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Active comparator trials
Active comparator trials for bipolar maintenance have evaluated lithium versus olanzapine, lithium versus divalproex, lithium versus lamotrigine, and olanzapine versus divalproex. Although many primary and secondary end points failed to separate between active comparators, differences that exist highlight the benefits and drawbacks of each medication.
Lithium versus lamotrigine. Bowden and colleagues44and Calabrese and colleagues45 compared lithium with lamotrigine in patients recovering from manic and depressive episodes. In a combined analysis of both studies, there was no difference in time to intervention of a mood episode.50 However, lithium was found to be superior to lamotrigine in delaying the time to intervention for a manic episode. Lamotrigine was numerically, but not statistically, more effective than lithium in delaying the time to intervention for a depressive episode. A significantly larger percentage of patients who received lithium withdrew from the studies because of adverse events. In addition, lithium was associated with a higher frequency of tremor and diarrhea.
Lithium versus olanzapine. Lithium was compared with olanzapine in a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial made up of 431 subjects in symptomatic remission from a manic or mixed episode after receiving open-label cotreatment with olanzapine and lithium.54 Subjects in the olanzapine group were more likely to complete the trial (47% vs 33%) than those in the lithium treatment group, with a longer time until discontinuation (303 vs 207 days). However, the recurrence rate and time to any mood episode did not differ between groups. On analysis of secondary end points, olanzapine significantly prolonged the time to a manic episode compared with lithium. The medications did not differ in time to a depressive episode. Lithium and olanzapine were both associated with notable side effects. Lithium caused significantly more insomnia and nausea, while olanzapine resulted in more weight gain (1.8 kg vs –1.4 kg) and hypersomnia.
Lithium versus divalproex. Lithium and divalproex were compared in a study by Bowden and colleagues.8 In this 52-week trial, the time to discontinuation was significantly longer in the divalproex group compared with the lithium group. There was no statistical difference in the time to any mood episode, although the data trended toward divalproex (P = .06). Lithium and divalproex did not significantly differ in the time to a manic episode or time to a depressive episode. Both medications were associated with unfavorable side effects. Lithium resulted in greater polyuria and thirst, while divalproex was associated with more sedation, infection, and tinnitus. Patients treated with lithium had significantly higher termination rates for drug intolerance and noncompliance.
Olanzapine versus divalproex. Olanzapine and divalproex were compared in a 47-week study involving 251 patients with an acute manic or mixed episode.37 The mean dosage for subjects in the olanzapine group was 16.2 mg/d, while subjects in the divalproex group received 1585 µg/mL. Divalproex serum levels at weeks 3 through 47 ranged from 58.2 to 83.9 µg/mL. No differences were seen in the overall rate of discontinuation or time to symptomatic or syndromic recurrence of an affective episode. Adverse events leading to study discontinuation did not differ between groups. Olanzapine was associated with more somnolence, dry mouth, increased appetite, weight gain, akathisia, elevated cholesterol level, and elevated liver function tests. Subjects in the divalproex group had significantly higher rates of nausea and nervousness.
Drugs Mentioned in This Article
Aripiprazole (Abilify)
Carbamazepine (Carbatrol, Tegretol, others)
Chloral hydrate (Aquachloral)
Chlorpromazine (Largactil, Thorazine)
Diazepam (Valium)
Divalproex (Epival, Depakote)
Lamotrigine (Lamictal)
Lithium (Eskalith, Lithane, Lithobid)
Lorazepam (Ativan)
Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
Quetiapine (Seroquel)
Risperidone (Risperdal)
Temazepam (Restoril)
Valproate/Valproic acid (Depakote, others)
Zaleplon (Sonata)
Ziprasidone (Geodon)
Zolpidem tartrate (Ambien)
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Calabrese JR, Vieta E, Shelton MD. Latest maintenance data on lamotrigine in bipolar disorder. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol. 2003;2:S57-S66.
Tohen M, Greil W, Calabrese JR, et al. Olanzapine versus lithium in the maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder: a 12-month randomized, double blind, controlled clinical trial. Am J Psychiatry. 2005;162:1282-1290.
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PiratPartiet was originally formed in Sweden in 2006 by Rickard Falkvinge after he realised that the current system is broken. In 2009 they got an E.U. Parliament seat, and when the Lisbon Treaty came into effect, it resulted in a second seat for them.
Currently, in Copyright, the vested interests in the Intellectual Property Distribution system have an abusive relationship with the content creators.
The Patent System has a similarly abusive relationship with the creators of various technologies, as the current USA system invites all sorts of abuses. While it undoubtably needs cleaning up, there are serious questions as to what the scope should be as which things should be patentable, and the extent to which it can be cleaned up.
At the moment, some things are already explicitly excluded, most notably mathematics. To the extent that software is mathematics, it should also be excluded. Similarly it wouldn't make any sense to extend patents to cover literary or culinary innovations, and to the extent that you agree there are similar doubts about the validity of business method patents.
