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Complaint Review: Merchants Discount Health Plan
Merchants Discount Health Plan7771 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Suite 217 Sunrise, Florida United States of America
Merchants Discount Health Plan Peoples Health Express charged our business bank accounts monthly for false services Sunrise, Florida *EDitor's Suggestions on how to get your money back into your bank account when someone wrongfully takes it from you!
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Apparently, they stated that a former employee authorized the transaction and provided them with the business account number - which she did not have access to in the first place. They agreed to reimburse 6 months of charges and cancel the withdrawals immediately. They have charged a total of 9 months of charges. I am forced to keep my account open to them for 1 month to see if we do get reimbursed at the next billing cycle. If we do not see this reimbursement, we will freeze the account and legally pursue them.
EDitor's Suggestions on how to get your money back!
Go to your bank within 60 days of the charge, or as soon as you know about the charge, don't delay, and tell them that there has been fraudulent activity within your account. Explain that you wish to file a dispute, and demand that they assist you in accordance with Federal Regulation E.
According to the majority of victims interviewed by Rip-off Report, those who immediately called their banks to dispute the charges did not get very far. Many victims got the following responses from their banks: we could not do anything for you or you waited too long; it has been more than 60 days.
If the bank is says that you have waited too long, explain to them how you called their 800 number as soon as the charges were found, and were told by the bank that nothing could be done. Remind the bank that they failed to assist you properly at the 800 #, and instead, provided you with an inadequate explanation of your right to dispute. Tell the bank that it's their fault time has expired, and since they gave you the wrong info to begin with, they will just have to deal with it, take the loss and reverse the charges.
Tell them the truth; this was unauthorized and your account was NOT to be charged! Keep emphasizing how you never authorized anything! Direct them to the hundreds of victims reports that were filed on Rip-off Report.com. And if you're at the bank, walk them over to their computer and make them go to this site! If you are on the phone with them, tell them you will wait while they access this site! Either way, be persistent!
Let them know nicely, that you were advised to Report them (the Bank) and this situation to the Banking Commission in your state. Since each state has a different name for the agency/controller over banks, find that name before you call or get to the bank so you can throw it in their face. The more knowledgeable you appear to be, the further you will get.
And just continue to demand the Federal Regulation E form! The bank CAN, MUST and WILL reverse the charge! But, you must be persistent; ask to speak to the supervisor or the area manager for all the branches in the state.
Let the bank personnel know you are meeting with the media later in the day, that you would much rather they do the right thing (as most other banks have) by looking at the complaints and immediately reversing the charge(s) to your account; no matter how long ago it was. Be sure to call the Media if necessary so you are telling the truth.
If you have to, be loud (but nice) in front of other customers. If you are just calling by phone, the above tactics should still work. The bank can easily fax or mail to you the Federal Regulation E dispute form.
If the charge was to your credit card (not debit card, check card, or checking account), contact the credit card company as soon as possible to request a dispute form. Consumers usually have a little longer to dispute fraudulent credit card charges (up to 6 months), but it is better to act right away. In this type of situation, credit card disputes are usually successful since fraudulent companies often won't contest the disputed charge. In rare cases, credit card companies will review disputes, but refuse to reverse the charges. If this occurs, complain to a manager and let them know you will be filing a report here.
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Quoizel MY5103ML
Monterey Mosaic 3 Light 24" Wide Chandelier with Pen Shell Mosaic Shades
- Item # bci522429
- Model # MY5103ML
- Monterey Mosaic Collection
The lovely mosaic design on the glass shades is made from genuine pen shell, bringing the beauty of nature into your home. The playful curls of the metal body add a whimsical element to the overall style. Its looks as wonderful in a beach house as it does in a modern loft.
- Pen Shell Mosaic Shades
- Elegant Tuscan style
- Durable steel frame ensures years of reliable performance
- Bulbs are not included with this item - bulb options will be presented upon checkout
- Includes 96" of chain for a maximum height of 120"
- Rated for installation and use in dry locations only
- Fully covered under Quoizel's limited lifetime warranty
- Fixture Height: 24"
- Max Hanging Height: 120"
- Depth: 24"
- Chain Length: 8 Feet
Electrical Specifications:
- Number of Bulbs: 3
- Bulb Base: Medium (E26)
- Compatible Bulb Types: Incandescent, CFL, LED
- Bulb(s) Included: No
- Watts per Bulb: 100
- Total Wattage: 300
- Voltage: 120
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At Quoizel, we create more than lighting. We create timeless pieces designed with you in mind. We do this by avoiding trends and fads, by balancing form and function, and by making our choices thoughtfully. This kind of dedication, integrity and quality not only goes into the design of our products, but it's in the way we do business as well. It's why we've grown from a small company to become one of the nation's leading manufacturers of fine decorative lighting. Founded in 1930 in New York, we relocated to Charleston, SC in 1996 to a state-of-the-art 500,000 square-foot facility. Though we've grown in size, we've never lost sight of our small business heritage. In fact, we remain privately held, family-owned and operated. Many of our products embody our history of being artisans in glass and natural materials. We work with resources that will not only illuminate your living space but also enhance the beauty of your home.
