don't understand or see the benefits, while others would rather stick to old-fashioned advertising and marketing strategies. Why is social media so important for a business? Here are some convincing ideas you might want to pay more attention to.
Social media helps companies know their audience
In business, the more you know about your target audience, the higher chances you have to boost productivity. Social media can help you attain those goals. Geo-targeting for example, is an efficient way of sending out messages to a specific demographic or audience based on location. Facebook and Twitter for example, have special tools that permit company owners to convey the right type of information to their audience. If you want to write a post and sent it to a specific type of group, you can opt for geo-targeting. Select 'location', 'gender', 'language', 'age' and other criteria to center that post on people that might actually be interested in reading it.
More traffic
Business owners are well aware that their companies need a properly organized website to reach more people and make them noticed on the web. With the help of social media, you permit potential customers to leave comments and ask questions about your company's services. Replying to those comments and clearing out their concerns proves that you care about their opinion. This will make your business seem reliable and useful. With a bit of luck, your current customers will recommend you to others; they'll share your posts and statuses, thus indirectly boosting your level of recognition. Social media should not be used solely to engage people, but also to drive them to your company's main website, from where they can purchase your products.
Social media – the cheapest way of advertising a business
Social media can work miracles for your company's productivity. However, it has to be used properly to help you attain greatness and boost revenue. For starters, using most social networks is cheap. Compared to some other conventional advertising tools, it doesn't cost a fortune to create a Facebook page and opt for daily/weekly/monthly sponsored ads to help your company take off and start gaining a solid reputation. It's all about persuading a specific group of people to join and connect with your company's social media page or profile. There are a few basic rules you must adhere to if you want to gather more people to your company's Facebook profile such as:
• Constant content sharing
• Answering questions and comments
• Uploading photographs
• Offering useful tips for people
• Asking questions to keep your audience engaged
Interestingly enough, several of the most thriving companies are in fact small start-ups that have acknowledged the great power of technology and social media. Instead of spending a fortune on expensive ads and commercials, these businesses gained recognition by creating good content. Excellent quality content leads to likes and shares, and ultimately the smallest startups become the most successful enterprises.
The greatest part about social media is that one doesn't need a lot of money to create a marketing campaign. As long as you're committed and you keep your company's profile updated, people will gain an interest; they'll want to know more, and even share what you've got to offer with others. Although, it's still important for professionals to find a way and balance social media attempts with face to face negotiations in order to foster relations and maintain their business afloat.
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Three customers walk into a store…
Profiling for Maximum sales
Three customers step into your store. One's brought a few magazine clippings. He's interested, engaged in the shopping experience, talking to your staff, taking notes. He knows quite a bit about what you sell from the minute he walks in (or clicks on the link to your website).
One's strolling around, looking at a bit of everything, familiarizing himself. Right away he says "just looking" when your friendly staff steps in to guide him. He spends much longer than your average customer in the store (or on the site).
The last customer walks in head down. He looks around quickly, sees the sign for the department he's interested in, and beelines over there with seemingly no interest in the store at all. If the staff tries to help, they get a gruff "no thanks."
Who's really your Ideal Customer?
This week, Experience Design 201: a special series on profiling your customers to increase your sales.
Speaking to the right people
We've talked before about narrowing your Ideal Customer down to one, exact person you can speak to in your store layout, your marketing materials, and your website. As your intrepid Experience Designer, I'm here to remind you: to deliver delight to the Ideal Customer, you can't talk to everyone.
Say you're an expert in small animal care and you decide to run a website. You can aim everything from your colors to your layout to your language to your advertising, at an eight-year-old trying to learn more for a school project, hoping later to convince Mom to buy him a ferret; you can take crystal-clear aim at 23-year-old guys with pythons, wanting accessories and cool reptile-related clothing; or you can plan to attract little old ladies who want advice on saving money by grooming their pets themselves.
You're still that same expert in small animal care, yet we've just created three wildly different sites for you, because you know exactly who you're talking to in every way. You can do the exact same thing for three retail shop designs, as well—and a half a dozen others, just as distinct—without changing who you are and what you want to do in your business at all.
None of those folks are going to walk in to the store aimed at the other guys. Not ever. Some authors call this creating a persona, but here at MCE we skip the jargon and call this your Ideal Customer. Knowing your Ideal Customer is a long way from the old "target market," a way of segmenting folks into age groups, genders, geographic regions, and income levels. Now with your exact Ideal Customer defined, you will never send a postcard to the young, single exec living in a new condo development next to the lady who downsized when her husband died, even though they live in the same area and have similar incomes. You know their needs go a lot deeper than this.
