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Cciatic Pain and whiplash after motor vehicle accident have caused me severe muscle spasms to neck upper and lower back. Also, a piriformis problem causing butt and leg spasms for 1 1/2 years after auto accident. I still cannot sit for more than a few minutes at a time and no more than 45 to 60 minutes spread throughout day.
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Find a massage therapist that does deep tissue work. I had muscle spasms in my lower back and shoulder from bad ergonomics at work, and my chiropractor recommended massage and heat in addition to what he was doing. It took several hour-long sessions (and some were painful), but the spasms finally went away. Good luck!
You need to talk to either a chiropractor or an orthopedic doctor about using a TENS unit. This allows you to apply electrical currents to the affected areas from time to time.
Hello UNKERS---wherever Amish people live--you will find it! It's much better than BenGay etc---smells like vicks and works wonders.
Also, I learned to do something different--am even doing it for arthritis areas---I do what's called ACUPRESSURE---not Acupuncture. It goes by the pressure points on your body---I go to each sore area--press not hard but softly but it still hurts and count in my head 01 up to 08---stop for the count of 03, and do it one more time--then go to the next sore spot you find---it's helped me now for many years! Sometimes it's the strangest sounding stuff that just may help---like that Ivory soap put at the end of the bed--will have to be checking that out! Annie
Hi, have you tried Acupuncture or Acupressure? Both these modalities work with muscle problems, hugs, Roz
I read on our local paper about leg spasms and cramps in the middle of the night. Place a bar of Ivory soap under your sheets at the foot of your bed and this should help according to a M.D.'s article.
See your chiropractor, also buy an ergonomic chair. This is a chair where your body weight rests on your knees, keeping your back straight. A picture can be found here: www.workplacesolutionsllc.com/
It is also known as an ergonomic kneeling stool. I think they can be found for a lower price if you look.
sorry to hear you suffer like so many others including myself --
the claim is about cramps not spasms but ...
I had several muscle cramps and was prescribed quinine. When the FDA said that you could not have prescribed quinine without having malaria, my Dr. suggested Tonic Water which also contains quinine. I drink the diet tonic water which has significantly fewer calories than the regular and my muscle cramps are gone.
I suffered from severe leg cramps for years until I discovered Hylands Leg Cramp pills...they contain a small amount of quinine. They relieve leg cramps quickly and might possible help you. I buy them at Walmart in the vitamin/supplement section, very inexpensive.
Dear Caty,
I too have bulging neck and lower back discs due to a car accident. I live in Ajax ON and I have found a wonderful FREE center you can try to relieve the pain. It is the CERAGEM center that is in several places in TO. I went to the best one in Ajax, but they are also in scarboro, woodbridge etc. Just goggle Ceragem.com and when the site comes up ,look for the location distributer.
It is a center that offers unlimited free 45min massages on there ceragem beds. The are NOT pushy about selling the beds. In fact you have to ask for the info , they just want people to feel good although they don't make any promises of healing . But you will hear many testimonies of relief people have had from many aliments.Many people in the ajax center have been going 6 days a week for free for the 2 1/2 yrs they have been open. My husband and I finally after a yr bought a bed for our convenience, but they never pressured us.
Initially, you might find it painful as it combines acupuncture, massage, but keep at it and in a couple of weeks you won't believe how much better you are. Now , at home we both use it faithfully every day and sometimes more and our backs are so much better. If you go to the Ajax one say hello to Sil and Leanne , they are the owners. You also learn so much good info from them re: health, and the environment is very upbeat . Please give it a try. It is so worth it! Pat Walls
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Many of us will have a fee charging current account (also known as a Packaged Bank Account), one that we pay a fee for every month. But do we really know WHAT we are paying for. For example the Lloyds Bank Platinum Current account attracts a monthly fee of £17 (£204 per year). The main benefits include travel insurance and AA breakdown cover. Or the Natwest Black account at a whopping £24 per month (£288 per year).
The benefits provided by many of these accounts may well appear attractive, but if you don't own a car or travel abroad frequently, then you may well be paying for insurance policies that you will never claim on.
Many of these accounts were mis-sold to consumers. 'Time and again we hear clients tell us that the packaged bank account they have been paying a fee for, sometimes for 10 years or more, was sold to them when they went into the bank to take out a loan. Time and again we hear that the bank's loan advisor told our client that they would get a better rate on their loan if they upgraded their bank account to a 'premium current account' product. On the face of it that seems like a good idea, upgrade your current account and get a lower rate on your loan? However, rarely was this a good deal, other than for the bank. If you take out a £5,000 loan over 5 years, and even if you save 1% by taking out the premium current account, the total saving on the loan will not exceed £150 over the 5 year term. If the fee on the premium current account is even £10 per month, over 5 years you will pay £600 to the bank in fees.
'We recently handled a complaint for a client from Sandown who had been paying for her Advantage Gold Account with Natwest. Natwest initially rejected our complaint that it had been mis-sold and we took her case to the Financial Ombudsman Service where it was upheld. The refund our client received was OVER £1400′. We had already recovered over £50,000 of mis-sold PPI for this client and her husband, but £1,400 is still a LOT of money for most people'.
Here is an example of an offer from Natwest in respect of the mis-selling of an Advantage Gold account to one of our clients.
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Le Mans 24 Hours: Hours 7-9
Peugeot's #2 car leads Le Mans at the nine hour mark after the #1 hits technical problems
Peugeot remains out front in the Le Mans 24 Hours after nine hours but just one of the three factory cars is now right in the mix for victory after issues for the #1 car.
The Safety Car period at the six hour mark had allowed the #1 to open up an advantage over the #2 car but things went wrong in the eighth hour for the leaders when Marc Gene was forced to pit with an alternator issue.
The car was wheeled back into the garage for repairs and rejoined having lost four laps which dropped it down to seventh place. Gene however has been lapping quickly and has posted the fastest lap of the race to date as he looks to close on the cars ahead.
The issues for the #1 mean the #2 now leads the race having been the only one of the three factory cars not to run into problems with the Oreca-run Peugeot running second; on the lead lap but some way back.
Audi now has a car on the podium with the #9 ahead of the #8 at the nine hour mark and the #7 in fifth as it seeks to make up some of the time lost in Tom Kristensen's earlier accident.
Gene lay sixth as the hour ticked over as he swapped positions with the leading Aston Martin Racing entry during the stops and was closing in on McNish through his stellar laps.
The #007 sits seventh as the top petrol runner with the sister car behind in eighth. The #15 Kolles Audi and the #13 Lola-Rebellion round out the top ten.
The sister cars for both of those teams, with Manu Rodrigues crashing behind the Safety Car at the start of the seventh hour while the #12 Rebellion has spent lengthy spells in the pits for a variety of reasons - including an overheating gearbox.
In LMP2, Strakka Racing remains out front despite a scare when the car also suffered a spin behind the Safety Car with Nick Leventis at the wheel. Luckily, the fact that the incident happened under caution meant the car didn't lose too much time to the chasing Highcroft entry. OAK Racing retains third place.
Matech continue to lead in GT1, while the GT2 fight that had enthralled viewers at La Sarthe continued until Risi ran into gearbox issues with the gearbox on its #82.
The car had been running nose-to-tail with Oliver Gavin's Corvette before Gianmaria Bruni was forced into the garage with the car stuck in second gear.
Corvette now hold first and second in class as a result.
Joining the retirement list were the JMW Aston Martin following its accident at the end of the sixth hour, and the #79 BMW 'Art Car' which stopped on track with a fuel feed issue.


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March 2, 2017
Supercraft Your March Break #MakerMarch
Do you love to craft in your spare time but are never quite to sure where to start? Then Supercraft is the book for you!
About Supercraft
52 creative craft and sewing projects easy enough to complete in just one weekend, designed to keep crafters busy all year long.
Supercraft is packed with DIY craft and sewing projects that use everyday materials and innovative techniques so you can up cycle your way to creating something new and stylish. Embroider a notebook, print fabric with star fruit, make a hanging garden for your bathroom, and much, much more.
Each of the 52 projects in this book include everything you need to know, with step-by-step photographs and detailed instructions, and are simple enough to finish in a weekend. Craft your way through spring, summer, winter, and fall with Supercraft.
My Thoughts
Are you looking to change up your home for the season? Maybe add some small but sensational pieces that put some life back into the room. Then Supercraft is for you!
