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Stocks and shares ISAs - anyone do them?(15 Posts)
Have you got an shares ISA? What did you put in it and are you happy with it?
I will do a cash ISA later but am thinking due to terrible interest rates I could move 5k from a couple of existing savings accounts into a shares one as welI. I don't know enough to trade myself so would like a ready made one although the fees seem highish on those, or perhaps an investment trust.
I know there isn't much traffic on here about these things but would appreciate any advice/ experiences.
I've got a few share ISAs with various providers. The best bit of advice I was given was to just buy a tracker rather than a managed fund. The cost of the fund will be much lower than a managed fund and in reality, it's very rare a fund manager will out perform the market in the long term.
The time to buy a stocks and shares ISA is when the stock market is low. It is madness to buy one now, when the stock market is at a record high. There is only one way for the value of your shares to go and that is down.
"The time to buy a stocks and shares ISA is when the stock market is low. It is madness to buy one now, when the stock market is at a record high. There is only one way for the value of your shares to go and that is down."
That's what I was told when the FTSE was at 3500. Fortunately I ignored it. It's 6600 today. That said, stocks and shares are definitely a long-term investment. They can drop quite dramatically, but, long-term, will pick up. If you're not in a rush, watch what, say, the FTSE, does over the next few months (or years, even). Try a 'virtual' investment and see how much your money would be worth it you had invested it.
Money in stocks and shares is not protected, however, so if the stock market should crash by, say, 50% (have a Google to see how often that happens) you will lose 50% of your money.
Don't forget that money in a deposit account will almost certainly not be earning more interest than the rate of inflation, so your investment will be going down there, too; although the 'pounds number' will protected - just not its value.
It's best to buy a 'Tracker' which just tracks the Stock Market. It saves fees when shares are bought and sold (ie 'fund management'). Managed funds rarely outperform Trackers, and what chance you'll pick the one that does?
Have a look at Martin Lewis and The Fool websites for general advice. Also look at discount brokers like Allenbridge and Willis Owen, who will save you fees.
Personally I wouldn't pay for advice on which funds to buy. I've never met anyone who knows what the market is going to do, despite what they claim, and I'm in my 50s.
I've just put this on a different thread so rather than write it again I'll copy and paste it.
I have a stocks and shares isa and I spent time researching penny stocks on the alternative investment market (aim). Not many can be invested in an isa from aim but it's worth finding those that can and doing a bit of research. Plus, the aim market is at a low (unlike the other markets) so it's a good time to find a few gems. I have only been using my isa for 2 years, and in that time with some good research I've gained £5,310 on a 11,200 investment. I needed my 11,000 out recently but left the £5000 in to carry on investing.
Have a look at LSE (London south east) to do some very basic research, and then when you see a company you like the look of, go to their official website to find out more about them. Be careful in aim though, do your research as it's quite a volatile market, but there is money to be made in the volatility.
Don't buy until you've really studied though. It's a great hobby if you have some spare time and is quite an addictive pastime, but be careful if that's where you choose to invest. You could choose some 'safer' shares from the ftse and then throw in a wildcard from the aim market if you don't want too much risk.
Cosmic -
I'm big sure I've got your appetite for risk - the potential for big gain comes with similar potential for big loss - but I'd point out that the restrictions on shares being held in an ISA were removed on 5 August. You might find you're restricting yourself unnecessarily.
I have a couple of stocks and shares ISAs and they have done quite well so far - I've had them a few years now and they are in higher risk investments - AsiaPac and another international fund. I would say it is about having an overall balanced portfolio - most of my funds are in no risk investments - the stocks and shares ISAs are only a few % of the my total investments.
carolmillen - what do you call a 'no risk investment'?
Always buy your ISA funds through a fund supermarket or discount broker. Don't buy direct from the fund managers or you will be charged up to 5% fees. A good discount broker will not only rebate the up - front charge back to you, but often they will give you back a percentage of the commission fees they receive from the fund management company.
A good way to even out the peaks and troughs is to invest on a monthly drip-feed basis, rather than a lump sum.
Read the money section of the newspapers for investment suggestions.
Look at Hargreaves Lansdown's website for detailed information on hundreds of funds, as well as share prices.
I have one, which I started in about 1999/2000 or so, when I was working for a bank, so didn't have to pay any fees, and had a nice big salary, so had the cash to spare. It meant that I bought at the top of the market. I'd have probably kept on paying in, if I had stayed in that job.
My life isn't like that now, and soon after I opened it, there was 9/11 and the dotcom crash and stuff, and I've been unemployed and worked in jobs with a far lower salary.
Anyway, going by the last statement, I have, after about 14 years, not just broken even (rather than made a loss), actually made a slight profit, (we're talking a couple of hundred quid...) I've decided I'm just leaving it there until I really need the money, and maybe one day the market will go up. I have recently changed some of the funds it's in, as they were closing one of them. Trouble is, I don't actually find following markets that interesting, so ... I don't. It probably could be doing better than it does, but I just can't be bothered to put the time in to make relevant decisions.
(Can you tell I didn't work as a trader when I worked for a bank?)
My no risk investments are cash isas, ns&i savings certificates. Are you pulling me up about using the term 'no risk'?
Watching with interest.
Not pulling up, just wondering. A lot of people consider savings accounts to be no risk, without realising that they're steadily losing money through inflation.
There's also different ideas of what risk is - whether it's the risk of losing capital, or a measure of volatility.
I did it! Monthly payments into a Fidelity Moneybuilder UK All Share Tracker, in a stocks and shares ISA.
I'm delighted with myself, frankly.
Do it! Use a stocks and shares ISA and buy shares.Have made an average 39% annual return since 2007 starting with £1200. If it carries on at this rate it would be worth £2.5 million in 14 years time. I do think that an ordinary investor can make +20% gains as long as you ignore almost ALL the advice from the 'experts'.Their job is to extract money from you by telling you that the stock market is too complicated for you to understand and that only they are bright enough to make any money. It's BS. Quite simply buy and hold well managed, profitable companies making quality products that sell at an increasing rate and are at the beginning of their growth stage (think apple around about 2001). Only buy american companies, some european, no uk, sit back and check up on them in 20 years time. Have a look at stratasys (SSYS) as an example.
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British Medals & Militaria
Waterloo Period Gorget | 1796 Universal Pattern | Museum Quality.
