Malta tackling the timeshare reps

Repeated incidents of visitors being confronted in the street while on holiday in Malta has led to the Maltese authorities taking action against the timeshare companies who employ sales staff to seek out possible visiting buyers. Complaints have risen in recent years from holiday makers who have had their time on the island spoiled by being approached on a daily basis to attend presentations - that can last up to four hours - in the hope that some will buy into holiday property ownership and timeshares. The Malta tourist authorities have seen the damage it is doing to the island's economy, and have decided to act. 'It has come to the stage in Malta', comments Roger Munns of Malta's travel guide YourMalta , 'that some holiday makers are being approached on a daily basis - sometimes twice a day - by timeshare touts who get paid a commission for every potential buyer they persuade to take to a presentation. As well as the feeling of not being able to go out without being accosted by these people some were giving verbal abuse to those who declined, or simply followed them down the street after being told no - and hounding tourists'. With the holiday market vital to the Malta economy, the Malta Tourist Authority recognised that some visitors would be so put off the island by high pressure sales people that they wouldn't return - potentially losing Malta millions in lost revenue from repeat visitors. 'In today's world,' explain YourMalta, 'Malta has to compete with new destinations in Europe as well as Spain and her islands. Cheap Malta flights aren't in themselves enough to sustain tourism at reasonable levels anymore, although this will be welcome, but the trick of sustained tourism is to have repeat business, and timeshare touts bothering visitors to the island are enough in some cases to make sure that repeat visits don't happen.' The legislation the tourist authorities needed to be able to protect the tourists has recently been passed, and the Malta Tourist Authority is planning to outsource security patrols to police the timeshare touts. And in a clever move designed to enforce the legislation effectively, the Malta Tourist Authority are being paid around 3000 Euros for each rep the timeshare companies employ for a bond that will allow them to work in a regulated way. Instead of waiting to take each incident through the courts the MTA will be fining the companies found breaking the rules and taking the money out of the deposited bond money, with the timeshare companies having to make it up immediately to the required amount. Hotels In Malta YourMalta say they welcome the stance the Malta Tourist Authority are taking to protect the visitors to the island, and cite recent examples of why action has become necessary. In two recent cases, British tourists have been targetted, by young male and female timeshare reps, and while some were based outside hotels in Malta others were driving around in cars and stopping tourists as though they were going to ask for directions pointing to a map of Malta before delivering their sales pitch, with some more persistent than others. The timeshare reps are predominantly from the UK and targetting UK tourists who visit the island for the good weather in Malta, and the UK is a main market for Malta. On occasions the British tourists have had to resort to threaten violence to be left in peace, with the timeshare reps retorting that they were only trying to make a living. 'In truth', comment YourMalta, 'While the timeshare reps are trying to make commission, for every penny they earn they could be losing the Malta economy far more with every approach they make as the tourists soon get fed up with the persistent efforts to sell them something they don't want. Those tourists are sometimes having their whole holiday spoiled and are less likely to return. The last thing the island needs is for tourists to step off their Air Malta flight to be accosted before they even reach their hotel with a sales pitch that reminds them of double glazing salesmen back home. The Malta Tourist Authority tell us they will come down on any culprits like a ton of bricks. We welcome the pro-active stance taken by the Malta Tourist Authority to protect the British visitor and to ensure that they can enjoy their holiday, which will hopefully be the first of many to Malta. The Malta Tourist Authority is to be commended for not only recognising the problem, but taking action to ensure the Maltese economy doesn't lose millions in lost revenue from unhappy Brits who might otherwise take their spending money elsewhere in the future'. Time alone will tell if Malta can protect her visitors.