The book is divided up into seasons with easy, medium and more difficult crafts to complete. There is a good collection of crafts for the home and personal items. I love that you can incorporate recycled items from outdoors and indoors into these new crafts (a hanging garden, pressing leaves, leaf prints, etc..). There are even some great projects that you can do with your children, they were very excited to make Mommy a special coffee mug just from them.
The instructions are all easy to follow and never leave you feeling confused. Each stage of the instruction also comes along with a helpful photo in case you do get a bit confused but I promise you wont. The authors also include templates, basic embroidery and stitching skills at the back of the book in case you need to brush up on some of your skills before you tackle some of the projects.
There are a total of fifty two project ideas in this book, which makes it the perfect year long craft partner. It will help you to never run out of ideas!
You can purchase a copy of Supercraft on the DK Canada website.
About the Author
Designer Sophie Pester is the founder of one of the largest craft fairs in Germany. Author and designer Catharina Bruns has written about creative inspiration in the workplace. Together, they founded Supercraft, a popular craft box subscription service in Germany. They are widely known in the craft blogger scene and are often featured in women's and craft magazines.
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in order to facilitate this review. All opinions expressed are my own.


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The OWL: a programmable guitar pedal
A team of Hackspace and Music Hackspace members are currently working on a programmable guitar effects pedal called the OWL. OWL stands for Open Ware Laboratory, which refers to the fact that the entire project is open-source in both hardware and software – all code and documents relating to the project will be freely available under the Gnu GPL license. The OWL is based around an ARM Cortex M4 chip, and can be programmed using a specially developed software framework.... Read More


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This workshop offers an introduction to historical analysis and methods in the social sciences with a special emphasis on historical case studies. Social scientists working in different disciplines and different research programs often have varying, sometimes competing, assumptions about what it means to be historical. Rather than take sides, the workshop pluralistically surveys a wide variety of contemporary self-avowedly historical research programs that use case studies: new institutional economic history, comparative historical analysis, historical institutionalism, international history, and historical sociology. As we move across these we follow cross-disciplinary contrasts and connections to see how historical cases have been used by an array of economists, political scientists, and sociologists.
In our readings we engage reflective and prescriptive pronouncements about the substantive and methodological orientation of research programs alongside concrete examples of historical work. The aim is to examine and evaluate both the framing and the actual research practices of each program. Our workshop sessions will be seminars in which I provide an organizational outline and introductory remarks, but the bulk of class time is devoted to active discussion of the readings. The goal of the sessions is to help students to identify and understand the premises, preaching, and practices of diverse contemporary research programs in historical social science, and to spur students who wish to do historical case studies themselves to identify and articulate the particular variant of historical analysis that best fits their commitments and interests.
This workshop may be taken as a freestanding survey, or supplemented with the one-day workshop on archival research.
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Today's article is written by Michael Wermuth, Jr. with edits and additions by Ryan Dosier.
First appearance…
The Muppet Show: Episode 308 (1978)
Most recent appearance…
Muppets Tonight: Episode 208 (1997)
Best known role…
Muppet Sportscaster
Louis Kazagger is the host of Muppet Sports. Talking with a nasally voice and sporting a loud sports jacket, the character is loosely based on sports commentator Howard Cosell. His trademark introduction of his segments always began with a montage of wacky sports and Louis shouting, "This is the wiiiiiiiiild world of Muppet Sports!"
In the Muppet Sports segments, Louis covered such strange sports as tree staring and bagpipe eating. Unlike the Newsman of Muppet News, Louis Kazagger is rarely a victim of the sports he covers, but, being a Muppet, he is not completely immune to injury. When he covered the national wig racing championship, his own wig jumped off his head as soon as the race began, and when the sport was horse shoe tossing, he got injured when a contestant forgot to take the horse off the horse shoe.
Louis Kazagger has only made a few appearances since The Muppet Show ended. In The Great Muppet Caper, he suddenly shows up at the Mallory Gallery when the Muppets play baseball against Nicky Holiday with the fabulous Baseball Diamond. In 1992, he made a couple of appearances on Good Morning America, interviewing Gonzo for the Geek Olympics and also interviewing baseballs. The final puppet appearance of Louis Kazagger was in the background of a few episodes of Muppets Tonight.
Kazagger did continue to appear in comic book form during the run of the BOOM! Studios comics, appearing in The Muppet Show Comic Book: The Treasure of Peg-Leg Wilson, Muppet Robin Hood, and Muppet Peter Pan. In Peg-Leg Wilson, Muppet Sports covered the well known and revered sport of Long Distance Toast Hurtling.
Muppet Sports segments occurred throughout the last three seasons of The Muppet Show. Here is a rundown of every wacky sport Louis Kazagger found himself reporting on.
- Wig Racing (Episode 310)
- Blindfold Race (Episode 314)
- Goldfish Shooting (Episode 319)
- Horseshoe Pitching (Episode 322)
- Tree Staring (Episode 411)
- Bagpipe Eating (Episode 415)
- Yardarm Hanging (Episode 507)
- Cross Country Billiards (Episode 524)
Well, if the Muppets need to play sports, they'd need a sports commentator, right? Louis Kazzager's voice, and his pointy nose, snazzy jacket make him a unique addition to the Muppet world. Louis is sort of a one note character–he was rarely seen outside of Muppet Sports, even in crowd scenes. He really does only fill one niche , but he does fill it well. As a commentator on ridiculous sports made up by the Muppet writers just to be goofy, he is unparalleled. Even commenting on the game the Muppets played with the Baseball Diamond in The Great Muppet Caper he proved hilarious. Anytime some sort of sports-based commentary is needed in the Muppet world, Louis Kazagger should be there.
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Best Rewards Credit Cards
- What is a Rewards Card?
- Who Should Get A Reward Credit Card?
- Interest Expenses Erode Reward Points
- Types of Reward Credit Cards
- Your Credit Score
- What is a Signup Bonus?
- Who Should Get a Credit Card with a Signup Bonus?
- Summary
A credit card that focuses on rewards, provide customers with a way to earn kickbacks for spending on a credit card. Remember, credit card companies make money if you spend with them. American express charges vendors up to 3% per transaction, so they have no problem incenting customers to spend more by giving them rewards. If you have good to great credit and generally don't carry a monthly balance on your card, you can enjoy rewards that might otherwise be out of reach. There are a wide array of rewards available to credit card consumers and it's helpful to understand the types of credit card rewards that are available, which will allow you to profit from your regular spending.
What is a Rewards Card?
A reward card provides perks for using your card, which generally falls into three categories, which include cash, points, or miles. Cash rewards are the most straightforward and easiest to use and understand. However, cash rewards can be misleading as they do not always pay you cash. Some rewards programs only allow you to redeem your cash rewards as a credit to your account. Other credit cards will tally your cash back rewards and send you a check that you can deposit into your bank account. Costco, actually makes you redeem your rewards for cash or a check but you have to pick it up at one of their stores. Most of the time, you will have to redeem your rewards in specific increments, such as $25, $50, $100 dollars, etc…
The calculation for point rewards is generally based on the dollars you spend. Usually, 1-point per dollar, although there are many reward cards that double or even triple your rewards.
Some reward cards allow you to redeem your points for cash, gift cards, and even travel. The goal is to determine the most bang for your buck. For example, some credit cards rewards will provide you a $100 gift card for 100-points, but only $50 in cash back for the same number of points.
Travel related rewards and miles cards help you redeem airline tickets, or in some instances, hotel stays. The number of miles needed to purchase a flight can vary as well as the number of miles that you can receive from a specific number of points. Redeemable miles are generally based on specific periods based on supply and demand. For example, during the holiday season, the number of miles needed to purchase an airline ticket will increase relative to periods following the holiday season.
What is interesting is that many consumers do not research the rewards that you can receive before applying for a card. The moral of the story is to perform your due diligence and make sure you get the card that fits your spending habits.
Discover the Best Rewards Credit Cards
Who Should Get A Reward Credit Card?
Remember, credit card companies are in business to make money, and generally providing robust rewards are offset with higher interest rates and an annual fee. If you spend money on your credit card on a regular basis, then you are likely a solid candidate to apply for a reward card. Remember, if you are paying an annual fee, it might take quite a bit of point to recoup your expense.
