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Free Fight
"It's not going to go to the distance because neither one of us are
distance fighters. We're going to stand there punching and kicking each
other until one of us quits." - Pat Barry
They say "behind every great man, there's a great woman" and in Pat Barry's case - this woman can kick your ass. Standing at 5'5" and weighing in at 115 pounds, Rose "The Riveter" Namajunas has been busy tearing up the women's amateur ranks at strawweight. Set to make her pro debut on January 5th Invicta FC 4, it seems to make sense that the UFC heavyweight would need to have an equally formidable lady. Although the way Barry tells it, it's not the expected tale of her keeping up with him; it's the 10 year veteran of professional kickboxing / mixed martial arts who is in awe of his next generation of fighting significant other.
"When she fights, I have to be the absolute worst cornerman in the world," exclaims Barry. "I have got to be! I am going to win an award for being the worst cornerman ever because when she is fighting, as I'm calling stuff out, I'm jumping up and down, screaming, and high-fiving people! I end up watching her fights and end up watching them being a fan. It's so uncontrollable! I get so nervous before the fight, like 'throw-up' nervous. Then she's so badass, she's so good, she's bad as [expletive]! She's a hybrid werewolf-vampire! She's a combination of the two. She's so good. She's the new evolution of a fighter! I've worked my way up from nothing to nowadays, but now, they are starting off running up walls, throwing kicks, and then a fireball. That's where the evolution of the fight game is, that that's where they're starting at nowadays. She's starting as a ridiculous striker, a ridiculous wrestler, undefeated in jiu-jitsu. She's starting out stone-faced, Ivan Drago, like 'if you don't win, you don't eat'."
At 33 years old and preparing to enter the Octagon for the 10th time, if finding love wasn't enough, Barry has found his greatest insight into being a fighter through Namajunas. In general, it's not easy diagnosing one's own problems and, even more so, the solution to fix them. As "The Riveter" and "HD" train in tandem for caged combat like an intergender tag team, Barry can objectively oversee what Namajunas is going through good and bad, and, for the first time, realize that he is going through that as well. In a way, they are each other's mirror.
"What it does, it helps me understand more of myself," explains Barry. "Working with her, training with her. Of course, I'm not her only coach, but she helps me understand myself more, watching all the emotional ups and downs that she has. Anyone who says they don't get nervous before a fight is a liar. You tell them I said that. Anyone who doesn't have second thoughts or have doubts is no good and shouldn't be doing this. The mental side is way worse that the physical side. The punching and kicking is easy, that's the easy part. Wanting to do that is the tough part. Watching her, I'm able to figure things out about myself by being with her side-by-side as she is going through these ups and downs. That's been great. She's my best friend. She's my most important training partner. She's been able to help me learn so much about myself just being around her. I can't say thank you enough."
While the two are certainly smitten with one another, there is something Namajunas doesn't care for about Barry and it's getting worse: his hair. "She likes it every five minutes, but that's it. Other than that, it's horrible," admits Barry who isn't on-board with his steadily-growing coif either, which is getting dangerously close to the point the Louisiana native will enter the cage with a samurai top-knot someday. "I told people that I wasn't going to cut the top of my hair until I got a submission in the UFC. I have zero intention of submitting anyone. I am going to punch and kick people to death as long as I'm standing there."
That's the "Hype or Die" Barry that UFC fans know and love. Thus far in 2012, the former K-1 kickboxer turned UFC knockout artist has split the difference in two Octagon appearances by stopping Christian Morecraft in January and getting stopped by Lavar Johnson in May, both in the first round. The former tangle earned Barry and Morecraft Fight of the Night bonuses and the latter earned Johnson a Knockout of the Night bonus. One cannot deny the entertainment factor Barry brings to his bouts, whether he's helping or hurting his overall 7-5 record. Every one of his scraps possesses a raw, highly-contagious excitement like Barry's own personality because he fights for finishes.
Up next is a probable striker's showdown on December 15th with the former WBC Muay Thai world heavyweight champion Shane Del Rosario at The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale. The 29-year-old California native and Team Oyama product went 11-0, including six wins in Strikeforce, before suffering his first loss in his organization debut at UFC 146 to the elbows of Stipe Miocic. While primarily a standup fighter, with eight victories via KO/TKO, Del Rosario has three impressive opening round submission wins like the armbar of the previously mentioned Johnson and the unusual omoplata on Brandon Cash. It's a surefire fan favorite fight with Barry and Del Rosario having 24 bouts between the two of them and only one decision.
"Stylistically, I think this is a great matchup," explains Barry. "If you didn't know anything about Shane and you just watched the way he fights, you would think he was this young cat who fights at 145 pounds. He's very nimble, very light on his feet. He's got not-so-traditional striking, he's flashy. He's the kind of a guy who can make a move, you blink, and then you get hit with something you don't see coming. Besides that, his jiu-jitsu is really, really up-to-date. It's not your traditional move my knee here, put my knee here, put body pressure here jiu-jitsu. He's got the kind of jiu-jitsu that he's going to end up submitting you with something you can't name. He's extremely well-rounded everywhere. He's what MMA fighters are nowadays. He's not coming in one-sided like myself. I'm a dominant striker and everyone in the world knows that my ground game would be my weakness. He's coming in more complete."
Compliments aside, Barry and Del Rosario are both well-known, well-regarded strikers, which led them both to the arctic outskirts of Minnesota for Team DeathClutch. While Barry was a member of former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar's mysterious and almost mythical training team for much longer, Del Rosario was there for about a week at the beginning with a couple day overlap with Barry. Their shared time there is more anecdotal than anything, as originally all the talent brought in was simply to battle the man-beast Lesnar. "We were all there for Brock. So, we were in the same room and worked out a little bit once or twice, but other than that, nothing. We mostly just laughed, talked, and high fived each other."
Sadly, Team DeathClutch is no more, but Barry stayed in the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" and trains full-time at Greg Nelson's The Academy outside of Minneapolis. Besides Barry and Namajunas, Nelson has coached UFC stars like Lesnar, former UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk, former UFC middleweight champion Dave Menne, Nik Lentz, and Jacob Volkmann. As for owner/head instructor himself, who Barry refers to as "Yoda", Nelson is a world traveled and tested, certified top-tier instructor/practitioner in about any martial art with a name, including being awarded his first Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt by the legendary Pedro Sauer.
"This dude is a high level black belt in everything," affirms Barry. "There is nothing you can say about fighting that he hasn't experienced 30 times over. He knows everything when it comes to the fight game. He's very well-respected and very world-renowned. Greg's mentality, his whole idea about fighting, is win. Win by any means necessary. He's got tricks up his sleeves galore. He is not teaching traditional jiu-jitsu for jiu-jitsu, he's not teaching wrestling for wrestlers - he's teaching fighting. He's teaching winning for fighting. He's beaten cancer three times and in the third time he supposedly beat it with his own hands. He just pulled it out and punched it. All around, Greg Nelson is a warrior."
If that wasn't enough, Barry spent a month in Denver, Colorado at the Grudge Training Center with Trevor Wittman and its talented roster of large cagefighting mammals like former interim UFC heavyweight champion Shane Carwin. It should come as no shock to the weekly TUF viewer, as Barry was recruited as a striking coach for Carwin's team, and the training relationship continued off-camera. The allure of Grudge for Barry is twofold: the big bodies to battle against and Wittman's standup expertise. While most time in the gym is spent on fixing the holes in one's game, there's always the need to upgrade one's strengths as well.