Burglar alarm monitoring

Burglar Alarms: Effectively Monitor Your Home Today, even the safest neighborhoods are unsafe from thieves. Whenever there is an opportunity for them to enter a home undetected, they take it. They do this to steal from you in order to gain some money. However, there are times that some people suffer more than having their things stolen. There are times that burglaries also resulted in other serious crimes, such as homicide or rape. The thought of someone entering your home without you knowing about it can make anyone cringe. This is why you should take the necessary steps in making sure that your home and also your family is protected from crimes like this. It is important that you should install a security system that can prevent these crimes from happening to you. One of the most effective ways that you can do in order to secure you, your family and your home from burglary and other crimes is by installing a burglar alarm systems. These systems can effectively thwart off any criminals who have a dark motive to enter your home and steal from you or commit other more serious crimes. There are different kinds of alarms that you can install in your own home. One is do-it-yourself burglar alarm kits and others like more sophisticated alarm systems that require professional alarm companies to install it for you. There are alarms that are activated once someone opens your door and other passages without disabling the alarm first and there are motion sensor burglar alarms that are activated when someone is moving around a particular area of the house. There are even alarms that will automatically call the proper authorities once it is activated. If you have pets, you have to talk to the burglar alarm dealer about it first in order to prevent your pet to activate the alarm when they are moving around your home. They can provide you with a variety of burglar alarms that are tolerant to your pet's movements in order to not let them accidentally activate the alarm. You have to consider the fact that burglar alarms are one of the best tools that you can install in your home to constantly monitor it for illegal activities. There are alarms that come with cameras and sound recorders in order for you to have eyes and ears even when you're out of your house. This is also a great tool to monitor your babysitter if you have any. It will tell you if they are indeed performing the job you hired them for. Before you get a burglar alarm, it is important that you should first consult with an alarm company. Since there are quite a number of alarm companies that claims to provide the best alarm systems, you should check their reputation and the company’s background. Hire the company or purchase an alarm system from a company that is reputable and is used by a lot of people. These alarm systems are proven effective and are recommended to most people. However, you also have to make sure that you have the budget for it as some alarm systems can be quite expensive, especially if it is made from state-of-the-art technology. Choose an alarm system that will be able to effectively monitor your home and is also in range of your budget. However, you should always consider the fact that no matter how expensive an alarm system is, it is always a great investment that you will make for the safety of your family. Besides, you don’t want to purchase cheap alarm systems that don’t work. Get the best possible alarm system by shopping around and asking your friends and family who have installed one in their own home about it.

Lune de miel en mer

Il est loin du temps du Titanic, avec sa carapace majestueuse, sa luxure, son confort, ses services а bord! Dйtrompez vous, les paquebots de croisiиres existants de nos jours ne font que reprendre l'idйe du Titanic, avec des matiиres plus simples mais d'avantage confortables et fiables. De plus, l'idйe des jeux dйjа prйsente а bord du Titanic a йtй reprise а bord de la majoritй des bateaux avec la mise en place de salles de casinos et leur fameuses tables de craps pour des parties pleines d'йmotions et s'amuser lorsque le bateau reste en mer. Nul bateau ne peut vous кtre recommandй plus qu'un autre du fait que cela dйpend entiиrement de vos goыts, de vos attentes et de votre objectif, culturel ou romantique. La destination dйpendant йnormйment de vous, le bateau amarrй pour cette croisiиre l'est donc йgalement. Pour cela, les listes ne seraient кtre complиtes. Les navires les plus connus sont les suivants: 1) Voyager of the seas: Destination les Antilles. Ce paquebot est le plus grand au monde, et nous faisons grand usage de l'espace disponible. Vous y trouverez plus d'activitйs et d'expйriences que vous ne pouvez imaginer. Un mur d'escalade vous attend pour pouvoir pratiquer votre souplesse et votre rйflexion et dйcouvrir l'ocйan sus un angle nouveau. Au dйpart de Miami, des escales sont prйvues а Nassau, Saint Thomas, San Juan, Labadie, et deux journйes en mer avant un retour au lieu de dйpart. Dйcouvrez йgalement la fameuse patinoire oщ vous pourrez boire un bon chocolat. La vie nocturne y est йgalement de mise: les boutiques, les cafйs et autres animations du s'ouvrent а vous. Danser jusqu'au bout de la nuit au Jesters, une boоte de nuit entraоnante rйpartie sur deux йtages. 2) Jewel of the Seas: Mis en service en mai 2004, le Jewel of the Seas est caractйrisйs par l'allure innovante des super yachts. Il possиde un design avancй avec ses grandes surfaces vitrйes dans les espaces publics et des ascenseurs de verre donnant sur l'ocйan. Au choix, voyagez sur ce paquebot autour des Caraпbes ou dйcouvrez l'Europe Transatlantique. Le "must" des Caraпbes vous attend aux escales de Fort Lauderdale, Key West, Cozumel, Costa Maya, Georgetown, et en mer. Pour les amoureux de l'Europe, des escales inattendues vous permettront de dйcouvrir Oslo Copenhague et Hambourg sous un jour nouveau, ou encore, toute la Scandinavie, ses fjords et la Russie grвce а des visites а Harwich, Oslo, Copenhague, Stockholm, Helsinki, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, et Tallinn. 3) Explorer of the Seas: En route vers les Antilles. Ce paquebot, regroupant les caractйristiques du Voyager of The Seas, vous plongera dans un profond dйpaysement au choix, de la Floride au Bahamas, aux Caraпbes, au Mexique, ou encore au bermudes. Vous pourrez, le temps d'une escale, dйcouvrir aussi bien Fort Lauderdale, Labadie, Ocho Rios au Mexique, que Miami, Belize City, Costa Maya, Cozumel, et Georgetown pour dйcouvrir le charme des Caraпbes. 4) Monarch of the Seas: De taille йquivalente а la Statue de la Libertй, ce paquebot vous offre la libertй de vous lever avec le soleil, la libertй de laisser les enfants en sйcuritй grвce au programme pour les enfants а bord. Ce paquebot vous laissera rкver au travers de ses croisiиres sensationnelles au Mexique. Dйcouvrez les villes de Los Angeles, San Diego, Ile Catalina, et Ensenada en cinq jours. Cinq jours de dйpaysement garantis.

