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November 9, 2010
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Thanks for joining us here at ESPNsoccernet tonight. We hope you enjoyed the coverage. Be sure to stick around for all of the post-match reactions from the managers and players of both clubs.
FULL TIME: It's all over at the Britannia! Stoke snap their four-match losing streak with a memorable 3-2 victory over Birmingham, who they now take over in the league standings. Dean Whitehead scored the fortunate winner five minutes from time, as Birmingham drop to 17th in the standings as a result of their disappointing performance.
Birmingham win a throw in, as the referee allows play to continue. Ferguson's throw is poor though, and Stoke clear away. Sure;y Stoke have survived.
Last roll of the dice for Birmingham, as they throw all of their numbers forward. Larsson and Ridgewell combine, but the latter sends a dismal ball across the face of goal, and that could be about it for the visitors tonight.
Stoke make their final change of the night, as Fuller comes off to another rousing reception, for Walters.
Not for the first time tonight, it's Huth who surges forward in menacing fashion. He charges at the Birmingham defence, and plays it to Wilson, who eventually wins a throw-in for Delap to take.
Amazing ball from Ferguson wide to Carr, but the defender loses out as Stoke reclaim possession.
There will be five minutes of stoppage time in the second half, much to the dismay of the Stoke fans.
Pulis eats up some time, by introducing Wilson for Etherington, who comes off to a warm reception.
Pennant has just been named as man of the match, but there still is time for one of the visiting players to be the saviour for his side, as Birmingham come forward again.
Zigic looks to have done well to win the ball for his side, but the referee blows his whistle, and awards a free kick to Stoke.
Birmingham have been all over Stoke since equalising, and will consider themselves desperately unlucky to have gone behind in that fashion. Extraordinary scenes at the Britannia, but there still is plenty of time for the visitors.
Etehrington's ball across the face of goal is weak, but somehow manages to get through the legs of two defenders, before finding Whitehead. His shinned effort then incredibly gets through the grasp of Foster, and rolls into the back of the net. It's his first goal in the league for two years, and it may very well be the decisive one. But then again, who knows..
GOAL Whitehead scores, and Stoke are back in the lead!!
Birmingham win a corner, but Larsson's ball in is poor. The visitors win the ball back, but Higginbotham does well to get a boot on it to clear away the danger.
Wonderful work by Gardner to intercept a loose pass. He surges forward, dancing around a couple of opponents, before striking from long range, forcing Begovic to tap it away for a corner.
Johnson is still down, and eventually comes from the field to discuss the situation with his manager.
Johnson goes down with an injury of some sort to his face, and he is down receiving some treatment from the medical staff.
Gardner goes for goal! Begovic is quick to react though, and takes it firmly.
The visitors are playing with a real sense of confidence now, and there is clear belief that they can complete what would be a remarkable comeback performance.
That's Jerome's sixth goal against Stoke in his last six games. And he is looking hungry to add another, as he combines with Zigic in attack.
What a response by Birmingham. Jerome rises over Higginbotham, to head coolly head home a glorious ball in by Larsson. And for the second time in four days, the visitors have turned a two goal deficit into a 2-2 score line. And you just sense that this match isn't over yet.
GOAL Jerome scores!!!!! 2-2!
Fahey capitalises on some poor defending by Higginbotham, to smash home an effort from close range, to score his first ever Premier League goal. 2-1 to Stoke now.
GOAL Fahey pulls one back for Birmingham!
Whelan comes on for Pennant, as Pulis opts for a little more solidity in midfield.
What a strike by Fuller!!! Turns his marker, and on his left foot, he hits a glorious curling effort into the top corner, marking his 100th goal in British football.
GOAL Fuller makes it 2-0 for Stoke!
Jerome is played through. He has Zigic unmarked ahead of the defenders in the middle, but he makes a meal of it, sending in arguably the worst cross of the season.
Begovic gets the play going quickly, and he picks out Fuller, who turns his marker and makes his way past Foster in the area. He finds himself on an acute angle, and his resulting effort is consequently poor.
Carr is tripped by Fuller, and the visitors win a free kick 35 yards from goal. Gardner hits it well, but it's straight at Begovic.
Birmingham are having their brightest period of the match, stringing a number of confident passes around the park. Stoke just cannot win possession of the ball back at the moment, as the home fans try to spur their side on.
Fuller climbs all over the back of Ridgewell, and no complaints as Birmingham are awarded the free kick.
Zigic charging in at the back post to meet a long ball, but Begovic does well to track back and claim possession. You can just start to sense a little bit of concern creeping in around the Britannia.
Larsson takes the corner, and it finds Johnson! The defender does well to beat his marker, but he hits it straight at Begovic. Massive opportunity for Birmingham to get back on level terms there.
Fahey shoots from distance, but his effort clips the heels of a Stoke defender, and it's out for his side's first corner of the night.
Similar to the first half, it doesn't look like there will be any way through for Birmingham tonight. However if they can keep the score line at 1-0, anything is possible.
Fahey, who has started in the past five Premier League fixtures, gets invovled immedaitely, as Birmingham go forward.
McLeish make his first change of the night, as Fahey comes on to replace Beausejour for the visitors.
This time Larsson fouls Pennant in a similar position, and from this angle Etehrington will be hopeful of picking out a team-mate in the area. He sends it in, and no surprises, another corner to Stoke is the result.
Dann fouls Whitehead, and the defender is lucky to escape a booking there.
Whitehead plays in Fuller brilliantly again, and the striker tests his luck from the edge of the area, however it takes a massive deflection and sails out for a corner.
It's all Stoke, but Zigic and Jerome combine, as the latter works his way into the area and forces Begovic into making a solid save. Best chance of the night for Birmingham there.
Oh what a dangerous ball forward by Etherington. Jones does everything he can to get on the end of it, but fails to do so, as it goes out for a goal kick.
Johnson seems to be stuggling with an injury of some sort, as he hobbles around the pitch looking in some pain.
Free kick to Stoke. Pennant takes it and curls a ball in towards the six yard box. Huth rises again, and incredibly wins it again! His attempt is well over the bar this time though.
Ferguson sends a deep ball in for Birmingham, but even if he can't get it right, as it's out for a goal kick. Nothing seems to be going the visitors way tonight.
Zigic is onside and this looks promising for the visitors. He looks for Beausejour, but that's a horrible ball through, and Stoke easily clear.
Huth rises and heads again! Not this time for the skipper, but he has definitely looked the most threatening player in and around goal tonight.
Great run by Whitehead, and he is rewarded by winning a corner for his side. Etherington waits to take the corner.
Here's Cameron Jerome. Great head on by Zigic, and Jerome knocks it forward. He strikes from 25 yards, and the crowd enjoyed that. It's a poor effort and well wide of the target.
The home fans are full of voice in the second half, as they can sense a Stoke victory tonight. Here goes Fuller through on goal, but Ferguson is quick to get back and deny the striker an effort.
Pennant does well to make the most of a loose ball. He skips past an opponent, before trying to get a cross in. Beausejour does really well to get a block on though, and put it out for a throw in.
For the first time this season, Stoke kick-off the second half leading...
See you back at the Britannia in around 15 minutes..
HALF TIME: After all of their dominance in the opening period, Stoke are deservedly ahead at the break. Birmingham will need a resurgence similar to their one at the weekend against West Ham, if they are to have any chance of getting themselves back into this one.
That should have been 2-0! Huth goes close to scoring his second in a matter of minutes, as Fuller blocks his headed effort on the goal line.
Stoke win a corner, as Ridgewell goes down injured after being caught by Jones. The defender hobbles from the ground, and won't appear until after the break.