Reward credit cards are great for people who pay their debt off every month. If you carry a balance, the interest expense is likely to eat into the benefits you receive from reward points. You can look the benefits and the costs of a reward card as a financial ledger. The goal is to maximize your benefits by generating rewards without getting penalized for using the credit card. While carrying a balance for a month or two will not sharply erode your reward benefits, longer periods might.
Interest Expenses Erode Reward Points
If you hold a balance for 6-months on a balance of $2,000 that has an APR of 18%, your interest costs would be approximately $180. If you earned cash back at 5% for the first $1,500 dollars, which is a common reward program, that is followed by 1% for all subsequent purchases, you would have to spend $12,000 to make back your $180 in interest charges.
To get a reward card, you will likely need to have a credit score that is good to great. While it is possible to find reward cards if you have fair to bad credit, the interest rates that are charged will only work if you can pay off your debt every month. If you can pay your phone bills or cable bills, or your rent or utility bills with a credit card, and you are confident that you will meet your obligations, then you can get cash back that is approximately 1-2%.
Your credit score drives the rate that you will be offered, which can also help drive your decision on whether you should look for a reward card. If you know in advance how much spending you will do a year on a credit card then you can back into whether you can hold a balance or if you can pay an annual fee. Certain credit cards, such as the Citi Double Cash Back card, pays 2% on spending. If you know that you are going to spend $100,000 on this card during a year, then you know that you have $2,000 to use. If you run a business, using a credit card is a great way to pay for expenses, as it reduces your overall costs. For example, a contractor that makes $100,000 from jobs where the revenue was $600,000 and expenses that were paid on a credit card were $500,000, can earn an additional $10,000 in cash back.
Types of Reward Credit Cards
There are several types of reward cards with 3-main categories which include cash back, reward points, gas rewards, airline miles, travel rewards, and retail store rewards. To determine which reward card is best for you, you need to analyze your spending habits.
Cashback is generally the most efficient, but won't always provide you with the best bang for your buck. Many credit cards provide you with a flat fee, like the Citi Double Cash Reward card. This card has no annual fee and pays you 1% when you purchase and 1% when you pay off your purchase. If you pay off your purchase every month religiously, the 2% Citi pays is an excellent rate. It also boasts a zero-annual fee. The downside is that based on your credit score the rates can be very high. It has an APR from 14.49% – 24.49% that is variable. It has a penalty APR, which is up to 29.99%, which can be devastating and a cash advance APR and is 26.24%, and variable. So, one month where you receive a maximum penalty of $1,000, would cost you $299/12 or $25. To make this back, you would need to spend $1,250 and earn 2% cash back.
Miles rewards are great if you are a constant traveler and also like to use your miles for vacations. If you have sales that require that you are hitting the friendly skies, the amount that you spend on your travel can provide many free flights. Many credit cards offer large miles signup bonuses, as an incentive to get you to sign up for a miles credit card.
The Chase Sapphire Credit card offers a credit sign up bonus and robust rewards for miles and for partner miles. Chase allows you to redeem your points for 1.25 cents each on airline tickets, or you can transfer your miles on a dollar for dollar basis to one of their partners such as United, British Air or Southwest Air. Additionally, they offer a 50,000 point bonus offer which can also be transferred to one of their partner airlines.
Your Credit Score
Your credit score describes your credit payment history as well as your outstanding credit and the ability for you to pay down your debt. Your Fico score (Fair Isaac Corporation) rates your credit between 300-850. A FICO credit score of 700 or above is generally considered good. A score of 800 or above is considered to be excellent. Most credit scores fall between 600 and 750. The higher the score the more confidence a lender has that you will pay back your debt.
A credit score is used by credit card issuers such as banks, financial institutions, and credit unions, to make decisions about whether or not to offer your credit and what the terms of the offer should be. This can include how much credit they should offer you as well as the terms and rates. There are many different types of credit scores. Including scores by VantageScore which along with FICO is the most common.
Several of the best miles credit cards are available for any credit score of at least 600 points. Co-branded airline credit cards, which are in conjunction with a bank or a financial institution are some of the best places to look if you want to improve your credit by owning a credit card. Most of the time a better credit score leads to a better chance that you will have your application approved. The issue is that a credit card applications can be complicated you might be approved with a lower score or declined with a higher score because they also take your income, credit history, and the number of recent card applications.
What is a Signup Bonus?
A signup bonus is an additional incentive offered by a credit card issuer, like a bank or credit union to attract you to their credit card. This could be a multiple of the cash back you would normally receive when you make your first purchases. For example, if the credit card normally provides 1% cash back on all purchase of goods and services, you might receive double that amount on the first 20,000 you spend as a signup bonus.
Who Should Get a Credit Card with a Signup Bonus?
Sign up bonuses are an incentive, and they are geared for people looking to spend on their credit cards. These cards are geared for people who use their credit card for daily expenses, such as purchasing gasoline or going to the supermarket. If you pay off your cable bill or phone bill with your credit card then you should consider getting a credit card with a robust signup bonus. On the other hand, if you barely use your credit card during the course of a year, then finding a credit card with a signup bonus would be less attractive then one with no annual fee.
Learn More about Credit Cards
Reward credit cards are great for people that actively use their credit cards, and generally, do not carry a balance. Credit card rewards are accumulated by spending activity, with some providing cash back, reward points or even miles. You should be leery of reward cards that have annual fees as well as very higher interest rates with penalties.
Travel points and mileage are great for people that are on the road a lot, but if you don't make a habit of traveling, there are many other reward benefits where you can redeem reward points for gift cards and merchandise.
There are reward cards that offer signup bonuses as well as no annual fees, but nearly all charge a robust interest rate, even if there is a teaser rate to help get you in the door.
Your credit score will also go a long way in helping you determine if a reward car is right for you. Stronger scores, allow a credit card issuer to charge you a lower rate, and if you have to carry a balance, the interest penalty might not erode the value of the rewards.


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About Us
As one of New Jersey's finest Asian dining establishments, Yokohama Japanese Restaurant provides an exciting menu and a wonderful atmosphere in which to enjoy it.
For more than 15 years Yokohama owner Sindy Chan-Sze has proudly served quality Asian cuisine in Burlington County and has grown intimate with the food and people of South Jersey.
Though it's their vision of a Japanese restaurant inviting both tradition and new ideas that shapes Yokohama, it's the customers and dedicated staff that breathe life into it. Our experienced cooks, skilled sushi chefs, friendly servers and bartenders bring out the love and passion of our food. All that's left is for you to experience it.
Yokohama Sushi And Hibachi Restaurant
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Is VR adopted by different industry sectors?
Virtual Reality adoption is much faster in industrial fields than for gaming or other mass market applications. This adoption confirms the true value brought by Virtual reality, being validation at scale 1 of 3D projects. About 36% of respondents are declaring they are currently thinking adding Virtual reality to their current processes or believe that this will naturally be part of they tool chain during the next 1 to 3 years. The penetration is expected accelerate during 2019 as the industry is currently active to transform itself through digitalisation of processes and tools.
Industry 4.0 concept is currently a true strategic area for companies. 23% of the professionals indicate that Virtual reality is part of the important to extremely important fields to stay competitive against competition within that transformation. It especially appears as a key differentiation value proposition within the collaborative conception, design and production processes.
Main VR use cases are reported to be in development and product design (39%), security and training (28%), remote distance collaborative work (20%), or virtual assembly during création and design process (18%). At WEVIZ®, our product design users make it clear to us in their feedback that they noticed major time gain during their creation process, and even more during the validation time of those projects with their internal or external customers.
However, even if the current VR adoption curve is positive, there are still barriers for organizations to take the step. 20% of the decision makers mention prohibitive cost as the main one.
WEVIZ® fully acknowledges this situation and thus proposes a range of product that are answering both the cost of deployment issue as well as the fact that the VR users are not VR experts anymore. WEVIZ® is a VR solution designed for Product designers, projects managers, product marketing teams who did not have usable tools so far even when they need to visualize and discuss their 3D projects at scale one. WEVIZ® delivers an intuitive, fast and powerful solution which is truly usable on a daily basis, autonomously, compared to previous powerful but complex immersive solutions.