British Medals & Militaria
March 2018 Highlights
British military watches and Napoleonic medals continue to lead the way as strong collecting themes.A trend we believe will continue through 2018. We are currently considering consignments for these collecting categories.
British Medal & Militaria highlights this month include three diverse- and collectible pieces; a Waterloo period 1976 pattern field officers gorget, a Lemania Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm chronograph watch, plus a rare Waterloo medal to the 95th Regiment of Foot.
The finely engraved Waterloo Period 1796 pattern officers field gorget for sale with around 93% of the original mercuric gold plating.
A fresh-to-market 'time-warp' Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm chronograph watch complete with its original back-plate designations. Highly collectible.
Lastly, a Waterloo Medal to a private with the 95th Regiment of Foot (The Rifles). The soldier badly wounded on the 18th June at Waterloo, and documented within the publication, Rifle Green At Waterloo.
Medal & Militaria Highlights are up-dated around the first day of every month.
The medals and militaria which feature in our Highlights are based on customer feed-back. Please let us know your favourite piece (or two), and we'll consider your choices in our next Highlight Review.


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Apex court tells CBI to probe graft charges against Yeddyurappa (Second Lead)May 11th, 2012 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bangalore, May 11 (IANS) In a severe setback to former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa's comeback bid, the Supreme Court Friday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe corruption charges against him and his family members.
The directive by the apex court bench headed by Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia came even as Yeddyurappa and ministers and legislators supporting him had launched yet another bid in Bangalore to oust chief minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda.
The CBI will probe charges that 'Prerana Trust' run by Yeddyurappa's sons, one of whom is a Bharatiya Janata Party Lok Sabha member from Karnataka, received Rs.10 crore donation from a South West Mining Corp of Jindal group.
Another charge is that Bhagat Homes Private ltd and Dhavalgiri Property Developers ltd, both run by Yeddyuppa's kin, had received Rs.2.5 crore and Rs.3.5 crore, respectively, from businessman Praveen Chandra in return for granting of mining lease.
Yeddyurappa, BJP's first chief minister in Karnataka, quit July 31 last year over the same issues, four days after the then Lokayukta (ombudsman) N. Santosh Hegde recommended his trial. Gowda took over from him Aug 4.
Besides Yeddyurappa others who will come under CBI scanner include his two sons, B.Y. Raghavendra, the BJP MP from Shimoga, abut 280 km from Bangalore, and B.Y. Vijayendra.
Reacting to the apex court directive, Yeddyurappa said he was confident of getting justice from the probe. "I will come out clean. I am confident of getting justice from the CBI probe," he told reporters in Nanjangud, about 160 km north of Bangalore.
Chief Minister Gowda, who was also in Nanjangud to attend a function, declined comment saying: "I can react only after getting full information."
In Bangalore, the opposition Congress and Janata Dal-Secular welcomed the apex court order.
The Congress went a step further and demanded immediate resignation of the BJP government in the state. "The BJP regime has lost moral authority to continue in office. It should quit immediately," leader of opposition in the Karnataka assembly Siddaramaiah of Congress told reporters.
Former chief minister and JD-S Lok Sabha member H.D. Kumaraswamy said "this will be a lesson to all against misusing power".
Yeddyurappa claims the support of around 70 of BJP's 120 legislators in the 225-member Karnataka assembly.
Around 40 legislators, including a few ministers, supporting him had been demanding for the last two days immediate convening of the party's legislature wing to take on Gowda. They had launched signature campaign for the meeting following the leak of Gowda's March 26 letter to BJP chief Nitin Gadkari suggesting dropping from the cabinet of ministers supporting Yeddyurappa on the ground they were indulging in anti-party activity.
The apex court verdict was pronounced by Justice Swatanter Kumar.
The bench also stayed all the proceedings relating to the matter before any court in Karnataka.
The apex court ruling followed a recommendation by the Central Empowered Committee (CEC), appointed by it, that the allegation of quid pro quo against Yeddyurappa and his kin be probed by CBI.
The CEC recommendation came on a petition by a Karnataka-based NGO, Samaja Parivartana Samudaya.
- Apex court tells CBI to probe graft charges against Yeddyurappa (Third Lead) - May 11, 2012
- CBI raids homes of Yeddyurappa and family - May 16, 2012
- Will get justice from CBI probe, says Yeddyurappa - May 11, 2012
- Order on CEC plea for CBI probe against Yeddyurappa withheld - Apr 20, 2012
- Karnataka BJP infighting intensifies - May 09, 2012
- Troubles galore as BJP enters final year of rule (Karnataka Newsletter) - May 26, 2012
- Yeddyurappa, kin get anticipatory bail in bribery case (Lead) - Jun 21, 2012
- Facing possible CBI probe, Yeddyurappa banks on apex court (Lead) - Apr 20, 2012
- Hectic efforts on to save Karnataka's BJP government (Second lead) - May 14, 2012
- Yeddyurappa seeks anticipatory bail as CBI raids continue (Lead) - May 16, 2012
- SC refuses to interfere with Yeddyurappa's anticipatory bail (Second Lead) - Aug 06, 2012
- SC asks CBI to probe if Yeddyurappa kin got kickbacks (Lead) - May 11, 2012
- Evidence of mining kickbacks to Yeddyurappa: NGO - Feb 21, 2012
- Bribery charges against Yeddyurappa need probe: Panel - Mar 29, 2012
- Sadananda Gowda in Delhi, Yeddyurappa calls him 'traitor' (Lead) - May 13, 2012
Tags: abut, apex court, bharatiya janata party, cbi probe, central bureau of investigation, corruption charges, court bench, court directive, gowda, graft charges, kapadia, karnataka chief minister, lok sabha member, mining corp, nanjangud, opposition congress, property developers, raghavendra, santosh, shimoga


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24 CFR 203.602 - Delinquency notice to mortgagor.
The mortgagee shall give notice to each mortgagor in default on a form supplied by the Secretary or, if the mortgagee wishes to use its own form, on a form approved by the Secretary, no later than the end of the second month of any delinquency in payments under the mortgage. If an account is reinstated and again becomes delinquent, the delinquency notice shall be sent to the mortgagor again, except that the mortgagee is not required to send a second delinquency notice to the same mortgagor more often than once each six months. The mortgagee may issue additional or more frequent notices of delinquency at its option.
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Twenty-first session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI), December 2004 The SBI 21 took place from 6 to 14 December 2004 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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For those of us who are mystified at the current penchant for self-destruction of the human species in an orgy of corporate and personal greed - aided and abetted by the ruling elite in DC who are part of the oligarchy - it is worth remembering that much of who we are as a species in the developed world is tied to brand names that reflect "aspirational identity."