Here come Stoke again. They certainly are pressing for a second on the stroke of half time. Delap picks it up and fires it at goal, but Foster is there to make another sold save! 1-0 it remains.
Fuller strikes from the edge of the area, but his effort is denied by three sliding defenders, however it somehow rolls through the Huth who, just in an onside position, smashes it past Foster to open the scoring.
GOAL Stoke open the scoring through Robert Huth!
Johnson fouls Fuller, and to the delight of Tony Pulis, Stoke are awarded another free kick in the centre of the pitch.
Jones with a header on target! Foster makes a tremendous save once again, despite being blocked by Fuller. Another corner to Stoke.
There is certainly a genuine lack of attacking quality in this match tonight, and for this reason, goals will continue to be hard to come by for the rest of the night.
Pennant poorly chips in a ball to the area from a free kick. No need for Foster to worry about that though, as it's goes out for a goal kick.
Jones flicks on a ball with his head to Fuller. Johnson has too much pace for the striker though, and does well to head it back towards Foster.
Delap continues to cause trouble with his long throw-ins, however Beausejour gets enough on it to clear away the danger.
Whitehead is through, and tests himself from 25 yards. The effort is strong, but Johnson is there to save the day yet again, with another decisive interception.
Zigic makes a quick recovery, and is back in amongst it all. The intensity of the match has certaily dropped over the past five minutes or so, as we near half time.
The tall striker is still struggling, and is coming off the field to receive some treatment.
Zigic goes down after a knock to the back, and the play will be momentarily halted as a result.
Ridgewell over hits his long ball looking for Zigic, as Stoke are given a goal kick.
Carr picks up the ball on the right, and looks to get things moving forward for Birmingham. There's no way through, as the shape of Stoke holds out again, forcing their opponents to make another mistake.
The visitors are dropping numbers back home. They have seven players in their defensive area, as Jones and Whitehead move forward.
Jerome is played wide by a nice backheel by Zigic, and ambitiously, the striker tests his luck from a sharp angle, only to see his effort spray high over the bar.
Beausejour picks our Gardner with a lovely ball through the middle, but as has been the case for the opening half hour, two or three Stoke players are quick to close him down.
Delap's long throw in causes problems, as Foster is forced onto his line under severe pressure. But he does well to get a little bit on it, and send it clear of danger. That's the closest either side has gone so far.
Foster does exceptionally well once again to make a brave save to deny Fuller. Throw-in to Delap and Stoke is the result.
The crowd are furious that Zigic hasn't been booked for a lazy challenge on Higginbotham, however in defence of the referee, he made the right decision to keep the card in his pocket.
Both sides have struggled for goals this season, and based on the opening 25 minutes tonight, it isn't difficult to see why. Nevertheless, he come Stoke again.
Stoke seem to be frustrating their opponents at present, having had the majority of possession, and all of the shots on goal. Etherington sends another deep ball into the area for Stoke.
The pace of Pennant continues to trouble the Birmingham defenders, as he gets around Ridgewell, and send a ball in to the area. This one is poor though, and a throy in to the visitors is the result.
Just as I speak, Birmigham are on the counter through Gardner. The midfielder skips past a couple of defenders, before firing with his left. Begovic does well to get down low to his right, to prevent the goal.
Birmingham look to slow down the play, as they knock it around the back. Stoke are pressing though, and eventually win it back. You just feel that a goal could be coming for the visitors.
Delap wins the ball back for Stoke. He plays it forward to Fuller, who is beaten out by Johnson. The defender has made a great start tonight, and had it not been for his efforts thus far, the visitors may very well have been a goal behind.
Johnson flies in the air to deny Jones of yet another headed effort on goal. The pressure is mounting.
Whitehead looks to combine with Fuller, but the striker's return pass is well cut out by the visiting defence.
Delap looking to cause problems with a long throw-in. It drops short, and it's cleared, but he'll get a second chace.
Pennant chips in a lovely ball in towards Jones, but Foster does well to recover from an early fumble and claim possession.
Birmingham haven't won on the road since a 2-1 victory at Portsmouth last season, and with only two draws from their five matches away from St. Andrews this season, the signs aren't promising early.
It's all Stoke in the early stages, but yet another decision goes against them, as they should have been awarded a corner. Goal kick is the decision, as Birmingham try to get themselves into it.
The hosts continue to heap the pressure, but Foster corageously rushes from his line to deny Higginbotham the chance to score. Surprise, surprise - Pulis wants a penalty!
Etherington pushes forward and beats Ridgewell for pace, but can't beat off the rest of the Birmigham defence, winning a corner.
Stoke are awarded a free kick about 40 yards from goal. Etherington waits patiently to take the kick, as the referee has a chat to a few of the players inside the area.
Pennant causing problems on the right for Stoke, and he gets another glorious ball in looking for Jones, but this time Foster rushes off his line to meet it.
Stoke fans begin to lift in voice, after their side went very close to opening the scoring in the first 10 minutes.
Stoke moving forward with real purpose for the first time tonight. Pennant keeps the ball alive, and fires a ball across the face of goal in towards Jones. But his headed effort deflects of an opponent and should be a corner, but a goal kick is given.
Larsson combines with Gardner, and then fires a volley from distance! Not a bad effort by the midfielder, but it flies over the bar.
A minor decision goes in favour of Stoke, as Zigic is adjudged to have handled the ball. The home fans ironically cheer the decision, as if they've just scored a goal.
Jerome gets on the end of a Gardner through ball, but the linesman's flag is raised for offside.
Neither side can maintain possession early on, as the ball is played from goalkeeper to goalkeeper.
Scrappy start by both sides, as Faye gives up the ball to Zigic, and the visitors surge forward. Zigic plays it wide to Beausejour - making his first start for the club.
Zigic gets his first touch for the night, and he does look like he may be a handful for the Stoke back four this evening.
And we're underway at the Britannia..
Birmingham can climb into the top half with three points tonight, whilst Stoke need a win to distance themselves from the relegatuion zone.
Birmingham: Foster; Carr, Johnson, Dann, Ridgewell; Larsson, Ferguson, Gardner, Beausejour; Zigic, Jerome
Stoke City: Begovic; Huth, Higginbotham, Faye, Collins; Pennant, Delap, Whitehead, Etherington; Fuller, Jones
The team news is in. Tony Pulis is without injured skipper Ryan Shawcross, who picked up two yellow cards in Stoke's fourth successive defeat at Sunderland, whilst Alex McLeish will start with Nikola Zigic and Cameron Jerom up front yet again.
Nikola Zigic will be a threat for the Blues.
Join us at 1945 GMT to see Stoke take on Birmingham in the Premier League.


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Senior human ecology major in the food, nutrition and dietetics track Beth Miller, of Watertown, Wis., took the principles and concepts she learned from her classes and other research and applied them to her teammates on the cross-country team. She worked with the team throughout the semester, leading sessions and workshops, to help them improve their awareness of an athlete's nutritional needs. Focusing on the theme "Food as Fuel," Miller taught her teammates how to read a nutrition label, to cook healthy meals, and to time their meals to benefit their workout regimen.
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ALTOOONA, WISCONSIN -- On July 16, 2007, I posted the following comment to this forum, and in response a participant forwarded to me the e-mail address for the Postmaster General. Thank you. On July 27, 2007, I forwarded the following complaint to the Postmaster General at email@example.com.
