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Qivana – The Secret Derek Hall of Qivana

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Qivana is another new MLM startup that has thrown its hat into the health and wellness arena. What helps set Qivana apart is the unique approach to the health products they market. The company concentrates on detoxification and cleansing of the body first, while implementing a Chinese herb and mineral regimen later, after the body has regained its ability to absorb the nutrients.

Qivana is the brainchild of Derek Hall even though he shares the spotlight with co-founders Rodney James, Devin Glazier and Justin Banner, all of which have extensive backgrounds in the health and wellness industry.

Derek Hall is quite the impressive success story considering he emigrated at 15 from England. He began his working life at McKesson Corp as a truck driver of all things. Some would say that starting his career working for a pharmaceutical company and continuing there for 26 yrs really molded him for his success in the natural supplements business. He actually spent the last 10 yrs at McKesson as Senior V.P. in San Francisco at their corporate offices.

Literally every company that Derek Hall has touched, has experienced tremendous growth and prosperity.

At McKesson, sales revenues grew from 10 to 22 billion with Derek at the helm. As Chief Executive Officer of Oasis Life Sciences, annual sales ballooned from $18,000,000 to 76,000,000 in just over 2 yrs. As President and Chief Executive Officer of Botanicals Int’l, annual sales exploded to 42 million from 26 million in 2 yrs.

Seems everything Derek Hall touches simply turns to gold, and with good reason. He seems to have a unique vision for the future of natural products in the respective industry.

The fact that Derek also owned 3 businesses and founded Integrated Therapeutics, an alternative care company, helps give him a different perspective. One that can only help in his quest for the success of Qivana and the Independent Business Owner (IBO).

There are some in the industry that might say that Qivana is troubled right out of the gate, considering Derek Hall has been sued by UniVera Sciences, a company in which he served as the chief Executive Officer.

I personally have never been one to really believe in any type of non compete agreements and that is basically what the Qivana lawsuit is really about.

Realistically, how could anyone in their right mind expect someone like Derek Hall, who has spent 40 yrs. in this industry, not to re-enter if after taking a couple of yrs off after resigning from UniVera? It would be a totally different situation if he had stolen top secret, proprietary company research documents. If you read the petition, it’s more about him starting Qivana than anything else.

I guess it will depend on the way in which his contract with UniVera Sciences was written, oh, and of course the mood of the judge on any given day.

At the end of the day, with the unique and distinctive product line, and the top notch executive team Qivana has assembled, one would have to say they get an A+ in the areas of product development and industry experience, but a C- in regards to the online marketing training their IBO’s receive. Anyone that is anyone online knows you must drive huge amounts of very targeted traffic to sites and systems (that you own), and your blogs if you want to be successful in the long term.

Everyone runs out of friends, family and neighbors eventually.

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Source by David Lee Lesniewski

5 Transmission Problems Corrected by New Additives

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Vehicle problems are a worrisome thing. Especially transmission problems.

Here is how to end these 5 common problems

  1. Slow shift when cold.
  2. Hang-up from one gear to the next.
  3. Rough shift or hard shift.
  4. Fluid leaks.
  5. Converter lock-up shudder at around 40 MPH..

Transmission shifting problems require an overhaul – if cleaning the valve body – the shift control parts, cannot be cleaned. While most transmission shops push you into the $3000 plus overhaul idea, it is because just cleaning your dirty transmission shift valves is a 2 hour money loser for the shop.

Overhaul has 75 % profit of around $2000. Labor for just valve cleaning with a fluid change produces $75 profit. Got that?

The chemical cleaning of your dirty valve shift valves – the method I promote – and I’m a mechanic, always ends rough shifts, shift hang ups, that transmission converter 45 mph lockup clunk, and restores smooth shifting. And cost about $100 to $150, not $2000. And you can do it yourself with my walk-through steps below.

I’ll walk you through the steps. Nothing needs to be taken apart, so relax on that point, too.

This is what research shows about rough shift problems.

