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Incredible service. I was nervous about making such a huge purchase on line but I'm glad I did. When making my decision to trust an online dealer you shouldn't trust this review or any other for that matter. Anyone can write it. I came across recondmondations by 60 mins and Martha Stewart in a goggle search. That pretty much sealed the deal for me. I ended up spending less for my conflict free diamond then the vendor that I was going to use... And my fiancé got her conflict free diamond so every one wins. Again, incredible service and extraordinary diamond quality!! I WILL be getting my wedding band from there as well. By the way, I did have the diamond appraised and I did see the serial number and Canadian trademark maple leaf for myself in a microscope. The stone is very legit as well as the company.

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PARAGARD REVIEW

I have been on Yaz for two years following my son's birth but I really didn't want to keep up the hormones, especially after the emerging health issues associated with it. I researched and decided that Paragard fit my needs as far as no hormones needed and no daily reminder of where I was in my cycle.
I was nervous after reading some reviews ("Oh my gosh, I thought I was going to die from pain and blood loss!") but honestly, that was not my experience at all.
I had my appointment January 4th for the insertion. Because I have given birth before, there was no mention of anything to open my cervix. I've heard and read that if a gyn will insert a Paragard in a woman who hasn't given birth, she is likely to give some sort of medication for this purpose because the cervix is closed and tight and would be hard to insert the device into.
The nurse did my procedure and it really wasn't bad. Yes, it did hurt but I just breathed normally and the nurse kept talking to me while she was measuring and then inserting the device. The measuring was painful but different than a menstrual cramp. I would say that it was closer to a jab or pinch in the uterus. Then the actual insertion was more like a bad cramp. On a side note, I was intrigued that I could actually feel the 'T' portion of the device opening in my uterus. I thought that was pretty interesting as all I ever have felt is cramps, never a specific feeling.
The discomfort/pain lasted maybe a few minutes. Certainly not long enough to cause me to cry or carry on. The doc gave me some pads becuase she said I could not wear tampons for at least 24 hours afterward (I wish I would have know that ahead of time, I would have brought my own pads! The nurse gave me the equivalent of a twin mattress to wear under my slacks!!!).
During my first month I did have random spotting to lighter period -like bleeding. Annoying, but certainly nothing that I hadn't read about. My fear was my first period after insertion.
I had read some horror stories about the periods on this method, both with heavy bleeding and with harsh cramps. Before my son, my periods were average. Moderate cramps, moderate bleeding.
When it came close to when I would expect my period, I experienced slight cramps for about four days. By slight, I mean that I would be working or doing another activity and the cramp would be enough that I would think to myself "Hm. Mild cramp" and go on with my activity. On Thursday, February 29th (so four weeks after my last period) I started spotting again and the spotting got heavier the following day. I assumed this was the beginning of the real period so I stocked up on tampons, Motrin and multivitamins with iron (a reviewer recommendation, very good idea!). Saturday, Sunday and Monday were all very heavy with very light to no cramping. Seriously, pretty much no cramps. This might be due to the fact that my body didn't have to work the uterine muscles to get the blood out but it was certainly better than expected.
The flow during those days was about 1 super OB tampon per hour or a little more than an hour. During previous periods without the Paragard, I would go through a super OB about once every two to three hours and it would be mostly saturated (Sorry for the detail but I found these details helpful when I was reading up on the Paragard). During this first petiod on the Paragard, the tampon was completely, 100% soaked every hour or so.
Having said that, it STILL didn't really bother me because I did my research and was prepared for this. I think if you aren't prepared with extra tampons or pads with you at all times then you would definitely be freaked out.
After about three days of super heavy bleeding, it tapered off and my p[period was essentially over by Wednesday or early Thursday. So the duration was about a week.

So, my review is essentially that of course every woman is different, but my experience was that with research and preparedness, this really is a great method.

Oh, I forgot to mention the sex aspect. Without going into unnecessary details, sex with my husband has always been a little painful if he gets too deep so I was nervous. So far we have had to be a little more careful during sex because it's tender around my cervix and some positions are more painful than others. I honestly expect this to get better with time. I have a wonderful husband who understands and loves this new non-hormone method. My interest in sex has skyrocketed! A definite plus! My husband did feel the strings once but it was more like a "Hm. I can feel them!" than a painful experience for him!!

Do your research but please don't be too scared by the reviews. In my opinion, people only take the time to post reviews about anything if they are VERY happy with the product or VERY let down by a product.

