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By taking the time to research current best practices of resume writing, like the advice you'll receive as you continue to read, you'll end up with a resume that matches your skills and qualifications to the employer's job requirements.
In this guide, the basic framework of a resume will be explained, examples will be provided for complex concepts, and you'll learn about common mistakes and how to avoid them.
What to Include in an Installer Resume
More specifically, most employers expect to see the following sections when they read through a resume:
- Contact info (name/phone/email)
- Resume summary statement
- Accomplishments*
- Work experience
- Skills
- Education
*The accomplishments section is added if you prefer the functional style
Furthermore, as you review installer resume samples, you'll notice there are three basic resume styles that are used by today's job seekers.
The most often used styles are the chronological and functional styles.
The chronological format focuses on your work history, so if you have no employment gaps and are following a traditional career path for your occupation, this format can work well for you. It's also the most commonly used and most familiar to hiring managers.
The functional format allows you to list your career accomplishments in the added accomplishments section without linking them to previous employers. By reviewing the employer's job description, you can create this section to mirror their requirements. This style works well for job seekers who have difficult-to-explain employment gaps or those who may be considering a career change and prefer to focus on their transferable skills.
In your review of installer resume samples, you may have noticed a third format option known as a combination style. If you prefer to use elements from both styles and can combine them in a logical, organized fashion, feel free to do so.
There's no right or wrong way to write a resume, but the basic elements should be included no matter which style you decide upon.
How to Write the Installer Resume Summary Statement
Your summary statement should be a short paragraph comprised of only 2-3 statements, but every word counts. Make sure you understand what the employer is looking for based on the job description and create that image.
There are a few basic guidelines to follow for a well-crafted resume summary statement:
- Don't use first-person pronouns in your summary or anywhere in your resume
- Each statement should reflect an accomplishment that will be of value to a potential employer
- Incomplete sentences are preferred over complete sentences
Before you start to write, it will be helpful to read as many resume summaries as you can from the installer resume samples to get a feel for tone and content. In addition, two examples of installer resume summaries from different industry sectors are provided below:
HVAC installer with over 15 years of experience installing and repairing HVACR systems. Repaired or replaced worn or defective parts and determined system energy use. Made recommendations to improve efficiency. Worked on major building projects and understood and followed guidelines set by unions representing sheet metal workers, electricians, plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ensuring smooth progress without work disputes that contributed to on-time job completion.
Fence installer foreman with hands-on experience installing wooden fences, security fences and crash barriers on motorways. Strong customer service skills in obtaining agreements on time and cost estimates, and as project foreman, ensured those metrics were met. Made recommendations to customers regarding the type of fence best suited to their needs, often saving the customer money and resulting in referrals. Ensured quality work from removing old fencing to measuring to leveling the ground to project completion. Customer satisfaction survey results on a 1-10 scale averaged 9.7.
How to Write the Installer Work Experience Section
If you're going with the chronological style, you can move directly to the work experience section, where you'll list each of your previous jobs beginning with the most recent first. Each job will be its own sub-heading, which will include job title, employer and location, and employment dates. Write 3-4 bullet points indicating responsibilities associated with and accomplishments performed for that employer.
As you prepare your bullet points, whenever possible, construct the statement by stating a problem, identifying your solution, and stating the positive result of your actions.
A job listing in this resume format would like similar to this:
Neon Sign Installer
Glitter Sign Company – Sandusky, OH
June 2011 to February 2016
- Installed and maintained neon signs for Cedar Point Amusement Park and commercial clients located in areas adjacent to the park
- Organized, planned and prioritized work to ensure smooth work flow and customer satisfaction
- Trained new employees in the skills required to handle the delicate and often unwieldy neon signs to avoid costly accidents and comply with safety standards
If you prefer the functional style, you'll insert the accomplishments section before your work experience. This new section will be comprised of a list of 8-10 bullet pointed accomplishments written in the same style as the examples above. The advantage to this format is the flexibility to match your accomplishments, responsibilities and transferable skills directly to the employer's job requirements without linking them to previous employers.
When you move on to the work experience section, you'll simply need to create a list of previous jobs without having to mention dates or further detail. This allows you to avoid drawing attention to employment gaps and to emphasize your skills rather than your work experience.
Action Verbs to Include in Your Installer Work Experience Section
- Install
- Set up
- Rearrange
- Replace
- Inspect
- Service
- Repair
- Test
- Adjust
- Calibrate
- Record
- Demonstrate
- Maintain
- Climb
- Troubleshoot
- Monitor
- Activate
- Measure
Use the installer resume samples to source other active verbs that would make your resume more dynamic.
How to Write the Installer Skills Section
Technical skills:
- Understanding of equipment's internal parts
- Strong mechanical aptitude
- Able to read blueprints and instruction manuals
- Strong math and physics background
Physical ability:
- Dexterity, steady hand, and good eye-hand coordination
- Able to work at heights up to 300 feet wearing appropriate safety harness
- Able to work in confined spaces
Interpersonal/personal skills:
- Training and teaching of others
- Excellent customer service
- Accurate estimates and time lines for completion of job
- Quick response to customer concerns
- Clearly demonstrates and explains use of equipment to customers
For other ideas on how to format or structure this section, refer to the installer resume samples.
How to Write the Installer Education Section
If you have a degree, whether it's an associate's or bachelor's degree, provide the name of the school attended, school location, and degree obtained. If you're currently working toward a degree, list that information in the same fashion with the qualifier that it's "in progress.â€
Post-secondary instruction from trade schools or community colleges should be listed next, since many of these programs lead to an associate's degree.
Other technical schools lead to certification, which you may want to make as a sub-heading in the education section. Examples of the many certifications for qualified installers include:
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certification in Type I – small appliances; Type II – high pressure refrigerants; and Type III – low-pressure refrigerants.
- Refrigerating Engineers and Technicians Association offers entry-level Certified Assistant Refrigeration Operator and Certified Industrial Refrigeration Operator
- Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers certifies telecom technicians
- The Electronics Technicians Association, International offers certification for wind tower installers
- Product manufacturers often provide certification for their product
- Satellite Broadcasting and Communications (SBCA) offers satellite TV installer certification
For formatting ideas for this section, quickly scan the installer resume samples you've been referring to.
Should I Include References in my Installer Resume
You can't say they're available upon request if you don't have them ready, so in tandem with writing your resume, you should compile your reference list. Three or four references are enough, and they should be previous supervisors or managers who gave you high evaluation scores. Depending on the extent of your work history, you might use a co-worker, or someone whom you trained.
When the employer calls for your references, you'll know for sure they're interested in you. Call your references to let them know to be expecting a call, and ask them to let you know when contact's been made and how it went.
Installer Resume Fails: Mistakes to Avoid
- If you're bilingual, make sure to mention that attribute in your skills section and possibly in your accomplishments section if that ability enabled you to perform your job more efficiently. All things being equal, your knowledge of another language could be a deciding factor for a hiring manager.
- Proofreading is as important in your job search as technical understanding is in your job. You may do the actual work of installing an air conditioning system or a satellite dish, but the person reading your resume is a management person who expects to see a well-written, error-free resume. Typos almost jump off the page when a hiring manager is reading your resume, so to be on the safe side, have someone else proofread it for you.
- Avoid criticizing former employers, the appearance of a negative attitude, or unintentionally revealing confidential or financial information.
- Once you've completed your resume and proofread it more than once, go back yet again looking for first-person pronouns. If you find any, cut them out.
Job Prospects in the Installer Industry
- The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment growth for all occupations to be an average of 7 percent for the period 2014 to 2024. Below are specific installer jobs and the BLS projections for the same time period.
- It's worth noting that the two occupations listed below with the highest projected growth are in the alternate energy sector.
- Employment of
wind turbine service technicians and installers
- is projected to be grow by 108 percent for the same time period. Wind power generation is becoming more competitive with other forms of power generation.
Solar photovoltaic installers are projected to be employed at an increased rate of 24 percent between 2014 to 2024. As the cost of PV panels and shingles continues to fall, there will be a greater demand for the workers who install them.
- Employment of
heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
- is projected to grow 14 percent, which is higher than the average. The emphasis on energy efficiency and pollution will contribute to the increased demand.
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers are projected to see a decline in growth of 4 percent, largely because of the increase in wireless and mobile services.


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Gold's London AM fix this morning was USD 1,698.00, EUR 1,286.17, and GBP 1,073.60 per ounce.
Friday's AM fix was USD 1,714.50, EUR 1,292.99, and GBP 1,076.14 per ounce.
Gold fell $3.10 in New York Friday and closed at $1,711.60/oz. Gold fell in Asia prior to modest price falls in Europe which has gold now trading at $1,696.43/oz.
Gold fell by nearly 3.5% last week - the largest one week fall since the week of Dec 18. Gold's intraday and monthly low from the "Leap Year Gold Massacre" is $1,688/oz. Technical damage continues and a breach of this level could see gold quickly fall to support at $1,650/oz.
Gold is being supported by Asian physical demand, which has picked up again and was robust in Asia overnight. Asian jewellery makers are reported to have been using this dip to stock up on gold.
Besides Asian jewellers, many Asian money managers and hedge funds continue to see the value in the yellow metal and buy on price weakness.