It shows that friction drag, wear roughen surfaces, acids, high temperatures, and the resulting sludge residues are the common causes of transmission problems.

How Mega Power, a vehicle engine transmission additive treatment maker, solves your problem.

Four new products, from Mega Power combine to work as a problem solving treatment to end those 5 transmission problems.

The Mega Power Transmission Treatment contains, not just one ingredient like all other additives have, instead Mega Power has 4 of them. One ingredient to cover each of these rough shift causing conditions. One to end friction drag and smooth wear roughen gear and bearing surfaces. One to remove problems causing residues on your valve body to free and clean them, and neutralize acids. And a co-polymer for super lubrication, and to end excessively high temperatures. These ingredients condition the many seals to stop leaks. That is what you get for $100 to $150 instead of $3000 to end your worry, save lots of cash expense, while restoring transmission dependability again.

Products needed come in a kit called Mega Power Transmission Service Kit RS3. Here are directions for installation.

Step 1-Add Mega Power Transmission Cleaner TS-1 to the dirty transmission fluid. Drive to your local lube guy, to have him drain and replace the dirty fluid with new. Or do it yourself.

The TS-1 product free and clean sticky valve controls and removes harmful, sticky valve covered residues when the old fluid is removed. Those harmful residues bind gears and clutch movement, cause rough shifting, and hard shifts.

Step 2- After the new fluid in installed, add the Mega Power Transmission Fluid Conditioner #3, and Metal Conditioners #T to the new fluid.

TS-2 T and TS-3 products conditions the many harden and skrunken seals and gaskets that leak fluid, causing a lower hydraulic action, and slow shift problems. This ends slow shift, and leak problems in this way.

Mega Power #T and #3 Products correct one other cause of rough-shift, hard-shift, hang-up, and converter lock-up shutter. They do so by a surface smoothing with their MC+ metal conditioner. This advantage ends shift and hang ups caused by friction drag. These two products perform the friction reducing and surface restoring, and also beef-up the tensile strength of the fluid. This “fluid and metal conditioning” is needed as wear develops, and thicker fluid is needed to keep shifting working well again.

Step 3- For Slipping transmission problems.

To end slipping – you also add Mega Power #10 Oil Conditioner – along with the #T and #3 above to the new fluid. This product fills worn spaces and adds a thickener to help pump up the hydraulic pressures needed – close the clutches tighter, ending this cause of slipping.

Conclusion: This is the least expensive way I know of to correct 5 common transmission problems.

Results are almost immediate and permanent. Way less costly compared to actual overhaul. Although a few transmission shops use Mega Power, it’s seldom promoted.

Mega Power products have a very high success rate. Mega Power comes with a 90 day money-back guarantee – should your transmission require actual repair.

This remedy is worth a try to determine if it will work for your car or truck… george

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Source by George Christ

What is the Difference Between Horizontal and Vertical Air Compressors?

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Realistically, there is no meaningful difference between horizontal and vertical air compressors except for the way that the hardware is arranged. The basic idea is that a it will help save floor space since the length of its tanks runs up and down as opposed to across. Typically the motor will sit at the base of the unit with the tank running up above it. As a consequence, when left sitting in a given location, it takes up less horizontal space, though of course it takes up more vertical space.

The primary advantage of vertical air compressors is to small businesses and offices that need compressed air but have limited floors pace and would prefer them be stored out of sight. A good example might be a dentist’s office (as they use a lot of pneumatic tools in dental care) or a small rented workshop. Most vertical compressors can be wheeled about in a fashion similar to moving a hand truck and can therefore easily be positioned in a disused closet or corner. This portability also makes these more popular if the compressor needs to be moved about frequently.

Otherwise beyond the question of horizontal space saved, there is no other meaningful difference between a horizontal and vertical air compressor. Air compressors of all kinds can be found in both vertical and horizontal styles and the direction of the tank has no bearing whatsoever on the general performance of the compressor. Therefore, if space is not a significant issue, then there is no need to focus specifically on the direction that the air compressor’s tank lays. In fact, if you intend to hide the compressor under a work table or cabinet, then buying a vertical compressor would in fact be a mistake.

