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Depending on the circumstances, renting a car while on vacation can be a pleasant experience that enhances your enjoyment, or a horror story that's told for years to friends and acquaintances.
For car rental companies the problem with this all-too-common scenario is that too few people tell their friends or take to social media when good things occur during the car rental process. I might be among the few exceptions, having taken to Facebook a number of times in the past to proclaim my satisfaction with the quality of a rental car I'd received. What's more often the case for rental companies is that consumers take to the interwebs to voice their displeasure about a poor customer service experience or unhappiness with their rented vehicles.
For car rental companies, it means that they don't have much room for error. They need to execute on their strategies to attract customers, following through with their promise to take care of the consumer, and provide reliable cars that people are excited to drive. It sounds easy on paper, but it's no easy task -- and should a company falter, it could miss out on its chance to claim its piece of an industry that brought in $24.5 billion in revenue in 2013.
It's also not very easy to figure out what companies are and aren't good at meeting or exceeding customer expectations. Thankfully, we have Brand Keys and its proprietary Customer Loyalty Engagement Index to help weed out the brands that customers love. Brand Keys' survey examined 555 brands across 64 categories, including the rental car industry, in order to determine which were the best within their industries at driving brand loyalty.
Why brand loyalty matters
Why is brand loyalty important?
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From the perspective of car rental companies, brand loyalty is extremely valuable. In order to get new customers through the door and into rental cars, companies often have to offer special deals and pricing. These deals often come with lower margins, so while they're vital to bringing in new customers, they're not so great for long-term profitability or growth. That is unless the company in question can transform price-conscious consumers into loyal, lifelong customers.
In total, Brand Keys examined seven car rental providers, including Enterprise, Alamo, and National, which are all privately owned by Enterprise Holdings, Hertz and Dollar (also operated by Hertz), and Avis and Budget, which combine under the Avis Budget Group umbrella.
If you had to venture a guess which of these seven car rental companies topped the list in brand loyalty, which would you choose?
Got your pick?
And the winner is...
If you said Avis, you've hit the nail on the head, or should I say put the rubber to the road.
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The selection of Avis as the leading brand for customer loyalty among car rental companies shouldn't be a shock, at least to those who follow Brand Keys' annual surveys. Avis' top ranking in 2014 marks the 15th consecutive year that it has led the sector in brand loyalty. Budget, which is also owned by the Avis Budget Group, brought up the middle of the pack, below both Enterprise and Hertz. If you were curious about the loyalty bottom feeders in this sector, it was a tie between Alamo and Dollar.
So what is it about Avis that makes consumers flock to this brand? Let's take a closer look.
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Why Avis drives customer loyalty
Perhaps one of the biggest differentiating factors in recent years has been Avis Budget Group's rapid adoption of, and improvements with, its mobile and web interfaces. The customer is witnessing growing mobile-based functionality, and the ability to easily search for and book vehicles from their smartphone.
What's going on behind the scenes in Avis' information technology department is equally as impressive, and also great news for consumers who value their time.
Avis is in the early stages of implementing a multi-phase, demand-fleet pricing initiative which automates and optimizes a number of elements in the pricing process. As noted during the company's second-quarter conference call, it's also expanded its non-core luxury fleet of vehicles and displayed these high-margin vehicles more prominently on its website. In other words, Avis is utilizing its technological capabilities to the fullest and it's making consumers' browsing and renting experiences potentially easier than what its peers can offer.
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Another piece of the puzzle to its success is keeping its fleet full of newer vehicles that consumers want to drive, as well as removing from its fleet vehicles that are quick to depreciate. To that end, Avis Budget Group has been utilizing indirect channels to dispose of rapidly depreciating vehicles, such as online auctions, and has partnered with direct-to-consumer sales website AutoNation to further improve turnover. Conversely, it's been utilizing manufacturer repurchase programs to boost capacity during peak usage periods to ensure it has enough vehicles to satisfy summer and holiday crowds.
I would opine that another factor to its success in the loyalty department is Avis' targeted customer. While the Avis Budget Group is comprised of Avis, Budget, and the recently purchased Payless, and every company is working toward the same collective goal, each unit tends to have its own target audience. Payless targets lower-income and highly price-conscious consumers; Budget tends to attract that middle-of-the-road customer; and Avis' bread-and-butter is the more affluent rental customer. The thing about upper-income individuals is they're less sensitive to price and economic fluctuations, positioning Avis to be a loyalty leader in practically any economic environment.
Adding to this point, Avis' multiple tiers of membership rewards keep repeat customers loyal to the brand and give customers of all levels an opportunity to feel as if they're being rewarded for choosing Avis. The "My Avis" membership allows anyone to sign up and enjoy perks, such as discounts on future rentals, as well as quicker access to reservations. The "Avis Preferred" membership is designed for frequent travelers and allows them to skip lines and head straight to their rental cars. Finally, the "Avis First" membership is invitation only and offers upgrades and other exclusive benefits to those who have 12 or more paid rentals in a year, or who rent for 35 or more days in a year. This tiered reward platform is unique, and a driving force behind keeping its customers loyal.
The Avis advantage
With Avis maintaining its dominant position among car rental companies, it's no surprise that revenue grew by 10% in Q2 (9% if you exclude the Payless transaction), EPS jumped 36%, and pricing improved for a sixth straight quarter. As long as Avis continues to lean on technology to improve its customers' experiences and sticks with its unique rewards platform there's little reason to believe Avis Budget Group's share price couldn't head even higher, and that Avis won't earn itself the top honor in the car rental category once again next year.
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Kenneth Morris Davidson, 83, of Urbana passed away Tuesday (June 4, 2019) at 6:36 a.m. at Meadowbrook Health Center, Urbana.
Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 12, at Mattis Avenue Free Methodist Church, Champaign. Pastor Herb Coates will officiate. A visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 11 at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, Urbana. Burial will take place at Mt. Olive Cemetery, Mayview with Military Rites being performed by the United States Navy and the American Legion Post # 71.
Kenny was born Jan. 5, 1936 in Memphis, Tenn. to Kenneth P. and Vietta (Johnson) Davidson.
He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Marlene, his beautiful daughters Cassie and Kendra, their spouses, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren: daughter Cassie (Randy) Haines of Urbana, grandchildren, Kristi (Jake) Tammen of Tolono and Blaine (Bekah) of Urbana, and great-grandchildren Mason and Jaxson; daughter Kendra (Chris) Changnon of Gurnee, grandchildren Blake (Chris) of Nashville, Tenn., and Paige and Parker of Gurnee.
Preceding Kenny in death were his parents and grandson Andrew Haines.
After graduating from Decker High School, Indiana, Kenny enlisted in the United States Navy. On April 4, 1958, he married the love of his life, Marlene Current. After an honorable discharge, Kenny worked for Eisner Corporation. He finished his career at the University of Illinois, retiring after 15 years.
He was a member of Mattis Avenue Free Methodist Church and the American Legion Post # 1492.
Kenny brightened every room he was in with his contagious smile and friendly demeanor. He went above and beyond to make his family and friends feel special. He loved his family more than anything in life. Above all, Kenny was a devout Christian who kept Christ the center of his life.
In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, the family asks donations be made to Mattis Avenue Free Methodist Church, the American Heart Association or Harbor Light Hospice.
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Premiership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
|First Term
|In office
11 May 1996 – 28 May 1996
|Preceded by
|P.V. Narasimha Rao
|Succeeded by
|H.D. Deve Gowda
|Second Term
|In office
19 March 1998 – 22 May 2004
|Preceded by
|I. K. Gujral
|Succeeded by
|Manmohan Singh
|Personal details
|25 December 1924
Gwalior State, British India
|August 16, 2018 (aged 93)
New Delhi, India
|Political party
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|Politician , Poet
Atal Bihari Vajpayee was an Indian politician who served twice as Prime Minister of India, first from 16 May to 1 June 1996, and then from 19 March 1998 to 22 May 2004. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Vajpayee was the tenth Prime Minister. He headed the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in the Indian Parliament, and became the first Prime Minister unaffiliated with the Indian National Congress to complete a full five-year term in office. He died at the age of 93 on Thursday 16 August 2018 at 17:05 at AIIMS, New Delhi.