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Complaint Review: Just Brakes
Just Brakes901 IH 35 North Internet United States of America
Just Brakes Said one thing and did another! FALSE ADVERTISING, Internet
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He came in an hour later and told me that the caliper hose had broken when they were putting it back together and that they would have to order one and it wouldn't be in until the next day. I went home assuming I would not have to pay for it since I didn't sign anything. I went to get my car the next day and they had a $300 dollar service bill for me and would not give me my car until I paid it. I hope these people go out of business.
I have now driven this car for 2 years with nothing wrong with the brakes. I went to a legit brake place and all they did was change the pads and it drove for 2 years before I sold it. If I would have had Just Brakes do it I would have paid $800 unnecessarily. They are rip off artists and con men and I pray no one ever goes there.
To add insult to injury, I contacted corporate Just Brakes to tell them what happened to me and they didn't have the courtesy to ever respond. I feel if one Just Brakes will do this to someone then they all will!
Just Brakes... They really don't care!
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WAK Limited (WAK) an ISO certified company, commonly also referred to as WAKGAS, is the flagship of the WAK Group. It was established in February 1984 as a private company and converted into a public limited company in May 1995. It is engaged in the business of buying, filling, marketing and distributing Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in Pakistan. .
The Pak Arab Housing Scheme is one of the well-known Housing Project of Lahore located at Ferozepur Road. The project was started in 2003. It comprises of five sectors i.e. A, B, C, D & E .In phase I, all sectors have been fully developed and sold.
Development works in Sector 'F' have started according to LDA regulations. Layout plan is prepared by in-house well qualified & professional team of Architects & Planners. All planning measures have been taken to provide all urban and civic facilities for making PAHS a self sustainable society.
WAK Steel is an ISO-certified manufacturing facility at Lahore for manufacturing LPG cylinders, pressure vessels, storage tanks, and LPG bowsers. The facility has the capacity to produce over 250,000 LPG Cylinders of various capacities at the facility each year. All the present Bowsers being used WAKGAS another subsidery of WAKGROUP the Parent company of WAK Steel have been manufactured in house besides many high pressure tanks and other storage facilities.
Pakistan's Leading Construction Company Horizon Construction is the company of WAK GROUP of Companies, a business venture that encompasses large resources, example, professionalism and diversity. It provides a wide range of services meeting the requirements of construction industry.
Global Broadcast (Pvt) Limited was set up in the year 2002 with the foremost aim to provide the multifarious services to the Public at Large especially in the area of Communication, I.T. Housing, Social and Broadcasting and especially for the development and upliftment of remote area of the country.
IVY Prints has been creating bridal & luxury pret for the last 8 years. It branched out to a formal flagship outlet on M.M.Alam Road, 2 years ago. IVY Prints launched its first lawn collection last year, which was very well received, followed by successful Eid and Winter Collections. Other collections are in the planning process.
A newly formed oil marketing company with the ability to enhance the Group's reach in the oil and gas sector.


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Complaint Review: Onsite technology services, llc
Onsite technology services, llc990 Lone Oak Road Suite 102, Eagan, Minnesota United States of America
Onsite technology services, llc Does not pay ontime and as promised Eagan, Minnesota
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First they gave me completely wrong information about how the store I was working on was structured an laid out. Secondly the materials did not arrive and I went beyond the scope of my job to pick up snd pay for materials out of pocket so the work could get done.
Then I worked the two incredibly long nights in difficult and trying conditions, having to figure out from scratch how a 20 + year old infrastructure was cobbled together. I did, and except for one non-working point of sale computer, had the store working at the end of the second day (it was a counter replacement/remodel).
The one POS will work when it is replaced. After all this, instead of paying me on time, they kept promising and delaying payment and were going to continue delaying over one month, until I had to talk with an attorney. Then they finally paid me.
This was after numerous texts, e-mails, conference calls, one of which they promised to pay me that day (they did not).
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Chris Jackson - your Bill Killer.com1900 Empire Blvd.#217 Webster, New York U.S.A.
Chris Jackson - your Bill Killer.com My Product This is a bunch of junk. He should be in jail for ripping off people. He says it costs this much and want more. Webster New York
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Harry doesn't appear to have too much choice. Ramos didn't help by not registering players, but we appear to be collecting some long term injuries too.If the gooners can play their kids, why can't we have a look at ours in these games. I for one would prefer to concentrate on EPL than these cup games, although the revenue helps from a good run. Perhaps concentrate on the Carling cup for European footy next year?Am I misreading what Harry said in his interview about having a look at our kids. He said we should be bringing more of them through from our academy. He mentioned apart from O'hara, the last one he knows of is Ledley.Is this a slant at having no funds for January??? What say you Mike?


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Father's epic lip-synch of daughter's tantrum
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- October 22, 2013
IT went on. And on. And on. For almost an hour.
When this toddler chucked a lengthy tantrum that never seemed to end, her parents gave up. Her relentless screaming just couldn't be stopped.
So dad did the only thing he could do and lip-synched her endless tanty with a series of spot-on impersonations and exaggerated facial expressions.
It didn't stop the tantrum. Far from it. The mockery just aggravated his daughter even more. "Stop laughing at me!" she screamed.
But turns out dad had a pretty good impersonation for that one too.
"He's a pretty good actor, and was big into improv when he was younger," wife Kathy Sterner explained on YouTube.
