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Please ladies, I am still here viewing your pretties but I am asking a request. If you visit Amazingembroidery site would you please find the current Amazing Tulip Font letter 'H' posted yesterday. Somehow I downloaded pdf as normal but can not find the
Needle case from Dragonflyer--Love this--it went so fast and smooth. I had some yardage of a suede type fabric with knit backing so thought I'd try on that instead of felt, welllll, it wanted to drop off fuzzies, much like Corduroy. Did I say how much I
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Hope this is where to post this but will in embroidery also--please remember to vote for the Firebird 'A' as it started with 'B' and quit at 'O' so resume voting for 'P' when it starts back up after Easter designs, hopefully.
Please find and vote for Firebird 'P' letter--it was way down on the list of designs and we stopped getting them at letter 'O' when the new embossed Easter bunny began. Please let's keep the firebird up there to complete.
Finally found Embossed Swan 'K' on page 91 !!!!!!! Voted for the requested 'R' on a page much closer. I guess a lot of people just don't vote. Cute Alpha is still voting months later for people to get that Dog. I don't know how me or my friend miss
Thank you to the 7 or 8 that voted on the 'K' in the embossed swan font we are now downloading. May I please ask for more to vote on this letter? I've held on to letter 'J' for a while and then when the letters started back up it went to 'L'. I am
Has anyone else had trouble getting the "Z" of the Elegant Royal Split Font from ThreadDelight Newsletter? I did contact Daleen, just haven't heard back yet. Also mentioned that the Newsletter from yesterday with letter "Y" was not in my email. So n
Just wanted to finally post something here. A new member of our sewing / embroidery group made several of these and I thought they were beautiful. I saw them also on YouTube after seeing hers. Well, I made one. I decided to sew snaps on and fabric glue t
This one is for you, Kim [Dragonflyer]-sorry it has taken me so long--so many projects and so lack of motivation on my part-why I did not do it when I first got it I do not know-your instructions are perfect as is the embroidery. I love her and she will b
Tried my first pair of AG doll sandals as seen on a YouTube video. I so loved them but as you can see they look a little rough. Oh well, they'll go with the doll's bathing suit and the rest of the beach gear I made her. Another Christmas gift. May ventu
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We're going to open our NFC South position rankings with cornerbacks.
Jabari Greer, Saints. When he was healthy last season, personnel guys and coaches will tell you Greer easily was the best cornerback in the division and one of the best in the league. When he was hurt, you could see the drop-off in the New Orleans defense. Greer seems to be healthy heading into the season.
Tracy Porter, Saints. Dial it down one notch, but those same people will tell you a healthy Porter is a very good cornerback. He's a little banged up right now, but he says he'll be ready for the start of the season.
Aqib Talib, Buccaneers. There's no question he's the best pure athlete among the NFC South cornerbacks. The knock in his first two years was that he wasn't always focused or prepared. People with the Bucs, who sounded more surprised than I was, claim Talib has suddenly grown up this offseason and they're expecting a huge year from him. If this is really true, Talib could vault to the top of this list.
Dunta Robinson, Falcons. He had a rocky ending in Houston. But the Falcons basically used all their free-agent currency to go out and get Robinson and they've been preaching about how he's going to solidify their secondary and even make their pass rush better. Robinson has been banged up a lot this preseason, but coach Mike Smith and general manager Thomas Dimitroff have a pretty good track record in personnel moves. They've placed a big bet on Robinson and we'll see if that pays off.
Chris Gamble, Panthers. If we were going just on consistency, I'd probably put Gamble at the top of the list. He's been a pretty good cornerback for a while now and never has received the recognition he deserves. However, you have to wonder if the absence of Julius Peppers might make Gamble a little less effective in coverage.
Richard Marshall, Panthers. A pretty solid No. 2 cornerback. But, like Gamble, you have to wonder how good he'll be if the Panthers don't have a pass rush.
Ronde Barber, Buccaneers. If we were talking about overall careers, Barber would top the list. He's near the end of his career now. But, with the Bucs going back to the Tampa Two scheme, Barber can produce at least one more year as a solid starter.
Randall Gay, Saints. Good enough to start for some teams. He's a nice guy to have around in case anything happens to Greer or Porter.
Christopher Owens, Falcons. Atlanta's counting on a big step forward from this guy and that probably means a spot as a full-time starter. Lots of upside here, but not a lot of history to rank him much higher.
Brent Grimes, Falcons. If he were just a couple of inches taller, this guy would be a stud. He can be a liability if he's matched up against a tall receiver. But he's one of the division's best natural athletes and he's got a history of making some plays.
Patrick Robinson, Saints. He has as much upside as any corner in the division. That's why he's a first-round pick. But Robinson hasn't earned the trust of the coaching staff yet and it might take time for him to get on the field.
Myron Lewis, Buccaneers. Like Robinson, Lewis is making this list based on potential and we're leaving off some backup cornerbacks who have produced more than these two guys. But the Bucs are high on Lewis. He's been banged up in the preseason and that slowed his progress. The Bucs may open the season with E.J. Biggers or Elbert Mack as their nickelback, but they'd really like Lewis to step up and claim the job.

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BRASILIA (Reuters) - Three senior Brazilian law enforcement officials, including the former prosecutor general, said new leaders of the federal police and prosecutors' offices are curbing an anti-corruption drive that challenged centuries of impunity in Latin America's biggest country.
Rodrigo Janot, who until mid-September was Brazil's prosecutor general and remains an influential senior prosecutor, told Reuters this week he believes that President Michel Temer, whom he charged on three different counts of corruption, appointed a new head of federal police specifically to "divert" graft investigations.
Separately, two other senior law enforcement officials said that Raquel Dodge, Janot's replacement as prosecutor general, told some senior prosecutors in the capital Brasilia to shift away from corruption probes and stop talking publicly about anti-graft efforts.
In a statement, the president's office said the police chief was appointed after consultations with the police force. It criticized any suggestions the new director would hinder investigations.
"Only someone ill-informed or ill-intentioned could suppose that interference in investigations is possible," Temer's office said.
A spokeswoman for Dodge said the new prosecutor general was vigorously combating corruption on numerous fronts.
