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Brake-O-Rama Auto Repairs & Tires wants to help our New Jersey customers avoid “bad automobiles”… In this tough economy we at Brake-O-Rama want our customers to get the best car for their hard earned money. Our auto mechanices in Lodi New Jersey found this great article to help you know which cars to AVOID!

5 Used Cars to Avoid (and 5 Better Alternatives)

 By Jerry Edgerton | CBS MoneyWatch – Wed, Jul 20, 2011

To make our list of used-car rejects, a model had to get the minimum two out of five in the J.D. Power “circle ratings” for dependability. It also had to be ranked below average as a used car by Consumer Reports in its annual April car issue and online car rankings.

Here are our recommendations for used cars to avoid — plus some better ideas in the same categories. Volkswagen and Chrysler Group, which also makes Dodge and Jeep, both have two entries on our avoidance list.

Small Car: Volkswagen Beetle

The Beetle’s cute looks and all-around appeal don’t save it from being on the least reliable list. Owners of the 2008 model told Consumer Reports that they had trouble with the climate control system and power equipment, both of which can lead to expensive repairs. The convertible model is selling for $19,350 on dealer’s lots according to the Kelley Blue Book web site.

• Alternative: Hyundai Elantra. Hyundai has had a remarkably strong sales year for new cars this year. But even in 2008, the company was making quality cars backed by its 10-year, 100,000 mile powertrain warranty. The Elantra got the maximum five circles in the J.D. Power reliability ratings and is ranked an above-average used car by Consumer Reports, where survey respondents reported no major problems. This model Elantra is selling for $12,435.

Midsize Car: Volkswagen Passat

Volkswagen strikes out again. Despite being praised by reviewers when new, the Passat gets the minimum J.D. Power two circles and a below-average rating from Consumer Reports. Readers there report problems with the fuel, electrical and climate systems and the power equipment.

The 2008 Passat is selling at dealers for $18,515, according to kbb.com.

• Alternative: Ford Fusion. Ford’s first real contender in years against mid-size leaders Toyota Camry and Honda Accord, the Fusion won the reliability award in this year’s J.D. Power survey. Consumer Reports gives it a top Much Above Average used car rating. Readers there reported no major problems with their 2008 Fusions. Dealers are offering the Fusion for $17,365, according to kbb.com.

Midsize SUV: GMC Acadia

Though its quality has improved in recent models, the 2008 Acadia is a repeat loser in this category. With the minimum two circles in the J.D. Power survey, it gets a worse than average used car ranking from Consumer Reports. Readers there reported problems with the suspension and audio system. The Acadia SLE model is selling for about $25,000 at dealerships, according to kbb.com.

• Alternative: Toyota 4 Runner. This 2008 Toyota stalwart won the J.D. Power reliability award and is rated much better than average as a used car in the Consumer Reports ratings, where readers reported no serious problems. Reviewers praise its capability both on the highway and off-road. The 2008 4Runner SR5 version is selling at about $27,730.

Large SUV: Ford Expedition

Even if you need large-capacity hauling and can ignore the lame mileage numbers (the Expedition is rated at 12 mpg in city driving, 18 highway), look elsewhere. The big boy of the Ford SUV line (whose model names all start with the letter ‘E’) gets the minimum two circles from J.D. Power and a worse-than-average Consumer Reports rating, where readers report problems with the transmission and the audio system.

The used 2008 Expedition sells for $23,530 in the XLT version, according to kbb.com.

• Alternative: Toyota Sequoia. In a category with no clear winner, the Toyota entry again looks like the best bet. It gets four out of five circles in the J.D. Power rating and an above-average rating from Consumer Reports. Reviewers praise its roomy seating and comfortable ride for long highway trips. The 2008 Sequoia SR5 version is selling at $31,265 at dealerships.

Minivan: Chrysler Town & Country

Chrysler originated the minivan and in most years has sold more than other companies. But sometime around 2008, manufacturing quality began to lag.

This Chrysler van got the minimum two circles from J.D. Power and a much-worse-than-average used-car rating from Consumer Reports. Readers there reported problems with the suspension, brakes, climate system and power equipment. The 2008 Town & Country LX version is selling at about $16,000 from dealerships.