Obviously this is only a relevant concern for air compressors that are large enough to justify the concern, specifically those with larger tanks. When dealing with compressors with very small tanks (two gallon, six gallon, eight gallon, etc.) it does not really make any difference which way the tanks are turned with respect to horizontal floor space. This only becomes a real issue when dealing with tanks of about twelve gallons or higher. Since tanks play an important role in maintaining an even flow of air and the like which is required for sensitive work (like dentistry), having a larger tank is typically and important thing.

Since so many of the applications where floor space is an active concern also coincide with locations where volume is an issue, many of the companies that specialize in the production of quiet air compressors offer their products in a vertical formation. For example, busy offices or shared workspaces are places where both floor space and noise are joint concerns. Since air compression has never really been a silent technology until recently, there are many small producers that have opted to specialize in producing silent compressors. These specialized air compressors are also frequently vertical, simply because this compliments many of the more common applications.

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Source by Werner Wichmann

Top 10 Jobs For Ex Felons

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Getting a job with a felony on your record can be very difficult, as you probably already know. Jobs for felons are difficult to get, and most companies wont hire a felon. The ones that do generally don’t pay very well. I have compiled a list of the top 10 jobs for felons. Helpful tip: if your felony is over 7 years old, most states dont allow background checks to go back that far. If your state has this law, you can answer ‘no’ on an application.

Top 10 List

#10 Job – UPS Delivery Driver

UPS has been known to hire felons. They have moderate salaries and is a stable job to have.

#9 Job – Join the army

The army accepts people with criminal backgrounds, depending on the crime. Contact a recruiter to see if you qualify to join.

#8 Job – Truck driver

Many trucking companies are willing to hire felons. Most likely you will need to obtain a trucking license.

#7 Job – Start your own business

You can start your own business. One idea is to go to school to be a locksmith, and start your own company. Also consider getting a barber license.

#6 Job – Telephone Customer Service

Many companies are willing to hire felons for over the phone customer service, because you aren’t dealing with the people in person.

#5 Job – Temp Agency

Temp agencies can occasionally find good work for you. Many times it will be day labor, so be in good physical shape.

#4 Job – Family business

See if you can work in a family or friend’s business. They will be happy to hire you if you are willing to work hard. They will probably be glad to help you get back on your feet.

#3 Job – Independent Contractor

Many people will still use your services as long as you get the job done. If you work hard, it doesn’t matter that you have a felony on your record.

#2 Job – Privately owned small businesses

Some chain businesses have rules against accepting felons. Small business owners are more likely to accept you. They will take more of a ‘risk’ in hiring employees, and you can be more personal with the business owner.

—> #1 Recommended Job – Online GPT Services

This is the best job for a felon, because it requires no screenings whether it be background checks, drug tests, etc. Everyone is accepted, and you work on your own time and you can work as much or as little as you want. Online ‘GPT’ or “Get-Paid-To” services offer a great way to make a few hundred dollars a month without spending a lot of time working. There are many GPT services available, some better then others. My experience with GPT services has been a great one, and I recommend this as the best job in my list of Top 10 Jobs for Felons.

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Source by Greg Mascetani

Leather Furniture Care – Stupid Is What Stupid Does

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As a leather repair and restoration expert, I receive e-mails with photos from people all over the country and beyond. Sometimes they are seeking solutions for pretty dumb actions that have caused serious damage to their leather furniture. With 23 years experience inspecting leather furniture either on-site or in my leather restoration studio, I have also witnessed first-hand abuses and hear comments proving that idiocy is an occasional human phenomenon. Here is a list of my top ten dumbest in no specific order as any one can grab the top spot. Names are removed to protect their reputation.

1. I used my leather ottoman as an ironing board. The leather is totally shrunken and distorted. Can you help me?

2. I saw an article on the internet that said to use bleach to clean leather. It didn’t work so great. The leather is clean I guess, but it’s disintegrating on me. What can I do?