"I have an on-going problem with my business mail not delivered to me. Occasionally, I receive a neighbor's mail. Once when I complained to the post office about missing mail, I was told simply that the rural carrier had delivered all the mail to the wrong boxes as she went down the street (she was off by a box and did not check the address as she made the deliveries) and "that happens." Not even an apology, no idea where my mail went, and no attempt to track it down. Since this is my business mail, missing mail is a serious problem.
The last time I tried to file a complaint with the post office I was given the run around. The local post office told me to get the complaint form from the USPS website, but the complaint form was not available on the USPS website. Of course, the local post office could not help with that problem either.
Most recently, I requested that my mail be held from July 5 through July 7, and delivery resume on July 9. There was no mail in the rural box on the morning of July 9, and later in the day (I never know what time of day the carrier will pick up and deliver) a banded stack of mail with the hold request appeared. Everything seemed fine until I realized I had not received a utility bill (I called the utility on Friday the 13th and they had mailed the bills out on July 6th) nor the July issue of a magazine which should have been delivered by now. I am concerned about other mail sent to me and not delivered of which I may not even be aware.
I did go to the local post office to inquire about my missing mail. They told me there was no mail being held, and offered me a form to file a complaint. However, the only form available specifically stated the mail had been rifled or stolen, which it had not, so I declined to use that form. My rural mailbox is in full view from my office, so theft is not a possibility. The mail simply was not delivered to my box.
How do I go about finding my lost mail? And more importantly, how do I get some accountability and improvement in service from the local post office? The local postmaster just ignores my complaints and makes excuses for the carrier."
I received no response to my e-mail, and on September 4, 2007, I re-sent the complaint (via e-mail) with a request that someone investigate the problem. Last Friday, the 7th of September, I received a telephone call from Deborah Fuller, who said that she had snail mailed a response to me on August 13. I never received it. Her only solution was that I contact the local consumer affairs office.
What more does the Postmaster General's office need to take this complaint seriously? I do not think Ms. Fuller was untruthful when she claimed to have sent a response by US mail. Even she cannot get mail through to me and that indicates this problem has not been addressed and resolved. I would be interested in other's success with the Postmaster General's office, since most of what I have read on this forum suggests the PMG is the only sure route to getting such delivery problems resolved.
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Posted by Anonymous on 2007-09-10:
I too have had problems with the USPS. I e-mailed the Postmaster General in late August. About a week later someone from Consumer Affairs called me and started working on the problem. Unfortunately, just last week, my package was, again, delivered to the incorrect address. Consumer Affairs was called, again, and the woman was on vacation. A week later, I am still waiting for a call-back from her. She probably really needs a vacation after having to constantly dealing with the PO. BTW, the consumers affairs office seemed to really care about resolving the problem. It hasn't yet been resolved, so I asked the local PO to hold all my packages and I'll pick them up there--if they actually leave me a notice. It really is a hassle, but I think our hands our tied when it comes to the PO. It's only as good as the employees they hire, unfortunately. I wish you luck in getting the problem resolved in your area.
Posted by moneybags on 2007-09-10:
Go to your post office and ask for a Postal Inspector. Ask for an investigation. he PO takes theft of mail very seriously. Could be the mail carrier wanted to read the magazine.
Posted by GothicSmurf on 2007-09-10:
I've been having issues with my PO as well. There was a few packages that were never delievered and one that was next day that I had to chase down. I'm really starting to see all mail carriers like Newman on Seinfield.
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-09-26:
I understand that a lot of people are or have had problems with the USPS.
I voted your review 'Very Helpful'.
Posted by marsha on 2011-07-02:
my mail, on numerous occassions has been delivered to the wrong address. it happens because my number matches the number on a house two streets away from me. i called the post office n my area and was told, " they deliver a thousand pieces of mail and the mail is sorted in numerical order and delivered as such". what does this have to do with being able to read the name of the street correctly along with the house number. read everything , not just the number. due to this error my water billed was not delivered and the water company incurred a $6. interest charge, and was three weeks late. you are increasing the cosst of postage, cutting back n deliveries, thinking of shutting down some locations and yet you can not deliver the mail properly. what are you being paid for? maybe the people would not have a problem with paying more if the service was good and did not deteriorate. get a grip government, and perform like your pay and benefits are really deserving.
Posted by nan on 2013-07-15:
we don't have one regular carrier, instead there are 4 ,all but one do their job..However,one is not delivering small packages, which get dropped off at a separate time than the letters, those appear to be getting delivered..however the larger issue it that the carrier does not leave a pick up slip..so we have no idea it's been returned to the PO..then because we do not go get it, the unclaimed package is returned to sender..i have lived at this address for 13yrs and the other carriers,past and present (except for this one)leave all packages at the door..after the first incident ..which by the way had a note on package to leave at door..i place a 9x6 note stating Leave all packages here ..do not return to post office..that didn't even work..since my first complaint to the po, i have had 2 more packages taken back to the PO, again no pickup slip left ..and my local PO just brushes off my complaints..isn't mishandling the mail illegal even if it is by an employee..cause this guy is doing it on purpose..no accident..he doesn't even take the package out of his truck..why isn't he fired.
Posted by mike on 2013-07-26:
I don't understand how these ppl get the job?!
Do they not know how to read letters and numbers? I recently ordered something from ebay and they sent it to the wrong address. I made a complaint to the supervisor but he don't seem to care either! I told them to pay for my missing package but they claim its not their fault. WTF! REALLY?! I really want the supervisor and everyone working there fired! By reading everyone's complaint it seems like its hopless! No one seems to care!
Posted by Postal employee on 2013-08-07:
I have been reading all of your complaints about the PO. I believe they are justified. Having been an employee at one of the largest processing distribution plants in the country for almost 19 years, I witness first hand tje problems that the PO has. I have always believed in providing the best service to every customer who uses our mailing service. It is getting harder to provide the excellent services that us veteran employees are accustomed to. When a new employee walks into our building, they are given little training before they are expected to perform the job. Its all about numbers. Most employees couldnt even tell you the difference between committed mail, that is overnight delivery and non-committed going to another state. Keep in mind that I am at a plant processing mail for the carriers, not dealing with the customer service side that are related to your complaints. With that being said, I believe it is a huge problem down the line. My daughter recently started carrying mail for the PO. She was trained for a 3 or 4 days before being sent on practically a different route every day, at a different station everyday. I am sorry to tell you, it is more than likely going to get worse. In the past year, they have hired a number of people for a newly created position. They are called Postal support employees. They are non-career employees that start at a decent wage, extremely attractive wage to the younger generation. Not to descriminate against the younger generation, but alot of them are attracted to tje starting wages, so in turn, do not further their education. Most of these employees are seriously doing the best job that they can. It is not their fault that they are not properly trained. I kid you not, the PO is the most unrewarding job you could possibly have. I am not talking about the customers, I am talking about how mismanaged that entire place is. I am that employee that does the very best job I can possibly do each and every night. Most supervisors are not trained to deal with people and barely have a highschool diploma. I wish I could resolve all of your issue's, I really do, but I am at a loss myself. Yes, I have a wonderful paying job with some of the best benefits that one could ever imagine having, but the old saying is true. Money cannot buy happiness. If given the choice, I would give up half my pay to enjoy my job. There is a documentary on netflix abiut the carrier that gave us the name "Going Postal" If you all could view that sometime, it would give you a netter outlook on the life and stress of a postal emplyee. I related to everything in that documentary. There are some emolyees who really do not give a rats ass about anything, like any place you would work, but most employees do care about the customer. Be kind to the carriers. Even your window clerks, or supervisors at a station. They may ot be at fault for problems with your mail. They can only perform their jobs as well as they are trained. I wouldnt even deal with them, you need to take your complaints as high up as you can.