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I am importing an XML file containing all of my Livejournal posts. I would like to do one or both of the following before I import the file, because it is huge and I'm trying to avoid having to do this manually, one by one, once they're imported:
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A federal judge has temporarily suspended
Kentucky's law forbidding protests within 300 feet of military
funerals and memorial services.
U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell said Tuesday that the law
goes too far in limiting free speech. The law aimed at Westboro
Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan., which is known for its anti-gay
protests, is too broad, the judge said in issuing an injunction.
"The zone is large enough that it would restrict communications
intended for the general public on a matter completely unrelated to
the funeral as well as messages targeted at funeral participants,"
Caldwell wrote in a 37-page ruling issued in Frankfort.
Earlier this year, the Kentucky General Assembly passed the law
prohibiting nearly all protests at military funerals.
Kentucky Attorney General Greg Stumbo said he was considering an
"I believe that society has an interest in honoring its war
dead. Funerals are times of sacred and solemn reflection which must
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mugshots.com posted photos of me with incorrect info for a speeding ticket. this can cause me to not be able to get a job. Internet
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The reason I am writting this complaint is due to seeing my photos on line. I got in trouble fro driving on a suspended liecens and I am a mom who isnt ever in trouble other the a couple tickets my whole life. My family notified me of this from out of state. They were trying to pull my address on line and the mugshots appered. Then the company wants 150.00 a pic to remove them.
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"The Science of Enlightenment"
I will highly recommend this title. Shinzen Young is amazing. He has deep knowledge of multiple subjects, and amazing voice. If you are interested in the path of meditation and enlightenment, please buy this audio-book. I will suggest listenting it at least twice, so you can appreciate the depth of this audio-book. I wish he had more audio-books on this subject.
"The Most Import Book I've Ever Read"
I can say without a doubt that this is the most import book I've read (listened to).
I enjoy the entire book.
I enjoy audio books and blogging.
"Real applications for meditation."
Practical explanations for meditation and enlightenment are abundant.
I liked the use of science and math to explain enlightenment.
The narrator's voice conveyed understanding of the topic and concern for the reader.
The declaration of enlightenment.
At this point in my career this is the best explanation of enlightenment. A beautiful work that belongs in my library.
"Yankee Dog Begin Search For Enlightenment Here!"
Seriously, if you are from a western culture you will benefit greatly from Shinzen's talks. He speaks directly and does not waste your time with psudo-mystical B.S. Many of your question about meditation will be answered and you will be provided with practical tools and actionable advice. I've listened to this book twice now. It is very dense and you will want to take notes or bookmark sections to revisit many times. Also Shinzen has a good sense of humor and is very warm and genuine which helps a great deal.
Straight talk... thank you Shinzen!
Yes but it is far too long
Easily worth three credits but only costs one!
"Listen to this as soon as you can."
Demystifies the practice and purpose of meditation in a soothing and comfortable way.
The cross cultural insights into how meditation has been lost to the Christian religion, sadly.
.This is an incredible resource.
"This goes into my TOP TEN BOOKS EVER"
finally. clear. intelligent. practical. real. experienced
YES. wish I could do just that.
"A great book for anyone interested in meditation"
Shinzen Young explains the practical science behind enlightenment and mediation in an easy to understand practical way. I f you are curious about mediation, without getting over involved in the religious aspects, this is a great book.
I enjoyed his unbiassed views of religion and would recommend this as a superb source of information together with practical meditation sessions to get you started in meditation.
"Great practice and theory"
Broaden your mind
Shinzen Young's explanation of meditation is fascinating. It helped me see the world in a different way. Mr Young has a pleasant and clear voice and the book contains theory and practice. First I listened to the whole thing in the car and when I was at the gym, then I used the guided meditations.
Mr Young's formal training is in Buddhism, however he has studied meditation as it is practiced by many religions and cultures, as well as looking at meditation from a scientific angle.
Highly recommended for those who are interested in practicing meditation. I know I will listen to the whole book again and again.
Haven't read it in print.
None that I've come across.
The beginning and the portion where he goes into the history of Buddhism.
Shinzen is a very knowledgeable and tactful teacher. He exhibits a breadth and depth of knowledge about the subjects of meditation, buddhism and modern science that can be easily understood... if you're paying close attention.
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No nonsence, here is the way to let go of all the pain. Detailed reasoning for techniques, and 5 guided meditations to choose from.
Thank you Shinzen Young.


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Situated near the airport, this eco-friendly hotel is 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from The International Centre and 2.7 mi (4.3 km) from Toronto Congress Centre. Woodbine Racetrack and Red Rose Convention Centre are also within 6 mi (10 km).
Hotel Features
This smoke-free hotel features a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar/lounge. Free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and a free airport shuttle are also provided. Other amenities include a coffee shop/café, a 24-hour business center, and coffee/tea in a common area.
Room Amenities
All 99 rooms offer free WiFi, Tempur-Pedic beds, and LCD TVs with cable channels. Room service, coffee makers, and free weekday newspapers are among the other amenities available to guests.Would you like to give us feedback? Share it! Opens in a new window
Comfort Inn Toronto Airport6355 Airport Rd Mississauga ON L4V1E4
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This hotel offers access to a 24-hour business center and a meeting room.