"What he's doing is polishing me," says Barry. "He's able to see things. Ever since I got into MMA, I've focused the majority of my time on wrestling and jiu-jitsu because it was my weakness. Since doing that, I've kind of neglected my striking. Trevor knows that. He says he sees it in all of my fights. He says, 'You're doing things that you're not training. You're doing things that you've never been taught that you've just known on your own, but you've never been shown why you do things you do.' It's not necessarily learning anything new. It's learning things that I've been doing, but I just didn't know why. He's fine-tuning."
With Namajunas, Nelson, and Wittman helping in his evolution, Barry has also taken his strength and conditioning up to the nth degree at Horsepower. "Physically, I'm definitely coming in stronger," states Barry, who was already working out there, but once he got word of the Del Rosario fight - he took it up a notch, maybe even 100 notches. "I don't know how useful it is going to be in the fight because this is my first fight with the strength and conditioning that I've been doing, but I've been seeing the benefits of what I've been doing visually and I can feel the difference when it comes to training."
This Saturday in lovely Las Vegas, Nevada, there will be a colossal collision of cagefighting heavyweights when Barry clashes with del Rosario. "It's going to be everything they want: two guys standing there punching and kicking each other until one of them falls down," asserts Barry, who is coming into this scrap bigger, stronger, and faster; both mentally and physically. "It's not going to go to the distance because neither one of us are distance fighters. We're going to stand there punching and kicking each other until one of us quits. That's what's going to happen."
Win or lose, Barry's bout will no doubt be a spectacle to remember. And when it's done, "HD" can get back to his day job of helping his lady, Namajunas, on her title run in 2013.


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Store terms and conditions
§ 1. Definitions
- Regulations - these Rules and Regulations, which define the principles for the conclusion of distance sales agreements through the Internet Store, the principles for the performance of these agreements, the rights and obligations of the parties to the distance sales agreement and the principles for the complaint procedure. With regard to services provided electronically, the Rules and Regulations are respectively the rules and regulations referred to in Article 8 of the Electronic Services Act.
- Customer - a natural person with full legal capacity, a legal person or an organisational unit without legal personality, to whom the Act grants legal capacity, who enters into a Distance Sales Agreement with the Seller.
- Consumer - a natural person making a legal transaction with the trader not directly related to his economic or professional activity.
- Individual Entrepreneur - a natural person concluding a Distance Sales Agreement directly related to his/her business activity, when the content of this Agreement indicates that it is not of a professional nature for this person, in particular resulting from the subject of his/her business activity, made available on the basis of the provisions of the Central Register of Business Activity and Information.
- Entrepreneur - a natural person, a legal person or an organisational unit which is not a legal person and to which the Act confers legal capacity, conducting in its own name economic or professional activity.
- Vendor:.
HIBOU Maksymilian Wojnicki,
tel. +48 536 333 752,
REGON 360454044. - Seller's registered office address:.
02-972 WARSZAWA. - Internet Shop - the website operated by the Seller, available at the electronic addresses: https://hibou.com through which the Customer can obtain information about the Goods and their availability and purchase the Goods or order a service.
- Distance Sales Agreement - an agreement for the sale of Goods/agreement for the provision of a Digital Service or Digital Content (if applicable), concluded through the Online Shop.
- Goods - a movable item that the Customer may purchase from the Online Shop.
- Digital Service - a service that allows the Consumer to:
- producing, processing, storing or accessing data in digital form;
- the sharing of data in digital form that has been uploaded or created by the Consumer or other users of this service;
- other forms of interaction through data.
- Digital Content - data produced and provided in digital form.
- Privacy and Cookies Policy of the Online Shop - a document setting out detailed rules for the processing of personal data and the use of cookies. The Privacy and Cookies Policy is attached as Appendix 3 to the Terms and Conditions and is available at https://hibou.com/en/privacy-and-cookie-notice.html.
- Permanent medium - means a material or tool that allows the Customer or the Vendor to store information addressed personally to the Customer or the Vendor in such a way that the information can be accessed in the future for a period of time appropriate to the purposes for which the information is used and that allows the stored information to be reproduced unchanged, in particular email.
- Electronic order form - electronic order procedure made available by the Seller to the Buyer.
- Electronic Return Form - the electronic returns procedure made available by the Seller to the Buyer; available at https://hibou.com/en/returns-open.html.
- Electronic Claim Form - the electronic claim procedure provided by the Seller for the Buyer; available at https://hibou.com/en/rma-open.html.
- Sending an order - validation of an order by clicking on the "" button by the Customer, treated as submission by the Customer of a binding declaration of intent to conclude a Distance Sales Agreement with the Seller.
- Account - a set of data stored in the Online Store and in the Seller's ICT system pertaining to a given Customer and the orders placed by the Customer and distance Sales Agreements concluded by the Customer, with the use of which the Customer may place orders, and in due time - cancel or edit, and conclude Distance Sales Agreements.
- Order handling opinion or opinion of individual Goods - subjective statements and ratings awarded in the form of stars from 1 to 5.
- Subscription Order - an order automatically created as part of a Subscription.
- Subscription - an electronic service that allows for the automatic creation of Subscription Orders for specific Goods, according to the recurrence selected by the Customer, without the need to place separate orders until the Subscription is completed.
- Cyclical Payments - are payments handled by the IdoPay payment service provided by the Operator and executed automatically, in specific cycles, used to pay for Subscription Orders on the basis of the consent given by the Buyer at the start of the Subscription (standing order of the Cardholder).
- Operator - IdoPayments sp. z o.o. with its registered office at 30 Piastów Avenue, 71-064 Szczecin, entered in the Register of Entrepreneurs kept by the District Court of Szczecin-Centrum in Szczecin, 13th Commercial Division of the National Court Register under number 0000859711, NIP: 8522666251, REGON: 387039893, with share capital: PLN 800,000.00. Delivery address: al. Piastów 30, 71-064 Szczecin, also referred to as: "IdoPayments" which is a national payment institution within the meaning of Article 2(16) of the Payment Services Act of 19 August 2011 (Journal of Laws of 2020, item 794 as amended)[hereinafter: "PSA"].
- Card - a payment card issued under the Visa or International or Mastercard International schemes, authorised by the regulations of those schemes to carry out transactions without physical presence.
§ 2 General provisions
- types and scope of services provided by electronic means:
- conclusion of Sales Agreements online - with regard to Goods sold in the Internet Shop,
- principles of registration and use of an Account in the framework of the Internet Shop,
- adding opinions, comments and ratings - the Customer may add an opinion or comment to his/her order,
- sending e-mails in which the Seller confirms receipt of an order, possible receipt of payment, acceptance of an order for processing.
- The use of the Online Store is possible on condition that the computer system used by the Customer meets the following minimum technical requirements:
- web browsers in the current version e.g.:
- Firefox
- Chrome
- Microsoft Edge
- any program for viewing files in PDF format.
- web browsers in the current version e.g.:
- The content located on the pages of the Internet Shop, including descriptions of Goods and prices constitute an invitation to conclude a contract within the meaning of Article 71 of the Civil Code.
- The Seller shall make these Terms and Conditions together with the Annexes available through a link on the home page before, during and after the conclusion of the remote sales agreement. The Purchaser may download and print it.
- In order to ensure the security of the transmission of messages and data in connection with the services provided, the Online Store takes technical and organisational measures appropriate to the degree of security of the services provided, in particular measures to prevent unauthorised persons from obtaining and modifying personal data transmitted over the Internet.
§ 3 Orders
- placing an order in the Online Store can be done through an Account or choose the option of purchase without registration, in which case an internal account is created, on the basis of which the Customer can create an Account. The internal account is maintained until the data is deleted from the system or the Account is blocked.