Naomi Klein brilliantly described this modern global phenomenon in her book "No Logo." We are lured by brands that stimulate over-consumption through advertising and public relations campaigns that make us believe buying a brand will bestow upon us attributes that we desire.
At the time Klein wrote her book, about 15 years ago, the most brilliant company strategy in this area was Nike: "Just do it!" To wear the Nike swoosh - and buy its wildly over-priced products made using exploited labor overseas - was (and is) to assume a certain identity we desire, even if we are unathletic and indecisive. The purchase and wearing (or use) of the product makes us feel as if we are what we want to be, not what we are.
This, of course, encourages increased consumption as we try to fill out our personalities with the acquisition of brands that can never provide us with anything more than superficial satisfaction. In the process, we are not finding our souls; we are losing them.
I am reminded of the Jackson Browne song, "The Pretender," and particularly this lyric:
I'm going to be a happy idiot
And struggle for the legal tender
Where the ads take aim and lay their claim
To the heart and the soul of the spender
And believe in whatever may lie
In those things that money can buy.
Of course, there is a lot of gray in all our lives between Browne's sweeping indictment of a consumer culture where our identities are intricately tied to what we buy and the true ideals that many of us try to maintain.
Yet, the overall trend of US culture - and its influence on the rest of the world - has been the corporatization of our lives. You can look back much further than Nike. In a way, Coca-Cola set the standard for creating the desire to buy a product by associating it with postivie feelings. Coca-Cola has a museum in Atlanta that chronicles its marketing over the years. The "effervescent" beverage has refreshed us, made us cool, made us more peaceful as a world over the holidays, made us have more friends, etc. Anyone who travels knows that you can go down a dirt road in a third world county and the only thing that you might come across is a dilapidated vending stand with a big Coca-Cola sign.
No one can reasonably argue that Coca-Cola tastes so good that it should be as omnipresent globally as it is. However, the reason it is ubiquitous is because it has sold people on the idea - through ad campaigns - that drinking the beverage will provide one with certain pleasures and postively associated characteristics.
I just finished a brilliant book by Dave Zirin, "Brazil's Dance With the Devil: The World Cup, the Olympics, and the Struggle for Democracy." Zirin scathingly dissects how the upcoming Olympics and World Cup in Brazil are being used as a global corporate speahead to brand both events with corporate "sponsorship" for the purposes of marketing. Futhermore, the Olympics and World Cup are an excuse to clear out favelas (Rio's poorer neighborhoods) and let big construction and real estate firms make a fortune. There is much more that Zirin reveals, but basically he concludes that events such as the Olympics and the World Cup are a neoliberal wet dream for privatization (and at taxpayer expense, since such events need massive government subsidies) and branding opportunities.
Reclaiming the soul from this corporate onslaught is a struggle, but it is a cleansing worth pursuing.
To resign oneself to being a commodified marketing target - sacrificing the attributes that make us humans - is to, as Jackson Browne incisively wrote:
...struggle for the legal tender
Where the ads take aim and lay their claim
To the heart and the soul of the spender
It's our choice not to be branded by the seductive hollow advertising that appeals to our emotions, not to our souls.
We can succumb - or we can resist.
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Name | Synopsis | Description | Options | Operands | Examples | Exit Status | See Also
uptime [--terse={true|false}][ --echo={true|false} ] [ --interactive={true|false} ] [ --host host] [--port port] [--secure| -s ] [ --user admin_user] [--passwordfile filename] [--help]
The uptime command returns the length of time that the domain administration server (DAS) has been running since it was last restarted.
This command is supported in remote mode only.
Indicates that any output data must be very concise, typically avoiding human-friendly sentences and favoring well-formatted data for consumption by a script. Default is false.
If set to true, the command-line statement is echoed on the standard output. Default is false.
If set to true (default), only the required password options are prompted.
The machine name where the domain administration server is running. The default value is localhost.
The HTTP port or HTTPS port for administration. This port is the port in the URL that you specify in your web browser to manage the domain, for example, http://localhost:4848.
The default port number for administration is 4848.
If set to true, uses SSL/TLS to communicate with the domain administration server.
The default is false.
The user name of the authorized administrative user of the domain administration server.
If you have authenticated to a domain by using the asadmin login command, you need not specify the --user option for subsequent operations on the domain.
Specifies the name, including the full path, of a file that contains the password entries in a specific format.
The entry for a password must have the AS_ADMIN_ prefix followed by the password name in uppercase letters. For example, to specify the password for the domain administration server, use an entry with the following format:
In this example, password is the actual administrator password.
The following other passwords can also be specified:
All remote commands must specify the administration password to authenticate to the domain administration server. The password can be specified by one of the following means:
Through the --passwordfile option
Through the asadmin login command
Interactively at the command prompt
The asadmin login command can be used only to specify the administration password. For other passwords that remote commands require, use the --passwordfile option or specify them at the command prompt.
After authenticating to a domain by using the asadmin login command, you need not specify the administration password through the --passwordfile option for subsequent operations on the domain. However, only the AS_ADMIN_PASSWORD option is not required. You still must provide the other passwords, for example, AS_ADMIN_USERPASSWORD, when required by individual commands, such as update-file-user.
For security reasons, a password that is specified as an environment variable is not read by the asadmin command.
The default value for AS_ADMIN_MASTERPASSWORD is changeit.
Displays the help text for the command.
asadmin> uptime Uptime: 23 minutes, 41 seconds Command uptime executed successfully.
This example shows the command to determine the length of time that the DAS has been running. In this example, the DAS has been running for 23 minutes and 41 seconds.
prompt% asadmin uptime Remote server does not listen for requests on [localhost:4,848]. Is the server up? Command uptime failed.
This example shows the response to an attempt to run the uptime command in local mode, that is, when no DAS is running.
Name | Synopsis | Description | Options | Operands | Examples | Exit Status | See Also


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Tunnel Wash
Superior Car Wash Systems Inc.
Phoenix, Arizona
Since its beginning in1971, Superior has been an industry leader in the design and manufacture of quality, reliable car wash equipment. For self-service systems, drying systems, in-bay automatics and complete tunnel systems, you can rely on Superior.
What's New/Best Seller Modular tunnel components, conveyors, full tunnel systems and accessories.