Fernando Segovia, the new police director, in an email to Reuters said his office will strengthen the fight against corruption.
Brazil's crackdown on graft in recent years led to dozens of convictions of senior politicians, government officials and corporate executives, inspiring many Brazilians to believe that a longstanding culture of impunity was changing.
It also helped spawn similar crackdowns elsewhere in Latin America.
But in Brazil, where Congress recently shielded Temer from charges, some investigators and prosecutors say that elected officials are finding ways to outmaneuver them, especially as they seek, before elections next year, to retain seats that give them constitutional safeguards against prosecution.
The sprawling nature of many of Brazil's inquiries, conducted by investigators in dozens of far-flung offices, would make any concerted effort to derail them difficult, corruption experts said.
But Janot's dissent, and growing criticism expressed by other senior officials, reveal a growing rift at the top levels of Brazilian law enforcement at a time when some investigators believe Temer and Congressional allies are out to quash landmark investigations.
"Now is the time to speak up," Janot told Reuters, "so that all this effort will not have been in vain."
The effort, including "Operation Car Wash" and several other major investigations, involves probes into kickbacks by private construction firms to government officials and politicians in exchange for public works and other contracts.
It uncovered billions of dollars worth of illicit payments and led to sharing of evidence with 40 other countries, many of which launched their own probes and convicted officials based on Brazilian investigators' findings.
During a rare, two-hour interview in Brasilia, Janot was especially critical of Segovia's appointment to head the federal police, which spearheaded Car Wash and other investigations.
The 61-year-old prosecutor, who stepped down as prosecutor general because the second of his two terms in the office expired in September, said he believes that "Segovia was named to complete a mission – to divert the focus of the investigations."
Janot cited public commentary made by the new police chief, including Segovia's criticism of prosecutors' investigations at a press conference shortly after he took office.
"By the statements he has made, it appears he was selected for the mission to discredit the investigation," Janot added.
Segovia, 48, who has spent over two decades on the force, in the email said he seeks to "strengthen investigations of crimes against public coffers and involving corruption."
"I have made clear in all my public statements that we will broaden and strengthen Operation Car Wash," he added.
The new police chief was appointed with strong support from Temer's ruling Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, or PMDB.
His appointment surprised some within the federal police because Segovia has never held what is considered one of the force's major posts, according to other investigators and law enforcement experts.
During a press conference on Nov. 20, ten days into the new job, Segovia criticized prosecutors for their case against Temer, calling it a rushed investigation.
He belittled the evidence, including a video shot by federal police of a Temer aide accepting a bag with 500,000 reais ($150,000) in cash.
"A single bag does not provide the criminal evidence needed," Segovia said, prompting widespread scorn in Brazilian press and social media.
"It cannot be denied that the statements made by the new director of the federal police were extremely unfortunate," read an editorial in the Folha de S. Paulo, Brazil's largest newspaper, afterward.
When Dodge took office on Sept 19, she was widely criticized by police, prosecutors and many others in Brazil for failing in a speech to acknowledge the historic "Car Wash" probe.
The two senior law enforcement officials, who requested to remain anonymous, said that the new prosecutor general has told other prosecutors to shift their focus from graft. Dodge also told some prosecutors to stop using the word "corruption" so much in public, they said.
The prosecutor general's spokeswoman did not respond to questions about whether Dodge told prosecutors to avoid the word "corruption" or whether she told prosecutors to de-emphasize graft cases.
Janot declined to comment on Dodge's dealings with other prosecutors, saying he has a "professional and respectful" relationship with his successor.
Although it is early in the tenure of both Dodge and Segovia, some prosecutors and police investigators say they are already seeing a significant slowdown in procedures necessary to pursue some cases.
Janot, for instance, said Dodge's office has filed far less paperwork with Brazil's Supreme Court than would have been expected given the caseload when she took over. The paperwork is a key step in many big investigations because only the top court can authorize probes involving elected federal officials.
A spokeswoman for the top court did not respond to a request for comment on the volume of the paperwork.
Before his term expired, the prosecutor general's office this year sent an average of 302 requests related to the "Car Wash" corruption investigations to the Supreme Court each month, Janot said.
Dodge's office said it had filed a total of 450 requests since she took office in mid-September, representing an average of 180 per month, or a roughly 40 percent drop.
Some experts say it is too soon to know whether a shift away from corruption investigations is underway or even possible to orchestrate, particularly because of the number of investigators pursuing cases across Brazil. More time is needed, they say, to evaluate Dodge's administration.
"Even if Dodge and Segovia were strategically appointed to stop or create delays in investigations, I doubt they would succeed because the process has become decentralized," said Carlos Pereira, a professor of public administration at the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Rio de Janeiro and a leading expert on corruption.
Still, those involved in ongoing cases are troubled by any prospect of a slowdown, particularly with national elections looming next October, which would prolong constitutional protections for many office-holders facing charges.
"The risks increase exponentially as the elections approach," said Carlos Lima, the top regional prosecutor in Curitiba, the southern city where the "Car Wash" investigations began.
During his conversation with Reuters, Janot criticized Segovia's support from Temer and his allies, some of whom are also facing investigations and charges.
"A person with close ties to these people – some under investigation, some charged – I cannot say if they should be allowed to run an institution of the size and importance of the federal police," Janot said.
In the email, Segovia said "I have no type of political or party ties with the PMDB or any other political party."
Temer, who has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, staved off prosecution largely because allies in the lower house of Congress, which must authorize charges against a sitting president, voted against it.
The vote outraged many Brazilians because some of those who voted against the charges in Congress are also being investigated. Temer will still face charges once he leaves federal elected office.
The pushback is such that a Congressional committee is now investigating how federal prosecutors carried out their probe against Temer.
"We're going to investigate those who have always investigated us," said Carlos Marun, a PMDB Congressman and Temer ally, who danced on the lower house floor after it voted against sending the president for trial.
Marun himself is facing a corruption trial in his home state of Mato Grosso do Sul. He has denied any wrongdoing.
Reporting by Brad Brooks in Brasilia.; Editing by Paulo Prada.


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Facebook is introducing hashtags, the number signs used on Twitter, Instagram and other services to identify topics being discussed and allow users to search for them.