- The purchase is made by completing an electronic order form available on the pages of the Online Store. The selection of the ordered Goods is made by adding them to the basket. The Electronic Order Form specifies, among other things, which Goods, at what price and in what quantities the Customer wishes to order to the location indicated by him/her. The Customer takes the appropriate technical steps based on the messages displayed.
- Once the Customer has entered all the necessary data, a summary of the order placed will be displayed. The order summary will contain information concerning: Seller's identification data, the subject of the order, unit and total price of the ordered Goods, including delivery and other costs, if any, the selected method of payment, the selected method of delivery, time and cost of delivery.
- If the subject of the contract is the provision of Digital Content or Digital Services that are not stored on a tangible medium or services provided electronically or remotely - the Consumer in the additional checkbox required to place the order and located on the Electronic Order Form gives the following consent: "I consent to the delivery of digital content which is not recorded on a tangible medium or to the commencement of the service before the expiry of 14 days from the date of conclusion of the contract and acknowledge the loss of the right of withdrawal". The Seller will confirm receipt of the aforementioned consent by email.
- In order to place an Order, it is necessary to provide in the Electronic Order Form the personal data marked as mandatory, to accept the content of the Terms and Conditions, to send the Order by pressing the button "".
- Sending an electronic order form by the Customer constitutes a binding declaration of intent to conclude a Distance Sales Agreement, in accordance with the content of these Terms and Conditions.
- A Distance Sales Agreement shall be deemed concluded at the moment the Seller accepts the Electronic Order Form, which is confirmed by displaying a message to the Buyer confirming the acceptance of the order and providing its number.
- After concluding a Distance Sales Agreement, the Customer receives a confirmation of the placed order in the form of an e-mail, which includes: confirmation of acceptance of the order and the final confirmation of all important elements of the Order and the general conditions of the concluded Distance Sales Agreement (Terms and Conditions of the Online Store, including Attachments No. 1 and 2), Seller's data, Seller's liability for the quality of performance, about the services provided by the Seller after the sale and about the manner and effects of withdrawing from the agreement. Instructions on the manner and effects of withdrawal from the contract are contained in Appendix 1.
- Until the Seller starts the processing of the order:
- the Customer may change his order using the technical solution available on the Electronic Order Form page and going through the entire order path again. The order is changed by placing a new order that replaces the one previously placed. Alternatively, the payment made by the Customer is credited to the new order and, in the event of an overpayment, it is returned to the bank account from which the payment was made.
- The Customer may cancel his/her order by selecting the "cancel order" option available on the Electronic Order Form page.
- If the Customer cancels the order, the Seller shall refund the payment received within 3 working days. The payment will be refunded using the same payment method used by the Customer.
- The processing time for the Order is between 1 and 10 working days from the date of conclusion of the contract.
§ 4 Payment
- The Online Shop offers the possibility of payment in the form of prepayment, . The deferred payment option is possible in situations individually agreed with the Seller.
- Payment for the goods can be made by the method selected at the time of ordering on the Electronic Order Form.
- the currently available prepaid payment methods in the Online Shop are available at https://hibou.com/en/payments.html.
§ 5 Delivery
- On the Electronic Order Form, the Customer shall select the method of delivery by ticking the choice made.
- In the event that the Goods are not collected by the Customer, resulting in the return of the Goods to the Seller - the Seller may withdraw from the sales contract, after calling the Customer in an e-mail given in the purchase process to perform the contract. The withdrawal from the contract is made by making a statement to the Customer in the form of an e-mail message.
- In the situation indicated in point 2, the Seller is obliged to immediately return to the Customer the payment received for the Goods purchased by the Customer.
- The currently available delivery methods in the Online Shop are available at https://hibou.com/en/delivery.html.
§ 6 Withdrawal from the contract - electronic return form
- A consumer who has concluded a Distance Sales Contract may, within 14 days, withdraw from it without giving any reason. In the event of withdrawal from a Distance Sales Contract - the contract shall be deemed not to have been concluded.
- The individual Entrepreneur shall also have the right to withdraw from the contract under the terms of paragraphs 6 and 7 hereof. Insofar as in paragraphs 6 and 7 of these Terms and Conditions refers to the Consumer, it is also understood to mean the Individual Entrepreneur.
- In the case of withdrawal from the contract - the Consumer shall bear only the direct costs of returning the Goods.
- The Consumer's statement must clearly express his will to withdraw from the contract, in particular the Consumer may:
- use the electronic return form available on the website of the Online Shop: https://hibou.com/en/returns-open.html.
- withdraw from the contract using the withdrawal form attached as Appendix 2 - by sending it to the Seller's registered address.
- The Seller shall immediately confirm on a durable medium the fact of receipt of the statement of withdrawal from the contract submitted in the manner indicated in subsections 1 and 2.
- Sending the statement before its expiry shall be sufficient to meet the deadline.
- The period for withdrawal from the contract shall begin:
- for a contract in the performance of which the Seller delivers the Goods, being obliged to transfer their ownership - from the taking possession of the Goods by the Consumer or a third party other than the carrier indicated by the Consumer, and in the case of a contract which:
- involves multiple items which are delivered separately, in batches or in parts - from taking possession of the last item, batch or part;
- consists of the regular delivery of goods over a defined period of time - from the taking possession of the first item;
- for other contracts - from the day of conclusion of the contract.
- for a contract in the performance of which the Seller delivers the Goods, being obliged to transfer their ownership - from the taking possession of the Goods by the Consumer or a third party other than the carrier indicated by the Consumer, and in the case of a contract which:
- The form of declaration of withdrawal from the contract (Appendix No. 2 to these Regulations) and information on exercising the right of withdrawal (Appendix No. 1 to these Regulations) shall be provided in electronic form.
- In the case of withdrawal from the Agreement for the provision of Digital Content or Digital Service, the Seller may prevent the Consumer from further use of the Digital Content or Digital Service, in particular by preventing the Consumer from accessing the Digital Content or Digital Service.
- In the event of withdrawal from the Agreement for the provision of Digital Content or Digital Service, the Consumer shall stop using that Digital Content or Digital Service and making it available to third parties.
- The right of withdrawal from a Distance Sales Contract shall not apply to the contracts indicated in Article 38 of the Act of 30.05.2014. (Journal of Laws of 2019, item 134) on consumer rights, inter alia Contracts:
- for the provision of services for which the Consumer is obliged to pay the price, if the Seller has performed the service in full with the express and prior consent of the Consumer, who has been informed before the start of the performance that after the Seller's performance he will lose the right to withdraw from the contract and has acknowledged this.
- in which the price or remuneration depends on fluctuations in the financial market which are not under the trader's control and which may occur before the end of the withdrawal period;
- whose object of performance is an item which is not prefabricated, produced to the consumer's specifications or intended to meet the consumer's individual needs;
- whose object of performance is an item supplied in sealed packaging which, once opened, cannot be returned for health or hygiene reasons, if the packaging has been opened after delivery;
- for the supply of sound or visual recordings or computer programs supplied in sealed packaging if the packaging is opened after delivery;
- the supply of Digital Content not supplied on a tangible medium for which the Consumer is liable to pay the price, if the Seller has commenced performance with the express and prior consent of the Consumer, who has been informed prior to the commencement of performance that after the Seller's performance the Consumer will lose the right to withdraw from the contract and has acknowledged this;
- the subject of which is a perishable item or an item that has a short shelf life and in which the subject of the performance are items that are, by their nature, inseparable from other items after delivery;
- for the supply of newspapers, periodicals or magazines, with the exception of a subscription contract;
- concluded by public auction;
- for the provision of accommodation other than for residential purposes, carriage of goods, car rental, catering, services related to leisure, entertainment, sports or cultural events, if the contract specifies the day or the period of performance of the service;
- where the object of the performance is alcoholic beverages, the price of which has been agreed upon at the time of the conclusion of the sales contract, the delivery of which can only take place after 30 days and the value of which depends on fluctuations in the market over which the trader has no control;
§ 7 Effects of withdrawal from the contract
- The Seller shall, within 14 days from the date of receipt of the notice of withdrawal from the Agreement for the sale of an item, refund to the Consumer all payments made by the Consumer, including the costs of delivery, corresponding to the cheapest method of delivery offered by the Seller.