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I hope I can rate CarMax higher later. It looks like the character of the employees certainly makes the difference. I bought a car at a Dodge dealership years ago; the sales personnel were a bunch of liars - even when it wasn't necessary to lie. Though it turned out to be a fine enough car, I would, if possible, avoid those Dodge dealership salesmen forever. Our son bought his first car at CarMax a couple yaers ago, and it was one of the best buying experiences we've observed. That's why we're buying a car from our local Clearwater, Florida CarMax today. They are giving us a fair price for our trade-in as well. We've been looking at minivans for a long time, and time will tell whether the one we chose is as good as we hope. There was no pressure to buy or to use CarMax financing or even to buy the CarMax service warranty.

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Very friendly and efficient firm.
I ordered an energy meter from them and it was posted the same day, arrived the next day. And it was cheaper than the firm that make the meters. Well done. A+++++++++++

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I've been taking my pets to Dr. Zimber since 1986. First a Ferret, and then all 4 of my dogs. I live in Hilton now, but never hesitate to drive downtown because I don't trust anyone else with my pets. Dr. Zimber saved my Farret's life once and didn't make me make the decision between money and my animal, because he did not overcharge me. It will be a sad day when Dr. Zimber retires, but until then, my dogs don't see anyone else.

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I have had two Mail.com email accounts since the mid 90's right after I canceled my AOL dial up account and their service has been spotty over much of that time. After enduring a few years of this inconvenience I began migrating my email to first Yahoo! and then Gmail accounts.

Now I use Mail.com as a "throwaway" email address that I give to those who I want something from who require an email address.

I check the account once a week mostly out of habit and noticed yesterday that they are not able to process logins correctly.

Nice.

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The automotive equivalent of a buck-toothed leper. If equipped with the tent, it should go on the front.

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Let's have a complete review about Tim Hortons' products.

First of All, Coffee, hmm, the coffee they are famous for...
Their coffee is totally shit water. There's no aroma at all. Drinking a black tim hortons coffee is suiciding. Trust me, McDonald's have better coffee than tim hortons. Plus, the coffees are usually kept for more than 20 minutes if they are not sold.
Products-Coffee, Decaf Brewed Coffee, Steeped Tea

Oh yea? Let's try some donuts...
Products-All the donuts, bake goods, Pastries
Donuts are all pre-prepared at the manufacturing plants. They are shipped to local tim hortons store frozen and heated up in a oven at the store to make an impression that the donuts are made in-store. They do the final touches such as putting in the fillings, glaze them...etc in store. This applies to all the other bake goods as well. Is that what you called fresh?

Chicken patties, strips...
Products-Chicken Club, Chicken Salad, Chicken Wraps
Just like most of the fast food chicken, they collect all the chicken parts others don't want, and ground them, add artificial flavors & chemicals(such as sodium carbonate) and make them into a shape that looks like real chicken breasts. Cook the chicken in water, and use super hot grills to make grill marks. Frozen, deliver to stores, workers at tim hortons put them in a bag and boil them in water and then it's good to go. They advertise them as "Toasted Chicken Club" and "Real Chicken Snack Wraps". Not so Toasted and Real at all.

Bacon:
Products-BLT, Chicken Club, Turkey Club, Bacon Breakfast Sanwiches, Bagel BELT
Bacons are pre-cooked and delivered to store frozen also. They place them on sheets and microwave them for 30 seconds.

Eggs and Sausage in Breakfast Sandwiches:
Products-Breakfast Sandwiches, Bagel BELT
Again, they are pre-cooed and delivered to store frozen. They are heated up in store-front ovens so the customers have an impression that everything is made from scratch. Come on, at least McDonald's crack the eggs themselves.

Hashbrown:
Precooked and delivered to store frozen. Heated up in store-front ovens. Go through the toaster again when customers order them to make them crispy.

Ice Capp:
Made with Java coffee concentrate(sweetened, delivered to store in plastic packaging) and tap water(not even filtered water), dump the Ice Capp mix into Ice Capp machine.

Soups:
Cream soups are frozen, others are powder soups. Add water and boil.

That's what you're eating at tim hortons. I was totally disgusted after knowing all this. As some of the other reviews had pointed out, the management of tim hortons is crap. A cashier is responsible for taking order, cash, getting donuts, getting coffees, brew coffees, prepare Ice Capp & other drinks. Don't expecting fast service from tims. After knowing what you are really eating and how The TDL group is always false advertising, you can make a better choice than THAT.