Advantages/Features Superior's modular tunnel design will allow owner/operators to install Superior's equipment into both new and existing car wash locations. Depending on bay size, Superior components can be combined to create the perfect automatic tunnel. Superior tunnel components are manufactured to the highest quality standards and will provide years of trouble-free service and durability.
Customer/Operator Support Superior has a nationwide distributor network that sells and supports its complete product line.
Contact Superior Car Wash Systems (Wes Osborne), 2831 W. Weldon Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85017. (602) 248-8943. Toll free: (800) 528-4063. Fax: (602) 265-1248. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com. Web site: www.superiorcarwash.com.
Belanger Inc.
Northville, Michigan
Founded in 1969, Belanger, Inc. is a diversified manufacturer supplying a wide range of products to a number of industries including car wash, automotive, housewares, recreational, aerospace and others.
What's New/Best Seller Enduro Class 60.
Advantages/Features The standard feature package of the Enduro
Class 60 is arranged to deliver thorough washing and drying, minimum maintenance
and adjustments, and all the basic extra revenue-
Price Available upon request.
Contact Belanger, Inc., 1001 Doheny Court, Northville, MI 48167-5470. (248) 349-7010. Fax: (248) 349-2309. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com. Web site: www.belangerinc.com.
Tommy Car Wash Systems
Holland, Michigan
Tommy Car Wash Systems has raised the bar in car wash equipment performance. Recently released was the Tommy Signature 140' car wash package, incorporating the best system components into an all-in-one, turnkey wash system. Nothing short of the best, with nothing unnecessary.
What's New/Best Seller The Tommy Transporter, our most innovative product yet: a conveyor-belt-like system that revolutionizes the flow of cars in and out of the tunnel. It's time to dump the hassle of chain and rollers.
Advantages/Features Tommy's new systems output the highest level in cleaning quality, yet stay low in maintenance and labor usage. The Tommy Signature 140 package is complete with a very customizable central control unit that runs the show from auto-cashier to the garage door settings. The whole system practically runs itself. Cars are guided on to the Transporter by live video and a welcoming instruction voice.
Customer/Operator Support Tommy will give you the best in support along with a mass of resources online for troubleshooting, parts, and more.
Price Available upon request.
Contact Tommy Car Wash Systems, 581 Ottawa Ave., Ste. 300, Holland,
MI 49423. (616) 494-0771. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Web site: www.tommycarwash.com.
PDQ Manufacturing Inc.
De Pere, Wisconsin
SpectraWash(r) Conveyorized Tunnel Systems are available as a complete touch-free system configured in all lengths or individual components designed to be integrated into your existing touch-free or hybrid wash system.
What's New/Best Seller PDQ Manufacturing recently introduced five
new SpectraWash Conveyorized Tunnel System components, including SpectraWash
3X Color Foam
Advantages/Features SpectraWash 3X Color Foam Applicator -features a corrosion-resistant stainless steel construction and provides a heavy spray pattern of tri-color layers of foam polish. With 144 individual foam streams, the applicator provides complete coverage.
SpectraWash Arches - bi-directional and stationary stainless steel application arches deliver efficient, touch-free cleaning for a variety of applications, including foaming and liquid presoak, low- and high-pressure rinsing, low- and high-pressure sealer application, drying agent, and set rinsing. The bi-directional arch applies solution to the front of the vehicle, and then flips direction to apply solution to the rear.
SpectraWash Bumper Blaster (pictured) - features a heavy-duty, stainless
steel oscillating
SpectraWash Foaming Solution Tire or Wheel Applicator - applies tire cleaning solution to clean the entire wheel area from road grime and brake dust deposits. It utilizes fan-jets to deliver a thick, consistent application to a tire.
SpectraWash Solution Module - is an efficient modular backroom pump that
provides accurate solution injection to your vehicle wash system. The
module will supply one to five applicators and features a high-quality
pump, stainless steel manifolds, and individual airflow controls, all
mounted and pre-plumbed on a
Contact PDQ Manufacturing Inc., 1698 Scheuring Rd., De Pere, WI
54115. (920) 983-8333. Toll free: (800) 227-3373. Fax: (920) 983-8330.
E-mail: email@example.com.
Magic Wand
Bristol, Virginiax
Magic Wand, known for its quality self-service equipment, produces a full line of automatic car wash systems - the Magic Spray line, the Nexus, and the Magic Touch line.
What's New/Best Seller The Magic Touch 6000 mini-tunnel system has been Magic Wand's best cloth system sold this year, while the Magic Spray 2000 has enjoyed strong sales throughout the same period. The enthusiasm for the Nexus unit has been unbelievable.
Advantages/Features Magic Touch cloth tunnel system was designed to wash extremely well and be trouble-free. The simplicity of design through the use of gravity control wherever possible, allows for a consistent performance level. The all-aluminum and stainless steel construction assures structural integrity and less load stress from moving parts. The Magic Spray unit uses the same principles where appropriate. The Nexus has the same high-quality components as our other units. However, the Nexus does not have an arm like the Magic Spray, but operates with specially designed oscillating nozzles. The Magic Spray unit and the Nexus wash up to 20 cars per hour. The Magic Touch Tunnel Models, 6000, 8000, and 10,000 will wash from 60 to 120 cars per hour.
Price Competitive pricing available upon request.
Operator Support Magic Wand has field offices in almost every state as well as Australia, China, and New Zealand. The national network offers excellent and prompt service, as well as maintenance or a yearly maintenance contract.
Contact Magic Wand Car Wash Systems (Jessie Honeycutt: Self Service,
Magic Spray and Nexus - Keith Logan, Magic Touch Cloth line), 1100 Page
St., Bristol, VA 24201. (276) 466-3921. Toll free: (800) 336-8795. Fax:
(276) 466-4256. Web site: www.magicwandcarwash.com.
Mark VII Equipment Inc.
Arvada, Colorado
Mark VII Equipment manufactures a complete line of AquaJet touch-free conveyor car wash systems. Either the full-service or the unattended mini-tunnel system provides exceptional throughput for a fast, efficient, and reliable automated profit center.
What's New/Best Seller The AquaJet Tunnel series.
Advantages/Features The tunnel incorporates the best of the Rollover System into a tunnel configuration for a faster, safer, touch-free wash at high volume locations. Attractive fiberglass and stainless-steel construction enhance the site's image; optional lighted graphics promote wash options and car wash services for attended or unattended tunnel configurations. Features include speed, reliability, expert diagnostics, heated bifurcated presoak, and contemporary merchandising. If 50 or more feet exists for tunnel installation, throughput can increase from approximately 20 vehicles per hour (rollover) to 35 or more vehicles per hour (tunnel).