A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. Event facilities measure 3600 square feet (324 square meters). This eco-friendly hotel also offers a fitness center, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. A roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and an area shuttle are complimentary for guests. Limited complimentary onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Comfort Inn Toronto Airport is a smoke-free property.
- Grocery/convenience store
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Free airport transportation
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Fitness facilities
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 99
- Number of floors - 2
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Coffee shop or café
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Computer station
- Luggage storage
- Express check-in
- Shopping on site
- Free area shuttle
- ATM/banking
- One meeting room
- Multilingual staff
- Parking (limited spaces)
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free self parking
- Number of meeting rooms - 2
- Conference space size (feet) - 3600
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (meters) - 324
- Smoke-free property
- Television in common areas
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Area shuttle (complimentary)
- Grocery/convenience store
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Microwave (on request)
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, Parking (limited spaces)
Room Amenities
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Room service (limited hours)
- Free weekday newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Free local calls
- Coffee/tea maker
- Pay movies
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Microwave (on request)
- Refrigerator (on request)
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Daily housekeeping
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Cable TV service
- Free WiFi
- Tempur-Pedic mattress
Where to Eat
Zazis Place restaurant - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Pearson Pub - Onsite pub.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of CAD 10 per pet, per night
- 2 per room
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No rollaway/extra beds available
Optional extras
- Pet fee: CAD 10 per pet, per night
- Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee
Hotel Name
- Comfort Inn Hotel Toronto Airport
- Comfort Inn Toronto Airport
- Toronto Airport Comfort Inn
- Comfort Inn Toronto Airport Hotel Mississauga
- Comfort Inn Toronto Airport Mississauga, Ontario
- Comfort Inn Toronto Airport Hotel
- Comfort Inn Toronto Airport Mississauga
We should mention
Children 18 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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It was around 8:20PM, I had just stepped outside to smoke a cigarette and as usual looked up at the night sky. It was a very clear night. No clouds, just the stars. Just northwest was a big bright light in the sky, bigger than anything I had ever seen flying. I assumed it was a plane crashing and walked towards the street to get a better look. It was a bright white ball of light just hovering. After a moment, it dropped. It dropped straight down out of the sky past the tree tops. It was insanely fast. I listened for a sound. Nothing. I went and turned the news on and nothing, no plane crash, no nothing. I panicked, I swear my heart stopped. It was so far away and in pretty much a desert so I didn't bother going to find out what it was. I was alone at the time, I wasn't brave enough to do it alone.
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WordPress theme frameworks are solid starter themes while Builder Themes are powerful theme systems with a lot of in-built features and functionality that make it easy for anyone to built a professional, customized blog or website.
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The Genesis theme can be used as is for a clean minimalist website, or extended with the many beautiful child themes (designs) available for a sleek professional look without paying a fortune. Check out all the available child themes here. Using a framework / child theme system is smart from a "future proofing" and SEO perspective because you can radically change the look of your site, every week if you want to, and you'll never lose your content or hurt your search engine rankings because the design is kept completely separate from the core theme framework code.
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Genesis also makes it easy to customise and manage your site with lots of inbuilt features such as mix-and-match layout options for individual pages or posts, custom widgets, automatic framework updates, comprehensive theme options panel, custom widgets and much more.
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When selecting a WordPress theme framework (or any theme for that matter) it's important to choose one you know has been built by a developer or company you can trust, and is high quality. StudioPress is the pioneer 'premium WordPress theme' company and has been creating top quality products since 2007. Many top websites choose to build on Genesis and you can be sure it's an optimized, secure and flexible foundation for your website you can trust.
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Genesis is fantastic value because StudioPress gives you unlimited everything in the onetime purchase price. They provide unlimited support, updates, and domains you can built which makes for unparalleled value.
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- Lots of great turn-key designs available (child themes)
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- Widget-Ready
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- Developed for Localization
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While not really a framework as such, Divi is a smart, powerful and extremely customizable WordPress theme builder. The flagship premium WordPress theme from Elegant Themes has an extensive set of features and options giving you complete creative control to build any type of mobile friendly responsive website exactly the way you want. Divi is probably the only theme you will ever need!
The core of Divi is the Divi Builder – an advanced drag and drop layout builder that allows you to create beautiful and unique layouts visually, without touching a single line of code. There's no limitations to how layouts can be customized and arranged, giving anyone the ability to create truly dynamic websites with ease.
Some of the other key features and benefits of Divi include: 20 pre-made layouts, ability to create and save your own layouts, extensive module options with the drag and drop layout builder, fully mobile responsive, rock solid security, lots of header and navigation options, fully translated inside and out, full RTL support, one-page website option, beautiful portfolio and product page layouts, WooCommerce ready, video and parallax background options, 300+ elegant icons, unlimited color options, and much more.
Headway is a flexible and powerful premium WordPress theme framework that gives you total control of your websites design with its intuitive drag and drop layout creator. Headway has over 700 code free options and features and its exclusive Visual Layout Editor gives you a true "what you see is what you get" designing experience. The Headway theme allows you to create any layout and website imaginable from a standard blog, to landing pages, to membership sites, business or ecommerce websites.
Other features include a Quick Start Wizard that guides you smoothly through the set up and design process, extensive style editor, automatic colour scheme generator based on the header image, built in SEO options and much more.