I suggest Tim Hortons to change their slogan to Always Frozen, Always tim hortons.

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I wanted to come on here to share the pros and the cons. Although I have only gotten one shot, and it's time for another one in a couple days, yes you will have irregular bleeding, and doctors do inform you of that. Everybody's body is DIFFERENT. I tried the nuvaring and hated it the first couple weeks because I had horrible breast pain, and felt bloated, then the last 2 weeks, I was fine. I then wanted to try the depo shot to see if my body would be able to handle it well. I got my period for 2 weeks after the first month of being on it, and now haven't had my period. I am sure if I were to get another shot, the periods would kick in, which is why I am not going back to it. 2 weeks was fine, but when you mess with your body, it goes all out of wack. Another was my mood swings. I loved to be at work, go out with friends, and hardly ever got irritable with my boyfriend before the shot. Now, I never know when I'll be in a good or bad mood, and there's no reason!Haha the other day I wanted to cry, just because!I have bad headaches randomly, and some days i'll wake up completely exhausted, I just don't want to do anything anymore....so to make a long story short, don't be surprised when your bleeding changes, the doctors tell you that in the beginning. Like I said, I can't explain enough that everybody is different, just because you read on here someone bled for 3 months straight or whatever, doesn't meen it'll happen to you, so just try something else before you put a 3 month long drug in your body and regretting it. I know i'm definitely not going back to the depo.

Hope that helps!

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Donna Reed certainly does deserve to be in the Classic Actress Territory! There is no other Female Actress like her...

So many Films that Donna Reed appeared in were all very memorable due to Miss Reed's Performances!!! For example, in "It's a Wonderful Life" I couldn't imagine any other Film Star playing the Role of 'James Stewart's Wife' better than Donna Reed had portrayed her character "Mary Hatch." She has such a unique screen appearance with her Unmatched Beauty and Charm. And she can be very Sweet Acting, but when she loses her temper (usually for good reason), Watch Out!!!!! One cannot begin to believe how Voice Tress she can become! The fact that she can raise her voice to such a very Loud Volume, is Truly Amazing!!!!! Hearing her talk in her normal sweet voice, it doesn't seem possible that Donna Reed could suddenly sound like she is talking through a Bullhorn! lol. I wonder if she had to practice yelling with a Vocal Coach or was it just in her to do this? In the movie, "From Here To Eternity" when the character of 'Alma Burke' that Donna Reed was portraying in this particular movie, becomes upset with her Boyfriend 'Private Robert E. Lee Pruett' because he wants to go back to fighting in the war, after he had barely recovered from being Critically Injured-- WOW!!!!! What a Powerfully Strong Emotional Performance Donna Reed does GIVE!!!!!! TRULY OUTSTANDING!!!!!! I still hear her Hysterical Piercing Voice from that scene in that Movie to this day!!!!!!!! No wonder why she had Won an Academy Award for that Incredibly Moving Performance!!!!! And I loved her in the movie that she did about three years later entitled, "Ransom" where she had played the role of 'Edith' who was a very distraught mother of a son that had been Kidnapped. Donna Reed was 'Superb' in that movie! Not to mention the movie she had made the year before that is entitled, "The Far Horizons" where she had played the Very Beautiful and Strong Willed Indian Girl "Sacajawea."

Furthermore, Donna Reed's very Successful TV Series entitled, "The Donna Reed Show" is truly a Classic Sitcom that people still adore to this very day!!!!! Just watching this series gives one the feeling that there getting a never ending Big Hug!!!!!! In watching that Wonderful Series, I never had a doubt in my mind that the 'Donna Stone Character' that she had portrayed, was an extension of her own (Real Life Personality) with the 'Gentle Kindness and Extreme Warmth' that she very generously extends to the many other characters that appeared on that show! If this isn't True, then Donna Reed must be the Greatest Actress this World has Ever Known! Donna Reed may be gone, but she will Never Be Forgotten!!!!!

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Awful, i used to use dove or biolage on my hair and one day i decided to try the tresemme cause it was very cheap. well OBVIOUSLY because my hair is awful now. i have curly hair and it has a very rough texture now, and its drying out my scalp SO much. ive never had dandruff until i started using this! its awful and i cant wait to buy new shampoo and conditioner to start feeling healthy again!! dont ever buy this if you care about your hair!