Formation of government[edit]
After the 1996 general election, the BJP emerged as the single largest party in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament. Vajpayee was invited by President Shankar Dayal Sharma to form a government, but after 13 days in office, proved unable to muster a governing majority and resigned. He was replaced by H. D. Dewe Gowda, leader of the United Front (UF) coalition, and became the Leader of the Opposition.
The United Front was only able to sustain a majority in Parliament until 1998, resigning after the Indian National Congress withdrew its support. In the 1998 Indian general election the BJP again emerged as the single-largest party, but was able to assemble a governing coalition called the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Other constituents of the NDA included the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), Bahujan Samaj Party, Shiv Sena, Shiromani Akali Dal, National Conference (NC) and the Trinamool Congress (TC), amongst others.
By early 1999, the NDA government lost its majority after the AIADMK withdrew its support.[1] President K. R. Narayanan dissolved the Parliament and called fresh elections – the third in two years. Public anger against smaller parties that jeopardised the NDA coalition and the wave of support for the Vajpayee government in the aftermath of the Kargil War gave the BJP a larger presence in the Lok Sabha. The NDA won a decisive majority with the support of new constituents such as the Janata Dal (United) and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.
Economic policy[edit]
The Vajpayee government expanded the process of economic liberalisation initiated by the P.V. Narasimha Rao government (1991–1996). His government initiated the privatisation of most state corporations, including the Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. His government also began the establishment of special export processing zones, Information Technology and Industrial Parks across the country to bolster industrial production and exports. In its third term (1999–2004), his government launched the National Highway Development Project, with the first phase being the Golden Quadrilateral. In 2003, the government launched the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman (Honouring of Non-Resident Indians) and initiated plans to establish an Overseas citizenship of India to enable NRIs to invest and do business freely in India. His government also expanded efforts to encourage foreign investment, especially from Europe and the United States.
Foreign policy[edit]
The Vajpayee government improved India's ties with the People's Republic of China, boosting trade and seeking the resolution of territorial disputes through dialogue. India also established strategic and military cooperation with Israel, with both nations establishing cooperation in fighting terrorism. In 2000, U.S. President Bill Clinton became the first American president to visit India since Jimmy Carter. The U.S. and India ended the Cold War-era distant relationship and expanded trade and cooperation on strategic issues. After the 11 September 2001 attacks, India provided much strategic assistance to the U.S. in its war against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda.
In 1999, Vajpayee personally travelled to Pakistan on the inaugural Delhi-Lahore Bus, which established a regular road link between the two countries for the first time since 1947. Vajpayee and the then-Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif issued the Lahore Declaration, which committed the two nations to resolve bilateral disputes through dialogue and concurrently boost trade. However, the Lahore summit's success was diminished by the outbreak of the Kargil War just months later. In 2001, Vajpayee and Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf held the Agra summit, which failed to produce results and was overshadowed by the 2001-2002 India-Pakistan standoff. In 2003, Vajpayee declared in the Indian Parliament that he was making his final initiative to make peace with Pakistan, and oversaw considerable improvement in relations and a ceasefire between Indian forces and militant groups in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
National Security[edit]
Pokhran-II nuclear tests[edit]
In May, 1998 India conducted five underground nuclear tests – Pokhran-II, following the Pokhran-I test of 1974. These tests established India as a nuclear weapons power, although it also resulted in the imposition of limited sanctions by the U.S., UK, Canada and other nations. By 2001, most of these sanctions had been lifted.
Kargil War[edit]
In 1999, two months after the bilateral summit in Lahore, India discovered that Pakistani army disguised as terrorists had infiltrated through the Line of Control (LoC) into the state of Jammu and Kashmir with active Pakistani assistance and participation. In response, the Indian armed forces launched Operation Vijay to evict the infiltrators. By July, 1999 Indian forces had reclaimed territories on its side of the LoC. The Vajpayee government also established the Defence Intelligence Agency to provide better military intelligence and monitor India's border with Pakistan.[citation needed]
The terrorist attack on the Indian Parliament building on 13 December 2001, conducted by Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists[2][3] led to the death of a dozen people (5 terrorists, 6 police and 1 civilian)[4] and the 2001-2002 India-Pakistan standoff. In response to these attacks and an escalation in terrorist attacks in other parts of India, the NDA government promulgated the Prevention of Terrorism Act. Although a tougher anti-terrorism law than Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, POTA was criticised as compromising civil liberties and encouraging profiling of the Indian Muslim community.[5] As the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament, was controlled by opposition parties, the Vajpayee government called a historic joint session of both houses of the Indian Parliament in order to enact POTA into law.[5]
Gujarat violence[edit]
On 27 February 2002, the Sabarmati Express train was attacked at Godhra by a Muslim mob.[6][7][8][9] 59 Hindu pilgrims returning from Ayodhya were killed in the attack.[10] Lasting for over a month, the riots claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people, mostly Muslims.[11][12][13] The state government, led by Narendra Modi of the BJP, was severely criticised for being unable or unwilling to stop the violence.[14]
Vajpayee officially condemned the violence.[15] Later Vajpayee made controversial remarks: "Wherever there are Muslims, they do not want to live in peace with others. Instead of living peacefully, they want to propagate their religion by creating terror in the minds of others." According to Sanjay Ruparelia, Vajpayee used Muslim terrorism to justify the violence in Gujarat.[16] Ornit Shani believes that Vajpayee's government believed that Muslim provoked violence against themselves by simply being Muslim.[17] The Milli Gazette criticized Vajpayee as "Muslim-bashing".[18] Rafiq Dossani believes that Vajpayee was appealing to a post-9/11 neo-conservative mood.[19]
Vajpayee was accused of doing nothing to stop the violence. He later admitted his mistake in underestimating the violence and not doing enough to stop it.[20]
K.R. Narayanan, then president of India, stated that the violence stemmed from a "conspiracy" between Vajpayee's central BJP-led government, and Gujarat's BJP government.[21] Narayanan said he wrote several letters to Vajpayee asking him deploy the Indian army to quell the violence. Narayanan didn't speak out against Vajpayee during his term as president, as the Indian Constitution permits the president to speak only with the permission of the Prime Minister.[19]
See also[edit]
- First Vajpayee ministry
- Second Vajpayee ministry
- Third Vajpayee ministry
- [22]Awards And Houners of Vajpayee.
- ^ "South Asia Vajpayee's thirteen months". BBC News. 17 April 1999. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Govt blames LeT for Parliament attack"
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 June 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Terrorists attack Parliament; five intruders, six cops killed". 2006. Rediff.com. Rediff India. 13 December 2001
- ^ a b Sudha Ramachandran (27 March 2002). "New Indian terror law strikes fear". Asia Times. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
- ^ India Godhra train blaze verdict: 31 convicted BBC News, 22 February 2011.
- ^ It was not a random attack on S-6 but kar sevaks were targeted, says judge The Hindu — 6 March 2011
- ^ The Godhra conspiracy as Justice Nanavati saw it Archived 22 February 2012 at WebCite The Times of India, 28 September 2008. Retrieved 2012-02-19. Archived 21 February 2012.
- ^ Godhra case: 31 guilty; court confirms conspiracy Rediff.com, 22 February 2011 19:26 IST. Sheela Bhatt, Ahmedabad.
- ^ Sabarmati Express set ablaze, 57 dead,The Tribune
- ^ These figures were reported to the Rajya Sabha by the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Sriprakash Jaiswal in May, 2005. "Gujarat riot death toll revealed". BBC News. 11 May 2005.