3. I steam cleaned my leather sofa with the upholstery attachment to my steam cleaner. The leather turned dark and seemed to have shrunk. Please help!!

4. I was practicing my golf swing and punched a hole in the back of my beautiful leather sofa. It was a 6 iron. Is this something you can fix?

5. I had a party and moved my love seat into my back yard. I had it too close to the barbecue. The whole back of my love seat got fried. What can I do?

6. My 3-year-old son got ink on my new leather cushion. After I disciplined him severely I tried to remove the ink with rubbing alcohol like it said to do on some web-site. The ink is still there but the leather color is gone. (The client brought the cushion in my shop. In this case, there was a hide scar on the leather and as is often the case, the scar tissue absorbed higher concentration of color making it darker than the surrounding leather, appearing to the client as an ink stripe. We restored the color to the alcohol afflicted area. The innocent child is still in therapy.)

7. Upon arrival to the client’s home to inspect for claimed defects in the leather of a huge new sectional, I noted a few dozen post-it notes scattered here and there on the leather. The client applied them to show all the “defects.” Upon examination of the first problem area, I pointed out that it was not a defect, rather a natural characteristic in the leather. She seemed confused. So I explained that the cow may have rubbed against barbed wire, causing the wound, and that it is fully healed hide scar and not a defect. She said; “What do you mean a cow?” I waved my arm toward the sectional and replied, “Ma’am you have a whole herd of cows here.” At which point she dropped to the floor, sobbing, “What have I done? What have I done?” Turns out she’s vegan and had no idea leather came from a cow. Opppps.

8. Asked to do a repair for transit damage in a client’s home, I arrived on site with my senior technician. The client is a prominent physician and was present upon arrival. He and his designer went off to another part of his house to discuss decor. With the assignment completed, I called him in and as he examined the repaired area, with a look of amazement exclaimed, “It’s gone. How did you do that?” Lightheartedly I said, “We use lasers.” He called out to his designer to see the repair. When she arrived, he said to her, “Look, the damage is gone. They use lasers to fix it.” I had to explain to the sheepish doctor that I was joking.

9. After carefully restoring a beautiful chair and ottoman in our Hayward shop, the client arrived in a pick-up truck to bring the pieces back to his home. He inspected the furniture and was delighted with the results. To prepare it for transit, we covered it in plastic and shrink-wrap as is our standard practice. The client and I loaded it into the back of his pick up I asked if he had rope to secure it. He assured me that he did. At which point my office phone rang. I turned back into my office to take the call. The client promptly left. On his way across the San Mateo Bridge, at 70 or so miles an hour, the unsecured furniture pretended to be a kite and silently lifted out of the bed of the truck, tumbling through the air like a wounded duck. Gravity took over. It flipped and turned and smashed and crashed. Road kill. 45 minutes later he was back in our shop with a severely damage piece including a broken frame. Cost to repair the damage exceeded the value of the piece. It remains in my shop as a relic and testament to the frailty of the human brain.

10. A client owns an auto detailing shop. His customer has a BMW with leather interior. The auto-detailer assigned the interior cleaning task to one of his grease monkey techs. Thinking it would be a fast and easy way to clean leather he grabbed his trusty engine degreaser and vigorously applied it to all leather components. Of course it pulled the color coat off, exposing the raw leather. (As an aside, here is a list of other chemicals that our clients were told by supposed experts would be proper for the cleaning of their leather — mayonnaise, acetone, milk, honey, baby oil, detergents of all types, saddle soap. )

Bonus award: Client called to say that he’s cleaned his sofa with 409. Upon full completion of the project he realized that 409 is far too aggressive and has severely distorted the color coating. He was shocked and was preparing to sue 409’s manufacturer. His reasoning for the suit was that there was no warning on the label not to use it on leather. When I pointed out to him that there was also no warning about using it on your face, he didn’t get the connection. Asked why he didn’t stop after he completed a section and noticed the damage, he explained that he thought when it fully dried it would return to normal. Duh!