Customer/Operator Support International distributor network and Mark VII factory support available for installation and maintenance.
Price Available upon request.
Contact Mark VII Equipment, Inc., 5981 Tennyson Street, Arvada, CO 80003. (303) 423-4910. Toll free: (800) 525-8248. Fax: (303) 430-0139. E-mail: email@example.com. Web site: www.mark7inc.com.
Econocraft Worldwide Carwash Mfg. Inc.
Bronx, New York
Econocraft was the first manufacturer to incorporate stainless steel into car wash equipment systems and components, and has been
producing such systems since the early 1980s.
What's New/Best Seller New is the high-polished Stainless Steel Pizzazz Arch Series with optional multi-colored light packages; and the state-of-the-art compact 4-Basket Front-to-Rear and 8-Basket Side-to-Side Mitter Curtains car wash combination system.
Advantages/Features Econocraft's rugged stainless steel frame construction maintains the strength and appearance of its wash tunnels. Wash systems are dependable and require low maintenance.
Customer/Operator Support Econocraft has a national distribution network and a full-service West Coast office.
Price Modest prices are available upon request.
Contact Econocraft Worldwide Carwash Mfg. Inc., 383 Concord Ave., Bronx, NY 10454. (718) 585-6463. West Coast: (562) 421-5676. Toll free: (800) 344-5154. Fax: (718) 585-0788. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com. Web site: www.econocraft.com.
JC Chemtech Systems Inc
Santa Ana, California
jC Chemtech has been designing and manufacturing carwash equipment and chemicals for over 15 years.
What's New/Best Seller SYS-2000 Soft Cloth Tunnel System.
Advantages/Features JC Chemtech's SYS-2000 Soft Cloth Tunnel highly polished stainless steel (looks just like chrome) or mill finish stainless steel wash system features: 90" vehicle clearance, front-to-rear wash curtain with attaching high side washers, whirl wash curtain with attaching rocker panel washers. Optional side- to-side wash curtain, low side washers, tire brushes and drying system. JC Chemtech's Soft Cloth Tunnel Systems are available to meet your carwash requirements.
Delivery/Installation Four-to-six weeks for delivery, five-to-six day installation.
Price Available upon request.
Contact JC Chemtech Systems, Inc., Sales Department, 2412 S. Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92707. Toll free: (800) 777-3760. E-mail: email@example.com. Web site: www.jcchemtech.com.
Sonny's Enterprises Inc.
Tamarac, Florida
Sonny's is the largest supplier of equipment, parts, and supplies to the independent conveyorized car wash market. The Sonny's family started in the car wash business as operators back in 1949, and continue in the business today.
What's New/Best Sellers o The 120-06 package is a high-efficiency wash package that includes a combination of friction and high pressure to deliver clean cars at chain speeds in excess of 100 cars an hour.
Advantages/Features This 120-foot package, as shown, includes a double set of wraps to eliminate prepping fronts and rears, programmable application of tire dressing for a customer-pleasing easy-to-see extra service, and final drying by the only synthetic-shammy drying system that is retractable, has wringers, and can fit in such a small footprint. A great system for express exterior washes.
Customer/Operator Support Sonny's offers factory-direct pricing and nationwide customer service and support in-house, or through Sonny's Select Service organizations.
Pricing o Complete pricing information is available on Sonny's web site.
Contact Sonny's Enterprises Inc., 6505 Hiatus Rd., Tamarac, FL 33321. (954) 467-1203. Toll free: (800) 327-8723. Fax: (954) 779-2484. Web site: www.sonnysdirect.com.
Chief's Mfg. & Equipment Company
Cleveland, Ohio
Since 1965, Chiefs has been synonymous with leadership in the development of car wash systems and components. Chief's offers a large variety of touchless systems, high-pressure arches and components, as well as Water Genie Reclaim Systems.
What's New/Best Seller Conveyorized mini tunnels, Water Genie Reclaim Systems.
Advantages/Features Chief's full touchless and hybrid tunnels range in size from 70' to 200'. Chief's mini tunnels offer a high-volume alternative to in-bay automatics. Touchless mini tunnels range in size from 40' to 60'; hybrid mini tunnels from 50' to 70'. Either type of mini tunnel can easily re-use 70% to 80% of its total water with Chief's self-cleaning, 5-micron Water Genie Reclaim Systems. This will save operators thousands of dollars in water and sewer tie-in and operating costs over the life of their investment. It will also make them environmentally friendly and help them survive any future drought restrictions placed on car washing in their area.
Price Mini tunnels - $90,000 to $130,000 (with Water Genie). Water Genie alone -$7,000 to $10, 000.
Contact Chief's Mfg. & Equipment Company, 4325 Monticello Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44121. (216) 291-3200. Toll fee: (800) 433-7758. Fax: (216) 291-4222.
Hanna Car Wash Systems International
Portland, Oregon
For over 50 years, Hanna Car Wash Systems has been a leader in the development of conveyor car wash systems. Hanna has maintained its reputation as the leader in reliable and effective car wash systems.
What's New/Best Seller Hanna's 135 (FW) conveyor wash system has become a best seller by offering high-volume washing capability with relatively limited land requirements. The 135 (FW) features the industry-leading Overhead Concorde Drying System and the new Contour Z-Flex Wraparounds.
Advantages/Features One size doesn't fit all. Customers can tailor Hanna Systems to fit the needs of any location. The stainless steel C-channel structure provides a flexible framework for creating a wash to serve the specific needs of any car wash's customers.
Operator Support Hanna sells and services its products through a network of over 90 domestic and international distributors.
Price Available upon request
Contact Hanna Car Wash Systems International, LLC, 18120 NE Wilkes
Rd., Portland, OR 97230. (503) 667-5717. Toll free: (800) 288-6927. Fax:
(503) 667-5757. E-mail: email@example.com.
Web site: www.hannacarwash.com.
PECO Carwash Systems
Auburn Hills, Michigan
PECO Corporation designs and manufactures premium hybrid, soft-cloth, and touch-free tunnel car wash systems. PECO systems range from small drive-thru packages for gas companies and dealerships to large conveyorized tunnels to fit individual car wash needs.
What's New/Best Seller The new PECO Dryers. Models D15-D10 are the newest addition to the line of quality PECO equipment.