Experience Design 201: Advanced techniques for delighted customers
But suppose three "ideal" customers walk in (or arrive at the website) at the same time? Three python-lovers, three kids with their Moms in tow, or three ladies who own parrots? Who will buy? Who will—dare I say it—yank your chain? Who will be your biggest fan and spread the word for you, far and wide?
We need more. We need to know their buying profiles: in other words, what brought them here today. Now. How do we keep 'em, do we want 'em, and what are the advantages and disadvantages of dealing with these different prospective customers?
When you know how to profile the buying needs of your Ideal Customer, you'll have a path to turbo-charging your sales that will guide everything from how you arrange your floorplan to how you write your blog.
Part One: RH, the Red Herring
There he is, with those magazine clippings. He's educated about your product. He loves talking to you, emailing you, getting down to the details of what you offer.
I thought we'd talk about RH first because, gosh, he's so much fun. He wants what you have. He knows all about it, but he's still curious. You and your staff enjoy selling to him.
But it seems to take him a few trips to the store…
Or he abandons his shopping cart online, only to return a few days later…
You've emailed back and forth for weeks without a commitment to work together…
Hey, what's going on?
RH doesn't need you.
He's only at the "want" stage. RH is a classic window shopper,* or comparison shopper. He walks out because he's off to see what your competition's got. He'll never tell you that, of course, because each of you is contributing to his bank of knowledge so he can know everything there is to know before he buys.
He's "shopping" for a future need, and that makes RH the most dangerous customer in the store. He's the fish you thought you had hooked, but you never did. He may even make you work like a dog to earn his money, then drop you at the last second. He's not only not loyal, he's definitely playing you right now.
Yes. He's talking to other companies in the same sweet tones he uses with you. It's true.
Here's how you know it's true, dear reader:
You've done it yourself.
We all have. The thing about these profiles is that for different products, at different times, we'll all fall into one profile or another. You've gone to an open house when you weren't ready to move houses; you've spent 20 minutes with your local electronics guru just because you heard LCD screen were on their way out and you wanted to know what's next, for when your tax return comes in next May; you've spent hours at your favorite band's MySpace page without ever buying their new CD, seeing their world tour, or replacing the t-shirt you got from them in 1998. Yes, I know you have. You've been the Red Herring, just as I have: the staff time-suck who seems oh-so-informed, polite, and interested. You are interested, but you're only at that "want" stage. If you're a bit farther along, you might be at the "trying to convince yourself into a need" stage.
What can we do about the red herring?
Changing "future need" to "now need":
It can be done. RH can be won over by a super-bargain, but slashing prices to grab this customer in a tough way to make sales.
Catching his eye:
Frequent links to your products or services within the text of your site. RH is not patient enough to figure your site out for you. To hook this slippery fish you'll need to be at the ready wherever his eye lands.
Sales, Clearances, and Special Offers—online, in ads, in-store. Make 'em so prominent that your designer screams for artistic mercy. If RH can't see 'em, he can't be moved by 'em.
No. Won't remember you in five minutes.
Designing Maximum Customer Experience for RH involves:
Catching him off balance. Unexpected "wow" factor that pushes him over the edge.
The dreaded deep discount.
There are a lot of Red Herrings in the world. If you've got the patience to woo him, if you've got the Wow factor in place, or if you're willing to make him an offer that moves "future" to "why not now?" you'll have a big advantage over the other poor saps he's playing.
RH is a chain-yanker. Time, money, and heart wasted, with no sure sale ahead. Need I say more?
Best bet:
Stay tuned for the second installment in Experience Design 201. In the meantime: be nice, be helpful, be clear about what you offer and why you're the best choice, but don't waste your heart's efforts on RH.
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November 23rd, 2007 – by: hellokiel
We took a bus from Shinjuku to Yamanashi and arrived at lunch time. Lunch took place at a restaurant that served the region's famous noodles called ほうとう(houtou).
We took the bus back to meet the other groups, which was a surprisingly fatiguing 45 minute ride back. Being that it was the last bus (which also happened to be very small) and everyone was trying to get on it, many of us had to stand and were packed in like it was the rush hour train back in Tokyo. After meeting up with the other groups, we all headed to our 旅館 (ryokan) where we were staying for the night. We checked in, had a nice Japanese dinner and bath, and ended the day with a drinking party.