Simply put, the pirate party stand for changing the system in a way which re-balances the system so that creative people actually get rewarded for the things that they create, and prevents patent holders stifling innovation and harming FOSS.
The idea is so popular that there are now pirate parties in 26 different countries, each of which is a self-contained local and independent party in their local political system. While they are independent, they share a common ideology.
However not everything is great with their policies, as it is not clear that they have fully understood the issues and therefore considered the consequences if they were implemented in full, although there has been a lot of internal discussion about some of these issues.
While their idea for patent reform of the government owning any patents generated in the execution of any government contract will work, the policies around copyright reform have a fundamental flaw at their heart.
Their basic aspiration is to slash copyright protection periods to a more realistic and much shorter time than the current life plus 70 years to something nearer to 5-10 years. In practise, how it is likely to work is as follows:
While there are lots of good things to say about most of this, there is a very specific problem where copyright duration reduction interacts with open source permissive licenses (ie Gnu GPL), which applies not only to software, but also to other creative commons material. Examples include:
How permissive licenses (ie Gnu GPL or Creative Commons) work is that the preferred license says everyone has a license to use the stuff involved for most purposes, so long as they don't try and impose additional constraints on people receiving the derived works.
When someone doesn't comply with the license, they lose the right to distribute their derived work until they come into compliance, and they must either do the right thing, or seek an alternate license from the rights holder (which they probably wouldn't get), or have to defend their behaviour in court (which wouldn't be easy).
This gives a fallback position where they are basically in the same place legally as someone bulk pirating DVD's, and it is this fallback position that is weakened when you reduce the copyright term, and the more it is reduced, the less pressure on the abuser to do the right thing.
An example could be easily constructed which covered all of these areas, by taking the Arduino prototyping and control circuit board, driven by open source software, with a creative commons manual which has a creative commons podcast featuring excerpts from the manual with creative commons backing music.
The core technology of the board is mature, as are the drivers, so the argument that 5 year old technology would be of limited use doesn't apply (indeed the networking stack taken from BSD Unix and inserted into Microsoft Windows 95 was mostly 15 years old).
The Unix API (procedure calls) have largely been stable for over 30 years, so a manual which used Unix calls to drive the hardware would have problems even earlier in the term reduction process.
Because at the end of the copyright period the stuff becomes public domain, any changes made to the technology would not need to contributed back after this time.
Because open development requires ALL the specifications to be available for it to work at all, commercial users essentially get made a gift of the complete package, ready to be exploited in any way that they wish, and if you don't believe that companies would try something like this, just look at the history of TIVO or Microsoft, and it has only been the duration of the copyright period which has forced compliance.
Some representatives of the Pirate Party UK seem to think that there is no problem with the fact that commercial software is only available in compiled or obfuscated form, but given that minor changes in parameters can radically change the form of the output, how do you check how long they waited before they started using later changes if you can't see when the changes were added to the source code?
Obviously this part of their plans needs more work, so that it does not convert permissive licenses to the public domain without doing something to keep the playing field level in the way that long copyright terms currently do.


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Geneva — Gambia's Vice President and Minister for Women's Affairs, Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang, says trade has been a strategic tool for reducing poverty and has delivered incredible gains for the world economy, but it needs to be more fully optimized.
She was speaking at a June 14 meeting of representatives from 42 least-developed countries (LDCs) who met at the first Global Forum on Inclusive Trade that took place at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva.
At the meeting, four African nations – Gambia, the Central African Republic, Malawi and Uganda – issued a call for action to leverage trade to fight poverty, "recognizing that trade is an engine for inclusive and sustainable economic growth".
They added: "As partners with the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF), we commit to taking concrete steps and joint actions to use trade to sustain policy environments, build productive capacity, achieve sustainability of results, consolidate growth, reduce poverty and promote shared prosperity."
The EIF is a multilateral partnership dedicated to assisting LDCs to use trade as an engine for growth, sustainable development and poverty reduction.
In her speech to the forum, Jallow-Tambajang said developing countries are yet to optimize fully the potential benefits from globalization.
"Thus, we need to strengthen our global partnership and linkages to help address the trade capacities and development needs of LDCs to support their integration into the global economy," she said. "Trade action for LDCs is needed now, amid global uncertainties, a growing trade gap and changes in what is traded and how."
The way for developing countries and LDCs to promote trade, inclusiveness and sustainable development, and to stimulate their economies, was to target micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).
"That's where you find women and youth," Jallow-Tambajang added. "The Gambia's economy, for example, is characterized by micro enterprises which operate in several sectors and women play a key role.
"About 63 percent of MSMEs are micro-enterprises and about 90 percent of enterprises are informal with 80 percent comprising of women involved in the distributive trade, gardening and other handicraft and artisanal trade."
Her message was endorsed at the meeting by Princess Abze Djigma, Burkina Faso's ambassador for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency and a champion of lifting up people through small businesses.
