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Shutterfly is an online photo site that differentiates itself by allowing users to store an unlimited number of images that are kept at the original resolution, never downscaled. It also says it never deletes a photo.
"Our image archive is north of 30 petabytes of data," says Neil Day, Shutterfly senior vice president and chief technology officer. He adds, "Our storage pool grows faster than our customer base. When we acquire a customer, the first thing they do is upload a bunch of photos to us. And then when they fall in love with us, the first thing they do is upload a bunch of additional photos."
To get an idea of the scale we're talking about, one petabyte is equivalent to 1 million terabytes or 1 billion gigabytes. The archive of the first 20 years of observations by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope comes to a bit more than 45 terabytes of data, and one terabyte of compressed audio recorded at 128 kB/s would contain about 17,000 hours of audio.
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When Day joined Shutterfly in 2009, storage had already become one of the company's biggest buckets of expense, and it was growing at a rapid clip--not just in terms of raw capacity, but in terms of staffing.
"Every n petabytes of additional storage meant we needed another storage administrator to support that physical and logical infrastructure," Day says. With such massive data stores, he says, "things break much more frequently. Anyone who's managing a really large archive is dealing with hardware failures on an ongoing basis. The fundamental problem that everyone is trying to solve is, knowing that a fraction of your drives are going to fail in any given interval, how do you make sure your data remains available and the performance doesn't degrade?"
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Merlin | Report | 15 Jan 2013 13:41 |
Your Heating Control /temperature guage,( Usually fitted on a wall from 10 to 30 degrees) get the hoover out and do the top opening, sometimes it gets clogged with dust and sticks, Try it, it might just work. Sometimes its just the simplist of things that need looking at. |
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Kathy near the | Report | 15 Jan 2013 13:41 |
Number 8 has been and gone . |
Merlin | Report | 15 Jan 2013 13:55 |
Seems like your Boiler is named "Enigma"and your Gas Company should employ a decent Engineer.When next they arrive to repair it Dress as" Miss Whiplash" with the emphasis on Whip, a B great big one. :-D :-D |
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Mayfield | Report | 15 Jan 2013 14:03 |
Defiantly a letter to head office, request compensation, 7 men failed to notice my boiler was dangerous, you have serviced it for years etc etc. |
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Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond | Report | 15 Jan 2013 18:35 |
Pile on more clothes Kathy and then put your dressinggown on over them all, as you have been doing (I spoke to Kathy yesterday) Then please send me a picture as I have never seen you fat lol |
Kathy near the | Report | 16 Jan 2013 00:20 |
Thank you all for making me laugh . |
Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond | Report | 16 Jan 2013 06:33 |
Good idea, Kathy, go out and stay somewhere warm lol I do hope No 8 gets things sorted for you but still think you need compensating, a case of wine would help eh? |
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Almost scared to write this but number 9 ( who was also no 8 ) came this afternoon and replaced a part and my heating has been on now for 5hrs without cutting off . |
Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it | Report | 16 Jan 2013 21:29 |
Finger/eyes/every else than can be crossed is done. |
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Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond | Report | 17 Jan 2013 05:28 |
Oh Kathy, hope you are all warm and snug now and the boiler will stay on when it should. About time and I still think you should have a case of wine as compensation lol |
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Yes it is still working !!!!!! :-) |
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Chalfont Road, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 - 3 bed - £255,000 - Your Move - Rickmansworth
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Bedrooms: 3
An opportunity to purchase a three bedroom semi detached house. The property has many benefits include through lounge, conservatory, guest cloakroom, double glazing where stated, central heating and parking for approximately two cars via shared driveway.
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Entrance HallFrosted door, laminate flooring, telephone point, radiator, understairs storage housing meters.
Guest CloakroomFrosted double glazed window to front, low flush WC, radiator, corner hand wash basin.
Through Lounge23' 1" x 10' 1" (7.04m x 3.07m) Double glazed windows to front, double glazed patio doors to rear, two radiators, TV point, laminate flooring, power points.