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- Create Any Layout Imaginable – using the Headway Visual Editor, you can do anything from a standard blog, to landing pages, to membership sites, to e-commerce sites
- Quick Start Wizard – The wizard will guide you step-by-step through choosing your layout, uploading your header image, building your site's color scheme (it'll even detect colors from your header image!), and selecting fonts. At the end, you'll click a button to build your site and it'll all be done in a snap!
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Builder Framework
The Builder theme from iThemes is a powerful, flexible, and easy-to-use responsive WordPress theme framework that allows you to quickly build websites and blogs with WordPress. Builder includes an innovative layout engine allowing you to build almost any layout you like and easy manage the theme graphics and styling. The iThemes Builder developer package includes 60+ child themes, which span a wide range of looks and styles for different niches, with more child theme being added all the time.
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- Style Manager – easily tweak the CSS without needing to touch the code
- Infinite Widget Areas
- Blocks – blocks are special functionality add-ons for specific content types
- Simple Layout Control
- Use one theme to build a website with multiple layouts and individual looks for each (each layout can have its own CSS)
- Assign specific layouts to certain WP Views (specific layouts for blogs, pages, posts, and categories)
- Create new widgets areas layouts or sidecars on the fly
- Custom Landing Pages – squeeze pages, email opt in pages, feed pages, portfolio pages etc
- WordPress 3.0+ Custom Menu integration
- Advanced SEO options – lets you choose between basic or advanced SEO options
- BuddyPress integration
- Billboard & Rotating Images plugins
- 60+ Child Themes
Ultimatum is an extremely powerful and feature packed drag and drop responsive WordPress theme builder. Ultimatum isn't just a WordPress theme or framework, but a total design suite that puts you in total control of every aspect of your WordPress site without requiring any coding skills.
Ultimatum has an innovative layout builder that lets you easily create your own layouts via drag and drop functions. It lets you create complex and professional layouts without having to know or understand any code. Ultimatum's CSS editors also make it easy to set your desired styling. Every element in the theme can be styled via the inbuilt options, colour pickers etc. There is no need to get into the CSS files to make your styling changes.
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Ultimatum is mobile ready and lets you create beautiful responsive websites that will work for any device. The Pro version also gives you ability to create dedicated mobile web apps. Ultimatum includes the classic 12 column grid system from 960.gs as well as the hugely popular Bootstrap with 12 bootswatches. It's written in HTML5 and CSS3 so your websites will be ready for the future.
In additional to the core layout and design functionality Ultimatum integrates a number of great premium plugins for enhanced functionality. These include: 3 different sliders, a visual composer (for pages), easy forms, Font Library (600+ Google fonts), 7 menu systems, shortcodes, slideshow generator, custom post type creator, custom widgets, front end CSS editing and live preview, WooCommerce ecommerce support and more.
If you have a specific design in mind and want to create your own WordPress theme then Ultimatum puts you in total control and lets you be your own web developer and designer. It's a powerful, customisable and complete all-in-one WordPress solution.
- Innovative Layout Builder – comes with a unique layout builder where you are able to drag and drop native WordPress widgets. You're not bound to specific add-ons and can use any plugin and widget in Ultimatum with just dragging and dropping them in to your desired layout position
- Easy Styling – you can easily set your desired styling with ease using Ultimatum's CSS editors. Each element defined in the back-end can be styled with just filling the forms and setting the options
- Mobile Ready – Ultimatum creates beautiful responsive websites for any device. It's also possible to create mobile web apps with Ultimatum in matters of few clicks
- Bootstrap and Bootswatches – option to use the classic 12 column grid system from 960.gs or Bootstrap with 12 integrated bootswatches
- For Non Coders – Ultimatum's state of art technologies give you total control of most common elements on a web site with simple click drag and drop functions. You can create a fully professional look with Ultimatum without coding a single line
- For Coders / Developers Also – Ultimatum is also great for code-savvy designers. Ultimatum brings freedom to ones who love to code with hooks and filters so you can hook into any place of the site and set your own functions with ease
- Premium Plugins – Ultimatum includes integrated premium plugins for optional enhanced features and functionality
- Visual Composer – provides drag and drop editing for your pages
- Sliders – a number of sliders are bundled including: Layer Slider, Slider Revolution and Showbiz Slider
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- Font Library – gives you access to the whole Google Font Directory (600+ fonts)
- Slideshow Generator – create Slideshows from any content in your site with simple drag and drop actions
- Ultimatum Shortcodes – for things like columns, toggles, tabs, google maps, buttons, tabs etc
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- Custom Widgets – comes with lots of custom menus
- Front End CSS Editing – edit your CSS live from front-end and se results before you click submit
- Import / Export Designs – export your design with on click and import it in another site again with one click
- Countless Hooks – Ultimatum has many hooks and actions
- Custom Post Types – lets you create your own post types and organise your content with ease
- WooCommerce Support – Ultimatum is designed to work with WooCommerce flawlessly so you can easily set up a ecommerce store or a section to sell products
Origin is a perfectly balanced and rock solid starter WordPress theme from Organic Themes. The theme has a lightweight, minimal and ultra clean design with the right balance of code, design and supported features and functionality. The theme works well as a standalone website solution right out of the box, but is also easy to customize and extend thanks to its clear, easy to understand and well commented code.