"The most important concern for inclusive trade in the LDCs is how to include the small local SMEs and upgrading the informal sector to the formal sector," Princess Djigma said. "They count in most LDCs for more than 50 percent of their GDP and are the engines of local economies."
The event, which was organized by the Enhanced Integrated Framework, was opened with a video message by WTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo, who said the agency's aim was to ensure that more people – especially in least-developed countries – benefited from international trade.
"We must work to strengthen the system so that it is responsive to all of our members," he said. "And we must build on the various decisions on LDC issues that WTO members have already taken in recent years."


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SZ Connect: Helping Community Singles Split the Sea
Chinese Auction for Maskeel El Dal Hesed Fund and Hacham Baruch Kollel is
a Huge Success!
On Monday night, May 13th, community members gathered at the gracious home of Eddie and Ceryse Mizrahi for a Chinese auction and dinner to benefit the Maskeel El Dal Hesed Fund and Hacham Baruch Kollel. A standing room only crowd of over 150 people packed the backyard tent to hear Rabbi Ephraim Wachsman speak. First, a moving video was shown, which had many pictures of Hacham Baruch, zt"l, and a couple of short clips of him speaking, which thrilled the crowd. Rabbi Raymond Beyda then introduced Rabbi Wachsman, who was then followed by Eddie Mizrahi, who spoke of what the organization and Hacham Yaacov Ben-Haim have accomplished to date. Harry Adjmi was then called upon to speak to express his gratitude to our rabbis, past and present. Eddie and Ceryse Mizrahi were then presented with a special Lucite picture gift for their fundraising efforts on behalf of the organization.
The following day, hundreds of women attended classes given by Rabbi David Ashear, Rabbi Joey Haber, and Rabbi Shlomo Diamond. Rabbi Diamond allowed questions to be asked following his class. A fun and inspiring day was enjoyed by all attendees. If you missed the auction you can still donate by e-mailing email@example.com.
You can also purchase a USB drive which contains Hacham Baruch reciting the entire Tehillim, over 30 humash parashiyotwith taamim, Shir Hashirim, Megilat Esther, and Eicha, and you can listen to all the kinotof Tisha B'Av with our Sephardic tunes for only $36.00. Please call 917.547.9283 to order USB drives. All proceeds will benefit the organization.
Building Collapse in Flatbush After
Car Slams into Storefront; Shomrim Catch
Hit-and-Run Driver
On May 6th, a building collapsed on Avenue P and East 5thStreet, after an
out-of-control vehicle slammed into it. Theincident prompted a massive response from Hatzolah, FDNY, and NYPD.
After an extensive search, it appeared that there was no one trapped in the rubble. The first floor of the building, a former convenience store,was vacant. Five residents who lived in the building's second floor were not home at the time of the collapse. The upper floor also houses a real estate office, which was closed for the night.
The 20-year-old driver, Andrew Baird, of Brooklyn, got out of car and tried to run away on foot. He was apprehended nearby, thanks to volunteers from Flatbush Shomrim, who quickly canvassed the area. They were assisted by Boro Park Shomrim as well.
Baird was held on suspicion of driving under the influence and leaving the scene of the accident. He allegedly had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol. There are also reports that a passenger may have run away from the scene.
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Softball News
After a long layover between the Passover break and a very wet month of May, MSB is primed and ready to kick off the second half of the season.
On May 9thMSB introduced a new league feature, the "Thursday Night Showdown" between The Mighty Ducks and Cobra Kai at Coyle Street. Going into the matchup both teams were desperate for wins, trying to improve their 1-3 records respectively. The night lived up to the billing and did not disappoint. With a capacity crowd on hand and a cool chill in the air with playoff aspirations for both of these talented squads, there was a playoff-type atmosphere.
Game One was scoreless going into the 6th, as reigning CY Young award winner Yaakov Seruya was blanking the Ray Esses-led Cobra Kai squad. Matching him inning by inning was the promising Eddie Harari, until rookie Lawrence Kurtz broke a scoreless tie with a bases-clearing triple to right, and the Ducks went on to win an important Game One. With their backs against the wall and the season potentially on the line, Cobra Kai gutted out an intense 7-6 victory in a game that featured spectacular defensive plays around the diamond, highlighted by young first baseman of the Ducks Joe Gindi and the Richter brothers (Marc and Albert) of Cobra Kai.
The league is extremely excited about incorporating night games into the season, and is exploring the idea of making this a weekly addition. Highlights, interviews, stats, and more can be found on the league site: www.sysoftball.com.