Kitchen9' 5" x 7' 8" (2.87m x 2.34m) Measurements include fitted units. Double glazed window to rear, single drainer sink with mixer taps, range of wall and base units, worksurfaces, fitted hob, oven and extractor hood with stainless steel splashback, space for fridge/freezer, space for washing machine, part tiled walls, wall mounted boiler, ceiling spotlights, power points.
Conservatory15' 0" x 7' 10" (4.57m x 2.39m) French style doors to rear, tiled floor.
LandingAccess to loft, airing cupboard.
Bedroom One13' 0" x 11' 10" (3.96m x 3.61m) Double glazed bay window to front, radiator, laminated flooring, power points.
Bedroom Two9' 9" x 9' 2" (2.97m x 2.79m) Double glazed windows to rear, radiator, wood style flooring, power points.
Bedroom Three9' 6" x 8' 10" (2.9m x 2.69m) Double glazed windows to rear, radiator, laminate flooring, power points.
BathroomFrosted double glazed window to front, panelled bath, wall mounted shower, vanity unit hand wash basin, low flush WC, radiator, laminate flooring.
Rear GardenMature garden, approximately 20ft, decking area, path, lawn, brick built barbecue, shed, flower borders, mature hedges and trees.
Front GardenMature front garden, path leading to lawn, shrubs, plants and trees.
DriveShared driveway leading to the rear which has off street parking for approximately two cars.IMPORTANT NOTE TO PURCHASERS: We endeavour to make our sales particulars accurate and reliable, however, they do not constitute or form part of an offer or any contract and none is to be relied upon as statements of representation or fact. Any services, systems and appliances listed in this specification have not been tested by us and no guarantee as to their operating ability or efficiency is given. All measurements have been taken as a guide to prospective buyers only, and are not precise. Please be advised that some of the particulars may be awaiting vendor approval. If you require clarification or further information on any points, please contact us, especially if you are travelling some distance to view. Fixtures and fittings other than those mentioned are to be agreed with the seller.F38
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TOPIC: Database Moderators |
Joined Feb 2013 Posts: 75 |
May 18, 2013 2:45 PM
Please, PLEASE, let some of us who are good at data entry moderate the database.
There are 15 different entries for the same food, all with different calorie amounts. add a space on the submission form for a website and give some of us the ability to delete duplicate items from the database. I have resorted to finding the information on the company's website first before I try and log it because I have to find the correct one. |
Joined Aug 2011 Posts: 448 |
May 18, 2013 3:09 PM
This would be a huge help in a ever increasing number of incorrect entries.
Joined Jan 2013 Posts: 107 |
May 19, 2013 8:34 AM
Bump !!
Joined Jul 2011 Posts: 174 |
May 19, 2013 9:14 AM
I completely support this. The duplicate entries are getting way out of hand
Joined Mar 2013 Posts: 3 |
May 20, 2013 1:25 PM
I agree the incorrect and duplicate entries are getting out of hand. I am getting very frustrated. Most of what I eat I have to check with the company website or double check with other calorie counting websites. Also users are confirming that entries are correct and they are not correct?? Now it's just getting to be very inaccurate and inconvenient. Someone needs to monitoring these entries.
Joined Mar 2012 Posts: 5 |
May 20, 2013 1:35 PM
I agree with all , its gets frustrating and nowhere to delete those wrong ones in the food selection Have stuff in there I no longer need or eat Would like to see the calorie count before I click on add checked to make sure its what I checked out on company website or other calorie sites.
Joined Mar 2013 Posts: 1 |
May 20, 2013 2:20 PM
This is getting very frustrating with having so many of the same food entries to select from. This needs to be monitored better so that there won't be so many.
