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I bought this mount for my old Garmin Street Pilot, and it was wonderful, far superior to the original vacuum thingy that hung on the windshield. After only a couple of trips, the touch screen on my GPS went crazy and Garmin said there was nothing to do about it — so I purchased a Nuvi 265WT. It is listed as a device that this works with, but there was no way whatever I could fit it onto the ball mount. The ball is too large. Since this is listed for that device, I don’t know what to do to replace it. The way the Nuvi hangs on my windshield is very distracting, as the cord is much closer to me than it was with the Street Pilot. I have a curved dash, so I can’t just use anything that sits on a normal dash. Too bad it doesn’t fit all the advertised devices, as it is great when it fits.
If you’re thinking of buying one, I’d suggest taking your GPS to the store and making sure it fits rather than ordering online.
Taming health care costs

The Economics of Art The most comprehensive text that’s out there, but it’s quite old now. I’m no longer requiring my students to buy it; I just put it on reserve at the library. Some of the tables can be updated …

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Well, I do tend to go against the crowd sometimes…. I returned this pedometer last week and thank goodness Amazon refunded my money. It was not accurate for me at all.

I am sure this pedometer is accurate for those folks who (1) walk by themselves, (2) in a very clear area with no obstacles, (3) don’t expect the pedometer to count steps taken while moving around in your house doing chores, (4) don’t have a hyperactive dog or child, or (5) just want their steps counted if they go a certain speed and manage to get x number of steps in at a time. For that, I am sure it is the best, for me, not so much.

I had another pedometer (which fell in the commode and died) and I also used my CAR to measure the mileage I walk with my dog. She is a Jack Russell. She likes to stop, back up, investigate, move forward, etc. I walk her a mile in the morning and in the evening every day. This pedometer consistently undercounted my mileage. I also belly dance. With my other pedometer I was credited for housework, for my dog walking, and for my dance. With this one, not so much. I think my dog confused it, my backwards and forwards movement while vacuuming drove it nuts, and my dance was too much forward and back, up and down movement as well. So, no dice.

From what I am reading now, too late, this one has a 12-step auto-filter that counteracts counting “bounces in a pocket or car”, but “causes the pedometer to undercount during daily movement by about 50% during tests on the waist” according to a third party testing site. And that was my exact experience.

Obviously the tests for this one involved straight line walking on a treadmill and, I am sorry, but that isn’t realistic for me. More power to all you folks who love it, I shall have to go find me a differently designed model that counts ALL my steps.
Huggies Natural Care Baby

I simply couldn’t get skin care to work. This tool just didn’t work for me, I’m afraid. All it did was leave a red loop shape on my skin wherever I pressed it, and moving it along my skin didn’t feel good, more painful than manually expressing my pores. Due to my “If it hurts, stop doing it” policy with my sensitive skin, I gave up after several occasions of attempting to use this tool. I wish I hadn’t bought it. I’ve read reviews from people who have had great success with this tool, but I haven’t.

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