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Essential ZMON Components¶
To use ZMON requires these four components: zmon-controller, zmon-scheduler, zmon-worker, and zmon-eventlog-service.
zmon-controller runs ZMON's AngularJS frontend and serves as an endpoint for retrieving data and managing your ZMON deployment via REST API (with help from the command line client). It needs a connection configured to:
- PostgreSQL to store/retrieve all kind of data: entities, checks, dashboards, alerts
- Redis, to keep the state of ZMON's alerts
- KairosDB, if you want charts/Grafana
To provide a means of authentication and authorization, you can choose between the following options:
- A basic credential file
- An OAuth2 identity provider, e.g., GitHub
zmon-scheduler is responsible for keeping track of all existing entities, checks and alerts and scheduling checks in time for applicable entities, which are then executed by the worker.
Needs connections to:
- Redis, which serves ZMON as a task queue
- Controller, to get check/alerts/entities
- Custom adapters might need connections for entity discovery in your platform
zmon-worker does the heavy lifting — executing tasks against entities and evaluating all alerts assigned to this check. Tasks are picked up from Redis and the resulting check value plus alert state changes are written back to Redis.
- Needs connection to:
- Redis to retrieve tasks and update current state
- KairosDB if you want to have metrics
- EventLog service to store history events for alert state changes
EventLog Service¶
zmon-eventlog-service is our slim implementation of an event store, keeping track of Events related to alert state changes as well as events like alert and check modification by the user.
- Needs connection to:
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XG Station Pro features a totally redesigned aluminum chassis. Dressed in elegant Space Grey and carefully accented with pinhole ventilation and subtle logos, it's the perfect complement to modern premium notebooks. The finest industrial design favors both form and function, and XG Station Pro delivers in both respects. Despite its diminutive size, XG Station Pro will hold full-length, 2.5-slot graphics cards ― and because its side and top panels are easy to remove, installation is quick and effortless.
To design XG Station Pro, ASUS collaborated closely with In Win — the well-known maker of premium computer chassis. Our engineers and designers created a device that is both functional and beautiful, with practical design elements and tasteful details. These include kink-resistant braided cabling, removable dust filters and, of course, In Win's signature aluminum metalworking.
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If you check out their Insta's you can see they enjoyed their romantic getaway and stayed in some fancy places that had them looking at the stars from their bed at night. Meanwhile some can't even experience an inch of this romance at their local #OliveGarden.


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A legacy of fear: confronting the history of lynching
Jon Fasman visits Alabama, where a memorial has been erected to the victims of America's racist past
Jon Fasman visits Alabama, where a memorial has been erected to the victims of America's racist past
While visitors flock to its temples and battlefields, its shores have remained relatively free of tourists
Cambodia's recent history is a hard subject for a film, and a surprising one for a superstar-turned-director. Angelina Jolie talked to Jon Fasman about turning genocide into cinema
Hundreds are finding their voice in creative-writing classes
Eat your way around Thailand in a day
Unlike in Britain and America, food is still central to working life in South-East Asia. A delicious – and daunting – prospect for an impeccably polite foreign correspondent
Chefs the world over are lauding the special umami taste of a small, family-produced fish sauce called Red Boat. Jon Fasman travelled to Phu Quoc to see, and smell, what makes it so special
The recipes of Charles Ranhofer, who ran Delmonico's in its heyday, are a taste of another era
The food in the Deep South of America is getting back to its agrarian roots, with a twist


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Ralph Breaks the Internet
The Walt Disney Animation Studios film for 2018 is Ralph Breaks the Internet, which is the sequel to 2012's Wreck-It Ralph. Over the past two years, I've been fortunate enough to work on a number of improvements to Disney's Hyperion Renderer for Ralph Breaks the Internet; collectively, these improvements make up perhaps the biggest jump in rendering capabilities that Hyperion has seen since the original deployment of Hyperion on Big Hero 6. I got my third Disney Animation credit on Ralph Breaks the Internet!
Over the past two years, the Hyperion team has publicly presented a number of major development efforts and research advancements. Many of these advancements were put into experimental use on Olaf's Frozen Adventure last year, but Ralph Breaks the Internet is the first time we've put all of these new capabilities and features into full-scale production together. I was fortunate enough to be fairly deeply involved in several of these efforts (specifically, traversal improvements and volume rendering). As usual, I'll update this post at a later date with more details, once more information is publicly shared at SIGGRAPH and other venues. One of my favorite things about working at Disney Animation is how production and technology partner together to make our films; we truly would not have been able to pull off any of Hyperion's new advancements without production's constant support and willingness to try new things in the name of advancing the artistry of our films.
The original Wreck-It Ralph is one of my favorite modern Disney movies, and I think Ralph Breaks the Internet more than lives up to the original. The film is smart and hilarious while maintaining the depth that made the first Wreck-It Ralph so good. Ralph and Vanellope are just as lovable as before and grow further as characters, and all of the new characters are really awesome (Shank and Yesss and the film's take on the Disney princesses are particular favorites of mine). More importantly for a rendering blog though, the film is also just gorgeous to look at. With every film, the whole studio takes pride in pushing the envelope even further in terms of artistry, craftsmanship, and sheer visual beauty. The number of environments and settings in Ralph Breaks the Internet is enormous and highly varied; the internet is depicted as a massive city that pushed the limits on how much visual complexity we can render (and from our previous three feature films, we can already render an unbelievable amount!), old locations from the first Wreck-It Ralph are revisited with exponentially more visual detail and richness than before, and there's even a full on musical number with theatrical lighting somewhere in there!