Also the nutritional information is incorrect. If you look at the restaurant nutrition chart or the label on the food article they do not match so it throws off the calorie and nutrition calculations. So that means you have to take time to put all of the information in yourself. Whats the since in having the program for easy use if its incorrect. Please help us we need better accuracy and stop all of the duplicating. |
Joined Jul 2011 Posts: 174 |
May 26, 2013 8:57 AM
I notice there are now so many entries of 'banana' now that the user entries have pushed out the site entry ....
Joined Jul 2011 Posts: 174 |
May 26, 2013 8:58 AM
Joined Sep 2012 Posts: 269 |
May 26, 2013 10:07 AM
QUOTE: WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?!??!?! STOP ADDING A NEW ENTRY FOR A FREAKIN BANANA!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's part of the problem. All the more reason to have some moderators. Come on MFP! It sounds like there might be a lot of people willing to give some time to this effort. I had some "cream of wheat" yesterday for breakfast. I couldn't believe the garbage that came up when I typed that in. |
Joined Dec 2012 Posts: 1,037 |
May 26, 2013 10:13 AM
QUOTE: WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?!??!?! STOP ADDING A NEW ENTRY FOR A FREAKIN BANANA!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know! It is frustrating! I was so confused where banana went... |
Joined Mar 2013 Posts: 124 |
May 26, 2013 10:16 AM
I would agree that their should be someone(s) to moderate the database. I know I have had to add a duplicate item because the entry on a certain food is wrong, like 1/4 cup of raspberries does not have 15 grams of carbs.
It would be great if someone not only simplfied the database but also made sure the entries listed were correct. |
Joined Feb 2013 Posts: 75 |
May 26, 2013 7:37 PM
Bump because this is one of the most needed of all the suggestions about MFP
Joined Jul 2011 Posts: 174 |
May 28, 2013 4:30 AM
I feel so strongly about this I might keep bumping until something is done about it!!!
Joined Apr 2012 Posts: 2,929 |
May 28, 2013 4:38 AM
I have resorted to putting all my foods into my recipe file. Even peanut butter. You have to have at least 2 ingredients for a recipe, but I just 1/2 the one serving of pb and BAM - it's a recipe called "peanut butter on a spoon". That way I have my calories, nutrients, and serving sized right. It saves a lot of time for things that I eat a LOT.
The database is out of control! |
Joined Jul 2011 Posts: 174 |
June 2, 2013 8:17 AM
I thought of another way of doing it.
Can we have an option to list foods in order of how many confirmations it has? That way all the stupid useless ones will sink to the bottom. Also why has no one responded |
Joined May 2011 Posts: 1,198 |
June 2, 2013 8:21 AM
Great idea! How many different entries do we need for boneless chicken breast
Joined Apr 2012 Posts: 2,929 |
June 2, 2013 8:30 AM
QUOTE: Great idea! How many different entries do we need for boneless chicken breast Or to put it another way, how many different WRONG entries do we need for boneless chicken breast. |
Joined Apr 2013 Posts: 669 |
June 2, 2013 8:36 AM
Agreed!! Bump
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June 2, 2013 9:29 AM
I almost don't care what they do as long as they do something.
I just want to see some response (other than words) that indicates that they are active in maintaining and improving the website. I have not seen any substantive change/improvement in the time I've been on here. It is very frustrating. |
Joined Jul 2011 Posts: 174 |
June 2, 2013 9:41 AM
QUOTE: I almost don't care what they do as long as they do something. I just want to see some response (other than words) that indicates that they are active in maintaining and improving the website. I have not seen any substantive change/improvement in the time I've been on here. It is very frustrating. This is true although words would be something in the meantime ...