Gold is also supported by good retail and institutional demand internationally as seen in the new record ETF gold holdings last week. CFTC data shows that hedge funds, bullion banks and other institutions also remain positive on gold and increased their net long positions last week - rising by 12,259 contracts or 7% from a week earlier.
The EU's second 3 year funding and a surprise policy easing by the Bank of Japan a few weeks ago has pressured the euro and the yen making gold increasingly attractive to holders of these currencies. Economists believe that the ECB will keep interest rates low at 1% until deep into 2013 on economic concerns and despite high oil prices and the impact of the money that they've flooded into the market.
Continuing negative real interest rates and global currency debasement are strong fundamentals leading most analysts to forecast much higher prices.
Citigroup have said that they believe that gold will rise to $2,400/oz in 2012 and by $3,400/oz in "the coming years".
However, Citi's Tom Fitzpatrick warned of price weakness in the short term and said there is a "real danger" that there may be a correction to $1,600/oz which would provide an even better buying opportunity.
Citi are also cautious near term on oil and silver.
Production of gold in Australia slid again last year, despite gold fetching higher nominal prices than ever before.
According to gold experts, Surbiton Associates, 264 tonnes of gold were produced last year, two tonnes less than in 2010.
The 264 tonnes equated to about 8.5 million ounces and ensures that Australia remains a major player in gold, with only China producing more last year. The United States was the world's third-biggest producer with 240 tonnes.
Australia's gold production was well below the nation's production peak in the late 1990s.
This further suggests the possibility of peak gold production. Of the world's four biggest gold producers (China, Australia, the U.S. and South Africa), only China has managed to increase gold production in recent years and this Chinese gold is used in China to meet the rapidly growing demand for gold jewellery and coins and bars as stores of value in China.
Thus Chinese gold is not exported into the international market which means that the supply/demand balance in gold is remains tight and the last Wednesday's manipulated sell off provides yet another buying opportunity.
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China's distinct digital ecosystem often creates confusion and misunderstanding for those on the outside looking in. Its burgeoning credit system is one such example. Sarah Zhang, co-founder of Points (PTS)—an artificial intelligence-based blockchain solutions provider—spoke with eMarketer's Man-Chung Cheung about her take on China's social credit system, and the biggest challenge in establishing it.
What type of credit system does China have?
In China today, there's no parallel version to FICO credit scoring services in the US, which covers 90% of the population. There's only the central banks, and only one-third of the population has some type of credit history.
For that reason, it's important to introduce alternative variables beyond FICO, such as how many credit cards you have, have you paid your loans, etc.
There are usually 30 to 50 behavioral variables—a much wider range than FICO—that can assess the creditworthiness of a person and give them a credit line so that they can be on-boarded into the financial system. It's similar to what Zest Finance—a fintech startup based in LA founded by an ex-CIO of Google—does. If you only use the FICO way, there's no way to onboard everyone.
[Social credit] is more of a philosophy and a set of initiatives promoted by the government together with other partners that likens to 'harmonious society.'
The media interprets China's 'social credit' system as a modern-day Orwellian social control mechanism. What's your understanding of this matter?
Social credit is in fact translated from the phrase 'She Hui Xin Yong' (社会信用). It's more of a philosophy and a set of initiatives promoted by the government together with other partners that likens to 'harmonious society' (和谐社会), a campaign slogan with some programs supporting that idea. But it's not that the government is trying to use a heavy-handed approach to give a credit score to everyone.
There isn't a list of 10 things you need to do to be harmonious. It's the government trying to say, 'We need to build a society where everyone supports everyone, and it's very important to make sure a lot of the social conflicts are being resolved in a peaceful way.'
Who is in charge of the 'social credit' initiative?
'Social credit' (社会信用) isn't really led by anyone. Like many things in China, once there is a slogan or policy imperative, the related agencies will try to implement initiatives echoing the idea.
There is a credit bureau—a credit data-sharing platform called 'Bai Hang Zheng Xin' (百行征信). That's where the government wants to involve the eight licensed credit bureaus in sharing their data.
Are internet companies like Alibaba subsidiary Ant Financial or Tencent involved?
Yes, they are two out of the eight licensed credit bureaus.
The idea makes sense, but you need a technical infrastructure better than just asking participants to submit raw data. That's where blockchain can play a role.
What are some of the behavioral variables being considered for China's credit system?
There are variables such as online shopping behaviors, education or payment histories. You may have also read things like putting garbage out correctly. There's a much wider range of variables in the so-called 'social credit' system because the 'social credit' (社会信用) idiom is trying to say, 'Integrity is important, and is giving or denying loans the only way to promote integrity?'
They're also trying to incorporate broader-range experiments. The idea is to have people with a higher credit score be able to live more conveniently at a lower cost, and the people who have bad credit will be more inconvenienced.
What are the challenges of implementing this type of credit rating system?
It's not clear whether all the players—especially the large ones—will wholeheartedly submit their raw data. The idea makes sense, but you need a technical infrastructure better than just asking participants to submit raw data. That's where blockchain can play a role.
In a broader, blockchain-based technical architectural design, it's possible for Points (PTS) to design a data collaboration protocol so participants don't need to expose their raw data but can still share the aggregated statistics results with each other.


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Monday, April 11th, 2005
Ajax Wrapper for .NET
Michael Schwarz has released a .NET Ajax wrapper DLL. The DLL itself is available for download, but the source code is not currently available.
You can take a peak at an example using C#, or VB.
Of course, ASP.NET has a bunch of Ajax support, which is enhanced in Whidbey. A lot of the components are Ajaxian, and are very, very cool.
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At a cost of $77 million dollars, and encompassing an area of approximately 75,000 square feet, this state-of-the-art facility includes 20 outpatient clinic examination rooms, ambulatory surgical care centers, fitting rooms for prosthetics and orthotics and rehabilitation units. Shriners offers exceptional specialty pediatric care to millions of children and their families, regardless of their ability to pay.
BEST was selected to furnish and install 25,000 square feet of DAMS Aluminum Plate Panel System, as well as CPCC Aluminum Plate Column Covers. BEST also installed 6,000 square feet of Morin Metal Roofing along with Airolite Louvers.


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Communist Monuments in Eastern Europe
After visiting Bulgaria on my first trip around Europe I've been fasinated by the brutalist communist era monuments and buildings that are strewn across Eastern Europe.
They are not pretty in the normal sense of the word but they are immensly striking, futurstic looking and definitely nothing like the architecture or design we have in England.
Below are a selection of these incredible monuments:
Buzludzha Monument – Bulgaria
The most widley recognised of these structures is Buzludzha, formally known as the House-Monument of the Bulgarian Communist Party, the monument looks like it has just been plucked from the set of 1950's sci-fi movie or computer game.
Completed in 1981 at a cost of over 16,000,000 Bulgarian Levs (around £7,000,000) the monument now stands atop of mountain in central Bulgaria.
You can read a previous blog post about my visit and see many more photos I took via the link below:
The Buzludzha Monument, Bulgaria's abandoned UFO
Pyramid of Tirana – Albania
Located in Tirana, the capital of Albania and surrounded on all sides by ordinary buildings this structure stands out like a sore thumb. Originally constructed in 1988 as a museum in honour of a past Albanian leader it has since seen a variety of ownerships including a miltary staging area and a television station.
It's regular change of ownership combined with the unpopularity of the communist legacy it was associated with means that today it stands dilapidated, covered in graffit and throroughly looted for materials.
Partisan Memorial Cemetery – Bosnia and Hercegovina
Located in the Bijeli Brijeg part of Mostar lies this impressive Memorial Cemetary. It was opened in 1965 by Josip Broz Tito in honor of the Yugoslav Partisans of Mostar and remained in good condition until 1992 when it was damaged by war and dynamiting.
After the war was over the cemetery deteriorated and fell into disrepair and even after recontruction and re-opening in 2005 it again fell victim to vandalism and neglect.
Tjentiste War Memorial – Bosnia
One of the more abstract and striking monuments found in former Yugoslavia, a memorial to the 7,000 people who were killed as part of the Battle of the Sutjeska. Built in 1970 it was constructed of grey concrete and has the recognisable angular and brutalist looks that you see across the region.
Podgaric Monument – Croatia
Often likened to the Millenium Falcon this is the epitome of abstract socialist design. Looking like something pulled straight out of a film or video game it sits atop a hill near the small town of Podgarić. Commisioned by Tito and constructed in 1967 it serves as a memorial to the people of the Moslavina region during the 1941 uprising in Croatia.
Kadinjača Memorial Complex – Serbia
Part of the Kadinjača Memorial Complex this monument is dedicated to the soldiers of the Workers Battalion who died in 1941 defending the Supreme Headquarters of NOPOJ, partisan brigades and a partisan hospital.
Alyosha Soviet Army Memorial – Bulgaria
Alyosha, a memorial to built to commemorate soviet casualties during the liberation of Bulgaria, can be found atop of Bunarjik Hill in Plovidiv. The already impressive 11m tall concrete statue tops a 6m granite lined pedestal allowing it to tower over the city and be seen from several miles away.