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Grandpa Montgomery was the youngest of seven children. Four daughters were born first (Myrtle, Mamie, Bessie, and Elta), then three sons (Walter, Ward, and Lawrence). Grandpa's closest sibling in age, John Ward Montgomery, was born October 9, 1899 in Holdrege, Nebraska. By 1910 Ward (then age 10) was living in Rotate, Kansas, a "servant" in the household of Ernest Grigson. Ward enlisted in the Marine Corps at Mare Island in April 1917, and in the 1920 census he is found living in Los Angeles. Ward married Katherine Wagner in about 1928 and by 1930 he is living in Lincoln Park, Michigan with his wife (age 23) and daughter Eleanor (age 13 months). Ward is working as a machine operator in a luggage factory. Ward's wife died in 1939 age age 31. The 1940 census finds Ward still living in Lincoln Park and now working as a receiving clerk in the luggage factory. Older daughter Eleanor Jean has been joined by Ruth Corinne. Ward will eventually die in Allen Park, Michigan, on February 2, 1981 and be buried in Ferndale Cemetery.
In 1936, Ward wrote the following letter to my grandfather Lawrence:
Postmarked October [20?] 1936, Detroit, Michigan; Addressed Mr. Lawrence T. Montgomery, Ardmore, South Dakota; Return address 1211 Park St., Lincoln Park, Mich.; Stamped in corner: Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Ask Your Postmaster
Lincoln Park Mich.
Oct. 19, 1936
Dear Brother Lawrence & Family:
I received your letter some time ago, and was sure glad to hear that you are getting along better. I hope it won't be long until you are able to work again. I had a letter from Sister Mamie not long ago. Her address is 2827 "K" St. Bakersfield Calif. I also heard from Walter. His address is Lewisburg Penna. I am going to Drive over and see him the first time I can get a few days off from work. Lewisburg is a small town about 125 miles this side of Philadelphia or about 460 miles from here. – About a 10 hour drive. I haven't seen Walter since we were both in the Marine Corps at Mare Island California in April 1917, that's over 20 years ago—Ha—we must be getting old. I don't know how soon I'll be able to get away tho. as we are very busy at the Factory now. I hardly ever get thru work till 6:30 or 7 o'clock in the evening. I work by the month tho, so don't get any extra pay for the long hours, but I won't have any trouble getting a day off when we are not so busy. I wish I could get out to see you too. Perhaps I can when I take my vacation next year.
What are you doing for a living now, farming? Sometimes I wish I could get away from the City and on a farm. Of course I make more in town, but living is so high that it takes all I make to pay the bills.
Walter tells me that he has been married 12 years now, but has no children. He is running a Restaurant and BeerGarden in Lewisburg, but lives about 8 miles out in the country from there. He said he was coming over to see me sometime. We are 8 miles from Downtown Detroit, but it's business district all the way. Town's are so close to-gether here it's hard to tell which one you are in.
Well I hope you are all fixed up and feeling fine by now. How are the wife and children—
Write to me again soon—
As ever,
Your brother
1211 Park St.
Lincoln Park, Mich.


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Beyond Pro AV
In a competitive commercial environment, where grabbing attention leads to sales dollars, businesses will find new ways to accomplish this.
Running down the Las Vegas strip the other day, I experienced strong evidence of the ongoing fusion between "A" and "V." The huge LED marquees are now making sound. It seems that blindingly bright, 60-foot electronic signage is no longer enough to grab people's attention; you now have to scream at them like a digital carnival barker, too.
This shouldn't be surprising, since research proves that we become desensitized to any repetitive stimulus over time. In a competitive commercial environment, where grabbing attention leads to sales dollars, businesses will do anything to find new ways to accomplish this. Maybe it's time to move beyond the limitations of pro AV.
Now that we have the auditory and visual senses under control — or assault, some may say —why stop there? Some content providers haven't. Many of us are old enough to remember the 1974 disaster film, "Earthquake," featuring Sensurround. Universal Studios' sound engineers knew that exciting the sense of touch could create a memorable effect. This resulted in the fourth highest grossing box office take that year. Today, low-frequency actuators are more common in specialty cinema and home-video gaming applications.
Even before touch was added to the sensory smorgasbord, as far back as the late 1950s and early 1960s, filmmakers experimented with processes such as Aroma-Rama and Smell-O-Vision in attempts to enhance the movie-going experience. These systems injected different smells into a movie theater when triggered by cue from the film's soundtrack. Many felt it was a short-lived fad, but guess what? It's back. AV content provider DMX has resurrected the concept for commercial environments, citing research that humans are more than 100 times more likely to remember something that they smell over something that they only see or hear — done tastefully, of course.
Speaking of taste, can that be far behind? It's a well-known fact that the senses of taste and smell are closely related, so it seems this should be easily accomplished. Imagine the impact that this sensory experience will have on the restaurant industry.
Some estimates suggest that Americans are exposed to more than 3,000 advertisements daily. How can a business get its message through that kind of clutter? Yet few, if any, of these 3,000 messages address more than the A and V perceptual senses. AV systems integrators should seriously explore some of these back-to-the-future technologies. After all, we're not really in the AV business, we're in the business-communications business. Remember the lessons of marketing myopia provided by the buggy whip, railroad, and (more recently) film industries. There is no reason we should limit ourselves to offering sensory experiences for just two of our five senses. Maybe it's time for a new acronym. Pro AVSTT, anyone?
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Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – Fatemeh Mohammadi, a Christian convert who was released from Evin Prison earlier this year, has staged a sit-in across from her former prison to protest what she referred to as the prison authorities' "campaign of verbal harassment" against her.
Mohammadi was initially detained last November, and sentenced to six months in prison by Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran. She was released from Evin Prison's women's ward after completing her sentence. Now, she claims authorities are contacting her family to insult and harass them.
"After I was released from Evin Prison, I was contacted by the prison's interrogation team," Mohammadi told HRANA. "They called me all sorts of vulgar words. Last night, September 26th, 2018, Evin Prison again called my home. The person on the phone said [unpleasant] things to my family and told them, 'It is best that you stop your daughter from her activities as the path she is on leads to corruption.'"
She said she was prompted to begin her protest when her home was contacted once again on Thursday, September 27th, 2018.
"They repeated their words," Mohammadi said. "Afterwards, I went to Evin to find out what was wrong, but no one offered an explanation. For this reason, I am protesting and staging a sit-in across from Evin Prison, and will continue to do so until they process my complaint."
Mohammadi previously published a letter in which she spoke of the anguish she endured during her interrogation.
Last November, Mohammadi was detained in Tehran and transferred to Evin prison along with Majid Reza Suzanchi Kashani, another recent Christian convert. On April 7th, 2018, Mohammadi, who was 19 years old at the time, was sentenced by Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran, presided by Judge Ahmadzadeh, to six months' imprisonment on charges of "membership in proselytizing groups," "christian activity," and "acting against national security through propaganda against the regime."
Per Iranian law, Mohammadi's sentence should have been reduced by a quarter when she consented to the verdict; however, she served a month and a half longer than anticipated per the law. She was released May 14th, 2018.


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A tale of two songs.
Katie Stam, a 23-year-old member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Seymour, Ind., sang one of them on Jan. 24, 2009. Key lyrics: "Down the Via Dolorosa called the way of suffering/ Like a lamb came the Messiah, Christ the King./ But He chose to walk that road out of His love for you and me./ Down the Via Dolorosa, all the way to Calvary."
Katie Stam sang that song during the talent competition, which followed the swimsuit and evening gown competitions.
After she sang it, she strolled down a runway to the accompaniment of another song: "There she is, Miss America/ There she is, your ideal/. . . And there she is/ Walking on air, she is/ Fairest of the fair, she is/ There she is—Miss America."
Thinking that those two songs did not go together, I was initially sardonic when the New York City Rescue Mission asked me to serve hundreds of men and women a Thanksgiving dinner alongside Katie Stam, Miss America 2009. I felt I knew both homeless Thanksgiving dinners and Miss America winners, even though I had never been to one nor met one.
What I know about homeless shelters, including many Christian ones, is best summed up by the pessimistic but realistic Ron Panarello, a staff member at the NYC Rescue Mission: Many of the regular guys get government checks on the first day of the month and in a week blow the money on drugs. They spend the second week lying around in misery.
That's not the worst of it.
In week three many have regained enough strength to cuss at and fight each other. In week four many of them purportedly come to Jesus. Then the government checks come and the cycle begins anew. Thanksgiving always comes during the fourth week. Homeless guys are on their best behavior. And it means nothing.
Sometimes, through God's grace, the penny drops. Over the past 20 years I've met lots of people who stumbled down the Via Dolorosa and astonishingly encountered Jesus the Christ. Their lives change. Sometimes they relapse, but not for good. They now have a reason to straighten up.