Facebook Inc. said in a blog post Wednesday that users will be able to click a hashtag to see a feed of discussions about a particular topic. For example, typing a number sign in front of "ladygaga" or "sunset" will turn the words into a link that users can click on to find posts about Lady Gaga or sunsets.
Facebook said hashtags are a first step toward making it easier for users to find out what others are discussing. The company is not giving exact details about other tools it might introduce. If Twitter's use of hashtags is any indication, Facebook will likely incorporate them into its advertising business.
"We'll continue to roll out more features in the coming weeks and months, including trending hashtags and deeper insights, that help people discover more of the world's conversations," wrote Greg Lindley, product manager for hashtags, in the post.
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Every January, millions resolve to lose weight and get in shape. Undoubtedly, many of those resolutions will be broken soon after they're made.
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TRX Training designs and sells suspension-training equipment that can be difficult to explain through words alone. When they first started experimenting with YouTube, they found their content was too long and their channel was hard to find. They cut the length to around 1 to 3 minutes each -- explaining what the TRX product is and how to buy it.
Experimenting with video length can be an easy way to drive video views. Consider splitting lengthy videos into a three-part series. By looking at your YouTube Analytics dashboard, you can understand how far people watch into your video and at what point they drop off -- helping you test your creatives and better understand what captivates your viewers.
2) Test a special promotion
Maximizing the value of your banner space and call-to-action overlays by promoting limited-time offers can mean the difference between a moderately successful video and a monster hit. Just ask Mike Chang. He launched a "New Year's Giveaway" campaign on his Six Pack Shortcuts brand channel, uploading new videos each day while increasing his video ad marketing to gain maximum exposure for the new content.
Chang promoted his new product, Insane Home Fat Loss, with this New Year's promotion for an exclusive 70 percent discount to YouTube viewers. The promotion became a significant driver of revenue in January and they sold out in three days earning them 31k new subscribers in January thus far.
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Fitness products that promise to help sculpt your abs without hours of crunches face an uphill battle: consumers tend to be skeptical that they work. To combat this, ab-toning business Flex Belt used video ads that demonstrate in detail how their tool works to tighten the core. As a result, traffic to the Flex Belt web site has soared, and so have sales. TrueView video ads alone drove a 70 percent increase in sales.
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In May 2015, we celebrated the 150th Anniversary of the church as a community of people worshipping at the heart of this "village".
Next Week
February 25th 10.30 am Morning Worship - Reg Cockerell
6.00 pm Cafe Style Worship - Wanstead Methodist Church
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March 4th 10.30 am Communion Service - Rev. Martin Wheadon
March 11th 10.30 am Parade Service - led by Rev. Ann Woodhurst
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The first time "Cosmos" made me cry I was maybe six or seven.
After my mom and I watched "Cosmos" for the first time together, Carl Sagan became my made-up surrogate father, whose gentle approval of everything I did would sprinkle my shoulders like "star stuff." Calling the radio station for the 78th time today? Good job, honey. You're not weird at all. (Cue star stuff sprinkles, which were housed in the elbow patches of his jacket).
It was originally called a "Personal Voyage." And it was.
Now, nearly 35 years after that show first aired, "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" is having its own watershed moment. The show comes after a time period where science experienced its own dark ages. Funding cuts and politicization and anti-science minds left a black hole in science programming. (Like Carl Sagan famously said, "We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.")
There's been backlash--creationists demanded equal time on FOX. But there's also been a new connection to science and the universe and how it can make us feel. Yes, feel. Here, science isn't hard facts and metrics and behind-the-scenes lab work. The "Cosmos" writers have mastered the art of storytelling, using history and real people as jumping off points to explore how empathy and curiosity drive and connect us all.
This week's episode, "The Electric Boy," highlighted Michael Faraday, a 19th century physicist who became obsessed with light and magnetism as a young boy. The show and its artful storytelling created a collective crying moment, and it wasn't the first time people have gathered around their televisions/computers/devices and taken to social media to talk about crying at Cosmos.
"Do you ever watch Cosmos and start crying?" someone posted on Twitter. "I'm watching Cosmos and I just started crying about science," wrote someone else. "I'm not crying, it's just a gazillion atoms in my eye," another person wrote. Someone else admitted: "This week's Cosmos cry: Poverty, the equations for electromagnetic fields, and never stop being curious (even if you can't remember)."
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Summer is coming, and with it comes tons of great summer events. Every state has more than enough to do, but what can you absolutely not miss? We've collected iconic, quirky, and just plain fun things to do this summer from every state. Here, the best of the best in every state in the Southwest.
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When? July 3rd-5th
Why Go? You may recognize Roswell as the site of the hotly debated mysterious object crash in 1947. The town embraces its history annually with the UFO Festival. Not just for UFO enthusiasts, this festival brings in interesting guest speakers, authors, and lecturers to talk on the finer points of UFOs, aliens, and science (or science fiction). Free to attend. ufofestivalroswell.com.
Where? Clute, Texas
What? The Great Texas Mosquito Festival
When? July 23rd-25th
Why Go? Nowhere else in the world can you get a festival dedicated to mosquitos. The pesky bugs are all over Texas, so in 1981, the state decided to change its mindset and start celebrating. Events include a mosquito calling contest, where the winner is the one who can get the biggest bug to make an appearance, and the mosquito legs contest, where contestants strut their stuff in shorts for a panel of judges. From $1. mosquitofestival.com.
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Benghazi activists honor the price of war
April 25, 2012
One of the great things about my job is that I get to meet people who contribute to social change from a million different angles. But of all the people I've met through my work at Mercy Corps, few have been as inspiring as a group of activists I met in Benghazi during a trip to Libya last week.
Benghazi, you will recall, was the birthplace of a revolution that ended the 42-year rule of Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi last October, and when you look at what these people accomplished it is stunning.
I am ashamed to admit that until my trip last week I tended to lump Libya's transition in with the transitions of its neighbors Egypt and Tunisia: After a decades-long dictatorship, people finally got fed up, took to the streets in huge numbers and brought down the regime — and are now struggling to figure out what comes next.
But this trip reminded me that Libya was different. Libyans fought an eight-month war that involved heavy NATO bombing, caused thousands of deaths, and temporarily displaced hundreds of thousands of people. So, for all the jubilation over Qaddafi's demise, it's also clear this is a place and a population in the early stages of a long recovery after a traumatic conflict.