Edited by ElliieMental On June 2, 2013 9:42 AM
MFP Moderator Joined Dec 2010 Posts: 12,195 |
June 2, 2013 10:53 AM
QUOTE: I almost don't care what they do as long as they do something. I just want to see some response (other than words) that indicates that they are active in maintaining and improving the website. I have not seen any substantive change/improvement in the time I've been on here. It is very frustrating. There've definitely been site changes since your Sept 2012 join date. All new integrations with partner sites, though that is for the apps as well.. November 2012 the ability to copy from a friends food diary on the website was added. 2 weeks ago there was a change made so when you load your food diary > add food page you can pick which of the 5 tabs it loads to... there are others that I can't place at the moment too but the website when they make a change they simply replace the old version of the page with the new one and other than in the case of speed-boosting ISPs who have cached local copies of the pages (shows up via improper appearance of the page) the next time you load the site you're using the new version.. .the apps they at least give us a summary of what the changes are prior to downloading the most recent version... apps you have to update.... website it's updated automatically and no summary of what has been changed. Makes it appear that "nothing" ever changes on the site. |
Joined Sep 2012 Posts: 269 |
June 2, 2013 7:34 PM
There has been nothing that has substantially upgraded the functionality of the website as far as I can tell. I don't use any apps. My user website experience has not been improved. The "upgrades" you list are minor as far as I am concerned; they do not affect my experience. Maybe others feel differently.
Two of the biggest complaints from other users, not just me: 1. Ability to delete from all food lists and 2. the database sprawl have not been addressed. The first should be trivial to address but they won't do it. The second I agree is more complicated. Address those two issues and then I'll agree that there has been a substantial upgrade. |
Joined Apr 2013 Posts: 171 |
June 2, 2013 7:41 PM
sadly, I do not trust the database on this site because of the inaccuracies. I always scan my food items or if it can't be scanned, (most veggies and fruit) I look it up on my own and add it as "quick add" calories.
Joined Mar 2012 Posts: 85 |
June 3, 2013 11:37 AM
I think it would be great if there were some database monitor. One of the things I really liked when I started was the variety. Or add a sort on the number of confirmations. It probably free up so much space it this was cleaned up.
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Simply put, "Monsters, Inc." is one of my favorite Pixar films. Now, after 12 years, these folks have decided to give us a prequel. It's called "Monsters University."
If you remember the original, Mike Wazowski and Sulley Sullivan, voiced by Billy Crystal and John Goodman, were the best of friends. As the prequel shows us, though, this wasn't always the case. In fact, in their college days, the two were fierce rivals who really disliked each other.
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Flew to Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) via Kuala Lumpur, stayed in Stayed in Ho Chi Minh for 3 days and visited the Cao Dao Temple and the Cu Chi Tunnels, Before Catching a 31 hour non stop train to Hanoi. Stayed in Hanoi for 4 days visited Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, French quarter and then Halong Bay for 2 days, back to Hanoi for a day before moving onto Phnom Penh in Cambodia via Bangkok. Stayed in Phnom Penh for 3 days visiting the Killing fields and S.21 prison and doing a quad bike tour, before taking a 7 hour bus ride to Siem Reap and visiting Angkor Wat and the temples. Visited floating village and took a microlight flight over the temples.
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It's not always easy to know what you should be outraged about and to what extent. Thankfully, I've done the hard work for you.
Here's this week's guide to doing your lolly.
Are you angry about grown men paying for sex? Then here's your punching bag! And don't forget to call sex workers 'hookers', 'floozies' or 'sluts' while you're at it. (My favourite is 'strumpet', but I just can't seem to get it to take off.)
There was a raid on Thomson's house this morning, guaranteeing we will have to endure the Opposition talking about 'rancid scandals' for another week. Considering half the population can't tell the difference between Thomson and Slipper, this is likely to annoy people more than anything else.
(Hint for the confused: Thomson would appear to be more keen on mussels than Slipper.)
Rage level: Craig Thomson has continually refused to answer the media and politicians who have yelled at him to answer meeeeee! for the last year or so. This is disgraceful. We have a judicial system in Australia, it's called 'the media'. Thomson's insistence on letting those lawyer-people with the wigs and gavels and stuff sort it out is thoroughly corrupt.
