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By now you’ve surely heard of antioxidants.

But have you heard of DNA repair promoters?

I hadn’t either, until the other night when I heard a news brief about it and then later that same night read about it in Genewize’s Lifemap Product Webinar PDF. Since each Genewize Lifemap nutritional formula contains 350 mg of AC-11, I decided to investigate this rising star therapeutic compound.

Here’s what I discovered.

AC-11, otherwise known as Uncaria tomentosa (or Cat’s Claw) is a South American vine. It’s outer bark contains a powerful, natural activator of DNA repair, critical to cellular health and vital to longevity.

AC-11 has been shown to:

* Decrease DNA damage and to increase DNA repair capacity in humans.

* Improve immune system functions.

* Prevent cellular damage (hello anti-aging!)

* Promote DNA repair.

Entire companies have based their product promotions on this one ingredient and claim highly desirable anti-aging outcomes by taking supplements containing AC-11.

Here’s what I think.

AC-11 is powerful. And people are just beginning to hear about it’s powerful anti-aging benefits.

I see AC-11 stepping into the spotlight with the ranks of Echinacea and Acai in the next 6 months.

And when you look at a company like Monavie, which did a billion dollars in sales in less than 4 years by promoting the therapeutic antioxidant benefits of the Acai berry, I get excited.

As AC-11 slows the aging and improves the health of many people, several companies will benefit greatly from marketing this health giving plant. As long as the harvest is sustainable, I’m looking forward to seeing the AC-11 market grow.

It used to be that when your windshield got cracked, you had to get it replaced. It was the law, and there was nothing else that could be done about it. Today, things are different. The auto glass repair shop in your area is probably using a new resin that can be applied to small cracks in the windshield, sealing up the crack and preventing any further damage. This is cheaper than a full replacement and it is such a great option that any insurance companies will pay for the fix outright.

While it may be cheaper and better to take your car to an auto glass repair shop than to have the entire windshield replaced, it’s important to know that taking care of even the smallest chip or crack should be done as soon as possible. Both the cold and warm weather will put varying degrees of stress on your windshield, causing further damage that might not be immediately obvious. In the winter months, the windshield will warp in a more concave direction. This means that any cracks in the windshield will begin spreading horizontally even if there is no other form of stress on the windshield. The warm weather has the opposite effect and can cause cracks to begin spreading up and down.

Once a crack has reached a certain size, an auto glass repair shop will have no choice but to recommend a full replacement. In some states, insurance will still cover 100% of the cost. If that is the case where you live, it’s no big deal to go ahead and get it done. Still, there are disadvantages to getting a full replacement even when it is covered by insurance. The new windshield may have different properties than your old one, such as being dimmer or a slightly different slope. These transitions can be irritating for someone who has been used to the old windshield.

When it’s time to look for an auto glass repair shop, don’t limit your search to companies that give away free boxes of steak or other gimmicks to get you in the door. There’s nothing wrong with incentives, but you want to make sure that you’re dealing with a trustworthy, competent company. Do a little research into the background of the company and see what online reviews have to say about them. Any time someone is working on your car in any capacity, you want to know you’re in trusted hands.

General auto repair shop services are ones that are basic repairs necessary to keep your car performing at maximum potential. These include regularly scheduled maintenance like tune-ups and more complex fixes as well. Basic repairs for your automobile might include brakes, transmissions, engine repair, computer diagnostics, heating and cooling system repair, clutches, electrical systems, brakes, steering, suspension, rotating tires, oil changes, and many more. These types of repairs can be scheduled at routine intervals based on mileage or if you suspect your car is having some sort of trouble. Of course these are the basic repairs most shops will offer; sometimes shops cannot offer services that are more specialized. Auto repairs that usually require specialized shops sometimes include collision repair, automotive accessories, glass repair and replacement, and vehicle painting.

Taking your car to a shop for routinely scheduled general repairs can save you time costly repairs that will occur if your car goes too long without maintenance. If you hear an unusual noise, feel you engine performing poorly, or have a service light on it is important to have it check out by an auto shop technician to make sure nothing worse happens. Getting stranded on the side of the road is worse than spending the money it takes to keep up with your car. Also keeping up with routine repairs ensures that you have the best fuel efficiency which can save you money on costly fuel. It is important to keep up with maintenance regularly to ensure you vehicle is running smoothly and to save you money.