Some of the key features and benefits include: a mobile responsive framework, support for all the latest WordPress core features (such as the WordPress theme customizer, custom logos etc), lightweight styles and scripts for fast load times, JetPack support (for portfolio and testimonials custom post types), WooCommerce and Gravity Forms support and styling, multilingual compatible, several color options, Google fonts, HTML5 and CSS3, custom backgrounds, custom header, custom page templates, multiple sidebars, multiple column layouts, featured images, post formats and more.
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Thesis 2.0 was released on October 1, 2012 after 2 years of development with claims the totally rebuilt theme is a "new website engine that will define the future".
Thesis 2.0 is not just an updated version of the Thesis 1.8.x theme, it's been totally rebuilt from the ground up into an entirely new engine. DIY Themes claims when you use the Thesis framework for WordPress, you can completely customize your theme without digging into ANY code. The new version has 3 main new features:
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- Thesis Boxes – add-on functionality with drag and drop, point and click ease, without the hassle of writing your own code.
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Some of the other features of Thesis 2.0 include the ability to create pixel perfect typography (without any coding), options to create your own custom 404 page in a few clicks, and a template editor that lets you make unique landing pages, or any other page specific web design without needing to get into the code.
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Definition of pincer in English:
1 (pincers or a pair of pincers) A tool made of two pieces of metal with blunt concave jaws that are arranged like the blades of scissors, used for gripping and pulling things.
Example sentences
- They had brought with them a car which they proceeded to cut apart using a large pair of pincers and spreaders.
- I could feel them pulling as if they were trying to separate the skin at the edge of the wound with a pair of pincers.
- The heated billets (short lengths of red hot steel) shoot out of the reheating furnace and are caught by the fettlers, men equipped with large pincers, and fed manually into the mill roll.
2A front claw of a lobster, crab, or similar crustacean.
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- In others, they are intermediate in size and appear to function as pincers or nippers, as in other groups of mammals.
- Besides the salad there were two shelled crab pincers, without any seasoning but still tasty.
- To attract a mate, the male lobster users his pincers to snip off one of the eyes of the girl he fancies.
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Old French pincier 'to pinch'.
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Skip to comments.Reid apologizes for nasty tone on Senate floor
Posted on 10/04/2013 9:45:40 AM PDT by justlurking
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LOL. Best comment in the thread!
Reid, you know you can't unring a bell.
Ha, I'd like to see more of that. Brawls with flying fists and chairs like some other countries have done. The time for full confrontational politics is far overdue.
He just called boehner a coward... must be the "new tone".
You bet we can win this. Couple this despicable behavior with
their petulant, childish attempts to punish us with shutdowns; parks, scenic views....anything that will make us poor insignificant citizens pay attention, fear, and obey our betters. FY,BO
He needs to apologize to that CNN reporter and every one of those kids that have cancer.
Dear Harry, take your apology and stuff it up where the sun don't shine.
And I don't and will never apologize for that statement.
Harry must have heard from the folks back in Nevada and the pollsters.
I'm waiting for him to apologize for being alive.
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Gov. Mark Dayton on Friday announced six new appointments to the Minnesota State Board of Trustees.
The board is charged with Minnesota State's system planning, fiscal management, setting tuition and fees, among other responsibilities. Minnesota State, formerly known as the Minnesota State Colleges and University System (MnSCU), consists of 37 schools throughout the state.
The appointees include two college students, a former state legislator, a former college professor, and two business executives.
They are Basil Ajuo of Brooklyn Park, Amanda Fredlund of Mora, Jerry Janezich of Side Lake, Rodolfo Rodriguez of Maple Grove, Cheryl Tefer of Andover and Michael Vekich of St. Louis Park.
Ajuo and Fredlund, the two students appointed, will serve until summer 2018. The other four appointees will serve until summer 2022.
"These Minnesotans are well equipped to help guide the future of MnSCU, and ensure its students receive world-class educations," Gov. Mark Dayton said in a statement. "These members, and the entire Board, will help further MnSCU's mission of providing Minnesotans with high-quality learning opportunities that prepare them for success in the workplace and in life."


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I received a large envelope from a company Friday in the mail. At first I thought it was advertising for their product (personalized stamps) and almost threw it away, but my curiosity got the best of me and I opened it. I figured that there would be a coupon inside the envelope and with Christmas and LO's first birthday coming up in a month, I thought that the stamps would make a cool touch to Christmas cards and birthday invitations.
I was caught off guard when I opened the package and found two sheets of 20 stamps each (40 total) personalized with my child's picture on them. I checked my husband's and my own bank accounts because we both use only debit and could not find a charge from the company on either account, so I know for a fact neither one of us made the order. I immediately called my own mother and my husband called his and neither of them knew anything about it (in fact, none of us even knew you could personalize stamps until this point).
I contacted the company by the email listed on the packing slip asking for information about the order and received a response Sunday stating that per their privacy policy, they could not give out any information without a formal, legal request. I'm pretty concerned about this, as since I received the package, I've found that my whole address was listed on the internet in the white pages (I've since hidden the information). Technically, up until a few hours ago, anyone that was friends with me on Facebook could have looked up my exact address.