Abbott went on Network Seven's Sunrise yesterday and appeared to insinuate the Prime Minister shouldn't meddle with the baby bonus because she's childless. Everyone went mental. Even the front page of The Guardian in the UK made reference to Australia's 'misogynist' politician.
Here's the thing: Abbott gets off on this stuff. He's trying to get a rise out of us. He's like that really annoying kid in primary school who gets whacked for being a dickhead and then does the exact same thing again because he's just realised how much he likes the whacking.
Rage Level: very, very low. If Tony Abbott were eight years old, you'd either ignore him or send him to a child psychologist. Of course if he becomes Prime Minister, he's going to be traipsing around the world saying stupid crap like this and making us look like a nation of nut jobs. If that eventuates, you're going to need a lot of rage. I'd suggest you start storing it up now.
The baby bonus for second and third children will be wound back to $3000. Joe Hockey has likened this to China's one child policy, which is fair enough.
Giving people thousands of dollars for breeding and then deciding to make it slightly less thousands of dollars is virtually the same as forcing abortions on women pregnant with their second child. Hockey is a genius of both analogy and human rights.
At the same time, single mums and dads with eight year olds will now lose out as they are forced onto Newstart instead of the single parent pension. Any amount lost is quite a lot of money when you're living on less than the minimum wage. Hockey didn't complain about that though, he actually voted for it.
Rage level: If hypocrisy is still making you angry, you're not playing this game right.
First it was uppity citizens daring to disagree with journalists about the worth of the Prime Minister's speech on sexism and misogyny, now it's women getting online and thinking they can make a business out of it.
Let's get one thing straight: if you have a blog and you're a mother, you probably don't know much about stuff and things. You probably don't know the difference between a sponsored post and an independently researched piece.
Media Watch tried very hard this week to point out how naïve mummy bloggers are, and somewhat failed.
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The Huntress October 24, 2012
Haha. Love Marieke Hardy and I am outraged that she has stepped outside the natural order. How dare she! Nice one, as always, Corinne.
Ella October 24, 2012
True so true. Tony and all the other blokes "who have no problem with women" as long as the women know their place – bare foot, pregnant and preferably without a thought in their pretty little heads.
It's obvious that there is a deep ingrained hatered of women in our society, and like a toxin it seeps out when the men feel threatened. They do this by minimizing mysogony and denigrating women and their achievements.
For decades we have been told that there is equality for women but obviously that's a big fat lie.
Once again Corinne you are brilliant and I hope that when you begin your studies you don't forget your ever appreciative readers who really need a good laugh to relieve the tension and stress of all the crap we have to put up with.
MadamBipolar October 24, 2012
I hate the term mummy blogger. Makes my neck itchy and red.
Jane Caro October 24, 2012
Snort, chuckle, donkey bray and snort again. Shit, just sprayed my coffee out my nose and all over my shirt! Now my rage index is pretty high, let me tell you.
Ro November 15, 2012
Wow – what a write up!! Screaming with delight! Eeek! Happy endorphins!! So good for my blood pressure condition.
Gee, thanks Corrine – I so agree.
Lara Cain GRay October 24, 2012
I really didn't understand the point of that Media Watch episode. They seemed to be suggesting that something sinister was afoot online, they just weren't entirely sure what. I've considered making up some bumper stickers that say "I have a PhD and a Mummy Blog" (which is true). I'm sure one of my abundance of corporate sponsors (??) would fund it if I said nice things about them.
Rachel Hancock October 24, 2012
Corinne, I hate the term 'mummy blogger' as much as you hate 'female comedian'.
bigwords October 24, 2012
"mummy blogger" ,"cottage industry", "mummy porn" blah blah blah – stuff them and their stupid labels. I am a mum, I am a blogger and I have a brain and shit and all that. x
Jan Dobson October 24, 2012
I hope your move into the legal profession will not preclude continuing your contributions to The Hoopla. Nothing puts outrage into perspective faster than a great laugh. Loved the use of 'wacker', very timely!