Posted by Stacey on 2013-09-09:
My husband and I recently moved 5 miles to a new location. I went to go get my lights transferred over to the new house. the light place gave me my new address from the meter that they had over there. we went put up a new box and things went fine for a month. then we started having trouble. I was to have 3 packages delivered to my box the tracking numbers said they had been delivered I went to my box ... no packages. so I rushed up to the PO the guy was locking the door as I got there. I told him I just wanted him to check and see if my packages where there his reply was I am sorry I can't I have to count my register. needless to say this upset me but I left. the following day my husband went. we where told that the packages had been delivered when we told them no they hadn't a lady behind the counter said she would check into it. 3 days later still no packages and no word from the PO. we were told that the carrier put 1 package in our box, then they told us to check the box next to ours, last time I checked this is a federal offense. however we looked no packages. so we went back talked to the post master this time. He was a real jerk. he told us that our box that we put up had been there for years, he also said that the carrier wouldn't remember how many packages she delivered in our box. then he proceeds to tell me that our address isn't correct. what the crap the light bill place now doesn't know where they have there meters? anyway I told him I delivered mail before and I know how it works he can hold our packages if we leave a not stating that's what we want done. he proceeds to tell me if it fits in my box he is going to have it put in there, then he tells me I am not in the county I delivered mail for, and"HE IS THE POSTMASTER THERE AND WHAT HE SAYS GOES ....GOES" at this point I lose my temper and tell him to his face he is nothing but a glorified paper boy and he may get called master at home but he isn't at home. I also told him that he and postmasters like him are the reason post offices are getting shut down cause his customer service sucks and so did his attitude. my problem isn't solved but I have changed my box to a lock box that only letters can fit in so now he has to hold my packages or face federal charges for tampering with the mail.
Posted by RaysZ28 on 2013-12-17:
So I wonder how many of You write to your Representatives about these Issues as well? you know the Do NOTHING Lame dumb asses who keep this organization afloat? Any other Business in America would be shut down with all the complaint I see and it is getting worse. THE USPS can not be relied upon anymore to deliver on its promises. Even the Advertising is false. I have had perishable packages delayed for more than six or seven days, even though they went Priority (3-day). This is fraud to not delivered as guaranteed. Why aren't heads rolling , and why aren't Americans insisting better service?
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Postmaster General's direct fax number
Posted by No mail today on 07/14/2007
You are probably aware that delivery problems can not be resolved at local level.
We are finally getting our mail delivery problems addressed after 7 years of delivery problems after contacting our Congressman and
Postmaster General Jack Potter
US Postal Service
475 Lenfant Place SW
Washington, DC 20260-0010
EMAIL: email@example.com
The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) waives sovereign immunity only for the acts or omissions of an "employee of the government while acting within the scope of his office or employment.
The postal exemption covers liability for lost or damaged mail. This exception has swallowed much of the liability the FTCA creates, leaving many deserving claimants without a remedy.
Mail carriers who throw mail down the drain and/or constantly delivering mail to wrong address should not be considered acting within the scope of their employment. Their actions cause substantial emotional distress and financial losses. Equity and tort principles justify an expansion of the USPS liability under the FTCA.
We are victims, and Congress needs to recognize us as such.
Get connected with other's in your neighborhood having USPS mail delivery problems at Google group USPS Postal Reform
Good luck,
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Posted by Harold-Chief of Helping People on 2007-07-14:
I have had similar good experiences with Patrick Donahoe, COO of the USPS. Whenever I have had a complaint or problem and contacted him by e-mail it has been resolved within a day or two. Thanks for sharing the information. It is very helpful.
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Extremely slow package delivery!
Posted by on 11/22/2011
My husband had a package shipped to him on 10/28/11 via USPS (Ebay purchase). It is now 11/22/11 and the package has not be delivered yet. Tracking information shows:
Detailed Results:
Processed through USPS Sort Facility, November 12, 2011, 7:57 pm, RICHMOND, CA 94804
Electronic Shipping Info Received, October 28, 2011
Acceptance, October 28, 2011, 12:39 pm, FREEPORT, IL 61032
Richmond, Ca is 110 miles north of our location. The package arrived in Richmond 10 days ago so why hasn't it at least reached our local post office? I'm beginning to think that, in an effort to save money, the USPS has strapped this package to the back of a turtle instead of placing it on a mail truck for the mailman to deliver! Seriously USPS? You've had this package for 3 weeks now. We could of had the package shipped media mail and it should of been here by now! It's also frustrating to know that at least as far as the USPS is concerned, a tracking number means nothing to them. If I take the tracking info down to the local post office, there is nothing they can do to locate this package. You would think that the USPS would have a more sophisticated way of tracking mail but they don't. This is seriously disappointing USPS. You have been my preferred method of shipping for a long time.
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Posted by madconsumer on 2011-11-22:
if it is parcel post, then there is no time given for delivery. it could take a month or more.
Posted by Alain on 2011-11-23:
My sister-in-law had a similar problem and contacted the USPS headquarters in D.C. at (800) 275-8777 [there's also a 202-268-2000 #]. She finally got a human and eventually they replaced the postmaster at her local post office. I don't know if this will work for you, but it's worth a try.
Posted by oldisgood on 2011-11-23:
I don't know where madconsumer got his info, but parcel post does not take a month or more. Somewhere the package is lost. That happens and when it happens to you it is catastrophic. Most packages go through in a week. I mail oranges from Arizona across the country during the winter and it has NEVER taken more than a week.
Posted by raven2010 on 2011-11-23:
According to the Post Office website, parcel posts takes 2-8 days in the lower 48
Posted by oldisgood on 2011-11-24:
Posted by Anonymous on 2011-12-03:
Thanks for the advice everyone! It is now December 3rd and the package hasn't showed up nor has the tracking info been updated since the package was scanned in Richmond. Because it is uninsured, we are out of luck as far as USPS is concerned but a claim was filed with ebay and the seller refunded our money immediately.
Posted by trmn8r on 2011-12-03:
My memory is that with Ebay, if the Seller does not insure a package and it is lost, Ebay will automatically ding the Seller for the full amount if a claim is filed. This is new in the last few years, so essentially insurance is expected whether the ad states it or not.
Something I sent was lost and the Buyer and I split the difference because the box got there empty, but the Buyer didn't tell the post office until after leaving the building.
Posted by Marie Valenza on 2012-03-16:
I recently ordered (1 MONTH AGO) a guitar strap from America (I am in London UK) and USPS have the most annoying web site ever. Via my ref number - all i get is the same information as last week - my item is still in the Los Angeles sorting office - does anyone work there!! - and i can't find an email address so i can personally moan to someone about the shoddy service they are providing - where's the customer care!! non existant - i will never buy anything from the US again if they have to use the awful postal system - makes you wonder what kind of people work there - machines!!!!
Posted by Skye on 2012-03-16:
Posted by trmn8r on 2012-03-16:
Posted by trmn8r on 2012-03-16:
Maria - here in the US we usually make complaints through our local post offices. I can't imagine contacting them via the phone or email, but it is possible there is a way to do it.
{Edit} I see Skye has in fact given you an inquiry form}
To my knowlwedge, it isn't like a package delivery service like UPS or FEDEX, where they are used to offering phone support.
If you have tracking information, is there a way to start with whatever agency on your end delivers such mail to you?
Incidentally, the one time I attempted to track something on the USPS website, the status was woefully lacking also.