Below are some stills from the movie, in no particular order, 100% rendered using Hyperion. As usual, these are all from marketing shots and trailers; once the film is out on home media, I'll add some more stills and such. Until then, if you want to see more, or if you just want to see a really great movie, go see Ralph Breaks the Internet on the biggest screen near you! There are a TON of easter eggs in the film to look out for, and I highly recommend sticking around after the credits.
Here is the part of the credits with Disney Animation's rendering team! This frame is kindly provided by Disney. Every person you see in the credits worked really hard to make Ralph Breaks the Internet an amazing film!
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Overseas Bondholders Help Ease Reliance Communications' Debt Burden
Anil Ambani headed telecom company received approval from its overseas bondholders to ease the company's debt burden and helping it with its bankruptcy aversion.
Reliance Communications in an exchange filing said, "Reliance Communications Limited (RCOM) Bond holders, approved the Tender and Exchange offer of US$ 300 million Bonds with overwhelming majority of over 83%, at their meeting held today on August 24, 2018, at London. Pursuant to the Offer as approved, the Bond Holders will receive cash proceeds upto US$ 118 mn. The Bond Holders will also get US$ 55 million Bonds to be issued by Global Cloud Xchange Limited (holding Company of GCX), a foreign subsidiary of RCOM. The New Bonds of Global Cloud Xchange will be unlisted, unsecured and shall have half yearly coupon of 0.1% with maturity of four years."
The vote comes as a major relief for Anil Ambani as this was a precondition for the carrier to reorganize its larger local debt. The company has been working to settle agreements with its creditors before the deadline of 27 August, failing which, it will face insolvency proceedings.
On Thursday Rcom closed the sale of its Media Convergence Nodes (MCN) and related infrastructure to Reliance Jio.


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Finding the true meaning of luxury (and lots of polar bears) in northern Manitoba
What is luxury? When it comes to travel, most of us—including me—picture hotels with lavish interiors, a 24-hour concierge, and marble bathrooms, Frette linens and Molton Brown toiletries. But my idea of luxury has been turned upside down. I blame it on a trip to the shores of Hudson Bay in northern
Go north, my friends, go north!
Greetings, friends. Welcome to the Great White North, where paradise is not considered a tropical island loaded with loud people (can you say overrated?). Instead, it is a place where the land is so remote and quiet you could hear an owl's feather drop. From wolves howling off in the distance to the
Setting the scene for your northern Manitoba summer safari
Churchill, Manitoba is renowned as the Polar Bear Capital of the World for heart-pounding encounters with the world's largest carnivore during their annual fall congregation in October and November. This remote town on the edge of Hudson Bay, however, is also an ultimate summer destination, not only
Seal River: Beyond Whitewater
Off-the-chart rapids, natural scenic features and incredible wildlife like polar bears, harbour seals and beluga whales make Manitoba's Seal River an awe-inspiring experience. Only the most intrepid souls make the trip. Seal River paddling photo in header by Eric Lindberg. One of Manitoba's
Manitoba's Top 10 Travel Features of 2015
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The Spy Who Loved Manitoba The James Bond story starts here
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Hidden beauty in Manitoba's National Parks
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Two days with @muenchmax
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text: June 13, 2013 UK. Today Acano and Talk & Vision, a KPN Company, announced the first step in a strategic partnership. Talk & Vision is the first global partner to be announced by Acano enabling them to deliver voice, video and web integration to customers using a multitude of devices such as Microsoft Lync 2010 or Cisco Telepresence systems.


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05:56 07 Feb 20
The team did a great job. I have used them on two different occasions on two different cars and both times their work was well done. It was easy to make an appointment and didn't have to wait long to get it done. Would recommend them to anyone looking for a great mobile detailing service.
Judy Adams
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Vic and his team did a very good job of the interior my small SUV. It was dark by the time they left in the afternoon so I didn't notice a couple areas that were not properly polished on the dash and upholstery. I contacted next day and they came back to rectify to my satisfaction. Very good customer service response! Thank you.
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They arrived the day after I sent an online request. Prompt service and great communication over text with the owner and staff. I couldn't move my vehicle as the battery was needing to be replaced but needed the interior cleaned to sell. They spent hours working on the vehicle and it looks great. They were professional and polite. Stayed within quoted price. I was satisfied with the quality of service. Highly recommend.