- ^ PTI (12 May 2005). "BJP cites govt statistics to defend Modi". ExpressIndia. Archived from the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
- ^ PTI (11 May 2005). "254 Hindus, 790 Muslims killed in post-Godhra riots". Indiainfo.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
- ^ "Court orders Gujarat riot review". BBC News. 17 August 2004.
- ^ "Vajpayee condemns Godhra carnage, Gujarat communal violence".
- ^ Sanjay Ruparelia (April 2006). "Rethinking Institutional Theories of Political Moderation: The Case of Hindu Nationalism in India, 1996-2004". Comparative Politics. 38 (3): 317–336. doi:10.2307/20434000.
- ^ Ornit Shani (2007). Communalism, Caste and Hindu Nationalism: The Violence in Gujarat. Cambridge University Press. p. 172.
- ^ "Vajpayee equates Islam with terrorism".
- ^ a b Rafiq Dossani (2008). India Arriving: How This Economic Powerhouse Is Redefining Global Business. AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn. p. 154.
- ^ "Vajpayee admits mistake over Gujarat". CNN. 13 April 2002. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ^ "Narayanan Blames BJP for Gujarat Riots". 3 March 2005.
- ^ "Atal Bihari Vajpayee Awards - Late Prime Minister of india"". Indore [M.P.] India. 6 February 2020.


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My love,
Valentine's is only one day a year. One day. And yet, it's one of the most talked-about and anticipated days on the calendar. In the world of holidays, Valentine's is one of the top. And why wouldn't it be? I mean chocolate! Flowers! Steak! A million ways to say "I love you" on one day.
One day.
One day in 2009, I put on my makeup frantically in my room, in my student house down the street from campus. House is polite. It was a shack. I tried to play it off like it wasn't a big deal. I'd been through it so many times before. I'd given up on finding love at that point, in my young yet jaded age. I was getting ready to graduate, then it'd be back to my hometown for the next step, whatever that would be. A black tunnel in my future. I'd already been abandoned by so many guys who were either too "busy" or too far away to make it work. I wasn't interested in going through that again when I was just about to leave.
But you and I had been chatting on Facebook before that date, and I found myself warming to you. I was convinced it would be fruitless, yet I found myself laughing at our conversations. Musing over the things we had in common. That day, I could barely keep my hand steady to apply my mascara. I asked my roommate so many times if my hair and makeup looked okay, I'm pretty sure she wanted to slap me by the time we left.
I was trying desperately to play it cool as we walked toward campus. I was over it, not planning to fall in love. But my babbling betrayed me, I think. I stood in the hallway with my friends and waited. I paced. I was such a loser.
And then I saw you.
You walked up with your big smile. I think you were trying to play it cool too, and you were doing a better job than I was. Maybe you hadn't been hurt before like I had. Maybe your expectations weren't conflicting with your desires like mine were. We exchanged friendly small talk, then headed upstairs to the party.
It was a Valentine's party, one that my sorority put on each year. It's formal title was "Crush Party", where you could be set up with someone, or you could bring a date of your own. It's informal name was "Handcuffs and Heineken". We arrived at the party room and were promptly tethered together. We had joked about this part on Facebook. You were intrigued by the idea, and promised me I could go to the bathroom by myself. Swoon.
We found a table with my roommate and her date, but they soon disappeared. In fact, everyone disappeared. The room was empty. It was just you and me. And a bowl of gummy candies.
We talked, you and I. For hours. Alone. Just you and me. We talked about everything. I can't even remember all the things we talked about. I know we talked about Star Wars. I think my roommate tried to talk to me at some point. But she wasn't there. No one was, except for you and me.
One day in 2012, we were on a cruise ship in the Caribbean. We had already been to Puerto Rico, Barbados and St. Lucia.
It was night time, and we were floating in international waters, and you took me to the ship's French restaurant for the absolute best meal I've ever had in my life, even to this day.
You asked me if I wanted to take a walk on the deck, in the moonlight. I said no, because I was full. I just wanted to go back to our cabin and digest, but you pleaded. You REALLY wanted to take a walk, and you wanted me to go with you. I conceded, and we went for a stroll on the deck.
The air was warm with a lovely breeze, and though there were some clouds in the sky, we could still see the stars. As we looked up at them, you asked me if I'd ever seen one that bright. Confused, I turned to you to ask, "which one"? But you were no longer standing there. You were on your knee, with a white box. Inside was the most beautiful star I've ever seen. And you asked me to marry you. It was a blur, but I remember giggling and maybe even hyperventilating a little bit. And I said yes.
One day in 2013, I awoke feeling sick to my stomach with nerves. The entire morning I was lead by the hand and basically force-fed to keep up my strength. The hairdresser. The makeup. The photographer. The dress. I was surrounded by my best friends and my closest family. I wore the wrong shoes as I left the house, but there was no time to change. It was raining. We stopped, and I watched as more family and friends walked past.
Then, it was go time. They helped me inside, lifted my dress away from the puddles. There was no time to catch my breath before I heard the harpist play. And with my mother on one side and my father on the other, I walked down the aisle.
And then I saw you.
You stood there with your big smile, and maybe a tear in your eye. I tried to focus on you, but I almost tripped. My dress was really big. You took my hand, and you told me I looked beautiful. We listened as the minister spoke. Then we spoke to each other. You promised me that you would always honour and love me. I promised you that I would care for you in sickness and in health.
You put that shining star on my finger, and I wrapped the moon around yours.
And you kissed your bride.
One day in 2015, I woke up feeling strange. There was a pop, and a sensation I'd never experienced before. I waddled into your room (since there was only room on our bed for me, the cat and the Snoogle). I told you it was time.
It was a long day, back and forth to the hospital for antibiotics, and finally admittance. You were my rock, holding my hand, swaying with me, walking me up and down the halls. When the pain was too much to bear, you shed the tears that I for some reason couldn't.
And you watched as our son was brought into the world.
You cut the cord, and you held him to your bare chest as I was cleaned up. And you told me you loved me so much. You were a father, and it looked good on you.
One day.
One day, we will watch our son leave the nest. One day, we will take our first post-retirement trip. One day, we will sit on our porch and remember decades of love, laughter, family, friends and life.
Even though Valentine's Day is only one day, it is special. Because every day with you is special. Every day, you greet me with a smile, a kiss, a hello or a goodbye. Every day, you encourage me to go after the things that I want. Every day, you insist that I'm a good mother who is doing a good job. Every day, you prove yourself a wonderful husband and father.
Every day, you remind me of why I was so nervous on our first date. I was jaded, tired, and you showed me that I was worthy of loving and being loved. Every day, you remind me of why I walked down the aisle towards you. I wanted nothing more than to spend the rest of my life with you. I still do. So every day, I'm going to remind you of why you loved me enough to show me the stars.
I love you, Chris. Happy Valentine's Day.
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Pet Product Review – Nature's Miracle Stain & Odor Remover
For the love of God, and the sake of my sanity, this product, Nature's Miracle Stain & Odor Remover better work. Let me tell you what's been going on at my house over the last week. Well……. from the generosity of my heart, I let a friend couch surf while transitioning jobs and locations. When I agreed to let him stay on my sofa, he didn't tell me he was bringing his little miniature pinscher. Today that dog was kicked out of the house.
Not only does this little vermin of a dog eat all of my pets' food, she farts like there is no tomorrow, jumps on the furniture, and begs. Not in my house will this behavior ever occur. To make matters worse, every day I find wet spots. That is where I draw the line. NO MORE PEE !
With that I always have kept a big 32 oz bottle of Nature's Miracle on hand. Is it miraculous? Does it work? I can't really say.
Personally, I think paying $10.99 for a 1 quart bottle of water, enzymes, isopropyl alcohol and citrus sent is a waste of money. I know Nature's Miracle is laughing all the way to the bank. Maybe that is the miracle. BUT, then again, on those very rare, and I say very rare occasions when my dog or cat has a teeny minor accident, it works. My house always smells fresh.