Healthy pregnancy tip supplements to avoid

: Prenatal vitamins are an important source of folate and other vital nutrients during pregnancy. And many women, with the popularity of herbal medicine, take other herbs during pregnancy. Some of these herbs they may have been taking before, for an existing condition. Others, they may take to help cope with some of the physical difficulties that go with pregnancy. The following supplements and food additives should be avoided during pregnancy to avoid potential problems with the health of the baby.

• Quinine - Quinine is found in many drinks like tonic water, and these are popular as a result of their slightly bitter taste. But it was found that one woman who drunk more than 1 liter of tonic water a day whilst she was pregnant had a baby that was suffering withdrawal symptoms when it was born. It had nervous tremors within a day of being born, which disappeared two months later. Germany's BfR (Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) recommends that pregnant women treat quinine drinks, no matter how small the amount of quinine in them, as a medicinal product, and avoid them as a precaution during pregnancy.
• Ginseng - One of the more than 20 active constituents of ginseng was found by researchers at the Chinese University of the Hong Kong Prince of Wales Hospital to be a possible cause for concern for pregnant women. These researchers were measuring the effect of this active principle on fetal development in rats.
  
  

  And they found that, relating to the dose, rat embryonic development was affected. Higher doses meant a higher level of abnormalities, according to the markers of development their study used. Now, this study was one done on rat embryos, and so may not translate into similar effects on humans. And it only studied the effects of one of ginseng's active constituents, which was a ginsenoside called Rb1. Ginseng actually has over 20 ginsenosides, and other studies have found that these each have different actions. One of the difficulties with studying active constituents in herbal medicine is that the whole herbal extract may have a very different overall effect than a single constituent.

  
  

  This is because of the way active principles both work together and counteract each other. These two aspects, the fact that the study was not done on humans, and does not measure the overall effect of the whole ginseng extract, mean that its results should be treated cautiously. As a safety precaution, at this time it is best to at least avoid ginseng supplements during the first trimester, as the authors of the study suggest, and probably for the whole of the pregnancy.

  
  

  But ginseng should certainly not be branded dangerous as a result of this research as it is only a very preliminary finding in the overall picture, and more points the way as to where further research needs to be done.

• Ginkgo Biloba - Ginkgo biloba is another supplement that is best avoided whilst pregnant. Researchers at Wayne State University in Detroit found one of the constituents of ginkgo biloba in the placenta of women who had taken ginkgo supplements. This particular constituent, an alkaloid called colchicine, can be fatal in high doses, though medicinally, it has great anti-inflammatory effects. Other research has found that cochicine can harm a growing fetus. The potential problem with taking ginkgo supplements regularly whilst pregnant is that colchicine can build up in the womb, like caffeine when taken in excess of the recommended maximum amounts. The researchers did stress that there was no link established in the study between ginkgo and complications in the pregnancy, the study only looked at levels of colchicine in the womb.