- Reimbursement of payments shall be made using the same method of payment used by the Consumer.
- If the Consumer in order to exercise the right of withdrawal - uses the Electronic Return Form - the funds will be refunded by the chosen method and to the bank account provided by the Consumer.
- If the Seller has not offered to collect the Goods from the Consumer himself, the Seller may withhold reimbursement of the payment received from the Consumer until he has received the Goods back or the Consumer has provided proof of their return, whichever event occurs first.
- The Seller may offer to the Consumer to collect the Goods from the Consumer himself. However, if the Seller has not made such an offer - the Consumer should return the thing to the Seller (or a person authorised by the Seller to collect it) immediately, but no later than 14 days from the day on which he withdrew from the contract. To meet the deadline it is sufficient to return the item before its expiry. Goods that the Consumer returns should be sent to the address of the Seller's registered office.
- The Consumer shall be liable for any diminution in the value of the Goods resulting from their use beyond what is necessary to ascertain the nature, characteristics and functioning of the Goods.
- The Consumer may not withdraw from the contract if the Digital Content or Digital Service is provided in exchange for the payment of a price and the lack of conformity of the Digital Content or Digital Service with the contract is immaterial.
- The Seller may request the return of the tangible medium on which it has supplied the Digital Content within 14 days of receipt of the Consumer's declaration of withdrawal. The Consumer shall return the medium immediately and at the Seller's expense.
- The Seller shall be obliged to return the price only to the part corresponding to the Digital Content or Digital Service not in conformity with the contract and the Digital Content or Digital Service, the obligation to provide which has fallen due to withdrawal from the contract.
§ 8 Complaint
- A complaint about a defect in the Goods or non-compliance of the Goods with the concluded Remote Sales Contract may be filed:
- via the Electronic Complaint Form;
- in writing to the address of the Seller's registered office or by e-mail to email@example.com.
- In the notification, it is necessary to specify a defect which, in the opinion of the Buyer, the Goods have, claims against the Seller, and if possible - to document the said defect and provide proof of purchase of the Goods in the Online Shop. The Seller shall respond to the complaint within 14 days of its receipt. If he has not responded within the aforementioned time limit, it shall be deemed that he has acknowledged the complaint. The response to the complaint shall be provided by the Seller to the Buyer in writing or on a durable medium.
- The steps to be taken by the Buyer in order to lodge a complaint, including the method of delivery of the Goods under complaint to the Seller are indicated at various stages in the Electronic Complaint Form.
- In the event that the Seller considers the complaint as justified: the costs of replacement, repair, including the cost of shipping associated with the complaint of the Goods shall be borne by the Seller.
- The Seller shall be liable to the Consumer, as well as to the Individual Entrepreneur, for the lack of conformity of the Goods with the Distance Sales Contract under the principles that result from the Act of 30.05.2014 on Consumer Rights.
- The Seller shall be liable for non-compliance of the Goods with the Contract of Sale concluded remotely existing at the time of its delivery and disclosed within two years from that time, unless the term of usefulness of the Goods, specified by the Seller, is longer.
- The Seller shall repair or replace the Goods within 14 days of acknowledging the complaint. The costs of repair or replacement, including in particular the costs of postage, carriage, labour and materials, shall be borne by the Seller.
- The Consumer shall make the Goods subject to repair or replacement available to the Seller. The Seller shall collect the Goods at his own expense. 6.
- The Seller shall deliver the Goods free from defects and shall be liable to the Entrepreneur for defects of the purchased Goods under the terms of the Civil Code.
- The delivery of Digital Content or Digital Service to the Consumer or the Individual Entrepreneur shall be made in accordance with the principles that arise from the Act of 30.05.2014 on Consumer Rights.
- Digital Content shall be deemed to have been delivered when the Digital Content or the means that allows access to the Digital Content or the downloading of the Digital Content have been made available to the Consumer or to a physical or virtual device that the Consumer has independently selected for that purpose, or when the Consumer or such device, has accessed it.
- The Digital Content shall be deemed to have been delivered when the Consumer or the physical or virtual device which the Consumer has independently selected for that purpose has accessed it.
- The Seller shall bring the Digital Content or Digital Service into conformity with the contract within 21 days from the moment the Seller is informed by the Consumer of the lack of conformity with the contract and without undue inconvenience to the Consumer, taking into account their nature and the purpose for which they are used. The costs of bringing the Digital Content or Digital Service into conformity with the Contract shall be borne by the Seller.
§ 9 Opinions
- An opinion on the handling of an order or an opinion on an Item can be submitted during a visit to the Online Shop by clicking on the interface next to the Item or by clicking on the link provided in the email. The addition of an opinion is voluntary and free of charge. The customer may only place one Rating within an order. 2.
- In the ratings, the customer may assign a star rating from 1 to 5 and add a verbal comment limited to 65535 characters.
- The ratings are stored and displayed publicly on the Online Shop website, as well as on the websites https://zaufaneopinie.idosell.com and https://trustedreviews.idosell.com.
- The Seller verifies the Opinions using the e-mail address that was used in the purchase process of the Goods in question. An Opinion which is placed by a person using the e-mail address which was used in the purchasing process - is marked on the website of the Shop with the comment "opinion confirmed by purchase". Any other Opinion is marked as an "opinion not confirmed by a purchase".
- The Seller may publish Opinions on a given Merchandise from its other online Stores.
- The Seller will not change the Opinions in terms of their content or the stars awarded.
- The buyer is solely and solely responsible for the content of the opinion. The seller reserves the right to delete an opinion under the terms of the law and these terms and conditions.
- The submission of information that is untrue, misleading, vulgar, aggressive, offensive or manifestly immoral is prohibited. It is also unacceptable to upload content that is unlawful, infringes the rights of third parties or constitutes an act of unfair competition. 9.
- The Customer undertakes not to place content that contains links to external websites, is of a promotional or advertising nature or contains personal data of third parties.
- The content of the rating may be hidden from other users of the Store at the Customer's express request, but the star rating awarded will be included in the overall rating of the Store and the Merchandise.
§ 10 Intellectual property
- The Customer declares that he/she is not entitled to any rights, including copyrights or related rights to the evaluations and statements posted by him/her, except for the right to use the Online Shop in the manner specified in the Terms and Conditions. The Customer shall not be entitled to any rights to record, reproduce, make available, publicise or disseminate the content, unless such a right results from the provisions of law or these Terms and Conditions.
- The Customer shall not be entitled to interfere in any way with the content, in particular the content, structure, form, graphics, mechanism of operation or other elements of the Online Store.