Advantages/Features PECO dryer nozzles can be purchased separately or as a complete dryer system from 45 hp to 120 hp. This dryer offers exclusive directional nozzles providing a more efficient and effective drying system. This dryer offers mechanical advantages, such as, galvanized impellers for extended life, Cast-iron TEFC motors, all exposed hardware in stainless steel, and injection-molded housing and intake cones for quiet operation. Further, optional directional or straight nozzles are removable. Compare and see why the PECO dryer offers the most!
Customer/Operator Support With over 30 years of experience and a worldwide dealer network, PECO has gained a reputation around the world for providing high-quality systems at a competitive price.
Contact PECO Carwash Systems, 244 Rex Blvd., Auburn Hills, MI 48326. (248) 299-5800. Toll free: (800) 448-3946. Fax: (248) 299-9001. E-mail: email@example.com. Web site: www.pecocarwash.com.
N/S Corporation
Inglewood, California
N/S Corporation is known for its rugged dependable systems, unique design simplicity for ease of maintenance, and the "Lammscloth Advantage" option.
What's New/Best Seller The new modular 3 Touch and 5 Touch systems.
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MacNeil Wash Systems produces high-quality, low-maintenance car washing equipment. MacNeil has built its reputation with "America's Best Conveyor" by selling the popular RG-440 conveyor worldwide.
What's New/ Best Seller Performance Mini Tunnel.
Advantages/ Features All MacNeil products are constructed from the best possible materials to ensure proper structural applications. MacNeil incorporates a two-stage corrosion-resistant proprietary finish known as the pro-coat, allowing the use of structural steel components for strength. A strong believer in research and development, MacNeil Wash Systems works closely with its engineers, customers and distributor network on product enhancement and new product development to guarantee maximum product performance.
Customer/Operator Support In 1996, MacNeil began actively developing a distributor network to supply and service its products in the United States. The network expanded from six distributors in 1996 to 37 in 2002. This network includes some of the premier distributors in the industry. MacNeil Wash Systems distributes its products through a worldwide distribution network.
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This debt ceiling game of Russian roulette is making me crazy.
In the last 50 years, the debt ceiling has been raised 70 times. So what's the problem this year? The Democrats and the Republicans both believe that the U.S. debt has to be curbed big time. Congress has got to do its job, and like the legislators in Olympia, they have to make the hard choices.
What is important is that we can not lose our AAA rating and have the economy of the U.S. turned upside down
I do not want the issue to come up again in the next six months like a bad burp. Speaker John Boehner and the members of his party that he cannot control (the tea party) will not compromise.
The biggest issue for me is that the folks making the most – the multimillionaires and billionaires and companies that are raking in huge profits – are not being asked to pay taxes commensurate to the rest of us.
Congress must not allow the people who have the most wealth in the United States to skate and receive tax deductions and breaks that the rest of us don't have.


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Merging credit unions 'have support of members'
THE heads of two large credit unions planning to merge have insisted the majority of members are in favour of the tie-up.
Members of both Coolock-Artane and Swords credit unions are set to vote on the merger proposals next week, after they demanded a say in the link-up.
If it goes ahead, the combination of the two North Dublin lenders will create one of the largest credit unions in the country.
Another 90 credit unions are in talks with a state body about linking up. If all of these were to merge it would reduce the number of individual credit unions by around 45.
The credit unions in Swords and Coolock-Artane have been involved in merger talks for months. But the tie-up has been stalled after members of Coolock-Artane passed a resolution at the annual general meeting before Christmas de- manding that the board seek member approval before any link-up is formalised.
This forced the two credit unions to run a series of information meetings for members and to publish leaflets to set out what was proposed.
Under legislation, the board of a credit union can push through a merger with another credit union without seeking approval from the members if the Central Bank approves of the combination.
Members of the two credit unions will get a chance to air their views on the merger at separate meetings.
If it comes off, the tie-up between Coolock-Artane and Swords and District credit unions will be the biggest merger so far, and see the creation of a group with assets of €148m and 44,000 members. The new body would be called Member First Credit Union.
Yesterday the chairmen of the credit unions insisted there was broad support for a tie-up. Coolock-Artane chairman John Matthews said combining the two credit unions would secure the finances of both and maintain their ability to pay a strong dividend, to keep loan interest as low as possible and to deliver a range of new services.
And chairman of Swords and District CU Joan Barker said: "It's the members who will decide whether this happens. This initiative is all about securing the future of members and ensuring that their children enjoy the same benefits in years to come."
The State has set up the Credit Union Restructuring Board (ReBo) to manage the merger.
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Browns waive DB Trevin Wade, former draft pickBy TOM WITHERS , Associated Press
Aug. 28, 2013 5:45 PM ET
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns were awarded rookie linebacker Eric Martin on waivers from New Orleans and waived second-year cornerback Trevin Wade.
A seventh-round pick last season from Arizona, Wade injured his shoulder while trying to make a diving interception during a training camp practice. He appeared in 13 games last season, playing mainly on special teams.
The 6-foot-2, 250-pound Martin originally signed with the Saints as an undrafted free agent on April 28. He played in all three exhibition games, recording one special teams tackle. New Orleans waived the former Nebraska player on Tuesday.
As a senior, Martin was named first-team All-Big Ten and led the Cornhuskers with 8½ sacks. The Browns said he will wear No. 56 and is expected to be available Thursday night for the exhibition finale in Chicago.
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Sounds like she needs to get some rest (I don't mean just a nap) and relaxation, stress reduction, etc., get some extra helping hands in there and so forth... sounds like she is just plain worn out. Three preemies... that is not a good sign. Why would she want a problem pregnancy when she'll be the only adult for miles?
Thank you for all the information jellybean and for seeing that I wasn't trying to be rude or anything. I will have to look up what Pfeiffer's Syndrome is.
What is the name of the mom's website in case anyone wants to read it? Anyway, thanks again. I do hope things work out for them. Somehow I am worried for their sakes, although that sounds odd. The mom seems on the breaking point.


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Rio Declares Force Majeure On Coal Sales After Floods
Rio Tinto Group, the world's second- biggest mining company, declared force majeure on contracts to sell coal from its Kestrel mine in Australia after flooding from ex-tropical cyclone Oswald damaged a rail system.