Mrs Woog October 24, 2012
One of my favourite things that I recall was when a journalist asked me whether I was considering having more children so I could, you know, continue my career as a "Mummy Blogger."
I have never laughed so hard in my life! But he was serious!
Then my subconsious planted a seed, which I fleshed out here in this post – http://www.woogsworld.com/2012/06/fictional-internet-woogsworld-baby.html
I have discussed with the lovely Marieke whether she was planning a drug free birth. She tells me no.
Kerri Sackville October 24, 2012
Fuckity fuckity fuck. I was that one 'female writer'. I have two university degrees and a scarily high IQ* but I know bugger all about politics and so excused myself from the Dental Health debate. I wasn't afraid of Tanya P's mind control techniques. I simply decided not to enter the discussion as it is not my area of expertise or interest.
Having said that, I made that decision for ME. I did and do fully support every other blogger's right to get as involved (or uninvolved) as they wish with whatever issue they wish.
Rage index? Grrrrrr.*okay, so I have no idea what my IQ is
corinne grant October 24, 2012
That's what I was saying, Kerri. You made your comment for yourself and yourself alone but it was used by the show as some sort of 'proof' for all so-called mummy bloggers. Please read again, I wasn't attacking you, I was questioning Media Watch. I also didn't use your name deliberately so as not to draw further attention to the way your comment was, I feel, unfairly used on the show.
Kerri Sackville October 24, 2012
All good Corrine! I did laugh outloudly much at this post. (And if MW are reading: YES 'outloudly' is a word. So shut up.)
Wolfie Rankin October 24, 2012
If "Mummy Blogger" is bad "Mommy Blogger" is worse.
When Aussie kids start using the term "Mom", Aussie culture is dead.
Sally October 24, 2012
oh Corinne! Add all these ragey things to my already ragey mood today and I may just go all Michael Douglas in that movie with the traffic or something. Or maybe I just might and stand in the local shopping centre and shout at everyone. Decisions . . . (love your writing as usual, please don't stop!)
Mum of Adult Kids October 24, 2012
Nobody gave me money for breeding, and I did it twice. Boy, was I stupid!
sue mcleod October 24, 2012
Relax ladies! All is fixed – the solution has arrived to all our rage. A computer designed just for us! I didn't even know I needed it – but it's going right on my girly desk alongside my special Bic lady pens! It's even set up with features that we all need every day – a diary (meh), a scrap book (urrrmm, okaaaaaay) and HOROSCOPES – yes, no more will I have to buy a silly newspaper or get a man to help me with an app on my phone. I'll have them right at my fingertips on my elegant keyboard. We should take up a collection to get one for Gina Rinehart, or the PM, or the GG … I have two kids – I may take up blogging on it!
dramaqueen75 October 24, 2012
How can I maintain the rage when I am laughing so much I have to run down the road for a pack of *Tena Ladies
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Carole/m October 24, 2012
Thanks Corinne for the laughs, they do help ease the rage.
If anyone wants to keep laughing,
mariekehardy.com/blog , two very funny articles if you haven't already read them," A quiet word just between us Dames "
& " The Australian : A Riposte " -
Alison Abrahams October 24, 2012
On the money Corinne! I'd also like to point out that Mr Abbott has not given birth. And what really struck me was the image of him sitting alongside his wife, slightly to the rear and enraptured in her comments about him not being a woman hater. The body language definitely suggested she wears the pants. First time I ever considered the guy was actually human….
Leesa October 24, 2012
It is my opinion that Mr Abbott, Mr Hockey and Ms Bishop are actually aliens (from a leeser evolved planet…yes there could be one) in human disguise who wagged earth classes but came to try and take us over anyway.
yet again gorgeous article Corrine
Ella October 24, 2012
My god Leesa, I think you're right. It;s like "Third Rock From The Sun" except it's not funny! Perhaps they should go back to their own planet and stay there.
Carley October 24, 2012
Corinne, I love you.