The next day, after checking out, we split up into our groups and went to different tourist sites. Our group headed up to カチカチ山 (Kachi-kachi Mountain) and rode the ropeway to the top. Kachi-kachi is Japanese onomatopoeia for fire crackling. This mountain is famous because there's a legend behind it (for a brief summary, check out wikipedia: http://en.
Our next stop was the 猿まわし (monkey show). This was perhaps one of the stranger things I've seen while in Japan. Essentially set up sort of like a circus, there are performers on stage who bring out monkeys and do tricks with them. I felt kind of sad for the monkeys, but it was an experience nonetheless. Check out the video.
After the show, we had to head back and meet up with everyone else to head back home to Shinjuku. Our bus was late leaving the monkey show and we had to walk half the way back to the main bus station. We were the last ones on, but made it in time and took a sleepy 2 hour ride home. I enjoyed the trip; it was a nice getaway and I loved seeing the beautiful fall of Yamanashi.
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* France's CAC outperforms, helped by solid French data
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* Europe bourses in 2015: link.reuters.com/pap87v
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LONDON, May 13 (Reuters) - A rise in the Paris market, after strong French economic data, pushed European shares higher on Wednesday and enabled the region's equity indexes to stabilise from the effects of a bond market sell-off this week.
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Asset performance in 2015: link.reuters.com/gap87v
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I'm planning my first trip to Italy, probably in september or october. I want to cover Venice and points west, florence and the surrounding area, ending in rome.
So far, it looks like 20-25 days and I wan to hit a lot of towns like Pisa, Milan, Turin, Bologna, Siena, Verona, Asissi, and some more.
We're not exactly hiking fools so we'd like to be able to do them in a leisurely fashion.
My first inclination is to land in Venice and rent a car but maybe I should wait train it west touching on the towns thru Turin while based in Venice and then rent a car for the trip down to Florence and Rome. Also looking to do San Marino if it makes sense. So, does this make sense?
Also, I'm hoping to rent an apartment in each of the three big cities for about a week each. Anything wrong with this?
We'd be flying out of Rome to return to the states.
Any and all suggestions appreciated
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I'm planning my first trip to Italy, probably in september or october. I want to cover Venice and points west, florence and the surrounding area, ending in rome.
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You need to take a map of Italy and then use viamichelin.com to get distances and estimated driving times. At that point you will be able to pare down your itinerary to something that is more manageable. I would leave out Milan and Turin and concentrate on the large area south of the Po valley, mainly Tuscany and Umbria, although I would not leave out Ravenna for its fabulous mosaics.
Browsing through the relevant albums might give you some ideas of what to see:
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It's not clear to me what your goal is. Do you want to just make day trips from Venice/Florence/Rome to the smaller cities and return to your apartment each evening??
Whether you drive or take trains, you've listed 11 cities/towns over 20-25 days. I think you need to cut the list by half if you want to "do them in a leisurely fashion."
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I wouldn't base in any of those three cities if the plan is to have a car as you aren't allowed to drive in any of those cities (ZTL). If you had a rental car in those cities, you would have to park it somewhere outside the ZTL at a cost of 30-40€ per day.
You need to rethink your plan and realize you can't day trip to Turin (or Milan easily) from Venice. Assuming you aren't just wanting to check towns off a list and want to see things in those towns, you will need to figure out what you want to see and what days/hours it will be open. Site closings vary (in Florence, many things are closed on Monday).
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Although we often hear from folks who want to move to way too many towns as bases, I think you are thinking about too few bases.
For a 20 to 25 day trip, and if you've not been to Italy before, perhaps you should consider at least 4 bases.
A car won't do you much good outside of Tuscany and Umbria. Plan on trains for many cities and towns.
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Photoman: Welcome to Fodors Travel College. Michael (above) and I, and a good many other Fodorites have quickly suggested to anyone "attacking" a country for the first time, to get a MAP, check the mileages (or kms) from point to point, etc.
To put this in proper perspective, Italy is 120,000 square miles, twice the size of your home state Florida. Now add Georga to Florida at another 60,000 square miles, you have a country Italy's size. Even though you aren't planning to "do" more than half of Italy, let's say its your first trip to USA...you are going to do a similar trip to the one you describe...taking in about 11 cties and towns in 20-25 days...not knowing the language, dealing in another currency, following road signs you may not be able to translate, doing some of your driving on narrow country roads.