The Blackwater rail network, which carries the second- largest tonnages in Queensland state, may be closed for as much as 10 days starting Jan. 29, Aurizon Holdings Ltd. (AZJ), the network operator, said today in an e-mailed statement. The line, which transports coal to the state's port of Gladstone, was closed on Jan. 26, according to Aurizon.
Floodwaters have left six people dead, disrupted mining operations and damaged sugarcane fields in Queensland. Xstrata Plc (XTA), the world's largest exporter of thermal coal, declared force majeure on Jan. 29 because of damage to the rail line. The clause is invoked by companies when they miss shipments because of circumstances beyond their control.
Rio is monitoring updates from its service providers regarding the expected duration of rail repairs, the company said in a statement on its website yesterday. All sites managed by the company are operating and working toward normal production, it said.
One of two coal-ship loaders at the port of Gladstone resumed operations on Jan. 27, an e-mailed statement from harbor authorities said on Jan 29. Kylie Lee, a spokeswoman for Gladstone Ports Corp., didn't immediately respond to a phone message and e-mail seeking comment about loading operations.
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It doesn't matter how this invisible Bookrest looks when it is doing the job at best. The uniqueness of the Invisible Bookend lies in its function, creating a distraction of books placed without any external support. The Bookrest is made of stainless steel and perfectly suitable for bookshelves and places like desk, floor etc. It can hold books of any sizes and can be used for more than a meter as a book rack. The product weighs as light as 345 grams. Make sure to have a bundle of books before adding this product into your cart. Just do it and I bet not even a single guest will go without noticing it. Available for dispatch from 12th November 2012.
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Justin Timberlake teams up with Jimmy Fallon for a special Saturday Night Live Christmas Edition. Special guests also included Barry Gibb, Madonna, and Paul McCartney. As the musical guest, Timberlake performed "Pair of Wings" and "Only When I Walk Away" from The 20/20 Experience Part 2. Watch video highlights of SNL now.
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When did you set up EVINS Communications and what was your motivation?
I founded Evins in 1987 with my mother Marilyn. When we entered the business, PR wasn't strategic, quantifiable or tangible. So when I came in, I wanted to find out how to make PR something that is more accessible and easier to understand. That meant making it more about achieving business goals and less about fluff. Evins was about taking the old school approach of PR and creating a new approach that could deliver three things: value, consequence and business.
Your Clients are mostly premium and luxury brands. How selective are you about certain clients and projects?
We're extremely selective. Before taking on a new client, we consider the following criteria: Can we make a difference? Can we be consequential? Can we be successful? That's the first litmus test. The second is do we believe in the management team? That's crucial because the management team is the difference between success and failure. We have to establish a rapport with the team and have unhindered access to the CEO. Then, we look at the brand itself. Is it a brand that can be differentiated from its competitors? Is it the best of breed and, if not, can we help make it become the industry leader and a legacy brand? So yes, I guess you could say we're pretty selective.
In today's fast paced business environment retaining clients is a real performance. How do you manage to retain such long term relationships?
In an industry that is defined by clients constantly changing agencies, we realize our success at Evins comes from delivering value, consequence and business. The biggest challenge usually comes when a client's management changes, because you have to reestablish yourself as an asset to the brand and the company.
Another challenge for many agencies is they don't evolve their programming. Our approach at Evins is to be creative, and to know when to retire a particular initiative. When results start to taper off, it's not about maintaining the status quo but about switching gears. This approach, and by staying true to our core values, is how we keep clients.
You have recently re-launched your website. Does this new look come with new services / products?
No, these are services and products we've offered our clients for a long time. The problem was perception – a gap between what we do and what people thought we were doing – so it was time to rebrand so that we can be more in alignment with our philosophy and with what we provide for our clients. What we did was evolve perception into reality, something that we do on a daily basis for our clients.
Evins.com is designed to be a visual representation of our philosophy and methodology. It shows both clarity and detail, emphasizing the sophisticated approach we take when promoting our clients and helping them improve their business. We bring brands to life – and we felt we should apply this philosophy as an agency.
As brand strategists, which do you consider the most challenging factors in maintaining credibility and consistency, especially in the luxury industry?
In the luxury category, it's crucial to understand that it is not about selling to clients, it's about engaging with them and creating an experience. Understanding that is the biggest hurdle. Another big challenge is social media, and recognizing that it's not a panacea but a tool that can and should be optimized in a way that is very specific to each brand.
I think one of the biggest questions luxury brands face is – are they listening to their customers, and learning and growing from that feedback? Many luxury brands have become dated as they struggle to remain relevant in a market that is constantly changing. Brands need to have a clearly defined architecture and essence, because brand message doesn't necessarily bring brand engagement. And, with the media landscape having changed drastically, it's about relating not just to the press but directly to your publics.
Roger Vivier, Rochas Moynat and recently Elsa Schiapparelli are among the dormant brands which have been seeing a revival in the past 2 years. How would you evaluate the potential of these brands and which are the essential strategic branding tools the new owners of these brands should implement?
For any dormant luxury brand to be revived, it needs to have a legacy, a folklore and a passion that can be rekindled in a relevant way today. Consumers love brands with history, but that history needs to be relatable. To be successful in the luxury space, you have to be — or have been at some stage — a brand that evokes a visceral, emotional reaction.
For these three brands and others experiencing a revival, their assets have to be compelling. How does the brand look and feel? What are the communication channels? Who are they communicating with and what's the conversation? Brand essence is critical — clearly defined visuals and language, and even scent in some cases, that communicate brand experience.
We have recently seen the Hemingways launch a hotel brand. What do you think about other such historical personalities being turned into a luxury brand, especially in hospitality?
One of the most serious issues in luxury hospitality today is the proliferation of brands that don't have meaning or relevance. Most new hospitality brands are treated as a brand extension, and we're seeing a proliferation of brands that are not necessarily translatable to a luxury hotel experience. Whether it's a historical personality or high-profile product, the question is whether the brand is evolved enough to be a lifestyle and justify putting its name on a hotel. Truly great luxury hotels have a personality – they create a memorable experience that evokes emotion. If a hotel cannot do that with integrity, then it has failed.
How important is online communications for the success of a luxury brand nowadays? How 'revealing' do you think major luxury brands should be on the internet?
Communication is critical and engagement is even more critical. Too many luxury brands speak or listen as opposed to creating conversation. Brands need to communicate with their passionates and inspire them to connect with others. Luxury brands should always be about surprise and delight. Online communications offer opportunities to take customers on a journey and turn them into brand evangelists without incentivization – where it's not about earning reward points but about brand passion.