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I am currently a student there and it's tough to learn from a few different people because everyone's technique is a little different. It's hard to find the first time around it's because it's actually behind the minimall complex on the right. It's a little on the small side it seems like it was a house before it was a training center. but has plenty of heavy bags.

Now the good news:

Jerry, the owner is a super nice guy that believes in what he teaches and that is really important. He makes his moves look easy and walking around the place it's easy to see that some talent has come out of there. He has a great humblling personality and so do most of the other instructors. They do have quite a few kids and a few older folks as well. They offer Jujitsu, boxing, kick boxing, Kenpo, knife handling and a few more. Equipment wise it has plenty of heavy bags a speed bag and mats.

If you're looking for intense MMA training keep looking. This will more than likely just help you're street defense confidence and give you some options in case you get attacked.

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I really like going there anytime no matter if it is weekdays or weekends there is always someone to accommodate you in whatever it is you are looking for. I just wished there were more places like this one. I first like to watch and get excited then I love to participate. The warm hands all over my body release the tension throughout my body making the feeling better than a message. I truly love the M to M action cumming to full climax while watching and playing. I truly believe there should be a place for adults to relax while releasing tension and rejuvenating one sexual fulfillment.

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I can't even rate this airline. I was due to fly out of Owensboro, KY to Atlanta, GA on Saturday, Feb. 6th. When I called the morning of the flight, they asked me how I got their telephone number at the airport. ??? They also told me they couldn't tell me over the telephone if my flight was on time or not. ?? This got me very nervous about this airline. I kept checking the Atlanta's flights all morning and early afternoon, and none was delayed or cancelled. When I got to the airport, 2 hours prior to the departure time, the 2 employees said they just got a call from Allegiant that my flight would be delayed maybe even cancelled due to weather. They also referred to me as "the" passenger on the 3:55 flight. I asked if I was the only person on that flight, and they said they couldn't give me the information. After much pressure, they went to the computer and said my flight was cancelled. When I asked for my money back, the employee replied my money should be refunded me in 6-8 weeks after being audited. No Flight, No Money! I was devasted. Needless to say, I broke a promise to my 14 year-old daughter that I would be with her by 8 that night. I ended up driving and getting there too late for her competition. I will never trust Allegaint again! They were unprofessional and shady about the entire flight.

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A friend of mine named his daughter this. I didn't like it at first because I thought it sounded more like a last name then a girl names but it has grown on me. Now I know a couple of little girls named McKenna and I think its rather cute.

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Gone in sixty seconds...

Works damn well, and fast, though there is a subtle psychological addiction if taken long enough. I'd been of and on it for about two years after being diagnosed with Sleep Apnia. Little sleeplessness for a week or so, but nothing too uncomfortable after I discontinued it.

Seems to have very few side affects, though there have been reports of sleepwalking and stealing groceries from Stop and Steal, and there's no hazy feeling when you wake up, like other sleep aids, one being Elavil. Get the Ambien XR if you can. Seems to keep you under better than the non extended release version.

Don't pull a Kennedy and take it before driving. He got off, you won't.

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Alcohol in pill form.

Damn, I did love the benzos. Had a two year blowoff with this shit and when I quit, I was up to 170mg a day. Woke up, grabbed 70mg, headed to work, pretended to do my job until lunchtime, scooted out to the nearest bar (Zito's), swill down a few drinks, head back to work, hit another 40mg or so, left work, headed to the nearest bar (Zito's), drank myself into oblivian, hit a few more tens, went home, showered, headed to the nearest bar (no, not Zito's, Memory Lane. Ironic, since I never did remember what I did there), hit on a few dozen hags, did or didn't get laid, woke up next morning, rinse and repeat.

Now, to be sure, it's the best med for anxiety, along with Xanax and Klonopin, though shrinks are reticent to prescribe it and most doctors would rather shoot you up with morphine than give you a script. Gives you that "Fuck Everyone" attitude. The down side is there is no such thing as a short term course of a benzo. Once you stop, you're back on the Holy Shit! train. One of the hardest drugs to kick and it's not a quick ordeal either. Think months, just to get back to your base freaked-out neurotic state. If you think life sucked before you started the dosing, just wait until reality sets in without the crutch.