Posted by Kathie on 2013-02-18:
Well my package (first class) hasn't made it out of the town it waqs mailed. It has been sitting in the sorting facility since the day it was mailed. It hasn't been a month - it's been a week so far, but it hasn't gone anywhere either, so it will probably take a month by the time I get it, if I do. USPS is lousy!
Posted by crympson on 2013-06-18:
USPS yup there a joke and I will tell you why .... are u ready for this ? Its because there an affiliate with the government and we all know how the government is a tight wad plus the USPS has the lowest IQ people working for them every time I mean every time I buy or sell on eBay I have a problem with sort facilities I think we could all make a lot of money on this. Here's how - send a package too someone you know and insure it for hundreds when it don't arrive or it gets lost file a claim and cash in I promise that if enough people do this the USPS will do there job a bit better. Also I believe when you pay for delivery confirmation and tracking you are paying for a service that is most of the time just ripping you off
Posted by Elaine ogden on 2013-08-20:
Posted tracked airmail from GB 8/5 arrived NY 6 still not showing any movement it was urgently needed!! Cant contact any one is the usps to help only know shows Jamaica NY I am desperate and feel so alone!!!Any help gratefully received here in GB firstname.lastname@example.com
Posted by Victor on 2013-09-24:
The whole problem started when usps changed the ceo's and the first thing this very important super-smart ceo did was to cut down the jobs to save money. Then all the extra mail he simply split and added to the current mailmen...Then mistakes started happening....I used to order all the time, twice per month smth from amazon...Then 2 years ago i didn't get 3 books in a row!!!!! Amazon returned the money. I went to barnes and nobles, purchased the $25 membership(which i renew every year) and gave up on online ordering...International experience? I used to send every once in a while from NYC to Croatia. A letter would arrive in 3-4 days. A box sometimes in 7 days. 2-3 years ago usps skyrocketed the prices and now mail arrives in 3-4 weeks! I stopped mailing, now i find someone who goes to Croatia....
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Junkmail - End The Madness!
Posted by on 12/12/2007
If you're like me and have a cute kid, you like to feature him on Christmas cards and send about a gazillion of them out to friends, relatives and acquaintances just to show 'em how dang cute your kid is, and give 'em a Christmas greeting. Okay, that's the easy part.
The hard part comes when you're getting all of said friends, relatives and acquaintances cards in return - some of which feature all their kids and family to stick up around the house to show when you have a huge Christmas party blowout with too much food and good cheer. The part that's "hard" is all of the JUNK MAIL and fliers, etc. that is causing your mailbox to OVERFLOW. Then you have to go through your mail, piece by piece to see what is to keep, and WHAT IS JUNK.
Okay, so here's the answer - it's a website I stumbled upon, it's not something I'm taking credit for necessarily - I didn't create it, I only found it. Anyhow, it has a bunch of links in there where you can TAKE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS OFF of various mailing lists throughout the country. It shows you HOW you got on these lists and a variety of other interesting things about MAILING LISTS.
Again, I'm not really taking credit for this, but feel free to vote me Very Helpful if you think it comes in handy.
- pwp
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Posted by Sparticus on 2007-12-12:
Interesting. I'll definitely check this one out. We can't leave for 3 days without our mailbox overflowing with essentially "snail spam".
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-12-12:
Not that big of a problem with me. A pizza joint flier here and there and car dealerships trying to woo me in. FYI, when Ed McMahon says that you COULD be the next big winner on that envelope, don't quit your day job yet!
Posted by madconsumer on 2007-12-12:
i like all the junk mail! take it from someone who never gets mail, except bills, it gives me something to read.
it is totally frustrating sifting thru the bad stuff to find the good stuff.
Posted by Principissa on 2007-12-12:
The only junk we get is those dang credit card offers. I'm gonna visit this site and see if they can take us off of it.
Posted by CrystalSword on 2007-12-12:
Good work PWP.....I don't mind the junk mail too much...gives me a chance to play with the shredder!
Posted by jktshff1 on 2007-12-12:
don't have that problem, my kids are ugly. :)lol!!!!
Posted by Slimjim on 2007-12-12:
Thanks for finally getting to the point around mid second paragraph.
Posted by DebtorBasher on 2007-12-12:
And just think...next year you will be sending out Christmas cards with pictures of BOTH of your cute kids!
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-12-12:
DAD! (jktshff1). That's Soooooooo cruel. I put your pic on my Christmas cards, and nobody complained!
Posted by shawnp80 on 2007-12-12:
Good stuff PWP! VH
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-12-12:
YW Shawn.
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Posted by jktshff1 on 2007-12-13:
that's cause ya just sent one to me & your mom!
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Terrible Customer Service
Posted by on 09/13/2004
SPARKS, NEVADA -- I went to my local post office today, I stood in line for 1 hour even through there were only 6 people in front of me. This is not the first time, this has been going on for a long time. When I got in line there was 2 windows open and one person checking out. One of the people left and never came back, leaving just one window open. when I left there were 20 or more people in line. The manager was wondering around doing nothing. One time I ask her why she didn't open a window and help customers, her reply was I have never been trained how to do that.
I live in a town of over 500,000 people. All but one post office opens at 8 AM and closes at 5 PM. The office I went to near my home opens at 9 AM and closes at 3:30 PM. People who work have to go to the post office on their lunch hour. Usually only one window is open because the postal employees of course need their lunch.
There is a complete lack of concern for the customers who have to go to a Post Office. To bad if they are late getting back to work, to bad if they have to stand in line for an hour or more. If you say anything the postal employees make jokes about you to other customers. I can see why more and more people are using the post offices less and less. Viva la Email.
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Posted by TXRoadTrip on 2004-09-13:
I went to the post office today, a lady was using the automated mailer and it was like 1.50 cheaper then at the post office counter. So she asked a manager why? He was going to check into it.
Wonder who checks their scales for accuracy and how often....and how many people are getting ripped off for the wrong weight.
Posted by Aember24 on 2004-09-14:
I actually agree with the poster on this one My work hours really get in the way of the post office hours of operation usually 9-4 here in Georgia. And there is hardly ever anymore than two lines open(except on holidays) and for me I have to go to the post office atleast once every two months.
Posted by LegalCollector on 2004-09-14:
Find a better office. I live in a town that big as well, and theres 7 or 8 to choose from. Some are good, some are bad.
Posted by Paralegal76 on 2005-03-19:
I absolutely understand that you are upset with the customer service at your local Post Office. I am a Customer Service Representative that answers emails at the http://www.usps.com website. If you click on contact us and tell us about your complaint, we'll be happy to report this issue for you.
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Posted by Darrell Licht on 2006-06-16:
Jeez, Wicked1, you expect them to be pretty too? I'd hate life myself if I had to deal with the likes of you on a daily basis. Look in the mirror! Do you stand all day at your job? Do you have any concept of what it is to be in any service occupation?
The vast majority of window clerks I have dealt with richly deserve their pay. How you walk into a situation has a big influence on how it comes out. If you are as abusive in person as you are in print, you deserve every measure of rotten service you get. See you in anger management...
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Internal Mail Theft/Non Replacement of Money Orders
Posted by Walkers on 05/23/2008
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA -- (This is the letter I sent to the Post Master General)
Here are the contact numbers for complaints:
202-268-5211 (fax)
To Whom It May Concern:
You are receiving this letter, because I have exhausted every attempt to get this matter resolved. On May 16th, 2008. I went to the counter of my local post office and purchased a money order from the post office with the reference number of 12188965555. I advised the clerk that I needed to make sure that I could track this mail and get a confirmation when it is delivered. She advised me that the certified mail service would take of my concerns. This letter and money order was going from Jacksonville to Jacksonville. As of today, the recipient has not received it. I have made several calls to my local postal service. I have made a complaint with the postal inspection reference OR37817004. I have made a complaint to the Northeast Florida Consumer Affairs reference CB37816566 and to [snip] that handles complaints for the e Postmaster General office. All of these entities told me that someone would contact me. On top of that, I was advised that I could put a stop payment on the money order for a fee of $5.20 and wait for 60-90 days to get my money back. All of this is unacceptable, because it was the post office that either lost of stole my mail, which included my money order. I have found out that the post office I utilize already had complaint of thief from others. I want my money back ASAP. This is outrageous.