- By placing Opinions in the Online Store, which constitute works within the meaning of the Act of 4.2.1994 on Copyright and Related Rights - the Client grants the Seller a non-exclusive and gratuitous licence, unlimited in terms of time and territory, to use these works by the Seller, together with the right to grant a sub-licence, which includes making the work available to the public in such a way that everyone can have access to it at a place and time individually chosen by them (the Internet). The licence is granted in respect of all fields of exploitation known at the time of its granting, in particular the following fields of exploitation:
- in the field of recording and multiplication of the work by any technique - in particular by printing, reprography, magnetic recording, digital technique, i.e. using any technique on any audiovisual or visual carrier, in particular on audiovisual discs, CDs, computer disk, in a multimedia network, including the Internet and related on-line services and multiplication, recording, use on the Internet, advertising, multiplication of the recording in electronic form in computer memory and in internal and external networks,
- use of the whole or fragments or any elements of the work, with the possibility of making modifications resulting from the nature of the given online medium - in all publications, especially online, digital, newsletters and information, alone or in combination with other works or fragments of works; use in whole or in fragments for the purposes of promotion and advertising, especially in the form of audiovisual, audio, media advertising.
- within the scope of trading in the original or copies on which the work has been fixed - marketing, lending, leasing the original or copies,
- within the scope of dissemination of the work in a manner other than specified above - public performance, exhibition, display, reproduction, as well as broadcasting and re-broadcasting, as well as making the work available to the public in a manner allowing everyone to have access to it in a place and at a time chosen by them,
- use of works for promotional and marketing purposes;
- the deletion of the Account by the Customer or of an Opinion pursuant to section 9, item 8 shall not affect the validity of the aforementioned licence.
§ 11. Rules of sale in the Subscription model.
- Electronic service in the form of Subscription may be provided by the Seller to the Buyer.
- using the Subscription allows for cyclical delivery of selected Goods, at intervals indicated by the Customer, without the need to place subsequent orders until the Subscription is completed. Payment for the Subscription is made exclusively using the Cyclical Payment mechanism and only via a single Card.
- Unsubscribing a Card from a Subscription shall terminate the Subscription.
- Transactions under Recurring Payments will be processed only upon prior registration of the Cardholder with the Operator (or the entity through which the Operator handles Transactions). The registration will be to authenticate that the Customer ordering the Cyclic Payment is the legitimate holder of the Card to be debited. Prior to registering the Card on the Transaction website, the Customer is required to give its consent to be charged regularly by initiating the Cyclic Payment service. The consent is stored in the Operator's service.
- The Customer creates a Subscription by selecting this form of purchase in the Electronic Order Form. A confirmation of the creation of the Subscription is sent immediately to the Buyer's e-mail address indicated when the first Subscription Order is made.
- The Customer shall manage the Subscription via the Account according to the options available.
- The Subscription is for an indefinite period.
- The Customer may terminate the Subscription at any time. Termination of the Subscription by the Customer is tantamount to withdrawal of consent for subsequent charges for Recurring Payments. In this situation, no further Subscription Order will be created. If the termination of the Subscription occurs after the date indicated in the email referred to in clause 11, the current Subscription Order will be the last to be created.
a). The termination of the Subscription shall be effected by the Buyer selecting the option "Terminate Subscription" in the settings for the relevant Subscription, which are available when the Customer logs in from his Account.
b). The Buyer may also terminate the Subscription by emailing the shop staff email@example.com. - The Merchant has the right to terminate the Subscription, of which the Merchant will inform the Buyer by e-mail or by telephone contact at least 7 days in advance. In this situation, no credit will be taken from the Card and no further Subscription Orders will be created.
- The Seller shall be entitled to change the prices of the Goods during the Subscription, of which the Buyer shall be informed in the email correspondence referred to in clause . 11.
- The Seller shall send the Buyer an e-mail message about the creation of the Subscription Order with its subject, quantity, price (including price change if any), date of execution and the date of the scheduled withdrawal of funds from the Card - no later than 3 days before the withdrawal of funds from the Card. In addition, the Seller shall inform the Buyer of the possibility to terminate the Subscription by attaching a link leading to the settings enabling termination of a given Subscription from the level of the Customer Account and the date until which this will be effective. If the Subscription is terminated after the date indicated in the email - the termination shall be effective for subsequent Subscription Orders. This means that the Subscription will be terminated, but the current Subscription Order will be the last to be fulfilled.
- If an attempt to debit the Card is unsuccessful, the Customer will be notified by e-mail that the payment cannot be collected. Possible reasons for not being able to charge the payment are: lack of funds on the Card, expiry of the Card or technical problems.
- The expiry of the Card associated with the Subscription or the inability to authorise a payment order for other reasons will result in the termination of the Subscription.
- The Subscription order will be processed only after the Card has been successfully debited.
- The termination of the Subscription shall entail immediate termination of the contract for the sale of Goods.
§ 12 Final provisions
- These Terms of Use are effective as of 2021.09.01.
- In the event that any of the provisions of these Terms and Conditions is modified or invalidated by a decision of a competent authority or court, the remaining provisions shall remain in force and are binding on the Seller and the Customer.
- The Seller reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions. Any agreements concluded before the date of entry into force of the new regulations shall be implemented on the basis of the regulations that were in force on the date of conclusion of the agreement.
- The law applicable to the settlement of any disputes related to the Terms and Conditions shall be the Polish law. These disputes will be settled by the locally competent common court. The Customer who is a Consumer may also make use of out-of-court ways of handling complaints and pursuing claims. All information on out-of-court ways of dealing with complaints and pursuing claims can be obtained on the website of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection at: www.uokik.gov.pl. At the same time, we would like to inform you that the indicated proceedings are of a voluntary nature and both parties must agree to them.
- Pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013, we inform you that the platform for online dispute resolution between consumers and traders at EU level (ODR platform) is available at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr. The ODR platform is a one-stop-shop website for consumers and traders seeking out-of-court resolution of a dispute concerning contractual obligations arising from an online sales or service contract.
§ 13. Annex 1 - Information concerning the exercise of the right of withdrawal
- You have the right of withdrawal under the following conditions for the Consumer and the Individual Entrepreneur.
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason. The withdrawal period expires after 14 days:- in the case of a contract of sale, from the day on which you take possession of the goods or on which a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you takes possession of the goods;
- in the case of a contract which involves the obligation to transfer the ownership of several items which are delivered separately from the day on which you acquire the possession of the last item or on which a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires possession of the last item;
- in the case of a contract which provides for transfer of ownership of items which are delivered in instalments or parts from the day on which you acquire possession of the last instalment or part or on which a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires possession of the last instalment or part;
- in the case of contracts for regular delivery of goods, for a defined period of time from the day on which you acquire possession of the first good or on which a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires possession of the first good;
- in the case of contracts for the supply of services or digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium, from the day of the conclusion of the contract.
- In order to exercise your right of withdrawal, you must inform us, ie: HIBOU Maksymilian Wojnicki, HLONDA 10C/U4, 02-972 WARSZAWA, tel +48 536 333 752, email@example.com of your decision to withdraw from this contract by an unequivocal statement (for example, a letter sent by post, fax or e-mail).
- You may use the model withdrawal form, but this is not obligatory.
- You may also fill in the Electronic Return Form available on the website of the Online Shop: https://hibou.com/en/returns-open.html. If you use this option, we will send you an acknowledgement of receipt of your notice of withdrawal on a durable medium without delay.
- To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
- In the event of withdrawal from this contract, we shall reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery of the goods (with the exception of the additional costs resulting from your choice of a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us), without delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which we are informed about your decision to exercise your right of withdrawal from this contract. We will refund the payment using the same means of payment as you used in the original transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise.