That's why I found these Benghazi activists so humbling. They took huge risks to overthrow Qaddafi, and they all endured hardship of varying degrees. But especially in Benghazi, there was an energy and optimism that made a stable, thriving democracy seem within reach.
In discussing the bumpy road down which the interim government — known as the National Transitional Council — is going toward an election and constitution, a human rights advocate told me, "The costs of the war were so high. We must push for [a government system] that honors the price we paid."
One activist asked what advice we had for social-change advocates in Libya. I answered that I thought one of the foundations of activism is a belief that you can do the impossible, and that in overthrowing Gaddafi they'd actually demonstrated for activists all over the world how it's done.
Still, there is hard work ahead to make big cultural shifts.
A fiercely bearded but friendly ex-rebel fighter named Ramadan started an organization to help engage women in post-Qaddafi public life. "There's nothing in Islam that says women shouldn't go out and seek opportunities," he said, noting that it was broader Libyan society, not Gaddafi, who had limited the role of women in the past and would still need to open up. His friend, a student who started a youth organization, deadpanned that the revolution had been terrible for women: "All my girlfriend talks about now is politics, politics, politics!" He was clearly proud.
I am pleased to say Mercy Corps has played a role in supporting this stage of the Libyan political transition. We run a resource center in Benghazi that brings advocates ("civil society actors," in development-speak) together, gives them a place to meet and helps train them how to organize in a peaceful way, in a more open society.
Gaddafi allowed no public discourse, and the country has no recent history of participatory decision-making, so these next stages will be critical to a establishing a stable, democratic Libya.


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Robinson Cano is aiming for a historic contract, according to recent reports.
The Yankees second baseman, who is eligible for free agency this offseason and is considered by most to be the top available player, asked the team for a deal in the range of 10-years, $300 million during negotiations "several months ago," ESPN reported and other outlets confirmed. Joel Sherman reported the figure at $310 million, which would beat Alex Rodriguez's 10-year, $305 million deal (including milestone bonuses).
The Yankees offered Cano a deal believed to be in the eight-year, $138 million range prior to the season, according to Ken Rosenthal. The team reportedly upped its offer again at some point, but there's been no indication the Yankees have come anywhere close to Cano's alleged astronomical asking price.
"Out of respect to both parties, we have agreed all along with the Yankees not to comment publicly on discussions regarding Robinson's contractual future," Brody Van Wagenen, Cano's agent, said in a statement. "I am abiding by that agreement and I will not confirm any discussions or offers or whether there have been offers by either side. As Robinson said yesterday, he hasn't made any decisions on his future. Robinson is among the elite talents in the game and in the final few days of his contract, but he and I will continue to respect the process and our promise to not discuss specifics."
Cano is batting .315 with a .384 on-base percentage and .519 slugging percentage. He has 27 home runs, his fifth-straight season with at least 25 home runs. Advanced metrics rate him as an above-average defender for 2013. Cano's toughest test may have come this season, when he was one of a small group of Yankees to not spend any time on the disabled list. He also served as the team's primary threat in the lineup.
But Cano turns 31 in October, so any long-term deal would take him into his late-30s -- at least.
Cano is represented by Roc Nation Sports, the agency founded by Jay Z.
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Cycling Neck & Shoulder Pain
Cycling is a fun and challenging activity, but it can place significant postural demands on your body. A study of non-traumatic injuries in long distance bicyclists published in the "American Journal of Sports Medicine" states that neck and shoulder pain occurred in 20.4 percent of the riders 1. Despite its prevalence, neck and shoulder pain is not inevitable, and it can be avoided by taking precautionary measures and by performing muscle-balancing exercises.
If you are experiencing serious medical symptoms, seek emergency treatment immediately.
Align Your Spine
According to Dr. Nathan Wei, a rheumatologist and author, the importance of posture must not be underestimated when it comes to understanding the neck and shoulder pain experienced with cycling. The way you hold your spine during vigorous (or even leisurely) physical activity has a tremendous effect on your bones, muscles, tendons, nerves and joints. This is especially true for athletes, such as cyclists, who hold flexed postures for prolonged periods. Riding a bike can be hard on the body, but proper conditioning and postural exercise can help you remain healthy and pain-free while on the bike.
Balancing Act
There are several key muscles involved in cycling that contribute to neck and shoulder pain, including the pectorals, rhomboids, neck extensors and neck flexors--all contributors to a condition known as upper crossed syndrome. According to Jeb Stewart, an exercise scientist, coach and fitness consultant, upper crossed syndrome is common in cyclists and results from a muscular imbalance between the body's front and back sides. Some muscles become tight while others, due to underuse, become weak. The tight muscles in the neck and upper shoulders may impinge on nerves, blood vessels or other structures and cause headaches. The weak muscles may allow the body to assume postures that can cause long-term structural problems and pain.
Listen to Your Body
According to Chad Asplund, a sports medicine physician and avid cyclist, some of the most common symptoms associated with cycling-induced neck and shoulder pain are muscular strain, headaches, upper back and neck discomfort, and finger tingling. Pete Egoscue, an anatomical physiologist and author of "Pain Free," believes such symptoms are warning signs from the body that something is amiss. He believes pain and other symptoms are a call to action, a demand by the body that we pay attention to how we're moving and a request to inject muscular balance into an unbalanced system.
Work Out the Kinks
There are several exercises you can perform before and after a bike ride to help decrease shoulder and neck discomfort. Ron Fritzke, a California chiropractor, cyclist and former marathon runner, recommends cyclists perform exercises such as reverse shoulder shrugs, elbow presses and neck range of motion exercises.
Perform reverse shoulder shrugs by lifting both of your shoulders toward your ears and then rolling your shoulders backward and down as your shoulder blades squeeze together. This exercise helps extend the upper spine and open up the chest. Perform elbow presses by bending your elbows to 90 degrees, lifting them to shoulder height and pulling them back as far as you can. Elbow presses help stretch tight muscles in the shoulder girdle. Perform neck range of motion exercises by slowly moving your neck up and down (flexion/extension) and side to side (rotation), and then bring your right ear toward your right shoulder and your left ear toward your left shoulder (lateral flexion). This exercise stretches tight neck muscles.