Now with this incontinent 4 lbs monster in my house, I've gone thru 2 bottles of Nature's Miracle in less than a week. The bottle says it may take up to 2 weeks for the product to work. Regardless, there is a money back guarantee if it doesn't.
Nature's Miracle Stain & Odor Remover is sold in every pet store, and every e-retailer. If you have a pet you should have a bottle in the house. Enough said!
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text: You may have dental erosion (tooth surface loss TSL). If so, this condition should be carefully monitored by your dentist. The first and most important consideration is to get an accurate diagnosis and recording of the extent of the condition. The next consideration is to accurately identify the probable cause so that remedial action can be taken immediately to prevent or minimise any further tooth surface loss (TSL). The following have been identified as causative factors either on their own or in combination; citrus fruits eaten more than twice a day, daily consumption of soft drinks, regular consumption of sports drinks. The risk of TSL is also high in individuals who have gastric symptoms or who have vomiting associated with bulimia or who have reduced salivary flow associated with certain medications. Until causative factors have been identified and modified, all other attempts at controlling or treating this condition are likely to end in failure. A variety of products have been developed by the dental industry in recent years to assist with a reduction in symptoms and in the remineralisation of teeth affected by tooth surface loss. The use of these products is helpful but is of secondary importance to an accurate diagnosis and elimination of the causative factors associated with tooth surface loss. Make an early appointment and discuss with your dentist.


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"In Internet there is a lot of garbage".
— A former teacher before the question of a pupil if it was possible to learn out of the university classrooms.
There is in YouTube an interview to the writer Isaac Asimov who, out of context, reproduces occasionally for the social networks. In her, the Russian assures that the future – or what might be our present – happens for a world where the access to the information is possible without effort from any place – what might be our Internet-. It would allow to re-formulate completely the criteria with which the learning is realized.
The architecture, as other many disciplines, centres, still today, on the figures of the teacher, as that one that has the knowledge, and of the apprentice, who must put his effort in the reproduction of "classic" models who idealize, frequently, the architecture as a process of great mental effort.
For it, and returning to Asimov, the network is today a sight as an opportunity and as a threat, in the measure that the teacher stops having the complete authority on the production of a knowledge that is, in addition, upset and untid and where the things already old women do not follow logical or historical sequences.
Tools like Pinterest offer to the pupils a complete catalogue of solutions that – more or less stubbornly -"only" they must copy and connect as part of his work. In a moment where everything is – not necessarily of correct form – to blow of click, it is urgent to think what means this for the comprehension and the production of the architecture.
The form of thought is, therefore, altered by the new technologies, which impose an immediacy of time to which the university was not accustomed. After everything, the world already has changed: the information does not come to us today as if we were happening from a page to other one – since it would be in a book – but it is superposed and slips past across multiple stimuli: social networks, webs, etc.
The attention, definitively, is saturated. The network a model has imposed where it is possible to be jumping from an idea to other one of constant and fleeting form where some of them see a lack of commitment
How forehead at the time produces a career "of bottom", does it talk in the time, since it is an architecture? Is it really possible to interfere with something of full form?
If, in addition, we have access to an enormous quantity of information, where a new idea displaces other one, to choose does not complicated task return almost always? And it is that in the world post-Netflix, we want everything already and of the as accessible as possible form, out of the frustrations and limitations that there supposes the effort to devote itself to a too long career without short-term satisfactions and the same thing for one the university model with regular schedules.
To think about these logics can lead to imagining a world where, if we need more classes, only it would be necessary to write to the teacher to his mail in order that it puts us; if I do not like this teacher, it have that to be able to vote for her with an angry sweet little face or with few stars. East would be so a stimulant development, which it puts to the university against letters sew a lot of time seated.
Is it to go too far?
It has to take position while the lines continue being defined: or we see the university as an autonomous scene that "tests" the project or soak completely in the new instantaneous formulae. The solution is not easy and is not one or other one, but an intermediate position that takes things of all the parts, which it assumes that the world already has changed and it will continue changing.
It is difficult, but it is or it or to sign to the classes that an octogenarian Frank Gehry who from last year covers punch below the ribs to youtuber: the architect assures that, with a tutorial to learn to have an instrument or to make up to be to the mode, the access to the knowledge of the architecture happens to the equal one for a reasonable subscription. Probably, this way, if it succeeds and is successful, we will know then that to be an architect was almost so easy – and questionably – as approaching a screen.
Will it be possible? Education à la carte and university like service?
Pedro Hernández · arquitecto
Ciudad de México. Enero 2018
Soy arquitecto por la Universidad de Alicante, pero mi interés sobre esta disciplina se encuentra alejado de su papel tradicional de diseño de espacios. Más bien, me interesa entender cómo las representaciones de la arquitectura, el paisaje, el diseño o el territorio construyen y materializan determinados discursos ideológicos, imponiendo posturas, subjetividades y formas de acción sobre los cuerpos que la habitan.
En mi trabajo edito estos discursos –sus imágenes, sus historias o sus restos materiales– y reelaboro comentarios críticos que ponen en evidencia sus controversias y contradicciones, formalizándolos en diversos formatos como textos, fotografías, vídeos, objetos o instalaciones, muchas veces entrecruzados entre sí.
He publicado artículos y ensayos en diversos medios de Estados Unidos, Italia, Croacia, España, Chile y México. Desde enero de 2013-2018 residí en la Ciudad de México donde trabajaba como coordinador de contenidos en Arquine. Actualmente resido en Madrid.


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Sometimes You Just Have to Ignore the Scale
You think you've done everything right. You think you ate well, you did regular exercise, you feel (in fact you know) you've lost some weight. Then you step on the dreaded scale, only to find the number hasn't moved from a week ago (or it's gone up, or it's less than you hoped)! Now you feel discouraged. But what's happened?
Remember, the scale is ONLY a number. When you step on it, it is measuring a total of your water weight, your muscle mass, your fat mass, your bone mass, your organs, and so on. The number does not represent fat alone. For so many years we have stepped on the scale and our brains have been fooled into thinking that number represents how fat we are. It does not.
When the number doesn't represent the effort you've put in, you must realize that you might just be retaining water that day. Most of us who have weighed ourselves on a regular basis, have noticed the scale jump 4 pounds or more from morning to evening, or over a 24 hour period. We know that we certainly didn't eat 14,000 extra calories to make that 4 pounds represent fat.
Similarly, as we continue to exercise and eat well there is loss of fat mass and an increase in muscle density. (Muscle is small and very dense). If your clothes feel looser, then guaranteed you've lost fat mass. The flip side is that you have gained in muscle density, but it will look like 'you haven't lost much weight'. So, pay attention to your clothes. If they are looser, then you have lost fat mass. Ignore the number on the scale. In fact, maybe you should be happy, since the worst thing that could happen is that you are on a diet that is so rigid that you are losing too much muscle. (The numbers on the scale are going down, but how much of that number is fat and how much is muscle?)
Many times during the day I really wish I hadn't put people on the scale. They look at that machine as if it's an 'oracle': "You passed", "you failed" or "you didn't try hard enough". If we are looking to have everyone achieve long term weight loss, then it has to be about helping people learn to eat well and exercise regularly in the reality of their lives. Sometimes the scale will be in your favour, sometimes not. But if you have, or are trying to, establish good portion control, less snacking, and regular exercise, then you will achieve your goal. Don't let a number set you back emotionally.
Remember that it's all about size loss, not weight loss. You want to lose fat and not muscle. You especially want to lose the dangerous belly fat.
So, always be pleased if you tried your best. If the number on the scale isn't to your liking, it does not mean that you are a failure. It does not mean that you can't succeed. The scale is only a tool to guide you over time. Think of other indicators, such as clothing, energy and strength, as equally important tools to represent positive changes.
Hang in there. Don't ever give up. Keep up with good habits and you will succeed!