Who knows what God uses to help these folks stop making excuses and start becoming accountable?
Maybe He uses Katie Stam. I'm not sure what I expected to see, besides good looks, in a Miss America. I didn't quite expect her to wear a tiara. I did visualize her posing ornamentally.
She wasn't that way. She had on an apron and a cap—mussing the hair. She was serving dinners and desserts, obviously not for the first time, and at the same pace whether a camera was rolling or not. She hadn't spent all her time prancing at pageants. I didn't know until she told me that she had waited tables for two years in a mid-scale Italian restaurant.
Stam mentioned that she had come from an appearance in New Orleans where she was just supposed to stand around. She said she didn't like that. She wanted to work. She grew up in a Christian home (her mom teaches fifth grade at a Lutheran school) and from what I read has faith of her own, so I asked her what serving at the Mission meant to her as a Christian.
She momentarily had the deer-in-the-headlights look—was a journalist out to get her?—but then forthrightly said she saw the image of God in these homeless folks.
Since she sees it, maybe they'll see it too. She said the people at this Thanksgiving dinner often showed more gratitude than the patrons in her Italian restaurant. She's right: Even I, blundering around, got thank you's. Maybe it's week-four manners. Maybe it's something more.
I was wrong to jeer at shelter Thanksgiving dinners and Miss Americas. As Alyosha says in The Brothers Karamazov, "If only one good memory remains with us in our hearts, that alone may serve some day for our salvation."
Miss America 2009 was not walking on air. She wasn't on a Via Dolorosa either—this has been a great year in her young life. But by showing up she just may have helped someone who's been on the road too long.


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I am an insatiable food porn consumer. My Google Reader is full of food blogs, and I scroll happily through food photos and recipes at work, at home, before and after grocery shopping. But nothing kills the mood faster for me as a vegetarian viewer than a big hunk-o'-flesh on the page. Chances are, if you don't share in the "fleischgeist" of Meatpaper, you won't salivate at the sight of meaty food photography, either. That rules out otherwise tasty sites like La Tartine Gourmande, Smitten Kitchen, or Food Porn Daily. Veggies seeking flesh-free fare might enjoy Simply Breakfast, Vegan Yum Yum, and What the Hell Does a Vegan Eat Anyway?, along with Flickr albums of vegan food porn–sites that let you ogle the vegancupcakes, then bake them, too.
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|Enhanced Measures of Social Distancing Level 2 in the Busan Area (from Aug. 21st)
○ Ban on assemblies/gatherings/events of 50 or more indoors and 100 or more outdoors
Sports Event
○ Switch to non-spectator games
Publicly Used Facility
○ Operation suspension of indoor national/public facilities
○ Operation suspension of *12 types of high-risk facilities (excluding distribution and logistics centers) *Bars including night clubs and room salons, colatech (Korean-style cabaret), karaoke bars, pubs, hunting pocha, singing rooms, indoor standing performance halls, indoor gyms for intense group exercise (GX), direct sales (e.g., door-to-door sales) promotion centers, large-scale (300 or more people) hagwon(private educational institutes), buffet restaurants, PC cafes
** Local governments may add types to this facility category.
▴ Some of the high-risk *publicly used facilities (12 types), including wedding halls, movie theaters, and bathhouses, are required to comply with infection prevention and control measures (ban on gatherings).
*Hagwon, arcades, general restaurants bigger than certain criteria (e.g. 150㎡ or bigger), water parks, religious facilities, indoor wedding halls, concert halls, movie theaters, bathhouses/saunas, indoor sports facilities, multi-rooms/DVD rooms, funeral halls
** Local governments may add types to this facility category.
▴Social welfare facilities and daycare centers are recommended to be closed.
* Maintain essential services, such as emergency childcare services.
○ The population density should be lowered to the one-third of students.
* For high schools, it is the two-thirds of students.
Switch to distance learning (Aug. 18 ~ Aug. 21)
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All churches in Busan are allowed only non-face-to-face services and all religious facilities are prohibited to hold any kind of face-to-face meetings and events as well as group meals.
○ Limit the number of employees at the workplace by adopting flexible work schedules and working from home.
(Example: Keep the Two-thirds of the total number of employees at the workplace at the same time.)
○ Recommendation is to limit the number of employees at the workplace to the same level as public institutions.
Early Closure of Seven Public Beaches in Busan (August 21 00:00 ~)
The seven public beaches, which had been scheduled to open until August 31st, close early on August 21 00:00.
Visitors may access the beaches but all convenience services will be suspended including parasols rentals and shower rooms. However, essential workers for beach safety management will continue working until the 31st.
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1. Do not go out, go to work, or go to school if you are unwell with fever or respiratory symptoms (e.g., cough, sore throat, muscle pain).
*If a fever of 38 degrees Celsius or higher continues, or the symptoms deteriorates, contact the KCDC call center at 1339/area code+120 or a local public health center.
2. Postpone or cancel nonessential errands, gatherings, dining-outs, events, trips, etc.
-(Meal) Choose takeout/delivery rather than eating at a restaurant/cafe.
*In particular, postpone or cancel events or gatherings if they provide meals as many of recently reported cases were turned out to get infected by eating together.
(Exercise) Avoid gyms and exercise at home.
(Social Gatherings) Hold virtual gatherings instead of in-person events.
(Utmost Use of PCs/Smartphones)
3. When going out in public, adhere to infection prevention and control measures including wearing a mask and stay away from enclosed, crowded spaces with poor ventilation. Remember to avoid three Cs: Crowded places, close-contact settings, and confined and enclosed spaces.
-(Mask Wearing) Make sure to wear a mask indoors and keep it on outdoors if unable to keep a two-meter distance.
*Avoid activities that cannot be done with a mask on, such as eating, singing, and cheering out loud.
-(Distancing) Keep a distance of two meters (at least one meter) from others.
-Make sure not to engage in activities that release respiratory droplets in the air, such as shouting, chanting, and cheering out loud. Also, shun physical contact, such as handshakes and hugs.


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Alzheimer's is a debilitating and devastating disease. Not only does it rob a person of their memories and their ability to do daily tasks and take care of themselves, it robs their loved ones of the person they once were.
When 77-year-old Setsuko Harmon was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease eight years ago, it was very difficult for her family. Her husband, Bob, became her full-time caretaker, a job that requires him to be with her 24/7.
The couple's daughter, Christine Stone, knows how much of a toll taking care of her mother has been, so on the weekends she gives her dad a break and looks after her mom.
"Her short term memory is affected so she forgets she just ate and where the bathroom is which is really hard on Dad," Christine said. "She can remember things that happened a long time ago but will ask the same question over and over. It is very sad, but she mostly has a positive attitude."
When Christine found out she was pregnant she was excited to tell her mom the good news, but it also made her sad knowing that Setsuko wouldn't remember it.
Instead of getting upset about it, though, Christine decided to make the best of the situation and surprise her mom with the good news every day.
She filmed her mom's reactions each time she told her about the baby, and the video has since gone viral.
One of the sad things about dementia is that the sufferer often has to relive bad news, like the death of a loved one, on a daily basis. In this case, though, Setsuko gets to learn the exciting news that she is going to be a grandmother every day.
While it is still heartbreaking to watch her mother go through this, Christine is learning to find joy in the midst of hardship.
"I enjoy telling mom because every time she reacts like a kid at Christmas," she said. "I can tell her I'm pregnant two minutes after I just told her and she is still surprised."
She said she can't wait to show her daughter the video when she grows up.
"My daughter will appreciate this video when she grows up and know my mom was excited for her arrival and was loved," she said.
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Lower Tier: Danny Neville, Limerick, under pressure from Peter Healy, Antrim in the Allianz Football League Division 4 meeting in Newcastlewest last weekend Picture: Brendan Gleeson
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
The above words are a proclamation by the pigs who control the government in the novel Animal Farm, by George Orwell. The quote is a view of the hypocrisy of governments that proclaim the absolute equality of their citizens but give power and privileges to a small elite.
This version of life, where people are equal, but some are more equal than others, is at the very forefront of modern sport in this country. There are examples of this everywhere you look.
One such example was highlighted this week by Limerick senior football manager Billy Lee. His side, a Division four team in the National League, had a game called off due to snow two weekends ago.
When Lee went about enquiring from Croke Park when and where the game was to be re-fixed for, he was told that the game might not even go ahead.