Seek Intervention
If you're experiencing neck and shoulder pain while cycling, you may want to seek care from a licensed health care provider. Many cyclists have benefitted from bodywork sessions with chiropractors and massage therapists. Other therapies, such as acupuncture and physical therapy, also are useful for treating pain or discomfort. Sports-minded practitioners will provide you with effective, in-office therapies and teach you the postural exercises you'll need to stay healthy over time.
- Pete Egoscue: Pain Free: A Revolutionary Method for Stopping Chronic Pain
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Game 133 - Mets
Phillies 8, Mets 7 (13 inn.)
Record: 73-60
½ GB Philadelphia in the NL East
That was grueling. As you know if you checked last night's comments, it was one of those "I'm here for as long as it takes" evenings in Whitneyville. Alas, after surviving several standing eight counts, the Mets were knocked out of the game and first place by the exciting, annoying ballclub that Nick and Todd Zolecki semi-eulogized a week ago. This morning there are dead soldiers everywhere (of the Dale's Pale Ale variety) and a fair bit of frustration about the way the Mets lost last night. By tonight, however, I'll be ready for more of both.
Through the first four frames, the New York Mets' offense recorded seven runs on 10 hits, perpetuating a pattern I enjoy -- scoring chunks of runs early. Through the final nine (you know, like a whole game's worth), the Mets plated zero () runs on four hits. In a sense, last night the Mets were shut out -- in a tiny ballpark that makes as much sense as the yahoos catcalling from within it -- by mop-up men, middle relievers, and the occasional set-up guy/closer. Well played, Metmen . . . perpetuating a pattern I abhor.
It's hard to appreciate the offensive onslaught of the early-going (which was lots of fun, including a Fernando Tatis three-run shallow pop that found the seats) when you know what happened subsequently. And watching extra innings when you have not one shred of confidence in the Mets' ability to notch base hits, let alone score runs, is agonizing. They had two hits in four extra-innings; David Wright tried to extend one of them into a double and was gunned at second without a sliver of controversy. It all drives a man to drink. Faster.
Then there was the pitching. I told Rob last night that if the Mets can somehow -- and with the bullpen struggles and hit-ness protection program of the late innings, I'm holding no breath -- squeak into the postseason, I don't think I want Pedro Martinez in the starting rotation. And that's saying something. If John Maine heals enough, I'll take my chances with Santana, Pelfrey, Perez, and him. Pedro's a first-balloter and a huge gamer (not the PlayStation kind, TJ, you nerd), but he's volatile on the hill these days; especially in a short series, you can ill afford the wildfire that he's capable of generating. But what the hell am I talking about? Right now the Mets are on the outside looking in.
The one substantially positive thing I could take from last night was . . . slap my ass and call me Nancy, it was Aaron Heilman's stomach-churning success in innings 10, 11, and 12. Three frames fraught with danger. Three rounds heavy on escape points. Much like his mates in the pen, Heilman struggled with the bottom of the Phightins' lineup (Eric "Sausage & Cheese" Bruntlett had a career day in two at-bats); unlike the others, though, he mowed through the Philly meat of the order (the steak, if you will) with more aplomb than he's displayed in months. In a bullpen that's been selling off leads like (spoiler alert) Shelley Levene and Dave Moss, it was refreshing, exciting, and startling to see how effective Heilman was last night. He and Brian Stokes offered fine, fine work.
Enter Scott Schoeneweis. Second pitch, a Victorino triple to right zipping by a Carlos Delgado who wasn't playing the line. (In the past, I'd have made a sideways comment about Delgado playing the line like I play the bagpipes, but he made a game-saving snare down the line earlier in the contest.) IBB, IBB, that's all folks. Schoeneweis came damn close to walking home the game-winning run -- and it was Brett "After My Next Domestic Abuse Incident I'll Need the Services of Jacoby &" Myers, clearly not swinging, in fact. He did get the freebie punch out after all, but Chris Coste ended it with a long fly to center. Oh, and as a snide aside: Chris "The 33-Year Old Rookie" Coste's is a fantastic story . . . Now he can go to hell. By next Arbor Day I want to see him languishing in Reading and writing a sequel, "The 35-Year Old Wash-Up."
And a quick shout-at dedicated to the one I love to bash. Pedro Feliciano, come on down. My distaste for the performance art he's been showcasing for quite some time precedes me. (I don't know much about art, but I know that "Mapplethorpe" Feliciano is not for me.) But he's been atrocious lately -- ERA over 8 since the Break, I believe. "Prescient dread" was an active component in my watching the 2003-2004 New York Mets. Feliciano's a throwback to that era, and there's a noticeable slouch in my posture when he enters a tight spot. Last night I groaned, informed Rob of what would be happening soon (spoiler alert), and as if reading off cue cards, the other, less palatable Pedro followed right along. He allows the first guy to get to first base (at least) in nearly every case. What a tart.
I will say that, displeasure of losing that way aside, last night's Mets-Phillies game was one of the most thrilling August baseball games I can recall. I can't wait to tune in again tonight. (Bracing for the backlash on that statement.) I would love to see this race come down to the last week; I'm only disappointed that the final NYM-PHL game on the docket is scheduled for September 7 and not in the final days of the month.
Oh, unless there's a one-game playoff at season's end . . .