The moral here is to think before you act and if in doubt at all, contact a qualified leather restoration professional for advice.

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Source by Kevin Gillan

Double Wide Mobile Homes vs Single Wide Mobile Homes

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Over the past decade or so, manufactured homes (still commonly referred to as mobile homes) have become a great option for new homebuyers. Unlike the old shoddy mobile homes in trailer parks that people think of, manufactured homes now come as two-story homes or even town homes and include features like cathedral ceilings and fireplaces.

The basic configuration for manufactured homes, however, is still single wide or double wide. Single wide or single-section mobile homes are made of one main unit. The average single side manufactured home usually has about 1,100 square feet of living space while double wides average about 1,700 square feet. Needless to say, there are also larger manufactured homes, but single- and double-wides are still the most common sizes.

Manufactured homes do have their problems. According to Consumer Reports, single-section homes have more problems with floors, roofs, windows, and doors while multi-section home problems tend to be related to the joining of the sections.

In part the problems relate to the fact that the home is built in a factory and then transported to another location via flatbed truck. The motion involved can have a negative effect on the joints and connectors. However, manufacturers of quality homes do their best to correct any problems that may occur during transport.

Nowadays it may even be impossible to tell the difference between a mobile home and an on-site home unless you have seen it being built. The most common difference is that manufactured homes tend to have a lower roof slope because the home has to be moved under highway bridges.

On the other hand, the materials now used tend to be comparable to the quality of site-built homes and, other than roof slope, generally resemble “regular” homes. Indeed, if a manufactured home were not located in a “trailer park”, most people would be hard-pressed to tell the difference.

Nowadays more double-wides are sold than single-wides. In great part this is because the typical home buyer want more space, not less, and double-wides offer that at a price that is still far less expensive than a traditional home of the same size. Not only that, but zoning in many areas actually means that double-wide manufactured homes are the smallest size allowed.

As a homeowner, you should also know that double-wide manufactured homes tend to hold…or even increase…their value as compared to single-wide homes.

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Source by Milt Wapner

Poetic Devices in Poetry

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Poetry has emotion, imagery, significance, beauty, dignity, rhythm, sometimes rhyme, a different arrangement which can include inversion, and concreteness in its images.

One way to attain the qualities so essential to making words poetic is through the use of poetry devices. We won’t begin to cover all the known poetic devices or terms. Rather we’ll discuss and use some of the more commonly known and used ones.

Below are the more commonly used poetic devices and terms. Hopefully, with the examples given, everyone can better understand some of the ways to make poetry, well, more poetic. The examples used are my own poetry and are copyrighted in my name.

Poetry devices (a major sampling):

alliteration: the repetition of a beginning sound.

Rain reigns roughly through the day.

Raging anger from the sky

Partners prattle of tormented tears

From clouds wondering why

Lightning tears their souls apart.

In the first two lines, the r sound is repeated. In the third line p starts two adjoining words.

allusion: a casual reference to someone or something in history or literature that creates a mental picture.

A Common Woman

No Helen of Troy she,

Taking the world by war,

But a woman in plain paper wrapped

With a heart of love untapped,

She waits, yearning for her destiny

Whether it be a he on a charger white

Or one riding behind a garbage truck.

Perhaps instead a room of students

Lurks in the shadows of her life

Needing her interest to be shown.

Yet other concerns may call

No, no Helen of Troy she,

But a woman set the world to tame

Wherever she may be.

Helen of Troy brings to mind a woman so beautiful that two countries went to war over her.

analogy: the comparison of two things by explaining one to show how it is similar to the other.

Day’s Journey

The day dawns as a journey.

First one leaves the station on a train,

Rushing past other places

Without a pause or stop,

Watching faces blur through the window,

No time to say goodbye.

On and on the train does speed

Until the line’s end one sees,

Another sunset down

Without any lasting memories.

The whole poem creates analogy, the comparison of a day and a train journey.

caesura: the pausing or stopping within a line of poetry caused by needed punctuation.