- In the case of contracts involving the transfer of ownership of an item where we have not offered to collect the item in the event of withdrawal - we shall withhold reimbursement until we have received the item or until you have supplied us with proof of its return, whichever event occurs first.
- Please send the returned item back to: HIBOU Maksymilian Wojnicki, HLONDA 10C/U4, 02-972 WARSZAWA immediately and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you informed us of your withdrawal from this contract. The deadline is met if you send back the item before the expiry of the 14-day period. You will have to bear the direct costs of returning the item.
- due to the weight and dimensions of the Goods, in the event of withdrawal from the contract - returning the Goods may involve higher costs than normal postal delivery. If you wish to use the services of courier companies, it may be necessary to send the shipment on a pallet, which is more expensive than ordinary postal delivery.

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Dale Sveum fired as manager of Chicago Cubs
CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs fired manager Dale Sveum on Monday after finishing last in the NL Central for the first time in seven years, ending a two-year run that produced more losses than any other in the team's cursed history.
Cubs President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein said Sveum was not the "scapegoat" for the team's struggles.
"Today's decision to pursue a new manager was not made because of wins and losses," Epstein said. "Our record is a function of our long-term building plan and the moves we have made - some good, a few we would like back - to further this strategy."
He added: "I believe a dynamic new voice - and the energy, creativity and freshness that comes with this type of change - provides us with the best opportunity to achieve the major league environment we seek."
Sveum's dismissal likely will ramp up speculation surrounding the status of Yankees manager Joe Girardi, a Peoria, Ill., native who played college ball at nearby Northwestern. Epstein said he expected to complete the search process by early November.
The Cubs went 61-101 in Sveum's first season, and things weren't much better this year. The Cubs dropped 41 of their final 59 games, including six of their final seven. They finished 66-96 and Sveum went 127-197 in his two seasons at the helm. He had one year left on a three-year deal signed before the 2012 season.
The Cubs had just hired Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer when Sveum was tabbed to replace Mike Quade following the 2011 season.
He had little experience as a manager, other than an interim stint for the Brewers late in 2008 after Ned Yost was fired, when he took this job. But he did have a history with Epstein and Hoyer. Sveum served as Boston's third-base coach in 2004 and 2005 and was part of a championship team there while they were in the Red Sox's front office.
Sveum knew what he was getting into, that the Cubs were in the early stages of a top-to-bottom overhaul that they hoped would transform them into perennial contenders. That hasn't happened yet. And if there is a payoff, Sveum won't be around to see it.
With talented prospects such as Javier Baez, Jorge Soler, Albert Almora and Kris Bryant now in the system, things are looking promising at the minor league level. At the majors, it's a different story.
With the Cubs shedding long-term prospects and dealing anyone with trade value in an effort to build the farm system, losses have been piling up at a staggering rate even for a franchise that last won a championship in 1908. The Cubs have dropped at least 91 games in three straight seasons for the first time, and they appear to be at least a year or two from making any jump in the win column.
They've taken mostly a frugal approach in free agency, going for players with low financial risks rather than making big splashes.
They did make a big-ticket player purchase last offseason, signing starter Edwin Jackson to a four-year, $52 million contract, but he's been a flop. They also traded away veteran pitchers Matt Garza and Scott Feldman and longtime left fielder Alfonso Soriano.
Through it all, the front office insisted Sveum would be judged on development rather than record, and that probably was his downfall. Castro and Rizzo, who have long-term contracts, took steps back this season.
Castro continues to be a head scratcher, prone to lapses in the field, and he couldn't make up for it at the plate. The two-time All-Star's average has been in a steady decline.
Starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija didn't quite deliver the way the Cubs hoped, either. At times, he can look like an All-Star but he gave up five or more runs eight times.
Sveum did not appear to be in any real jeopardy until late in the season, when things got tense.
Jackson had words with Sveum in the dugout over being pulled after four innings in a game at Milwaukee. The next day, Samardzija got into it with third-base coach David Bell over defensive positioning. That, too, happened in the dugout, and later that week, Kevin Gregg nearly was released following a rant to reporters after he thought he lost the closer's job.
After all that, Epstein let Sveum dangle when he was asked about his status, saying the manager would be evaluated at the end of the season.
Epstein insisted the overhaul is on target.
"Soon, our organization will transition from a phase in which we have been primarily acquiring young talent to a phase in which we will promote many of our best prospects and actually field a very young, very talented club at the major league level," he said. "The losing has been hard on all of us, but we now have one of the top farm systems in baseball, some of the very best prospects in the game, and a clear path forward. In order for us to win with this group - and win consistently - we must have the best possible environment for young players to learn, develop and thrive at the major league level."


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Kelly Clarkson burst onto the pop scene in 2002 when she became the first winner of American Idol. She went on to win Grammys, break records on the charts and earn the affection of critics — one dubbed her "the best voice in the history of pop music."
But unlike many of her contemporaries, Clarkson has seemed to retain her authenticity. You can trace that back to early 2000 when, on the strength of her voice, Clarkson was offered a record deal. She was unknown at the time, just 18 years old, and had moved to Los Angeles from Texas to pursue her dream. And yet, when that deal came around, she turned it down on principle.
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Lektronix, a Rockwell Automation Business is one of the world's leading providers of industrial, electronic and robotic automation repairs and spares. Our state of the art workshops and highly skilled engineers enable us to repair over 200,000 industrial automation parts from more than 7,000 manufacturers. We also supply new, refurbished and service exchange parts.


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Indoor Air Quality
On average, people spend 90 percent of their time indoors but do not know that indoor air can be two to five times more polluted than outside air. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has indoor air quality ranked as one of the top five environmental dangers to public health. It is linked to severe asthma and allergy development in children and to heart problems and lung cancer in children and adults.
What Are Some Symptoms of Poor Indoor Air Quality?
Symptoms of poor indoor air quality depend on the particular contaminant and are sometimes mistaken for allergies, stress, colds, or flu. Some of these associated symptoms are coughing, sneezing, fatigue, dizziness, headaches, nose bleeds, sore throat, and upper respiratory congestion. Your air quality can also contribute to the development or the exacerbation of some more serious conditions including infections, lung diseases, asthma, and heart disease.
What Are Some Causes of Poor Indoor Air Quality?
Indoor air quality is affected by anything that releases gas or particles, which include combustion, personal-care products and activities, and even outdoor air quality.
Inadequate ventilation will trap contaminated air inside and can keep clean, fresh air from getting in. If you have unmaintained heating and air conditioning systems, your clogged air filters and dirty ducts will contribute to dust and mites in the air. Dampness in your house caused by floods, leaks, high humidity, or an unmaintained humidifier or dehumidifier can create mold and bacteria. Call All Seasons Heating and Air Conditioning for possible solutions with your IAQ needs.
You May Be Polluting Your Own Air!
Your own activities can contribute to the pollutants in the air. Cleaners and personal-care products are high culprits for this. Do not smoke inside. Cigarette smoke contains 7,000 chemicals and 69 poisons known to cause cancer. Children and elderly people are particularly sensitive to this, but it is unhealthy for everyone.
Burning of any kind of fuel releases particles into the air. Adequate ventilation is necessary to keep these contaminants under control.
The last thing to consider when looking at your own indoor air quality is the possibility of old or outdated building materials in your home. These poisonous building materials include asbestos and furniture made out of wood treated with formaldehyde.
What Can You Do To Improve Your Home's Air Quality?
Follow the recommendations below to help improve your home's air quality:
- Ensure proper ventilation around fuel-burning appliances like furnaces, fireplaces, ranges, and heaters.
- Use proper ventilation when cleaning, painting, or using harsh chemical products in your home.