06:15 01 Sep 19
They arrived the day after I sent an online request. Prompt service and great communication over text with the owner and staff. I couldn't move my vehicle as the battery was needing to be replaced but needed the interior cleaned to sell. They spent hours working on the vehicle and it looks great. They were professional and polite. Stayed within quoted price. I was satisfied with the quality of service. Highly recommend.
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I am unable to vacuum my own vehicle. I needed to find someone to help me on short notice & called to see if they knew someone. Out of the kindness of his heart, someone was sent to do a quick job for me and saved the day. So grateful.. Will recommend full details!
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19:30 23 Jul 19
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00:17 22 Jul 19
The guy did a fantastic job. I had taken the interior detailing service. The tough stains of my car seats also got removed with his hard work. Going forward, I am going to be their regular customer.
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19:16 18 Jul 19
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Great visit from D & V Mobile Detailing yesterday so they could clean the interior of my pickup. This is the first time this 2012 Sierra has been detailed. They did a great job and even got all the Golden Retriever hair out of the cloth covered seats.
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14:57 11 Jul 19
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04:29 09 Jun 19
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01:07 05 Jun 19
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22:14 20 May 19
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16:45 14 May 19
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04:32 11 May 19
Did a thorough job detailing our personal truck. There was some confusion with the payment process (no one's fault) and they immediately sent us an e-transfer that day to correct the issue. Amazed at their customer service, and they did a great job with the vehicle. Very affordable overall too.
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20:10 06 May 19
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20:58 05 May 19
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22:54 04 May 19
this was by far the best experience and business going. These two kids showed up promptly for the 10am booking and worked for 2 hours solid on cleaning the inside of my car. My car looks like when I first bought it 6 years ago. I didn't get the outside detailed but the inside was starting to get dank and smelly. It is sparkly and clean. Well worth it! Plus the added bonus - you don't have to leave your home. Best 110.00$ I've spent. Thank you for being so responsive and professional.
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14:55 25 Apr 19
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19:33 19 Apr 19
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15:19 14 Apr 19
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13:07 28 Mar 19
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22:28 19 Mar 19
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21:05 19 Mar 19
I was really pleased with the professionalism of this company. They were fully booked for the day but squeezed me in. I had a yogurt type spill in my car and they did not want it to smell or get sour so they made an effort have the stain removed the same day. I highly recommend them and will use them again in the future....
Kyle Stubbs
13:37 12 Mar 19
Very flexible to schedule, came on time and finished earlier than expected. Our car was a mess from 2 dogs and 2 toddlers, but the end result was fantastic. Highly recommended!
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22:15 11 Mar 19
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23:35 21 Feb 19
The team did an excellent job came right on time, even 15 minutes early. It was nice being able to stay home while they detailed my vehicle in my own driveway. I have 2 toddlers and was embarrassed of the state of the interior of my car but the team was very professional and made no notice of it. Car interior was cleaned and detailed to perfection and I'll most certainly be a returning customer. Thank you 🙂
Andi Cheyne
04:38 30 Jan 19
The work they did was very good and my SUV looks great. I was at work the day I had scheduled so I had to leave my key for them to complete their job. My vehicle was dirty and there was a bit of little pieces of garbage throughout my carport that I had missed when cleaning it for the BIG clean that I needed to pick up but overall, did a great job and I will use them again.
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01:24 29 Jan 19
Booked a time on-line - convenient. Needed to rebook - communication responsive. When they arrived they got right to work - did a fabulous job. Like having a new vehicle again. Spent the needed time on the vehicle. Very pleased will use again and refer.
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04:00 27 Jan 19
I hired this crew to clean my range rover which I had stored and become completely covered in mold inside. They steam cleaned the entire interior to make it better than ever before! Like new!
Nicole In VanCity
01:00 16 Jan 19
I'm very happy with the service provided by this company. Professional demeanour, prompt replies to my inquiries, arrived and completed my service on time, on budget, with excellent work. My car looks as new as when I bought it! I had quite bad staining on one seat and I would never guess from looking at it now. I highly recommend this company and will not hesitate to engage their services in the future.
Gareth Abreo
01:54 15 Jan 19
Vic and his team did an incredible job for a very reasonable price. I needed a detail done with very short notice, and they went out of their way to make it happen for me. Honestly, will never use another detail company again. Cannot recommend enough.
Tien Tran
21:53 10 Jan 19
I love Vic and his team. My car got molded really bad, and it causes me sick. I called Vic and desperately needed his help fast because I need my car for work. Although, the team was very tight with their schedule, they did the best to make time for me. They are such hard work people!!! They went to an extreme to make sure my satisfaction was met. For such a decent and reasonable price, I would not expect that amazing kind of service. I truly hope everyone knows about his business and use D&V Mobile Detailing services. I was super impressed seeing Vic and his team serve with Dignity. Unlike many other businesses out there, who are just hungry for money, D&V Mobile Detailing is very sincere and hardwork and caring. Keep up good work you guys. I will definitely send more people to your way!!!