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
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Grab (company)
Grab Holdings Inc.,[14][15] formerly known as MyTeksi and GrabTaxi, is a Singapore based transportation network company. In addition to transportation, the company offers food delivery and digital payments services via mobile app. The company was originally founded in Malaysia and later moved its headquarters to Singapore. It now operates in the Southeast Asian countries of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and Cambodia. It is the region's first "decacorn" (a startup with a valuation of over US$10 billion).[16]
|June 2012[3] (as GrabTaxi)
|Anthony Tan
Tan Hooi Ling[4]
|Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2012–2014)[5]
Singapore (2014–present)[6]
Area served
|168 cities across eight countries (February 2018)[7]
Key people
|Anthony Tan (CEO & Co-Founder)
Ming Maa (President)
Tan Hooi Ling (Co-Founder)[8]
John Chua (Head of Corporate Finance)
Mark Porter (Chief Technology Officer)
|Mobile app, website
|US$-82.8 million (2016)[12]
Number of employees
- 1 Operations
- 2 History
- 3 Number of users
- 4 Funding
- 5 Research
- 6 Reception
- 7 Regulation
- 8 Incidents
- 9 References
The Grab app assigns taxis and private hire cars to nearby commuters through a location-sharing system. Each time the company enters a new market, they buy smartphones for drivers in countries that they expand to, allowing those drivers to pay daily instalments for the phone.[17] The company makes money by taking a cut of the booking fees.[18] Although some taxi companies have tried to stop their own drivers from using the app, Grab reached out directly to taxi drivers by signing them up at airports, hawker centres, taxi queues, and depots.[18] The company also educates taxi drivers on using the smartphone and their mobile app.[3] In addition to large cities, Grab has also tried to penetrate the markets of smaller cities.[18]
The idea of creating a taxi-booking mobile app for Southeast Asia similar to those being pioneered in the US first came from Anthony Tan, who is the youngest of the three brothers of the family that operates Tan Chong Motors, the authorised distributor for Nissan cars in Malaysia. When a friend visited him in Malaysia, Anthony heard his friend complaining about the horrible experience of riding taxis in the country. In particular, his friend was concerned that his taxis may be taking an incorrect route or overcharging him. Taking inspiration from Garrett Camp's ride sharing concept, Anthony decided to take this problem up as a project while studying at Harvard Business School. When he presented the project to his professors, the comments he received were that this project was "difficult to implement" despite the success of other ride hailing services in the U.S. such as Uber. The project won second place at the Business Plan Contest at Harvard Business School.[19] The app was also selected as the finalist at Harvard's Minimum Viable Product Funding award.[3]
In June 2012, Anthony Tan quit his position as the head-of-marketing of his family business Tan Chong Motors at Kuala Lumpur[17] and launched the "My Teksi" app in Malaysia (known as "GrabTaxi" in other countries) together with Tan Hooi Ling, another Harvard graduate.[4] Tan Hooi Ling, Anthony's classmate, who was also a consultant at McKinsey & Company, drew a business plan for promoting the mobile app.[20] MyTeksi was launched with initial grant of US$25,000 from Harvard Business school and Anthony Tan's personal capital.[19] Anthony Tan became the CEO of the company. He was able to arrange meetings with the largest taxi companies, but was initially met with negative responses despite the model's success elsewhere. Not only was he told to not "...sell this stupid app. Nobody will use it. Taxi drivers will steal your phone – they're terrible people," he was even told to go back to his family business. Only the fifth taxi company he spoke to, who operated a fleet of only 30 taxis decided to give him a chance.[18]
Nadiem Makarim (Go-Jek co-founder and former classmate of Anthony at Harvard Business School) acknowledged GrabTaxi as his inspiration for his motorbike hailing business in Indonesia.[21] However, increasing rivalry between Grab and Go-Jek in Indonesia had soured the friendship between Nadiem and Anthony.[22] In 2014, Grab moved its company headquarters from Malaysia to Singapore. According to the company's filings with the Singapore government in 2017, Anthony Tan also acquired Singaporean citizenship.[12]
GrabTaxi expanded to the Philippines in August 2013,[23] and to Singapore and Thailand in October of the same year.[24] In 2014, Grab in partnership with HDT Holdings, introduces 100 BYD e6 electric taxis in Singapore to form the biggest e-taxi fleet in Southeast Asia.[25] In 2014, GrabTaxi further continued its growth and expansion to new countries: first launching in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam in February, and Jakarta in Indonesia in June.[26][27] In May 2014, the company launched GrabCar.[28][29] It serves as an alternative form of transportation that uses personal cars instead of taxis through a licensed partner in an effort to overcome the lack of public transportation during peak hours.[30] In November 2014, GrabTaxi launched its first GrabBike service in Ho Chi Minh City as a trial service.[31] By 2015, GrabBike's motorcycle service rides had spread throughout Vietnam and Indonesia. GrabBike also provides medical insurance for their passengers and drivers.[32][33] In February 2015, the company launched GrabCar+ (a service that provides a fleet of higher-end cars) in the Philippines.[28]
In January 2016, GrabTaxi was rebranded as "Grab" which encompasses all the company's products under one roof: GrabCar (personal cars), GrabBike (motorcycle taxis), GrabHitch (carpooling) and GrabExpress (last mile delivery) with a new, redesigned logo.[9] In October 2016, Grab added an in-app instant messaging feature called "GrabChat" to allow simple communication between riders and drivers. GrabChat can even translate messages if the set languages of the driver and passenger are different.[34] In December 2016, Grab introduced "GrabShare", which offers taxi and car-sharing services.[35] In 2016, Grab opened a major development centre and office in Seattle to serve as a tech hub to attract talent in the United States.[36]
On 7 February 2017, Grab got into coach-style seating for passengers.[37] And on 9 March 2017, Grab introduced GrabFamily for young children below 7 years old, to fulfill regulations where children under 1.35 metres must be placed on a child booster seat or child restraint. The LTA ruled that private hire cars under Uber or Grab, are not exempted from child seat requirement.[38] GrabFamily vehicles offer child restraint seats. Additionally, children under 1.35 metres are not allowed into private hire cars, and thus can only use either GrabFamily or a taxi. On 22 March 2017, Grab launched a simplified flat-fare structure, JustGrab.[39] Since 24 May 2017, a new multiple stop rule charged $5 extra for addition of a stop outside the original booking.[40][41]
On 9 March 2017, LTA introduced a new regulation of private hire cars called Private Hire Car Vocational Licence (PDVL), with effect from 1 July 2017, and tagged to the route number.[42] This is to ensure the quality of private hire car services, and to prevent route fraud.[43] In April 2018, Grab introduced the new car service, GrabCar Plus, which offers a larger vehicle in exchange for a 20% premium fee. The existing GrabCar (Economy), will be slowly phased out.[44]
On 26 March 2018, Grab merged with Uber's Southeast Asian operations.[45]
In November 2018, Grab invested in Indonesian conglomerate Lippo Group's Ovo platform to compete against rival Go-Jek.[46] Ovo is Indonesia's leading digital e-payment platform.