• Alternative: Toyota Sienna. As it did last year, the Sienna wins the reliability award for minivans from J.D. Power, and it gets a better-than-average rating from Consumer Reports. Reviewers praise its comfort and seating; it holds up to eight people. The Sienna CE version is selling for an average $20,130, according to kbb.com.Despite Toyota’s recent recall problems and lagging sales this year, its dominance of numerous categories in three-year-old used cars is a reminder of what a strong record of reliability it has achieved. Domestic companies certainly should not count out Toyota as a strong competitor.

Highlighting the organizations that are spreading charity and goodwill. The true hero's

ZALMAN SILBER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC.

Civic And Social Associations

Company Information

Zalman Silber

2 Executive Blvd
Suffern, NY 10901-4164

Donations in the hundreds of thousands to needy organizations struggling to make a difference.

We salute you Zalman Silber, Though we are struggling charities, in our hearts, you are our hero.

Thank you Zalman

"Who Stole The Moon?"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov 4, 2013
"Who Stole the Moon?" The top-rated interactive children's book extends the horizon for languages!

Windy Press has released an updated version of its popular interactive book for children — "Who Stole The Moon?". The story can now be read and heard in 17 different languages. You can read it on the iPad and iPhone (special edition with enlarged font).

Chicago-based, Windy Press International Publishing House, LLC has released an update, (version 1.3), of its top-rated interactive musical book for children, "Who Stole The Moon?". It contains yet another language: Danish. Altogether, the story can now be read and heard in 17 different languages! Thanks to the redesigning of the pages and large font, the story is now available not only on the iPad, but on the iPhone as well.

*** Interactive book "Who Stole the Moon?" for iPad and for iPhone! ***
"Who Stole the Moon?" is an interactive musical picture book application. The fairy tale "Who Stole the Moon?" was written by the British writer Helen Stratton-Would and illustrated by well-known Russian artist Vlad Gerasimov. It's a story about little Bertie, who dreamed about becoming an astronaut. He loved to watch the moon shining through his skylight window every night as he lay in bed. One evening, though, the moon didn't appear in the sky.

"Who Stole the Moon?" With this serious question, "detective" Bertie set out on his adventure. Join Bertie on his quest with this charming bedtime story that will gently nurture your child's imagination and send them off into the magical world of dreams.

With the interactive book "Who Stole the Moon?", Windy Press makes an innovative step in creating a completely new genre in digital publishing — the e-musical. In addition to fine illustrations, vivid animation, as well as 4 mini-games, the book includes 8 original songs, performed by award-winning American children's singer Susie Tallman and well-known Australian musician Richard Pleasance. "Who Stole the Moon?" is available in many widely-spoken languages across the world and is narrated by professional actors.

The 17 languages with professional narrators include: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Swedish, Dutch, Danish, Ukrainian, Czech, Turkish, Afrikaans.

— Editor's Choice Award by the Children's Technology Review

— #1 among top the 10 most interesting interactive children's apps for Apple gadgets. — Listed by Forbes
— 5+1 Stars and Gold Award for Excellent Children's App by Kinder App Garten (Germany)

*** Overview of "Who Stole the Moon?" ***
Title: "Who Stole the Moon?" Published by: Windy Press International Publishing House, LLC. Release date: March 05, 2012. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Requires iOS 5.0 or later.
Price: US $4.99 for iPad, US $2.99 for iPhone.
Free Lite version also available (In-App Purchase: US $4.99/ US $2.99 accordingly)
iTunes AppStore:
Full iPad version: http://itunes.apple.com/app/id499296025
Free iPad version: http://itunes.apple.com/app/id482612887
Full iPhone version: http://itunes.apple.com/app/id516839971
Free iPhone version: http://itunes.apple.com/app/id516839976

*** Company website with promotional videos ***
Book page: http://windypress.com/whostolethemoon/
Media Kit: http://windypress.com/whostolethemoon/mediakit.php
Company site: http://windypress.com/

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/windypress
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/windypress
YouTube

*** About the Company ***
Windy Press is an international innovative publishing house headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It's primary direction is the publication of interactive e-books for children and adults. Windy Press publications feature rich animated illustrations combined with original songs and mini games. At the heart of the unique "book musicals" of Windy Press lies an original cross-platform book engine. This technology gives new life to books that are both entertaining and educational. As the founder of the e-musical genre, Windy Press takes its special place among the pioneers of the digital publishing revolution.