Anne October 24, 2012
I'd turn for you Corinne!
helenbea October 24, 2012
Corinne, you are such a funny woman…laughed all the way through this! Who needs a therapist when we've got your brand of humour…does that mean you could bottle and sell it???? Maybe you could flog it to the pollies!
Please keep writing this 'stuff'…could be called 'stuff and nonsense'…the new 'making sense'. Or maybe 'challenging the sensisiblities', the adult wiggles show for all pollies.
You're an absolute hotshot, shooting from the hip with the most delicious smile plastered across your face. Love ya! -
Yvette Yeates October 24, 2012
Ok, what the hell happened in Australia?
One minute we're told women have equality and that feminism is dead (apparently) and then BAM! Alan Jones starts (ok continued to be obnoxious); Gillard finally stands up and puts Abott in it; and then he makes it worse with barren governments (and I bet he was too busy working during the early years anyway – experience bah!); and then I find all these articles where many men are being pig head sexist pigs eg Tracey Spicer, the MW story above just name a couple. What the hell? Christ! If my husband said any of those disrespect things he'd have an earfull (new word?) from me. Grow up and respect women instead of denigrating them £$%&s!!
Sorry just needed to get that out. Well done Corrine. It is now printed out and sticky taped on the fridge door – magnets don't work for some reason – as a warning to my husband and kids. -
Lisa Lintern October 24, 2012
Did you hear Mrs Woog clocked over 2 million page views today? Bloody mummy bloggers…destroying the joint. Fantastic and hilarious post Corinne.
Bianca October 24, 2012
Love this post. Raging on.
annie October 24, 2012
well if TA is going to represent me after the next election I am going to defect. I suggest we build a new queendom put a row of vaginal speculums around us all those who are happy to pick one up and understand how it works and what its for is allowed in children are exceptions.
Amanda October 24, 2012
Hahahaha Annie, love it! OMG , if TA it gets in I am seriously leavingthejoint as it will be definitely wrecked.
Great writing, thanks Corinne. -
Loz October 24, 2012
I'd be interested to know what Julie Bishop thinks of Tony's views on childless female politicians.
Van Essa October 25, 2012
Thank you Corinne. I thoroughly enjoyed that article.
Pappinbarra Fox October 25, 2012
I think you mis-spelled wacker – isn't there an "n" in there somewhere?
Pappinbarra Fox October 25, 2012
oops whaker, anyone I do love irony and all that stuff.
Hanne Worsoe October 25, 2012
Thankyou, Corinne Grant. Fortunately I had finished my tea & toast before I read this, or I'd have been covered in wet crumbs. Hilarious & on the money. Just discovered this treasure of a blog from a dear friend in Melb.
We are particularly enraged up here in Brisvague (despite the onset of brain-addling space-out warmer weather), as Premier Newman slashes any govt-funded social policy that is even vaguely enlightened & saves long-term tax payer dollars. Murri Courts, regional family planning programs, jail rehab, you name it. All gone. If Qld situation ain't enough to convince people of the dangers of voting for deeply conservative d#$%heads, what the hell is?
Sharing your site with all my friends. -
Joni October 25, 2012
Corinne – "OH MY GOD" is deeply offensive to me as a Christian. There are plenty of other words you could use to convey your feelings.
Di October 25, 2012
My rage level up this week, ACT elections. Pretty much seats for dollars spent on the election. Is this what democracy is? Market forces? If so, could we skip the turning out to vote bizzo??
Marina October 25, 2012
Media Watch was probably just looking for a rise in ratings – I'm an avid ABC viewer – but I don't watch Media Watch – I am already aware that many current affair type shows/publications get it wrong, I don't need to be reminded why I don't watch it!!
Many TV viewers weren't even aware of Media Watch – but they are now.
Clever to jump on a trend though – content, not so clever
But us silly mummies wouldn't realise that would we lol!