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Nor alone his mother, but divers conventional generations, even back to the sturdy ancestor who first uplifted from the soil and looked down.
Crowning the granite shaft, with wings outstretched and arms uplifted, is an angel of victory over-topping the mother and her sons.
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It was never known who the officer was that gave the order to cease firing; he appeared in front of our lines, mounted, with sword uplifted when he gave the order, which was recognized by our company officers, they mistaking him for an aide-de-camp or staff officer.
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When he had made a few steps on the grass-grown pathway towards the door, of a sudden he saw, coming from the church, thirty tall knights, each a foot higher than he, each in black armour, and each with sword uplifted, as they rushed towards him.
Before Odysseus could fix another arrow to the string, Amphinomus was upon him, with sword uplifted to slay him.
So long accustomed to war against a barbarous enemy, I could almost fancy myself as much a Moor at heart, as I appeared in visage, when in your service on my way to Luxembourg, whenever I find my sword uplifted against a Christian breast!
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Dancing Fish and Ammonites
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"The beloved and bestselling author takes an intimate look back at a life of reading and writing. "The memory that we live with is the moth-eaten version of our own past that each of us carries around, depends on. It is our ID; this is how we know who we are and where we have been." Memory and history have been Penelope Lively's terrain in fiction over a career that has spanned five decades. But she has only rarely given readers a glimpse into her influences and formative years. Dancing Fish and Ammonites traces the arc of Lively's life, stretching from her early childhood in Cairo to boarding school in England to the sweeping social changes of Britain's twentieth century. She reflects on her early love of archeology, the fragments of the ancients that have accompanied her journey-including a sherd of Egyptian ceramic depicting dancing fish and ammonites found years ago on a Dorset beach. She also writes insightfully about aging and what life looks like from where she now stands"--
Publisher: New York :, Viking,, 2014
Copyright Date: ©2013
Branch Call Number: 921 L784
Characteristics: 234 pages ; 22 cm
Alternative Title: Ammonites and leaping fish
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As we, the baby boomers, age we become more and more interested in how to live our lives. Lively thinks long and hard about this and has much to offer us as she muses her way through how it is to grow older. Books like this are perfect to keep by your bedside, to pick up and read a few pages, put down and think about what it is sh has passed on to the reader.
Please, please, can the library hold up her writing as a standard and keep adding books of this quality. I am very tired of the 'crap' that passes for books/literature in the collection of YPRL.
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by: Martin Smith, Cumbernauld, Scotland
Anatomy is what we are. Biology is why we are. Geography is where we are. DIVERSITY is who we are.
quote by: Dena Sturm, Sarasota, Florida
This image shows a group of people from different continents holding up a picture of their respective nations. Together these images make up the earth. The people are working together and co-operating to make up the bigger picture which is the world. When we do not embrace diversity, we lose sight of the bigger picture and what Mother Nature has intended. Everyone is united in white as it is made up from all of the colors of the visible spectrum.


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Inside it's new but similar. It does look more upscale and better finished than before. But still ttoo shiny for my taste.
Saturday, October 13, 2012
2013 Buick Enclave
Inside it's new but similar. It does look more upscale and better finished than before. But still ttoo shiny for my taste.
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The body color C-pillar always made the Enclave appear stubby to me. The 2013 profile looks far more sleek.
- October 13, 2012 at 10:29 AM
- SalvatoreBellomo said...
Looks allot better. That c pillar was a great improvement. Never understood why it was body colored. Just looked like someone wasn't doing their job
- October 13, 2012 at 1:28 PM
Love the design. But the plastic wood and the plastic chrome is just too much fakeness. And it is way too garish and shiny and reflective. Matte finish chrome looks a thousand times more upscale. And real wood may only cost the general $10 extra, but the perceived value is much greater. The overall impression is still that it's a cheap alternative to something german.
- October 13, 2012 at 6:07 PM
The 3/4 rear shot looks just like a first-gen Toyota Sienna. The fact that Buick picked a Camry-beige van for their publicity stills doesn't help, of course.
- October 15, 2012 at 5:02 AM
American luxury = Add more chrome
This vehicle is tacky as hell, and powered by the lackluster 3.6.
- October 15, 2012 at 7:01 AM
Wood on dash was better last year; but wood on doors is better on the 2013. All in all, it was the best in it's class before--and now it still is. I wished they'ld raised the bar a little, but since nobody else rose it--I guess this is all that is warranted. The shiney-ness of the wood makes it look as food as--if not better than--the Mercedes E & S class's wood. Personally I have a Chrysler with fake wood and a BMW with real wood. I'll take a light gloss fake wood over a dark real wood any day!
- October 15, 2012 at 9:03 AM
What's the point of this again? Apparently HIDS and fancy glowstick LEDS commands a $7,000 premium.
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- October 15, 2012 at 1:09 PM
They've made it even more egg-like and uglier. "Let's add more fake wood!" says the brass at GM.
I don't get GM at all, I have NEVER liked their vehicles except for the Corvette.
- October 16, 2012 at 5:38 AM
Fake wood and fake chrome equals conspicuous corner cutting. It takes a real craftsman to work with wood and metal. It takes a chinese parts supplier to provide the same thing in fake plastic. Imagine the quality of materials used in places you don't see.
- October 16, 2012 at 6:37 AM
- BillyM67 said...
My sister bought one and though it is nice, I wouldn't call it a luxury vehicle. Personally, I have been disappointed in the new GM vehicles....they all look dated.
- October 16, 2012 at 7:55 AM
This is faux luxury for soccer moms who want to appear wealthy.
You aren't fooling anyone.
I have no idea why you'd ever buy this over an Explorer for less money with more equipment. Or, if you really wanted something nice, get an off-lease, CPO ML, X5, Q7, MDX, etc.
- October 17, 2012 at 8:25 AM
I have no idea why you'd ever buy this over an Explorer
--that is because you haven't DRIVEN them both. The Buick is quieter & better riding. Which becomes overwhelmingly obvious if you've ever been in one for 5-6 hours straight -- and then done the same in the other one.
- October 19, 2012 at 7:46 PM
Fake wood and fake chrome equals conspicuous corner cutting. It takes a real craftsman to work with wood and metal.
I'll give you a camera and a chunk of grey plastic. Then I'll take a chunk of oak and some woodworking tools. I'll bet I can make a glossy wood grain cheaper, easier, & faster with a $7 stick of oak than you can with a $4 stick of plastic! (If you can't SEE the difference--it's ALL in the mind!)
I still laugh when I think about a Moter Trend (or C&D?) article years ago that ridiculed the "cheap" plastic wood of the Cadillac 60 series--it was actually the first time in many years GM decided to use REAL wood on the dash!! lol!!!)
- October 22, 2012 at 6:00 PM


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Curing HBV for good
April 2018
HOPKINTON, Mass.—Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing a treatment to functionally cure chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, announced that early data from a Phase 2 clinical trial demonstrate that even low doses of an orally administered drug candidate, inarigivir, are efficacious in treating a subset of chronically infected patients, HBeAg-negative patients.
Inarigivir, which is designed to have antiviral as well as immunomodulatory activity, could become a major component of a future HBV functional cure, according to Marty Driscoll, Spring Bank's CEO. Because achieving a functional cure could require a combinatorial approach, Spring Bank is also initiating clinical trials this year combining inarigivir with the currently approved HBV treatment Viread, from California-based Gilead Sciences Inc. "We believe that the treatment paradigm will be our drug given with another compound, eventually enabling patients to stop taking the medicine because they are functionally cured," Driscoll said.
According to Driscoll, 250,000 to 300,000 people worldwide have the HBV virus, which shuts down the immune response, but only a few of the diagnosed patients get treated in terms of functional care. Inarigivir reignites the immune response and destroys the virus, he explained.