Recommended to us from a member of staff at Old Town Hostel it's definitely worth the climb if you find yourself in Plovdiv with a bit of time to spare.
I'd love to hear from you in the comment if you have visited any of these or if you know of any other communist monuments in Eastern Europe which I should add to my list.


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The weather pattern over Houston is making up for months and months of wet, dreary weather since last fall. As Eric alluded to yesterday, we're going to end up below normal on rainfall for the month of March. I'll take it one step further: Since late January, we have been exceedingly dry.
For Harris County, we have only averaged about 70 percent of what is normal over the last 60 days. Go a bit west of Houston, and parts of Central Texas from San Antonio through Austin are averaging about 50 percent or less of normal. Thanks to weeks and months of wet weather prior to the last 45-60 days, we are not in drought, nor are we even abnormally dry according to the latest Drought Monitor report. With an El Niño event ongoing and likely to continue, it would be surprising for this drier weather to continue (El Niño springs are usually fairly wet in Texas). But this will be a story to watch over the next few weeks.
Unfortunately, our nicest week of the year so far has been marred by varying and unrelated forms of air quality issues. It has either been the situation in Deer Park with the ITC Terminal fire (which at least this morning seems under control), obscenely high levels of pollen, smoke from numerous agricultural fires across the Southeast leading to increased particulate matter, or as in today, high levels of ozone.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has declared today an ozone action day, meaning we should see high levels of ozone and generally poor air quality. These types of days aren't necessarily infrequent in Houston, but it's just compounding our issues here of late. But, hey, other than that, it should be great today! Expect wall to wall sunshine with some passing high clouds today. We should manage upper-70s to around 80° in some spots.
I would describe the weekend as "murky." But it really won't be all that bad. Onshore flow gets going this weekend, which will increase the humidity and rob us of our extremely pleasant nighttimes. Saturday morning will begin in the upper-50s to near 60°, and Sunday morning will begin in at least the low-60s.
In terms of rain chances, they should be low but they will not be zero. Simply because of all the moisture coming ashore, those rain chances will increase. But we really lack a good "trigger" to get showers and storms going, so I would suspect that whatever forms will generally be light and spotty in nature. In fact, I would say most of us will remain dry this weekend. That said, a few places could receive a shower or storm, likely turning your neighborhood streets yellow with the heaping amounts of pollen covering everything in sight.
Anyway, I might say Saturday has a slightly better chance than Sunday for a passing shower. Either way, look for high temperatures to top off at 75 to 80° this weekend.
Next week
Monday should see an extension of the weekend weather with low-end shower chances and warm, humid weather. We should start the week in the mid-60s and finish Monday around 80° or so. A cold front will cross the region Monday night or early Tuesday, which should cool us just a little, but it will take a nice chunk out of the humidity. That sets up beautiful weather Tuesday and Wednesday, with lows in the 50s and highs in the 70s. Humidity and cloud cover should return for the latter part of the week, and our next rain chance will arrive by Friday or next weekend.


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Our human nature can be fickle. On the one hand, we don't like change; but on the other, we're always on the lookout for the latest and greatest thing.
While my goal is to provide you with information on the foundational importance of the core, four nutrients (omega 3 fatty acids, vitamin D3, antioxidants and micronutrients), I find myself facing an ongoing battle against the far-more-savvy supplement marketers who know that a new story--true or not--will prompt a switch from what's tried and true to what's new.
Here's just one example of deceptive marketing from the pharmaceutical world:
In 2010, the FDA approved a sleep medication branded as Silenor based on studies which showed it effectively helped some people fall and stay asleep with relatively few side effects. At $199.00 for 30 pills, it's expensive. That's no surprise; we all know that most prescription medications are overpriced. But this one has an even darker side.
It turns out that Silenor is the brand name given to an antidepressant called doxepin, which has been on the market for more than 50 years. The dose of doxepin needed to support sleep is 6mg; the dose of doxepin as an antidepressant is 150mg. While 30 pills of Silenor (doxepin 6mg) costs $199.00, 30 pills of doxepim (150mg) costs $30.00. Do the math and you'll see that Silenor is 96 times more expensive--and profitable--than doxepin. If you're interested in the full story, you can read more here.
The same tactics have been used by the marketers of krill oil.
A recent study funded by NKO (a leading supplier of krill oil) showed that 120mg of krill oil increased the omega 3 index (the gold standard of omega 3 effectiveness) from 5.9 to 6.7 while ethyl-ester fish oil increased it only from 5.1 to 5.8. In the world of real science, these results are statistically the same (within a .1 variance). Still, this study was widely used to promote the superiority of krill versus fish oil.
There are two important points that need to made about this study:
First, it did not examine krill to the natural triglyceride form of fish oil (such as that in Pharmax Fish Oil) or the highly-absorbable, emulsified form (found in Core 4 Nutrition's Just Peachy). The study was limited to examining a synthetically-derived (ethyl-ester) formula only. Had a natural triglyceride form been used instead, the results would have shown krill to be 30% to 50% less effective than fish oil.
Second, the studied dosages and their results were irrelevant; increasing the omega 3 index from 5.9% to 6.7% would have little to no functional effect on the body. The benefits of omega 3 supplementation start to become apparent when the omega 3 index reaches 8%. Their effects become dramatic at 12%. Unfortunately, a 120mg dose of either krill or fish oil will do little to raise your omega 3 level.
So why did they use only 120mg in the study?
Because krill oil is 16 times more expensive than fish oil. If the study had been conducted with an adequate dose, even the least cost-conscious of consumers would have done the math and realized that taking a krill oil supplement would cost hundreds of dollars a month!
Let's briefly return to math class in order to compare the cost of MegaRed krill oil to Pharmax Ultra EPA/DHA omega 3 fish oil to see how the cost differential breaks down:
Each capsule of Pharmax Fish oil contains 560 mg (effectively 750 mg based on research proving it to be 25% better absorbed than an ethyl-ester based formula) of EPA and DHEA. Each bottle contains 120 capsules providing a total of 90,000 mg of EPA/DHA. At $29.00 per bottle, the cost per 100 mg of EPA/DHA is 3.2 cents.
Each capsule of Schiff MegaRed Extra Strength 500mg contains 94mg EPA/DHA. (the 500mg label is misleading as there are only 94mg of active EPA/DHA). Each bottle contains 45 capsules providing 4,230 mg of EPA/DHA. At $21.00 per bottle, the cost per 100 mg of EPA/DHA is 50 cents.
Upon completing our calculations we see that it would be necessary to buy 20 bottles of krill oil at $420.00 per month to get the same effect on the Omega 3 Index as one bottle of Pharmax Fish Oil at $29.00 per month.
And if the cost savings isn't enough to persuade you, there's a few more things you should know about krill oil:
1. Although its promoted as being "sustainable," it is not. In fact, there has been an international harvest quota placed on krill since 1993 to prevent it from becoming an endangered species.
2. There are only 5 studies listed in the national health database involving krill oil. The effects of fish oil have been studied several thousand times.
3. The human brain grew as a result of increased omega 3 fatty acids fish found in fish, not water-borne plants or plankton.
4. An optimal omega 3 level is are one of the most critical nutritional factors for health, performance and longevity. Humans have obtained omega 3 nourishment from fish for thousands of years. And science has proven a direct link between fish oil consumption to mood, pain, immunity, metabolism and cellular health improvements.
5. Schiff was legally censured for promoting deceptive and potentially fraudulent ads for claiming that their MegaRed rill oil was "3 times better than fish oil.'
So I hope that you now see that emperor krill oil really has no clothes.
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It was the decision that seemed inevitable, but by all accounts really wasn't.
Yet the apparent choice of redshirt junior Jacob Eason to start the season as Washington's quarterback, achieved in characteristically painstaking and stealth fashion by coach Chris Petersen, is salve for those who yearn to see the Huskies climb to the next level of the college football hierarchy.
That isn't to detract from Jake Haener, the hardworking junior who pushed Eason to the brink. And it's certainly not to add to the criticism that has permanently attached itself to the outgoing quarterback, Jake Browning; all he did was win more games than any other Husky signal-caller in history, but it was never quite good enough for many, it seems.
What Browning didn't do, of course, was beat Alabama in the Peach Bowl, or Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl, or Ohio State in the Rose Bowl. That shouldn't fall on his shoulders; there were multiple factors that led to those defeats. But for all his acumen, all his production, all his achievements, Browning had limitations that became more glaring against those elite teams.
Eason, who was an all-world prospect out of Lake Stevens High School back when he committed to the University of Georgia, will provide the promise of next-level greatness, if and when he's officially named by Petersen. As you'll read elsewhere in The Seattle Times, sources say Petersen apparently has settled on Eason as the starter.
The fact that Eason didn't appear to seize the job until less than two weeks before the Aug. 31 season opener against Eastern Washington is a bit alarming for a player as touted as he has been. But it's also a tribute to the tenacity and talent of Haener, who according to the buzz coming out of camp was under legitimate consideration for the job all along.
Yet the 6-foot-6, 227-pound Eason, with a frame straight from the NFL prototype catalog, has the arm talent that makes coaches drool. He never really got a chance to show it at Georgia, where after his promising freshman year, he suffered an injury that allowed freshman Jake Fromm to seize the job. Eason never got it back, but now he's finally in a position to thrive.