On 30 January 2019, Grab announced that it will build a new Singapore headquarters in one-north as it expands its operations. It is expected to be ready in the fourth quarter of 2020.[47] The US$135M facility will be developed and managed by Ascendas Reit (now under CapitaLand).[48] Grab held its ground-breaking ceremony for its future headquarters on 29 March 2019[49][50], during which it announced a new function to plan journeys and pay for public transportation fares.[51] The headquarters will support a total of 3,000 employees, consolidating its office space currently spread around four locations.[52]
On 20 February 2019, the company launched GrabPet in Singapore. Under the new service, passengers with pets will be allocated to Grab drivers who have received training in pet-handling, and welcome animals in their vehicles.[53]
On 3 March 2019, Grab announced that they would be implementing a S$4 penalty charge for users who cancel Singapore bookings 5 minutes after it is made. It would also apply if the driver waits at the pickup point for longer than 5 minutes.[54] Supposed to be implemented on 11 March 2019, the implementation of this policy was delayed to 25 March 2019.[55] In Malaysia, the cancellation fee ranges from RM3 to RM5.[56]
In November 2019, Grab announced they had partnered with JapanTaxi and Careem, allowing selected users to book rides using the Grab app in Japan and the Middle East respectively.[57]
Number of usersEdit
In May 2014, GrabTaxi said it had 1.2 million downloads. At around June 2013, it claimed to be doing one booking every eight seconds, or 10,000 a day, representing sixteen-fold growth within a year.[18] In November 2017, Grab reached one billion rides with 66 concurrent rides in one second across seven countries, occupying 97% market share in the third-party taxi hailing market and 72% in the private vehicle hailing market. The company also claimed to have two million driving partners, 68 million mobile app downloads, and 3.5 million daily rides.[58] In December 2018, Grab claimed to have served 920 million kilometers worth of rides to its users that year.[59]
In April 2014, the company secured more than US$10 million in series A funding from Vertex Venture Holdings (a subsidiary of Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings).[60] The company proceeded to raise another US$15 million in series B funding in May 2014, led by Chinese venture capital firm GGV Capital, with participation from Qunar and Vertex Venture Holdings.[61] In October 2014, the company raised US$65 million in series C funding from US-based hedge fund Tiger Global, GGV Capital, and Venture Vertex Holdings.[62] In December 2014, Grab managed to raise US$250 million in series D funding, invested in full by SoftBank Corp (now SoftBank Group), which Grab claimed to be the largest investment made into a Southeast Asian internet company on public record.[63] In August 2015, Grab raised US$350 million in series E funding round from a range of investors including Didi Kuadi (now Didi Chuxing) and China Investment Corporation (CIC).[64] In September 2016, Grab raised another US$750 million in series F funding from SoftBank, Didi, and Honda.[65][66] In August 2017, Grab raised US$2.5 billion in series G funding from SoftBank, Didi, and Toyota.[67] As of March 2018, Grab was valued at US$6 billion.[12] In 2014, Anthony Tan stated that the company may consider an initial public offering (IPO) when the number of bookings through the app reaches 2 million a day.[17]
In October 2018, Grab raised another $200 million from Booking Holdings (formerly known as Priceline).[68]
In December 2018 the company announced the plans to hold Series H of funding. The total amount of funding is expected to reach $6.5 billion.[69] [70]
In 2015, GrabTaxi opened a US$100 million research and development facility in the central business district of Singapore.[71] The new facility houses 200 engineers and data scientists over the next few years. Recent hires includes Chief Technology Officer Wei Zhu, ex-Facebook Engineer and creator of Facebook Connect who left the company in Aug 2015.[72] This emphasis on software engineers and data scientist recruitment for the new facility suggests the company's strategy lies in development of new tools, as well as possible expansion of app and service features and staff management.[73] Up till the end of 2018, the Data Science department in Singapore had more than 60 data scientists, mostly with PhD, and was leading all the R&D facilities in intellectual property creation. In 2016, the company will open a new development centre and office in Seattle that will serve as a tech hub to attract talent in the United States.[36] The company states that it has no plans to launch in North America.[74]
In the Philippines, GrabCar was fully legalised after been accredited as a Transportation Network Company (TNC) by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in 2015.[75] The following year, Malaysia approved plans that legitimised Grab and Uber services, as well as to transform their taxi industry. On 4 April 2017, the Malaysian government tabled amendments to existing transport laws that would regulate transport application services and protect drivers from harassment. Through the amendment, Grab and Uber vehicles were classified as public service vehicles as part of the move to legalise both services in its efforts to transform the country's public transport services.[76] The amendments were passed by the Parliament of Malaysia on 28 July 2017, which directly legalised both services to operate in the country.[77] In Singapore, similar laws that legalised the service were passed in February 2017.[78] Since its foundation, GrabTaxi received majority votes in an online poll conducted by Singapore's Straits Times as the taxi app of choice.[79]
Recent regulatory issues have arisen for third-party booking apps like GrabTaxi, but there seems to have been few issues surrounding the company in the 6 markets that they are in. The tech company has also received the support of the Malaysian Public Land Transport Commission (SPAD) when the government department introduced the use of technology using the GrabTaxi applications to enhance efficiency of taxi drivers in Malaysia. The company is working with the government department to improve the image of taxi drivers in the city.[80][81][82]
In the Philippines, GrabBike has temporarily stopped operations following LTFRB order. LTFRB and GrabBike Inc. met to discuss the transport agency's warning for the motorcycle taxi service to stop its operations as it is not included in Grab's, or any other transportation Network Company's (TNC), accreditation to offer bikes as a public mode of transportation that can be booked through a digital platform. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has yet to create guidelines regarding the use of bikes and motorcycles as a public mode of transportation, until then, GrabBike will not be able to operate. TNC's non-compliance with the directive "shall be dealt with severely", said LTFRB.[83]
In May 2016, the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam (DRVN) suggested that both Grab and Uber taxis should have signs on their cars to differentiate them from conventional taxis, a suggestion that sparked a wave of protest from many local taxi companies. Most taxi operators claimed the change would amount to legal recognition of the services as local taxis face many constraints from the government such as limitations on the number of vehicles, bans on using several streets, paying more tax and higher operation costs while both Grab and Uber were excluded from such requirements.[84] In response, the Vietnamese Ministry of Transport set to review the legal status of both Grab and Uber to ensure a fair business environment for firms.[85] A draft of a new circular was submitted in early 2018 that includes regulations for passenger transport (by car) through software which directly focusing on those applications.[86]