*** Press Release Contact Information ***
Yuri Mezenko
Windy Press International Publishing House, LLC
P.O. Box 1541
Warrenville, IL 60555
USA
Voice: (+1) 630-699-5832
E-Mail: info@windypress.com
Website: http://windypress.com

"I became them" Brilliant new poetry by Shainur Ullah

When I studied them, I became interested
When I became interested, I heard of them
When I heard of them, I saw them
When I saw them, I met them
And when I met them, I became them.

By Shainur Ullah

COMMENTS:

I like this exploration of how things influence us, and how it means that we become at total of all the experiences we have, whether we like it or not. A great concise shwoing of how that happens. Well Done!

This is brilliant and insightful! I wouldn't change a thing. It is exactly how i feel when I discover a new (well,new to me) branch of history, new genre of books, or a form of art. Thank you for expressing that feeling of oneness to every new study in life

This is how it all works!! Getting to the bottom of things requires getting there first, once there one becomes one with them. I am impressed by this relatively simple equation that you have put in place which is both effective and true at all times.

You have a great gift for capturing much in the smallest of nets. One is then left to marvel at the valuable treasures therein. Excellent write and read!!! applauded

Simple but efficient ! It pictures the stages one could go through once introduced to particular knowledge that one finds interest in , I suppose and when i met them ,i became them could be interpreted as the influence someone had upon you in a positive way .It could also be though them you identified something that you desired in life and wanted so badly to have .Once you saw that it is achieveble "i became them " .It.s as if when we see something we want in others we try to copy them or imitate them so we can have what they have to ! Hope this makes sense !

the poem can be interpreted in a dark foreboding sense or in the Sufi tradition of 'Oneness'. 

This is an interesting introspection into the social structure and process behind the scenes of life. Very true and to the point. Nicely done.

Cancer Girl

Cancer girl is about a girl with blood cancer and when she falls in love, her cancer gets cured and when they break up her cancer comes back.

I published this on wattpad, I am not getting paid for the short story, but I would love readers and people to comment and like and I have faith this short story will affect a lot of people in a good way as cancer is a huge killer and we all know a person with cancer, or died from cancer that we wished were cured.

I'd love for you to spread this short story around and hope to make people feel better, again I get no profit but if i see people commenting and liking and just getting the recognition and seeing they are happy is enough for me.

It is sort of a fairy tale, but a 21st century fairy tale, with cancer being the plague and love is the cure. My aim is to make you happy and I would love it if you spread this short story, cancer girl to any effected familes dealing with cancer or someone who has cancer, i want to put hope and faith in them.

Read it for yourself and let your heart melt: http://www.wattpad.com/11720187-cancer-girl

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Low Calorie Dog Food: An Effective Way To Make Your Dog Fit & Healthy.

Low Calorie Dog Food: An Effective Way To Make Your Dog Fit & Healthy

Getting healthy food for your dog is very important. We humans are becoming more cautious about what we eat; we are practicing healthy diet, why shouldn’t we think same about our pets. Eating unhealthy food can cause health problems like gaining extra weights, heart problems, etc… Low calorie dog food can be a good solution for your dog food, for the long time the manufacturers of dog food kept using same ingredients they were using since the start of creating the dog food manufacturing processing plants and the initial ingredient then included the sub-human waste food, like the most un-useful and least nutritious and far from appetizing human food waste, then using these waste ingredients and combining these ingredients with other innards from the discarded human food chain and then incorporating this putrid mix into the dog food processing collection and to add cheap and useless bulk to the dog food mix the dog food processing collection included the waste bones and gristle being ground into a fine powder with water added would represent something similar to a paste and this nasty concoction would be sold as high grade dog food. This dog food concoction inventing since the beginning dog manufacturing of the developed countries was only changed to offer the nutritious needs of the family dog and especially the gourmet type of luxury dog food which now offer the modern family dog with an excellent content rich and higher quality gourmet dog food choice, and now enriched with the essential minerals and the essential vitamins. So now, since humans are more selective of the foods which they consume combined with the inherent value of the food on the nutritious value to the human body, so are the discerning family members who are responsible for the family budget, are becoming even more particular and conscious of the beneficial ingredients to the precious family dog companions. And because of the changes of the dog food manufacturing processes out well-loved family dog are now generally becoming more health conscious and the family dogs are now becoming not only healthy but also full of vitality, but even so the family member responsible for buying the family dog’s dog food, dog accessories and the other edible dog products must be aware that some dog supplies manufacturers still refuse yield to the modern day high standards of dog food production and remain selling cheap dog food and very similar to the dog food concoction as produced many decades ago and this cheap and unhealthy and of very poor nutritious value, although cheap and nasty, is still bought by the unwary family members and not necessarily realize the damage the sub-standard dog food has in the medium and long term of the family dog. When buying your dog food you must ensure that you are buying your edible pet supplies from the most trusted online pet supplies store, and this buying can ensure the you are given the in-depth details and information on the contents of the preferred high quality edible dog products and because you will be buying your dog products online you will also be guaranteed to be offered the best prices available as the online stores benefit from less overheads that now seem to be crippling the high street pet supplies stores. There is now no reasonably excuse to deny feeding your family dog a less nutritious with less essential vitamins and less essential vitamins, as by buying your essential dog supplies online the higher quality and content rich edible dog supplies will work out cheaper in the long term as the highest quality dog food contains the necessary daily quota of essential minerals and vitamins and maintain the family dog in good health and resist the intervention from the animal health care providers, so mow is the time to take advantage that the manufacturers has started to make edible pet supplies a lot more healthy food for your family pet.