Going through the process of finding a good and trusted auto repair shop may involve trial and error after all, I’m sure you won’t settle with a shop that belongs in the mediocre group. One thing that you can do to find the best mechanic in your area is to ask friends, co-workers or family for recommendations. Ask them all sorts of information that you need to know like what kind of work the shop does, if they finish the job on time and of course if they charge fairly reasonable for the quality of work they pass on.

Don’t always settle for dealership and automatically assume that they have the best service in town. They usually have the highest rates because they have the most up-to-date equipment but it does not always mean that they can offer you the best service possible. There are numerous independent repair shops out there with qualified and experienced mechanics that can do a great job as well. If your vehicle is still under warranty though, it is best to stick with the dealer. However, if you are not happy with the dealer’s service, by all means you have the right to look for a better auto repair shop.

When visiting an auto repair shop, always look for a clean well-organized work area and office. This should give you an idea how people in this shop run their business. If the place is a whole mess then you may want to take a second look. Yes it is inevitable to have a certain amount of clutter in a shop but unnecessary trash is not acceptable.

You can do your part by being knowledgeable about your car, this can help your mechanic to diagnose the problem properly and make some recommendations from it.

This article is how to choose an automotive technician. We used to call them mechanics and some were named Grubber with arms so long that their hands dragged on the ground. These guys could fix things and many times without the right part being available. These old time mechanics were the guys you took into the outback.

Today the automotive technician wears a sharp shop uniform and does his work with a $100,000.00 worth of shop equipment. This guy’s service charges range where from $70 to $120 dollars per hour in the Tri-City area. If you are going to pay some one as much to fix your car as you did your doctor a few years ago then you should spend some time in selecting an automotive technician.

Some of the things that should be considered important in selecting a technician;

honesty Integrity Training Ability to read Curiosity Desire to do a good job. Has an honest boss. Works for an honest business. Constantly up dates his training. Works on many makes and models. In choosing a technician it is recommended to choose an independent shop for a number of reasons. The most important is that the technician in an independent shop has to work on everything. This gives him greater insight and a much large pool of experience to draw upon.

You should check with people that have taken their cars to this shop. Most shops will recommend a few of their good customers that you can call. Ask these folks tough questions.

Interview the shop owner.

Ask the owner if he still works on cars. Ask him how he writes his estimates. Ask him how he figures the markup on parts. Ask him what his warrantee policy is? Ask if he has a written pricing policy and warrantee policy. Ask what his credit policy is. Ask if you can pick the technician to work on your car. Interview the technicians in the shop if possible:

Ask how they are paid? Ask if they are expected to bill more than 120 hours per month. (If they are find another shop). Ask if the shop pays for education and seminars. This all comes down to basic honesty. Flat rate is a method to write estimates but in should not be the end bill. If the flat rate program is good then the bill should be close to the estimate. The rub comes from the technician that works 40 hours per week and bills 80 hours per week. This means that the customer is overcharged by 50%. We are am not a great proponents of flat rate billing. Rattlesnake Mountain Enterprises spent a lot of time choosing a good flat rate program for doing estimates and bills. This program is the fairest that we could find both for the shop and the customer. I have yet to bill more than 25 hours of my own work in a week. Yes, I would be told that I was not efficient enough for a dealership or large independent shop. I have read some shop business plans that were based upon all technicians billing 120% of their time.

If you get positive answers to most of these questions, then give the shop a try. As you can see it pays to choose your auto repair facility before you have a serious problem.

The fact that you’re reading this suggests that you or one of your mates owns an Xbox and that its given you some trouble. Well you’re not alone; unfortunately the Xbox has some notorious problems that afflict a highish percentage of machines.

The good news is that you don’t have to send it off to get repaired, no sir-ee, you can do it yourself and I promise its not rocket science. With some common tools that you already have and a small bit of knowledge, you can fix your Xbox permanently.

There are a number of different problems that can afflict your console, you can get 1 red ring, 2 red rings, 3 red rings, you may have error messages, perhaps your machine has just frozen mid playing, perhaps your machine keeps scratching your discs etc, there really are a lot that can go wrong with it.

Sometimes you can sort it out just by plugging it out and plugging it in again (in the case of a power surge for example), sometimes turning it off for a while will sort it out (in the case of it overheating) and sometimes checking all cables may sort it out (sometimes you may get the red rings just because the AV cable is loose/unplugged).

But outside of these obvious ones, sometimes you may need to have to take it apart (its very straight forward once you know a small bit about it) and fix something internal (for example sometimes the soldering can break off due to overheating but this is quite easily fixed).