It's no coincidence that Petersen has said a goal this year for the Huskies is to improve their down-field strikes. Eason has the skill set to do just that. He also has some rough edges that may make this a bumpy ride, but the Huskies' ceiling with Eason at the helm is intriguing.
All across the college football landscape, quarterback battles are being resolved and revealed as the season openers rapidly approach.
Last week, first-year Miami coach Manny Diaz named redshirt freshman Jarren Williams as the somewhat surprising choice to start over a group of contenders that included Ohio State transfer Tate Martell. On Monday, Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley tapped senior Alabama transfer Jalen Hurts as his man, having beaten out a couple freshmen. On the same day, Ohio State coach Ryan Day announced that Georgia transfer Justin Fields had won the job over Gunner Hoak, a transfer from Kentucky.
It seems the logical thing to do, to bring clarity within the program, end the speculation outside the program and give the anointed QB the necessary first-team reps entering the season.
That hasn't been Petersen's way, however. Throughout his coaching tenure, the Husky head man has tended to let his periodic quarterback battles linger — at least publicly — until close to the bitter end.
Perhaps the pronouncement will come Friday, when Petersen has his next media session. Or maybe not. And guess what? Petersen doesn't really care about the growing impatience for a starter to be named. He's made it pretty clear over the years that his top priority is taking the necessary time to get it right.
And if that strategy causes consternation and overheated speculation, well, he doesn't mind that, either. I remember Petersen's quote back in 2015, when Browning, K.J. Carta-Samuels and Jeff Lindquist vied for the job right down to the wire.
"We would like rumor and speculation; as much as you can do for that, that will help us," Petersen said jokingly back then, at about this very same juncture of the preseason. "Come up with a bunch of different scenarios. That would be good for us."
A little gamesmanship never hurt anyone, right? In 2015 the Huskies were opening with Boise State, a game that obviously had extra meaning for Petersen, who coached there before being hired by Washington. If the unresolved quarterback situation caused extra problems for Boise State, well, so be it.
Petersen somehow managed to keep it under wraps that Browning had won the job until the team ran out for its first offensive series. But the coach had actually revealed five days before the game that the Huskies had already picked a quarterback and decided to keep it secret until game day.
"We just really don't think it's an advantage to us to tell you our strategy right now at that position," Petersen said.
Petersen gave a revealing answer to The Idaho Statesman in 2012 when a four-player quarterback competition raged throughout Boise State's fall camp. For much of camp, he kept the candidates out of media interviews and soft-pedaled his comments about their relative status.
"They have so much to think about," he told the Statesman. "We put so much on their plate. We're just trying to help them stay as focused on what they need to focus on and pay attention to the important things."
Four years earlier, Petersen had also gone down to the wire before naming freshman Kellen Moore the Broncos' starter. Like Browning, Moore became a four-year starter who shattered passing records. It's clear in both cases he chose wisely, even if the delayed announcement annoyed some people.
The player Moore beat out for the job, which Petersen finally announced a week before Boise State's opener against Idaho State? A senior named Bush Hamdan.
Hamdan is now Petersen's offensive coordinator at Washington and obviously has a big say in the 2019 choice. This is the third time under Petersen that the Huskies have had an unsettled QB position leading up to the opener, bookending Browning's final three years, after he claimed the job. In Petersen's first year, Lindquist and Troy Williams vied to be Keith Price's replacement for the opener against Hawaii (though Cyler Miles, suspended for the first game, would take over the job in Week 2).
Exactly one week before the opener, Petersen named Lindquist over Williams but said it was so close it came down to "splitting hairs." He has used similar terminology to describe how close it came the next year between Browning and Carta-Samuels. And I suspect that when he eventually talks about this year's decision, Petersen will frame it much the same way.
But it appears that it's going to be Eason's job, even if it's by a hair.
Now we'll see how far he can take them.


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Xubuntu 12.04.1 has been released today along with the rest of the Ubuntu flavors. This means everybody on 10.04 are able to upgrade to 12.04.1 at their convenience. Users on 10.04 should get an upgrade notification when booting their systems up the next time.
Users using Xubuntu 12.04 will be upgraded to 12.04.1 automatically along with normal upgrades.
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We card bloggers are a tight-knit bunch. We like that we've found people who both collect cards and can write about them at length. That's a talent. Not just anybody can do both. A quick glance at Twitter will show you that.
We don't like it when one of our tight-knit bunch decides to leave us. That's one less person to continue the tradition, to put our love for cards in concrete, virtual writing, to confirm to all of those who don't understand that we're really not insane.
When one card blogger exits, it's as if they disappear from our world and we wonder what became of them. The days become weeks, become months, and suddenly we're explaining to new bloggers "there used to be this really great card blog and everybody knew about it and everyone read it" and getting annoyed because they've never heard of this blog.
I hope that's not what happens to Dime Boxes. Sure, I understand life and how it pulls you away from blogging, and that the pull is more insistent at some stages of life than others. Breaks are necessary. They're healthy. And they probably explain why I'm so screwed up because I rarely take breaks. But you hate to see a blog like that collect cobwebs. Because I'm still checking out Dinged Corners once a month just to make sure I haven't missed a return.
A good way to stay in rotation, even if you've stepped away from blogging, is to continue to comment and continue to trade. Nick is doing both, which is why I'm not humming the "Somewhere Out There" theme to him, which I know nobody wants, particularly me, and particularly Nick. I know exactly where he is based on the cards he just sent me recently.
He's at one of his many card shows or many flea markets or hitting the local Target because they always get Heritage on the day it releases.
OK, there was no Heritage in this package, but there were definitely a lot of oddballs, no doubt dug out of the mythical dime boxes.
I'll show the non-oddballs first, because there weren't as many of those that I needed.
Love the Piazza 1993 SP. My favorite card of the bunch.
However, the Back-To-Back insert is an utter failure and should have never been made. The fronts are weird and the back for this particular card addresses the fact that Joc Pederson and Adrian Gonzalez have never hit back-to-back home runs. I'd write something clever about this but I'm overwhelmed by dumbness.
The 2014 Panini Classics cards are much too drab for me. I placed the Burleigh Grimes card and Don Zimmer card together to show how to properly make a retro card. Sure, Fleer had the advantage of logos, but it's a much better design.
The Cubs-Dodgers combos I know have been saved up for me. Nick also sent the depressing Ron Cey Cub-Dodger OPC 1983 card, which I already own and weep over daily.
All right, let's move on to happier topics, and I don't think anything's better equipped for that than ODDBALLS!
Ho-HO, Pedro has brightened my mood in a Jiffy! Apparently Jiffy Pop popcorn still exists. And I'm sure there are people who insist it's the best-tasting popcorn ever. I'm not that fired up over popcorn, so I'll go with whatever method doesn't burn down the kitchen.
I now own several of these Zipz lids. I'm not really collecting them, but it solidifies my reputation as the go-to guy for '70s card product and that's the overall goal here.
Gary Alexander's 1979 Hostess card is overwhelmed by Twinkie grease. Stains are almost always a deal-breaker for me and cards. But Hostess is so prone to that, I might have to backdoor some of these into my collection. Come on, look how carefully this was cut on the dotted line!
Nick is one of the biggest fans of O-Pee-Chee that I know and these are all needs. I'm especially appreciative of the 1989 OPCs, which have been allergic to my collection for whatever reason.
But my favorite OPC in the package -- my favorite card in the package period -- is this one:
Half Dodger-half Yankee, which is so great already. But the best part is it is the middle card in a three-card metamorphosis.
Let's watch the transformation together:
Fascinating. That needs its own theme music.
No, not that theme music.
Nick sent a couple of cards from the 1991 Pro Set MusiCards because I enjoy music cards so. The best cards are the ones from the Historic Concerts subset. In fact, I just got a bunch more of those cards in the mail today from Jason of The Writer's Journey. Very cool.
I also received a few potential cards for my '70s TV/movie page/binder (still trying to keep it to a page, but you know how that goes).
I had no idea there were Gong Show cards. This is very interesting, and, yes, I had to go right to our friendly neighborhood internet and find out the story behind these. I used to watch this show as a kid with my dad. It actually seemed quite normal to me at the time.
All right, some of you are only about the baseball. Let's get back to the baseball oddballs and a 1981 Topps Scratch-Off card of Steve Garvey. It's been an elusive one.
UltraPro and the '90s, man. It's a good thing UltraPro sent me that free box of mini-pages. Because I can't believe I'm trying to complete a set of a guy in a tux.
My new Fleer Sports Illustrated mini-poster refused to sit straight on the scanner. So a slightly crooked Piazza (and Hideo Nomo) is all you get.
I should have put this with the regular cards because it's not an oddball, it's an insert. But it's too special to be a regular card. One day I'll have my priorities straightened out and stage a full-out assault on this World Series programs set. One of the best things that Topps did in the previous decade.
I'm ending this with some TCMA cards because they're the oddballs (well, that and Kellogg's) that are closest to my heart. This card from the 1982 Baseball's Greatest set borrows the Medwick photo from an earlier TCMA set.