The opinions of Lee on this fact and the issues surrounding the initial calling off of the game itself are well worth a read. The piece, by Jerome O'Connell, is available on our website.
The point made by Lee and anyone else who looks at this from a neutral stance, is that this sort of lacklustre approach from the officials in Croke Park, would not have been the case if the game was a Division one clash between Dublin and Mayo. The difference? Money.
A loss of a Dublin and Mayo fixture would account for thousands in losses for the GAA. The same, sadly, can not be said of Limerick versus Wicklow.
However, this is an amateur organisation, so what does money have to do with anything? It appears it is all that matters.
When Limerick football was arguably at its peak, the men from Shannonside played in four Munster finals in seven years. This was great for Limerick, but not for the GAA's coffers. They needed the Munster final to be Cork versus Kerry whenever possible. So, what did they do? They agreed to bring back in seeding, so that Cork and Kerry would get byes into the semi finals every year, on opposite sides of the draw, to ensure the best cash flow for the province.
When you see that form of favouritism at play, coupled with a perceived lack of interest in fulfilling Division Four fixtures, one has to ask, is the GAA about the promotion of the game or is it just about making money.
If it were about the game, then a Limerick footballer would have the same rights, backroom investment and off the field promotion opportunities as his Dublin and Mayo counterparts. This, as we all know is not the case.
Sport, be it amateur or professional is becoming more and more streamed towards the elite.
When you see private schools in Dublin receiving large sums of cash from the Sports Capital grant and you look at some of the teams in this county who could do with their own pitch, or even one set of dressing rooms, you realise that this imbalance goes all the way to the top.
As mentioned last week in this column, the IRFU are mainly interested in their national team, mildly interested in their provinces and have little or no interest in their All Ireland sides. Do you see a trend developing?
The FAI are going along similar lines. The national side are the main cash cow, so they need to make sure everything else is down the food chain.
Do these organisations not realise that the more elite you make the top tier, the more disenfranchised the masses become with the sport as a whole.
Ireland may be winning Grand Slams, but less and less people are playing and attending the games at grass roots level.
The Premier League in England were, for the first time ever, unable to sell all of their TV packages. The masses who once worshipped at its altar have decided they have had enough of annual jersey changes, rising ticket prices and over priced subscription packages.
Rugby is heading that way with the elitism of schools rugby and the lack of investment in clubs.
The GAA, which is the only 'amateur' organisation mentioned above, is walking a tight rope with its members and long time supporters.
Everyone is equal, so they say, unless you can make them more money of course.
Paul Mullins (pictured standing in centre row in navy gilet and short shirt sleeves) beside his partner Jane Collins (in pink) with friends, family and staff at BoyleSports shop in Newcastle West
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Pacemakers Market By Implantability (Implantable Pacemaker- Single-Chamber Pacemaker, Dual-Chamber Pacemaker, Biventricular/CRT Pacemaker, And External Pacemaker), By Device Type (MRI Compatible Pacemaker, Leadless MRI Compatible Pacemaker), By End-User (Hospitals, Cardiac Centers, Ambulatory Surgical Centers, Others), By Geography is expected to grow at a steady CAGR Forecast till 2026 owing to rising technological advancement and increasing prevalence of Cardiovascular Diseases.
Global Pacemakers Market was valued at USD 4.63 billion in 2020, growing at a CAGR of 5.81% during the forecast period from 2021 to 2026, to reach USD 5.78 billion by 2026. The demand for Pacemakers is primarily motivated due to the rise in cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), superior treatment outcomes of sudden cardiac arrests, and growing technological advancements.
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Pacemakers market by Implantability (Implantable Pacemaker- Single-Chamber Pacemaker, Dual-Chamber Pacemaker, Biventricular/CRT Pacemaker, and External Pacemaker), Pacemakers market by Device Type (MRI Compatible Pacemaker, Leadless MRI Compatible Pacemaker), Pacemakers market by End-User (Hospitals, Cardiac Centres, Ambulatory Surgical Centres, Others), and Pacemakers market by Geography (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of the World).
Pacemakers Market Insights
Pacemaker's market implantability segment, the implantable pacemaker's market segment is expected to hold the largest share in the market and this trend is expected to continue during the forecast period. The rapid growth of this implantability segment can be attributed to the preference these pacemakers have over their external counterparts. In the type of device segment, the biggest trendsetter in pacemaker technology in the last few years has been the introduction of US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared MRI compatible models, as these pacemakers minimize heating potential, dislodgement, current induction, and electromagnetic interference. These allow patients to undergo MR imaging exams without harm to the device or changes to the device settings. Pacemakers without MRI-conditional use technology usually prevented patients from being able to get an MRI.
Recent Developmental Activities in the Pacemakers Market
- In June 2021, Medtronic launched the world's smallest pacemaker to treat heart block. Micra AV with atrioventricular synchrony is the first pacemaker that can sense atrial activity without a lead or device in the upper chamber of the heart. The in-house created pacemaker is small enough to go inside the heart via a catheter. This will prove as a game-changer in the Pacemakers market.
- In June 2020, Medtronic PLC announced it has received CE Mark for Micra™ AV Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS), the world's smallest pacemaker with atrioventricular (AV) synchrony.
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4. Pacemakers Market Key factors analysis
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7. Pacemakers Market layout
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But I do agree that Honda does not have as wide a network as Maruti and people living in certain sections may have to drive long distances to get their cars serviced.
Every car will have owners who complain about the car's reliability and aftersales, be it a Hyundai, Honda, VW or Maruti.
Anyway lets get back to the topic, and I'd still say that other than better handling and a wider service network, a Jazz would do everything better than a Swift.
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I think Hondas were and are all about practicality and little of character from any angle you look at it. Of-course there needs to be a fine balance between character and practicality and very few car manufacturers adopt such philosophy.
May be I fail to see the "character" part in Jazz though... I think it is outright practical car (minus the expensive price tag for a heavily localized car).
Screaming characters only rings the following cars into my head:
1. Fiat Grande Punto - (Handling, Build, Quirkiness.. and that engine note)
2. Polo GT - All fine but unwanted unreliability from the DSG
3. Swift (Hasn't really aged after 10 years of release can you believe it) - Still a favorite
among the youth. According to me Swift is and will age better than the i20.
4. May be there is a place for hotter Civic hatch here.
But I think we are going OT with the above.
What I know is you have to keep your mind open and evaluate the alternatives available today. Overall I like Suzuki's philosophy of VFM, driving Dynamics and Sales Service.
To beat that Honda has to vastly improve their sales and service and get to their company basics like Toyota has done. Shed this pseudo feeling that they are a better/premium car company than Hyundai (Which is reflecting in their pricing!!)
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I'd been waiting for the Jazz since I felt that the previous generation offered the best ergonomics and premium feel in the hatchback class. Reading the review has been very underwhelming. It's still a very good car, but I don't feel that it matches up to how the old Jazz stood head and shoulders over the competition. I'm kind of okay with the lack of magic seats in the mid-range variants (subject to testing out the rear seat's comfort for myself), but I absolutely *hate* the AVN unit in all the variants. It looks like an el-cheapo Chinese knockoff and does not match the look and feel of the rest of the car - this is particularly true for the larger unit in the VX.
Does anyone have pics of the V variant in the folded position? I know that they don't fold flat, but how much space do we lose compared to the Magic Seats?
By the way, I think I've figured out why Honda calls them "Magic" seats .... it's because they've done a vanishing act from all but the VX.
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- but please add the 1L+ premium into your consideration over Swift.
- Also add that swift petrol will give better FE than the Jazz.
- and I have my doubts on ownership costs... I am dead sure about Honda charging
premium for their ignorant service team handling your baby. I have seen several
occasions where the Maruti service centers charging for the actual repair and not for
their experimentation and learning.
Many years of owning a Japanese car has told me sometimes you can do without the
service centers if you are a true blood BHPian.....may be something to do after the warranty?
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As far as Swift vs Jazz is concerned, even with Maruti's superior after sales, the Jazz is well worth the premium.
I have a 2009 City and it's maintenance costs have been comparable to a Maruti.
Honda spare parts and accident repairs do cost a bit more than Maruti and I'm not going to deny that.
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Excellent review!! The comparison with old gen Jazz, gives better depth to the review. Rated it a well deserved 5 star.