Before you undertook this trip, you'd want a map, to visit Atlanta, Savannah, Macon, Jacksoville, Daytona, Pensacola, Lakeland, Orlando, Tampa-St.Pete, Sarasota and Miami...two days per town. Your leisurely trip has disappeared and your Wow! factor is gone.(and you haven't had to deal with Italy's ZTL's)
Believe me, travel is exciting fun, so much so that most Fodorites plan ahead each year for it and in fact plan their lives around it!
I hope you get a map soon, and begin to pare down your schedule. Happy travels, Photoman.
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photoman - Italy is not all cities, and you don't have to be "hiking fools" to enjoy the countryside. Also, hiring a car is not conducive to a trip that involves seeing so many cities as they all have ZLTs [limited traffic zones] where you get fined if you go into them, which is very easy to do,
if you've got between 3 & 4 weeks, you have time to fly into Venice, pick up a car and do some touring when you leave, [perhaps going to look at the Dolomites and Lake Garda before going south to Ravenna] then to drop the car off at a convenient point, and finish your trip in Bologna/Florence and/or Rome.
Alternatively, fly into Milan or Turin and go up to Piemonte, then drop down through Tuscany, [perhaps via Lake Como] before returning your car and travelling onto Florence.
That time of year, with only two of you, you wouldn't need to pre-book accommodation outside the big cities, but you should definitely pre-book Venice, Florence and Rome.
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Using trains and buses would be better for your itinerary, which is certainly doable in 20-25 days without hiking around constantly like fools.
However, seeing Turin is not possible from a base in Venice, and Milan only works well if you fly into Milan and then go to Venice. But you can certainly see Verona as a day trip from Venice (or enroute from Milan if you stow your luggage in the Verona train station).
From Venice, you should plan on taking the train to Florence, and do day trips from there to Pisa, Bologna, Siena and Assisi. I don't think it makes sense to go to San Marino. You should plan on spending at least a week in Florence.
From there, go on to Rome by train.
By all means, rent apartments in each of the cities.
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Two more thoughts, Photoman
If it is really important to you to see Turin, then you might consider flying into Milan and going there immediately for a few nights, and then seeing Milan as a day trip on your way to Venice (and seeing Verona as a day trip from Venice once you are settled in). But if it is not all that important to you to see Turin this trip, I would skip it, especially if you only have 20 days and not 25.
The other thought is that I would find it nicer to spend a night in Assisi rather than do a long day trip from Florence. So you might want consider leaving Florence and spending a night in Assisi, and then taking a train or bus to Rome.
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Starting in Venice and ending in Roma is a most cogent strategy as you will eliminate time consuming backtracking.
First of all, you should consider prioritizing your itinerary because you have too many places to visit. You want a vacation not a marathon at a dead run. The poster Tower made some great suggestions for you to evaluate. Plan on returning because Italy will seduce you and you will want to return and then you can visit whatever you missed the first time.
Since this is your first trip the train will take you almost everywhere you want to visit depositing you in the center of a city relaxed and ready to go. Buying point to point tickets are usually cheaper than buying any type of rail pass, but you need to do the research.
As for San Marino, this was a childhood dream since the 4th grade.and last May we spent a night there. We liked it so much we are spending three nights there this July. This time we plan to visit the Ferrari Museum in Maranello, a district of the tiny republic. Traveling here would be easier with a car. This would be a great destination on your second trip list.
Buon viaggio,
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rbciao47, you can visit the Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena and the Ferrari Museum in Maranello without a car. Ferrari operates a shuttle service that makes a circle from the Modena train station. You can book the tour that drives into the factory and past the track.
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I was puzzled reading Tower's post that he appears to think that Photoman wants to see all of Italy. Photoman basically wants to see Rome, Florence and Venice, and use them as bases for day trips. This is a very typical trip that people take to Italy, in far less than 20 days, and most people do not find it exhausting.
While it is true that if people do day trips then they are visiting "11 cities in 20 or 25 days" -- but again, for most people, seeing Pisa and Siena as a day trip from Florence is normal. So is visiting Verona from Venice.