This blue-background Medwick was produced in 1978 for the 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers set.
And finally, a single card from my dear Baseball Immortals set, a complete version of which I will own someday. I've never associated Manush with the Dodgers, but there's no mistaking that cap.
Thanks for all of those cards, Nick, especially the glorious oddballs.
And thanks for staying in touch with us card bloggers continuing the fight. Join us again when you're ready.


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Have we lost our sense of awe? The world flashes by us and we barely have time to conquer the mundane, much less the awe-inspiring. To be awe inspired takes time, precious time. Pausing to see the imaginative, the beautiful, those things worthy of our admiration would most likely make us late for a meeting or even worse, cause us to miss our favorite TV show ... God forbid.
I am just as guilty as the next person. I am busy, I am inundated with information, buried in a pile of data. Don't get me wrong, I see things I "like" everyday. I even see things that "move" me but it is on rare occasion that I am actually in awe. Sitting here thinking about it, the last moment of actual awe was a visit to the Art Institute of Chicago. I sat in a room full of Monet and Seurat; I actually sat for over an hour absolutely engulfed in the beauty of the work ... consumed. I only left because I didn't want the security guard to think I was casing the joint. I have to admit, It was emotional. I took the images with me in my mind and played them a million times during the remainder of the day.
I have, of course, had other moments - visiting Edinburgh Castle in Scotland or seeing my grandson for the first time -- but these are all events that have the context of creating awe. I am already predisposed to shut off the "noise" around me and focus. But what about the everyday moments in life, what am I missing? There is a great story from 2007 where the Washington Post did an experiment to see if extraordinary beauty would be recognized in the hurry of the day. Virtuoso violinist Joshua Bell, one of the most talented musicians in the world, would play one of the most intricate pieces ever written, on a violin worth $3.5 million dollars in the lobby of the Metro Station in DC, and see if anyone would stop to listen. They didn't. The analysts ... who, of course, analyzed ... came to the same conclusion they have been concluding for years: for something to be awe-inspiring it must be presented in the proper context. Basically, we need to be told something is inspiring to be inspired by it. How sad!
I will make a promise to myself: I will take the time to find the awe in the everyday. I will not rely on others to create context, I will create it for myself. I will open my eyes, ears, heart and mind to the possibility that what is happening right before me is awe inspiring.
What will you do?


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Thanks to my friend Michael who prompted me to write an article with more 'meaty' content. In honor of potential 2012 Presidential Candidate Newt Gingrich, I thought I would focus on women in combat. Those of us old enough to recall well remember Newt's stated opinion on women in combat:
If combat means living in a ditch, females have biological problems staying in a ditch for thirty days because they get infections and they don't have upper body strength. I mean, some do, but they're relatively rare. On the other hand, men are basically little piglets, you drop them in the ditch, they roll around in it, doesn't matter, you know. These things are very real. On the other hand, if combat means being on an Aegis-class cruiser managing the computer controls for twelve ships and their rockets, a female may be again dramatically better than a male who gets very, very frustrated sitting in a chair all the time because males are biologically driven to go out and hunt giraffes. — Newt Gingrich, Adjunct Instructor, Reinhardt College,1995 "Renewing American Civilization"
Newt has always stood by this statement, emphasizing his belief that women are incapable of being in a combat situation and drawing heavily on disproven gender stereotypes to buff up his opinion that women do not belong in the military and in fact are physically incapable of its demands.
Now, America still bars women from serving on the frontline or in 'combat positions.' However, the modern wars we are fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan are in a state of insurgency, which blurs the lines of combat, there is no true "front line" as violence can and does break out anywhere. The reality is that throughout human history, women have been soldiers and leaders of armies alongside their male counterparts. I decided to take some space on this blog to highlight famous female warriors and wartime leaders.
Joan of Arc – While still a teenage girl, Joan of Arc inspired French troops and successfully led men into battle during the Hundred Years' War. Joan lived on the front lines, fought with the men, and was even wounded in battle on more than one occasion. In spite of being born an uneducated peasant girl in the French countryside, her tactical instincts proved more successful than many of her educated male counterparts. In fact, it was her immense popularity with the (male) army that likely led to her betrayal to the English and subsequent execution for witchcraft. In spite of her trial and condemnation by the Catholic church for witchcraft, she was later canonized by the same church 1920
Artemisia of Caria – Artemisia was a ruler in the 5th century BCE over a client kingdom in the Persian Empire. She was one of the most trusted advisors of King Xerxes and is best remembered for the role she played in the Battle of Salamis. Her skill was such that even the Greek Historian Herodotus commented on more than one occasion about her prowess in his Histories. Her skilled naval tactics, in the wake of failure of her male colleagues, prompted Xerxes to state: "My men have become women and my women, men."
Gudit – A legendary queen of Ethiopia in the 10th century who ransacked the countryside, destroyed churches, and attempted to exterminate the members of the previous ruling dynasty.
"She is said to have killed the emperor, ascended the throne herself, and reigned for forty years. Accounts of her violent misdeeds are still related among peasants in the north Ethiopian countryside." – Paul Henze
Gladiatrix – The female counterparts of Roman Gladiators, Gladiatrix were a popular draw in the arena and the historical sources are replete with references. Tacitus recorded in the Annals and Dio Cassius in his Histories that the Emperor Nero regularly held shows with female gladiators from the upper classes. The poet Statius recorded the popularity of Gladiatrix in Domitian's shows. Septimius Severus unsuccessfully tried to ban female gladiators in the second century, but they continued to show up in history, art, and literature throughout the history of combative shows until their loss of prominence and popularity in the 6th century.
Nandi – A Zulu princess and the mother of famed African Warrior Shaka-Zulu was a warrior princess who fought slave-traders in 19th century Africa and raised her son to be a leader and a warrior. In fact, when Shaka became King, he established an all-female regiment in her memory.
Tomoe Gozen – the concubine of a Samurai master, Tomoe herself was trained in the arts of the Samurai and considered a master. She was an honored warrior during the Genpei War:
"Tomoe was especially beautiful, with white skin, long hair, and charming features. She was also a remarkably strong archer, and as a swordswoman she was a warrior worth a thousand, ready to confront a demon or a god, mounted or on foot. She handled unbroken horses with superb skill; she rode unscathed down perilous descents. Whenever a battle was imminent, Yoshinaka sent her out as his first captain, equipped with strong armor, an oversized sword, and a mighty bow; and she performed more deeds of valor than any of his other warriors." – The Tale of the Heike
Ahhotep I – Was an Egyptian Queen of the 16th century BCE. She led an army against the Hyksos, an Asiatic people that had invaded the Egyptian Delta, and was pivatol in establishing the 18th dynasty. An Egyptian stele referencing her states:
"She is the one who has accomplished the rites and taken care of Egypt… She has looked after her soldiers, she has guarded her, she has brought back her fugitives and collected together her deserters, she has pacified Upper Egypt and expelled her rebels."
Harriet Tubman – While not a combat veteran per se, Harriet Tubman was an abolitionist, served on the front-lines of the Underground Railroad (where she spent a good share of time in ditches), a spy for the Union Army during the Civil War, an advocate for Women's Suffrage, and a great American Humanitarian. She spent most of her life on the front lines and risking her life for her moral beliefs and her country. She was listed in the Smithsonian's recent recognition of Female Spies During the American Civil War. She was fully aware of the risks she was taking and continued to push the boundaries of her gender and her race in 19th century America.
Queen Boudicca – My favorite and my dog's name-sake. Boudicca, Boudica, Boadicea (and all the spellings in – between). The Warrior Queen of the Britons was a well-discilined fighting animal. Born into the the British Iceni Tribe, Queen Boudicca would lead an uprising against the Roman occupation of Britain and burn London. She inspired her people to take up arms against a larger and more powerful force. The Iceni did not make distinctions in the battlefield – both men and women fought (except women who were pregnant or lactating). She struck fear in the hearts' of Roman soldiers, generals, and statesmen.
The reality is that history is replete with examples and stories of female warriors. They did not fight in wars or lead armies in spite of their Biology but in reality, their anatomy itself did not provide a hinderance. The existence of the vagina does not make women more prone to 'infection' in a ditch than a man's prostate does to him. Women's menses do not make them emotional, vulnerable, or physically incapacitated (do your female coworkers and classmates miss a week every month?). The reality is that women, like men, are a valuable resource for the military and their service should not be limited.


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February 1, 2017 – Jealous Lady, Beer Parlour Owner Cuts Boyfriend's Throat In Ajegunle Lagos For Dating Another Woman
A beer parlour owner simply identified as Mary has been arrested for allegedly killing her boyfriend of 13 years.
The suspect reportedly slit his boyfriend, 38-year-old Kingsley Pereowei's throat while he was sleeping in the wee hours of Friday, the 27th of January 2017, leaving him in a pool of blood before varnishing into thin air.
The deceased reportedly screamed for help but died before residents could locate him.
On what caused the gruesome murder, residents said Mary on several occasion accused the deceased of dating another woman in the area.
Here is what the elder sister of late Kingsley Pereowei told reporters at the mortuary yesterday:
The suspect is currently in detention at Ajeromi Police division.