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Thanks for the brilliant review. While I was going through the images, I wondered how this vehicle varied with the mule that was displayed in Feb 2014 Auto Expo New Delhi. I have attached a few images with some differences that are visible. Do add if possible!
In the image below of the displayed vehicle, you can see that the pockets behind the front seats are missing; so is the case with the fabric finish under the aluminium profile on the door.
We all hated the alloy model displayed in the Auto Expo; glad they have changed. Below image shows you the alloy wheel that was in the displayed vehicle.
Note the similar rubber beading along the rear door and a much smaller profile for the front door. They have carried the same antenna from the displayed vehicle:
Notice the displayed car's rear spoiler, it is much smaller than the one reviewed; I think the displayed car was of a lower version. Probably Honda would have added this for the top-variant as an after thought; looks brilliant though.
On the whole I think this is a lovely little car. Not much has changed since the past year or so on the design front. It definitely is a series competitor for Hyundai Elite and Polo; I still believe it is the elite which is feature rich and the Polo that is quality rich. We'll how the sales reflect.
I have attached more pics from the expo:
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The thing is that, magic seats will be only used by less than one percentage of the vehicle buyers. So all these things wont be beneficial for all. But Hyundai concentrates on features that will be used by everyone in a better ergonomic way. Elite is less on space, but has much better space than Polo, Punto and Swift. So in most cases, one may not feel the lack of space in an Elite. Jazz has it much more. . Refinement is better for Elite which is the first feel you get when you start the car. Jazz buyer will be heavily disappointed in this category. Start/Stop button even though a gimmick is a good gimmick. Again, Elite has no LED backlights, but I doubt, if any one would complain. Yes, Elite sucks in fuel efficiency, and it is one of the areas where Jazz has an upper hand. To me Elite a clear winner.
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I was too impatient to wait for a reply to my previous post and took some time off work to view the car for myself. I visited Kothari Automotive (Bavdhan, Pune) and had the opportunity to view the VX MT and the V CVT. The TD of the V CVT wasn't available so I conducted a test drive of the S CVT variant.
The situation is a lot better in the Sports mode, with the engine responding a lot quicker than in regular 'Drive' mode. Since the TD car was of the 'S' trim, it didn't feature the paddle-shifters and I couldn't test them out.
I thing I still don't like about the AVN is the large empty areas that surround it.
Some additional thoughts after seeing this car in person
All said and done, I'm not going to write off the Jazz just yet - but I will be waiting for the Creta before making any decision.
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Looks like a wonderful product and one I would love to have in the garage. Having said that, my single biggest disappointment is the absence of a VX variant for the A/T. My second disappointment is that if they had to launch the A/T only in V variant, I wish the rear seat was slightly better kitted. Adjustable headrests, 60:40 split and a flat bed area on dropping it would have been bare minimum requirements. :-(
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Jazz pricing Hyderabad :
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I forgot to attach the pricing details that I received from the dealer.
Jazz Pricing Pune
On a related note ... are dealers allowed to charge Rs. 8,000 as 'handling' fees?
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Either way on one side if philosophy of VFM, A.S.S is good you miss out on the fun of driving. The entire world buys mass market cars. I too have one, the point is we just got one life. Max out, get a versatile car like the Jazz is or the Punto or Linea for that matter.
Honda is definitely a better company than Hyundai by a long mile. If one wants to compare other factors at least they are reliable and reason enough to get a Honda.
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Awesome review and that too almost on the same time of release... Great job guys and as always THANK YOU for the wonderful review.
There was a time i wanted Jazz to be my first car. I was quite disappointed to come across negative reviews of the car for the 2nd generation. Little did i know about driving and mechanisms of a car at that time. But it always attracted me simply due to its excellent styling and sporty dash. Then i had a chance to go to USA and encounter Honda Fit and I'm glad to see the Jazz got almost all of its styling factors. The drivability of the diesel engine looks extremely exciting (as per the review) however the petrol and CVT looks disappointing. Pricing is also not that competitive in my opinion. After all it is not as VFM as Hyundai's. Also a few loose ends like the missing feature'cover-ups' makes me sad. But let me be honest here. Why am I sad? Coz I still have my heart fixed on the Jazz. The styling is still a massive attraction to me at least
BTW. What about the safety options in Jazz? I did not read anything about air bags and ABS and stuff? Did i miss anything? Can somebody throw some light? Still haven't got time to check the official Website.
Once again, this was a wonderful review.
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And once again, Honda has shot themselves in the foot.
At this price, I see no reason why anyone would buy the Jazz over the Elite i20. While the Jazz is certainly a competent product, the i20 is far more accomplished and a better package overall. Not only is it better loaded, it feels more premium, is more refined, spacious enough and looks a million bucks! The only reason why anyone would consider the Jazz over the i20 is:
-if space is high on their list of priorities, or
-if they absolutely need an automatic car.
Things I'm glad Honda rectified:
- The ride and handling. No longer is it stiff and nervous. It's supple and compliant.
- Diesel engine (This is inevitable)
- AT variant.
Things about this car that baffle me:
- No magic seats on the SV and V-MT / V-CVT. It's the car's USP for crying out loud! What if I want the CVT with magic seats?**
- Sprightly 1.2 i-VTEC in the Brio is still lethargic in the Jazz!
- Removal of key features, equipment and niceties (dual glove-box, rear AC vents, etc)
- 10.77 lakhs OTR Bangalore (Jazz i-DTEC VX). Seriously, what were they thinking?
** Our Jazz's magic-seats were recently pressed into service when we had to take our sick dog half way across town to the veterinarian. The split seats and flat loading bay allowed one of us to be seated in the back while having a makeshift mattress spread across the flat floor for our dog. We recently considered swapping our old Jazz for the new one and we will certainly want it to have magic seats. We would also want it to be the automatic variant. Looks like we can't have our cake and eat it too.
Yes, not offering the 1.5 is a missed opportunity, but after looking at the pricing, I shudder to think what the 1.5 would be priced like.
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A balcony is a semi-private place to be able to watch the views go by. You won't have to fight for space on the public open decks to be able to see the view. You will be able to step out from your room onto a space that is considered only yours & your cabin-mates to see to the views of Alaska.
Many cruise lines and ships that sail to Alaska have at least one scenic cruising day built into an itinerary. Some cruise lines go to Glacier Bay National Park while others go through Tracy Arm Fjord. On scenic cruise days the outside decks crowd very quickly because railing space is limited, especially at the front of the ship. If you have a balcony you can sit or stand on your balcony and not have to worry about finding a spot to get some great pictures.
Are you worried that because your balcony is on one side you won't get to see the other? Cruise ships typically will turn 360 degrees at glaciers or big landmarks to allow both sides to see the view. Other times cruise ships will enter a fjord and cruise to a certain point and then turn around to come out. One side gets the view on the trip up and the other side gets the view coming back. Before booking check with your cruise line to find out what their procedure is with this matter.
What will I see from my balcony? You will get to see the view and you will also have a chance of seeing wildlife from the ship. On my recent trip to Alaska I got to see a pod of whales, seals, and many different types of birds from my balcony.
Are you worried about children and a balcony stateroom? Worrying about your children on a balcony is a valid concern of many parents. Many cruise ships have bolts or locks on balcony doors that are high up to prevent small children from unlocking them. If this is a concern of yours contact your cruise line to find out about balcony locks on your ship. Another concern of yours may be the railing. Railing heights may vary by ship so you will probably want to find out details about the railing from your cruise line. If your children listen to your directions you could tell them that they are not allowed on the balcony without a trusted adult and that they are not allowed to climb the rail, furniture or sit on the rail. Don't let your children be unsupervised on the balcony! If you don't think your children are old enough to be on a balcony (supervised or unsupervised) you should consider sticking with an interior or a stateroom with a window.
Getting a balcony stateroom is a great way to see Alaska and I recommend a balcony to anyone who is planning a trip to Alaska. You are probably already paying a large amount on money to go to Alaska, so why not pay a little more to be able to enjoy the view from the comfort of your own stateroom?


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NIGERIA'S oil export programme may have continued on the downward swing, as indications emerged that the nation would only export 1.83 million barrels per day in October.
According to the loading schedules, Nigeria will export about 1.83bpd of crude oil in October, down from 1.94 million bpd exported in September.
Traders said some Angolan crude grades have been cleared for October loading, while Nigerian cargoes appeared to be finding buyers more slowly.