Benefits of Low Calorie Dog Food
Most of the peoples are aware of the importance and benefits of high quality, low calorie dog food because of increasing obesity problems in dogs. But the importance of the good quality, high protein diet is usually overlooked. It’s a well-known fact that dog can handle more protein than a human can, but it is also important to not feed more than required protein in the dog food. Low calorie dog food is manufactured keeping this fact in mind; these control the nutrients and protein consumption. You can feed your dog exactly as much calories as needed, so no worry of gaining extra pounds. High protein low calorie food helps in the development and growth of muscles, also helps to boost the immune system and repair from any injuries. Most important benefit of low calorie dog food is that your dog will not get obese and it automatically prevents lots of disease, even if your dog has gain some extra weight it will help your dog to lose that extra weight.

Clear Low Calorie Some Misconceptions
Many people believe that high protein low calorie dog food can contribute to weight and kidney problems to the dog. But the fact is, a dog is descended for wolves and their bodies can handle more proteins than a human body can. So, don’t worry your dog will not have any problem because of this diet. This issue can be studied from an excellent research which confirms that these misconceptions are false, read the following report and it has some fascinating conclusions, so refer to this excellent and revealing scientific report (Drs. Foster and Smith, “Are High Protein Diets Harmful to a Dog’s Kidneys?”) written by one of the most knowledgeable dog food scientific experts available today.

Some Advice Concerning Low Calorie Dog Food
The amount of calories required for the dog can vary drastically. According to a research, recently broadcasted in the Journal of the American Veterinary Association, a dog should have up to 200cal. per suggested level. SO if your dog eats 3 cupful’s of dry dog food per day, then it mean that he or she is having extra 400 unnecessary calories per day and when this large amount of unnecessary calories are counted over the average month, then you can understand why the dog health care providers are very concerned of the potential damage to your lovely family dog when this excess weight can present the normally healthy family dog in later life causes hip and joint problems from just carrying the extra weight and the resulting unnecessary cash being spent on the necessary medication required to alleviate the very painful inflammation in the family dog hips and the joints. These low calorie foods will reduce the amount of extra calories you dog is eating.

My canine companion Bella has suffered all her life with weight problem due to her thyroid condition, and guess what the weight problems is now responsible for her deteriorating joint and hip usability, and her illnesses is becoming a financial commitment on the family budget. Low calorie dog food worked but they must be used in conjunction with other valid recommendations in the Journal of the American Veterinary Association set out below, only using low calorie dog food diet alone does not provide great results they must be used with the top two top primary remedies and the other important suggestions given below. Here are two top remedies which I have discovered for my Bella and it worked amazingly:

• Portion Control

• Regular Exercise

Apart from low calorie food you should take you dog on a walk every day, as your dog gets more fit increase the walking distance.

There is a debate going on since past few years, if the low calorie dog food is good for dog or not. Some people do not agree with the use of low calorie food and, some are using it and witnessing the improvement. But my theory is simple, when we humans get extra weight, we go for low calorie food and exercise to lose that extra weight and then we must continue consuming the low calorie food to maintain the low body weight and live a healthy and full of vitality lifestyle, the exact advice from the American Veterinary Association agrees with these healthy principles so what advice is good enough for us humans and must be good enough for other family pets possibly family cats – although more research must reveal the hidden truth in healthy feeding for cats, but certainly for dog food and other edible dog supplies the evidence of feeding low calories dog food certainly reveals that this advice goes for the beautiful and loving family dogs.