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MEMBERS-ONLY OUTING to CANNSTATTER VOLKSFEST
Date: Thursday, September 29th, starting at 17:00
Location: Sonja Merz Zelt, Cannstatter Wasen, Bad Cannstatt
Cost per member €35
No single local event epitomizes Southern German heritage as clearly as the Cannstatter Volksfest. This is the second-largest beer festival in the world after Munich's Oktoberfest and will be taking place for the 171st time this year. Come join the IWCS at our annual table where we can promise an evening of traditional fest food, drinks, dancing, singing, and general debauchery.
We have a table reserved for 15 in the Sonja Merz Wasenzelt. This event is for members only and is partially sponsored by the IWCS. Trachtenmode (dirndls and lederhosen) is optional but encouraged!
Places are available on a first paid, first served basis. Tickets are €35 per member to be paid in advance and each includes:
- five vouchers worth 10 euros apiece to be used for any food or drink
- our table reservation and your entry bracelet
Members are responsible for mandatory tips and the remainder of the ticket price will be sponsored by the IWCS.
We will need a few of you to show up no later than 17:00 to hold our table – please let your host (Michelle) know when you plan to arrive for the evening.
To reserve your spot and receive the bank information to transfer the deposit, please fill in the contact form below.
(Note – if you have a friend not in the club who would like to join us, please let Michelle know so she can put her name on the wait list. If all 15 spots are not claimed by members, friends will be welcome to fill the remaining spaces. Each friend will need to pre-pay the full ticket price of €50.)


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By Nick Hamilton | USA
Cryptocurrency is increasingly looking like the next big investment trend, with skyrocketing numbers. However, British Prime Minister Theresa May and the British Government aren't huge fans of it.
The Prime Minister spoke at Davos, an economic forum in Switzerland that United States President Donald Trump also attended. She voiced concerns about criminals using cryptocurrency because of the way that it works. Attacking Bitcoin, May said the following during her speech.
"Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, we should be looking at these very seriously, precisely because of the way that they can be used, particularly by criminals."
May also took shots at tech companies, saying it's up to them to step up their game in dealing with harmful online activity. She added that these companies are very smart, having "some of the best brains in the world," so they need to clamp down on the spreading of terroristic content, child abuse, or modern slavery. She feels that these companies should give the British Government backdoor information. By doing so, they could see coded messages from criminals, but at the cost of user privacy.
Despite May's concerns, there is little to no risk of this occurring. In fact, app developers physically cannot decode this end to end encryption. That's how these attacks get planned without setting off alarms.
At this point, nobody is certain if the British Government wants to ban cryptocurrency altogether. They may instead take steps similar to South Korea, creating hard regulations on anonymous cryptocurrency accounts. However, CoinMetro CEO Kevin Murcko asserted that regulations from the British Government could actually benefit cryptocurrency. He insists that people would feel safer investing in cryptocurrency, therefore more people would invest.
Either way, after May's speech on Thursday, Bitcoin's price plummeted. It fell from a peak of $11.6K to $10.5K per coin.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond also had some comments on Thursday about Bitcoin. He said that the Bank of England has interest in bitcoin, but they need to regulate it to prevent danger.
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Titlexchange's™ use of all these methods and technologies is how we're able to offer very competitive pricing across our various conveyancing packages.
When you are weighing up which legal firm or conveyancing clerk to use, don't think just about proximity to your property. Think about how efficient and easy it will make your life when you engage with a lawyer that strives to get you to settlement in the most smooth and effective way possible.
Speak to Titlexchange™ today about our conveyancing packages and online settlement options. We are licensed to operate all across Australia and have lawyers on the ground in every state. Therefore it doesn't matter whether you are located in a metro suburb or remote inland farm.


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An expedition to the nearest car dealership can make even the most confident of buyers anxious. Dealers bring a barrage of backroom talk, endless options-list add-ons and a flurry of financing provisions. The results of hours of negotiations may be a buyer who stumbles – or drives – out ruffled, and rarely relieved. But it doesn't have to be that way.
BBC Autos canvassed Quora.com, the question and answer community, for members' hard-won wisdom about negotiating with dealers, including tips from former salespeople. Their suggestions might give car buyers a touch more mettle the next time they go head to head with the pros.
Negotiating the trade
Former car salesman Leonard Kim says the dealer is focused on four main points: vehicle trade-in price, the cost of the new car, the down payment and the monthly payment. It's what dealers refer to as the "four square".
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"There is a 100% fact that you will not get the [Kelley Blue Book] pricing of the fair market value for your vehicle," Kim says, referencing the authoritative source in the US for used-car pricing. "Why? Because trade-in prices are based off of what your car will sell for auction." To maximise the remaining value in your vehicle, he suggests going to large consolidator dealerships – which, through their vast databases, have the means of matching a customer to your trade-in – or sell the car yourself.
That last bit of advice is echoed by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). "Though it may take longer to sell your car yourself, you generally will get more money than if you trade it in," the FTC website notes. The agency also suggests estimating the value of your vehicle first via resources such as Kelley Blue Book, but if selling privately does not appeal, one should wait until the price of the new car has been negotiated at the showroom before broaching trade-in discussions around your old vehicle.
Aim below invoice
To get the best deal on a new car, request to see its invoice price; most dealers take such a request as a sign that the shopper means business. "Your goal is to get them to sell you the vehicle at that price that is listed there or below it," Kim said. Invoice is what the manufacturer initially charges the dealer for the vehicle – though the price ultimately paid by the dealer may be significantly lower than invoice, when rebates and performance-based incentives are factored in, according to the FTC, which helps bolster the dealer's profit margin.
The difference between the manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) and invoice usually varies between 10% and 20%. Armed with this knowledge, a shopper may dive into a negotiation with leverage. That isn't to suggest a salesperson will roll over.
"Be patient about the negotiation process," the website for the National Automobile Dealership Association (NADA) says. "It takes time to arrive at an agreeable selling price, and be prepared to leave if you can't reach a price that's right for you."
Finding the right financing
Whether you're buying a new or used car from a dealer, shop around for the best financing. Dealerships may offer to do this for you, but they do not always produce the most competitive rates. A car salesperson is in the business of selling a car at a competitive price; a bank is in the business of providing financing at an attractive rate. The twain don't always meet.
Quora user Jason Lancaster said, "A great way to avoid the drama in the finance office is to get a loan from your local credit union. However, if you're buying a new car and you want to take advantage of a special interest rate (like 0%), you're going to have to work with the dealership's finance person."
When to buy
Opinions vary on when the best time to buy is, though a handful of Quora users swear by shopping at the end of any given month. Brad McCarty, a former car salesman, said, "End of the month is an absolutely great time to buy. Yes, salespeople have quotas. No, that doesn't mean that you should try to take unfair advantage of that."
It is advice shared by personal finance and insurance companies. "Dealers and salespeople have monthly and quarterly sales goals they must meet in order to qualify for certain bonus levels," the website for USAA notes. "So the end of the month or quarter is a good time to go shopping."
Quora users also suggested time-worn tips such as knowing exactly what car you want – and what features you're willing to live without – before buying. Combining all these suggestions can give shoppers better footing in a negotiation.
But best to leave the antacids in the glove box, just in case.
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The best hostels in Iran on a budget
This post is about the best hostels in Iran. In preparing my trip to Iran it was sometimes hard to find information on budget places to stay in Iran for backpackers.
Hostels in Iran
Many hostels in Iran do not have an internet presence yet, but with tourism on the rise they are opening up throughout the country. The demand for cheaper accomodation is high and most cities now have a few hostels geared towards backpackers.
It is recommended to make reservations for hostels in Iran, because they fill up quickly, especially when you travel in the high season. I will explain later how you can book hostels in Iran online, even those that don't have a website.
To help you choose I decided to share my favorite hostels in Iran based on my one month trip through the country as a solo female traveller. These hostels are therefore not only suited to backpackers and other budget travellers, but as well for solo female travellers.
Note: I was not sponsored or given discounts to write any of these reviews. They are based on my own experience and hostels were not aware that I was a travelblogger.
Hostel owner in Iran can contact me to add hostels to the alternative places to stay. For my readers, be aware that my only experiences are with the hostels that I described and not the ones in the alternative section.
How to book hostels in Iran
Due to the sanctions most established booking sites wont allow you to book hostels in Iran. On my first trip to Iran I therefore had to make bookings through email, which was, if possible at all, a frustratingly slow process.
Luckily it is now possible to book hostels in Iran online through 1stQuest. They are one of the few companies where you can book tours and hostels in Iran beforehand. If you do so, I get a small commission that keeps this website alive at no extra cost to you.
The top 10 hostels in Iran
Number 1 : Ehsan house, Kashan
By far the best place I stayed in Kashan was Ehsan house. It is a traditional house with a lovely courtyard. Staff is friendly and they can help you with everything. There is a lovely breakfast buffet included in the price and the restaurant offers a varied menu of traditional Iranian food that is not always easy to find in other restaurants. This is your chance to taste delicious fesendjoon or gorme sabji.
It is centrally located in a quiet alley opposite the Agha bozorg mosque. It's on walking distance from both the bazaar and the old traditional homes. There are lovely decorated private and double rooms and for backpackers there is a lovely dormitory with 6 beds.