Nigeria's Qua Iboe offers to be at dated Brent plus $2.00, unchanged. A trader said cargoes were likely to be sold at dated Brent plus $1 to plus $1.50.
Sources however said that, about four Qua cargoes loading in October have traded, leaving as many as eight still looking for buyers.
However, Brazil emerged the largest buyer of Nigeria's crude oil, overtaking India that occupied the position in the first quarter of this year.
The development followed the dumping of the nation's crude by United States owing to the discovery of Shale gas.
Figures from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation( NNPC) recently showed that Brazil had so far spent $990.09 million (N158.414 billion )on Nigerian crude oil.
The report showed that Brazil bought 9.442 million barrels of crude oil from Nigeria in the first quarter of this year.
Experts believed that Brazil's increased demand for Nigeria's crude, may be partly due to the hosting of football World Cup 2014.
India was expected to have purchased about 8.56 million barrels of crude oil from Nigeria, estimated at $897.71 million, (N143.633 billion), using a crude price index of $104.86 per barrel.
The Netherlands spent $825.56 million, ( N7.873 billion) on the purchase of 7.873 million barrels of crude oil from Nigeria; followed by Spain with the purchase of 6.638 million barrels of crude oil, estimated at $696.061 million (about N111.37 billion).
France purchased 4.015 million barrels of Nigeria's crude; United Stated of America imported 3.892 million barrels, while Indonesia purchased 3.89 million barrels of crude oil from Nigeria.
Other consumers of Nigeria crude oil are, South Africa, 2.897 million barrels of crude oil; Germany, 1.985 million barrels; and Cote D'Ivoire, 1.62 million barrels of crude oil from Nigeria.
Europe was the highest buyer of Nigeria's crude, with the importation of 26.57 million barrels; Asia and the Far East followed with the purchase of 15.3 million barrels of Nigeria's crude oil; while South America imported 10.39 million barrels of crude oil from Nigeria.
Other African countries purchased 4.454 million barrels of crude from Nigeria; North America and Oceania/Pacific countries purchased 3.89 million barrels and 961,105 barrels respectively of Nigeria's crude.


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Exotic, Intense, And Full Of Promise…Welcome To The New Vietnam
"Of all the places that I've traveled in Asia," writes Correspondent from that part of the world Wendy Justice, "Vietnam is perhaps the most exciting, vibrant, and intense. It can feel quite foreign and exotic.
"The northernmost Vietnamese coast is spectacular. Known as Halong Bay, it covers 600 square miles, with thousands of jagged, limestone karsts rising like castles out of the ocean. There are dozens of caves, deserted beaches of fine, white sand, and almost 2,000 islets extending far into the Gulf of Tonkin.
"Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Halong Bay is Vietnam's most popular tourist destination. Monkeys and other wildlife are the only inhabitants of most of the tiny islands. There are only two towns of any consequence on the larger islands, and a few small floating villages, where permanent residents farm fish and pearl oysters, traveling by boat to visit neighbors. Gorgeous any time of day, the islands of Halong Bay become stunningly beautiful in the evening, when the silhouettes of the karst formations morph into surrealistic splendor.
"As you head south along the coast from Ha Long Bay and the Gulf of Tonkin, there are several other beach areas worth exploring. The China Beach area between Da Nang and Hoi An on the central coast is becoming a popular resort area. Nha Trang's white sandy beach stretches for six miles, while many peaceful, quiet beaches are found to the north and on the outlying islands. This is a great town for seafood.
"You will also find many scuba outfitters based out of Nha Trang. Mui Ne Beach, 120 miles north of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly called Saigon), is considered one of Vietnam's more beautiful beach areas. It is an extremely popular international spot for wind and kite surfers. The Ha Tien area near the Cambodian border and Phu Quoc Island in the Gulf of Thailand offer superb, isolated, soft sand beaches and excellent diving opportunities.
"A trip through Vietnam reveals graceful women dressed in flowing, ankle-length, silk ao dai and woven cone hats, terraced rice fields, and serene mountains. Despite outward appearances, though, this is not a laid-back country. These people, who have lived through unimaginable oppression and poverty, are determined that hungry times will never happen again. People are working in the fields and in their shops from daybreak until well after dark. Commerce, even in the smallest of villages, keeps markets busy and lively. Fixed prices are rare, and skillful bargaining for the best price is the cultural norm.
"This is a country where motorcycles outnumber automobiles by a huge margin, and it's common to see entire families precariously seated on a single tiny motorbike. Traffic rules are almost non-existent, with busy roads and intersections packed in a barely controlled chaos of people, bicycles, and noisy engines.
"Chinese-style Daoist temples are busy during all hours, as people wander in to pay their respects to their ancestors or to pray for prosperity and family blessings. Almost every house has a family altar, tended daily with offerings of incense and fresh fruit. Pictures of elders and ancestors are clustered here. A photograph of Ho Chi Minh also has a place at many altars, especially in the northern part of the country.
"The food is fantastic. There are more than 500 Vietnamese dishes, which tend to be healthy and to emphasize fresh ingredients. Although there are recognizable Chinese and French influences, Vietnamese cuisine is unique. Meals tend to have small portions of lean, often chargrilled meat, with generous helpings of fresh or raw greens, pungent herbs, vegetables, and rice, and usually include fresh fruit for dessert. It's a healthy, low-fat diet, which explains why it's so rare to see an overweight Vietnamese person. With its emphasis on clean, distinct flavors, Vietnamese food is some of the most varied – and I'd say best – cuisine to be found in all Asia.
"The French occupied Vietnam for many years, and you would expect that most Vietnamese would be fluent in French, but that's not really the case. The French withdrew from Vietnam in 1954, and only those old enough to have lived under the French rule have retained the language. English is rapidly becoming widely spoken throughout the country. With the energy so characteristic of Vietnam, English-language schools are popping up everywhere and are packed full of young Vietnamese who are convinced that learning English is critical to their success.
"Given the consuming desire to be connected to the rest of the world, Internet is ubiquitous throughout Vietnam, perhaps more so than in any other country in Asia. The cities have Internet cafés on almost every corner, and they are always full of locals chatting, e-mailing, and surfing. Even the smallest villages have at least one Internet café, packed full of youngsters, teenagers, and their parents.
"Despite Vietnam's turbulent history, the Vietnamese are perhaps surprisingly gracious and friendly to Westerners. Tourists from France and the United States are arriving in growing numbers, and, even in Hanoi, once the stronghold of North Vietnam, Westerners are made to feel welcome in every way.
"Many Vietnamese believe that bringing a wealthy foreigner (common thinking is that all foreigners are wealthy) to their home will bring them good luck. Having a foreigner at a wedding is auspicious; if you happen to walk past a wedding, don't be surprised if you're invited in to celebrate the happy occasion.
"Overweight Westerners might be taken aback to have someone casually touch their stomachs in passing. The superstitious Vietnamese aren't being forward. They just want the good luck a full belly signifies!
"The days of a battered, violent, war-torn Vietnam have passed, and this country today vibrates with vitality. After so many years of war, this new peace and prosperity bring hope and promise to this land, and the enthusiasm in which it is being embraced is palpable."
Kathleen Peddicord


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Considering Mossgate for your child in September 2023? Contact the school office to book a personal tour with Mr Smith, Headteacher.
Welcome to Mossgate Primary School
Our school is a special place, where everyone who comes through our doors is welcomed into our warm and happy school community, is valued and is treated as a unique individual. We have high expectations of ourselves and of the children in our care. We do everything we can to enable every child, with their unique characteristics, to be the best they can be both academically and personally.
We help children to develop their personal and social skills and all the values that enable children to become responsible citizens in their local, national and global communities. To achieve this, we have a dedicated and supportive staff team, who work hard to make primary school life full of happy memories that the children will never forget.
We have effective and well established partnerships with other agencies and organisations to ensure that we have access to specialist expertise to support children's learning and well-being. We also pride ourselves on working closely with parents too to ensure school is a partnership, working in the interests of every child.
We know we have achieved our goals when our pupils leave us with the knowledge, skills and confidence to make a positive transition to high school and when ex-pupils return to visit to tell us about their successes, how the skills for life they learned with us have influenced them, and that they wish they could come back!
This website will provide you with lots of key information you will need as a parent. You can find more information in our 'Prospectus & Parent Handbook 2021 / 2022' and also on our Facebook page. If there is anything else that you need to know, then please do not hesitate to contact us.
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