- Replace and maintain your home's air filters at least once a season.
- Have your ductwork tested for leaks.
- Clean your humidifiers and dehumidifiers regularly.
- Keep your house clean by regularly vacuuming (use a HEPA vacuum cleaner), washing bedding, and leaving shoes at the door.
- Install a carbon monoxide detector, test for radon, and leave the asbestos to the professionals!
A dehumidifier removes moisture from the air. Excess moisture can cause a number of seen and unseen issues in your home. Old and new houses alike go through phases of humidity levels for many different reasons.
Newer or remodeled homes have better insulation than ever before. While this cuts your energy costs overall, it also creates less air flow and therefore traps humidity. Older houses can have badly insulated pipes, windows, and cool surfaces which, when mixed with warm interior air, can create moisture. Your daily activities can contribute to the humidity level in your home as well.
Signs You May Need a Dehumidifier
- Condensation on your windows or doors - water beading or fog/vapor on the glass of your windows
- Mold spots on your ceiling or the corners of your walls
- Musty odor
- Blistering paint or peeling wallpaper
- Creaky doors/windows/floors
A humidifier is a device that emits water vapor to increase the humidity in your home. Our experts can help you determine if your home or business needs a humidifier.
A humidifier is often used to battle the symptoms associated with cold weather. The dry air caused by cold weather can wreak havoc on your respiratory system as well as damage your wooden furniture, musical instruments and more. A humidifier combats all these things by reintroducing the needed moisture into the air in your home.
Humidifier Benefits
- Relief for chest congestion
- Relief for sinusitis
- Helps prevent chapped skin
- Helps to remedy colds and allergies faster
- Can help prevent nosebleeds
- Can help prevent snoring
- Protect furniture
- Protect wooden instruments
Need Indoor Air Quality Service?
Contact the experts at All Seasons Heating and Air Conditioning.
Call us at 509-248-6380!


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Light Up NoCo in 2022 — Show Us Your Brightest and Most Beautiful Holiday Displays
It's the most wonderful time of the year, and there's also no better time to show the world how much you love the holiday season. Let's light up our neighborhoods more than ever before. How?
Between now and December 16, we need you to share photos of your most creative, most beautiful, and most breathtaking holiday displays.
Maybe this year you lugged all 12 crates of lights out of the basement and blanketed the entire house. Maybe you rented some heavy equipment to decorate the towering pine tree in your front yard. Maybe there's a life-size replica of Santa's sleigh shining brighter than a Vegas casino in front of your business.
We want to see it!
But it's also the time of year for giving, so we'd love to wrap up a tiny box containing $1,000 from Visit Loveland, Winter Wonderlights at Chapungu Sculpture Park, Foundry Wonderlights and Loveland Light Trail to one lucky person who shares their beautiful holiday display with us.
Ready to light up Northern Colorado and send 2022 out with the brightest celebration ever? Submit your photo in the form below or through our app. Keep checking back here as we highlight the best displays.
Let's lift as many spirits as possible by bringing brightness to everyone.
View all of the contest rules here.


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The Ibiza 70 sandal by Romika is a stylish and versatile sandal perfect for a lot of different looks. Soft leather uppers and adjustable Velcro straps allow for a comfortable fit, while the removable footbed allows you to use orthotics for extra support if you so desire. The rubber outsole provides a solid base to do lots of walking.
Available at Glebe Trotters.
We have researched numerous shoe size guides online and in turn have developed what we think is one of the most accurate guides you will find anywhere. Please keep in mind this is before considering how each individual shoe fits, so use this as a starting point.
Unless otherwise indicated when choosing your size, we use the US sizing system for our footwear.
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5.5-6 | 36 | 3-3.5 | 7-7.5 | 40 | 6-6.5 | |||
6.5 | 37 | 3.5-4 | 8-8.5 | 41 | 7-7.5 | |||
7-7.5 | 38 | 4.5-5 | 9 | 42 | 8 | |||
8-8.5 | 39 | 5.5-6 | 9.5-10 | 43 | 8.5-9 | |||
9-9.5 | 40 | 6.5-7 | 10-10.5 | 44 | 9-9.5 | |||
10-10.5 | 41 | 7.5-8 | 11-11.5 | 45 | 10-10.5 | |||
11 | 42 | 8-8.5 | 12-12.5 | 46 | 11 | |||
12 | 43 | 9-9.5 | 13 | 47 | 12 | |||
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All orders are available as "Local Pick Up" at our brick and mortar location (860 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario) if desired. If choosing this option, you will be notified within 24 hours as to when your purchase should be ready for pickup.
Shipping Within Canada
Most orders will be processed and shipped within 24 hours of the placement of the order. You will be notified when your order is being shipped. If we are unable to ship your order within the 24 hours we will contact you accordingly.
All orders over $150 CAD ship free in Ontario.
Canada Post provides the shipping rates you see at checkout. However, we may use other couriers if the estimated delivery time is quicker (at no extra cost to yourself).
Delivery times and costs vary depending upon location and the number of items being shipped. All available rates will be shown when you reach the checkout.
Outside of Canada
We ship all over the world (with a few exceptions)! Canada Post provides the shipping rates you see at checkout. However, we may use other couriers if the estimated delivery time is quicker (at no extra cost to yourself).
You are able to submit return requests online via your customer account. To do so, follow this link: https://shopify.com/2375385/account. Once you have submitted the request, we will review it in a timely manner.
Our policy lasts 30 days. If 30 days have gone by since receipt of your purchase unfortunately we cannot offer you a refund or exchange*.
*Please note that any gift purchases made during the holiday shopping season are not subject to the 30 day return or exchange policy. As long as the item needing to be returned/exchanged is in brand new condition, we will accept these indefinitely into the new year.
To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original packaging.
To complete your return, we require a receipt or proof of purchase.
Please do not send your purchase back to the manufacturer. Items purchased on GlebeTrotters.com can be returned or exchanged, with proof of purchase, via mail/courier or in person at our physical location (860 Bank St.).
We do not refund shipping or delivery costs, or any other state taxes/duties that may be incurred with international orders. If we have to pay customs/duty fees when we receive your return, it will be deducted from your refund.
Late or missing refunds (if applicable)
If you were approved for a refund and have not received it yet, first contact your credit card company, as it may take some time before your refund is officially posted to your statement.
If you have double checked and verified that the credit card company has no record of the refund please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
We are happy to exchange items that do not fit correctly.
You will be responsible for the return shipping costs, as well as the cost of shipping you the replacement.
If you need to exchange an item, send us an email at firstname.lastname@example.com beforehand and send your item to:
Glebe Trotters
860 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario
To return your product, you should mail it to:
Glebe Trotters
860 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario
You will be responsible for paying for your own shipping costs to return the item(s). Shipping and delivery costs are non-refundable. If you receive a refund, the original cost of shipping or delivery will not be refunded, only the cost of the item(s) returned.
Please include your order number (ES####) on the address label or a copy of your order confirmation email in the box for us to verify the order.
Depending on where you live, the time it takes for your exchanged product to reach you may vary.
If you are shipping an item over $75, you should consider using a trackable shipping service or purchasing shipping insurance. We do not guarantee that we will receive your returned item.
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Brand: MaxBene Auto Parts
Part Type: Ignition Coil
Set Contents:
- 2 x UF492 / 7805-1256 - OEM Quality Ignition Coil
- OEM Quality Ignition Coil!
- We do Quality Control.
- Returns are accepted within 30 days of receiving the item.
- Please contact us to receive RMA information prior to return.