In Thailand in 2016, the motorbike taxi services of Grab and Uber were suspended on claims the services are breaking local rules and clashing with registered transport companies.[87] Further crackdown on the services was continued in early 2017 with a Thai transport official asks the government to ban them although little efforts being done as both services have gain popularity among Thais and foreign visitors in the country.[88]
In February 2017, Land Transport Authority (LTA) in Singapore ruled that private hire cars who used Uber or Grab service are not exempted from child seat requirement. For safety reasons, all vehicles in Singapore must have booster seats or child restraints for passengers under 1.35m in height.[89]
Since 1 July 2017, the LTA has required GrabCar, JustGrab and GrabHitch to have Private Hire Vehicle's Vocational Licence (PDVL). This follows after LTA introduced a new regulation for private hire cars called Private Hire Car Driver's Vocational Licence (PDVL) which took effect in July 2017.[42] This is to ensure that commuter's interest is better protected in particular safety.[43]
Issues between driver and passengers and physical/sexual abusesEdit
On 23 September 2016, a female passenger in Singapore was sexually assaulted by an elderly GrabCar driver after she fell asleep during the ride.[90] The driver was jailed for 16 months the following year.[91] On 25 March 2017, a female passenger in Singapore was assaulted by a Grab driver.[92] The driver was subsequently suspended from his service, although he was still allowed to pick up passengers on the streets.[93] In May, a GrabCar driver in Chiang Mai, Thailand was arrested for sexual assault.[94] On 13 June, a female passenger in Seri Kembangan, Malaysia was reportedly raped by a Grab driver.[95] The driver was then arrested and while pending completion of police investigations, he was removed with immediate effect from the service with Grab describing the incident as "deeply distressing and stressed that the company have a zero tolerance policy to any crime and serious misconduct by drivers," with full assistance to be given to the victim.[96][97] Another incident on 12 August involved a female student passenger in Puchong, Malaysia who was assaulted by a Grab driver after a misunderstanding occurred during the drive: the enraged driver broke the female passenger's nose. The driver was arrested by police two days later. In response, Grab issued a statement and said it "would not tolerate physical violence or verbal abuse".[98]
In September 2017, a female teenager in Matraman, Indonesia was sexually assaulted by a Grab motorcycle taxi driver who instead drove her to his friend's house than to her internship office in Central Jakarta as booked. Following his arrest, the driver was indefinitely terminated from his services and Grab issued an apology, with full assistance given to the victim and her family.[99]
In another case in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia on 1 December, a Grab driver was dropping a passenger off when he was punched in the face by a former Malaysian sportswoman who has anger issues.[citation needed] The driver allegedly dropped off both the woman and her mother at the wrong house, although the correct house was a few houses away. The former sportswoman allegedly punched the driver when the driver was trying to take a picture as evidence of wrongful treatment by both passengers.[100][101] There was supposed to be a press conference held to allow both driver and the assailant to make amends in the next four days but the assailant did not attend the press conference as promised. There was uproar in support for the assaulted Grab driver in social media. In the end, the assailant was banned forever from the Grab platform as a result.[102]
Sexual harassmentEdit
Grab driver was harassing their customer and #MeToo movement in the United States and other countries has also recently emboldened women in Indonesia to speak out against lower-level harassment by Grab drivers, such as when a driver asks them questions that are too personal or sends them unsolicited messages after the trip.[103]
Disputes with local taxis operator and violence against Grab driversEdit
Disputes have occurred between Grab drivers and local taxis operators as taxi drivers complained about a decline of their passenger numbers and income since Grab (and its competitor of Uber) began to gain foothold in their areas.[104] Until December 2016, around 65 assault cases towards GrabBike drivers by local taxibike drivers have been reported in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.[105] Many violence have erupted between Grab drivers and motorbike taxis in two major cities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam with another 47 assaults cases recorded in 2017.[106][107] Grab drivers and passengers in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia have also been the subject of harassment from local taxi drivers.[108]
On 4 March 2017, a drunk foreign man reportedly attacked a GrabCar driver in Singapore. The man was then arrested and jailed two weeks for his offence.[109] On 26 October, a Grab driver was killed in Pasay City, Philippines by a suspect disguised as a legitimate passenger, who subsequently fled with the victim's vehicle and personal belongings.[110][111] The suspect finally surrendered to police two weeks later and confessed that he accidentally killed the latter after the victim refused to give his money.[112][113] On 24 June 2018, a 27-year-old Grab driver was found dead in his vehicle at Selayang, Malaysia. The victim was said to have last ferried passengers from Jalan Tan Cheng Lock, Kuala Lumpur.[114][115] Following the arrestment and interrogation of several suspects, the police later able to catch the main culprits.[116][117] Two foreign nationals; an Indian national and Myanmar national were charged for the murder as the main suspects in the country Magistrate's Court on 16 July.[118] Claims out of Chiang Mai in November 2018 accuse Grab of pushing tuk-tuk renters and drivers out of business,[119] which also resulted in violent encounter with enranged tuk-tuk driver in earlier October.[120]
On 24 May 2019, a Grab driver in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia went missing for several days before his car and remains found in two separate locations after being murdered by two robbers disguised as passenger.[121] The two suspects; a foreigner (aged 24) and a local man (20) was arrested by police several days later in 1Borneo Hypermall parking lots and confessed on the killing where they dump the driver's body in Kampung Shahbandar, Tuaran District while his car being left on Indah Permai, Sepanggar with blood stains found on the car steering wheel, handbrake, front door and windshield.[122][123] Barely days after the first missing incident, another missing Grab driver in the Philippines also found murdered in a condominium in Cainta.[124]
Issues about cancellation of GrabFood ordersEdit
Facebook posts of users based in the Philippines lament about intentional cancellations of GrabFood orders. In its statement, Grab urges users to use the app responsibly and stern penalties such as suspension will be charged to their account. [125]
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