If used correctly, can be a lifesaver, though it's difficult to determine beforehand whether or not you'll jack up the amount you take just to stay ahead of the curve. Most therapist will try to determine whether or not you have an addictive personality, usually via a magic eight ball, before they recommend it to whatever shrink they deal with. That's about as accurate as guessing the weight of a pregnant flea (.00456 ounces to be precise, or so says my magic eight ball.). If you have impish squared personality, stay the fuck away from this shit. It'll magnify your already impulsive personality by a factor of 1000, though if you're a woman or someone prone to thowing money around, give me a call. I'll help you, and me, out.

There is another option, though I suspect most people would prefer a rectal exam using an IMAX camera. For real stubborn cases, the therapy of choice is ECT or Electro Convulsive Therapy. Sixteen treatments where you're forced into a convulsive/seized state using low voltage current through electrodes placed on your head. Works ninety percent of the time, though there is a possibility of short term memory loss.

Ya, well good luck with that!

Frankly, I'd stick with the benzos, at least until my lifetime supply of Vicodin arrives...

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Shop & Steal.

Generally speaking, if the food looks edible, I don't give a shit where I get it from. No better, or worse, than Shaw's, Foodmaster, Winn-Dixie or any of the myriad of chain stores ripping customers off with month old meat and fish from the Mystic.

What makes S&S so special is now the customers can turn the tables on the pricks.

About a year ago, they instituted a self-service checkout complete with barcode reader and a license to steal. You grab a product, scan the code with the reader and it adds it to your list. Gives a running total of what you've spent and bought and also helps with inventory control. When finished, you simply scan the barcode above the terminal and it automatically shows what items you've purchased and the total cost.

Perfect, in theory. No need to wait in line for some checkout artist to spend twenty minutes processing your order. Great you say? So do I, though not for the same reason as you pure of heart souls.

Now me being me, the first thought that came to my mind was "free shit".

Reason one. Everyone is so used to just throwing items into the cart that more than a few items will go unscanned. Simple mistake, if you're not a coniving dick like myself. Granted, there is the occasional audit, where one of the employees goes through the cart and randomly checks to see if a purchase has been scanned. The problem with this is two-fold. One, there's no way to be sure that it was done deliberately, so they just check the item in, if you still want it, and you're good to go. The second is, quite simply, the random checks are very infrequent, since if they did it with any regularity it would negate the benefit of the self-service line. The more people using SS, the less likely you are to be audited.

Reason two. Someone will at one time or another scan an item in, then later decide they no longer want it. The solution? Add a remove item button to the scanner. This is the payoff move. The place has more cameras watching you than in the joint, so reason one might get picked up by the eye-in-the-sky. This is virtually foolproof. Scan the item in, place it on the baby seat with the code up, continue shopping and at some juncture set the scanner to remove item and scan it, preferable after you've just scanned another item. Now if the nitwits had any sense, they'd set the system to automatically audit any customer who removes items above a certain threshold. I do love dumb.

Now, I'm sure the bean counters have factored all this shit into the equation and have come to the conclusion that the losses they incur are more practical from an economic sense than having to deal with staff/payroll issues. Their loss, your gain.

Now far be it from me to engage in such criminal behavior and I would be shocked if any of you upstanding citizens would condone such reprehensible acts.

That said, it sure does beat weekly specials of shit you neither need nor want and two-for-one coupons.

Happy stealing, err shopping...

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Prattchett is a sad pain in the ass. The guy has absolutely no originality, passion or sincerity to offer, so what he does is make fun of the fact that society is lacking in originality, passion and sincerity. His supposedly wise characters, generally all female, spout out truisms non stop. Things like "Sin is treating people like objects". Uh.....no. It really depends on how one treats such objects. Its not a sin to objectify people. Its not nice, but its not sinful. Sin is mostly action, not thought. What you think or feel doesn't define a person's morals. Their actions do. The one I hated the most is the "Blah if something isn't simple its not true...Only liars say complicated things blah blah". Oh man. Im sure stupid people would like to think so. But truth is often complicated and difficult to simplify. Wheras simple solutions sound good, but seldom work. Thats why rather simple minded presidents aren't that good for a country. Theres tons more, but I don't want to vomit. His wink, wink, nudge, nudge approach is also irritating because of the total assumption that we are going to feel exactly as he does about everything, and make fun of anything that dares to take itself seriously. Sorry, Terry, playing it straight is twice as brave as poking fun. Arrrgh. Doesn't this guy ever get tired of being sooooo darn clever?

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Five years in lockup.

Kentucky moonshine or the helicopter?

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