Spring Bank is involved in the discovery and development of a novel class of therapeutics using its proprietary small-molecule nucleic acid hybrid (SMNH) chemistry platform. SMNH compounds are small segments of nucleic acids that the company designs to selectively target and modulate the activity of specific proteins implicated in various disease states. The company's most advanced SMNH product candidate, inarigivir, is being developed to treat HBV. Other SMNH product candidates are being developed for the treatment of selected cancers through the activation of the stimulator of interferon genes pathway.
Dr. Nezam Afdhal, chief medical officer of Spring Bank, made an oral presentation at the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver 2018 Annual Meeting in March to highlight combined results from both the 25 mg and 50 mg cohorts of Part A of the ongoing Phase 2 ACHIEVE trial examining the use of inarigivir for the treatment of chronic HBV. All patients in the two low-dose cohorts have completed sequential dosing of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate marketed by Gilead at 300 mg daily for an additional 12 weeks. Data from the combined first two inarigivir monotherapy cohorts at weeks 12 and 24 demonstrate significant reductions in viral markers, including HBV DNA, HBV RNA and HBsAg, with a favorable safety and tolerability profile.
Data included 30 patients treated with inarigivir and eight placebo patients from the first two low-dose cohorts. Potent antiviral response was seen in eight patients. Additionally, an enhanced antiviral effect was observed in patients with baseline low viral burden. A dose relationship was observed between the pK and antiviral efficacy at these initial low doses of inarigivir. Furthermore, the switch at week 12 to tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300 mg was associated with significant reduction in HBV DNA but, as expected, showed little effect on further reductions in HBV RNA, potentially indicating the important dual mechanism of action of inarigivir as a direct-acting antiviral preventing HBV RNA encapsidation and an immuno-modulator stimulating immune-mediated clearance of cccDNA.
"When we examine the 11 HBeAg-negative patients who received inarigivir 25 mg or 50 mg monotherapy, we see a better response rate than in HBeAg-positive patients at the end of 12 weeks treatment. Additionally, nine of the 30 (30 percent) patients had a reduction in HBsAg at either week 12 or week 24 after transitioning to tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, a predictor of HBsAg loss with immune therapies such as interferon, highlighting the potential for inarigivir as a backbone treatment for HBV functional cure," said Afdhal.
Spring Bank will soon complete the initial 12 weeks of patient dosing for the monotherapy treatment in the third cohort (100 mg) of Part A of the Phase 2 ACHIEVE trial. Subject to approval by the Data Safety Monitoring Board, Spring Bank anticipates starting recruitment of the fourth cohort (200 mg) in the first half of 2018.
Additionally, Spring Bank has entered into a clinical trial collaboration with Gilead, under which Gilead is funding and conducting a Phase 2 trial examining the co-administration of inarigivir and tenofovir alafenamide (marketed by Gilead as Vemlidy) in patients with HBV. Similar to the protocol of Part B of the Spring Bank Phase 2 ACHIEVE trial, the protocol for this Phase 2 clinical trial involves 12 weeks concomitant administration of inarigivir (50 mg) and Vemlidy. Following treatment, all patients will receive Vemlidy as a monotherapy for a further 36 weeks. Gilead recently initiated the inarigivir 50 mg + Vemlidy cohort of this clinical trial. Results are expected in the second half of 2018.
"You have to reawaken the immune system to get results in destroying the HBV virus," Driscoll concluded. "We are hopeful that our candidate ends up in the middle of any treatment regimen."
DNA immunotherapy shows mettle in chronic HBV infection
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa.—In other hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related news recently, Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. in March announced that interim Phase 1 results show its DNA immunotherapy designed to treat HBV infection was safe, well-tolerated and generated virus-specific T cells, including CD8+ killer T cells, meeting the objectives of the clinical study.
Preliminary immunology data from the trial revealed that treatment of patients with INO-1800 resulted in the generation of T cells that recognized key components of the hepatitis B virus and reacted by making antiviral cytokines such as interferon gamma, a protein believed to be linked to clearance of HBV from the liver. INO-1800 was also able to activate and expand CD8+ killer T cells that displayed markers believed to be important for retention in the liver as well as multiple potential mechanisms for killing virally infected cells.
Dr. J. Joseph Kim, Inovio's president and CEO, said: "Our hepatitis B immunotherapy trial results clearly demonstrate the potential of INO-1800 as an immunotherapy for this widespread infection that is a major cause of liver cancer. Key to my optimism is that INO-1800 drove generation of HBV-specific killer T cells across all cohorts. We see INO-1800 as a key immunotherapy component of an effective anti-HBV combination therapy. We have had discussions with several potential partners and expect to further advance this product via collaboration or partnership."
The secondary endpoints evaluated the cellular and humoral immune response to INO-1800 and investigated the therapy's effect on several viral and antiviral parameters. All trial subjects, including the ones in the control group, were also medicated with standard-of-care oral antiviral therapies during the study. Inovio plans to report additional data from this trial at upcoming scientific conferences and in a publication.
In a previously published preclinical study, Inovio researchers found the vaccine-specific T cells exhibited a killing function, and could migrate to and stay in the liver and cause clearance of target cells without evidence of liver injury. This animal study was the first study to provide evidence that intramuscular immunization can induce killer T cells that can migrate to the liver and eliminate target cells, demonstrating the potential of this immunotherapy.
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General Situation: Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just before or after this post!
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Warm and mostly dry weather is expected during the next couple of days.
Advisories: None.
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Mostly sunny today, mostly clear skies tonight and sunny skies tomorrow. Little or no rainfall is expected.
East to southeast 10-20 knots.
Marine Forecast:
Winds: E-SE 10-20 kt; seas: Choppy-moderate; waves: 3-5ft; little or no rainfall.
Winds: E-SE 5-15 kt; seas: Choppy; waves: 3-4 ft; little or no rainfall.
Marine Outlook:
(Sunday night):- Winds: E-SE 5-15 kt; seas: Choppy; waves: 3-4 ft; little or no rainfall.
Sea Surface Temp (°F): 78
General Outlook:
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We can be best buds or worst enemies. The choice is pretty damn obvious - I got the best shizz around, and you like shiny stuff. I'm here to get all the best deals and send them straight at your face, no sugar coating, no fancy dressing, if you miss a deal - it's gone. There's no crying in dealball.
Are the only people I trust to walk about my secret-deal-lair. This is a project that we have been working long and hard on (you better not crack that joke), that's all about the gamer crowd and everything techy and geeky. They also helped me gather some enthusiastic followers, which I locked in a dungeon office for further development. Those are the guys who will be severely punished when anything goes wrong with this website or any deal on it.
F@^∓ off, this isn't Match.com.
Hold on, I got a call.
*What now?! This is scaring people and I should try to be nicer?*
Sheesh, humans and their feelings...
Right, I know how fun it is getting the best hardware and newest games out there. That's why I want to share the deals that I muscle politely acquire with the world. You can finally stop blaming your "vintage" 1980's trackball mouse for your shitty playstyle.
I'm here to lead the gamer race to a golden era. You can either join, or be smashed by my ogre bodyguard. Sign-up now for the best deals out there. Seriously. If you find something better, I'll deal with them personally.


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Thales, a Swiss company, has just introduced a new tonearm product – the Thales Easy. The new Easy tonearm model aims to provide very high performance at a very competitive price. The new tonearm has a variable offset angle, based on Thales latest geometry.
With six bearing points there are three null points for the horizontal tracking error, plus a zero point for the variable offset angle, making the Thales Easy a very novel tonearm design. The design allows the cartridge to be guided on an ideal tracing line, much like that of a parallel tracking tonearm. Hence, side forces are reduced greatly, resulting in improved sound.
The new Easy is leverages the knowledge gained from Thales reference tonearm model – the Thales Simplicity. This ensures that the Easy will be rooted in a high performance design.