Living, breathing apathy

Saps energy, will, interest,

Leaving no desire to win.

All that’s left are ashes,

Cinders of what might have been.

The punctuation within the lines (in this case, all commas) are the caesura, not the punctuation at the ends of the lines.

enjambement: the continuation of thought from one line of poetry to the next without punctuation needed at the end of the previous line(s).

Looking through the eyes

Of wonder, of delight,

Children view their world

With trust, with hope

That only life will change.

Enjambement is found at the end of lines 1, 3, and 4 because punctuation was not needed in those places.

hyperbole: extreme exaggeration for effect.

Giants standing tall as mountains

Towering over midgets

Bring eyes above the common ground

To heights no longer small.

Arms of tree trunks wrap

In comfort gentle, softness

Unthought of due to size,

Yet welcomed in their strength.

Giants aren’t really tall as mountains, nor are arms tree trunks, but the use of the exaggeration helps create the image wanted.

metaphor: the comparison of two unlike things by saying one is the other.

Sunshine, hope aglow,

Streams from heaven’s store

Bringing smiles of warming grace

Which lighten heavy loads.

Clouds are ships in full sail

Racing across the sky-blue sea.

Wind fills the cotton canvas

Pushing them further away from me.

In the first stanza, sunshine is compared to hope while in the second, clouds are compared to ships.

metonymy: the substitution of a word for one with which it is closely associated.

Scandals peep from every window,

Hide behind each hedge,

Waiting to pounce on the unwary,

As the White House cringes in dismay.

White House is used in place of the President or the government, and readers understand what is meant without exactly who is being directly addressed.

onomatopoeia: the sound a thing makes

Roaring with the pain

Caused by flashing lightning strikes,

Thunders yells, “Booooom! Craaaashhhh! Yeow!”

Then mumbles, rumbling on its way.

Grrrr, the lion’s cry echoes

Through the jungle’s den

Causing creatures small

To scurry to their holes.

Roaring, rumbling, cry are not examples of onomatopoeia, but are verb forms. Boooom, craaaashhh, yeow, and grrrrr are examples of onomatapoeia.

oxymoron: the use of contradictory terms (together) for effect.

Freezing heat of hate

Surrounds the heart

Stalling, killing kindness,

Bringing destruction to the start.

Freezing and heat are contradictory, opposites, yet the two together create a mental image.

personification: the giving of human traits to non-human things incapable of having those traits.

Anger frowns and snarls,

Sending bolts of fire from darkest night

That bring no brilliance,

Rather only added blackness of sight.

Frowning and snarling are human traits that anger cannot experience; however using them as traits for anger creates the imagery needed.

simile: the comparison of two unlike things by saying one is like or as the other.

Sunshine, like hope aglow,

Streams from heaven’s sky

Bringing smiles of warming grace

On breeze whispers like a sigh.

Clouds are like ships in full sail

Racing across the sky-blue sea.

Wind fills the cotton canvas

Pushing them further away from me.

These two stanzas of poetry and those for metaphor are nearly identical. Both metaphor and simile are comparisons of unlike things, but metaphor states one thing is the other while simile says one is like the other, or as the other.

symbol: something which represents something else besides itself.

The dove, with olive branch in beak,

Glides over all the land

Searching for a place to light.

Storms of war linger on every hand,

Everywhere the hawk does fight.

The dove is a symbol of peace, and the hawk is a symbol of war. Using them in poetry gives an image without having to explain in detail.

Other terms:

elegy: a poem of lament (extreme sorrow, such as caused by death)

free verse: a poem without either a rhyme or a rhythm scheme, although rhyme may be used, just without a pattern.

blank verse: un-rhymed lines of iambic pentameter (ten syllables with all even numbered syllables accented)

imagery: the use of words to create a mental picture

mood: the emotional effect of a poem or a story

Understanding and using these devices and terms can help improve and strengthen poetry. Imagery is essential for vivid poetry, and devices help develop imagery.

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Source by Vivian Gilbert Zabel