Emma Young
00:18 09 Jan 19
Excellent service. Very flexible timings available. I had my car covered in mold from the rain and they got every inch of it cleaned. They even worked in the rain. Would recommend to anyone and will now be my go to detailing services company.
Marcy Bazylevich
03:32 19 Dec 18
Vic and his staff were very professional and accommodating. I am very impressed with the service! My car looks new again and it was awesome that they did all the work at my house!
Marg Funk
02:05 06 Dec 18
I would definitely recommend Vic and his staff. They have done a few different jobs for me including detailing my car, carpet cleaning in my home, and some small handyman work. They are very prompt, dependable and reasonable in their pricing.
Sherri Martinson
04:37 03 Dec 18
My experience with D&V was excellent. I was able to get an appointment within a few days. They were in contact frequently The cleaners attended on time and were very professional. They did an excellent job and my car was full of dog hair. The price was very fair and my car smelled really nice once complete. Wouldn't hesitate to refer them and will definitively use them again.
15:57 02 Dec 18
We had our Christmas lights installed yesterday and I'm so happy we called D&V!! Even though I phoned the same morning (and in December!) they were very accommodating and were able to make it work for later that afternoon. When they arrived they were friendly and took time to listen to our wishes and explained clearly their plan of action. I was surprised how quickly the task was completed and now we have beautiful (straight!) Christmas lights adorning our house. 🙂 Thank you, D&V Mobile Auto!!!
Jazz Jouhal
03:59 29 Nov 18
The steam clean was exceptionally clean and it got rid of all of my children's squished up food in my carpets and seats. It's a great feeling to have a nice clean vehicle again! I used a different company in the past who charged me more and didn't take the time to be and thorough as this company did. I'm very pleased with their work. I will definitely use D&V again.
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02:19 26 Nov 18
Amazing job. Just had my Christmas lights go up by D&V. Great job. They arrived on time,very polite and respectful. Worked into the night.Reasonable cost. I recommend this company.
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01:55 26 Nov 18
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22:53 19 Nov 18
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06:24 19 Nov 18
I got my semi truck cleaned from inside as well as outside. Job well done. Restored the truck interior to its original state and eliminated all bad odour too. Very reasonable pricing and great people.HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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20:10 17 Nov 18
For the first time I experience their service, I am 100% satisfied. My van looks like new and I can be proud of it again because of them.Thank you guys I will call you again for my engine and exterior detailing...Roland
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17:53 06 Nov 18
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04:26 02 Nov 18
Excellent service and on time. They spent extra time cleaning all the spots and my Jeep looks new. Will definitely use them again and highly recommend this company. Very convenient and reasonably priced.
Jaclyn Sharpe
03:25 29 Oct 18
Great experience! The technicians arrived at my place in less than 24 hours notice. Did an incredible job on my car and my husband's car. All within 3 hours.I will definitely be calling them again in the near future.Highly recommend!!
Tristan Dhanda
02:54 24 Oct 18
Car was fully cleaned (interior and exterior) in a timely manner. Extremely professional service by the two gentleman that came. Arrived right on time and got to work. Car looked amazing after! Just the way it looked when I first bought it.
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05:30 28 Sep 18
Dan & Vick were amazing. They did a fabulous job on my truck. They really exceeded my expectations, made interiors almost look like a new one. I would definitely recommend to anyone looking for their car detailing. Very professional, thank you.
Drew Dumas
20:12 27 Sep 18
Car looks great! They showed up on time, completed the work in the window they provided, and the price was very reasonable! Very happy with the work. Thanks guys!
Marg Funk
00:27 20 Sep 18
D & V did a great job on interior detailing my car. They were very prompt in replying to my initial text and we set up an appointment for the next day. They did a very thorough job, met all expectations and were totally professional on all levels. Definitely recommend.
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17:36 17 Sep 18
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18:14 14 Sep 18
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Clint Hull
05:31 06 Sep 18
D&V crew did an amazing job!! I was needing my truck polished up to sell and they didn't disappoint. My truck sparkled from bumper to bumper and the engine shampoo they did made it look like new again under the hood. I will definitely use their service again! (super convenient that they are mobile too)
Rhiannon The Vegan
03:48 17 Aug 18
Vic and his team were great. They were punctual, did an amazing job with my car, and cleaned the exterior so well using just a steam cleaner! I have a large short haired dog so my back seat looked horrible but now it looks like a new car! It took me a while to find a company that does upholstery shampooing, and I'm so glad I found this company as they came right to me while I was at work! So convenient. Thanks guys! Highly recommend D&V
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06:22 25 Jul 18
Dan & Vic where amazing from the first phone call. They where very polite, fast with their responses. Dan showed up the same day to give us and estimate to do a full brake job on our car and returned the next day to do the start the work. We supplied our own parts, but they will also supply parts that are needed.There was unexpected issues with the car itself, Dan made time in his schedule to return on 2 separate days to complete the job!!He was excellent! Trust me when I say it was not an easy fix either.The pricing to complete the work at your own home is amazing! Taking this job to a brake shop would have been huge! Dan was on time, if he was a bit behind due to traffic he would communicate it immediately. Dan was clean and tidy while working, very friendly to chat with..and Dan work after normal work hours, which was nice.I don't normally write to many reviews, but these guys are worth more than 5 stars in my opinion! Thank you both so much! You will definitely hear from me again! & I have been telling all my friends, family & Co-workers about your services.