Even though we're not a society that likes to be enigmatic, a lot of brands are obscure online. Consumers shouldn't have to work to discover you online. I don't think we've realized the power and potential of how to communicate online.
The international luxury home interiors and furniture market is still very much dominated by Italian brands, however, there are new comers from Asia too. How has this luxury sector evolved in the past three years and which branding strategies of the past years do you most admire?
The high end home furnishing category is all about intimacy – there's nothing more intimate than what you want to put in your home. That's why brands in this space need to be transformative and emotional. It's not necessarily about country of origin, but about feel and comfort. Italian brands have been very successful because that's where the style and aesthetic that resonates with most people comes from. Italians are brilliant when it comes to anything design oriented, which you can see across categories with brands like Ferrari and Vespa.
If I had to pick the branding program that I most admire, it's not going to be what most people expect. I really like what high-end fixture manufacturer Dornbracht is doing. Their predecessor, which for the first time migrated bathroom decision making from the contractor to the consumer, is Kohler. Kohler has one of the most transformative programs in the home furnishings category because it empowered consumers to have a choice. It also made bathroom accessories sexy. I think Toto is in the process of doing this in their own way now.
What has led the home furnishings category over the last few years and I think what will continue to do so are kitchens and bathrooms. When you think of all the designer kitchens – starting many years ago with Smallbone out of the UK – kitchens are no longer just utilitarian, they are sexy. Whether it's Siematic or Poggenpohl, these companies have elevated kitchens to an art form.
Kitchen appliance manufacturers have brought design into what they create so it becomes not just a utilitarian tool, but part of the interior design. Sub Zero has done it. Viking has done it. The one that's done it the best is Miele. They've taken a utilitarian product and transformed it into a work of art – and have changed the industry in the process.
It's a combination of transforming the utilitarian into an emotional experience based upon design, aesthetic and feel. This is the one category that I think will continue to grow and flourish because it is both aspirational and inspirational. If I go back, I think what started the movement was Decora light switches. Before that, it was the standard toggle button. Decora brought sexiness to light switches. That was the beginning of what we are seeing today. It was really powerful. These are the kinds of things that make this industry so appealing and so exciting.
In terms of furniture, Vitra has evolved it into a work of art probably better than anybody else. Quite frankly, I think the best branding in home furnishings started with Frank Lloyd Wright. Because he created the interiors and exteriors and understood that it was about experience. There was a visual aesthetic, there was an emotional context. Frank Lloyd Wright set the standard, in many ways, for the industry, in branding. There are very few designers that did interiors and exteriors and married them. They all followed Frank Lloyd Wright.
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2013 Q4 Consumer Problem Survey Report
On a monthly basis the Georgetown Institute for Consumer Research (GICR) asks consumers what problems they have and how they intend to use the market to help solve those problems. The findings from this survey are released monthly via press releases and quarterly via the Consumer Problem Survey Report (CPS GICR's CPS is the only survey of its kind, focusing not on consumer behavior or sentiment, but on the problems that drive consumers to the marketplace to seek solutions. It tracks 256 common consumer problems that belong to one of nine different categories (e.g., Finance, Health, Social, Communication, Transportation, Personal Care, Attire, Work-Life, and Home-Housing).
By measuring and tracking the problems that trigger consumers to enter the marketplace in search of solutions, the CPS provides entirely new insights into when and how consumers are likely to enter the market to solve their problems.
Key findings from the Q4 2013 CPSs are highlighted below:
- Work-Life and Housing problems are the most top-of-mind for consumers.
- Consumers have many problems for which they do not see a solution.
- Roughly 40% of consumers have had their most pressing problem for
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- Consumers seek higher quality and more features in their new solutions.
- Most consumers plan to switch brands to solve a recurring problem.
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BuyingTime is a sales engagement business that delivers complex sales propositions into large organisations. We build warm new relationships which allow us to build sales pipelines and help our clients to close new business.
BuyingTime has delivered revenue growth for some of the UK's most successful technology and service companies by producing sales opportunities at senior management and board level within their target companies across EMEA. Since our launch 10 years ago, we have helped our clients to close more than £46 million of new contracts, from £20,000 consulting projects to large technology programs valued at over £10 million.
We are wholly focused on engagement, whether we're executing lead generation programmes of the very highest quality or producing compelling events or communications content to support a client's position in their chosen market.
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A lead isn't necessarily an immediate opportunity - do you have the time and diligence to nurture every lead?
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The latest thing in SEO, our approach is to create content that builds credibility and helps you close new business
Find out what makes our clients stay with us
It's lazy to talk about our success ourselves, but in reality our clients do a far better job.
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Our full blend of services forms the foundation of an ABM program.
Increasingly vital to the sales success of technology services companies, ABM is a well-established practice within a Demand Creation program – that treats each "account" that you are targeting as a complex set of contacts with discreet agendas – and therefore deploys a personalised set messaging and contact campaigns in order to draw that account down the sales funnel.
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Our clients need to have the correct & relevant contact data or improve that which they have for their existing targets - trying to deliver a proposition to the wrong contact is fruitless.
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Just got the tqi transmitter, receiver and docking base (#6507) got it installed and had it working, had to go into the house mid run so i shut down the esc, when i came back out my summit was unbound and unresponsive, so i opened the reciever box to try to re-bind. now the transmitter won't go into bind mode, when i hold the set button and switch it on the led doesn't come on at all. the transmitter does power up without the set button held, both the transmitter and receiver have been updated. can't reset transmitter to defaults either, same result as trying to bind. The transmitter is not connecting to the app either. any ideas on how to solve this?
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This is a Pullman made car and was built in 1966 and is designed to haul bulk chemicals as well as wheat, grains, farm feed, and other products. This car served "Santa Fe" and "Burlington Northern Santa Fe" lines and operated much of its service life in and out of Wichita Falls.
In 2001 is was pulled out of service as a "bad order", meaning, it needed repairs before it could go back into service. It's broblems were parts missing such as a "break beam" so therefore it had no breaks.
It sat in the Wichita Falls BNSF Rail Yard for over 10 years. In 2011 it was decided to be scrapped and laid on its side ready for the scrappers.
In June of 2011, the Wichita Falls Railroad Museum asked that this car be donated to the museum instead of being scrapped.
In January of 2012, Burlington Northern officials granted ownership of this car to the Wichita Falls Railroad Museum and moved it on to the Museum property.
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