The new Thales Easy tonearm is currently available at a MSRP of: $5,800 U.S. Look for more information at: http://www.tonarm.ch/
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The health and social situations in the countries from which Dole sources its products vary greatly. In the less developed nations, Dole has implemented a series of health units and social programs to serve Dole employees, as well as the communities in which they live. In most cases, these programs are developed in partnership with the local health authorities.
Dole's contribution to improving access to medical structures consists of:
- Constructing hospitals in highly populated areas.
- Building health centers and dispensaries in areas where farms are concentrated.
- Supplying medical units to communities in remote areas.
These structures provide communities with the following services:
- Preventative exams for early detection of breast, uterine or prostate cancer.
- Preventative medicine, such as vaccination and inoculation programs against tetanus, hepatitis B, yellow fever or tuberculosis.
- General check-up programs, such as eye exams and physicals.
- Surgery, ranging from dental procedures in the mobile units to more arduous operations in the hospitals.
- Laboratory analyses in hospitals.
- Education programs, including disease prevention, nutrition and wellness, and water treatment programs, to name a few.


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I was talking (ok, complaining) to a friend of mine about my struggle to lose the last 10 pounds of baby weight that will JUST NOT GO AWAY, and she started telling me all about It Works!, a line of naturally based body contouring wraps and supplements. She sent me one of the Ultimate Body Applicators to tone up my midsection. I was intrigued, but skeptical. It is summer though, and since I'll be spending at least some of it in a swimsuit, I decided to give it a try!
The Ultimate Body Applicator is a non-woven cloth wrap made with natural ingredients that tightens, tones, & firms where ever it is applied to the skin. It can also minimize the appearance of cellulite and improve skin texture & tightness. Mess-free and simple to use, the Ultimate Body Applicator provides results in as little as 45 minutes, and continues to give progressive results over 72 hours. Sounds pretty amazing, right?
When I took the wrap out of the package, I was hit with a very familiar smell. VapoRub!! (You know, the stuff you put on your chest when you're congested?!) At first, it was kind of hard to tell which side of the cloth went against my skin, but I figured it out once I got it completely unfolded. Then, I put the applicator over tummy pooch. (It doesn't stay against your skin perfectly, so definitely wrap yourself in saran wrap or put a tight-fitted shirt over it.)
It was cool and a bit tingly on my skin, but not at all uncomfortable. 45 mins later, I removed it, and noticed a difference right away! My stretch marks are almost gone, AND I lost about an inch on my waist!
The pamphlet that comes with the product says "Be sure to check the area where you applied the Applicator every day following to track your results. The formula continues to work over the next 72 hours, giving you progressive results." So, I'll be sure to do an update on Sunday afternoon!
Obviously, the It Works! Ultimate Body Applicator is not meant to take the place of diet and exercise – but if it makes me feel a little more confident wearing a swimsuit in public, I think that's pretty cool!
{A distributor for It Works! provided me with one Ultimate Body Applicator (wrap) in exchange for this review. All opinions are 100% my own. Please read my disclosure policy for more information.}


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The first look is romantic. Personal. It's a quiet moment shared between two on a day filled with excitement and energy. It's about love. The First Look is a one-of-a-kind experience for couples planning their wedding. We hope you'll join us on Sunday, November 11th from 11-4 at Legends on the Niagara.
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The Hubbard Traveling Soccer Club is a competitive soccer league that was established in 2010 and plays in the Youngstown Area Youth Soccer League (YAYSL) and the Trumbull County Soccer Association (TCSA). The league is designed to give kids that wish to have a more competitive level of play an outlet. Our goal is to establish young players that will eventually move up to the high school level of play or beyond.
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1. How can we trust your company?
We understand your fear and concern because this is a virtual store. We are a family run company and have been in business for the past 17 years. The purpose of this store is to reach out and share the treasures of Asia with the rest of the world. We are here to stay and to do so will require your repeated patronage of our online store.
2. How sure are we in getting our order delivered?
Once payments for your order are confirmed, we will be notified via email by the system. We will start the process of packing and pick up by the International Courier Company. You will be given a shipment number via email for you to track the delivery status.
3. Can I request the delivery to a P.O. Box number?
Purchases will not be accepted nor delivery be made with a P.O. Box number. Purchases will only be delivered to proper address with zip code.
4. What should I do if the product is damaged on arrival?
The product will be securely packed before delivery. However should the product be damaged during the delivery stage, the product will be replaced free of charge on proof that it is indeed damaged by the delivery company. However, if the product is no longer available, we will replace with a similar product closes match to the damaged product.
5. How do I make a claim for damaged product?
First, you must send us photos of the damaged packaging together with the damaged product via email support(at)123asiaonline.com. We will then investigate the matter with our packing department and also the courier company. The findings and decision will be communicated to you.
6. How long will it take to deliver the goods to me?
The delivery time will depend on where you are located and also the custom regulations of your country. Some of our products may need to be delivered to you via registered air mail instead of courier services because of your country custom regulations. Registered air mail will take an additional 3 to 4 days to reach your destination.
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It is your responsibility to clear and pay all related charges imposed by the customs department of your country. It is your responsibility to make sure before you confirm your order that your country allows the importation of the products. The customs regulations for every country may be different.
8. Can I change my confirmed order?
Once we are notified of your confirmed order by the system, we are not able to accommodate the request for change. Once your order is confirmed, items are not returnable and a no refund policy is implemented.
9. How do I make payment for my purchase?
There are several methods of payment for your purchases. You can pay through paypal, when the purchase is made in USD currency, Paypal is one of the most trusted and secured mode of payment. However, when the purchases is in Malaysian Ringgit, you may choose to pay via iPay88 which has several method of payment; credit card, online payment such as Alliance online, Hong Leong online, AmOnline, MEPSCash to name a few.
At the moment, the offline payment is not available as it is very inconvenience for you to have to make physical cash or cheque banking. We hope that you would understand and appreciate our decision.
Kindly visit the payment Gateway section to find out more about other available payment methods.
10. What should I do if I encounter difficulties during the purchase?
If you encounter any difficulties, kindly contact us via support(at)123asiaonline.com with full details of difficulties. We will look into the matter and get back to you within 24 hours.
Q: What kind of payment options do 123asiaonline offer?(delete if not applicable)
123asiaonline offers a variety of payment options as below:
- Online payment via ipay88 (Visa or Mastercard)
Q: How secure is shopping with 123asiaonline?
We want your online shopping to be worry-free, so we use SSL (Secure Socket Layers)*, the industry standard encryption standard for online purchase. All of your personal information, including your credit card number, is encrypted by SSL while you are placing the order.
SSL encrypts your order information to avoid the decoding of that information by anyone other than 123asiaonline. To check the security of your connection, look at the URL address bar of your browser window when you begin to checkout. If you see an unbroken key or a closed lock (depending on your browser), then SSL is active. When accessing a secure server, the first characters of the site address will change from "http" to "https".
We endeavor to make every transaction you make at 123asiaonline 100% safe. This means that you pay nothing if unauthorized charges are made to your card as a result of shopping at 123asiaonline.
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It should be a memory problem from your browser. Please follow steps on below link to delete the cookies:
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One of the possible problem is that your account is not verified. A email with verification link had been sent to your registered email address for verification, please click on the verification link to activate your account.
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It is easy, go to My Account page and click on the Forgot password link. You will be prompted with a window and please enter your email address (it must be the same email address you registered with 123asiaonline. The password will be sent automatically to the registered email address.
Q: I have a user account with 123asiaonline, how do I change my personal info and shipping address?
Go to My Account page, login and you can modify your account details there.
Q: Can I buy from 123asiaonline without creating an account ?
Unfortunately no. However once you have created an account with us, it will be easier for you to shop with us next time. Just use your login (your email address) and password next time you shop with us. All your personal and address information will be automatically retrieved from your account.
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You can unsubscribe by email us at firstname.lastname@example.com with the message title Unsubscribe and we will remove your email from the mailing list.
Q: I have received a few emails from 123asiaonline. What are Orders Received, Orders Processed and Payment Receipt?