Alternative budget hostels in Kashan
Kashan is full with traditional houses converted into a hotel. Other places I heard good stories about from other travellers are Noghli house & Manoucheri house
Read more about the best thinghs to do in Kashan
Number 2: Orient hostel, Yazd
Orient hostel is on number 2 mostly because of its restaurant. The hotel has a wonderful rooftop restaurant with a beautiful view on the blue mosque that serves delicious food. They have a varied menu including vegetarian options. Try Shuli, a soup speciality from Yazd or try camel meat.
Besides the restaurant the Orient hostel has nicely decorated rooms and a lovely courtyard. For backpackers there are dormitories including a female only dormitory.
Number 3: Kohan hostel, Yazd
I did not stay in Kohan hostel, but visited a friend who was staying here and this is another lovely place to stay. It is much smaller than the Orient hostel with a lovely courtyard in a traditional home. During the day there is free tea and there is also a nice restaurant menu. Nice and clean rooms and for backpackers a dormitory.
Alternative budget hostels in Yazd
another good place for the budget minded traveller is the Silk Road Hotel.
Read more about Best thinghs to do in Yazd.
Number 4: Niayesh Boutique hostel, Shiraz
Niayesh hotel is a bit overwhelmed by its own success and is therefore only on number 4. The rooms are all nicely decorated, the dormitory is nice and cheap (300,000 rials as of April 2016) and it has the best breakfast buffet I had in Iran.
The restaurant also has a nice menu with delicious food. Try kallam pollo, a speciality from Shiraz. The service is a bit mixed tough. Some staff are extremely friendly others are a bit indifferent.
Alternative budget hostels in Shiraz
Other budget minded hostels are Golshan Traditional hostel & Seven hostels
Read more about the best thinhgs to do in Shiraz
Number 5: Nik hostel, Esfahan
This homestay like hostel with a very friendly and helpful owner offers two rooms that can either be booked as a private room for 20 euro or as a dormitory style room for 10 euro per bed (as of April 2016). This includes breakfast and tea. Probably one of the cheaper places to stay in Esfahan.
It is a bit outside of the city center and a bit difficult to find, but it is actually quite easy to get there by local bus. The owner will explain how to get to the centre by bus (5 minutes) or by walking (30 minutes). He might not always be open as he closes when he is out of town, but if he is there it is a very good option in Esfahan.
Alternative budget hostels in Isfahan
Esfahan is a very touristic city, but lacks decent budget options. You will not find traditional guesthouses like in Kashan, Shiraz or Yazd. They are there, but definitely on the more expensive side. However, also in Esfahan new backpacker hostels are opening up like Mahbibi hostel , Spring hostel, Seven hostels & Amir Kabir hostel
Read more about the best things to do in Isfahan
Number 6: Tehran hostel, Tehran
The only real backpackers hostel I stayed in Iran deserves place number 5 for its extremely helpful and friendly staff. No pictures are included, because when I visited they were still in their old place in a really tiny building.
They have now moved to a bigger location. It's a great place to meet other travellers and get all the advice and help you need. It's in a quiet neighbourhood and it is easy to reach by Tehran metro. It has private rooms and a dormitory.
Alternative budget hostels in Tehran
Other hostels are opening up in Tehran like Seven hostel, Hi Tehran hostel, Tehran Heritage Hostel & See you in Iran Hostel
Have a look at Tehran grand bazaar.
Number 7: Hostel Koosaran, Gazor Khan in Alamut
Hotel Koosaran has no presence on the internet. It's on number 6 for its amazing location. True, the hostel itself is nothing special. It is a small dormitory style room with 4 beds. The balcony outside with the view on the mountains is amazing though.
The homemade food is a very welcome change from all the kabab. The lady who runs the place is quite a character herself. She might come across as a bit grumpy at first, but try to break the ice and you will find out she is a lovely person.
The guestbooks are a wealth of funny traveller stories and useful advice on hiking possibilities around this small lovely village. It is easy to hike up from here to the Alamut castle. Don't expect much from the castle, but the views are amazing.
Read more about the Alamut Valley and the castle of the Assassins.
Number 8: Ordibehest hostel, Hamedan
Another hotel without any presence on the internet. In the less touristic central and western parts of Iran you are most likely to stay in the so-called mosaferkhaneh's or mehmanpazir's. Local guesthouses used by Iranian men or families.
They are nowhere as atmospheric as the traditional guesthouses in the touristic cities of Kashan, Isfahan, Shiraz or Yazd. Most of them are not so clean and bathrooms are often shared facilities. The Ordibehest hostel in Hamedan was a pleasant surprise in this range. Clean, cosy and friendly.
Read more about Kermanshah & Hamadan
Number 9: Hedayat hotel, Sanandaj
All budget places in the lonely planet were closed. I decided to try out the Hedayat hotel. As expected of most mosaferkhaneh's this place does not earn any award for cleanliness. However, people were very friendly and therefore it still made it into this list.
Also I had a nice view from my room on the top floor of the building. There are not many budget places to stay in Sanandaj and this is a good option.
Read more about Iran's Kurdistan: Sanandaj & Palangan.
Number 10: Hotel Kenareh, Rasht
Another typical mosaferkhaneh included for the friendly staff and relatively clean rooms. It has a central location near the bazaar.


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Drew Allison Carey (born May 23, 1958) is an American actor, singer, comedian, photographer, sports executive, and game show host. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and making a name for himself in stand-up comedy, Carey eventually gained popularity starring on his own sitcom, The Drew Carey Show, and serving as host of the U.S. version of the improv comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, both of which aired on ABC.
Carey has appeared in several films, television series, music videos, a made-for-television film, and a computer game. As of 2012, he hosts the television game show The Price Is Right and the improv show Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza. He is interested in a variety of sports, has worked as a photographer at U.S. National Team soccer games, is a minority owner of the Major League Soccer team Seattle Sounders FC and a member of the WWE Hall of Fame. Carey has written an autobiography, Dirty Jokes And Beer: Stories Of The Unrefined, detailing his early life and television career.
[edit] Early life
Carey was the youngest of Lewis and Beulah Carey's three sons and raised in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio.[1] When he was eight years old, his father died from a brain tumor.[2][3] According to his autobiography, he was born with six toes on his right foot and he played the cornet and trumpet in the marching band of James Ford Rhodes High School, from which he graduated in 1975.[4]
He continued on to college at Kent State University (KSU) and was expelled twice for poor academic performance. He left KSU after three years, but not before becoming a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity. After leaving the university, Carey enlisted into the United States Marine Corps Reserve in 1980 and served for six years.[1] He relocated to Las Vegas for a few months in 1982, and for a short time worked as a bank teller and a waiter at Denny's.[1][3]
[edit] Stand-up career
In 1985, he began his comedy career by following up on a suggestion by David Lawrence (a disc jockey friend who had been paying Drew to write jokes for David's radio show in Cleveland) to go to the library and borrow books on how to write jokes.[5][6] The following year, after winning an open-mic contest, he became MC at the Cleveland Comedy Club.[2] He performed at multiple comedy clubs over the next few years in both Cleveland and Los Angeles. He was first brought to the national eye as a comedian when he competed in the 1988 Star Search.[7] Carey was working as a stand-up comedian in 1991 when he appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.[8] His performance that night impressed Carson, who invited Carey to the couch next to his desk; this was considered a rare honor for any comedian.[5][9] In that same year, Carey joined the 14th Annual Young Comedians Special on HBO and made his first appearance on Late Night with David Letterman.[10] In 1994, Carey wrote his own stand-up comedy special which aired on Showtime, entitled Drew Carey: Human Cartoon, for which he won a CableACE Award for Best Writing.[11]
[edit] Acting career
[edit] Early roles
Following on the success of his early stand-up career, he subsequently appeared in a number of supporting roles on television shows, during which he developed the character of a hapless middle-class bachelor. In 1993, Carey had a small role in the film Coneheads as a taxi passenger. Turning his attention to television, in 1994, Carey co-starred with John Caponera in The Good Life, a short-lived sitcom that aired on NBC.[12] After the show's cancellation, Carey joined up with writer Bruce Helford (who was also a writer for The Good Life), who gave Carey a job as a consultant for the television show Someone Like Me.[13]
[edit] The Drew Carey Show
After their stint on Someone Like Me, Carey and Helford developed and produced the storyline for The Drew Carey Show. The sitcom revolved around a fictionalized version of Carey, as he took on the stresses of life and work with his group of childhood friends. The show premiered on September 13, 1995 on ABC. In his autobiography, Carey revealed his frustration with having to deal with censors and being unable to employ the off-color humor common in his stand-up routines.[4] Carey initially earned $60,000 per episode in the first seasons, then renegotiated for $300,000.[14] By the final season, he was earning $750,000 per episode.[15] The show had high ratings for its first few seasons, but declining ratings and increasing production costs (around $3 million per episode) precipitated its cancellation.[15][16] The program had a total of 233 episodes over its nine-year run and Carey was one of four actors to appear in every episode. The show starred (in order of episode appearances) Carey, Diedrich Bader, Kathy Kinney, Ryan Stiles (all in every episode); Craig Ferguson (starring role in seasons 2-8 and guest appearances in 9); Christa Miller (seasons 1-7); and Ian Gomez (semi-regular from seasons 1-9) and John Carroll Lynch (semi-regular from seasons 3/4-9).