Today, I spoke with Rosa at my local post office, which was rude and less than helpful and had the nerves to tell me that she was familiar with the situation and asked me "why was I calling". I am calling because, I have made complaints with several entities about this situation and was promised a callback within one day and it has been two. I am calling about the lack of cooperation and consideration that I have received. I am calling because, I paid for a service that sets my mail apart from the regular mail and I did not get what I paid for.
Apparently, other people have similar situation, which is how I found your email and fax number. In the middle of drafting this email, I just got a phone call from Misty from the consumer affairs office. She advised me that the mail has not been located. She also advised me that the post office does not have a way to put a stop payment on the money order that I purchased from them and that I indeed would have to wait that long to receive my money, which is just ridiculous.
This is what I am going to do. I am going to fill out the forms for my money order. I have been trying to figure out a way to not use the post office ever again. I have spoken with UPS and was advised that to mail a letter, I could use the UPS ground service, which would cost about $7.00 for a letter. I will attach a copy of my complaint in every piece of mail that I send to charities, sports entities and any other contact. Surely, no charitable organization needs to purchase a money order from the post office. I am going to make sure that every website that I build has something about my experience with the U.S. Postal Service and the chain emails has proven to be priceless.
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Posted by Anonymous on 2008-05-23:
That is so unfortunate but for the amount of mail that they process I think that they are pretty efficient. It will cost more to send the money but I've never had any problems with Western Union or MoneyGram.
Posted by Anonymous on 2008-05-23:
I understand the poster's frustration. I have also all but given up on the USPS, unless I send something Priority Mail with delivery confirmation. My business partner sent me two books on two occasions via parcel post. Neither were received. When I inquired, the clerk told me 'It's best to always use Priority Mail and delivery confirmation for parcels or 'important' letters (Funny, I thought all letters were regarded as 'important' by the postal service!). So, one can now spend $5 for an 'important letter' to be posted, rather than 42-cents. Of course, much more for a parcel. Also, USPS touts that Priority Mail (letters) takes an average of 3-5 days for delivery. I've seen it regularly take 12-20 days for domestic delivery (per the delivery confirmation tracking). So, I share the poster's disgust with what has become an incompetent postal service. Great post (VH)!
Posted by madconsumer on 2008-05-23:
if you mailed this from jacksonville to jacksonville, couldn't you have drove it over and dropped it off?
all you need to do is contact the number on the money order stub, hopefully you kept it, and find out if the money order has been cashed. they can as well tell you who cashed it.
as far as the post office is concerned, your money order was never lost or stolen, but, you are trying to "get them to pay you" for it. sort of stealing!
until you prove the money order was never cashed, or was cashed, i aggree with the post office.
Posted by chow on 2008-06-07:
I used USPS "registered mail" for oversea mail once instead of regular mail,even though the postage cost is 20X more,but it does not shown up in the delivery service, the mail was lost,after several attempts of trying to enquire about it drawn a blank from USPS, the clerk has no clue about the mail and no record at all even though i shown her the receipt, just see how efficient USPS is!!!
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Poor Postal Service
Posted by Goddess on 03/31/2007
ALPINE, TEXAS -- Our postal service here in Alpine is very poor. My mail carrier has left packages IN THE ROAD, she leaves the mailbox open every day (and I mean wide open), and she doesnt pick up outgoing mail unless there is mail to be delivered to your house first. I have made several complaints on her and told them not to deliver packages to my house but still she delivers them to my road where they can be stolen or broken.
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Posted by autumn35802 on 2007-03-31:
I suggest two things: If you haven't done it already, complain to your local and/or state Postmaster.
If that doesn't resolve the situation, get a post office box (even though it may inconvenience you).
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-03-31:
Use caution, when you complain about a carrier they will retaliate against you. They can and will play hell with your mail. If you have pissed off your carrier a PO box may be your best choice now. There are lots of reports filed about carriers retaliating against the very customers they are supposed to service.
Posted by poppapia on 2007-04-01:
I requested our work mail to be picked up, after seeing the USPS commercial that states they will pick up mail if a person can't make it to the post office. Guess what; the local postmaster laughed at me when I requested this, and told me it wasn't an option, regardless of what the USPS is promoting.
Posted by doglvr on 2007-05-18:
I heard that postal carriers aren't required to pick up mail when there is none to deliver. However, I have a carrier that will not even pick up my outgoing mail when they do deliver mail. They just stuff the incoming mail in my box along with my outgoing envelopes.
Posted by Harold-Chief of Helping People on 2007-07-14:
You might contact:
475 L'Enfant Plaza SW,
Washington,20260‑0010 ,DC,USA,
Fax: 202‑268‑4860
He is very helpful in these types of situations. Let him know that Harold Cameron, Chief of Helping People, HaroldSays referred you. He will recognize my name. Let me know if I can be of further help to you. Thanks! Harold
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Christmas Packages Sent Priority Mail Mis-routed
Posted by Lauriesullivan55 on 12/26/2013
DALEVILLE, INDIANA -- We mailed a number of packages all over the country for Christmas. Most arrived (Connecticut, Virginia, and Houston, TX) within 3 to 4 days.
Two packages mailed to Daleville, Indiana seemed to have done some extra travel.. both were mailed on December 17th, 2013.. both arrived at the Daleville post office on Dec 20th. One even said 'out for delivery' but two days later it was back in Indianapolis at the sorting center, then on to Ft. Smith, Arkansas, back to Muncie and finally arrived at the delivery address today (Dec 26, 2013). The other package left Daleville and headed back to Indianapolis.. that is the last we have heard of it..
I am on hold to file a complaint.. I suspect the problem is the post office in Daleville.. they must have gotten packages arriving and needing to be delivered with packages people were mailing from there.. that is the only thing that makes any sense..
The packages contained cookies for Christmas.. nothing expensive but it's like the post office went out of it's way to make sure our packages didn't arrive before Christmas! How nice of them, right?
Still trying to get through to main number to find out status on second package.. it was in Daleville 6 days ago and headed out to who knows where..
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My Package Got Lost
Posted by Mariposa23forever on 08/21/2013
DAVENPORT, IOWA -- I sent a small package to Costa Rica by Priority Mail on May 14th 2013. After 3 months of waiting for my package to get Costa Rica, finally I realized that something wrong happened with my package. I contacted USPS Customer Service and I tried to file a claim, but they said it wouldn't apply to my package because it was too small. Also they said, that Priority Mail small flat rates don't have any way to track the package, for instance it was impossible to know what happen with my package. Just like that! Too easy for them! But what about me, and the money that I lost on the item that I was shipping to Costa Rica. Do you think that is fair? I trusted in the USPS, I never expect something like that. My package disappeared like in the magical way, neither USPS or Costa Rica mail service can tell me nothing about my package. Nowadays, It is impossible to believe... I think the USPS should do something in order to guaranty customer's satisfaction.
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Posted by Weedwhacked on 2013-08-21:
The USPS doesn't deliver to Costa Rica. It gets transferred to that country's postal service company. They could have lost it. If you didn't pay for delivery confirmation then that was a risk that you took.