- For full refund item must be in the condition it was received in and in original box it was shipped in. Failure to comply may result in a restocking fee.
- Refund will be processed once item is approved after inspection.
- If the buyer has made an error in their purchase the buyer must pay return shipping.
- If a mistake has been made on our end we will pay for return shipping.


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One of the main reasons why a lot of people are madly in love with laminate flooring in Columbus is due to the fact that it is versatile and easy to clean. It is not every other day that you come across flooring options as amazing as this. Even from the packaging, you get the feeling you will have an incredible outlook when the laminate floors in Columbus have been laid out. In most cases, laminate floors are sold in 4-foot strips. This makes them really convenient, especially when you compare them with hardwood planks that are available in 8 – 10 feet lengths, and in some cases, even longer.
In terms of versatility, Columbus laminate flooring has always been one of the best alternatives you can get. This is because as long as you hire professionals to handle the installation, you can simulate the look of any of the natural hardwood flooring surfaces you fancy. Even through the printing process, laminate wood flooring in Columbus can be effectively used to reproduce an incredible variety in appearance including ceramic and natural stone.
It is very easy to clean laminate floors. This is because of the wear layer they come with. This layering makes it easy to protect the floor from spills and other stains which basically make cleaning a walk in the park. Thanks to the new innovations, you do not even need to use adhesives when trying to clean laminate floors. Besides, you can have the laminate floors installed in one or two days, which makes everything easier for you.
There are different reasons why you might be interested in and strongly consider the use of laminate flooring in your house. However, when you think about the fact that it can basically be installed on any surface, perhaps other than carpets, it becomes easier to appreciate the versatility. There are many people who have actually come to appreciate laminate flooring, and since it's easier to install, it becomes quite an interesting alternative.
You will notice that wood laminate flooring in Columbus is often considered by many people who are looking for something long term. The main reason for this is when you compare it with other outdoor agents, you will notice that unlike laminate flooring, the other flooring materials often get discolored after a while. This is not something that you can expect from laminate flooring. Therefore, when you have them installed on your floors, there is a good chance that you will never have to worry about natural discoloration as is the case with most of the other flooring styles and alternatives available.
Most homeowners, especially those who live in parts of the country where the environment is predominantly wet, will often have to worry about mold and bacteria. These are challenges that you never have to worry about when you have professionally installed laminate flooring. Even if you were to get cheap laminate flooring in Columbus, you can be sure that you will not need to worry about bacteria and mold. That being said, however, you also need to take good care and precaution, especially when it rains, or when the weather conditions prevailing are quite conducive for the formation of mold. Bacteria, on the other hand, is an issue that you will still need to pay more attention to, and perhaps get professional cleaning and support to avoid.


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About the game:
USA as a world power? In E-Sim it is possible!
In E-Sim we have a huge, living world, which is a mirror copy of the Earth. Well, maybe not completely mirrored, because the balance of power in this virtual world looks a bit different than in real life. In E-Sim, USA does not have to be a world superpower, It can be efficiently managed as a much smaller country that has entrepreneurial citizens that support it's foundation. Everything depends on the players themselves and how they decide to shape the political map of the game.
Work for the good of your country and see it rise to an empire.
Activities in this game are divided into several modules. First is the economy as a citizen in a country of your choice you must work to earn money, which you will get to spend for example, on food or purchase of weapons which are critical for your progress as a fighter. You will work in either private companies which are owned by players or government companies which are owned by the state. After progressing in the game you will finally get the opportunity to set up your own business and hire other players. If it prospers, we can even change it into a joint-stock company and enter the stock market and get even more money in this way.
In E-Sim, international wars are nothing out of the ordinary.
Become an influential politician.
The second module is a politics. Just like in real life politics in E-Sim are an extremely powerful tool that can be used for your own purposes. From time to time there are elections in the game in which you will not only vote, but also have the ability to run for the head of the party you're in. You can also apply for congress, where once elected you will be given the right to vote on laws proposed by your fellow congress members or your president and propose laws yourself. Voting on laws is important for your country as it can shape the lives of those around you. You can also try to become the head of a given party, and even take part in presidential elections and decide on the shape of the foreign policy of a given state (for example, who to declare war on). Career in politics is obviously not easy and in order to succeed in it, you have to have a good plan and compete for the votes of voters.
You can go bankrupt or become a rich man while playing the stock market.
The international war.
The last and probably the most important module is military. In E-Sim, countries are constantly fighting each other for control over territories which in return grant them access to more valuable raw materials. For this purpose, they form alliances, they fight international wars, but they also have to deal with, for example, uprisings in conquered countries or civil wars, which may explode on their territory. You can also take part in these clashes, although you are also given the opportunity to lead a life as a pacifist who focuses on other activities in the game (for example, running a successful newspaper or selling products).
At the auction you can sell or buy your dream inventory.
E-Sim is a unique browser game. It's creators ensured realistic representation of the mechanisms present in the real world and gave all power to the players who shape the image of the virtual Earth according to their own. So come and join them and help your country achieve its full potential.
Invest, produce and sell - be an entrepreneur in E-Sim.
Take part in numerous events for the E-Sim community.


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April Fool's Day was one week ago — but an elaborate hoax targeting Pastor Joel Osteen gained wide attention Monday, after those behind the hoax used Twitter, YouTube, and other social media to spread spurious claims that the pastor had renounced his faith and would close his huge Texas church.
Update at 12:15 p.m. ET, Tuesday: Man Behind Hoax Describes Motives, Public Response
But the story isn't true, according to The Houston Chronicle, which reports that "Lakewood Church officials are aware of the hoax and 'false rumor,'" quoting church representative Andrea Davis.
And on Osteen's Twitter feed this morning, the pastor's staff responded to a question about the story by writing, "It is a false rumor: Pastor Joel is not leaving the church." It now seems that that rather enigmatic tweet may have set off more interest in the fake story Monday than had been generated when the hoax was hatched last week.
To perpetrate the hoax, a convincing media "bubble" was constructed, complete with a fake Twitter feed (that's now been suspended) and a website that duplicated the look of Osteen's actual site — but with one "e" in the pastor's last name in the URL address. The website was not available for part of Monday afternoon, seemingly a victim not of punitive action but of over-loaded servers.
The fake site featured a letter titled "I am leaving the Christian faith," in which the person posing as Osteen thanked his wife, his congregation, "the State of Texas and my close friends, Oprah Winfrey and Larry King, for all of our support over the years."
The hoax was bolstered by a YouTube video that included mock-up images of the websites of CNN, Drudge Report, and Yahoo — all with headlines blaring the false news that Osteen had repudiated Christianity. The video was uploaded by "ChristianityNews," via an account that seems to have been set up earlier this month.
The hoax seems to have convinced some folks of the story's legitimacy, as the fake Twitter feed confirmed the news on the fake website. Comments on the video and elsewhere ranged from expressions of sadness to congratulations.
The fake site also included what it claimed were reactions from Osteen's congregation. Here's an example: "'We'll pray for him. He's come under the influence of the Devil,' said Margaret Samson, a twelve-year member of the church."
On Facebook, some of Osteen's actual followers wrote to say they weren't fooled by the hoax, while others sought clarification from the pastor. His social media feeds and verified websites have made almost no mention of the hoax.
A WordPress version of the fake site was taken down Monday afternoon, replaced by a message that its operators had violated their terms of service.
A domain search for the registration of the fake "Osten Ministries" site reveals that it was created on April 1, 2013, and registered to an entity listed as BMG Enterprises in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At the time of this post, an email to the contact person listed for the site had not been answered.
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