[edit] Improv television
While still starring in The Drew Carey Show, in 1998 Carey began hosting the American version of the improvisational comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway?. He would announce the improv guests, direct the games, and then would usually involve himself in the final game of the episode. The show ran for a total of 220 episodes until the show's cancellation in 2006. In 1998, the New York Friars' Club made Carey the newest inductee of the group's Comedy Central Roast. His friend Ryan Stiles (who costarred in The Drew Carey Show and Whose Line Is It Anyway?) served as the roastmaster.[17] Carey's income from Whose Line Is It Anyway? and The Drew Carey Show led to his inclusion on the Forbes list of highest-paid entertainers of 1998, at 24th with $45.5 million.[18]
For the WB's 2004-2005 prime time schedule, Carey co-produced and starred in Drew Carey's Green Screen Show, a spin-off of Whose Line Is It Anyway?.[19] It was canceled by the WB, but picked up shortly afterward by Comedy Central.[20] The show's premise relied on the use of a green screen for all of the actors' improv interactions. Animation on the screen was inserted during post-production.
On November 18, 2010, the Game Show Network announced that Drew Carey would host a new improv show in primetime, called Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza. The show is filmed at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada and first aired on April 11, 2011.[21] The show takes on the premise of Whose Line? and Drew Carey's Green Screen Show in that it features many of the same performers from both shows and they do improv based on audience-provided suggestions.
[edit] Improv All-Stars
Carey was one of the founders of the Improv All-Stars, a group of eleven actors who perform in unscripted skits.[22] The group joined Carey in all three of his improv shows, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Drew Carey's Green Screen Show, and Drew Carey's Improv-a-ganza and some members had major roles or guest starred on The Drew Carey Show.[23] The Improv All-Stars travel on comedy tours, performing at comedy clubs throughout the United States.
[edit] Game show host
[edit] Power of 10
Beginning in 2007, Carey began hosting game shows, beginning with his April selection as host of the CBS game show pilot Power of 10. The show ran from August 7, 2007 to April 7, 2008 and aired twice weekly during the late summer and early fall. Each game featured contestants predicting how a cross-section of Americans responded to questions covering a wide variety of topics in polls conducted by CBS.[24]
[edit] The Price Is Right
After taping the pilot episode for Power of 10, Carey was contacted by CBS about replacing the retiring Bob Barker at The Price Is Right. After initially turning down the offer, Carey announced on Late Show with David Letterman that he would succeed Barker as host of the program beginning in the fall of 2007.[25] His first episode of The Price Is Right was taped on August 15, and his shows began airing on October 15. In response to replacing Barker as host of the game show, Carey stated "You can't replace Bob Barker. I don't compare myself to anybody... It's only about what you're doing and supposed to do, and I feel like I'm supposed to be doing this."[26] When Carey began hosting, the set, theme music, and show logo were updated. However, Carey kept the old closing line about spaying and neutering that originated with Barker, although his version uses slightly different wording. During Carey's second year as host, he began to write some of the sketches used during the Showcase, which features guest appearances by stars of other CBS programs.
[edit] Other roles and appearances
Carey began appearing in commercials for restaurants in the late 1990s in Canada with The Great Root Bear, but his two-year contract with A&W Food Services of Canada was cut short in November 1998 after an episode of The Drew Carey Show featured McDonald's. As a result of his dismissal, Carey sued A&W for compensation.[27]
Disney's Hollywood Studios (then "Disney-MGM Studios"), part of Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, debuted a 12-minute attraction in 1999 titled Sounds Dangerous!.[28] In the show, a camera follows Carey through a day as an undercover detective. When his video camera fails, the audience is left in complete darkness wearing earphones, following his adventure through sound cues. The attraction is presently running on a limited "seasonal" schedule.
In 2000, Carey was given a cameo appearance in the House Party expansion pack of the computer game The Sims.[29] To make him appear, the characters in the game must throw a successful party, which causes Carey to arrive in a limo and join the festivities. Carey is a fan of The Sims series and during one April Fool's episode of The Drew Carey Show, a scene takes place completely within The Sims.[29][30] Carey made several other cameo appearances in music videos, including "Weird Al" Yankovic's "It's All About the Pentiums"[31] and Fountains of Wayne's 2004 video for "Mexican Wine", giving an introduction to the video as if it were on a stage.[32]
Although primarily known for his television work, Carey has done limited film work, with his first appearance in 1993's Coneheads. His next film was the 2000 television film, Geppetto that debuted on The Wonderful World of Disney. The film, an adaptation of Pinocchio, included actor Wayne Brady who had joined Carey on his improv shows.[33] Carey took singing lessons to prepare for the role.[3] In 2005, Carey appeared in three films: the animated film Robots, where he provided a voice-over for the character Crank; The Aristocrats where he retold a dirty joke along with other celebrities; and the documentary, Fuck, where he was interviewed.
Carey provided the entertainment for the 2002 Annual White House correspondents' dinner.[10] Once Carey completed his standup routine for the 1,800 guests, President George W. Bush, noting Carey's improv work, made a joke of his own: "Drew? Got any interest in the Middle East?"[34] In 2003, he joined Jamie Kennedy to host the WB's live special Play for a Billion.[35] In September 2003, Carey led a group of comedians, including Blake Clark and The Drew Carey Show's Kathy Kinney, on a comedy tour of Iraq.[36]
On June 8, 2006, Drew Carey's Sporting Adventures debuted on the Travel Channel. In this series, Carey traveled throughout Germany to photograph multiple FIFA World Cup soccer games while he immerses himself in the culture of the towns and states he visits.[37] In early 2008, Carey appeared in Matt Groening's The Simpsons as part of the episode "All About Lisa" as a guest on Krusty the Clown's Krusty the Clown Show.
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Forests are some of the most precious things that we have on this planet. They contain an abundance of trees and other greenery that is needed to provide oxygen and clean air to the world. Along with the trees and planets, a wide variety of animal life lives within these forests. Protecting them should be one of our biggest priorities, but instead, we are cutting them all down at record rates. Here are some great slogans all about the forests and saving them that you can use to motivate people to take action today.
A Small Step To Save The Earth Is In Your Hands. Do Just One Small Thing Today!
But What If We Can Save Forests?
Consider The Birds and the Bees, Stop Cutting Down Trees!
Dare To Be A Force of Nature.
Don't Be Mean. Be Green.
Each One. Plant One.
Farms Here, Forests There.
Forest For All, All For Forest!
Forests Are Not For Sale.
Forests For People.
Give A Hoot! Don't Pollute.
Give Nature A Voice.
He That Plants Trees, Loves Others Beside Himself.
If You Cut A Tree, You Cut Your Life.
It's The ONly Planet We Have.
Just Follow The Frog.
Keep The Green. Cut The Greed.
Lend a Hand to Save Trees.
Let's Make OUr World A Greener Place.
Man Needs Coniferous Forests Too.
Nature Doesn't Need People.
Nature Itself Is The Best Physician.
One Planet, One Chance.
Our Forest is Our Future.
Plant More Trees! Save Wild Life!
Plant Trees, Save The Earth.
Planting A Tree Is Planting Life.
Protect Our Earth For Our Children's Tomorrow.
Save A Tree, Save A Life.
Save A Tree.
Save Mother Earth.
Save Paper. Save Trees. Save The World.
Save The Earth, Save Yourself.
Save The Trees!
Save Trees and They Will Save You.
Save Trees, Eat A Beaver.
Stop Exams! Save Trees!
The True Meaning of Life Is To Plant Trees Under Whose Shade You Do Not Expect To Sit.
They Give Us Life, Now It's Time To Reciprocate.
Trees – The Lungs of the World.
Trees Are The Earth's Endless Effort To Speak To The Listening Heaven.
Trees Are Worth More Alive Than They Are Dead.
We Are All Living on Borrowed Time. You Can Help Change That.
We Are Living On The Planet As If We Have Another One To Go To.
Why Kill Good Trees To Put Out Bad Newspapers?
This is one group of student's project, it is all about the coniferous forest, the climate that is there and the animals that thrive and live in them. It is full of great information.
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From Sturgeon Bay to Washington Island off the tip of Door County at Gills Rock, the small villages & towns throughout Door County exude their own unique character. Planning a Door County vacation starts with lodging. Rent Door County is here to help provide your next vacation home or vacation cottage rental.
The vacation rental homes, cottages, & rental cabins in Door County offer a vast variety of vacation experiences appealing to the young, the old, families and romantic getaways for couples.
Door County offers such a wealth of attractions including light house tours, sandy beaches and its world class fisheries of Green Bay and Lake Michigan. But probably its greatest allure comes from the small villages of Fish Creek, Egg Harbor, Ellison Bay, Sister Bay, Carlsville, Baileys Harbor, Ephraim, Gills Rock, Jacksonport, Washington Island, Rock Island, Sturgeon Bay and Little Sturgeon. Each is unique with its own charm and history mixed with great food, farm markets, wineries & Door County cherries.
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