Whether or not people feel in a "rush" or a "marathon" or a "dead run" is partly a matter of attitude and organization. Do people really think this is an undoable itinerary:
Day 1 Arr Milan
Day 2 sightsee Milan
Day 3 see Verona en route to Venice
Day 4 Venice
Day 5 Venice
Day 6 Venice
Day 7 Florence
Day 8 Florence
Day 9 Florence -- day trip Siena
Day 10 Florence
Day 11 Florence - day trip to Bologna
Day 13 Florence -- afternoon day trip to Pisa
Day 14 Assisi overnight
Day 15 Travel to Rome from Assisi after lunch
Day 16 Rome
Day 17 Rome
Day 18 Rome
Day 19 Rome
Day 20 Rome
And if somebody had 5 more days, Turin and San Marino could be included with some rearranging.
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I hasten to add that if Photoman wants to cut destinations , I'm not discouraging it, and I suggested cutting San Marino. But travelers taking day trips from bases in Venice, Florence and Rome is usually not interprested as having "11 destinations" and it is quite normal for travelers in Italy to visit Pisa, Siena, Bologna. Assisi and Verona as day trips.
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By the way, if you do want to visit San Marino, then I would suggest considering picking up a car after Venice and doing a mini-road trip to San Marino, then Assisi, then Siena. Drop off the car and take the train to Florence to see Pisa and Bologna, and go from Florence to Rome by fast train.
That means you'll be bypassing Bologna at one point to get to San Marino, only to return later to see it. But given the hassels of daytripping to Bologna by car, taking the fairly short train ride from Florence to Bologna for a day trip gives you more flexibility, I think.
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I know it is possible to visit both museums with the provided shuttle, but that wasn't on my radar at this time. Things can change and it is certainly a possibility.
Thanks, though, for the input.
Buon viaggio,
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thank you all for the wonderful input. I was thinking of using the three major cities as basis for day trips to the smaller places and I appreciate sandralist for the suggested itinerary.
All the information helps me clarify the train vs. auto conundrum. I guess it's no big deal to rent a car and drop off at another location, and a combo of train/auto will probably be the way to go.
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"I guess it's no big deal to rent a car and drop off at another location."
But you do have to research the hours for locations at both ends of the rental and plan accordingly. Many rental offices are closed for a few hours in the middle of the day, aren't open Saturday afternoons, and aren't open Sundays at all. Airport locations are the exception.
And you need to learn about ZTLs for all of your driving destinations.
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Even though you aren't planning to "do" more than half of Italy
Sandra, I think I made it quite clear that they wouldn't be taking on "all" of Italy...who does? I was merely trying to give Photoman an idea of the potential difficulties trying to see 11 cites in 20 days in a foreign country, with the usual barriers one would face. Remember, this is their first trip to Italy.
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That's a good chunk of time to drive and discover Italy. I would train to Venice and then rent a car and head down from there. Touring through Tuscany, both north and south is great. Please learn about parking regulations in Italy, road signs, and definitely learn about the ZTL non-car zones--especially in places like Florence. The little towns all have ZTLs too, but they are usually the tops of hilltowns or the historic centers with tons of parking just outside.
I would suggest touring around the Crete Senise (clay hills) of the south, Siena and the Roman bath towns just south of Pienza (my most favorite Tuscan town!). Then, you could end your driving vacation by heading over to the East to take in Cortona (Under the Tuscan Sun fame), Castiglioni del Lago (Great lakeside town), and then drive down to Chuisi Scalo(great Etruscan Museum up in the hilltown of Chuisi) and return your car there. "Scalo" means the town has a train station. Take the older, but relaxed train back to Rome. You don't need a car there.
Have a great trip! We did 3 weeks spread out over a wider area of Italy, so I think you can take a more relaxed attitude... take your time with each village or town. Soak it in. Spend less time in the tourist places like Venice and Pisa and Florence (although if you stay IN Florence, a few days would allow you to relax a bit more). Spend more time checking out the small treasures. Pienza, Lucca, Vinci, Montereggioni, and San Gimigano (later in the day).
Here's a hint. Plan your trip with the help of Google Earth. You can zoom in to ground level view to see what the roads are like, to check out the location of that agritourismo (is that factory next door?) or hotel, and look for the best driving roads with best vistas. Look for clusters of photos on Google Earth, then click on them. This gives a good idea of what is in a given area... I found things I never knew were in Italy that way.
Also, if you have a handicapped placard, take it. I parked all over Italy for free, even in for pay public parking garages (like 1 block off the Miracola in Pisa). You can park in any legal parking spot, not just the handicapped ones.
Have fun.
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