I'm going back to the kitchen – barefoot – and oh, not pregnant, done that already, it's taken four times to realise the little buggers just make a mess!! -
blueblood October 25, 2012
I'm glad somebody is media-watching Media Watch and I'm glad it's you Corinne. Making your point and making it funny, it's a joy to read.
diane October 25, 2012
Hanne Worse, I'm a Queenslander and I totally agree with you, Can Do can do anything and is doing it good or bad Corinne love your articles, and oh, how true they all are.
Veuve October 25, 2012
I'm about about to be hated by all mums as I think the baby bonus should never have been instituted. It's paying women to have sex.
Hags October 25, 2012
Yup. Tops gooder-er. Tick!
Rhoda October 25, 2012
Well we could always start calling them daddy bloggers. Sometimes you just have to give as good as you get.
Thanks for the laugh, Corinne !!
Nanny advocate October 25, 2012
I have officially reached the Extreme index!!! Heaven help me when it's catastrophic!
Did you read the article about CNN and the research showing women's menstrual cycle and hormones can make her decide who vote for in elections!!!! AAAARRRGGHHHH!
Classic line from jezebel publication in response "CNN Thinks Crazy Ladies Can't Help Voting With Their Vaginas Instead of Their Brains".
Isn't there some research out tehre about men thinking with their penis' ???-
Di October 26, 2012
Oh Nanny advocate, is there some research out there about men NOT thinking with their penis?
Annie Also October 26, 2012
I was enjoying all this ( especially the TA point..actually even his name makes me go extreme with rage) but when I got to" Oh my god I'm a christian" comment I stopped enjoying and just went berserk with rage! Oh my flying spaghetti monster!!!
debbiep October 26, 2012
Thanks Corrine, My Rage levels are very high,when it comes to the fact, that if or when you may disagree with the current Govt , the alternative is much worse.
We are watching grown Liberal (Rhodes Scholars , banking finance & lawyer degree) MPs making statements like idiots. It's Very scary for our future and we should be out-raged at where the opposition has taken the debate level. -
anna October 27, 2012
With my 3 kids no baby bonus…help the single parents instead!..
Glenn October 28, 2012
Love it Corrine -laughter is the best medicine.


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Debt Settlement Frauds – Do Not Be Part of the Statistics
As in many businesses, there are many unethical and unscrupulous companies out to make quick profits. This situation is getting very rampant especially in some markets like debt settlement where the customers are in hot water and were desperate to improve their financial situations. So, you must be extra careful not to fall for any if the debt settlement scams. In order to do that, you need to conduct your due diligence properly. Here are a few guidelines to follow if you want to avoid falling for these scams.
Number one, you must be wary of new startup companies. The companies that are running Debt settlement scams will not stay in business for long so that they will leave no trial. The usual practice is these companies will close down one business and reopen another one different name. The owner and in some cases, the staffs are usually the same. Some companies are legitimate. In order to avoid the scams, all you need to do is to ask for the name and background of the owner and then how long they have been operating. You can then conduct a search using the Internet or other means. If the searches give you suspicious information, you should be alerted to them.
Number two, you can ask for their list of satisfied customers in your area. If these companies are as good as they claimed, they will not hesitate to give your some references. It only takes a few minutes to browse through the list and you may find someone you know personally. After all, good credit card settlement companies will not have any problems collecting testimonials from their customers. These can be in the form of letters or photo captions.
Lastly, you may check with one or more of your credit card companies. This method is not so effective as they may never heard of the company. Furthermore, they are not compelled to reveal information to you and may only be interested to collect their debts. You will never know when one of the staff there may have uncovered any "dirt" about a particular company. So, it is worth some efforts to contact them.
Debt settlement scams are getting very serious in the country now as they have the potential to cause further grieve to the family members that fall for them. At the best case, the person had lost his money in appointing these companies as their consultants. At worst, the person may not have enough to pay off his debts and have to declare bankruptcy. Do not be part of the scams statistics.