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"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. Matthew 11:28-30
Our culture today seems to thrive on being busy. Ask almost anyone "How are you?", and the answer is often "Tired." We are taking care of families, serving in churches, ministries, schools and communities, often while holding down a job outside the home too. At church we teach Sunday School, sing in the choir, keep the nursery, volunteer in the church office, and when there is an illness or funeral, we are there with a covered dish in hand. There is no limit to the demands on our time and energy. We're a lot like Martha in Luke 10:38-42. We see something that needs to be taken care of, and we jump into action. I wonder if we serve and work to the point of exhaustion because we feel a need to prove our faith to God and our worth to others. Is Satan the one who keeps telling us to push ourselves so hard, in order to wear us down, so he can berate us for being so weak?
Jesus offers us a better way, as we see in the mental picture He painted in our opening Scripture. Oxen teams have long been used to plow the fields for planting and also for turning the heavy millstones used to grind the grain. A young ox would not be strong enough to do the hard work of plowing and milling alone. The farmer yokes a younger animal with a stronger, more experienced one, who would carry the majority of the work-load while "training the rookie," and providing a calming influence.
Jesus is offering us an easy yoke as He promises to be the stronger presence on our "team," to carry the burden, provide the strength, and work with us to accomplish His purposes. Jesus is no heavy-handed task-master. He assures us He is gentle and humble in heart, and will give us rest for our souls.
Are you weary of trying to do everything on your own? How long has it been since your soul was at rest? Maybe it's time for you to step away from your exhausting burdens and allow Jesus to take the heavy load instead.
If He could bear the weight of the cross, He can carry you too.
Prayer: Jesus, sometimes the weight of the world becomes too heavy for me to bear. Please come and help me carry this load — better still Lord Jesus, please come and carry me. Amen


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Urban Assault, Past and Future: Firebombing and Killer Robots in Suzanne Collins's Mockingjay
- Author(s):
- Kimberly K. Dougherty (see profile)
- Date:
- 2014
- Group(s):
- LLC 20th- and 21st-Century American, TM The Teaching of Literature
- Subject(s):
- American literature, Modern literature, War literature, Young adult literature
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- american literature, contemporary literature
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6SP4P
- Abstract:
- In this article I examine the way Collins, in her young adult novel Mockingjay, connects historical context of an urban firebombing like those frequently seen during World War II, with the fictional presentation of a firebombing reminiscent of Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five to present the horrors of war to a new generation. I then show how she moves beyond past and current wars to present a frightening picture of future wars, televised and automated. Far from being science fiction, her vision reflects a very real threat; a session of the United Nations Convention for Conventional Weapons will address the use of fully autonomous weapons –killer robots—later this month. With this text, Collins exposes a new generation of readers to the horrors of past wars and challenges them to address the wars—and weapons-- of the future.
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- 2014
- Publisher:
- The National Council of Teachers of English
- Pub. Date:
- 2014
- Journal:
- Notes on American Literature
- Volume:
- 23
- Page Range:
- 32 - 42
- 1947-9484
- Status:
- Published
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I was struck by this part of an interview with Gary Barlow in the Radio Times, talking of the moment he and Robbie Williams decided to make up:
"..I was 38 and he was 34 – and it's like, 'Let's talk this through.' All those years I'd just imagined this moment to actually be sat there opposite this person who'd said so much worse than anybody else had ever in my life. Done so much damage and said so much bad stuff."
To your face?
"No, that was the thing. Not to my face. In records and in print."
What hurt him most?
"Nothing hurt me most, it was the way it was being done I didn't like. And to eventually be sat there opposite the person was liberating. And you know what? A lot of people don't get that chance; they spend their whole lives as enemies and don't talk. So for me that was a victorious day. And we came back to it a couple of days later and did some more and then we were washed and we were clean."
Fantastic. It's liberating to forgive, and to be forgiven. Heard that before somewhere... It takes courage from both sides to face up to things like this. I'm aware both of a need to deal with things from the past, but also of a fear which stops me from doing it.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Lessons in Forgiveness from Take That
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Very well said that It takes courage from both sides to face up to things like this.Its really difficult to say all what you have in your heart to your enemey.If you say enemity is washed away.ReplyDelete
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This is so true. The story of reconciliation between Gary and Robbie is touching. I love the song they wrote about it, "Shame". It's something we can all learn from. Forgiveness speaks Jesus like nothing else.ReplyDelete
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