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Buffalo grove pride of northwest illinois

The Village of Buffalo Grove is located about 35 miles northwest of Downtown Chicago Illinois. The City overlaps both Cook and Lake Counties. Its closest neighbors in Cook County include The Village of Arlington Heights and The Village of Wheeling. In Lake County, the adjacent communities of Long Grove, Vernon Hills, Lincolnshire, and Riverwoods are closest to Buffalo Grove. Since it's founding in 1958, Buffalo Grove real estate has always been in high demand and has, through the years, continued to rise in value. Lately, the appreciated values have been fueled by the Village's infrastructure and its reputation of living standards which feature award winning schools, beautiful parks, wonderful recreational facilities that are designed for every age and life style. There are two public golf courses, totaling over 240 acres, owned and operated by the Village. Additionally, there are indoor and outdoor swimming facilities, and many other recreational activities and courses offered through its well staffed Parks Department. It's proximity to modern transportation systems, including a modern commuter rail system and highways make it an ideal place to live for everyone; singles, new or growing families and retirees and continue to be one of the prime factors in attracting new residents. Buffalo Grove has retained all of the characteristics, which attracted its earliest residents. Today, it remains a community of landscaped-tree lined streets, well maintained homes, with manicured lawns, all located in wonderful 'pride of ownership neighborhoods. Housing development over the past 15 years have produced a mix of single family homes, townhouses, condominiums, apartments, and duplexes. Buffalo Grove provides all of the amenities of living within a country atmosphere with convenient access to the arts, cultural theatre and entertainment, and all of the convenience of having close-by business centers in Chicago. Property values in Buffalo Grove have continued to rise, with sales evening off somewhat since mid 2005, however, the real estate market here is hot and continues to contribute heavily to the local booming economy. Overall real estate sales are positive with most real estate bringing in at least 97% of the original asking price.

Electronics tips voicemail and caller id advantages for cell phone users

Cell phones are convenient for talking while on the go, whether for business or personal use. They enable you to chat with friends or family long distance without paying extra charges. They provide a means for you to talk with family or friends when emergencies occur or when you need to ask a question at the last minute. To go a step further and enjoy even more conveniences, consider setting up voicemail and caller ID on your cell phone. These two features often go unused on cell phones, but yet, they can provide an easy way to capture missed calls and/or avoid unwanted calls on your cell phone. Here are some benefits you'll enjoy using these features. Voicemail Benefits Voicemail on a cell phone is similar to an answering machine, except without the machine and recording cassettes. It can be set up within your cell phone with your own personal message or with an automated message. Voicemail enables your callers to leave messages if you're not available to answer the call or if you are on the line with someone else. Voicemail will even take messages for you if your battery loses power. Check Voicemail from Anywhere Some cell phone plans enable you to check your voicemail from anywhere, even from another phone (land line or cordless) at your home or away at a hotel while on vacation. This is very convenient when traveling if your cell phone battery is out of power and you want to check if anyone has called. You can check the voicemail and call them back on a regular phone if needed. Also, voicemail is still available when you are out of your network. Even if your cell phone is turned off, your friends and family can still leave messages. This ensures that no one calls over and over to only get a ringing tone or busy signal. Caller ID Benefits Caller ID enables you to save money by avoiding unwanted calls and to see who's calling to determine if it's an urgent call or not. With caller ID, you can see who is on the line before answering the call. The screen will usually show a name or phone number, or both. It might also show that the caller cannot be identified in which cases it could be a private number or a telemarketer. If you see that it's a number you don't recognize you can refuse to answer and let them leave a message on your voicemail if it's something important. Enables Cell Phone Etiquette With voicemail and caller ID, you're not always fretting over who might be calling. You can turn your ringer off or down while dining or out for the evening and know that you can check voicemail messages later. You don't have to worry about calls interrupting your meal or your entertainment. Your other party can relax too! With these great features, cell phones provide a convenient way to take calls. You can buy cell phones with the capability for these features at online shopping malls to save money. Brand names are available for cell phones, a PDA, and other electronics such as Sony, Samsung, Nokia, Motorola, and Blackberry. The online mall will also likely carry other great products to save you time and allow you to combine shipping on items. You can enjoy discounts on computer supplies, iPods, Xbox and PS2 games and consoles, and other electronics. Shop online today for the cell phone that fits your personality and calling needs!

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