DT, what would you do? No one we are close to seems to know anything about the order. I'm pretty concerned about this issue, but mainly I just want to know who made the order so I can let them know it's not cool unless they let me know ahead of time and ASK me first.


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I cancelled the order and was told there would be a restocking fee because it may have been shipped. Told the rep. it was their fault and there would be no restocking fee when they could not fulfill their obligation and had failed to make contact to try to correct the problem.
Two business days later I received an email telling me I would receive a refund for the amount billed after 30 days. When I called to see why they would immediately charge me for a product they could not produce but not issue an immediate refund they simply said that was company policy and I had to live with it.
I find here in Ripoff Report I am not the only one with whom this company has failed to uphold responsible business dealings. Their rebuttal is to call the Customer Service Call Center. That's who is giving me the runaround. Beware, don't do business with them.
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The Globalinx VOIP service did not work after repeated attempts with tech supports. All incoming and outgoing calls were either disconnected or not connected at all. Then for 3 months after the service was terminated, they continued to charge my account. I had to place a merchant hold on my credit card. The mix of inferior equipment and arrogant customer service representatives is no way to operate a business. JCP - Atlanta, GA
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- June 15, 2012
AS asset sales, public service cuts, tax hikes and changes to service delivery are flagged among "radical surgery" options for an ailing Queensland, the State Opposition has today refused to apologise for leaving the local economy in a "critical condition".
Former federal treasurer Peter Costello today revealed an interim report into the state of Queensland's finances and recommended a range of strategies to pay down the state's vast debt, which is set to climb to $100 billion by 2018-19 if no action is taken.
While Treasurer Tim Nicholls said he would consider all options, he this morning reaffirmed the LNP's commitment not to sell any state assets before the next election, saying that would only go ahead with a mandate from Queenslanders.
Earmarked for possible sale are government commercial arms including Q-Fleet, Q-Build, CITEC and Queensland Shared Services.
"At this stage Cabinet has not made a decision on (asset sales)," Mr Nicholls said.
"It is something on the menu for consideration but our commitment that is not to sell assets without a mandate remains in place.
"Our immediate action is to stop the rot and that's what we'll be doing first and that does not involve asset sales."
But Mr Costello said asset sales were the only way to win back the state's AAA credit rating, lost in 2009.
"If Queensland wants to get back to AAA, it won't be able to do it through taxes and expenditure reductions alone," he said.
"It just can't be done. The problem's too big.
"If it wants to get back to AAA it will have to retire a power-load of debt and that will mean utilising the proceeds of assets."
The issue of asset sales proved poisonous for the former Bligh Government, which announced a privatisation program shortly after winning the 2009 election in a move that outraged voters and helped contribute to Labor's stunning 2012 poll defeat.
Mr Nicholls said the Newman Government would detail its response to first stage recommendations when handing down its Budget, which has been delayed until September.
Mr Nicholls immediately ruled out a $100-per-property landholder's levy recommended by the report but said other tax increases would be considered.
He singled out gambling taxes and mining royalties, as the most likely to rise.
Mr Costello said they had proposed a two pronged solution, firstly to "stop things getting worse" and secondly to "get Queensland back to where it was, before the rot set in".
"The patient's in critical condition, we've got to stop this patient's vital signs from disappearing before we go in for the radical surgery," Mr Costello said.
He attacked the former Government's forward estimates, saying growth of 14 per cent transfer duty was completely unrealistic and expecting employee costs to drop from 9.6 per cent to 3.7 was equally outrageous.
"As an outsider I would take a lot of convincing that transfer duty was suddenly going to boom 14 per cent per annum, over the next three years, and I'd wager you anything you'd like to ask me that employment costs weren't going to magically drop to three per cent," Mr Costello said.
"That's not the real world, it wasn't the experience of the last five years."
Labor's Shadow Treasurer Curtis Pitt labelled the Commission of Audit report as "purely political" and rejected the forecast debt level of $100 billion by 2018-19 if action was not taken as a "worst case scenario".
"Of course a Liberal politician would say 'it's all Labor's fault'," said Mr Pitt.
"Mr Costello has based his predictions on a repeat of the global financial crisis, and a repeat of the Queensland summer of disastrous floods and cyclones."
He said Mr Costello's "remedy" of tax hikes, public service cuts and asset sales was unnecessary, although he conceded Labor could not have continued spending at the same rate.
"The Premier and (treasurer) Mr Nicholls have dishonestly tried through this audit to extend their blame game for a further six years by wrongly claiming Labor would not have taken any further action on the State's finances," Mr Pitt said.
He questioned whether Mr Nicholls' negative assessment of the Queensland economy would be repeated during his trade mission to Japan, China and the US next month.
"He'll be saying one thing there, and another thing at home. That's what we've come to expect from the LNP."
Mr Pitt also attacked the cuts to temporary workers in the public service, expected to run into the tens of thousands.
"It's like sending on a State of Origin team without any reserves, strappers or coaches," he said.
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Yes, I know this is a topic that has been talked about time and time again, *but* I hate those damn evil spammers. In particular, I can't understand how they get around my anti-spam techniques.
First: all the spam I get contains either "poker", "insurance", or "casino" in the author field.