Order Received: This email informs you that 123asiaonline has received your orders and will process it as soon as possible.
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Q: Can I return an item after it is delivered to me?
Yes, you can. However, there are terms and conditions for this. Please refer to the for more information on this.
Q: I can't find a particular product/item I want from 123asiaonline online store, what can I do?
Kindly contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com or call us at 03-79824127 for further enquiries. We will try our best to assist you or recommend you an alternative.
Q: When I click on the button "Credit Card Payment with ipay88", nothing happens after that. Why ?
Please examine the settings of your internet browser if pop-up blocker is turned on. We need the pop-blocker to be turned off.
For Internet Explorer users, go to Tools->Pop-Up Blocker->Turn-Off Pop-Up Blocker.
Q: I came across the name ipay88 in 123asiaonline, what is ipay88?
123asiaonline accepts online credit card payment using ipay88 (accredited by Bank Negara Malaysia) and it is a secure online system that offers our customers safe transaction over the internet. ipay88 also uses 3D secure where extra authentication from the bank is required.
Q: Why do I have Mobile88.com in my credit card transaction records rather than 123asiaonline?
Do not worry because our payment gateway partner, ipay88 (owned by Mobile88.com Sdn Bhd) collects payment on behalf of 123asiaonline.
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iPay88 Sdn Bhd has appointed Mobile88.Com Sdn Bhd as its sole authorized reseller of all iPay88 merchants. If you have a Mobile88.Com or Mobile88.Com Sdn Bhd charged on your statement, it is very likely that you or someone in your household placed an online order with us.
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When you submit your payment details, the iPay88 payment service will request authorisation from your Card Issuer and carry out any fraud screening checks on 123asiaonline. Depending on the outcome of the authorisation request, you will see either a successful or a failed message on screen which will confirm the result of your transaction.
A successful payment will also be confirmed by email. This email will include the details of your purchase and your Transaction ID, which is a unique reference for your payment, and should be quoted on any correspondence with 123asiaonline. It will be sent by iPay88 to the email address you have provided when entering your payment details.
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- Your card has or is due to expire and has been replaced by your Card Issuer
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- Your card cannot be used to pay for goods/services in a Cardholder-Not-Present environment (online/over the internet)
- There may be a problem with your Card Issuer's authorisation system
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If you are sure that one of the reasons above does not apply to your payment attempt, we recommend that you try again. However, should the problem persist, please contact your Card Issuer to find out further information.
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Opened in 1987, Squires Kitchen International Cookery School teaches the art of cake decorating and sugarcraft. Squires first opened in Beverley Dutton's kitchen, and the first product Beverley developed was SK Petal Powder, a flower paste which secured the company's first British Patent. Since then, Beverley and her husband Robert have built the company together. Squires also has an online shop, a magazine publishing division, and a book-publishing division.


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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT)
Switchboard Victoria Inc.
Switchboard Victoria Inc.
About Us
Switchboard Victoria Inc is a community based not for profit organisation that provides a peer based, volunteer run support service for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI)people and their friends, families and allies.
Switchboard is the Victorian partner in the national telephone and web counselling, information and referral service Qlife. This service is for LGBTQI identifying people and those who have questions, concerns about LGBTQI issues, this includes families, friends, teachers and co workers of LGBTQI people.
Switchboard runs the social support service for older LGBTQI Victorians called Out & About. This is in partnership with the National Community Visitors Scheme.
In 2017 Switchboard is establishing a parents and friends of LGBTQI people support group and is running a project called everybody Under the Rainbow to address the needs of LGBTQI people of colour from indigenous and non-indigenous backgrounds.
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Here's what Daniel Palmer, author and editor of Sampson Flat Bushfire, had to say about his experience of self-publishing with Solo Publishing:
I began writing about my experiences during the bushfire as a way of resolving a lot of anguish that came from the event. The volume of material quickly added up, and the idea of writing a local history book began. I searched the internet for local book publishers and hit a wall, with many hurdles presented by companies that made the task of publishing appear to be an insurmountable process.
Lucky for me a friend suggested that I contact Gary MacRae, and after a friendly chat, the ball was quickly rolling in the right direction. Gary very clearly explained throughout the publication process what he needed of me, and before I knew it, a manuscript was in my hands. It was one of the proudest moments of my life, holding a copy of my book, and I cannot thank him enough for helping my dream to become a success.
Daniel is an engineering surveyor by profession and a volunteer with the South Australian Country Fire Service, the Paracombe Brigade. Daniel was heavily involved in fighting the Sampson Flat bushfire of 2015, of which he decided to write a book about the experience for historical purposes. Please visit our Author page for Daniel's contact details.


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The Diocesan Pastoral Council was instituted in 1969 to involve lay persons in determining the priorities of the Diocese and its future direction. The first chair was Dr. Ray Whiteman, Director of Religious Education for Calgary Catholic Schools. It included laypersons from each parish and representatives from the clergy and women religious. Its purpose was to assist the Bishop in making decisions concerning the needs and development of the Church in southern Alberta, facilitate communication between Bishop and people of the diocese and to coordinate the activities of all the diocesan organizations. It became an important part of Diocesan decision-making although few parishioners understood or knew about the Council.
The Diocesan Synod recommended that the Council review its structure, role and effectiveness.
The ideal and the reality were necessarily at odds. Direct representation from all parish councils would have resulted in an impractically large meeting. Multi-parish councils were formed to elect a representative to Pastoral Council. This worked especially well in rural areas leading to a preponderance of rural representation on the Diocesan Pastoral Council. This problem of representation was ongoing.
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We are back at it once again. Football, soccer, and volleyball are the sports we cover in the Fall. We have already live streamed 12 games this year. We are also featuring new software to hopefully make our viewers happier!
Game Central 2.0
One of the nice things about this new version of our viewing portal software is the live stats will now automatically show up beside the live video stream (if available for the game). Like the new University website we rolled out this year, our game central portal is now a responsive web design. This means it will automatically respond to whatever your screen size is and deliver the best possible video and stats, sized appropriately for your device. Other features we are hoping to take advantage of in the near future are:
- Instant Highlights – allows us to grab highlights during the game and allow viewers to watch these either in-game or after the broadcast.
- Multiview – You can now watch our live broadcast and up to three additional On-Demand broadcasts.
- HD Broadcasts – We are hoping to move to a high definition (1080p) broadcast next year.
Student Turnover
We had three seniors graduate last year from the broadcast team. This meant that there was only one student returning with any experience. I apologize if any of you have had any frustrations viewing games this year. Please bear with us as our new students Hy Nguyen, Yangyuan Xu, and Sean O'Carroll get experience using the camera and get up to speed on all of our sporting events. Some of the games have been a little rough around the edges, especially football. I have been working with them and sending them notes after each game. They are really bright kids and will hopefully improve very quickly!
Another bad part of the student turnover is that we no longer have any students who will be doing play-by-play and commentary for the games. We lost Matt Rooney, Matt Siegert and Zach Szkowny who also graduated last year. I was hoping to have a sit down committee meeting to discuss this during the Summer, but the website launch kept me too busy. I am still hoping to have one of our alumni come back (Tommy Gilbert) and talk with the committee about ideas to keep students in the pipeline for these duties. I will keep everyone posted on this.
Viewer Statistics
One of the drawbacks to the new version of Game Central is that there are currently no viewer numbers available. Ryan Emerling, from Stretch Internet, assures me that they will have this feature restored by the end of October. Hopefully, I will be able to post viewers stats with my next update


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Introduction to camera movement
Camera movement is one of the most powerful aspects of camera. It can be used to reveal information to the audience, pan across vast vistas or move closer to a character's face, intensifying the emotion of a scene.
There are a variety of ways of moving the camera:
Can you think of a scene where the camera movement contributes to the emotional impact of the scene on the audience?
Add to the comments below.
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