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They Are Costing Me Money Because They Cannot Deliver Packages
Posted by Lt0206 on 08/14/2013
VICKSBURG, MICHIGAN -- The US Post Office has lost my package twice in the last couple of months. The real joke here is that both packages had tracking on them. That only works if the employee actually scans the package. In both cases I am out the money for the items because I did not insure them. No one at the post office cares either. I will only use them going forward if I have to. I cannot afford to keep replacing items at my cost because their system is clearly incompetent. Only the government could operate like this. A real business would eventually close down.
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Back then, the struggling Bomber Babes were smacked down 114-50 by the Sisters of No Mercy, but this year's Bombers are a more formidable and confident team—on Saturday at the Salt Palace, maybe a little too confident. After an upset over the Death Dealers in SCDG's 2012 season-opener in May, the Bombers looked like they weren't taking the Sisters all that seriously. Bombers jammer Lady Rage quickly ran up several unanswered points, but then the Sisters' Alevya Sufferin and Sister Satan called upon the Power of Evil (and speed, but mostly Evil) and began a blazing campaign of tag-team scoring that wouldn't let up for the rest of the night.
Just as the banked track makes for a faster game that allows for no standing around, it also makes for a narrower, more brutal defensive field: Both teams were blocking and hitting with rugby-like gusto, but the Sisters (again, probably summoning Evil) had the edge there, as well. With Brew HaHa! and God Save the Queen bringing the strategic pain at every turn and the rest of the Black Pack giving nary a wheels' inch to Bomber jammers Lady Rage, NOS and Crucio, the first two quarters of the bout were anything but the blowout the BBs may have been expecting. Score at halftime: Sisters of No Mercy 67, Bomber Babes 50.
Sisters of No Mercy jammer Hera Ticked also contributed a handful of overall points, but Saturday's bout was owned by Sister Satan and, particularly, Alevya Sufferin, who skated like the flames of hell were on her ass (which they may have been, what with all the Evil about). One thing that hasn't changed since '10 for the Sisters was their love for the Naughty Box—that's the penalty box, FYI. At one point in the third quarter, all but two Sisters had fouled off the track, and lone blockers CreamateHer and Hera Ticked still managed to keep the Bombers' Lady Rage from scoring in a shoulda-been-cake power jam.
Early in the final quarter of the bout, CreamateHer was taken down and out with an injury, and NOS and Lady Rage (and for one fairly impressive jam, Knuckle Slamwich) fought tooth-and-toestop for every point they could eke out; NOS even abandoned her usual strategery of finessing her way around blockers and just began plowing through them like a runaway truck. By the time the Bombers had finally gotten back within striking distance of the Sisters on the scoreboard, Ursula Savicious was—quite proudly—ejected from the bout for stacking penalties, and SONM called upon Satan (as in, Sister, but don't count out the big guy) one last time to clinch the hard-fought win. Final score: Sisters of No Mercy 121, Bomber Babes 113.
Next Salt City Derby Girls banked-track bout: Saturday, Aug. 11 at the Salt Palace in SLC (SCDG's previously-scheduled July 7 bout has been postponed). Info at SLCDerby.com and Facebook; tickets at BrownPaperTickets.com. Local derby schedules here: Utah Roller Derby 2012.
Shots from Saturday's bout by Sh00ter (Sisters of No Mercy in black, Bomber Babes in green):
Yeah I have Bill's back on this, did you read the same review? Both teams put on an amazing show of athleticism.
Maybe we should just embrace that both teams played well, alas one team wins & one loses. I for one, can't wait to see them square off again!
were you at the same bout i was? cause it seems you didn't see the same teams i did. bombers played hard. bombers hit hard. rage and nos jammed very well. bomber blockers blocked very well. seems a sister broke her ankle... and sisters got away with a lot more penalties than they should've. calls werenkt made on sisters where they should have been, but all calls were made on bombers. nos kicked everyone's ass in the last jam of the night, and yet, bombers still get a bad rap? no. i think not. ask anyone that was there and they'll tell you bombers played a very fair, very close bout. maybe next bout you go to you should pay more attention....


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The biggest financial companies in America had a tough quarter of trading at the end of 2012. Whether it was stocks or bonds, trading revenues declined or stayed flat at JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, and Citigroup, each of which reported earnings this week. Meanwhile these banks seemed to have pulled away from the bond market while getting stung in the stock market.
Let's start in fixed income. The business of trading bonds, currencies and interest rates trailed off for most everyone in the last quarter. The end of year was just a tougher time to make money trading as a trader and market maker in these areas.
At Goldman Sachs, revenue from "Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities Client Execution" fell 8.4 percent, to just over $2 billion, from the third to the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase's "Fixed Income Markets" business dropped by 14.7 percent, to $3.1 billion.
The declines at Bank of America and Citigroup were much more severe. Fixed Income Sales and Trading at Bank of America saw revenues fall 29 percent, to $1.5 billion. A Citigroup, revenues fell by 27 percent, to $1.7 billion.
With one exception, the picture wasn't much better in the equities market.
Citigroup's revenue from equity markets fell 11 percent, to $455 million. Goldman saw a similar decline—a 10 percent sequential quarterly decline took "Equity Client Execution" down to $764 million. JPMorgan's equity markets business fell 14 percent, to $895 million.
Bank of America fared best on this measure, somehow achieving a 1 percent gain that brought its equity sales and trading revenue to $674 million. Not too shabby in a quarter when your rivals all saw double digit declines in equity market revenues.
Now none of this is exactly apples to apples comparison. The banks are terribly unclear about exactly which revenue lines correspond to which activity. So equity sales and trading at Bank of America might consists of a broader range of businesses than "Equity Markets" at JPMorgan. But it does give you a feel for how well the trading and market making businesses are faring.
Some of these revenue declines may be explained by the banks changing their tolerance for taking risks. The risk measure some banks report is Value-at-Risk or VaR. JPMorgan, which helped invent this measure, describes VaR as a "statistical risk measure used to estimate the potential loss from adverse market movements in a normal market environment based on recent historical market behavior." Basically, it's the amount the banks think they could lose in a single day of trading absent a shock or crisis.
JPMorgan reports that VaR in its fixed income trading business declined from $118 million to $96 million in the fourth quarter, an 18.6 percent decline. That makes its 14.7 percent decline in fixed income trading revenues in the fourth quarter understandable: the bank appears to have reined in its tolerance for risk in the bond market.
The VaR in JPMorgan's equities trading desk increased from $19 million to $27 million, a huge 42 percent increase. Which means that JPMorgan's 14 percent decline in equity revenues might be a sign that its traders made a lot of bad moves in the fourth quarter. Or, slightly differently, we might suppose that JPMorgan's traders had to take on a lot more risk per dollar earned.
Goldman doesn't list a "fixed income" VaR but the closest proxy is probably what they refer to as "interest rate" VaR. This dropped from $73 million to $67 million, which is an 8.2 percent decline. That's almost exactly in line with the decline in fixed income revenue.
Like JP Morgan, Goldman also increased the VaR in its equities operation, taking it from $21 million to $31 million. That's a 47.6 percent rise in risk for a business whose returns declined 10 percent.
Neither Citigroup nor Bank of America have reported VaR for the fourth quarter so we're in the dark about what risks they took on to achieve their results. (They'll likely put their VaR numbers in their annual statement.) But it does make me wonder how much risk Bank of America's traders must have taken to keep their equities earnings flat. Or, maybe, they were just lucky.