So, I thought a simple test in wp-comments-post.php to disallow any of those words in the author field would prevent spam. This is - and I know this could be neatened up - was how I knocked it out:
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(And yes, I know I could halve the number of lines by kicking the post straight out without the second if statement, and the whole $caught nonsense. But I was hacking... give me a break here.)
So I enter it.
And test it. Normal stuff gets through, stuff with "bad words" in the author field does not.
Yet still I get spam from "online poker". I check my logs - what on earth is happening?
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A little personal exuberance aside, it isn't likely that Japan's newest (possible) position player import is an impact fantasy bat this year. His skill set, situation, and even posting fee don't suggest a breakout is on the way. We can dream — but the realities of the situation are likely to wake us up.
Three years ago, work in my previous incarnation as an educational publisher had me in Japan regularly. The Yakult Swallows played in Tokyo and tickets were much easier to get than Yomiuri Giants tickets, so I was a default fan of the Swallows, as bad as that sounds, and their center fielder Norichika Aoki.
After a few games, I'd gotten over some of the differences. Sure, my draft beer came from a huge backpack on a tiny girl. And yeah, I was noshing on some edamame instead of peanuts. Cheerleaders? Singalongs? Fine. Maybe I hadn't completely gotten over the choreographed umbrella dance — that was a sight to see — but I was getting more used to it.
No matter what, I was still enjoying the star center fielder for Tokyo's second team. Aoki wasn't stealing as many bases as he had in his 26-year-old season the year before (31). But that was because he'd been moved to the three-hole for both the Japanese World Baseball Classic team as well as his home team. Both teams needed his developing power to drive runs — unfortunately, a little drop in power in 2009 had his batting average closer to .300 than .350 for the first time in his career.
That season was pretty much the worst of his career to that point, and yet it was hard not to like him. He still had a .303/.400/.444 line that was sweet for a strong defensive center fielder. As it did every year, his slightly strange crouched stance with the long step was fun to watch. Even with the drop in power, he packed some punch. He played with energy and confidence, and the fans had two prepared songs for him.
Aoki's been itching to come to America ever since his sophomore season in 2006, when he first dreamed about it in public. Unfortunately for him, the Swallows waited until one year before he would hit free agency to finally post him. In a doubly unfortunate feat of timing, Japan just switched to a smaller ball last year and offensive numbers took a dive across the board — Aoki slugged .360, a far cry from that 2009 season that had been his career-worst. He didn't hit .300 for the first time in his career, and he failed to reach double digits in steals for the first time as well.
So instead of a large posting and a starting spot waiting for him, Aoki will have to fight his way onto the Brewers should he sign with them, and the Swallows will only receive $2.5 million for his rights. He's a lefty center fielder, and Nyjer Morgan played that role to a .304/.357/.421 tune last year (with good defense). Because backup Carlos Gomez is right-handed and owns a plus-plus glove of his own, the 'defensive backup outfielder' position is taken as well.
There is a crack of light for Aoki, created by Ryan Braun's positive test. The team needs a left fielder for the first 50 games. Whether he'd beat out Caleb Gindl or Logan Schafer for that playing time will work itself out later — but Aoki does have a better glove than Gindl and probably more of a bat than Schafer. And Aoki probably does own more upside than the (non-Prince Fielder) flotsam and jetsam remaining in free agency. His lower posting fee and .292/.358/.360 2011 numbers both conspire to make him cheaper, so the Brewers could afford him. The team has apparently already performed the physical on him so that they can sign him quickly as the deadline approaches, too.
In a way, this is probably the best way for Aoki to come over. Had he come in his hey-day, we may have had unreasonable expectations for the Japanese star. We might have called for Ichiro-like batting averages, with more power and a little less speed, had he come over even just last year, after his .358/.435/.509 2010 season in which he hit 14 home runs and stole 19 bases.
Now we know what to expect — excellent defense and plate discipline, and strong hit tool. The power probably won't be there, and he may not steal a ton of bases, but he is fast. 22.5% of his hits in 2011 were infield hits — which could be seen as a positive or a negative. But speed, glove and patience will be in tow.
With Gomez and Morgan best used in tandem, and Braun out for 50 games, he has that window to show a passable batting average and OBP and a great glove. Once that window is closed, who knows what the team will end up doing. That risk alone makes Aoki a deep-league pickup at best, and we can thank his negatives for waking us from our dream and saving us from taking such a longer-shot pick in mixed leagues. But in ottoneu, where deep benches reward the ability to platoon, and $1 lottery tickets can turn into valuable (if merely passable) fantasy fifth outfielders, he's surely worth a look.


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I cant get enough smartwool socks. These look great for dressy occasions and provide all the comfort I expect for everyday office wear. I need to order more. If you let them air dry between wearings you can definitely get several days out of them between washings. The cushioning is always welcome and they definitely don't fall down on you. Love these socks!
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I love Smartwool. My sock drawer is full, and I have several tops made from them as well. These dress socks perform every bit as well as their running, hiking, and snowboarding socks. If you have a white-collar job to pay for your down and dirty pursuits, I definitely recommend Smartwool's dress sock line. They keep the hogs cool and dry. Don't tell Mom, but you can actually wear them two days in a row without turning off the ladies with your funky blue cheese.