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Et tu, Google?April 27, 2012: 11:52 AM ET
Google's founders recently announced a new corporate structure designed to perpetuate their grip over the company. Everyone should beware.
FORTUNE -- Google's founders announced a plan designed to perpetuate their ironclad grip on the long-term governance of the company.
With the board's blessing, the company will issue a new non-voting class of shares to existing shareholders. Because the founders currently hold majority-voting rights, the plan does not require that shareholders give their consent to the dilution of their future voting power. The action comes amid ongoing stock sales by Google's (GOOG) founders.
While this edict by the founders is important to Google stockholders, users of Google's products, and owners of other stocks -- outright or in mutual funds or retirements savings plans -- should also beware.
Other technology firms, like Facebook, and financial firms, like Carlyle, are attempting to gain access to public market funding without giving shareholders a mechanism to keep the founders accountable. In a conference call with analysts on April 12, Google CEO Larry Page took credit for a similar lack of voting rights at other companies. "Given Google's success, it's unsurprising this type of dual-class governance structure is now somewhat standard among newer technology companies," he said.
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But not everyone buys the "if everyone is doing it, it must be a good idea" argument. Even those with short memories can recall the tech boom and bust at the turn of the last decade, or the financial crisis we are still digging out of.
Google's founders marshaled the best possible arguments for their plan in a letter to shareholders. Taking a swipe at shareholder governance, they argued that evading shareholder mandates was the best way to keep the company focused on the long term.
The founder's invocation of the long term was genius. After all, no one in her right mind goes around saying we believe in the short term and the long term be damned. People may act in favor of their own short-term selfish interests but saying so is an inevitable invitation to cries of foul play.
So it isn't too surprising that the founders' arguments have convinced some. With Google, shareholders are buying their founders and their ability to create value, says Rob Jackson, a professor at Columbia Law School. While shareholders may have expected the founders to loosen their control over time, they "went into the stock with their eyes open," he says.
However, many founders do falter. "Google is definitely a genius-based company," wrote Bob Monks, chair of LENS Investments, in an email. "The question needs to be raised is their failure in the 'social market' an indication of the end of genius, a la Edwin Land, Polaroid's founder. Or is it a hiccup in the style of Bill Gates who launched the Office Suite at the same time as gathering his senior staff to obsolesce the whole technology by going to the web…. Some mechanism must exist to permit outside shareholder reevaluation of the 'locked up' voting control," he wrote.
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John Whitehead, retired co-chair of Goldman Sachs (GS), says that he is a strong believer in one share one vote. "Some managements do a good job. And those who do a good job don't need special voting arrangements," he says. "And those who do a bad job need active voting by shareholders to keep them in check. There is no argument to be made for special voting arrangements at Google or anywhere else," he says.
The Council of Institutional Investors, an association representing funds and managers with over $3 trillion in assets under management, is "no fan of dual class shares or entrenched founders. We believe in one share one vote as a fundamental right of shareholders," says Ann Yerger, the council's executive director.
The baseline for good governance worldwide is the OECD governance principles, which were adopted in 2004 by the U.S.and 29 other countries. The actions at Google, Facebook and Carlyle all fly in the face of sections two and three of those principles, which describe the rights of shareholders. Some may argue, "So what -- what is a lapse in principles among friends?"
But this issue goes beyond dollars and cents. The FCC gave Google a $25,000 wrist-slap for an inadvertent drive-by theft of personal information. A Google spokesperson said in an email, "It was a mistake … but we believe we did nothing illegal." The FTC may be readying an anti-trust case, but can we really trust Google's founders with this kind of power, especially given the apparent weak will of regulators to protect individuals from Google's and other tech firms' privacy breaches?
Who could check Google's authority? Yerger says there are four ways to halt public market investment in the Googles, Facebooks, and Carlyles of the world. First off, the exchanges could refuse to list them. Or the indexes could refuse to include them. The investment banks could refuse to underwrite them. And those who invest other people's money -- so-called fiduciaries -- could refuse to invest in them.
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Unless investment banks refuse to underwrite these kinds of shares, as they should, companies will continue to use them, Whitehead says.
Both Monks and Whitehead agree that fiduciaries, who are obligated to protect the invested dollars entrusted to them, should not invest in these kinds of stocks due to the risks involved. But firms like Blackrock and Fidelity certainly are investing large amounts of other people's money in Google, according to the tech giant's preliminary proxy filing. And for now, it appears that other fiduciaries are not engaging with Google on the voting rights issue either.
One share, one vote is a "psychologically important part of the free enterprise system," which helps to encourage market participation, Whitehead says.
The erosion of that trust weakens the market for all stocks.
Google founders see themselves as pioneers in stripping accountability from the capital markets system. But, to quote the company's own motto, you can make money without doing evil. If Google's founders intend to do good, accountability should be no obstacle.
Eleanor Bloxham is CEO of The Value Alliance and Corporate Governance Alliance (http://thevaluealliance.com), a board advisory firm.


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INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) Anthony Bennett wasn't really all that interested in playing basketball. Yeah, it was cool dunking on guys, and a great way to make new friends after moving from Toronto to the city's suburbs.
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2013/14 English Premier League
At the age of 16, Jack Wilshere had already been compared to Arsenal greats Liam Brady and Dennis Bergkamp and had become the club's youngest ever representative in league and European football. Fabio Capello also believes he can be the future of the England side and it would be an understatement to say there is an air of expectation surrounding the willowy teenager from Stevenage, who joined the club at the age of nine.
Whispers about a talented midfielder emerging from the youth ranks at London Colney were given credence when, during pre-season in 2008, a 16-year-old Wilshere was welcomed into the senior squad and memorably embarrassed Real Madrid's Michel Salgado at the Emirates Cup.
Becoming the youngest ever player to appear in the league for Arsenal at the age of 16 years and 256 days, he later scored his first senior goal in a 6-0 hammering of Sheffield United in the Carling Cup as he set about breaking club records aplenty.
Though he continued to be a regular presence on the Arsenal bench after another impressive pre-season in 2009, it was a loan move to Bolton in January 2010 that helped Wilshere flourish and he impressed in a central role at the Reebok Stadium when making 13 league starts under Owen Coyle, scoring his first Premier League goal in a defeat of West Ham in March.
Back in the Arsenal fold, Arsene Wenger gave him his chance and he became a regular in the Gunners midfielder while also becoming one of the first names in the national squad after his senior call-up to the England side in August 2010.
This uniquely talented prospect now faces the challenge to live up to the lofty expectations that surround him. Alas, a foot injury sustained in the summer of 2011 ultimately required surgery which ruled him out of the whole of the forthcoming campaign after his recovery was disrupted by an ankle problem.
Strengths: Wilshere's technique is superb and for a teenager he possesses very impressive vision and a keen football brain, allowing him to take control of a game. Whether dribbling or passing, he has the ability to prise open a defence.
Weaknesses: On occasion he has demonstrated a fiery temper which could be exploited by senior pros. Wilshere also still needs to develop physically as he is very small.
Career high: A commanding performance in a 2010 win over Barcelona in the Champions League saw him outshine the world's best Xavi and Andres Iniesta.
Career low: Missing the entirity of the 2011-12 season through injury.
Style: Precocious, clever, explosive, an exciting talent.
Quotes: "I think it was a fantastic experience for him and a very worthwhile one for us, too. The fans can see what a great young English talent he is." Owen Coyle on Wilshere's impact at Bolton.
Trivia: Wilshere actually started his career with Luton Town but Arsenal spotted him in a game against Barnet and snapped him up, aged nine.


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